articles on Swears and Oaths
"Hatarat Nedarim" & "Kol Nidrei"?
Why if we do Hatarat Nedarim Erev Rosh Hashana must we say Kol Nidrei and conversely, if we say Kol Nidrei why must we say Hatarat Nedarim?
Oaths and Vows
Can freedom and order coexist in the human sphere? Can there be a society which is both free and just at the same time?
How May We Use a Dishwasher?
Can it be used for milk and meat (seperately of course)?
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.
Lessons on Swears and Oaths
My Vows I Shall Fulfill #2
Can performing a mitzvah be a liability? What is hataras nedarim? How does Kol Nidrei work?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 4 5781
My Vows I Shall Fulfill
Can performing a mitzvah become a liability? What does it mean that I am doing something “bli neder”? “My friend Billy Nader says bli neder on almost everything. Is this being too frum?”
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tammuz 28 5781
When Does a Negative Practice Become Binding?
If one decided to accept a stringency and is refraining from doing something, without a verbal acceptance of a neder (oath), at what point is it considered binding? While for something active, three performances make it binding, how does refraining from action work to accomplish it?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar II 13 5779
