Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

Shabbos in general, and Shabbos meals in particular, are probably the most transformational experiences that one could offer to a non-affiliated Jew. While every ba’al teshuvah has a unique story and set of elements which influenced him/her, Shabbos almost always features as

There are several practical applications of the principle of lifnei iver to kiruv situations. May someone be invited for a Shabbos meal when he will inevitably drive there? May one make a shidduch for a couple who will not keep the laws of family purity? May one invite a co-ed group to a sleepaway weekend... Read more »

In the previous chapter, we cited the position of many poskim who stated that under extenuating circumstances, the status of tinokos shenishbu can be applied to contemporary non-observant Jews. The implication is that many of the lenient rulings that affect how we relate to non-observant Jews cannot be applied indiscriminately. Rather, to determine whether a... Read more »

During most of Jewish history, public Shabbos desecration was rare and was usually a one-time occurrence, when a merchant accepted goods that came on Shabbos. The Jewish community dealt with such transgressions severely. In those days, a mumar was usually a Jew who had converted to Christianity. Thus, the Rishonim frequently discuss issues such as... Read more »

The Rambam defines a broad range of different transgressors and/ or nonbelievers, such as minim, apikorsim, kofrim, and apostates. These are not all distinct and separate categories, and it is not always clear which kind of sinner belongs to which category.

OlamiResources.com is honored to present free to the Olami Community and beyond, Rabbi Avraham Edelstein’s new landmark sefer, The Laws of Outreach. We are featuring the sefer to the readership of OlamiResources.com in downloadable installments over the next few months. We are greatly appreciative that Rabbi Edelstein has kindly offered to share this important publication, including extensive... Read more »

There are no special mitzvos of outreach. All of the mitzvos that relate to outreach are simply extensions of the concern that we must have for the spiritual well-being of our fellow Jew in general, whether or not he is observant. There are numerous Torah-based and rabbinically

OlamiResources.com is honored to present free to the Olami Community and beyond, Rabbi Avraham Edelstein’s new landmark sefer, The Laws of Outreach. We are featuring the sefer to the readership of OlamiResources.com in downloadable installments over the next few months. We are greatly appreciative that Rabbi Edelstein has kindly offered to share this important publication,... Read more »

We are so clear that the Egyptians, Greeks and the Romans were anti-Torah – the exiles of the past. But we are living right now in a Galus that is more powerful than anything we have experienced before. No wall can prevent it from seeping into our bones, and filtering past our

Rabbi Katz has done it again. Only this time it is worse. He has repeated his vile and untrue accusations that it is widespread for Lakewood poskim to pasken that גזל עכו"ם is permissible and hence such גזילה is widespread in the community. He has repeated his wild

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NEW from The Laws of Outreach! Lifnei Iver

NEW from The Laws of Outreach! Halachic Applications of Tinokos Shenishbu in our Time

NEW from The Laws of Outreach! Contemporary Non-Observant Jews

NEW from The Laws of Outreach: Categories of Transgressors and Our Obligations Toward Them

NEW: Kiruv as a Rescue Mission from The Laws of Outreach

FREE DOWNLOAD: Chapter 1 – The Mitzvos of Kiruv

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Rabbi Ysoscher Katz of Open Orthodoxy Deepens His Assault – A Second Response

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