by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on February 28, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at teshuvot about times when you may be inclined to remove your kippah and asks whether you should. Also addressed – the association between the kippah and davening. To learn along with Rabbi Linzer follow the links: Iggros Moshe OH 2-95 Removing your kippah at the movies Iggros Moshe – YD 2-33 Taking off your kippah for mixed dancing Iggros Moshe YD 4-11 On the prohibition of bechukoteihem lo teileichu Iggros Moshe – OH 4-20 Section 14 Davening with an uncovered head…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on February 26, 2019
What are the halakhot of wearing a kippah? Is it a minhag chasidut or a halakhic obligation? Can you accept a job in a place where you can’t wear a kippah? Rabbi Linzer looks at Rav Moshe’s answers to these questions and more.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on February 26, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at a teshuvah about wearing clothes that conform to social norms or preserving “Jewish” dress. To learn along with Rabbi Linzer follow the link: Iggros Moshe YD 1-81 Wearing clothes of the general society…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on February 5, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at some teshuvot about different kinds of chatzizot. How does Rav Moshe’s conceptual understanding of halakha shape his psak in these cases? Iggros Moshe YD 1-98 Is an earplug a chatzizah? Iggros Moshe – YD 1-97 Is a filling in a tooth a chatzizah?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 30, 2019
Rav Moshe stakes out dramatic positions against major poskim on two questions: Can a woman shower after the mikvah? Can a woman go to the mikvah during the day on day seven, if she won’t be able to go at night?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 29, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at a host of teshuvot about mikvaot and explains the creative tools that Rav Moshe employs to assume that someone with parents who were not observant was not conceived during niddah. To learn along with Rabbi Linzer follow the links below: Iggros Moshe YD 4-17 Section 19 Concern about marrying someone conceived during niddah (a baal/baalat teshuvah) Iggros Moshe YD 1-10 Can you immerse in a swimming pool with a filter?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 25, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at a wide range of teshuvot to demonstrate a critical component of Rav Moshe’s philosophy of psak – a dual emphasis on paskening based on svara and based on circumstance. To learn along with Rabbi Linzer, follow the links to the teshuvot below: Iggros Moshe EH 1-64 a woman who would be endangered by pregnancy Iggros Moshe EH 3-22 more about a woman who is not permitted to become pregnant Iggros Moshe EH 3-14 testing a man’s semen Iggros Moshe YD 3-91 the prohibition of summarizing and translating teshuvot Iggros Moshe YD 4-38 the rules of psak and disseminating piskei halakha without the full reasoning …
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 25, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at two teshuvot – about a Cohen going to medical school and a woman going to the mikvah wearing earplugs – to identify the limits and features of Rav Moshe’s philosophy of halakha and psak. …
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 21, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at Rav Moshe’s introduction to his responsa, in which he outlines his philosophy of halakha and psak, and explains how he feels comfortable publishing his teshuvot.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 18, 2019
Rabbi Linzer looks at a famous teshuvah of Rav Moshe that takes on the challenge from feminism to the role of women in halakha and Jewish life. Why are women not obligated equally? Can halakha change to accommodate shifting social realities?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 16, 2019
Two teshuvot about a woman serving as a mashgicha – granting hashgacha to a restaurant. Is it allowed? Is there a concern about serarah? Rabbi Linzer asks and Rav Moshe answers.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 14, 2019
A begged isha episode – what does Rav Moshe think about men using mirrors or dying their hair? Also, a begged ish question – can a woman bear arms?…
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