With the upcoming obligation to drink the Four Cups at the Seder, the OU Kosher hotline is generally inundated with hundreds of callers asking a variety of questions about one topic in particular: wine.
Tag: halachah
Review of Wine, Whisky and Halachah
Kesser Dovid: The Halachic Guide to Dentistry
When I left yeshivah and began dental school almost thirty years ago, several of my friends remarked that I had chosen a “good” field because there are not too many halachic issues to contend with in dentistry. Within the first few days I realized that this was simply not...
What’s the Truth about. . .Fasting Forty Days Upon Seeing a Torah Scroll Fall?
The layers that have been added continue to develop. Irrespective of who fasts or for how long, this custom is a testament to the respect the Jewish people afford a sefer Torah.
Search Engine: Finding Meaning in Jewish Texts
Rabbi Student displays an uncanny ability to explain Orthodoxy in a way that makes sense to readers, regardless of their background or level of Jewish education.
Reviews in Brief
Has Rabbi Abramowitz undermined Maimonides’ literary concealment? Can a soldier pray in his uniform? Is the Torah pro or anti wealth? Is prayer futile for a terminally ill patient? These questions and more in Rabbi Student's latest Reviews in Brief.
TORAH NEW YORK: Grand-Slam for Torah at Citi Field
Featuring leading rabbinic scholars, educators and Jewish communal leaders, the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Second Annual “Torah New York” held in April drew over 2,000 men and women to Citi Field in Queens, New York for a day of Torah study.