Beit Midrash

A Layman's Guide to Marriage

I was told that I should not include quotations from pesukim on my daughter’s wedding invitation. Yet, I see that ‘everyone’ does! Could you please explain the halacha? "I wish someone could walk me through all the halachic steps that we need in planning our daughter's wedding. I am afraid I'll forget to take care of something.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Cheshvan 24 5782

Do Clothes Make the Man?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 10 5781

Can a Sheitel be Prohibited Because of Avodah Zarah?

A Background Discussion of the Halachic Issues Involved in the Use of Indian Hair for Sheitels

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5773

Is a Will the Halachic Way?

Would Yitzchak (and ultimately klal yisroel been better off has he written up in advance a will, clearly determining how he wanted his spiritual and temporal properties to be divided? Are there any hashkafah problems with drafting a will? May one distribute one's estate differently from the way the Torah instructs?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 27 cheshvan 5769