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May
17
revised According to Reform Judaism, should rabbis be allowed to have non-Jewish spouses?
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May
17
answered According to Reform Judaism, should rabbis be allowed to have non-Jewish spouses?
May
14
answered How can I know a rav has daas Torah
May
14
awarded  Nice Answer
May
14
answered Is it considered Pikuach Nefesh if you break Shomer Negiah to give someone emotional comfort?
May
12
comment Relying on the tasting of a Jewish chef
@SethJ yes; keep in mind that in a big Israeli caterer/hotel it's not unheard-of that you'd have non-Jewish Arabs, sephardim, and ashkenazim all on the kitchen crew.
May
12
comment Relying on the tasting of a Jewish chef
My understanding is that it's done; I've heard multiple yoreh deah shiurim from multiple sources that discuss a story in which the Sephardi chef asked the non-Jewish chef to taste it; then the Sephardi chef tasted it and told the result to the Ashkenazi chef.
May
12
answered How does Halacha view someone who converts to Islam?
May
10
comment Misreading a k'suva
I only heard that R' Yaakov Kaminetsky instructed someone to have a dummy kesuba read, not that he ever read one himself. The point is still the same.
May
10
revised Misreading a k'suva
Clarified - R Yaakov Kaminetsky's psak, not necessarily a wedding he did
May
10
comment Is there any evidence that Rabbi Akiva's students fought alongside Bar Kochba?
See torahmusings.com/2013/05/audio-roundup-87 . Rabbi Hershel Schachter quotes R' Yosef Eliyahu Henkin as saying "they died of the plague" was their coded way of saying "the Romans killed them."
May
8
awarded  Nice Question
May
8
comment Misreading a k'suva
I realized there may be an Ashkenazic/Sephardic divide here depending if the kesubah has already been executed; see revisions to my answers.
May
8
revised Misreading a k'suva
Added Ashkenaz/Sephard divide
May
8
revised When a Bris is being done for a baby at the same time as his Pidyon HaBen
Further clarification
May
8
revised Misreading a k'suva
Added explanation
May
8
comment If no one else was available, could a mohel ride a bicycle on shabbos to perform a circumcision?
@DoubleAA Now that's psak!
May
8
comment Misreading a k'suva
From what I've heard, Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef's concern about "mideoraysa" concerns whether we're talking pure silver (as used to pay Biblical sums) or silver alloy (as used to pay rabbinic sums) -- not fair to demand a far bigger sum from the groom!
May
8
revised When a Bris is being done for a baby at the same time as his Pidyon HaBen
Clarified
May
8
revised Misreading a k'suva
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