Firstborn Offerings
Which of our forefathers were considered bechoros? Was Avraham Avinu a bechor? What about Yitzchak or Yaakov? The Mishnah in Zevachim (14:4) teaches that before the Mishkan was built, the avodah was performed by…
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Mitzvos
Pidyon HaBen
Redeeming the firstborn son and the laws of the bechor.
Do You Need a Kohein to Perform a Pidyon HaBen?
There is an oft repeated story involving Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l. Rav Moshe was attending a bris. There were two cartons of chalav Yisrael milk in front of him, from two competing brands with different hechsherim.
Is eBay For-Bid-Den?
If you had asked someone 2,000 years ago what “eBay” means, he would have told you “it’s fruit.” Onkelos uses the word “ebay” many times in his translation of Bereishis. Nowadays, eBay is an Internet success story.
A Kohen By Any Other Name
Many times I have heard this same story involving Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt’l. Rav Moshe was attending a b’ris. There were two cartons of chalav Yisrael milk in front of him, from two competing brands with different…
Gemara stories on Pidyon HaBen
The Chasam Sofer's Quip at a Pidyon HaBen
At a pidyon haben, the Chasam Sofer defends a zimun leader who forgot the kohanim with a clever quip, then is horrified to hear it quoted as halachah.