Name: NEW Jewish Learning Course!
Start: 2026-01-21T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-21T19:01:00-05:00
Location: Park Ave Winter Park, FL

6 Week Course, Every Wednesday, Starting Date: Jan 21st.
Location: 2150 N Park Ave. Winter Park Fl 32789
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: $120/PP. (Includes Workbook)
Please join us for the upcoming JLI course, Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa
These are the 𝟑𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 we’ll be exploring, asked by Jews across centuries when life, technology, and Torah collided.
𝟏. 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟖, 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 – Can an Israeli ocean liner sail on Shabbat?
𝟐. 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟒, 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 – May a patient with a catheter pray and study?
𝟑. 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 – Who is the mother when there’s a mitochondrial transfer?
𝟒. 𝟏𝟕𝟎𝟗, 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 – Is a chicken without a heart kosher?
𝟓. 𝟏𝟕𝟕𝟐, 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 – Should burials be delayed due to the widespread fear of premature burial?
𝟔. 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟑, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 – May tefillin be brought into a hospital if they will be incinerated?
𝟕. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟑𝟖𝟎, 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 – Is a synagogue seat-holder justified in opposing the addition of new seats that would narrow his access?
𝟖. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟒𝟓𝟎, 𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚 – Do parents have the authority to dictate whom their children marry?
𝟗. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟒𝟕𝟖, 𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚 – Can all German Jews be taxed to help ransom the Regensburg Jews accused of a blood libel?
𝟏𝟎. 𝟏𝟕𝟑𝟐, 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 – Can a repurposed bathhouse be used for prayer during war?
𝟏𝟏. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟒𝟓𝟎, 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 – Can crypto-Jews eat grain-based foods on Passover that are typically avoided?
𝟏𝟐. 𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟎, 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐚 – Should Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon be annulled?
𝟏𝟑. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 – Is one obligated to contribute toward communal expenses despite holding a royal tax exemption?
𝟏𝟒. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 – Can an astrolabe be used on Shabbat?
𝟏𝟓. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 – Should donors be recognized on plaques?
𝟏𝟔. 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟏, 𝐋𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 – Are new breeds of chicken imported to Europe kosher?
𝟏𝟕. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟎, 𝐋𝐢𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐤 – Do parents have the right to stop their children from switching to pray in the Chasidic manner?
𝟏𝟖. 𝟏𝟔𝟏𝟓, 𝐋𝐨́𝐝𝐳 – Should the community invoke its autonomy to save a Jewish murderer?
𝟏𝟗. 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟒, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 – Can a father ransom his son, knowing another will be killed in his place?
𝟐𝟎. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟓𝟕𝟎, 𝐊𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐨́𝐰 – May a wedding take place after sunset on Friday, when delayed due to a dowry dispute?
𝟐𝟏. 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟖, 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐲 – Does a hot air balloon hovering over a sukkah invalidate it?
𝟐𝟐. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟓𝟓𝟎, 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 – May immigrants from Italian lands switch over to the Sephardic prayer rite?
𝟐𝟑. 𝐜. 𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟑, 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨 – Should one believe in the Yemenite Jew claiming to be the messiah?
𝟐𝟒. 𝟏𝟓𝟒𝟖, 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨 – Is it permissible to use a canal formed by the Nile’s rise for ritual immersion?
𝟐𝟓. 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟔, 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦 – Are new breeds of chicken imported to Europe kosher?
𝟐𝟔. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑, 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦 – Who is the mother in cases of ectogenesis?
𝟐𝟕. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟑, 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦 – How does one track Shabbat on Mars?
𝟐𝟖. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟗, 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐡 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐦 – How does one track Shabbat on Mars?
𝟐𝟗. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐, 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡 – What’s the kosher status of lab-grown beef?
𝟑𝟎. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 – Can AI be used for Halachic decisions?