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Women Reciting Kaddish in Synagogue
Sources address the halakhic status of women reciting kaddish in communal prayer, examining women's obligations in prayer, the customs and communal factors surrounding kaddish recitation, and the role of congregational consent and precedent in determining permissibility.
בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהַצִּבּוּר מִתְפַּלְּלִין
Was Pinchas Acting as a Rodef?
The sources examine whether Pinchas's killing of Zimri and Kozbi constitutes an act of zealotry (kana'im pog'in bo) or falls under the legal category of a rodef (pursuer). Classical and medieval legal texts establish the narrow conditions under which such intervention is permitted and explore the boundaries between justified zealous action and unlawful homicide.
שֶׁהֲרֵי רוֹדֵף הוּא
Reciting Kaddish Decades After Death
Halakhic sources address whether mourners may continue reciting Kaddish for a deceased relative long after their death, examining both the technical rules of Kaddish recitation and the spiritual framework for memorial practices extended over time.
לְפִי שֶׁמִּתְפָּרְדִים בְּחִינַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ שֶׁנִּשְׁאֲרָה בַּקֶּבֶר