An up-to-date and thorough analysis of the halachic, hashkafic and ethical issues that Jews face in the modern world.
Topics covered include:-
1. Abortion
2. Bat Mitzva
3. Copyright Issues
4. Use of Electricity in Modern Halachic Situations
5. Homosexuality
6. The International Date Line and Intercontinental Travel
7. Mezonot Bread and the Great Pizza Debate
8. Organ Donation
9. Surrogacy and IVF
10. The Obligation to do Kiruv
11. Vegetarianism
12. Yom Tov Sheni
13. Astrology, Magic and the Occult
14. Women’s Clothing and the Trousers/Pants/Skirt debate
15. Torah Alone or Torah with Secular Studies
16. Art, Idolatry and the Aesthetic
17. Tevilat Kelim for Electrical Items
18. Kol Isha
19. Tattooing
20. Chalav Yisrael
21. Going onto Temple Mount
22. Cosmetic Surgery
23. Having a Secular Name
24. Life after Life – Resurrection, Reincarnation and the World to Come
25. Giving Away Eretz Yisrael for Peace
26. Women’s Obligation to Learn
27. Science, Creation and the Age of the Universe
28. Gender Reassignment Procedures
29. Kosher Money – Giving and Receiving Tzedaka from Stolen Funds
30. Bircat HaChama
31. The Halachic Status of Non-Religious Jews
