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  • The Eida\'s opinion on using a goy to work on Shabbos

    Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 23:40 in shabbos, eidah chareidis

    According to this sign, placed around RBS B, the Eida rav, Rav Rosenberger, has found a solution to the increasing levels of break-ins taking place on shabbos in the neighborhood.They have decided to hire a security company to patrol the area on Frid...

  • Lack of understanding in the Jerusalem protests

    Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 07:37 in haredim, secular, hafganah, shabbos

    The haredi groups are upset about the secular protest against religious coercion this past shabbos.R' Goldknopf, head of the rabbinic committee for guarding the sanctity of shabbos, doesn't understand them. He says we are all Jews, and how can they p...

  • Personal Rabbinic Responsibility

    Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 04:48 in halacha, rav elyashiv, shabbos, rabbonim

    While it seemed like the elevator issue was pretty final, with some technician raising some issue with rabbonim including Rav Elyashiv, claiming that because of the issue shabbos elevators should be assur to use.Based on that, the rabbonim came out w...