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I would like to take this opportunity to applaud your decision to spend the coming months learnin... more I would like to take this opportunity to applaud your decision to spend the coming months learning Torah in Eretz Yisrael. You have reached a pivotal moment in your life with great potential to achieve spiritual and intellectual growth. It is my pleasure to present to you this year’s first issue of Yeshiva University’s “To-Go ” series. It is my sincere hope that the Torah found in this רפ ס may serve to enhance your בו ט םוי (holiday) and your דומי ל (study). We have designed this project not only for the individual, studying alone, but perhaps even more for a אתורב ח (a pair studying together) that wish to work through the study matter together, or a group engaged in facilitated study. With this material, we invite you to join our Beit Midrash, wherever you may be, הרו ת לידגהל הרידאהל ו (to enjoy the splendor of Torah) and to engage in discussing issues that touch on a most contemporary matter, and are rooted in the timeless arguments of our great sages from throughout the generat...
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate, through the prism of halakhah, whether it is permissibl... more The purpose of this paper is to evaluate, through the prism of halakhah, whether it is permissible for a synagogue or educational institution to accept funds that may have been secured by the donor in improper ways. How does halakhah deal with the ethical challenge of accepting gifts that emanate from individuals involved in illegal or dubious practices? Is tainted money inappropriate to accept, or can a donation cleanse such funds? Do the motivations of the donor matter? Is there a difference if the gift is accepted with the source being anonymous, or is that irrelevant? When evaluating the acceptance of such a gift, does the holy work of the charitable institution outweigh
Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy, Oct 1, 2009
... Aveirah The Mishna in Sukkah 3:1 states the following, A stolen lulav is invalid. Rabbi Oba... more ... Aveirah The Mishna in Sukkah 3:1 states the following, A stolen lulav is invalid. Rabbi Obadiahben Abraham (Bertinoro ... Familial Issues: Receiving Funds without the Express Approval of the Donor Rabbi Yosef Caro writes (Yoreh De'ah 248:4 ... (Sheilot u'Teshuvot haRosh, klal 13 ...
I would like to take this opportunity to applaud your decision to spend the coming months learnin... more I would like to take this opportunity to applaud your decision to spend the coming months learning Torah in Eretz Yisrael. You have reached a pivotal moment in your life with great potential to achieve spiritual and intellectual growth. It is my pleasure to present to you this year’s first issue of Yeshiva University’s “To-Go ” series. It is my sincere hope that the Torah found in this רפ ס may serve to enhance your בו ט םוי (holiday) and your דומי ל (study). We have designed this project not only for the individual, studying alone, but perhaps even more for a אתורב ח (a pair studying together) that wish to work through the study matter together, or a group engaged in facilitated study. With this material, we invite you to join our Beit Midrash, wherever you may be, הרו ת לידגהל הרידאהל ו (to enjoy the splendor of Torah) and to engage in discussing issues that touch on a most contemporary matter, and are rooted in the timeless arguments of our great sages from throughout the generat...
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate, through the prism of halakhah, whether it is permissibl... more The purpose of this paper is to evaluate, through the prism of halakhah, whether it is permissible for a synagogue or educational institution to accept funds that may have been secured by the donor in improper ways. How does halakhah deal with the ethical challenge of accepting gifts that emanate from individuals involved in illegal or dubious practices? Is tainted money inappropriate to accept, or can a donation cleanse such funds? Do the motivations of the donor matter? Is there a difference if the gift is accepted with the source being anonymous, or is that irrelevant? When evaluating the acceptance of such a gift, does the holy work of the charitable institution outweigh
Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy, Oct 1, 2009
... Aveirah The Mishna in Sukkah 3:1 states the following, A stolen lulav is invalid. Rabbi Oba... more ... Aveirah The Mishna in Sukkah 3:1 states the following, A stolen lulav is invalid. Rabbi Obadiahben Abraham (Bertinoro ... Familial Issues: Receiving Funds without the Express Approval of the Donor Rabbi Yosef Caro writes (Yoreh De'ah 248:4 ... (Sheilot u'Teshuvot haRosh, klal 13 ...