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More Common Kiddush Questions
Prof. L. Levine: More Common Kiddush Questions: From https://ohr.edu/this_week/insights_into_halacha/6206 Have you ever wondered why after partaking of Kiddush in shul, many people nonetheless make Kiddush again at the onset of their Shabbos Day Seudah? If one already fulfilled their Kiddush obligation in shul, what could the requirement possibly be for another at home? How many […]
Can a woman or child who did not attend the wedding serve as the Panim Chadashos for sheva berachos?
Prof. L. Levine: Can a woman or child who did not attend the wedding serve as the Panim Chadashos for sheva berachos?: From today's OU Kosher Halacha Yomis Q. Can a woman or child who did not attend the wedding serve as the Panim Chadashos for sheva berachos? A. In a previous Halacha Yomis, it […]
The thing with feathers
Micha Berger: The thing with feathers: [...] To which I replied: [...] Meaning that if we managed to hatch a feathered herbivore dinosaur, where the toes all point forward, the egg has a big end and a little end... you would consider it likely kosher? Minus the mesorah. Although... What if you could prove said […]
Sheva Brochos
Prof. L. Levine: Sheva Brochos: From today's OU Kosher Halacha Yomis Q. Is there a requirement to arrange Sheva Berachos meals in honor of the Chosson and Kallah every day for the week after they are married? A. Rav Belsky zt”l (Shulchan HaLevi 27:21) writes that, strictly speaking, there is no obligation to arrange for […]
The thing with feathers
Micha Berger: The thing with feathers: [...] So you're saying that feathered dinosaurs would be ofos. And what is a mosquito, fly or bat? Tir'u baTov! -Micha
The thing with feathers
Saul Mashbaum: The thing with feathers: It is of interest, although almost certainly of no halachic import, that in modern Hebrew, owf, counterintuitively, is the class of *all* birds (Aves), and tzipor refers to birds that can fly. For example, in modern Hebrew, an ostrich is an owf, but not a tzipor. […]
Davening for a good esrog on Tu biShvat
Micha Berger: Davening for a good esrog on Tu biShvat: Something about the custok of davening for on Tu biShvat for a good esrog for next Sukkos eludes me... What is the connection between Tu biShavat and esrogim? Because the esrog consumes so much water, amd doesn't grow in an annual esrog season, its terumos […]
Bishul Akum - Playing With Fire OU Kosher
Prof. L. Levine: Bishul Akum - Playing With Fire OU Kosher: The following is from https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-kosher/playing-with-fire/ Thousands of years ago, the Rabbis of old recognized that Jewish identity is the key to the survival of Klal Yisrael. To this end, they enacted three sets of food laws to limit socialization: bishul akum, pas akum, and […]
The Sad Downfall of a ... Rabbi
Micha Berger: The Sad Downfall of a ... Rabbi: (I deleted a word from the title because it's not like the movement the rabbi was affiliated with makes this particular sin more or less likely. Why drag them through the mud?) On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 06:42:59PM -0500, Prof. Levine wrote: [...] Here is […]
The value of working hard while relying on the blessing of Providence in seeking a livelihood
Micha Berger: The value of working hard while relying on the blessing of Providence in seeking a livelihood: [...] I am not happy with how much attention we pay segulos in general. The famous quote from Antignos Ish Sokho (Avos 1:3): "Do not be like the servants who serve their master in order to get […]

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