Learning The News, Halachic Perspectives On Current Events.
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Learning the News encourages readers to apply the same skills to the news stories they read through the lens of Torah.
- May one act as an undercover agent in order to help the police apprehend drug traffickers?
- Is one permitted to interrupt his Shemoneh Esreh to run to a bomb shelter, when protected by the Iron Dome?
- What does the Torah say about standing up to bullies?
- Is it permitted to make human statues of sand or snow?
- Is a person permitted to trade himself on the stock market?
About the Author:
Simcha Lauer received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan. He also has a masters in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. He currently lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel, with his wife and children.
Approbations:
“Outstanding…interesting questions that immediately grab the reader’s curiosity… utilizes a wide range of sources to explain how halachah would address the particular problem…The novice will be exposed to the beauty, depth, and complexity of the halachic process…[T]he talmid chacham will be able to see a wide range of mekoros and psakim, some of which are not so easy to find, which he can then proceed to analyze and elaborate upon…[A] fine work.”
Rav Yitzchak Breitowitz
“Rabbi Lauer deals with timely and important topics…and brings halachic sources from early and contemporary texts with grace and skill.”
Rav Simcha Hakohen Kook