by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on April 6, 2020
Rav Moshe addresses the obligations of women in the mitzvot of the night of Pesach. How far does ‘af hein hayu beoto haneis’ go? Can a woman be motzi her husband in reading the haggadah?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on April 6, 2020
Rabbi Linzer looks at a teshuva about making a siyum on a book of Tanakh for taanit bechorot on erev pesach. Is it allowed? What is the source?…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on April 6, 2020
Why do we say shehecheyanu on Purim day but not on Chanukkah? Does the perfunctory announcement that the shehecheyanu should be on all the mitzvot of the day make sense? Rabbi Linzer explains Rav Moshe’s approach.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on March 7, 2019
What does Rav Moshe think about gelatin, a critical question for modern kashrus? Rabbi Linzer takes a look at some teshuvot.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on March 6, 2019
Rav Moshe has a series of surprising responses to questions about Jewish names, and the importance of holding onto this distinction. Rabbi Linzer explains that Rav Moshe chose a strict and rational halakhic perspective instead of giving weight to the Midrashic tradition of “lo shinu et shemam.”…
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 …
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