The Halacha Yomis Program or, Halacha Yomit , as it is known in Israel is a learning program which covers the entire Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim followed by the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch . The cycle takes about 4 years to complete. Every day, Jewish participants, study 3 se ifim subsections of Shulchan Aruch or 5 se ifim of Kitzur. Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is covered in addition to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim to include the generally applicable halachos not included in Orach Chaim. History The Halacha Yomis was started circa 1950 by Rabbi Yonah Stencl, under the guidance of many Orthodox Jewish leaders of the time, including the Chazon Ish . The Halacha Yomis, and the Mishna Yomis also started at about the same time were launched in the memory of the six million Jews that were murdered in the Holocaust . Calendar The current daily sections that are being studied is found at http www.dafyomi.co.il calendars yomi ymi66 30.htm www.dafyomi.co.il calendars yomi ymi66 30.htm and http www.MinyanMaps.com Minyan Maps.com . A blog discussion of the day s learning is found at http www.MinyanMaps.com halacha www.MinyanMaps.com halacha . See also Daf Yomi Daily study cycle of the Babylonian Talmud Weekly Torah portion Weekly reading and study cycle of the written Torah http www.kitzur.net Daily Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Daily study of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch completed once a year Sources http minyanmaps.com halacha ?page id 2 Category Jewish law Category Jewish education he ... more details
A Grama in Halacha Jewish law is something that was caused by something else but whose outcome is not guaranteed. There is a rule that Grama benizakin patur . If somebody caused financial harm to somebody else via an action that was not guaranteed to harm them, the person cannot be forced by a Beth din court to pay, although he might be morally obligated to. See also Shabbat mode Category Jewish law principles Category Talmud concepts and terminology judaism stub law term stub ... more details
infobox Halacha image Image Jerusalem Modell BW 2.JPG 240px caption There are many laws regarding items which br have been sanctified for Temple use verse bibleverse Leviticus 27 33 HE talmud Temurah rambam Book of Sacrifices Temurah sa N A In Jewish Law , Temurah lang he , literally exchange is the prohibition against attempting to switch the sanctity of an animal that has been sanctified for the Temple in Jerusalem with another non sanctified animal. It explicitly stated in bibleverse Leviticus 27 33 HE . According the law, both animals become sanctified, and the person who attempted the transfer is punished with lashes. It is counted by Maimonides as three of the 613 Mitzvot . The three mitzvot are Not to substitute another beast for one set apart for sacrifice The new animal, in addition to the substituted one, retains consecration Not to change consecrated animals from one type of offering to another These lare explained in the Babylonian Talmud in the tractate temurah , in order of Kodshim . Like many tractates in the order of Kodshim , Temurah was not often learned by many Talmud scholars. Its reopening was included in the general Kodshim Renaissance brought about by the Brisk yeshivas . mishna Category Hebrew words and phrases Category Jewish sacrificial law judaism stub he ... more details
The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society is a semiannual Orthodox Judaism Orthodox Jew ish academic journal published by the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and edited by Alfred Cohen . As its title implies, it is devoted to the interface between halakha halacha, Judaism Jewish law and ethics and modern society thus, some articles will discuss how recent scientific developments are viewed by halakha while others may examine modern trends in Jewish life. Regular contributors include Dr. Fred Rosner on medical issues, Rabbi J. David Bleich , and the editor Rabbi Alfred Cohen. According to the masthead, all articles are vetted by poskim halachic authorities . The journal also often includes reviews of books on subjects that are relevant to the journal s scope. See also List of theological journals External links http www.jlaw.com About jhcs.html Description at Jlaw.com http www.daat.ac.il DAAT english Journal index.html Selected articles DEFAULTSORT Journal Of Halacha And Contemporary Society Category Religious studies journals Halacha and Contemporary Society Category Modern Orthodox Judaism Category Jewish literature humanities journal stub ... more details
Grama may refer to Slang for grandmother Grama government , a local governing body in India Grama halacha , a concept in Jewish law Bouteloua , several varieties of grass See also Gramma disambiguation disambig ... more details
Temurah may refer to Temurah Kabbalah , a method, used by the Kabbalists to rearrange words and sentences in the Bible Temurah Halacha , the prohibition against attempting to switch the sanctity of one animal for another Midrash Temurah lang he , one of the smaller midrashim , consisting of three chapters. disambig ... more details
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch there are alternative transliterations, such as Kitsur Shulhan Aruch may refer to The Shlomo Ganzfried Kitzur Shulchan Aruch famous work of that name by Shlomo Ganzfried A similar Sephardic Judaism Sephardi work entitled Kitzur Shulchan Aruch by Rabbi Raphael Baruch Toledano . The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Mekor Hayyim by Rabbi Hayim David HaLevi The volumes entitled Kitzur Shulchan Aruch from Yalkut Yosef based on the rulings of the Sephardi Sage and former Chief Rabbinate of Israel Rishon leZion Ovadia Yosef The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Sefardi by Rabbi Reuven Amar. All these works are of the same character they are brief guides to halacha , in the form of an abridgment and updating of Joseph Caro s Shulchan Aruch the normative work of halacha . The word kitzur is Hebrew for shortening or abridgment. disambig Category Rabbinic legal texts and responsa fr Kitsour Choulhan Aroukh he ru ... more details
Gramma can be An alternate spelling for the word grandmother . Gramma genus Gramma , a genus of fishes in the family Grammatidae . Gramma short story Gramma , a short story by Stephen King , later made into a television film. Gramma The Twilight Zone Gramma , an episode of The New Twilight Zone , based on Stephen King s short story. An alternate spelling of grama, a name for several grasses of the genus Bouteloua . A type of pumpkin . Grama halacha , a concept in Jewish law See also Granma disambiguation Granma disambig ... more details
Hashkafa lang he lit. outlook is a Hebrew language Hebrew term often used when referring to one s personal worldview as regards Jewish philosophy and Halacha . See Orthodox Judaism Diversity within Orthodox Judaism Diversity within Orthodox Judaism under Orthodox Judaism . Judaism stub Category Hebrew words and phrases Category Jewish philosophy ... more details
infobox Halacha image caption verse bibleverse Leviticus 19 19 HE and bibleverse Deuteronomy 22 9 11 HE talmud Kil ayim Talmud Tractate Kilayim rambam Hilchot Kilayim sa Yoreh De ah , http www.torah.org advanced shulchan aruch classes chapter25.html 295 304 Kil ayim lang he , lit. Mixture or Confusion is the prohibition of crossbreeding seeds, crossbreeding animals, and Shatnez mixing wool and linen . Halakha Judaism stub Category Hebrew words and phrases Category Jewish law and rituals he ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Ke zayit Lang he is a Talmud ic unit of volume approximately equal to the size of an average olive. The word itself literally means like an olive. The rabbis differ on the precise definition of the unit Rashi defines it as one half of a beytza a beytza is the volume of an egg . Rambam defines it as one third of a beytza . According to some interpretations, including the Chazon Ish , the zayit is not related to other units by a fixed ratio, but rather should only be conceived of independently as the size of an average olive. Its uses in halacha include The minimum amount food that, when eaten, is halachically considered eating. This has implications throughout the spectrum of halacha, including For prohibitions of consumption, as in the eating of milk and meat For the saying of a Bracha Ahrona the traditional grace after meals If a person is exposed to at least a ke zayit of the flesh of a dead body, he or she becomes Ritual purification ritually impure . See also Ancient Hebrew units of measurement Olive fruit Category Units of volume Category Jewish law and rituals Category Hebrew words and phrases Judaism stub ... more details
orphan date May 2010 notability date June 2011 Aryeh Stern lang he , b. 1944 is the director and chief editor of the Halacha Brura Institute , a teacher at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva , and the community rabbi of a synagogue in the Katamon neighbourhood in Jerusalem , Israel . Stern is a candidate to become the Chief rabbi Jerusalem.2C Israel Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem . ref cite web author Uzi Baruch authorlink title url http www.inn.co.il News News.aspx 193617 date 27 August 2009 work publisher Israel National News accessdate 29 August 2009 he icon ref References Reflist External links http www.halachabrura.org aryeh.htm Profile at Halacha Brura website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Stern, Aryeh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Stern, Aryeh Category Israeli rabbis Category Living people Israel rabbi stub he ... more details
halacha study and went on to receive Yadin Yadin ordination from a number of prominent Dayan im ... Dalet Amot Halacha Series , an English language English Halacha series of books dealing with contemporary ... been published Dalet Amot by Gefen Publishing House Amot Shel Halacha by Urim Publications Halacha ... Hirhurim Halacha website , where he contributes a weekly blog on contemporary halachic issues ... more details
articles for various publications. He has written for the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society ... journals. Fetal intervention Halacha s response to a new bioethical dilemma. small Journal of Halacha ... Cells. small Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society small Life Saving Duties on Shabbat Switching Call with a Non Observant Jew. small Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society small Reading Options on Shabbat. small Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society small Verapo Yerapeh Diverse ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Nachum Eisenstein is the rabbi of the Ma alot Dafna neighborhood, Jerusalem , Israel . He is one of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv s foremost disciples. ref name Joseph2006 cite book author Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph title Journal of halacha and contemporary society url http books.google.com books?id BxAmAQAAIAAJ accessdate 27 October 2011 year 2006 publisher Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph School page 93 ref American born Eisenstein heads the International Rabbinical Committee on Conversion. The committee was originally started by the late Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth , Chief Rabbi of Antwerp , Belgium http chareidi.shemayisrael.com archives5765 LCH65arnochm.htm http chareidi.shemayisrael.com archives5767 CHK67aconvert.htm . Eisenstein is an advocate for creating halacha halachic standards in determining the status of a conversion to Judaism http chareidi.shemayisrael.com archives OLDconversion.htm . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eisenstein, Nachum ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eisenstein, Nachum Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category Haredi rabbis in Israel Category American Haredi rabbis Category 20th century rabbis Category Rabbis in Jerusalem Israel rabbi stub ... more details
No footnotes date April 2009 The Schlesinger Institute for Medical Halacha Halachic Research was founded in 1966 under the auspices of Shaare Zedek Medical Center , imbuing its professional pursuits with the spirit of Torah . This was the philosophy of the hospital s second director general, after whom the Institute is named, and it remains the Institute s guiding principle. The Schlesinger Institute is dedicated to the halachic approach of medical ethics . Through the scholarship and expertise of leading rabbi s, Physician doctors and others, the Institute aims to research and resolve the halachic issues that emerge as medicine progresses, to consider their medicine medical , halacha halachic , legal and ethics ethical ramifications, and to present practical responses. Principal Activities The Schlesinger Institute offers a variety of religious and academic programs in Jewish medical ethics, enabling diverse audiences and student groups to learn from some of the most prominent Jewish medical ... and halacha, the selling of organs, the cessation of medical treatment and euthanasia , initial ... By Avraham Steinberg , M.D. Medical practice from the point of view of halacha and Jewish thought, thoroughly ... , Conflict of Halacha and Science, Old Age , The Patient, Embalming , Malpractice , Pain , Kashrut ... By A.S. Abraham , M.D., F.R.C.P Published as four volume set, the Nishmat Avraham on Medical Halacha ... medicine and their attendant problems in halacha are but some of the issues discussed by the author ... covers virtually every issue in medical halacha. Their views are comprehensively summarized on each ... and Hebrew The Comprehensive Guide to Medical Halacha English http www.medethics.org.il articles ... and Halacha practical aspects Hebrew International Responsa Project IRP When a medical procedure raises ethical or moral questions that seem to contradict halacha, advice from a reliable source ... of the Jewish library can be found there, as well as compendiums of halacha, medical and Jewish journals ... more details
Portal Judaism Midreshet Moriah is a Zionist Orthodox Jewish seminary ref See Midrasha ref in Bayit Vagan , Jerusalem , Israel . Midreshet Moriah was founded by Rabbi Meyer Berglas in 1985. Rabbi Berglas is also the founder of the Neve Alizah community. The seminary is located on the Sha arey Tzedek Medical Center campus. Curriculum Midreshet Moriah offers courses in subjects including Gemara , Halacha , Tanach , and Tefillah . External links http www.midreshetmoriah.com Midreshet Moriah Website http www.midreshetmoriah.com torah questions.asp Ask the Rabbi http www.ocweb.org index.php israel school guide school midreshet moriah OC Web Profile for Midreshet Moriah Notes Reflist OrthodoxJudaism Category Jewish seminaries Category Orthodox Jewish schools for women Category Educational institutions established in 1985 yeshiva stub israel stub ... more details
The Hebrew term shomea k oneh wikt wikt One who hears is the equivalent of one who recites is a principle in Jewish halacha law that, in general, allows one to fulfill his or her obligation of textual recitation by listening to another recite the text while both of them have in mind to effect such a fulfillment. Talmud Talmud Bavli .28Babylonian Talmud.29 B . Sukkah Talmud Sukkah The principle of shomea k oneh is also indicated as the rationale for one fulfilling one s requirement to hear the shofar blown on Rosh Hashana even though the sounds are not the recitation of text. References references Judaism stub Halakha Category Jewish law principles Category Jewish prayer and ritual texts Category Hebrew words and phrases ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 The gid hanasheh is the sciatic nerve that may not be eaten by Jews according to Halacha Jewish Law . The laws of prohibition regarding the gid hanasheh are found in Masechet Chullin Hullin Perek 7. Source The Torah Genesis, chapter 32 recounts that Jacob fought with an angel according to Rashi this was Esau s guardian angel who could not beat him. At the end of the fight, the angel moves a nerve in Jacob s leg causing him to limp. The verse then states Therefore the children of Israel Jacob do not eat the gid hanasheh until today. Removal The removal of the gid hanasheh and cheilev other forbidden fats is called nikkur . Since it is labor intensive to remove all the forbidden parts of the hind quarters of an animal, the entire hind quarters are usually sold to the non kosher market. See also Sciatic nerve &mdash non Hebrew terminology Category Kashrut he ... more details
The Hebrew adjective wikt mezid means deliberate. The adverbial form be mezid means deliberately. This Hebrew term is used in Halacha Jewish law to indicate that something was done on purpose. This matters in order to determine how culpable someone is for his actions. The opposite adjective is wikt shogeg , not on purpose. In order to for an action to be considered deliberate, it must have been done with the knowledge that it was wrong, and with the intention of doing the action, and of his own free will. If he did not know the action was forbidden, or did not think it was wrong in his particular circumstances, he is considered to have done the action beshogeg , not on purpose. If he was forced to do the action, then it was done beones . Halakha Category Jewish law principles category Hebrew words and phrases law term stub ... more details
The Conservative Yeshiva is a co educational institute for study of traditional Jewish texts in Jerusalem , Israel . The Yeshiva was founded in 1995 and is under the Academic Auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America . Rosh Yeshiva s are Rabbi Shmuel Richie Lewis, Rabbi Pesach Schindler and Rabbi Joel Roth . The Yeshiva offers Jews from outside the Orthodox world to gain the advanced Jewish learning and communal experiences provided by attending a Yeshiva. The Yeshiva offers a synthesis of traditional and critical methods, allowing Jewish texts and tradition to encounter social change and modern scholarship. The curriculum focuses on classical Jewish subjects, including Talmud , Tanach , Midrash , Halacha , and Jewish Philosophy Philosophy . Learning is conducted in the traditional Yeshiva Method of study yeshiva method Shiur Torah shiur and chavruta with an openness to Textual criticism modern scholarship . The Conservative Yeshiva s educational programs include the one year program, pre college program, advanced studies program, summer program, and Nativ Yeshiva Track. Notable faculty Joshua Kulp Typical schedule The following is a typical daily schedule for students at the Conservative Yeshiva 7 00 a.m. Optional daily Halacha study 7 20 a.m. Shacharit morning service 9 00 a.m. Talmud chevruta 11 00 a.m. Talmud shiur 12 30 p.m. Lunch 1 40 p.m. Mincha afternoon service 2 00 p.m. Ulpan 3 20 p.m. Afternoon class chevruta 4 45 p.m. Afternoon shiur 6 15 p.m. Maariv evening service during standard time 7 00 p.m. Optional evening learning This schedule is generally maintained Sunday through Thursday. External links http www.conservativeyeshiva.org The Conservative Yeshiva Official Site http www.youtube.com watch?v 7CVDBegGAXg Meet Conservative Yeshiva Students and Faculty Conservative Judaism coord 31.7756 N 35.2184 E type landmark region IL display title Yeshiva stub Category Conservative Judaism Category Educational institutions established in 1995 Categor ... more details
In Halacha Jewish law a pesik reisha Lit. cutting off the head is a permitted action which will definitely cause as a unintended consequence side effect an action that would be forbidden. The classical case of a Pesik reisha found in the Talmud ref http www.hebrewbooks.org pdfpager.aspx?req 37953&st &pgnum 160&hilite Hebrwbooks.org ref is cutting the head off of a chicken on Shabbos the Jewish Sabbath in order to keep the head. The acquiring of the head is permitted but the necessary killing of the chicken is prohibited. A practical case of pesik reisha is the dragging of a heavy chair over soft earth which will definitely result in furrows which constitute the Activities prohibited on Shabbat melacha action of plowing. As a result, it is forbidden according to Halacha for a Jew to drag a chair over soft earth on Shabbos , which will necessarily result in the creation of furrows one of the Activities prohibited on Shabbat 39 melachot The phrase is short for pesik reisha velo yomus? Will you cut off its head and it will not die? This refers to somebody who cuts off the head of a chicken so that his child can play with it. Evidently in the time of the Talmud it was common for children to play with chicken heads. Even though he did not particularly want the chicken to die, since that was the only way he could get the chicken s head, he is considered to have intentionally killed the chicken. As such it would be forbidden to do on Shabbos. There is great literature and discussion amongst the Acharonim in this matter, especially in the Brisker school of Torah study. References Reflist Category Jewish law and rituals Judaism stub ... more details
original research date November 2011 The Hebrew term ikar v tafel , primary and secondary is a principle in Jewish halacha law that governs the proper blessing that is assigned to any particular food prior to consumption Bavli Talmud Bavli .28Babylonian Talmud.29 B . Berakhot Talmud Berachot 44a . Overview Prior to consuming any food or beverage, a Jew must recite a Berakhah blessing to express his or her gratitude to Hashem God for providing sustenance additionally, because the entire world is believed to be in the possession of the Almighty, specific praise must be offered to God prior to deriving benefit B.Berachot 35a . There are different blessings for each of the different halacha halachic food groups bread other grain products wine and grape juice fruit and nuts vegetables all other foods and drinks When an individual eats two foods together, one of which is primary and the other of which is subsidiary to it, only one blessing is recited, as stated in B. Mishna Berachot 6 7 quotation Whenever a primary food ikar is accompanied by a subsidiary food tafel , the blessing is recited on the primary food, exempting the subsidiary food. While the laws governing this principle are complex, some of its basic rules are straightforward. It pertains only to foods eaten in a combined form. One who has a cookie and tea must make two blessings, one on each of the items. It is when one is eating something akin to apple pie , beef stew or stuffed cabbage , which are foods consisting of multiple parts crust and pie, beef and potatoes or meat and cabbage, respectively that the principle of ikar v tafel is applied Aruch Hashulchan 212 1, 2 . References references Judaism stub Halakha Category Jewish law principles Category Jewish blessings Category Hebrew words and phrases ... more details
BLP sources date May 2010 Notability date May 2010 Eli J. Mansour born 1968 is an Orthodox Judaism Orthodox Sephardic rabbi in Brooklyn , New York . He is one of the leading speakers in the Syrian Jews Syrian Jewish community and the leader of http www.betyaakob.com Congregation Bet Yaakob . In early 2011 Congregation Bet Yaakob along with the http www.edmondjsafra.org Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation announced the ground breaking of a permanent synagogue for the rabbi which will be named http www.safrasynagogue.com The Edmond J. Safra Synagogue of Brooklyn, New York. Biography Mansour attended Magen David Elementary School and Shaare Torah High School. After studying abroad at Mercaz Hatorah in Israel , he returned to America to study at Ateret Torah of Brooklyn and Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ Lakewood , New Jersey . He received his smicha rabbinic ordination in 1998. ref http www.betyaakob.com Congregation Bet Yaakob Rabbi Mansour ref Works Mansour is the author of two texts ref http www.dailyhalacha.com The Daily Halacha ref The Daily Halacha A compendium of practical halachot and illuminating insights from the weekly parasha The Sephardic Heritage Haggadah Mansour operates numerous internet online Jewish learning outlets, including DailyHalacha.com , DailyGemara.com , DailyTehilim.com , DailyHok.com , PeleYoetz.com , MishnaBerura.com and LearnTorah.com . He is also a featured speaker on the Aish HaTorah website ref http www.aishaudio.com ssi aish speaker rabbi eli mansour.php Aish HaTorah Rabbi Eli Mansour ref and a regular contributor to http www.communitym.com Community Magazine , a Sephardic monthly publication. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mansour, Eli ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1968 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mansour, Eli Category American Sephardic Jews Category Sephardi rabbis Category Living people Category 1968 births ceb Eli Mansour ... more details
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