Halacha from the Heart
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Did Jews fast over the destruction of the First Temple when the Second Temple stood? Must pregnant and nursing women abstain from eating and drinking on minor fasts? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other important questions.
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Flying West on a fast day
"If a person travels from one location to another during a fast day, is he governed by the halachic timeframes (e.g., sunset, nightfall) of the place where he began the fast, or those of the place where he finds himself at the time of conclusion? And what if he has already broken the fast?" -
Hand Washing after Toilet
If one is someone who believes Halachic washing should be outside the bathroom, is there any Halachic reason for them not to wash their hands with soap in the bathroom first and then exit the bathroom and do their Halachic washing with the Kli -
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