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Can a single-parent father be exempt from time-bound mitzvot?
Rabbis such as Abudraham have explained a woman's exemption from positive time-bound commandments (mitzvot shehazman grama) in terms of a woman's ongoing and preliminary role in supporting her...
View ArticleCorona "parties" for children
BackgroundParticularly throughout this present omicron wave, people have floated the idea of having childrens'"corona parties". In such a 'party' parents invite previously uninfected children to be in...
View ArticleCould there be a Halachik issue with using a DNA kit such as 23andMe?
Besides learning fun facts about one's DNA and ancestry, there's a lot of good that can come out of using one. For example: people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent can learn if they're predisposed to BRCA1...
View ArticleAre there any teachings about "tough love?"
Sometimes, in order for one to learn, one must experience the failure of the ideas one believes to be true which are, in fact, not true. If the student in this process is a child or someone under the...
View ArticleHow can I make my Judaism more enjoyable?
I really enjoy being Jewish, most of the time, but let's be honest, sometimes it can be difficult to enjoy Judaism. Sometimes it's the little things, like having to wait those extra minutes to eat...
View ArticleTorah on how fathers can give advice to children
In my life experience, both as being a child and a parent, and having spoke to my Rabbis, it seems that fathers have a need to pass on their advice to children, and yet children have a need to prove to...
View ArticleHow does Judaism regard homeschooling?
The title quite says it. I'm specifically more interested in unschooling....It is said in Ktubot, 50a, that:אמררביצחקבאושאהתקינושיהאאדםמתגלגלעםבנועדשתיםעשרהשנהמכאןואילךיורדעמולחייוRashi...
View ArticleWalking around indoors without shoes
Does anyone know of a source for the practice of not walking around indoors without shoes? (I am seeking an actual source, not speculation)
View ArticleFather son relationship
Any body heard of a gemorah where a father has a delicacy which he gives to his son and not to his father ie the grandfatherThe grandfather says that how it works I gave it to my son and not to my...
View ArticleHow many hours a day should we dedicate to spending time with our children...
As far as I can tell from experience, common wisdom, common sense and perhaps my Torah learning, it seems quality time spent talking, playing and generally interacting with one's parents is like oxygen...
View ArticleDo reward tokens qualify halachically as money?
I give my children special slips of paper as a reward for good behavior (a "token economy"). They can collect these slips of paper and use them to "buy" rewards such as toys, treats, or fun activities....
View ArticleKibud Av va’em & picking sides
In the case where two parents are going through a divorce, and one of the parents is abusive (emotionally), can one side with one parent over the other?Is it better to stay silent, and not take sides,...
View Article"Eliyahu will return the hearts of fathers to the sons, etc." -- seeking...
Regarding the passukim at the end of Malachi:"Hinei anochi sholeich lachem es Eliyah hanavi ... v'heishiv lev avos al banim, v'lev banim al avosam.""Behold I shall send to you Eliyah haNavi, and he...
View ArticleDifference between positive and negative Mitzvos when it comes to Chinuch
The Mishnah Berurah (343:3) writes that when it comes to positive Mitzvos, Chinuch begins from when the child is able to understand the purpose of that specific Mitzvah, but when it comes to negative...
View ArticleWhat should a Jew do if he got a non-Jew pregnant?
This is NOT a situation that I or anyone I know is facing. It is hypothetical.Imagine that a Jewish man impregnates a gentile woman. The woman refuses to convert. Which (if any) of the following...
View ArticleSocialising children - what does the Torah say?
Does the Torah have anything to say on socialising children?There are many relevant points. I would like to know at what age and in what method should one do so. Included in these points:At what age...
View ArticleRespecting parents
I believe the two sources for the mitzvah of respecting one's parents stem from these two verses:Honor your father and mother. Shemos 20:12You should fear your mother and father. Vayikra 19:3My...
View ArticleAre we children or servants of HaShem?
HaShem teaches us to serve Him (Shemot 23:25), because we're His servants (Vayikra 25:42, 25:55), HaShem also teaches that we're His children (Devarim 14:1).There is a long explanation about these...
View ArticleIf I were to clone myself, am I halachically the parent of my clone?
This is because my DNA is replicated to clone myself. Hence, it comes from me, and I am its material originator just like a parent is the originator of the child (materially speaking). So would the...
View ArticleIs a parent allowed to take items from children over bar/bat mitzvah age but...
According to Halacha, is a parent allowed to confiscate property from their children if that child is over bar/bat mitzvah age but the age they would be under the parent’s jurisdiction? So is it...
View ArticleDoes a father recite Baruch Shepetarani for an adopted son
According to some Poskim, a father should recite a blessing named Baruch Shepetarani when his son turns bar mitzvah age. My question is, should it be recited if a father adopts a son when that son...
View ArticleHow does halacha deal with idolatrous parents?
Query coming from some of the answers to this question:How should one prioritize honoring parents in comparison with other laws?'Rabbi Eliezer was asked: “How far does the honor of parents [extend]”?...
View ArticleWhat is mandatory for the second seder?
My mother-in-law heard this: Because the second seder outside Israel is a rabbinic ordinance, we can be more lenient. One can go through the mandatory sections of the seder (such as discussing pesach,...
View ArticleWhy is there no established prayer for having (or raising) children?
Throughout Tanakh, we find that biblical heroes have specifically prayed to God for having children (such as Yitzhak and Hannah), and it seems like having children is generally considered a valid,...
View ArticleWho is the father when parents are not married halachically?
According to halacha, a child's father is considered to be the halachic husband of the mother (based on Sota 27a).Now what is the case for single parents?, e.g., a Jewish mother married only through a...
View ArticleWhen did the switch to matrilineal descent occur?
Does anyone know when the switch the matrilineal descent took place? I've seen other information about the potential impetus, but when did it become so? Was there even a switch?
View ArticleDoes teaching a trade/swimming require a Jewish agent to reap the maximum...
The Gemara describes the father's obligation to circumcise, redeem him, teach him Torah, teach him a trade, teach him swimming.If the father fails to do so, the obligation falls on the person, and then...
View ArticleSources for Adam being the father of mankind
Adam is the father of all humanity. He was literally the first father, and the measure of how good a father he was has repurcussions for literally every human on earth.Looking for any sources that...
View ArticleDo the Nine Measures Apply to the Woman?
Nedarim 20b discusses nine mannerisms which a man should avoid whilst being intimate with his wife. The Talmud says that practicing these nine mannerisms can lead to having obstinate, rebellious...
View ArticleWhat is more important: observing the fast of Gedalia or taking care of one's...
If fasting on the fast of Gedalia makes a mother too weak to care for her kids - should she fast?
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