All Articles ByAtar 'Halakha Yomit'

Modern approaches to child discipline: balancing traditional guidance with contemporary parenting wisdom.

When two adults eat together with a child who has not yet reached the age of Bar Mitzvah, rabbinic authorities debate whether the child can be counted for a zimun (the invitation to recite Grace after Meals)

It is permissible to recite the blessing over trees that are within three years of their planting, even though they are orlah and forbidden to benefit from, since they were not planted improperly. All trees in their first three years are forbidden for benefit, so it is permissible to recite the blessing over them.