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Shabbat Parashat Miketz | 5768

Miketz | 28 Kislev 5768 | 14/12/2007

The Lights of Zecharia

This week we read a special haftara for Chanuka taken from the prophecy of Zecharia, beginning with the words, “roni v’simchi.” The obvious connection is that the prophecy includes a vision of a menorah. However, there is a lot more to be learned from the context.

P'ninat Mishpat

Case: The defendant (=def) is a yishuv which hired the plaintiff (=pl) to take care of the lighting and sound systems for an event for 7,500 shekels. Both systems malfunctioned at the event. There are mutual complaints by the sides as to whose equipment and/or mistakes were the crucial factors that caused the problems. Despite sending an expert witness to evaluate the situation, beit din cannot determine who is to blame for which problem, but there were problems in the information that def provided pl that could result in sound problems. Does def have to pay in full for incomplete results?

Moreshet Shaul

[In his work, Perakim B’Machshevet Yisrael, Rav Yisraeli set the foundations for the study of Machshevet Yisrael (Jewish Philosophy) in the Israeli religious high school system.

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Question: I will be traveling to a place with no mikveh for tevilat keilim (immersion of utensils) for the utensils I will need to buy. If I do not do tevilat keilim, does the food become non-kosher?

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