In this volume, Rabbi Dr. Shmuel Katz wrote a comprehensive list of Questions and Answers for his students taking the Mishna Berurah Semicha program; However, anyone learning halacha (Jeiwsh Law) will find the books " Answers to Living a Jewish Life " valuable and useful.

Much confusion persists regarding the laws of pe'ot and electric shavers. Unanswered questions abound regarding these two areas of halachah. The product of thorough halachic and technological research, The Halachic Haircutting Handbook sets out to present what constitutes baseline halachah with respect to these issues. Included in this volume: - How far the pe'ot ha'rosh must extend - How short one may trim pe'ot ha'rosh - Shaving in halachah - The permissibility of electric shavers Breakdown of the types of electric shavers New evidence from Philips Norelco

The standard reference guide, with more than 20,000 entries ranging from colloquial to literary Yiddish, plus: a grammar guide, a pronunciation key, and instructions for usage Dr. Uriel Weinreich’s Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary has been praised by both scholars and Yiddish writers for its completeness, its remarkable insight into the meanings of Yiddish words and expressions, and its precise presentation of Yiddish grammar and pronunciation. It is the work of one of this century’s most admired scholars of Yiddish language and culture, and took twenty years to complete. Comprehensive and reliable, the Modern English-Yiddish Yiddish-English Dictionary is the standard reference guide to contemporary Yiddish, an essential volume for the beginner and the expert alike.

The purpose of this Sefer, is to enable one learning the Gemara, even if only with Rashi, to be able to access immediately the practical Halacha. The Halachos are arranged according to the order of the Ein Mishpat. In the places where the Ein Mishpat refers to the Shulchan Aruch, the relevant Shulchan Aruch with the Mishna Berurah, and main points of the Biur Halacha and Shar Hatzion are brought, in an easy to read format. All the rest of the Halachos of Mishna Berurah Chelek Alef & Bais not referred to by the Ein Mishpat, are arranged according to the Be'er Hagolah, or placed next to similar Halachos. Where the Ein Mishpat brings only the Rambam, the Rambam is brought without commentaries, unless they help to elucidate the Gemara. The footnotes are very useful for the many places that the Shulchan Aruch does not pasken like Rashi's pshat in the Gemara, and that could cause much confusion. Therefore at the bottom of the page, the Beer Hagolah's remarks are brought, in which he notes every halacha, according to which Meforash the Shulchan Aruch paskened. In places where it isn't obvious how that meforash learned the Gemarah, a small piece of Beis Yosef is brought to explain it. Now when one learns the Maseches Berochos, he will know all the relevant Halachos; where each Halacha is to be found in the Gemara; and according to whom the halacha is being paskened; and how the Gemarah is to be understood accordingly.