As a youngster, I loved to hear stories about the Rogachover Gaon (1858-1936). In 1976, the JO published a short essay on him and my father offered to have his friend, Rabbi P Teitz from Elizabeth NJ, host me for a shabbos to relate to me some first-hand stories. Sadly, I never went.
In any event, the seforim blog recently published some more interesting facts about this Gaon/Genius in a Generation of Giants.
Halachic Status of Hydroponic Maror
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by R. Daniel Mann Question: I know that the beracha for hydroponically
grown vegetables, such as the insect-free romaine lettuce used for Pesach,
is Shehak...
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