Gray Matter III

Halakhah

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Contents

Versions

Music

Jewish Perspectives on MusicTorah Passages in Song

Medical Issues

The Prohibition to SmokeHigh Risk Medical ProceduresPregnant Women Fasting on Yom KippurCosmetic Surgery, A Review of Four Classic TeshuvotSonograms and Kohanim's Wives

Cosmetics and Halacha

Permanent and Semi Permanent Makeup, Cosmetic Tattooing

Applying Cosmetics on Shabbat and Yom Tov

Cosmetics and Toiletries for Pesach

Family Matters

Frivolous Wedding CeremoniesLimitations on Honoring Parents and MinhagimDivergent Family Customs between Husband and Wife

Beit Din

Marital Finances in Light of Contemporary ArrangementsWartime Gittin

Blood Tests and DNA in Beit Din

Kashrut

Chalav YisraelGevinat Yisrael

Israel

Halachic Perspectives on Civilian CasualtiesIsraeli War Veterans and Nesi'at KapayimMust Diaspora Jews Make Aliyah?

Halachic Process

Beit Din Explaining DecisionsAppealing a Halachic DecisionThe Role of Archaeology in Halachic Decision Making

Estate Planning

Introduction to the Laws of Yerushah and the Ethics of Jewish Estate PlanningThe Halachic Dilemma and Potential SolutionsDisinheritanceHealth Care Proxies and Living Wills

Biographical Notes