R' Aryeh Leib Gunzberg
Works & Contributions (2)
- Beur HaGra
- Sha'agat Aryeh, Siman 1–2
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Historical Context
Decisional Profile
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Shabbat
Daily Life
Prayer
Blessings
Tzitzit & Tefillin
Pesach
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Hanukkah
Purim
Holidays
Fasts & Mourning
Most often disagrees with
Rulings (5)
Is a person who has no arm at all (and therefore can never wear the hand tefilla) still obligated to wear the head tefilla?
One who has no arm at all, and will therefore never be able to wear the hand tefilla, is still oblig…
May one insert a hollow cane or a myrtle leaf into a barrel hole as a spout to draw wine on Shabbat?
The Gra rules that the Mechaber's position (forbidding myrtle leaf) follows Rav Yeymar; the Rema's l…
Is the Blessing of the Torah (Birkat HaTorah) obligatory from Torah law or only rabbinic?
Birkat HaTorah is from the Torah. In doubt, recite only Birkat 'Asher Bachar Banu' — the most distin…
What is the biblical scope of the Shema obligation — is only the first verse, the first paragraph, or all three paragraphs required by Torah law?
The first paragraph (through 'Al levavecha') is biblical; the second paragraph may also be biblical.…
Are women obligated in the remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt (zkhirat yetziat Mitzrayim)?
Women are exempt from the remembrance of the Exodus because daytime and nighttime remembrance are tw…