LETTER of RABBI AVRAHAM NISSANIAN
בהנ"ו ערב פורים ה'תשע"אErev Purim 5771Dear member of the Community,I hope this letter finds you excitedly anticipating the wonderful holiday of Purim. Rejoicing the...
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Previously (see here) we explained that the modern rabbis have very different opinions on the issue of abortion, when facing a congenital disease. We presented...
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In the Tora it is written: (vayiqra 19:36) "You shall have just balances, just weights, a just epha, and a just hin; I am...
Abortion and congenital diseases (3 of 5)
As we previously explained (see here) the fact that a case is not dealt with in Talmudic and early Rabbinic sources, virtually warrants a lack...
Rabbi Yehuda Bibas (1776-1852)
Today, I would like to start writing about one of the most prominent Sephardic rabbis of modern Jewish history, Rabbi Yehuda Bibas. His thoughts...
