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BSD A father is in charge of his young daughter's Kiddushin, as long as she is younger than twelve and a half. What does that mean? And what is the source for that?

BSD Chazal viewed the Etrog fruit as a vegetable for certain laws. Why? Which animal is the Coy, and what is its special status? Why does the Mishnah sometimes choose the term "way" and sometimes the term "thing" to express the same idea?

Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 534-535). Washing clothes; taking out the garbage; moving around furniture; cleaning/washing/shining shoes; plus lots more!

BSD Gender roles in Judaism. Why women should not fight in the frontline. Why do men court women and not the other way around. And more.

BSD Introduction to tractate Kiddushin. Does a woman belong to her husband according to Jewish law? What is the essence of Kiddushin/ Jewish wedlock?

BSD Last page of Bava Metzia. Case: Some Vegetables grow in the ground of one person but their leaves grow and jut out into someone else's airspace. Who owns these vegetables?

BSD "Do it at your own risk". Does Jewish law endorse this concept? E.g. Would Beth Din allow someone to place a hazardous object in the public domain (for whichever reason) yet demand of him to pay if damage was caused?

BSD An offer you can (not?) refuse, in the eyes of Halacha. Case 1: Reuven's stonewall fell into the garden of his neighbor, Shimon. Instead of clearing away the stones, Reuven tells Shimon that he can keep the stones for himself and do as he wishes with them. Is that a workable deal, or [...]

BSD Don't touch the (not so) kosher money. Even if it is legally ok to benefit from someone else's money, it's not always the right thing to do.

Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 534). Washing clothes and towels on Chol Hamoed, plus lots more!