Halacha

The Ramban in his introduction to his Torah commentary says that every field of knowledge – whether it be science, agriculture, medicine of palmistry – can be learned from the Torah. The Torah given to Moshe at Mount Sinai consists…

As mentioned in other posts, during Sukkos there is a commandment to sit in the Sukkah. Our Sages have written that sit means we should sit in the Sukkah as we would dwell in our homes. Just as we eat…

This week, an entire group of yungeleit will be taking the first Dirshu Kinyan Torah test in Venezuela! Yes, in Caracas, Venezuela all members of the local Kollel Avreichim will be taking the first Kinyan Torah test on the first…

[With the current controversy surrounding the Jewish practice of circumcision, and in particular the tradition of metzitzeh b’peh—by which the mohel draws a small amount of blood from the site of the circumcision—we at the Jewish Voice would like to…

On Passover eve we are commanded to eat matzah, a thin cracker-like bread, in remembrance of the matzah that our forefathers ate when they left Egypt. While this matzah can be made out of flour from any of the five…

Question: Is one allowed to go to various rebbeim with she’elot (questions on matters of Jewish law), searching until he finds the desired psak (halachic ruling, which in most cases would be the most lenient one)? Is one allowed to…

Generally, in a public place, such as a hotel, a hospital or similar, it isn’t possible, for valid safety concerns, to light candles in the private room where one is staying. Therefore, one who finds themselves in such a place,…

(Stringencies and Leniencies and Hosting Guests) Lack of uniformity in halakhic standards can often introduce (sometimes unforeseen) complications into social situations. For instance, a guest’s kashrut standards may not be the same as his host’s. The 18th Century German halakhic…

The following is the continuation of a series of articles on Jewish law, specifically those that pertain to left- and right-handedness. Tefilah While davening Shemona Esrei, one’s hands should be in the same position they would be in were the…