R’ Y. Shurin: “Conformity or Individuality?”
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Naming a Child: Part 2
Naming a Child – Part II Recorded by Rav David Shamula in the name of HaGaon Rav Shmuel Pinchasi Shlita When Sephardi and Ashkenazi Minhagim Conflict An alumnus asks… After reading the Halachot of naming a child (in the Tevet E-Bulletin) I still had a question. The following situation: If the father is Sephardi and […]
Naming a Child: Part 1
Rabbi Shlomo Cohen in “Yevarech Es HaNeorim” What halachic concerns are involved in naming a child? What about minhagim? An alumnus asks… “While being one of the most important and exciting decisions facing new parents, naming a child can also be a difficult challenge due to the wide (and often confusing) range of accepted minhagim. […]
Kohanim Visiting Cemeteries
Why Can’t a Kohen Visit the Cemetery? by Rabbi David Shamula Since the Beit HaMikdash presently doesn’t stand, why can’t Kohanim visit the cemetery? Don’t we all have tumat met anyways? An alumnus asks… I understand why the prohibition preventing Kohanim from marrying divorcees applies today (permanent stigma effecting future generations) but I don’t understand […]
“Kulah Shopping”
by Rabbi Yonathan Kolatch Is it okay to take your She’elot to different Rebbeim until you find the pesak you like? Is okay to follow part of one Rav’s Psak and part of another Rav’s Psak? An alumnus asks… Is one allowed to go to various Rebbeim with She’elot, searching until he finds the desired […]
