Lots of businesspeople and tourists traveling to Africa are baffled. “Where am I?” they’re wondering. “Did I get aboard the wrong plane?” Locals also are surprised.
What’s causing all this confusion is the large and growing number of Chinese there. Clearly, they want to profit from the
The Shulhan Aruch writes that it is forbidden to make any verbal interruptions during the prayer service, from Baruch She’amar – at the beginning of
It's no secret that retail is on the ropes. Scores of huge chain stores that once dominated the U.S. landscape have gone bankrupt and many more were
E-Commerce continues to grow as an up and coming way to create income. The prevalence of e-commerce poses a question regarding Shabbat. Must one
Is it permissible to rinse one’s mouth out with water on a fast day? Although it is forbidden to rinse one’s mouth on Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av, one
The Shulchan Aruch discusses the delivery of mail by non-Jews on Shabbat. Is it permissible to drop a letter in a mailbox on Erev Shabbat, which will
The Halachot governing Minyan require that all ten men assemble together in the same room. The Shulchan Aruch rules that someone standing outside the
