Beis Vaad L'Chachamim

It's been a while since I added pictures to these posts. This one really calls for it.  The Mishna in Brachos 22b tells us that one may ...

There are many things that are muttar but ought to be avoided, even if the Torah says befeirush that you can do it. The best example is the ...

It is an irony of mourning that the greater the loss, the more the family feels comforted. It would seem that if one would tell the aveil th...

Punishment is justified when it protects society's moral or civil code. It can protect society by deterring future breaches of the code,...

 והיה מחניך קדוש ולא יראה בך ערות דבר ושב מאחריך OC 79: Tefilla and Torah is prohibited where there is a repulsive odor of filthy things,...

After an introductory discussion, the main purpose of this post is to think about the nature and limitations of the din of שנאת רשעים. Pleas...