Articles by Staff

An Interview with R. Daniel Rapp

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In your opinion, what is the most important impact that the year in Israel has had on the Jewish community in the Diaspora?   In my opinion, the biggest impact is that members of our community recognize the value of full-time learning.  I think the key to the year in Israel is that we ... Read more →

Interview with Rabbi Eli Baruch Shulman

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BY: Staff. When you approach a sugya, what are your goals and what steps do you take in order to achieve them? The first thing that I want to do when I learn a sugya is get a handle on the tsurasa di-shema’atesa, the structure of the sugya. “Sugya” in this context may mean the [...]

An Interview with Rabbi Hershel Schachter

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An Interview with Rabbi Hershel Schachter BY: Staff   Who is qualified to give a pesak Halakhah (halakhic ruling)? What makes his ruling binding upon a large group of people? To give an original pesak on a new she’eilah (halachic question) or a hachra’ah (decision) on an old ... Read more →