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When cooking on erev Shabbat for Friday night dinner, we are permitted to let the food continue cooking in the oven, into Shabbat, as long as it is edible by the time Shabbat begins. But what is considered "edible?" Chazal fixed the amount at being at least one-third (some say one-half) cooked. This amount of time is called "ben Drusai." Who was this Drusai? He was a well-known robber, who apparently ate his food very quickly, perhaps because he was always on the run from the police! There is another opinion which says that the word "Drusai" is actually a reference not to a single person, but to the community of the Druzim, who were known to prefer eating food that was under-cooked. Thus, even though we don’t normally eat food in this fashion, it is sufficient that some other people do, to set this at the minimum level of cooking.
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Parshat Shoftim-Chodesh Elul
Why does parshat Shoftim always come out during Elul? This innovative and central explanation is an eye-opener regarding many aspects of Judaism.
The Month of Elul TESHUVA IS THE ANSWER
The month of Elul serves as a vital time for self-reflection and personal accountability to prepare for true repentance.
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Realtor’s Fee on Large Commercial Building – part I
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 85031 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
P'ninat Mishpat Complaints about Contractor’s Work – part II
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
(based on ruling 83037.1 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Chemdat Yamim Moreshet Shaul: The Goal of an Agricultural Yeshiva – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 263 (address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Yeshiva Chakla’it in Kfar Haroeh)
