Ladies, men and whomever is invited. Every Erev Yom Kippur, and the weeks before too, there are many of us who are worried or just unsure what to with regard to fasting. Expecting a baby, nursing, medical issues, older parents with daily pills and even complicated situations… I heard maybe I can/should etc., -but it is Yom Kippur after all and who wants to do the wrong thing with so serious a matter and holy a day.  Not every Rav knows the various medical factors of these serious questions and it definitely can be stressful to know who to ask and which Doctor is giving you medically sound, reliable facts.  Whether you have a question already or want to know just in case or were not sure who to turn to, the Medical Halacha Panel hosted by the Kav Halacha Network, the leading resource for shailos and Rabbonim offers a solution.   The Live Webinar is scheduled for Wednesday October 9th 2:30 PM EST, 7:30 PM UK/EU, 09:30 PM Eretz Yisroel, with Harav Shmuel Fuerst, one of the major Poskim joined by respected medical experts in the most relevant fields to answer our practical shailos. Watch anytime from then at www.kavhalacha.org/webinar Dr. Baruch Abittan a well-known expert from our community, who is Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrinology and Fertility will on board to share his expertise. Dr. Abittan practices at of Premium Health Center and at Extend Fertility in Boro Park and Williamsburg and is affiliated with North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center.    Joined by the popular Dr. Barry Dinner, Medical Director of Family Medical Center in Ramat Beis Shemesh who has decades of experience as an Internist working closely with Rabbonim. Dr. Dinner is a recognized expert with Geriatric care clinics in Israel and Maryland Board on Regenerative Medicine, Board certified by the American Academy of Anti-Aging.  Kav Halacha, has long been established as the reliable the 24-hour halacha resource worldwide.   Here’s how it works.   Have you ever had a shaila that you just didn’t know who to ask? Or you knew who you wanted to ask, but it wasn’t a convenient time to reach him? Is it a small shaila that you just needed answered right away? Or how about a big one that you needed to find an expert for, and you weren’t sure where to turn? Your question can be answered immediately by an expert Rav in the area you’re looking for. Just call, it’s completely free of charge.  When you call Kav Halacha, their system directs your call to a Rav who is on call in your regionor worldwide if needed (think 3am at home). Experienced Rabbonim with set times to be available for Kav Halacha, a Rav is nearly always available.  When we need help in a specific area of Halachic expertise, they’ll quickly direct your call to a Rav who has extensive experience and expertise in the area you’re looking for guidance in. Some areas of specialty? Medical Halacha, monetary Halacha, a fertility Halacha guidance division, Kashrus questions, Safrus, a special hotline for Sephardi Halacha line and so many more.  Asking your shaila to a reliable posek has never been easier!  [Getting a reliable p’sak has never been easier! Bookmark www.kavhalacha.org, and save the number to Kav Halacha at (732) 707-6666,

The segulah established by Maran Sar HaTorah Rabbeinu HGR’ Chaim Kanievsky zt”l continues even after his passing* His talmidim and close relatives held a moshav beis din with the Gedolei HaPoskim and unanimously determined that the special segulah helps with health and protection from illness; it’s also effective for those awaiting their shidduch* Hundreds have already participated and received the certificate, which is signed by the Gedolei Torah Diseases, pains, and suffering experienced by those around us are hardly invisible to us. As the new year approaches, what we all yearn for the most becomes clear: that we should be healthy- we, our spouse, our parents, and it goes without saying- our children. This overwhelming concern of each parent for his children, each child for his parents, and each person for himself was something that Maran Sar HaTorah Rabbeinu HGR’ Chaim Kanievsky zt”l wanted to eliminate, and to this end he instituted the special segulah handed down to him from his father, Rabbeinu the holy Steipler Gaon zt”l. This segulah, entitled ‘Vehasirosi,’ is meant to create a protective shield for those who contribute a significant sum to tzedaka, to defend them against all illness and disease. In the last few days the Rabbanim of the ‘Vehasirosi Machala Mikirbecha’ Fund, who were appointed for this task still during the lifetime of Maran Sar HaTorah zt”l, convened: HaGeonim HaGedolim Maran HGR’ Yitzchak Zilberstein shlit”a, Maran HGR’ Shimon Gala’i shlit”a, Maran HGR’ Moshe Shaul Klein shlit”a, Maran HGR’ Shmuel Eliezer Stern shlit”a, author of Shavivei Aish, the son-in-law of Maran Sar HaTorah zt”l Maran HGR’ Yitzchak Kolodetsky shlit”a, and the son of Maran Sar HaTorah zt”l Maran HGR’ Yitzchak Shaul Kanievsky shlit”a. The fund’s Rabbanim publicized their warm recommendation: “A wise person will employ this ‘defense attorney’: a donation made to the ‘Vehasirosi’ Fund; for it’s a clear and proven reality that whoever contributes to the unwell- the cholim– he will have no cholim in his household!” For the brocha of “there will be no cholim in his household” click here>>> The Rabbanim added a special innovation, an interesting new psak din: “Those who are awaiting their zivugim are considered as ‘part of a person,’ and they too are in the category of cholim, and are thus included in the brocha and the decree of Rabbeinu zt”l that ‘there will be no cholim in his household.’” The Rabbanim have also determined that every erev Rosh Chodesh a Kupat Ha’ir emissary will visit the kever of Rabbeinu Chaim Kanievsky zt”l to daven that his brocha and decree that there will be no cholim in their households should be fulfilled in the Kupat Ha’ir donors for this month as well- as Maran himself used to do, davening every erev Rosh Chodesh for this during his lifetime. Another unusual decision made by the Rabbanim of the ‘Vehasirosi‘ Fund was to appoint Amud HaTefilla Maran HGR’ Shimon Gala’i shlit”a to convene, every erev Rosh Chodesh, a moshav beis din of Gedolei Yisrael and Rabbanim of the ‘Vehasirosi‘ Fund for tefilla, as was the custom of Rabbeinu zt”l, who would daven for each upcoming month that those who contribute to the fund for the cholim- midda k’negged midda there should be no cholim in his home. For additional brocha and protection, the Rabbanim also committed themselves “to bli

The milky fork somehow ended up in the meaty sink which was full of dirty cutlery – do I need to kasher the fork and the other cutlery? If I taste some chicken soup but do not swallow it – do I need to wait the length of time that I normally wait between meat and milk? I cut the onion with the meaty knife and then cooked it in my cheese omelet – can I eat the omelet and do I need to kasher the frying pan? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Issur v’Heter.   As the head of a household every ben Torah has a responsibility to know Hilchos Issur v’Heter. Furthermore, we eat three times a day, thus our encounters with food are very frequent.  But what many people don’t realize is that the level of kashrus of the food that we eat directly affects our neshama and thus our ability to learn Torah and connect to Hashem. It can be helpful to read one of the many books that explain the basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Issur v’Heter with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.  Unlike many other areas of halacha, Issur v’Heter requires simultaneous knowledge of many different sugyos to properly answer almost every halachic question. What is the challenge we face?  It can take several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Issur v’Heter in depth.  So how can a working ben Torah, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Issur v’Heter and present it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara through the practical halacha.  This enables one to cover the main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha without being overwhelmed with too much information.   This was created for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Issur v’Heter? Two of the Rabbi Berkovits’s close talmidim, Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen and Rabbi Yakov Pesah, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English.  The material is written with care and great clarity, and includes the various opinions in the contemporary halacha, including many relevant practical cases. All of this started many years ago when Rabbi Gefen first created and taught such a curriculum for Hilchos Shabbos.  Meanwhile, independently, Rabbi Yakov Pesah was developing what would ultimately become the ‘Mitzvas Talmud Torah’ Program by Rabbi Berkovits. Several years ago, they joined forces and together co-founded the ‘Kinyan Hilchos Shabbos’ Program for men and launched it online.  It became an instant worldwide success.  This was followed by the ‘Hilchos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro’ Program for men developed by Rabbi Gefen based on the curriculum of Kollel Linas Hatzedek/Center for Jewish Values a premier international Bein Adam L’Chaveiro resource. Women’s cohorts for both of these programs

The milky fork somehow ended up in the meaty sink which was full of dirty cutlery – do I need to kasher the fork and the other cutlery? If I taste some chicken soup but do not swallow it – do I need to wait the length of time that I normally wait between meat and milk? I cut the onion with the meaty knife and then cooked it in my cheese omelet – can I eat the omelet and do I need to kasher the frying pan? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Issur v’Heter.   As the head of a household every ben Torah has a responsibility to know Hilchos Issur v’Heter. Furthermore, we eat three times a day, thus our encounters with food are very frequent.  But what many people don’t realize is that the level of kashrus of the food that we eat directly affects our neshama and thus our ability to learn Torah and connect to Hashem. It can be helpful to read one of the many books that explain the basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Issur v’Heter with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.  Unlike many other areas of halacha, Issur v’Heter requires simultaneous knowledge of many different sugyos to properly answer almost every halachic question. What is the challenge we face?  It can take several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Issur v’Heter in depth.  So how can a working ben Torah, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Issur v’Heter and present it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara through the practical halacha.  This enables one to cover the main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha without being overwhelmed with too much information.   This was created for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Issur v’Heter? Two of the Rabbi Berkovits’s close talmidim, Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen and Rabbi Yakov Pesah, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English.  The material is written with care and great clarity, and includes the various opinions in the contemporary halacha, including many relevant practical cases. All of this started many years ago when Rabbi Gefen first created and taught such a curriculum for Hilchos Shabbos.  Meanwhile, independently, Rabbi Yakov Pesah was developing what would ultimately become the ‘Mitzvas Talmud Torah’ Program by Rabbi Berkovits. Several years ago, they joined forces and together co-founded the ‘Kinyan Hilchos Shabbos’ Program for men and launched it online.  It became an instant worldwide success.  This was followed by the ‘Hilchos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro’ Program for men developed by Rabbi Gefen based on the curriculum of Kollel Linas Hatzedek/Center for Jewish Values a premier international Bein Adam L’Chaveiro resource. Women’s cohorts for both of these programs

Two years ago, Lemaan Yilmedu has created a program to cover every aspect of Hilchos Taharah with a focus on practical psak and shimush, taught by Crown Heights Rov, Rabbi Tuvia Kasimov, a well-known expert in this field and author of the noted sefer Divrei Tohar. Now entering its third cohort, more than 100 graduates of the course have been equipped with the necessary knowledge and expertise to manage shaylos in this area. The in-depth syllabus will cover everything from how one becomes a niddah, to vestos, bedikos, kesamim, harchakos, yoledes, shivah nekiyim and tevilah, all studied from the original sources of the Tur, Beis Yosef, Shulchan Aruch and Nosei Kelim, followed by Lemaan Yilmedu’s exclusive study booklets of Shalos u’Teshuvos and Practical Halacha. It takes about eighteen months for the cohort to complete the text-based segment of the course, followed by practical shimush on one’s own schedule and availability. Participants will schedule in-person sessions with Rabbi Kasimov when they are visiting New York to complete their training in paskening maros. The course begins Tuesday, July 30. For further information and registration, please visit Lemaan Yilmedu CLICK HERE

How can one choose his shirt from a pile of different types of clothing and not transgress borer on Shabbos? What does one do if there is a power outage on Shabbos? Can someone put food in the oven on Shabbos? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Shabbos.  Shabbos comes about once a week, so if a person is not well-versed in its intricacies, then it is inevitable that transgressions will take place.  It is wonderful to read one of the many books that give basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Shabbos with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.   What is the challenge we face? It takes several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Shabbos in depth, so how can a working man, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Shabbos and presented it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara until practical halacha.  This enables one to cover main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha.   According to Rabbi Berkovits: “Learning Hilchos Shabbos from the traditional sources could be quite confusing or complicated. Studying them in a very organized way gives you the clarity, the clarity to understand them in the first place and the clarity to retain the information.” This was done for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy working Bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Shabbos? Or people who are still building up their Gemara skills but want to learn the Gemara sugyas and Halacha?   Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen, a close talmid of Rav Berkovits who spent eight years as a Rosh Chaburah in Rav Berkovits’s famous Jerusalem Kollel, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English. The material is written with care and with great clarity, as well as including the various opinions in the contemporary practical halacha. For the past several years, Rabbi Gefen has been teaching this material to Torah learners throughout the world, on all levels of learning, and of all ages now as the founder of KinyanHilchosShabbos.com. Participants in each online chabura receive source sheets with explanations both in Hebrew and English, participate in a weekly Zoom shiur and ask questions by phone and email. Many have also successfully gained Smicha through thoroughly learning the material. “I would love to sit in Yeshiva half a day, but I have different hours.” Says Dr. Eric Leibowitz who is a dentist in Brooklyn. “Learning Hilchos Shabbos in Rabbi Gefen’s online chabura allowed for the flexibility I needed. I’d always do Daf Yomi for many years, but always off and on. I was looking for something with some structure and with an end goal. This program enabled me to not only learn, but to retain what I learned in a structured way and the tests were very helpful. I felt like I accomplished something, I made a kinyan on something.” “Over one thousand past

How can one choose his shirt from a pile of different types of clothing and not transgress borer on Shabbos? What does one do if there is a power outage on Shabbos? Can someone put food in the oven on Shabbos? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Shabbos.  Shabbos comes about once a week, so if a person is not well-versed in its intricacies, then it is inevitable that transgressions will take place.  It is wonderful to read one of the many books that give basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Shabbos with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.   What is the challenge we face? It takes several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Shabbos in depth, so how can a working man, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Shabbos and presented it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara until practical halacha.  This enables one to cover main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha.   According to Rabbi Berkovits: “Learning Hilchos Shabbos from the traditional sources could be quite confusing or complicated. Studying them in a very organized way gives you the clarity, the clarity to understand them in the first place and the clarity to retain the information.” This was done for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy working Bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Shabbos? Or people who are still building up their Gemara skills but want to learn the Gemara sugyas and Halacha?   Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen, a close talmid of Rav Berkovits who spent eight years as a Rosh Chaburah in Rav Berkovits’s famous Jerusalem Kollel, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English. The material is written with care and with great clarity, as well as including the various opinions in the contemporary practical halacha. For the past several years, Rabbi Gefen has been teaching this material to Torah learners throughout the world, on all levels of learning, and of all ages now as the founder of KinyanHilchosShabbos.com. Participants in each online chabura receive source sheets with explanations both in Hebrew and English, participate in a weekly Zoom shiur and ask questions by phone and email. Many have also successfully gained Smicha through thoroughly learning the material. “I would love to sit in Yeshiva half a day, but I have different hours.” Says Dr. Eric Leibowitz who is a dentist in Brooklyn. “Learning Hilchos Shabbos in Rabbi Gefen’s online chabura allowed for the flexibility I needed. I’d always do Daf Yomi for many years, but always off and on. I was looking for something with some structure and with an end goal. This program enabled me to not only learn, but to retain what I learned in a structured way and the tests were very helpful. I felt like I accomplished something, I made a kinyan on something.” “Over one thousand past

How can one choose his shirt from a pile of different types of clothing and not transgress borer on Shabbos? What does one do if there is a power outage on Shabbos? Can someone put food in the oven on Shabbos? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Shabbos.  Shabbos comes about once a week, so if a person is not well-versed in its intricacies, then it is inevitable that transgressions will take place.  It is wonderful to read one of the many books that give basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Shabbos with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.   What is the challenge we face? It takes several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Shabbos in depth, so how can a working man, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Shabbos and presented it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara until practical halacha.  This enables one to cover main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha.   According to Rabbi Berkovits: “Learning Hilchos Shabbos from the traditional sources could be quite confusing or complicated. Studying them in a very organized way gives you the clarity, the clarity to understand them in the first place and the clarity to retain the information.” This was done for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy working Bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Shabbos? Or people who are still building up their Gemara skills but want to learn the Gemara sugyas and Halacha?   Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen, a close talmid of Rav Berkovits who spent eight years as a Rosh Chaburah in Rav Berkovits’s famous Jerusalem Kollel, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English. The material is written with care and with great clarity, as well as including the various opinions in the contemporary practical halacha. For the past several years, Rabbi Gefen has been teaching this material to Torah learners throughout the world, on all levels of learning, and of all ages now as the founder of KinyanHilchosShabbos.com. Participants in each online chabura receive source sheets with explanations both in Hebrew and English, participate in a weekly Zoom shiur and ask questions by phone and email. Many have also successfully gained Smicha through thoroughly learning the material. “I would love to sit in Yeshiva half a day, but I have different hours.” Says Dr. Eric Leibowitz who is a dentist in Brooklyn. “Learning Hilchos Shabbos in Rabbi Gefen’s online chabura allowed for the flexibility I needed. I’d always do Daf Yomi for many years, but always off and on. I was looking for something with some structure and with an end goal. This program enabled me to not only learn, but to retain what I learned in a structured way and the tests were very helpful. I felt like I accomplished something, I made a kinyan on something.” “Over one thousand past

How can one choose his shirt from a pile of different types of clothing and not transgress borer on Shabbos? What does one do if there is a power outage on Shabbos? Can someone put food in the oven on Shabbos? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Shabbos.  Shabbos comes about once a week, so if a person is not well-versed in its intricacies, then it is inevitable that transgressions will take place.  It is wonderful to read one of the many books that give basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Shabbos with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.   What is the challenge we face? It takes several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Shabbos in depth, so how can a working man, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Shabbos and presented it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara until practical halacha.  This enables one to cover main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha.   According to Rabbi Berkovits: “Learning Hilchos Shabbos from the traditional sources could be quite confusing or complicated. Studying them in a very organized way gives you the clarity, the clarity to understand them in the first place and the clarity to retain the information.” This was done for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy working Bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Shabbos? Or people who are still building up their Gemara skills but want to learn the Gemara sugyas and Halacha?   Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen, a close talmid of Rav Berkovits who spent eight years as a Rosh Chaburah in Rav Berkovits’s famous Jerusalem Kollel, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English. The material is written with care and with great clarity, as well as including the various opinions in the contemporary practical halacha. For the past several years, Rabbi Gefen has been teaching this material to Torah learners throughout the world, on all levels of learning, and of all ages now as the founder of KinyanHilchosShabbos.com. Participants in each online chabura receive source sheets with explanations both in Hebrew and English, participate in a weekly Zoom shiur and ask questions by phone and email. Many have also successfully gained Smicha through thoroughly learning the material. “I would love to sit in Yeshiva half a day, but I have different hours.” Says Dr. Eric Leibowitz who is a dentist in Brooklyn. “Learning Hilchos Shabbos in Rabbi Gefen’s online chabura allowed for the flexibility I needed. I’d always do Daf Yomi for many years, but always off and on. I was looking for something with some structure and with an end goal. This program enabled me to not only learn, but to retain what I learned in a structured way and the tests were very helpful. I felt like I accomplished something, I made a kinyan on something.” “Over one thousand past

Dozens of Rabbonim gathered Sunday night, joined by many more on the livestream to rabbonim and poskim worldwide, to network, gain chizuk and further their yediyos and skills in their avodas hakodesh. The conference was organized by Kav Halacha Network, the leading resource for shailos and rabbonim. Harav Shmuel Meir Katz, senior Posek of Lakewood Yeshiva and one of the veteran rabbonim of our generation opened with words of chizuk and guidance. In his unique style he addressed the crowd discussing the approach to difficult shailos and challenges and the role of a rav. Following Rav Katz’s words, Rav Eli Biegeleisen a coordinator of Kav Halacha Network shared some of the options for the tzibbur to ask shailos on the Kav Halacha hotline in various topics and the resources and contacts developed exclusively to support rabbonim in dealing with specialized shailos.  The Rav of Sharei Zedek Hospital, Rav Yosef Sprung was introduced by Rav Shimon Sofer who thanked him for his tremendous chesed in medical halacha areas. Rav Sprung then spoke to the respected audience, sharing his insight and experience as a rav and insider in a frum hospital and practical ideas about helping patients and their  families with chizuk and psak. The hour was getting late, but the mesiras nefesh of the rabbonim was evident as they actively participated in a presentation led by Rav Eliezer Gewirtzman, a well known posek, and Dr. Yisroel Cofsky, an Internist in the community. Bringing the information needed to be able to guide people, pasken on shailos or be able to recognize when or whom to reach out to for complicated questions was the purpose and achieved. The discussion touched on a host of topics and shailos that arise including alzheimer’s care, dementia, geriatrics, shabbos and yom tov issues, tznius, nursing homes care, and many other points. The feedback form those attending in person and those remotely was tremendous and bezras Hashem plans are being made for additional meetings on other topics. The dedication and devotion, the effort and work that so many of the community’s rabbonim make to be ready and prepared to be there at every time to guide our kehillos is truly remarkable and cherished. Dr. Yisroel Cofsky, an Internist, shared critical information on shailos regarding those with Alzheimers, dementia and gericatric care Rav Eliezer Gewirtzman introduced some shailos on medical issues Rav Shmuel Meir Katz addressing the packed room and livestream of Rabbonim worldwide In just 10 years Kav Halacha has grown from a local community resource to a 24-hour-a-day international powerhouse with a network of over 100 Rabbonim capable of responding to over 200,000 annual shailos in every area of halacha. Our Rabbonim are spread over 5 continents and 7 time zones, and along with Rabbinic coordinators, have the right people in place to answer every shaila.  The average response time of the dedicated Kav Halacha poskim is under 3 minutes.  Kav Halacha has many specialized divisions, including:Medical HalachaEnd of LifeMonetary-RibbisFertilitySephardicHashgachaTefillin and MezuzosYuchsinEiruvin and TechumimTumaas Kohanim You can reach out to Kav Halacha at any time of the day or night at 732.707.6666. To learn more about Kav Halacha, visit their site at kavhalacha.org.

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The milky fork somehow ended up in the meaty sink which was full of dirty cutlery – do I need to kasher the fork and the other cutlery? If I taste some chicken soup but do not swallow it – do I need to wait the length of time that I normally wait between meat and milk? I cut the onion with the meaty knife and then cooked it in my cheese omelet – can I eat the omelet and do I need to kasher the frying pan? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Issur v’Heter.   As the head of a household every ben Torah has a responsibility to know Hilchos Issur v’Heter. Furthermore, we eat three times a day, thus our encounters with food are very frequent.  But what many people don’t realize is that the level of kashrus of the food that we eat directly affects our neshama and thus our ability to learn Torah and connect to Hashem. It can be helpful to read one of the many books that explain the basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Issur v’Heter with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.  Unlike many other areas of halacha, Issur v’Heter requires simultaneous knowledge of many different sugyos to properly answer almost every halachic question. What is the challenge we face?  It can take several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Issur v’Heter in depth.  So how can a working ben Torah, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Issur v’Heter and present it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara through the practical halacha.  This enables one to cover the main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha without being overwhelmed with too much information.   This was created for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Issur v’Heter? Two of the Rabbi Berkovits’s close talmidim, Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen and Rabbi Yakov Pesah, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English.  The material is written with care and great clarity, and includes the various opinions in the contemporary halacha, including many relevant practical cases. All of this started many years ago when Rabbi Gefen first created and taught such a curriculum for Hilchos Shabbos.  Meanwhile, independently, Rabbi Yakov Pesah was developing what would ultimately become the ‘Mitzvas Talmud Torah’ Program by Rabbi Berkovits. Several years ago, they joined forces and together co-founded the ‘Kinyan Hilchos Shabbos’ Program for men and launched it online.  It became an instant worldwide success.  This was followed by the ‘Hilchos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro’ Program for men developed by Rabbi Gefen based on the curriculum of Kollel Linas Hatzedek/Center for Jewish Values a premier international Bein Adam L’Chaveiro resource. Women’s cohorts for both of these programs

 The decisive drashah of Hagaon Harav Aryeh Leib Shapira, shlita, Mashgiach of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, addressing one hundred talmidei chachamim, Shas Yiden, and their relatives who participated in the joyous annual Siyum HaShas, after they were tested by Hagaon Harav Chaim Peretz Berman, shlita, and Hagaon Harav Bunim Schreiber, shlita A fundamental lesson for every parent and mechanech.  *  With the permission of the Torah luminary, a man whose vision has created many great things, the Pozna Rov, Hagaon Harav Avrohom HaLevi Eisen, shlita. At the outset, I would like to extend a special blessing to the esteemed Rebbetzin, who stands behind the Pozna Rov, and helps and supports his endeavors to proliferating true talmidei chachamim. I want to share a story that I heard from the Rov of Yerushalayim, Hagaon Harav Betzalel Zolty, zt”l. From it, you’ll understand how much gratitude and honor are due to the esteemed Rebbetzin. After the Rogatchover Gaon was niftar, a dispute arose between the community members of Dvinsk, where he served as the Rov of the Chassidic community, and the Rebbetzin, the widow of the Rov, zt”l. The size of Dvinsk was approximately like the size of Gan Varsha in Bnei Brak… and the Rogatchover wasn’t even the Rav of the entire city, only of the Chassidic community. Nevertheless, he was considered Rabban Shel Kol Bnei Hagolah, and his fame spread far and wide across the Jewish world. Accordingly, the community members gave him a suitable salary fitting for the Rabban Shel Kol Bnei Hagolah, a generous salary in proportion to what was customarily given to a Rov of such a small community. But after his petirah, the members of the community argued that indeed, the Rogatchover was the Rabban Shel Kol Bnei Hagolah, and therefore they needed to give him a salary accordingly. However, they claimed, the Rebbetzin is not the Gaon of the generation. Therefore, they claimed, we should only need to give her what we would give to any other Rov’s widow, not as the widow of a leading Gaon. This question was brought before the Gedolim of that generation and it even reached the doorstep of Hagaon Harav Chaim Ozer Grodzensky, zt”l. Reb Chaim Ozer didn’t need much deliberation to give a psak; he responded immediately and said unequivocally: ‘A wife of a talmid chacham is like her husband. Being that he was the Gadol Hador, therefore, she is also the great like the Gadol Hador. He was the Rabban Shel Kol Bnei Hagolah, and she, the Rebbetzin, is also the Rebbetzin Shel Kol Bnei Hagolah, and therefore, she deserves the expanded allowance, as what her husband received!’ From here, we must draw the necessary conclusion regarding the esteemed Rebbetzin, tlita, the wife of the honored Rov, who took a part in Torah that nobody has been able to claim since the times of Rabi Akiva and his talmidim. Blessed are you that you have merited to have a part in such outstanding talmidei chachamim. You have a hundred talmidei chachamim, a hundred children, and each one of them knows the entire Shas.” **  Morai v’Rabbosai, It is hard for me to speak before you. I will own up, without any shame. During last Chol Hamoed Sukkos, my family members entered the sukkah and found me sitting there and crying. They asked me, “Why are you crying?” And I replied to them that I had just seen documentation from your previous tests, of Shas Yiden. I witnessed how you are fluent with the entire Shas as

The milky fork somehow ended up in the meaty sink which was full of dirty cutlery – do I need to kasher the fork and the other cutlery? If I taste some chicken soup but do not swallow it – do I need to wait the length of time that I normally wait between meat and milk? I cut the onion with the meaty knife and then cooked it in my cheese omelet – can I eat the omelet and do I need to kasher the frying pan? These and numerous other questions are impossible to answer unless one has a thorough knowledge of the laws of Issur v’Heter.   As the head of a household every ben Torah has a responsibility to know Hilchos Issur v’Heter. Furthermore, we eat three times a day, thus our encounters with food are very frequent.  But what many people don’t realize is that the level of kashrus of the food that we eat directly affects our neshama and thus our ability to learn Torah and connect to Hashem. It can be helpful to read one of the many books that explain the basic laws, but to really understand the halachos and know how to apply them, it is essential to learn Hilchos Issur v’Heter with the background discussion of the Gemara and commentators.  Unlike many other areas of halacha, Issur v’Heter requires simultaneous knowledge of many different sugyos to properly answer almost every halachic question. What is the challenge we face?  It can take several years for a full-time advanced Torah learner to cover the laws of Issur v’Heter in depth.  So how can a working ben Torah, or one with less advanced skills, begin this seemingly daunting task? Now there is a solution.  World famous Rosh Yeshiva HaRav HaGaon Yitzchak Berkovits shlit’a used his vast knowledge to arrange all the Gemaras with the commentators on each area of Hilchos Issur v’Heter and present it in the form of source sheets that cover material from the Gemara through the practical halacha.  This enables one to cover the main opinions in each topic and gain a deep understanding of the halacha without being overwhelmed with too much information.   This was created for full-time Torah learners who have advanced Hebrew skills and can devote many hours each day to learn.  What about busy bnei Torah who have limited time to learn but want to properly master Hilchos Issur v’Heter? Two of the Rabbi Berkovits’s close talmidim, Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen and Rabbi Yakov Pesah, with the Rav’s haskama, took on the monumental task of adapting the Hebrew sheets into English.  The material is written with care and great clarity, and includes the various opinions in the contemporary halacha, including many relevant practical cases. All of this started many years ago when Rabbi Gefen first created and taught such a curriculum for Hilchos Shabbos.  Meanwhile, independently, Rabbi Yakov Pesah was developing what would ultimately become the ‘Mitzvas Talmud Torah’ Program by Rabbi Berkovits. Several years ago, they joined forces and together co-founded the ‘Kinyan Hilchos Shabbos’ Program for men and launched it online.  It became an instant worldwide success.  This was followed by the ‘Hilchos Bein Adam L’Chaveiro’ Program for men developed by Rabbi Gefen based on the curriculum of Kollel Linas Hatzedek/Center for Jewish Values a premier international Bein Adam L’Chaveiro resource. Women’s cohorts for both of these programs

During the sales event 5784 of Machon Yerushalayim, the monumental series of the 34-volume Shulchan Aruch Friedman Edition is on sale for a limited time only. As part of the event, hundreds of seforim plus many new volumes are on sale at Judaica bookstores across the United States. The Shulchan Aruch Friedman Edition has been enthusiastically received across the globe. This rare, intricate work that glorifies the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch in its entirety has found its place on the mizrach vant of the Torah world, in yeshivos, shuls and home libraries. The Shulchan Aruch, published according to manuscripts and early printings, with tens of thousands of mistakes corrected, many additions, footnotes, and abbreviations deciphered, open the eye and broaden the mind. It has become the ultimate Shulchan Aruch for in-depth learning. The 34 volumes are on sale for an unbeatable sale price of $1,249! Now you, too, can bring this glorified set into your home. “One of the most popular new sets is the new monumental Otzar Meforshei HaTorah” noted one of the large seforim chain owners in the area. This all-encompassing collection culled from close to 1,000 commentaries will change your entire Chumash experience! Your learning, understanding of the Parasha, and your Shabbos table will be transformed!” he said. While the entire set is not yet complete, Breishis, Shemos and Bamidbar have been published so far. Each volume published is received with tremendous excitement. We have now brought these volumes to the USA. “We dedicate tremendous thought to bringing a variety of our most special editions to the learning community as well as to the many choshuve baalebatim in the US at special sale prices,” said Rabbi Moshe Buxbaum, director of Machon Yerushalayim. One  of the largest Torah research institutes today, Machon Yerushalayim employs some 150 Torah scholars to research and redact ancient Torah works and reprint them in a high-quality, clear format with additions and explanations to restore them in all their glory. Otzar Meforshei HaTorah- the Avrohom Schonberger Edition, comprises close to one thousand commentaries on the pshat of the verses of the Torah. All commentaries are from Chazal, Rishonim and Achronim up to the present, edited and designed in a style that is light, clear, and concise. The answer to almost any questions that may arise while learning is now easily accessible. Sefer Vayikra is currently being worked on by an elite team of scholars at Machon Yerushalayim.A masterpiece that has had incomparable reviews and one that you will surely find astounding!A must for every Rebbe, every teacher, and every home!  Among the new releases for 5784 is the sixth volume of the B’Shulei HaMincha Project. Finally released! A volume that so many have been anxiously waiting for! The Minchas Chinuch revised, corrected edition including a comprehensive treasury of Chiddushim, comments and explanations from the Achronim.  Another exciting release is the beautiful new 2 volume Piskei HaTosfos set by the mechaber Rabbi Yaakov MiNortheusen. The Psakim of Tosfos published with many additions and supplements, corrections and differences of versions, according to manuscript and early printings. A clear explanation to the sources and works of the author with an introduction. and many more! Now Is Your Chance!Click Here to Order Your Seforim Today!