Occasionally, I contribute to “Mi Yodea,” otherwise known as judaism.stackexchange.com. This website allows people to ask and answer questions, as well as to vote on

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Imagine you were approached as a consultant for a totally new community that was being developed. They have a number of important, fundamental questions that

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The Beth Din of America recently released a decision concerning payment for a son’s shana bet (second year) of Torah learning in an Israeli yeshiva