I swear, I must have written a million articles for The Link already! OK, in reality far fewer, but such exaggeration is common and Halacha
Can you argue with your rebbe? It may seem that a student having a halachic dispute with his teacher is disrespectful. Also, if there is
Finally, on Nedarim 10a, we learn what a kinuy, nickname, for a neder is! The first Mishna (2a) had declared that such nicknames were as
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chanania (a second and third-generation tanna) was never defeated in verbal combat, except by a woman, a young girl and a young
In the Marvelous Middos Machine 3, “Does Anyone Have the Time,” Dr. Middos is able to contact Shnooky Shapiro — who had accidentally gone back
“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” This quote, attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, reflects the difficulty of enforcing verbal agreements. In Halacha,
As I’ve progressed through life, my titles have gradually increased. I started out as Joshy. I recall the first bar mitzvah invitation where I was
In Ketubot 84a, a mishna relates a dispute between Rabbi Tarfon and Rabbi Akiva. If Reuven dies and leaves a widow, a creditor, and heirs
On Ketubot 75a, Rava resolved a difficult baraita dealing with a prominent woman. The husband doesn’t like that his wife has taken vows, but doesn’t
Ketubot 68a records a conversation between Rava and his father-in-law, Rav Chisda. Rava, a fourth-generation Amora born in Mechoza, studied from several teachers, such as
You! Why haven’t you made aliyah yet?! Living a Torah life in Eretz Yisrael is the ultimate goal, and a Torah life in America is
The Mishna (Ketubot 52b) describes a specific rabbinic institution called כְּתוּבַּת בְּנִין דִּכְרִין, an interesting use of lengthy Aramaic wording, citing words in a contract,
