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By Eliezer Danzinger Dear Rabbi, If an Orthodox Jew is found guilty by a court of law in the United States, does that person forfeit certain benefits of being Jewish? I f so, please cite the section of the Bible where this is stated. Thank you. Rob Shalom Rob, Can you ...
By Eliezer Danzinger Question: Who or what are the 36 holy people? I get the gist of such people being alive at one time, but are they still around? What is their purpose? Is it all a mystery? Response: Our holy books say that every generation actually has a minimum (there ...
By Eliezer Danzinger Question: I am owed money by Jews for goods and services provided over the past few months on credit. I expected all of the outstanding invoices to have been paid by Rosh Hashanah, but it's beginning to look like some will not be paid by then. I did not ...
By Eliezer Danzinger In general, the laws of kosher are for (Jewish) humans, not for animals. There are, however, two sorts of non-kosher food that we are not only forbidden to eat, but we are also forbidden to derive any benefit from: 1) Chametz on Passover. (Click here for ...
By Eliezer Danzinger A closer look at a 3,300 year-old environmental protecttion law
By Eliezer Danzinger Question: I've heard it said that after the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, the rabbis banned any Jew from living in Spain—punishable by excommunication. Is this true? Answer: Recent halachic authorities have discussed this question extensively. ...
By Eliezer Danzinger On Purim, the prevailing practice is to refrain from working to heighten the celebration of this festive day. We refer, here, to time consuming work, or work done for the purpose of earning a livelihood...
By Eliezer Danzinger Question: Moses is the name given by Pharaoh's daughter to the infant that she "drew from the water." Doesn't this imply that Pharaoh's daughter spoke Hebrew? And what name did Moses' parents give him? Answer: According to the Chizkuni, His commentary on ...
By Eliezer Danzinger Question: Why did Joseph die before his brothers? After all, he was the second youngest. According to the mitzvot he did – honoring his father and being his brethren's savior – should he not have lived a long life? Why did his brothers outlive him? ...
By Eliezer Danzinger shem In Judaism, mentioning the name of G‑d is a big deal—as evidenced by the fact that the third of the Ten Commandments is "You shall not take the name of the L-rd, your G‑d, in vain." (Click here for more on G‑d's names.) It is permitted to pronounce ...
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