Adventures in Practical Halachah - free downloads from Kulmus Publishing
As a sofer, I get asked a few questions or come across some scenarios that are interesting from an halachic perspective. Some lead to some additional research and the results of these are published below. These, along with other articles, are also available through my pages on academia.org, but not everyone has an account, so I've uploaded them here as well. Click on the images of the papers to access the PDFs.
DRESSED IN ROYALTY
An exploration of the Jewish blessing over royalty, inspired by a personal encounter with Queen Elizabeth II and King Harald V.
The first in a series of practical adventures in
halachah from Kulmus Publishing.
AND HE GAVE HER A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT
Paper no. 2 exploring the halachah involving a get (Jewish divorce document) that I wrote, where one of the parties had transitioned MtF in between the civil and religious divorce. Suggestions for options of how this could be tackled in the future, drawing on the sources.
NEITHER CLEVER NOR A SIMPLETON
A paper exploring the scribal concept of
havchanot tinok -
the discernment of a child with two practical examples.
3rd in the series.
TO A PLACE OF DESTRUCTION
A paper examining the commandment to rescue Jewish holy writings owned by non-Jews drawing on both halachic sources and many practical examples.
PERMITTED IN YOUR MOUTH
An investigation into the possibilities of a recycled, vegetarian or vegan
Sefer Torah.
These paper have not been formally published. If you are a publisher interested in expanding upon these, please contact me.
Another paper 'Mimakom Acher - From Another Place' is in preparation.
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