Consequence of filial mitzvot with parents and children both converting
A person who converts loses his halachic connections to his family (see the gemara at the bottom of Yevamot 48b as well as Yevamot 98a).What happens to "filial mitzvot" (e.g., filial respect/kibud av...
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Igres Moshe 4.49כיסתםנשיםבעולםאינםעשירותועליהןמוטלגידולהילדיםוהילדותtranslation from linkthe average woman is not wealthy and has responsibility to raise sons and daughters.butShulchan Aruch Harav...
View ArticleWhere does Chassam Soffer say Hillel needed a job
I recall seeing a Chassam Soffer who explained that Hillel Hazakein was allowed to lead a life of poverty for Torah only as long as he had no children. Up until then it was a lifestyle that his wife...
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What is the prayer uttered by Michael Ginberg's dad in Mad Men?
In the second last scene of episode 5x03 of Mad Men, Michael Ginsberg (one of the Jewish characters on the show) comes back home from the grocer's to be greeted by his dad. The latter encourages...
View ArticleDoes marrying the woman one got pregnant before the baby is born make a...
The non-Jewish world considers any child born out of wedlock a bastard. As such, there is often a rush to get married before the baby is born, once the child is conceived out of wedlock.In Jewish Law,...
View ArticleMarriage of a Cohen to a woman with a non-Jewish father: Are the sons Cohanim?
Asking because it is not answered here:If, as suggested in the linked question, a Cohen may b'dieved (but not l'chatchila) marry a woman whose father is a non-Jew, will the sons from such a marriage be...
View ArticleCan 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...
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