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Jewish law as it relates to contemporary society.
The Yomim Tovim are a fabulous gift from Hashem that allow us to further our relationship with Him. Often, we allow the Yomim Tovim to go by without studying the machshava and halachos concerning them. This is unfortunate because it is a wasted opportunity to fulfill our real purpose in life. This short book is a means in which we can all gain further insight, understanding and appreciation of the Jewish holidays. It is an opportunity to reach that level of connection to Hashem that is part of our national destiny.
Why do we not look at rainbows? Why did Dayan Roth allegedly remarry his wife after he was put on a heart lung machine? What are the many reasons that we light a yahrtzeit lamp? Is yichud really forbidden if you lost your Kesuvah? Why is the tastier Matzah not ideal? What are the several meanings of the Chad Gadya? All this and more can be found in the seventh volume of Rabbi Yair Hoffman's newest volume of halachic writings.
Misguiding the Perplexed is a masterful exposition of the here-to-fore hidden laws of Lifnei Iver. No previous text has dealt with this issue so thoroughly and so practically. In this book we can explore halachic pitfalls faced by professionals as well as a number of new halachic issues.
An exposition of Jewish law and thought on the loss of the Temple.
An exploration of modern issues as they affect jewish law.
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman is widely recognized as a leader in bringing spiritual innovation into modern Jewish life and worship. Now, drawing on a lifetime of study, he explores the Jewish way of being in the world-the Jewish relationship to God and to questions of human purpose that lie just below the surface of biblical and rabbinic literature.
This is a review of the laws of reviewing the weekly Torah Portion. It is an annotated translation of the Aruch HaShulcan's writings with rulings of contemporary Halachic authorities