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When Not to Listen to Your Parents
Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of OnlineSmicha.com discusses when one would be required to not listen to his parents, despite the importance and significance of the mitzvah of honoring one's parents. Video
Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm of OnlineSmicha.com discusses when one would be required to not listen to his parents, despite the importance and significance of the mitzvah of honoring one's parents. Video
Teshuva from the Frierdiker Rebbe, published in Kovetz Yagdil Torah, NY, Sivan-Tamuz 5743: “In his responsa, my illustrious grandfather, the Tzemach Tzedek, elaborates on the topic of cutting the beard, and even just trimming it with scissors to straighten it and style it… According to his holy, vast opinion, it is forbidden on both halachic and kabbalistic grounds… This is not a mere kabbalistic stringency; it is forbidden according to halacha…The Tzemach Tzedek forbade this practice, and he had mesiras nefesh for this… He is the leading authority in the entire country [Russia] and is the final halachic decisor in… Read more »