Category: Halacha
Organ Transplants, R. Yosef Messas
Organ Transplants and Autopsies: The following is a translation of the groundbreaking response by Rabbi Yossef Messas regarding the permissibility of corneal transplant, which is performed after the donor’s death.
June 1, 2026 , Halacha
Makeup on Shabbat – It Is Allowed!
Teshuva by Rabbi Haim Ovadia:
May 27, 2026 , Halacha, Shabbat
Eruv: History, Problems, and Solutions
In the famous list of the thirty-nine categories of actions forbidden on Shabbat, the last one is carrying from one domain to another. The first step in understanding this category is defining the domains. The rabbis mentioned three domains: Public Domain – רשות הרבים, Private Domain – רשות היחיד, and Karmelit – כרמלית, which has an ambiguous status and hovers between the two other domains.
May 26, 2026 , Shabbat, Halacha
Electric Autonomous Car & Shabbat
It will probably take a few years before autonomous cars become the norm in major cities, but discussions are already developing around the theme of “The Autonomous Car and the Jewish Problem”, and the opinions presented by Halakha-minded rabbis who are willing to speak on the matter shed light on many other, current and real problems, facing the observant community.
May 26, 2026 , Halacha, Shabbat
Minyan virtual… ¡sí!
Un consenso misterioso La conclusión más increíble que puedo sacar de investigar las opiniones diferentes sobre el asunto del minyan virtual es que tenemos un ejemplo raro de consenso entre las facciones en guerra constante del judaísmo moderno. Mientras que hay matices en la manera en la que se dice y se practica el fallo, hay un acuerdo que el minyan solo consiste en diez personas que están presentes físicamente. ¿Cuál es la razón por ese consenso misterioso? ¿Es «tecfobia»? ¿Es solo halajíco? ¿O tal vez haya otras fuerzas en juego aquí?
May 26, 2026 , Halacha, en Español