A Daily Schedule to Study Nosei B’ol Im Chaveiro FEELING OUR FRIEND’S BURDEN AND PAIN AS IF IT WERE OUR OWN The Mishna in Pirkei Avos (6:6) lists forty-eight (48) behaviors and qualities that are instrumental for Torah acquisition. One of them is the ma’alah (virtue) of “Nosei B’ol Im Chaveiro” – carrying (i.e., sharing)... Read more »
Introduction: Chesed which Flows from the Source of the Jewish Soul What characteristic could be defined as a singularly Jewish trait? The Gemara in Mesechta Yevamos (Daf 79a) states that Dovid Hamelech said, “There are three defining characteristics of this (Jewish) nation: They are merciful, exhibit
The focus of this presentation is to explore the Halachic permissibility of performing multifetal pregnancy reduction (MPR), by applying the teachings of the Talmud (Mishna and Gemara), Rishonim (medieval-period commentators), Acharonim (more recent commentators) and Poskim (Halachic decisors). MPR is an