By Rav Yona Reiss, Av Beis Din, cRc Generally, there is no obligation to eat in the Sukkah when it rains to the degree that the soup would get ruined. This is based on the exemption of “mitztaer” – that a person who is significantly uncomfortable need not eat in the Sukkah. The Torah says…
The cRc Chevra Kadisha thanks Mrs. Ellen Center for 4 decades of dedicated service as a leading Metaheres, and wishes her Mazal Tov upon her retirement. A special event was organized by the Chevra for all the metaharos with Divrei Chizuk from Rabbi Raccah and an acknowledgement of Mrs. Center’s contributions to the Klal.
The cRc held a get together thanking Rabbi Yochanan Nathan for 4 decades of serving as our sofer. We wish him continued hatzlacha as he makes aliyah.
Mazal Tov to this year’s winners of the cRc Rebbetzin Shoshana Schwartz, a”h, Torah Research Project: First Place Winner: Mussi Hecht (Lubavitch Girls High School) for her essay “Halakhic Directives as Regards to Jewish Soldiers Fighting in War,” and Leah Gitty Rand (Bais Yaakov High School of Chicago) for “Redeeming Captives.” Second Place Winners: Nava Dreytser…
At the recent RIETS Dinner Click HERE to watch and listen to the recording of Rav Reiss’ shiur on International Law in Halacha האם יש מושג בהלכה של משפט בינלאומית בנוגע למלחמה בעזה? The following article was published this year from his talk at the conference last year on the topic of היתר עגונות בעקבות…
cRc Pesach Divrei Torah 5785 Articles include: The Minhag of “Not Mishing” Not Eating Out on Pesach – By Rav Yona Reiss Karpas as the Conduit for Connection – Rabbi Yechiel Bresler The Symbolism of the Egg – By Rabbi Daniel Fox The Hardest Words to Say: “I Was Wrong” – By Rabbi Akiva Males…
To listen to Members Meeting Shiur by Rav Yona Reiss on Purim Meshulash click here To view Marei Mekomos download the PDF here
For Chicago Rabbinical Currents Volume 1, click->Here<- Volume 2 | Issue 5 Menachem Av 5785 Tzedaka and Maaser – By Rabbi Yisroel Langer Pureeing Produce – By Rabbi Dovid Cohen Volume 2 | Issue 4 Iyar 5785 Personal Beliefs and the Conversion Process – By Rabbi Aaron Kraft Does Maple Syrup Need Hashgacha – By…
cRc Divrei Torah – Chanukah 5785 Contents: Light and Darkness – Rav Yona Reiss Should the Branches of the Menorah Be Round or Straight? – Rabbi Yochanan Posner Hashem Loves the Righteous – Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi Garsek Shalom Bayit: Chanukah’s Rival or Chanukah’s Goal? – Rabbi Noach Goldstein
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