Baruch Hatov Vehameitiv!The bracha of Hatov Vehamitiv is said for good things but is different than Shehecheyanu in that it is intended to be said when the news or event is good for not just myself but for other people as well. The brqcha o…
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This was not an interesting psak but I'll bring it here anyway... With the start of "bein hazmanim" Rav Yiztchak Zilbershtein, rav of Ramat Elchonon neighborhood of Bnei Braq, offered words of chizuk and enocuragement to the avreichim of hi…
I have been reading about Moti Leitner and following some of his interviews since he started his campaign to get representatives of his new Haredi faction "Hatzibur Hacharedi" into the electoral lists of Shas and UTJ... I find the attempt e…
I have said this many times, and I will say it again.... I don't believe much in election polls. I think the questions are tailored to get certain answers. i think the respondents frequently lie. I think questions are not clear or broad or
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Rav Yitzchak Zilbershtein, rav of Ramat Elchonon neighborhood of Bnei Braq was asked if the groups of people who go to the hospitals top bring cheer to patients by playing music, singing and dancing can contiue doing so during the Nine Days…
There is a Haredi election campaign running that looks like it could make things interesting.We have seen in some previous elections attempts by new political formations in the Haredi community. A new party will form and run in the election…
The big titilating news the other day was an announcement by Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, in coordination with Minister of Environmental Protection Idit Silman, that he intends to open a facility like Alligator Alcatraz wh…
I dont think lashon hara was chosen or sinas chinam or other topics were chosen because someone decided something good to campaign about to work on. they were chosen because according to various opinions or commentaries, those topics are to…
At the behest of the Haredi parties, the Knesset passed the law a short while ago that enacts a temporary measure to freeze the arrests of yeshiva bochurim who have the status of being deserters. Without getting into the details, it is just…
This exact story happened in my building 25 or so years ago. I personally was involved in the sense of helping an elderly and unwell neighbor who lived on a higher floor. At the time the people involved did not go to a beis din but went to