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Gray Matter III
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Music
Jewish Perspectives on MusicTorah Passages in Song
Medical Issues
The Prohibition to SmokeHigh Risk Medical ProceduresPregnant Women Fasting on Yom KippurCosmetic Surgery, A Review of Four Classic TeshuvotSonograms and Kohanim's Wives
Cosmetics and Halacha
Permanent and Semi Permanent Makeup, Cosmetic Tattooing
Applying Cosmetics on Shabbat and Yom Tov
Cosmetics and Toiletries for Pesach
Family Matters
Frivolous Wedding CeremoniesLimitations on Honoring Parents and MinhagimDivergent Family Customs between Husband and Wife
Beit Din
Marital Finances in Light of Contemporary ArrangementsWartime Gittin
Blood Tests and DNA in Beit Din
Kashrut
Chalav YisraelGevinat Yisrael
Israel
Halachic Perspectives on Civilian CasualtiesIsraeli War Veterans and Nesi'at KapayimMust Diaspora Jews Make Aliyah?
Halachic Process
Beit Din Explaining DecisionsAppealing a Halachic DecisionThe Role of Archaeology in Halachic Decision Making
Estate Planning
Introduction to the Laws of Yerushah and the Ethics of Jewish Estate PlanningThe Halachic Dilemma and Potential SolutionsDisinheritanceHealth Care Proxies and Living Wills
Biographical Notes

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Author: Chaim Jachter
Composed: Teaneck, NJ, c.2004 – c.2008 CE
Gray Matter is a 21st-century,multi-volume book of articles about contemporary halakhic (legal) questions by Rabbi Chaim Jachter. Rabbi Jachter thoroughly reviews the relevant halakhic literature in clear language geared toward laypeople and concludes each section with a short practical decision. The work covers topics like halakhic perspectives on casino gambling, copyright laws, and smoking.

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