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By Rabbi Haim Jachter | April 15, 2021 A talmid in his late 30s called and asked me if he is permitted to shave his entire head in what he calls a “preemptive strike” against his increasing baldness. While shaving most of the head is not a problem, shaving the head’s corners runs into the Torah prohibition for a Jewish male to round out the corners, or peyot, of his head (Vayikra 19:27). Fortunately, my older son Binyamin and I have prepared a soon-to-be-released book dealing with this topic at great length. The book is titled “Halachic Haircutting Handbook: A Breakthro...

By Rabbi Haim Jachter | March 11, 2021 The conundrum is well-known. We are not permitted to eat chametz on Erev Pesach after the fourth halachic hour of the day (please visit myzmanim.com for specific times in your area), and we are not permitted to eat matzah on Erev Pesach. On a day when we have restrictions regarding eating both chametz and matzah, how are we supposed to fulfill our obligation to eat three meals on Shabbat?! Background Information The Mishna (Pesachim 3:6) presents a debate between Rabi Meir and the chachamim whether chametz must be eliminated before Erev Pe...

In  the High Court had granted Valbonne the injunction in December to restrain the other parties from acting over a disputed property. In a further two-day hearing last month, Valbonne had applied to continue that injunction to trial, while the respondents sought for it to be set aside on the basis of a series of alleged misrepresentations and non-disclosures in the December hearing. During the latest proceedings, it was described by Mrs Justice Bacon how a translation of a key document presented to the court was a ‘complete fabrication’. The judge did not apportion any blame to represe...

Follow Mar. 7, 2021 NBC recently removed an episode of the TV series "Nurses" because it portrayed an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family as racist and misogynistic.  The family is portrayed as refusing to accept a bone transplant for their son out of fear that it might come from a woman, a ‘ goy’ or, in particular, an Arab: The father says they won’t accept a "dead  goyim leg from anyone. An Arab, a woman." NBC pulled the episode after some Jews decried the episode as antisemitic, defaming ultra-Orthodox Jews by presenting them as racist in terms of their views on organ donation.  Sadly, ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Anas Sarwar after winning the Scottish Labour leadership contest. Picture date: Saturday February 27, 2021. Via Jewish News Anas Sarwar has been made leader of the Labour party in Scotland. You wouldn’t think that would create another row, but the appallingly ignorant deputy leader of the L...