All Volumes

Note: When quoting these responsa, it is essential to rely on the Hebrew original, since the summaries are abbreviated and do not contain a full citation and explanation of the sources.

The summaries were prepared by:

  1. Vol. 1 (5746) Alexandra Klein-Franke
  2. Vol. 2 (5747) Rabbi Joseph Heckelman
  3. Vol. 3 (5748-5749) the authors of the responsa
  4. Vol. 4 (5750-5752) Rabbi David Golinkin
  5. Vol. 5 (5752-5754) Rabbi David Golinkin
  6. Vol. 6 (5755-5758) Monique Susskind Goldberg

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Volume 1

Entering the Temple Mount In Our Time
Milking on Shabbat
Artificially Raising the Weight of Lambs Before Sale
Fasting Until After Minha on Tish’a B’av
An Eruv for Kibbutz Hanaton
The Shmitah Year

Volume 2

The Mehitzah in the Synagogue
The Timing of the Hakafot on Simhat Torah
Is Judaism by its Nature Racist?
The Extradition of a Jewish Criminal to Another Country
Conscription of Women into the Israel Defense Forces
Conscription of Yeshivah Students into the Israel Defense Forces
"The Whole Land of Israel" and the Halakhah

Volume 3

The Priestly Blessing

Orah Hayyim

Aliyot for Women
The First Two Aliyot for a Bat Kohen and a Bat Levi
Eating Kitniyot (Legumes) on Pesach

Yoreh Deah

Conversion According to Halakhah
Women and the Mourners' Kaddish

Even Ha'ezer

Artifical Insemination for a Single Woman
Who is Qualified to Perform a Jewish Wedding

Volume 4

Orah Hayyim

Washing the Hands before Kiddush
A Bar Mitzvah Ceremony for Special Needs Children
Riding to the Synagogue on Shabbat
Reading the Megillah Early
Smoking in Jewish Law

Yoreh Deah

Women and the Wearing of Pants
The Disposal of Photocopies of Bible, Siddur, Talmud and Midrash
The Custom of Discarding the Shoes of the Deceased

Even Ha'ezer

Extramarital Relationships
The Active Participation of Women in the Marriage Ceremony

Hoshen Mishpat

Women as Halakhic Authorities (Poskot)

Volume 5

The Ordination of Women as Rabbis

Orah Hayyim

The Abbreviated Repetition of the Amidah
Calling Adopted Children to the Torah
Baruch Shepetarani
Erev Pesach which Falls on Shabbat

Yoreh Deah

Organ Transplants and Donor Cards
The Tohorah Ritual
Tohorah for those who Died of AIDS
The Donation of Bodies to Medical Schools
Burial in a Coffin in Eretz Yisrael

Even Ha'ezer

Halakhic Criteria for Witnesses to a Marriage
Sheva Berakhot After the Seven Days of Rejoicing

Volume 6

Fasting for a Sefer Torah which Fell

Fasting for a Sefer Torah which Fell
Repeating the Name of God when Praying
The Wearing of a Kippah by Men and Women
Women in the Minyan and as Shelihot Tzibbur
Moving a Sefer Torah for a One-time Reading
Recording God’s Name for Educational Purposes
The Triennial Torah Reading Cycle
The Psalm for the Day on Rosh Hodesh
Roommates Who Do Not Observe the Dietary Laws of Pesah
Hafkarat Hametz Instead of its Sale

Yoreh Deah

Entering Mosques and Churches
Giving Kashrut Supervision to Restaurants Which Are Open on Shabbat
Body Piercing
The Conversion of a Child Whose Mother Does Not Plan to Convert
Engraving on a Gravestone a Name Which Was Added During an Illness
Layered Burial and Burial in Mausolea
The Burial of Non-Jews in a Jewish Cemetery

Even Ha'ezer

Remarrying a First Husband After a Forced Marriage