June 19, 2025

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Rabbi Daniel Mann Eretz Hemdah

Rabbi Mann is a dayan for Eretz Hemdah and a staff member of Yeshiva University’s Gruss Kollel in Israel. He is a senior member of the Eretz Hemdah responder staff, editor of Hemdat Yamim and the author of “Living the Halachic Process Volumes 1 and 2” and “A Glimpse of Greatness.”

Articles by Rabbi Daniel Mann Eretz Hemdah

Sacrificing Davening to Be the 10th Man

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Before entering my minyan, on time, someone from the vatikin minyan at a neighboring shul

Ice Cream on Hot Cake on Shabbat

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: For Shabbat dessert, my hosts served a very hot cake on a plate next to

Keeping Bread on the Table

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I learned that one should leave bread on the table until Birkat Hamazon, but at

Scratching Improperly Parked Cars

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: When I ride my bicycle, I often come across illegally parked cars that make it

Anonymous Return of Stolen Money

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Some time back, I stole $15,000 from my father, and now I feel terrible about

Not Taking Vacation Time on Chol Hamoed

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I usually take off from work for Chol Hamoed, but this year, since I will

Erev Pesach That Falls on Shabbat

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: What do you suggest we do on Erev Pesach this year, which is on Shabbat,

Taking a Different Object Than Lost

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I think I lost “air pods” on an Israeli bus, so I went to their

Owning Guns

לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I am interested in purchasing firearms for personal protection, particularly within the context of today’s