Responsa on Smoking: Mishneh Halachot, Igrot Moshe, R' Moshe Feinstein's Son and Son-in-Law, and Asseh Lecha Rav. What Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky Actually Did - Nov 28, 2021 - Comparing R' Yosef Eliyahu Henkin's positive view of gentiles to Rav Menashe Klein's negative view. Putin and Jews. Street maps of Russia. The Grudas. R' David Yosef. R' Ovadia Yosef. Dangerous foods & the mushrooms of R' Gustman. Lifnai iver. On Shabbat, a man driving a car asks for directions. The relevance that Gedolei Olam, Great Rabbis, smoked in the past and smoke now. R' Aharon Kotler on wearing a jacket over one's shoulders during the summer on Shabbat at Lakewood Yeshiva. R' Mendel Zaks smoked. R' David Feinstein, R' Moshe Tendler, and R' Hayim David Halevi on smoking. Bloodletting. Smoking at BMT. Rav Gustman interacts with the Edah Charedis with respect to kashrut in his yeshiva. Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky stopped smoking overnight

The Satmar Rav. Rav Yoel Teitelbaum's Family and the Early Years Before and After His Birth. Rav Aryeh Katzin Visits the Class. - Nov 22, 2021 - Matchmaking on Shabbat. The mitzvah of living in Israel as per Rambam, Ramban, the Sokhotchover Rebbe, and Rav Soloveitchik. The importance of mikvaot for food utensils. The negative influence that deterioration in Torah observance in Germany had on Torah observance in Hungary during the early years of the Satmar Rav. Chadash assur min ha-Torah. Rav Yoel Teitelbaum's parents and family. Heter Meah Rabbanim. How Rav Yoel prepared for duvening. His visit to Jerusalem. The dispute over his appointment as the Rav of the city of Satmar. The role of his wife Alta Faige. Rav Aryeh Katzin and Rav Rakeffet discuss their experiences starting when Rav Rakeffet taught him Torah in Moscow in the early '80s. Ilana Gruda and the other Rav Meir Kahane.

Work vs Torah—Israel vs Diaspora. Rav Soloveitchik vs Rav Shach on Life in the Modern World. The Rav's Weekly Shiur at Moriah Synagogue. Rebirth of Torah Education in the US & Israel. Mishneh Halachot on Smoking. Rambam's Nutritional & Medical Advice - Nov 21, 2021 - R' Tzvi Genauer traveling on the train to New York. R' Shimon Bar Yochai vs R' Yishmael on how much of one's life should be dedicated to Torah. Chatam Sofer: In Israel, one should also help to build up the country. The rebuilding of Torah in the US and Israel after Shoah. Rav Ovadia Yosef's visit to the US, and his comment on YU graduates. The difference between Lakewood Yeshivah and YU in terms of time management. R' Yaakov Kamenetsky compares himself to R' Aharon Kotler. R' Menashe Klein: What should a son do if his father asks him to get him a cigarette or the father asks the son to go and buy him a package of cigarettes? The comparison of cigarettes to other harmful substances. Rambam's nutritional advice is now regarded as mistaken.

Rebbitzen Jungreis at Madison Square Garden. Her Visits to Ramle Prison, Germany, and Hungary. How the Story of Noah's Life Influenced the Way She Viewed Her Own Life. The Importance of Her Being a Rebbitzen and not a Rav. One Unfair Criticism of Her - Nov 15, 2021 - Dr. Naftali (Normy) Gold. Mikveh in Israel compared to in the U.S. Rebbetzin Jungreis' talk at Madison Square Garden. Her closeness to wealthy Jews. Ramle Women's Prison and Barbara Janoff. Aryeh Kroll. An evaluation of the impact of Meir Kahane, Shlomo Carlebach, and Esther Jungreis on the world. She made it possible for the Rebbetzens in Israel, who were her successors, to succeed. The "marriage" of two Conservative women rabbis to each other.

Deciding on the Question of Purchasing Insurance Based on the Question of Should One Learn a Profession or Only Study Torah. The Opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein on Insurance. Rambam and Rashi Both Have Internal Contradictions Within Their Own Writings - Nov 14, 2021 - Taking tefillin into a Concentration Camp versus into a hospital that treats highly infectious diseases. R' Avi Berman on life insurance. R' Moshe Feinstein's analysis on insurance with an emphasis on not relying on a miracle and living normally, instead. Rav Rakeffet on making Shabbat different than a weekday. The matmid of Lakewood yeshiva. Rambam on teaching a son a profession and on how the Tribe of Levi lived. Both Rashi and Rambam contradict themselves on learning a profession. In Israel, the question of Torah study versus a profession should no longer be an issue.

Rebbetzin Jungreis and Her Special Ability to Attract Jews to Judaism Both At the Micro Level Such as, for Example, the Story of the Children on Halloween and Also At the Macro Level in Her Filling Every Seat in Madison Square Garden - Nov 8, 2021 - Rav Tzvi Genauer and his family's beginnings in Seattle. Visiting Venice. Rebbitzen Jungreis meets the Yemenite soldier at the Israeli Air Force base. The Neubergers leave Cromwell, CT. The story of Lauren and Daniel as an example of how Rebbetzin changed people's lives. Rabbi Meshulam (Theodore) Jungreis becomes rabbi of Congregation Ohr Torah in North Woodmere. The importance to the Rebbetzin of zemirot. Halloween. The support she received from Shlomo Carlebach. Barbara Janoff, Executive Director of Hineni. Joseph and Ronne Wohl finance the Rebbitzen's appearance at Madison Square Garden.

Mishneh Halakhot Section 18, Responsum 119: Should One Purchase Life Insurance? Issues & Considerations Both Pro & Con That Rav Menashe Klein Presents That Are Unique To His Methodology, and in This Case, Are a Result of His Chassidic Weltanschauung - Nov 7, 2021 - The relationship of R' Klein and the Gerrer Rebbe. Why R' Klein's earlier responsum on this topic was surprisingly short and at a later time, answering the same question, was quite lengthy. The range of maximum percentages one may donate to charity, ranging from one-fifth to sometimes 100%. Whether to study at Lakewood or Harvard: Both R' Abba Bronspiegel's & Rav Aharon Lichtenstein's decisions. The study of The Tanya at YU. The Tanya on how much charity to give under extreme circumstances. Buying an excessive amount of life insurance. Life insurance for a young yeshiva student supported by the yeshiva. Would having life insurance affect divine judgment on the insured? The more than remarkable story of the Jewish Mafia man in Maplewood, NJ.

Prominent Husbands Who Have Even More Prominent Wives. The Neubergers Go to the Shul in Newburgh to See Rebbitzen Jungreis and Then Visit Israel With Her. - Nov 1, 2021 - A get given when the man is seriously mentally deficient. Bride and groom kissing at the wedding. Married couples holding hands in public. The Christian minister put on tefillin at Ma'arat Hamachpelah due to Chabad shaluach. Wife who has a higher level of education and income than her husband—nowadays, as compared to the past. Corrections about the Neuberger family. The crisis at the Newburgh shul. Students moving from Yeshiva College to the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). The Neubergers hear Rebbitzen Jungreis in Newburgh—their lives begin to change. The role of Israel's Consul General in New York. The Neubergers visit Israel—their lives change even more. The Flatbush use-friendly mikveh. How the women who run a mikveh can change lives.

Mishneh Halakhot: The Apollo Postage Stamp. Does U.S. Currency Implicitly Contain Avodah Zarah? Buying Life Insurance or Alternatively, Not Buying Insurance and Instead Trusting in God - Oct 31, 2021 - At what stage in their education did students come to Beit Midrash LeTorah (BMT) when it first began? Does the concept of the trinity affect our view of Christianity? Does why the Apollo stamp was issued make a difference? Is buying insurance a waste of money and a lack of faith or is it the way normal people should and do live? The ketubah shows us how to regard insurance. The lesson for insurance we learn from how one should properly formulate a will. The level of Torah observance in South Africa and Montreal today shows we cannot predict the future. The importance of pension plans.

Rebbetzin Jungreis and How She Changed the Lives of Roy and Linda Neuberger - Oct 25, 2021 - Rav Yosef Soloveitchik and Rebbetzin Jungreis. Her father consults four great Rabbis. How Rudolf Kastner was viewed both positively and negatively. The Jungreis family and Kastner. Rebbetzin Jungreis and the importance to her of her ancestors. Her Upper West Side building as the focal point for her classes. The book "From Central Park to Sinai," by Roy Neuberger. Ethical Culture. Her visit to the congregation in Newburgh, NY. where her talk changes the Neubergers' lives. The El Al flight to Israel. An introduction to the Rebbetzin's theological themes that succeeded in influencing so many people.