about judaism:Question:
In reference to Rabbi Ro’i Margalit’s answer regarding defending one’s self from a parent, I would like to ask what one should do if his father hits hard and aggressively in a manner that can cause harm? Sometimes he might humiliate in front of the family...
Answer:
You should turn to a professional, a rabbi or a welfare authority, your father may have a problem, which exceeds normal parameters of educating children, that needs to be taken care of, and if a certified person will talk to him and they'll work on it together, it would be best for everyone. In your case perhaps it is best to try to avoid your father until he calms down.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
Question:
I have been asked to merchandise souvenir pipes (some functional and others non functional) as well as cigars. I have not given my answer to the person because I am not sure if the Torah condems the sale of such items to the Goy.
Answer:
There is no particular prohibition that I am aware of in selling these items to a Goy.
Question:
I would think the bracha on Maple syrup would be ha’etz. They are often planted specifically to harvest the syrup; this, then, is their fruit. The liquid state is, of course, irrelevant.
The question was asked following the question "Bracha for Foods from Wood"
Answer:
It seems to me that maple syrup would not be much different than sugar extracted from sugar cane or molasses extracted from dates, which in both cases the Shulchan Aruch and its commentaries say that the Bracha is "shehakol" since it is not considered the fruit itself.
( שולחן ערוך או"ח סי' רב סע' ט"ו))
However, the Taz (based upon the Tur contrary to the Rambam) in his commentary there ( סי' רב) seems to allude to what your'e saying. However he himself does not say to make "borei pri Ha'etz" on sugar, but if one were to make the Bracha on fruit he would be "yotze" for the sugar which is the "fruit" of the sugar cane. However, great poskim have decided that in regard to sugar which is extracted from sugar cane, the prevalent custom is to make a "Shehacol" as the Rambam decided contary to the Tur.
(שו"ת משנה הלכות חלק ו סימן לח)
I therefore uphold what Rabbi Lewis wrote that the "bracha" for maple syrup is "Shehacol."
Question:
Shalom,
I am considering going to medical school. Medical schools require the students to dissect human bodies donated for scientific research. Am I allowed to participate in such a dissection? Isn’t it descecrating a dead body, even if the person voluntarily donated their body for this purpose?
If you could please email me the answer, that would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Answer:
The Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Arba, Rabbi doV Lior has answered in the Hebrew counterpart of this website that the problem of performing autopsies for the sake of medical study does not apply to the cadavers of non-Jews. (See Also Daat Cohen of Rav Kook zt'l 199)
Gmar Chatima Tova and good luck in medical school.
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