by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Nov 13, 2019 | Beginner
23. Divorce – Geirushin If a man wishes to divorce his wife he must give her a bill of divorce (get) before witnesses, as it says “And if she does not find favor in his eyes … he shall write her a bill of divorce and put it in her hand and send her...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Sep 3, 2019 | Beginner
20. We are commanded to cry out and to blow trumpets when the community is in distress, as it says “…For the adversary that distresses you blow the trumpets”1; the sages instituted fasting and a special order of prayers on such occasions. Similarly,...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Aug 7, 2019 | Beginner
A month begins with the first appearance of the new moon; this is either 29 or 30 days after the previous new moon. The courts in the land of Israel are commanded to calculate when the new moon is due to appear and to proclaim it so that people will know the dates of...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jul 22, 2019 | Beginner
Every Jew is commanded to give half a silver shekel (the weight of at least 160 grains of barley) each year [for the support of the Temple, as it says “This shall they give, all those who are counted: half a shekel, an offering to Ha-Shem”1]; this...
by Rabbi Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld | Jul 15, 2019 | Beginner
#13 a) Combinations of Domains If a private domain is shared by many residents, each of them having part of it to himself alone while the remainder is shared by all of them equally (as when there are many houses opening on a common walled yard, or as in the case of a...
