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    Redeeming Jewish captives, protecting wounded terrorists

    A halakhic analysis of two dilemmas with which Israel has to contend.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tevet 13 5776
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    Israel's Sovereignty on the Temple Mount

    Islam and Arabs respect the ruling power and accept its sovereignty, provided it demonstrates strength and authority. Take away the rights of ungrateful East Jerusalem Arabs.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 16 5776
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    Should Israel go for a decisive or partial victory?

    The government is too weak to pursue a decisive victory, but the fortitude of the public may lead to a partial one. And demographics are on our side.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 9 5776
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    Coping with terrorism through faith

    Terrorism tries to sow panic and cause the public to give up. Israelis are finished with delusions of peace, so terrorism will not achieve its goal, but a rational, gradual, and realistic means of teaching the Torah view must be proposed.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 2 5776
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    The Death of the Righteous

    The leaders in building the country in our times are those who cling more firmly to the Torah. They also cling to the frontlines of settlement in the Land of Israel.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 26 5776
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    The Meaning of Shmini Atzeret

    Why is there an extra holiday added on to the Sukkot holiday.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 16 5776
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    Together in the Sukkah

    The mitzvah of joy on Sukkot includes not only family members, but also the poor and lonely. A primer for the holiday.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 12 5776
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    Yom Kippur - A Day of Liberty

    Afflicting the body and soul on Yom Kippur releases one from the shackles of the body and the material, and allows one to connect to the root of his soul.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 5 5776
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    Rosh Hashana - Expressing the Acceptance of G-d's Kingdom

    The central theme of Rosh Hashana should be part of our appearance and actions.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Elul 26 5775
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    Understanding Selichot

    All about the custom of reciting Selichot for the Salvation of the Clal

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Elul 20 5775
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    Monetary Torah Laws at the Close of the Shmitta Year

    What is shimittat ksafim, when does it apply and what is the pruzbul?

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Elul 13 5775
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    Rabbi Kook: Halakha and the Rabbinate

    The iconic first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel had a unique way of approaching the Rabbinate and halakhic determinations.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Elul 5 5775
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    Far More than 13 Million

    How you count the Jews makes all the difference

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Av 21 5775
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    Changing the Law to be What They Want it to be

    The Attorney General should be fired for attempting to render meaningless the Law against Fraud in kashrut.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Av 14 5775
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    Tisha B'Av on Motsaei Shabbat: A Primer

    The transition from Shabbat to the Fast of Tisha B’Av * How to make havdalah when Tisha B'Av falls on Motzei Shabbat * The halakha for pregnant and nursing women when Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat, and is postponed to Sunday

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Av 7 5775
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    When Av Arrives, We Curtail Our Joy - but How?

    A careful elucidation of the various expressions of ‘curtailing our joy’ - what is allowed and what is not.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Av 1 5775
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    How Should Natural Gas Profits be Divided? The Torah View

    The principle set by the Torah: A person is entitled to enjoy the fruits of his own hard work, but natural resources and means of production should be shared equally.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tamuz 15 5775
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    The Haredi Boycott of Heter Mechira Fruits is Unsustainable

    The only logical explanation for the fierceness of haredi opposition to the heter mechira is that they associate it with Zionism

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tamuz 8 5775
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    The History of the Heter Mechira

    The heter mechira came about in the first shmitta year, 5649 (1888), after thousands of years in exile. Some opposing poskim changed their positions when they saw how urgent the situation was. Anti-Zionism caused more opposition.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tamuz 1 5775
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    When Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Taught Halakha

    Part I: Longing for the halakha classes of our mentor, Rishon Lezion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu. A sample on shmitta. Part 2:The failure of IDF commanders in the pork-eating affair

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Sivan 24 5775
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