Short insights from the daily "daf yomi"
Are we required to use magnifiers to discover creatures in food nor visible to the naked eye?
People are attracted not only to people who look like them but also who think like them
How to check for blood spots in eggs and what to do if a blood spot is discovered
Why you should limit your words when you speak/teach, and how to elevate even the most mundane conversations
How does the moon get its light and what was its complaint in creation?
Is there a requirement to check fruits and vegetables for bugs before eating them?
Am I allowed to be machmir/stringent when it bothers other people?
The spiritual dimension of the "derusa" concept- infusing kedusha
How does an animal become a tereifa by getting clawed by a predator?
Until what stage of an item's usability after discovering a defect am I allowed to return and demand a refund?
The difference between chelev and shuman and how to determine what is permitted
The spiritual message behind the treifa laws of the animal's brain
The spiritual and philosophical rationale behind the prohibition of eating "treif"
Do the defining "wounds" that make an animal "treif" change or evolve with scienctific discovery?
When Rabbis in different locales have different (both authoritative) rulings, how are we to view the truth of those rulings?
can an animal that has to get a surgery and becomes a treifa in the process, be reversed when the doctor sews up the incision?
Are there really any true treifot out there or are we just being stringent?
What is the difference between "glatt" and non-glatt kosher meat?
If my non-observant neighbor violates Shabbat that ends up benefiting me, am I allowed to gain from their violation of Shabbat?
Why an individual is able to sometimes create a prohibited status of friend's item but not of something that belongs to the public/community
When in halacha are we able to apply the concept/principle of rubo k'kulo (the majority of something is seen as the entirety of it) and when does it not apply?
What internal organs of an animal if any, does a slaughterer have to check for kosher status?
When a woman gets married and she comes from a Sephardic home, if her husband is Ashkenazi, is she required to change her Customs to those of her husband's?
Are soldiers allowed to eat non-kosher food they find in houses when they are behind enemy lines?
Was the permission to eat meat upon entering Eretz Yisrael a concession to desire or a mitzvah opportunity to enjoy the pleasures of the world?
What are the rules when a prohibited activity/melacha is performed on Shabbat regarding use or enjoyment of that product?e.g. a person cooks on Shabbat, are they allowed to eat that food or not during or after Shabbat? What about other people?
Are avocados that become ripe only after Shabbat beguins considered permissible or prohibited?
We are required to be more stringent regarding safety and danger than we are in the area of "issur", is this meat I found kosher or not?
How intensely does a shochet have to check their work after each shechita?
Are butchers allowed to use special lighting or packaging to enhance the "look" of their meat for marketing purposes?
The kosher status of meat slaughtered by the Kutim and the identity of the "old man"
What ia the status of meat that was slaughtered by a Jew who worshipped idols?
Is someone who eats non-kosher meat from time to time permitted to perform kosher slaughter?
What are the criteria for someone who would like to be a shochet/ritual slaughterer?
Is shechita a mitzvah to fulfill or is it merely a "matir" to enable one who desires to eat meat to do so in a kosher fashion?
How to "bring" meal-offerings without a Beit Hamikdash and 3 takeaways from the Masechet.
May a kohen who has committed idolatry or other sins bless the community in shul?
When someone offers to sell you "one of my houses", should you assume he's going to offer you the biggest or the smallest house?
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