Gray Matter II

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Saving Lives on Shabbat Squeezing Lemons on Shabbat

Can We Offer Korbanot Today?Using Electricity from Israeli Power Plants on Shabbat Which Parts of Israel Warrant Tearing Keri'ah?

Revealing Flaws of a Potential Marriage Partner "Orthodox Infertility", When Halachah Interferes with Conception In Vitro Fertilization The Beth Din of America's Handling of the World Trade Center Agunot Chatzitzot and Tevilah

Lifnim Mishurat Hadin, Acting Beyond the Letter of the Law The Prohibition Against Using Civil Courts Summons to Beit Din Pesharah in Theory and in Practice The Role of Lawyers in Beit Din

May One Kasher a Conventional Oven for Pesach Kashering Dishwashers for Pesach Kashering a Microwave Oven for Pesach

Fulfilling Mitzvot Through Electronic Hearing Devices Why Don't We Use Electric Chanukah Menorahs?

Part I; Community's Responsibility to Build a Mikvah Part II; Distinguishing Between Mikvah and Ma'ayan Part III; Mayim She'uvim Part IV; Zeri'ah Part V; Five Approaches to Creating a Mikvah

Biographical Notes Appendix

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Author: Chaim Jachter

Composed: Teaneck, NJ, c.2002 – c.2006 CE

Gray Matter is a 21st-century,multi-volume book of articles about contemporary halakhic (legal) questions by Rabbi Chaim Jachter. Rabbi Jachter thoroughly reviews the relevant halakhic literature in clear language geared toward laypeople and concludes each section with a short practical decision. The work covers topics like halakhic perspectives on casino gambling, copyright laws, and smoking.

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