- Family and Society
- General Questions
Disowning a Son
Question
Is there anything in the talmudic law that would permit a father to disown a son and sit Shiva for them?
Answer
There is a custom for parents to sit Shiva on a child who formally changes his faith.

Adoption and Shiva
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 11 Shevat 5765

Rest In Peace
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Sivan 4, 5782

Seance for Gentiles
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Av 14, 5781

buried in grave
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Av 7, 5779

Rabbi Eliezer S. Weisz
Chief Rabbi of Kfar Haro’e and the Emek Hefer valley in Israel.

Kashrut of Porcelain Tableware
29 Shevat 5763

Settling Idol Worshipers in Israel
10 Shevat 5763

Shabbat Candles about to fall
28 Shevat 5763

Mezuzah in the garage
2 Iyyar 5763

Mezzuzah for Non Jew
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 18, 5773

Carrying a baby on Shabbat with no Eruv
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 14, 5779

tizku lemtivzot
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 7, 5779

On which day may one start wishing "Shabbat Shalom"?
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 9, 5780
rafael or refael
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Iyyar 27, 5783
Gluten free challah.
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Iyyar 25, 5783

Rabbanut of Copenhagen
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 5, 5783
