by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 7, 2019
(The teshuvah is EH 2-3) Rabbi Linzer looks at a teshuvah about whether a testicular biopsy for the purpose of aiding a man’s fertility makes him a petzuah daka – injured in a way that would prohibit him from marrying. Along the way, Rav Moshe makes astonishing claims about the relationship between science and halakhic change.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on January 2, 2019
Last episode Rabbi Linzer dealt with Rav Moshe’s landmark approval of artificial insemination to allow a woman to conceive with the sperm of a man who is not her husband. This episode, teshuvot about how to halakhically procure the semen of her husband for testing or insemination when medically indicated.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 31, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at some of Rav Moshe’s most groundbreaking and famous teshuvot around fertility and artificial insemination. In them, Rav Moshe takes a practical approach to halakhic ruling that isn’t concerned about cultural discomforts.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 24, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at two teshuvot about going to college. Can yeshiva students take college classes in the summer? What about students who are not succeeding in yeshiva – can they pursue secular studies?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 20, 2018
How important is it to educate your daughter in Torah compared yo your son according to Rav Moshe? Is coeducation ever permissible? Rabbi Linzer finds out.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 18, 2018
Rabbi Linzer studies a long letter that Rav Moshe wrote in teshuvah form that expresses his philosophy of education – especially when confronting the challenges of educating Jewishly in America.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 14, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at teshuvot about interacting with Conservative and Reform institutions. Can you take a job teaching at a Conservative school? What about renting space for a minyan in a non-Orthodox shul? Lastly, can I get married in a non-Orthodox shul?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 12, 2018
Rabbi Linzer tackles a host of teshuvot about Conservative and Reform marriages and conversions. Rav Moshe often invalidated these to solve agunah problems, but on what basis?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 11, 2018
Rabbi Linzer looks at Rav Moshe’s harshest teshuvot about Conservative and Reform Rabbis, where Rav Moshe suggests that brachot from these rabbis are not considered brachot, and that it is inappropriate to give them any kibbudim.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 9, 2018
Rabbi Linzer unpacks two teshuvot about conversions that may not be totally kosher.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 6, 2018
Rabbi Linzer takes us through a long, halakhic teshuvah about which brachot to make if you are lighting on behalf of someone else. Another key question addressed – what about women lighting for men, how does their obligation compare?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on December 4, 2018
This week we’re finishing C is for Conversions with two more episodes and starting D for Denominations.…
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