Parshas Vaeschanan 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Revealing Personal Information About Someone’s Divorce or Broken Engagement Q: I have been asked many times whether it is permitted...
Tisha B’Av
Two weeks ago, we started preparing for Tsha B’Av by talking about “koach hatziur – the power of our imagination,” which we must...
Parshas Devarim 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Common Questions Regarding Eating Meat During the Nine Days Q: I am aware of the halachah that Ashkenazim do not eat meat from Rosh Chodesh...
Chodesh “Av”
Rav Shmuel Hominer z”l explains that the month of “Av” was given its name because it was during this month that Hashem acted with...
Parshas Matos-Masei 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
I Forgot to Prepare Shirts for the Nine Days and Will Not Be Home Until Night. Can My Wife Wear My Shirts for Me? Q: I have been asked the...
Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
I can still remember it like it was yesterday. It was Monday, March 16, 2020, a few days after Shushan Purim. Word of the unknown dangers...
Parshas Pinchas 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
May one invite one’s therapist to a family simcha where she’ll meet certain people about whom her client has revealed unflattering...
Parshas Balak – Inspiration
The Passuk in this week’s parsha says that “Hashem opened the mouth of the donkey, and it said to Bilam, ‘What have I done to you...
Parshas Balak 5784 – Intriguing Questions & Answers
Wedding on the Night of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz Q: Due to unforeseen circumstances (in this particular case, the coronavirus), a family was...