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Tag: Halachic Issues

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A Flash of Chesed Lighting the Night

Charlotte Friedland in Jewish Action · 18 Sep

In the aftermath of the Swissair Flight 111 disaster, members of the Orthodox Union (OU) demonstrated remarkable chesed (kindness) by assisting Jewish families affected by the tragedy.

0 Jewish Law Holidays

The Halachic Aspects of Lag Ba’Omer // A conversation with the renowned posek Rav Moshe Brandsdorfer

Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter in Ami · 22 May

Renowned posek Rav Moshe Brandsdorfer discusses the halachic aspects of Lag BaOmer, addressing a query about visiting Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's kever in Meron.

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Insights and Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues

Benjamin G. Kelsen in Jewish Action · 3 Dec 2023

"Insights and Attitudes: Torah Essays on Fundamental Halachic and Hashkafic Issues" is a compilation of essays by Rabbi Hershel Schachter and Rabbi Mayer Twersky, both leading students of Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (the Rav).

0 Jewish Law Prayer

Yerach Tov: Birkat HaChodesh in Jewish Law and Liturgy

Jewish Action · 18 Mar 2014

In Rabbi Elchanan Adler's book "Yerach Tov: Birkat HaChodesh in Jewish Law and Liturgy," he delves into the intricate details of the prayer for the new month, Birkat Hachodesh, recited on the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh.