February 22, 2025

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Raphael Grunfeld

Articles by Raphael Grunfeld

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Hanotel Sachar Lelamed V’ladun Nedarim 37:a. There are no problems in life, only expenses. The compensation for performing a mitzvah is the opportunity to perform

Vows, Oaths and Their Annulment

Nedarim 19b 23b. The world was created with 10 utterances. The power of speech distinguishes man from animal. Words have a power of their own

Mr. Lizzak: Nedarim 39b

Most Shabbatot after shul, Dad, Dayan Grunfeld, zt”l would take me by the hand and together we would climb the steep stairs to the second

Why Are We Here?

Is One Required To Live In Israel, Part III Unlike the Yishuv school of thought described in the previous article, the Kibbutz Galuyot school of

Reparations: Insult or Remedy?

Kam Lei Bederabah Minei: Ketubot 35a “Judge! He killed my husband. I have seven small children and no money. And you won’t award me damages?”

Yes, But …

Ketubot 22a: Hapeh She’assar Hu Hapeh Shehitir When the lady who escaped from behind the iron curtain to the United States said that she had

The Ketubah

Ketubot 11a Love and reality make for a good marriage. The wedding ceremony celebrates the beauty of love. The ketubah addresses the reality of life.