Beit Midrash
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- Chemdat Yamim
- Igrot Hare’aya
Body: It will be for me a pleasant obligation to awaken your dear spirits to take part in the mitzva of erecting an eiruv in your dear moshav, which we are joyously looking forward to see built, adorned and equipped with all good things.
The erection of an eiruv is positive for two reasons: A. It will prevent the outbreak of a wave of desecration of Shabbat from spreading in your respected, beloved moshav. Besides the inherent holy cause that is included in this, it also impacts the general honor of the moshav. B. It is a great improvement regarding all the needs of life on the holy day in a community that is made up of our Jewish brethren. This reduces dependency on non-Jews.
Igrot Hare’aya (200)
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
193 - Halacha Digging its Heels in Face of Pressure
194 - An Eiruv for Nascent Tel Aviv
195 - Printing of Shabbat Ha’aretz and Preparing for Parents’ Arrival – #246
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Approbation Rather than Hashgacha – #244
Date and Place: 11 Kislev 5670 (1909), Yafo
Recipient: Mr. Lupo, the head administrator of Mikveh Yisrael (one of the first agricultural settlements, located on the outskirts of present-day Holon).
Body: I received your very respected letter, and I am responding with my thanks to your honor, for completing the steps needed to take off tithes [from the produce] as the Torah requires.
Regarding the kashrut accreditation for the wine, I ask your forgiveness that I cannot write a certificate, which I can do only when something is done under my supervision. Last year, I only attested to the signatures of the rabbis who give the certification. I will not hold this back now, as well. However, how can I give my certificate of kashrut, which indicates my specific knowledge in the matter? The following is always the practice. The rabbi who actually supervises the product gives his certificate, and those who need to affirm matters externally assert to the veracity of his signature.
I hope that, in the future as well, you will not cease to fulfill your religious obligations regarding the fruit of Mikveh Yisrael and all its produce. I await your respected response.
Refuting Criticism by the Ridbaz – #311 – part II
Date and Place: 19 Sivan 5670 (1910), Yafo
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Adar 5785
Advice on Studying Spirituality – #301
Date and Place: 22 Iyar 5670 (1910), Yafo
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Shevat 5785
Excerpts of Letter on Shemitta – #289 – part I
Date and Place: 6 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Tevet 5785
Deflecting Criticism – #291
Date and Place: 12 Nisan 5670 (1910), Yafo
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Shevat 5785
Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
Limits of Interest Rate for Loan with Heter Iska – part I
based on ruling 80033 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Sivan 8 5782
Repercussions of a Sale That Turned Out Not Happening – part II
(based on ruling 83045 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
18 Sivan 5784
Repercussions of a Sale that Turned Out Not Happening – part III
(based on ruling 83045 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
18 Sivan 5784
