Minhagim of Pesach Sheini
This Wednesday, the 14th of Iyar is Pesach Sheni. According to many opinions one does not fast on this day, make Hespedim, or a...
Star-K Certification Updated Yoshon Guide Now Available Online
By Rabbi Sholom Tendler, Star-K Kashrus Administrator
We are a few months into Yoshon season. Many people get confused about what the terms Yoshon and...
Rav Shurkin On Eidus for Kiddushin and the Opinions of Rav Moshe Feinstein and...
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OU Releases 3rd Manual For Checking Fruits & Vegetables
Aesthetically, or to avoid the feeling of "ugh," no one wants to eat bugs. Jewish law takes the revulsion one step further - halacha prohibits...
A Basic Understanding Of The Tekios
By Rabbi Doniel Neustadt
One of the most important mitzvos of Rosh Hashanah is the Biblical command to blow the shofar. Although ...
Audio: Rav Shurkin On “Hischaiyvus D’arev B’halvo’ah U’b’inyan Kinyan Al Yedei Gemiras Daas Gemurah...
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Daf Yomi B’Halacha, Yuma 33: Cutting the Bottom Challah
Rabbi Mordechai Koster is presently a member of the kollel at Bais Medresh Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, where he received semichah. He has...
Case Study: Your Neighbor Attracts Unwanted Rodents
Can one restrict his neighbor from using his own property?
The following shiur was delivered by Rabbi Yehonoson Dovid Hool.
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Audio: Rav Shurkin B’inyan Mitzvas Mechiyas Amaleik Ub’inyan Parshas Zachor V’inyonei Purim
The following shiur was delivered on Sunday morning at Bais Medrash Kol Yehuda-Brook HillAshkenaz Shul in Lakewood, NJ, and is posted exclusively here on...
5 Reasons Why We Dip Apples In Honey
The minhag to eat special fruits in Rosh HaShanah is from the Gemara in Horiyos 12a. While the gemara gives a list of recommended...
Chagigah 6: “Fake” Chinuch
Rabbi Mordechai Koster is presently a member of the kollel at Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, where he receivedsemichah. He has written several seforim...
Today: The Fast of Shiva Assar B’Tammuz
On the 17th day in the month of Tammuz, Jews the world over fast and lament to commemorate the many...
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Eating Milchigs On Shavuos
Many have the minhag to eat a milchige meal (and milk and honey) on Shavuos. Some eat milchig at night and fleishig...
BIG MONEY FROM BIG NAMES: Recognizing a Donor with a Dedication
By Rabbi Yosef Fund
Donald J. Trump has been a newsmaker for decades before he entered the Presidential race. He is a successful businessman who...
Daf Yomi B’Halacha, Yuma 30: Answering Amein to a Child’s Bracha
Rabbi Mordechai Koster is presently a member of the kollel at Bais Medresh Govoha in Lakewood, NJ, where he received semichah. He has...
Calling an Ambulance On Shabbos
By Rabbi Dovid Ostroff
Should one call a Jewish ambulance service or a regular one? It would depend on the nature of the call. If...
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Paying Non-Religious Employees and Maaser
1) One may pay a non religious worker or employee, even if it is clear that he/she will not separate Ma'aser from their paycheck,...
