What’s The Truth About . . . The “Expiration Date” Of Rabbeinu Gershom’s Ban On Polygamy?
Fact: Polygamy remains generally prohibited and the situation has not and will not revert to the pre-cherem situation.
KosherKopy: Unscrambling the Kashrut of Eggs
Crash course on the kashrut of eggs
What’s The Truth About…The Kotel Being Judaism’s Holiest Site?
Misconception: The “Kotel”1—the Western or Wailing Wall—is Judaism’s holiest site. Fact: The location of the Kodesh Hakodashim (the “Holy of Holies” section of the Beit Hamikdash) on the Temple Mount is Judaism’s holiest site. In recent centuries, when Jews were barred from the Temple Mount and the closest accessible site was a piece of the […]
Halachic Smarts About Smart Technology
Though “OK, Google,” might indeed be “okay” for weekdays—it is assuredly not for Shabbat and yom tov.