Beis Vaad L'Chachamim

1.  Chazal tell us that our shuls and Batei Medrash are מקדש מעט, and have many of the dinim of the actual Beis HaMikdash. The halacha of מו...

The Torah prohibits the wanton destruction of things that have value.  כי־תצור אל־עיר ימים רבים להלחם עליה לתפשה לא תשחית את עצה לנדח עליו ג...

Updated Wednesday 8/26/2020 11:10 am -  explanation of Reb Ahron's shitta in the beginning, and a Tzror HaMor at end. The Torah warns us...

I have no surprises for you here. It's just that there are two unusual halachos in the parsha that are sometimes glossed over. I Za...

Our most interesting Halvayas Orchim experience was in the early seventies when we had to go to Philadelphia to see Doctor Ascovitz. We sto...