A. Yes it is an exemption from the Bishul Yisrael law (which says that a Jew observant of the Kosher Law must participate to some degree in the cooking preparation). As long as all ingredients and equipment ...
A. I’m not sure of JNF’s policy, but Halacha forbids planting in Israel’s soil during the Shemitta (sabbatical) year. 5768 / 2007-8 (when this question was originally posted) is a Shemmitah...
A. Ah, the million-dollar question! Obviously, the issue of whose words they are has far-reaching implications. Reform Jews, much like secular academics, believe that a number of different human authors wrot...
A. The concept has basis in classical Jewish sources, but some of its grandmotherly application has a nice dose of superstition to it. I’d say, generally speaking, it’...
A. Without an “Eruv” there’s no carrying outdoors on Shabbos, and throwing is including in carrying, so that would be out. Even within a permissible carrying place, there are some issues wi...