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Brooklyn Torah Gazette — Korach 5782

Выпуск: Brooklyn Torah Gazette — Korach 5782. Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. These contain the entire book of Psalms and the Ma'amadot (separate sections of scriptural, Mishnaic, and Talmudic selections for each day of the week, recited after the Shaharit service.) The work was printed in 1668 by Joseph Athias, descendant of a Spanish converso family. 5|P ag e Brooklyn Torah Gazette for Parshas Korach 5782 Rav Avigdor Miller On Lazy or Happy QUESTION: What’s the difference between an ‫עצל‬, the lazy man who is criticized by the sages for not working to improve his situation, and the ‫שמח בחלקו‬, the one who is happy with his lot, and who is praised by the sages? The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) recently issued the following statement regarding the US Supreme Court’s potential overturning of Roe v Wade: The Orthodox Union is unable to either mourn or celebrate the news reports of the U.S. Similarly, we cannot support legislation that permits “abortion on demand”—at any time point in a pregnancy—and does not confine abortion to situations in which medical (including mental health) 1|P ag e Brooklyn Torah Gazette for Parshas Korach 5782 professionals affirm that carrying the pregnancy to term poses real risk to the life of the mother. Jewish law places paramount value on choosing life and mandates – not as a right but as a responsibility – safeguarding our own lives and the lives of others by behaving in a healthy and secure manner, doing everything in our power to save lives, and refraining from endangering others. Jewish law prioritizes the life of the pregnant mother over the life of the fetus such that where the pregnancy critically endangers the physical health or mental health of the mother, an abortion may be authorized, if not mandated, by Halacha (Jewish law) and should be available to all women irrespective of their economic status. To gain a clear understanding of when abortion is permitted (or even required) and when it is forbidden requires an appreciation of certain nuances of halacha (Jewish law) which govern the status of the fetus.1 2|P ag e Brooklyn Torah Gazette for Parshas Korach 5782 The eas

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Brooklyn Torah Gazette

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26 июня 2022 г.

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14

Темы: family_education, health_mind, parsha_commentary