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Ever wanted to know the answer to some deep and challenging questions in halakhah (Jewish law)? Join Rabbi Avi Killip interviewing Rabbi Ethan Tucker with questions sent in by you (the public!) on all sorts of details of Jewish law. Have a halakhic question you'd like answered on the show? Send an email to Ethan Tucker at [email protected]. You can also leave a message at 215-297-4254. Have some feedback for our show? Please send an email to [email protected].

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Can I Say Birkat Kohanim While Carrying a Gun? - Sources for Episode 113

I am a kohen who lives in Israel. Since October 7th, I've been required to carry my gun at all times, including the synagogue. Is it prohibited to make the blessing of Birkat Kohanim, which is essentially a blessing about peace, while carrying a weapon?

Hadar Institute•21 Views•December 17, 2024•Holiness,Halakhah,Guns,Shabbat,Halacha,Prohibition,Blessings,Priestly Blessing (Birkat Kohanim),Violation,Weapons,Blessing,Prohibit,Violence,Permitted,Shabbos,Birkat Cohanim

Can I Say Birkat Kohanim While Carrying a Gun? - Transcript for Episode 113

Hadar Institute•23 Views•December 17, 2024•Holiness,Halakhah,Guns,Prohibition,Halacha,Shabbat,Blessings,Priestly Blessing (Birkat Kohanim),Violation,Weapons,Blessing,Prohibit,Violence,Permitted,Shabbos,Birkat Cohanim

Do Forbidden Acts Become OK If You Do Them Weirdly Enough? - Episode 25

Hadar Institute•1720 Views•August 2, 2021•Shabbat,Prohibition,Melachah,Halacha,Halakhah,Shabbos,Prohibit,Shinui,Yom Tov,Permitted,Elevator,Violation,Melacha,Melakhah

Can I See My Therapist on Shabbat? - Episode 60

Hadar Institute•1822 Views•August 2, 2021•Halakhah,Healing,Shabbat,Mental Health,Medicine,Working on Shabbat

Can I Read About Coronavirus on Shabbat? - Episode 69

Hadar Institute•1177 Views•August 2, 2021•Coronavirus,Modernity,Pandemic,Covid-19,Shabbat,Changes in Halakhah,Halakhah,Zoom

How Should Jewish Criminal Lawyers Respond to Crime Scene Photos? - Episode 9

Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Rabbi Avi Killip discuss the following question: I'm a lawyer who often has to look at crime scene photos. What are the considerations of k'vod ha-met (honor for the dead) that I should be taking into account in my job?