Venue: YU Israel YU Israel

Halacha:

Mekorot / Responsa Literature,  Thanksgiving 

Collections: R' Rakeffet Responsa Literature Fall 2023

Description

President Truman's letter after bombing Hiroshima. Washington pro-Israel demonstration. The positive impact of wearing a kipah. The Rav on Chabad and its tefillin campaign. ArtScroll Gemaras. Jackie Mason on wearing a tie. Black clothing. How we regard Woodstock. Excessive donations for constructing the Mishkan and the need for something tangible. The statue in front of the church. Rav Menashe Klein and gratitude for the USA. Rav Moshe Feinstein on celebrating Thanksgiving. The Rav: גר ותושב. Rav Feinstein and others on mixed dancing. Women in a taxi. Igrot Moshe, או"ח Responsum 20 subsection 6. Thanksgiving, if limited in how it is celebrated, may be okay. Definitely not יהרג ואל יעבור. Description of Rav Moshe coming to the US. Igrot Moshe יו"ד Section 4, Teshuva 11: Adding a new holiday to the Jewish calendar. King Yanai did. Teshuva 12: Special days listed in Megilat Ta'anit tell us when fasting is forbidden, not new holidays. Wood houses and fires in Europe. חיי אדם and his instituting a permanent פורים קטן for his family. Celebrating Thanksgiving at BMT and Michlalah.