Daily Halacha
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Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series includes all of Rav Dovid's Daily Halacha classes.
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Can a color-changing thermometer be used to measure fever on Shabbos?
24 Adar I 5771 | 28 Feb 2011 | Duration: 15:06
Tzitz Eliezer 14:31
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Can I wear photo-sensitive glasses on Shabbos?
6 Adar I 5771 | 10 Feb 2011 | Duration: 11:54
Igros Moshe OC 3:45
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At what point is the malachah of tzovea complete?
4 Adar I 5771 | 8 Feb 2011 | Duration: 18:32
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 24:4,6
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Aspects of dying: permanence and foods. Is it permissible to add saffron to rice?
3 Adar I 5771 | 7 Feb 2011 | Duration: 16:30
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 24:3,5
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Rav Moshe's psak regarding makeup on Shabbos.
29 Shevat 5771 | 3 Feb 2011 | Duration: 13:02
Igros Moshe OC 1:114, 5:28
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Dying on Shabbos; makeup on Shabbos.
27 Shevat 5771 | 1 Feb 2011 | Duration: 14:26
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 24:1-2
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The malacha of combing.
26 Shevat 5771 | 31 Jan 2011 | Duration: 10:48
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 23:1
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Also: to which of the Twelve Tribes does a convert belong?
15 Shevat 5771 | 20 Jan 2011 | Duration: 14:16
Igros Moshe OC 2:24
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What is the correct Nusach for a Chasid who grew up Ashkenaz?
14 Shevat 5771 | 19 Jan 2011 | Duration: 16:56
Igros Moshe OC 2:24
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Also: a Chasid who grew up Ashkenaz (introduction).
13 Shevat 5771 | 18 Jan 2011 | Duration: 17:08
Igros Moshe OC 4:33, 2:24
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Can an Ashkenazi join a Sefardic Beit Keneset if an Ashkenazic Shul is also available?
9 Shevat 5771 | 14 Jan 2011 | Duration: 18:26
Igros Moshe OC 4:33
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You're Nusach Ashkenaz but you're davening in a Sephardic Shul. How do you daven?
8 Shevat 5771 | 13 Jan 2011 | Duration: 14:03
Igros Moshe OC 2:23
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You're Nusach Ashkenaz but you're davening in a Sephardic Shul. How do you daven?
6 Shevat 5771 | 11 Jan 2011 | Duration: 16:03
Igros Moshe OC 2:23
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Each legitimate nusach represents a path to Hashem.
5 Shevat 5771 | 10 Jan 2011 | Duration: 15:46
MB 68:4-6
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During davening, even if you're between brachot, even if you're of the community and waiting for them to catch up, it's so important to focus on davening that it's forbidden even to learn Torah silently.
2 Shevat 5771 | 7 Jan 2011 | Duration: 16:41
MB 68:1-3
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The history of our set prayers.
1 Shevat 5771 | 6 Jan 2011 | Duration: 15:59
MB 68:1
L'ilui nishmat Devorah bas Shmuel, may her memory be for a blessing.
What is and what isn't part of Nusach HaTefillah? What is a piyut?
28 Tevet 5771 | 4 Jan 2011 | Duration: 16:19
OC 68; OC 90:10
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Squeezing water from hair and towels.
27 Tevet 5771 | 3 Jan 2011 | Duration: 15:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:12-13
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Folding your suit, tallis, or bedding on Shabbos. Also: philosophical comments on halachic stringencies and Shalom Bayit.
23 Tevet 5771 | 30 Dec 2010 | Duration: 18:15
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:10
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Shaking out garments; new garments; being careful with our appearance.
22 Tevet 5771 | 29 Dec 2010 | Duration: 15:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:9
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A special message from Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Executive Director of Pidyon.
20 Tevet 5771 | 27 Dec 2010 | Duration: 1:39
Splattered mud, spilled cholent.
16 Tevet 5771 | 23 Dec 2010 | Duration: 14:00
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:7-8
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If we understand the Halacha properly, we can connect to the essence of Shabbos and even to Hashem Himself -- in even the most mundane act of hanging wet clothing to dry.
15 Tevet 5771 | 22 Dec 2010 | Duration: 14:37
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:6
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Managing clothes wet from the rain. Also: an understanding of maris ayin.
14 Tevet 5771 | 21 Dec 2010 | Duration: 17:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:5-6
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The act of melaben vs. the result of melaben.
13 Tevet 5771 | 20 Dec 2010 | Duration: 14:11
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:11,4
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Applying the concept that "soaking is equivalent to washing."
9 Tevet 5771 | 16 Dec 2010 | Duration: 15:09
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:2-3
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The av melacha and principle of laundering.
7 Tevet 5771 | 14 Dec 2010 | Duration: 13:37
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:1-2
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Asarah b'Tevet is the only public fast that can fall on a Friday. How does that work?
6 Tevet 5771 | 13 Dec 2010 | Duration: 13:54
OC 428:1,3; MB 428:3; OC 550:3; MB 550:8-11
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Does a wife away from home light if her husband lights at home? Can a child light on behalf of a parent? What does a family do when dad comes home after everyone is sleeping?
1 Tevet 5771 | 8 Dec 2010 | Duration: 11:48
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A husband is away in a place where other Jews are lighting. Is he yotzei by his wife's lighting? Also: why did chazal make a bracha on seeing Chanukah candles, unlike any other mitzvah?
30 Kislev 5771 | 7 Dec 2010 | Duration: 14:55
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; Tosfot Sukkah 46a d.h. "HaRoeh"
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Do husband and wife automatically fulfill each others' Chanukah obligations, or must they explicitly intend to do so?
29 Kislev 5771 | 6 Dec 2010 | Duration: 15:59
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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If your wife is lighting at home, you are away, and there are other Jews who have lit Chanukah candles that you can see, are you allowed to light with a bracha?
25 Kislev 5771 | 2 Dec 2010 | Duration: 15:41
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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When a husband is away from home, is is obligation fulfilled by his wife's lighting, or does he need to light his own candles?
24 Kislev 5771 | 1 Dec 2010 | Duration: 21:07
OC 676:3; MB 676:5-6; OC 677:3; MB 677:14; OC 671:2; MB 671:9; Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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Does a traveller need to light his own candles?
22 Kislev 5771 | 29 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:35
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; OC 677:3
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A traveller whose wife is lighting Chanukah candles for him at home still has mitzvot to do by lighting. What mitzvot and why?
17 Kislev 5771 | 24 Nov 2010 | Duration: 17:24
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; Shabbat 23a
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On Motzei Shabbos, the proper time to light is immediately after havdalah.
16 Kislev 5771 | 23 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:35
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Ran Shabbos 9a d.h. "Mitzvatah mi'she-tishka"
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Understanding Rav Moshe's chiddush in the time for Chanukah candles on Erev Shabbos.
15 Kislev 5771 | 22 Nov 2010 | Duration: 13:02
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Ran Shabbos 9a d.h. "Mitzvatah mi'she-tishka"
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Rav Moshe's chiddush: on Shabbos Chanukah: light Chanukah candles immediately prior to Shabbos candles.
11 Kislev 5771 | 18 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:01
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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On Erev Shabbos, the time for lighting Chanukah candles is fixed by the onset of Shabbos, not by nightfall.
10 Kislev 5771 | 17 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:50
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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"Sunset" is the time for lighting Chanukah candles. But when is sunset?
9 Kislev 5771 | 16 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:09
OC 679:1; OC 672:1; MB 672:1, Beur Halacha d.h. "Im sof skiyata"; Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Holding a second minyan in the same shul as the first.
8 Kislev 5771 | 15 Nov 2010 | Duration: 14:21
OC 59:1; MB 59:17-21
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Also: holding a second minyan in the same shul.
4 Kislev 5771 | 11 Nov 2010 | Duration: 13:48
OC 59:1; MB 59:14-16
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When you arrive at shul, the minyan is departing. Can you catch a kedusha?
3 Kislev 5771 | 10 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:16
OC 59:1; MB 59:13; Beur Halacha d.h. Yashlim Tefilato
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Also: Barchu of Kriyat HaTorah; finishing the amidah.
2 Kislev 5771 | 9 Nov 2010 | Duration: 16:22
OC 59:1; MB 59:10-12; Beur Halacha d.h. Yashlim Kol HaTefila
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Are we "pores al shema" at Maariv?
1 Kislev 5771 | 8 Nov 2010 | Duration: 12:53
OC 59:1; MB 59:8-10
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Pores al Shema as explained by the Mishna Brura.
27 Cheshvan 5771 | 4 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:09
OC 59:1; MB 59:5-7
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The Mishna Brura, based on the Radbaz, decides against the Ran as accepted by the Shulcham Aruch.
26 Cheshvan 5771 | 3 Nov 2010 | Duration: 16:41
OC 59:1; MB 59:1
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Making up for missing kaddish, kedusha, and barchu.
25 Cheshvan 5771 | 2 Nov 2010 | Duration: 15:00
BY OC 59; OC 59:1; MB 59:2-4
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The Beis Yosef combines the understanding of the various Rishonom into a coherent whole.
24 Cheshvan 5771 | 1 Nov 2010 | Duration: 16:04
BY OC 59
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The Rambam differentiates between public prayer and devarim she-b'kedusha.
20 Cheshvan 5771 | 28 Oct 2010 | Duration: 14:33
MT Hilchot Tefilla 8:5
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When the minyan reaches critical sections, those who are unable to answer stand in silence.
19 Cheshvan 5771 | 27 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:06
Rabbeinu Yona, commentary on the Rif, Brachot 13a-b
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Rabbeinu Yona explains our Mishna according to the Rambam.
18 Cheshvan 5771 | 26 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:54
Rabbeinu Yona, commentary on the Rif, Brachot 13a-b
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Also: the kedusha of u'Va l'Tzion Goel.
17 Cheshvan 5771 | 25 Oct 2010 | Duration: 13:10
Rabbeinu Yona, commentary on the Rif, Brachot 13a-b
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All come together for the benefit of the one.
14 Cheshvan 5771 | 22 Oct 2010 | Duration: 14:59
Rosh Megilla 3:7
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According to the Rosh, it is Rabbeinu Tam who reads Masechet Sofrim as explaining, rather than disagreeing with, the Mishnah's requirement for a minyan of 10.
13 Cheshvan 5771 | 21 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:23
Rosh Megilla 3:7
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Being in a minyan means redefining yourself as one piece in a community.
12 Cheshvan 5771 | 20 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:13
Tur OC 39
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Just why can we repeat parts of davening for someone who missed minyan?
7 Cheshvan 5771 | 15 Oct 2010 | Duration: 14:41
Masechet Sofrim 10:6
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What makes the first brocha before shema so special?
6 Cheshvan 5771 | 14 Oct 2010 | Duration: 14:35
Sefer HaYashar 23; Ran Megilla 13b; Abudraham Birchot Kriyat Shema
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How is it that those who have already davened can complete a minyan for one who hasn't?
5 Cheshvan 5771 | 13 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:16
Meg. 29b
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Latecomers to shul can say kaddish and barchu after minyan.
4 Cheshvan 5771 | 12 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:35
Meg. 29b
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How do we know that a minyan consists of ten Jews?
3 Cheshvan 5771 | 11 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:40
Meg. 29b
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Special additions to Musaf Rosh Chodesh in a leap year.
30 Tishrei 5771 | 8 Oct 2010 | Duration: 11:54
Aruch HaShulchan OC 423:5; Elya Rabba OC 423:5; MB OC 423
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Special additions to Musaf Rosh Chodesh in a leap year.
29 Tishrei 5771 | 7 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:49
Aruch HaShulchan OC 423:5
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Hangnails, scabs, and trimming nails for the mikveh.
28 Tishrei 5771 | 6 Oct 2010 | Duration: 15:35
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 21:4-6
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Plucking feathers, trimming nails.
27 Tishrei 5771 | 5 Oct 2010 | Duration: 14:25
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 21:2-4
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The shearing of wool is the first step toward making cloth.
26 Tishrei 5771 | 4 Oct 2010 | Duration: 10:10
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 21:1
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Is it permissible to daven mincha after sunset?
13 Tishrei 5771 | 21 Sep 2010 | Duration: 15:53
OC 233:1; MB 233:14
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If you normally daven Ma'ariv before shkiya, can you daven mincha at that time in a case of great need?
12 Tishrei 5771 | 20 Sep 2010 | Duration: 14:12
OC 233:1; MB 233:13
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Rav Moshe discusses the timing of the selichos service.
28 Elul 5770 | 7 Sep 2010 | Duration: 11:38
Igros Moshe OC 2:105
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Sometimes it's inevitable that you need to daven both mincha and ma'ariv during the same halachic peiod of the afternoon.
22 Elul 5770 | 1 Sep 2010 | Duration: 11:56
OC 233:1; MB 233:12
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Mincha is a time of favor before Hashem. Why?
6 Elul 5770 | 16 Aug 2010 | Duration: 16:08
OC 233:1; MB 233:7-11
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Mincha time is an unusual machloket in that there is neither a lenient nor a restrictive ruling.
3 Elul 5770 | 13 Aug 2010 | Duration: 15:26
OC 233:1; MB 233:5-6
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For mincha purposes, is it nighttime at sunset or nightfall?
2 Elul 5770 | 12 Aug 2010 | Duration: 9:14
OC 233:1; MB 233:3-4
The latest time for Mincha depends on when nightfall comes.
1 Elul 5770 | 11 Aug 2010 | Duration: 11:26
OC 233:1; MB 233:2-3
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The time for Mincha is determined by the afternoon offerings at the Temple.
30 Av 5770 | 10 Aug 2010 | Duration: 12:22
OC 233:1; MB 233:1
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The afternoon prayer.
29 Av 5770 | 9 Aug 2010 | Duration: 13:26
; OC 233:1; MB 233:1
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By being honest, straight, and forgiving, we bring Hashem's Holiness into the world.
23 Av 5770 | 3 Aug 2010 | Duration: 15:41
Rosh Elu Metziot 21; CM 263:3; CM 272:3; OC 156:1; MB 156:4
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Developing proper middot by treating ourselves with a stringency with which we would not assess others.
22 Av 5770 | 2 Aug 2010 | Duration: 15:20
MT Deot 5:13; MT Gezel 11:17
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One of the secrets to a long life...
18 Av 5770 | 29 Jul 2010 | Duration: 13:30
Meg. 28a; Bava Batra 15b
Shalom as a form of compromise.
17 Av 5770 | 28 Jul 2010 | Duration: 17:23
San. 7a
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It is a mitzvah to bring shalom; is compromise a form of shalom?
16 Av 5770 | 27 Jul 2010 | Duration: 14:42
San. 6b
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Going beyond the letter of the Law.
15 Av 5770 | 26 Jul 2010 | Duration: 14:55
Deu. 4:18; Rashi, Ramban, ad. loc.
The time of halachic noon has consequences on the 10th of Av.
10 Av 5770 | 21 Jul 2010 | Duration: 14:34
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
By mourning on Tisha b'Av, we create the foundation of Redemption.
8 Av 5770 | 19 Jul 2010 | Duration: 12:24
OC 544:25; OC 557:1; MB 557:3
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The source of our Redemption was established before the destruction of Tisha b'Av.
4 Av 5770 | 15 Jul 2010 | Duration: 14:16
Tosefta Taanit 3:9; Bereishis Rabbasi Vayetze 131; Mak. 24a
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The massacre of the residents of Beitar is the 4th of the five tragedies listed by the Mishna as occuring on the 9th of Av.
3 Av 5770 | 14 Jul 2010 | Duration: 14:50
Gittin 47b; San. 17b; Gittin 57b; Brachot 45b
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Hatred among Jews is a constant cause of our destruction.
1 Av 5770 | 12 Jul 2010 | Duration: 13:02
Taanit 29a; Yoma 9b; HaEmek Davar, Introduction to Breishis; Josephus, Antiquities 20:8
We cannot understand either the depth of what we did wrong or the depth of the destruction of our Holy Temple.
26 Tamuz 5770 | 8 Jul 2010 | Duration: 16:39
Isa. 31:16; Metzudat David, Isa. 31:16; Gittin 57b; Lev Eliyahu I:63
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The second cause of the destruction of the first Beis HaMikdash.
25 Tamuz 5770 | 7 Jul 2010 | Duration: 15:42
Yoma 9b; II Kings 21:16; II Chron. 24:15; Gittin 57b
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Understanding the depth of mourning on Tisha B'Av.
24 Tamuz 5770 | 6 Jul 2010 | Duration: 14:45
Introduction to Eicha Rabba; 2 Kings 25:5-7, 21; Yoma 9b
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The origin of Tisha B'Av goes back to the sin of the spies...
19 Tamuz 5770 | 1 Jul 2010 | Duration: 13:51
Yerushalmi Yoma 1:1; Mishna Taanis 4:6; Midrash Tanchuma Shelach 21
The spiritual origin of the 17th of Tamuz pre-date the golden calf by some 1500 years.
18 Tamuz 5770 | 30 Jun 2010 | Duration: 14:46
Seder Olam Rabba 4; Gen. 8:4-13
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More details of the 17th of Tamuz.
17 Tamuz 5770 | 29 Jun 2010 | Duration: 7:32
Taanit 29a
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Also: the cessation of the daily offering; the burning of the Torah.
13 Tamuz 5770 | 25 Jun 2010 | Duration: 15:06
Taanit 28b
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How do we know that the tablets were smashed on the 17th of Tamuz?
12 Tamuz 5770 | 24 Jun 2010 | Duration: 16:11
MT Taaniyot 5:1; BT Taanit 26a, 28b-29a; Zech. 16:19
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What is the Torah source for declaring a public fast day?
10 Tamuz 5770 | 22 Jun 2010 | Duration: 14:47
MT Taaniyot 1:1-4
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Rav Moshe defines the end time for rabbinic fasts based on the various opinions on when nightfall comes.
9 Tamuz 5770 | 21 Jun 2010 | Duration: 13:28
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Based on the gaonim, Rav Moshe allows certain leniencies on motzei shabbos as well.
6 Tamuz 5770 | 18 Jun 2010 | Duration: 16:51
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Based on Rabbeinu Tam, Rav Moshe allows certain leniencies for emergency situations.
4 Tamuz 5770 | 16 Jun 2010 | Duration: 16:44
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Rav Moshe explains the reason behind leniencies -- or lack of stringencies -- ben hashmashos.
3 Tamuz 5770 | 15 Jun 2010 | Duration: 15:47
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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D'Rabbanan is permitted during twilight under certain circumstances.
27 Sivan 5770 | 9 Jun 2010 | Duration: 14:57
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:13-14
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What activities are prohibited and what permitted during twilight?
26 Sivan 5770 | 8 Jun 2010 | Duration: 17:07
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:11-12,14,17
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The proper end time for shabbos according to Rav Moshe -- conclusion. Introduction to Ben HaShmashot.
25 Sivan 5770 | 7 Jun 2010 | Duration: 16:21
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:11
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The proper end time for shabbos according to Rav Moshe.
22 Sivan 5770 | 4 Jun 2010 | Duration: 16:18
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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The Aruch HaShulchan puts it all together and concludes that we should start shabbos 18 minutes before sunset.
20 Sivan 5770 | 2 Jun 2010 | Duration: 14:37
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:7-8
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Rabbi Eliezer of Mitz concludes that Ben HaShmashos begins some 18 minutes before sunset.
19 Sivan 5770 | 1 Jun 2010 | Duration: 15:53
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:6
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So how is it that Rabbeinu Tam concludes that sunset is so late!?
15 Sivan 5770 | 28 May 2010 | Duration: 16:17
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:5
The Aruch HaShulchan questions the Rambam's approach to Ben HaShmashos and learns much from his answers.
14 Sivan 5770 | 27 May 2010 | Duration: 17:21
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:4
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Is shkiya what we commonly call "sunset"... or is it something else?
13 Sivan 5770 | 26 May 2010 | Duration: 14:20
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:1-3
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The Mishna Brura provides a summary overview of the determination of the onset of shabbos.
12 Sivan 5770 | 25 May 2010 | Duration: 15:45
MB 261:23
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By the Vilna Gaon (and others), sunset is not the onset of nightfall; that begins about 58 minutes later with ben hashmashos.
11 Sivan 5770 | 24 May 2010 | Duration: 15:51
OC 261:2; MB 261:23
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The latest possible time for sunset is that of Rabbeinu Tam. When is it and why?
8 Sivan 5770 | 21 May 2010 | Duration: 17:32
OC 261:2; MB 261:19-21
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Understanding "Ben HaShmashos" is essential for understanding when shabbos starts.
5 Sivan 5770 | 18 May 2010 | Duration: 15:43
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
This introduction to the question of when shabbos starts begins with a philosophy of halacha itself.
4 Sivan 5770 | 17 May 2010 | Duration: 17:24
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Warming a baby bottle on shabbos; beating eggs and vigorous mixing.
29 Iyar 5770 | 13 May 2010 | Duration: 11:43
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:8-9, 20:21
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The halachot of hatmana vary depending on whether the food is to be kept warm for the night meal or the day meal.
28 Iyar 5770 | 12 May 2010 | Duration: 16:39
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:5-7, 20:22
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Actual hatmana involves heat and insulation.
27 Iyar 5770 | 11 May 2010 | Duration: 16:51
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:5
Food cannot be left on erev shabbos wrapped up with something that will continue to add heat.
26 Iyar 5770 | 10 May 2010 | Duration: 16:14
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:5
Food cooked by a non-Jew for a Jew; water heated for a Jew by a non-Jew.
24 Iyar 5770 | 8 May 2010 | Duration: 16:57
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:17-18
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...and can you ask a non-Jew to warm food? What if he already did it?
23 Iyar 5770 | 7 May 2010 | Duration: 17:57
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:15-16
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Psik reisha; work done by a non-Jew on shabbos; a "shabbos oven."
21 Iyar 5770 | 5 May 2010 | Duration: 16:24
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:4
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If one violates the gezeira of hatmana, is the food permitted or forbidden?
20 Iyar 5770 | 4 May 2010 | Duration: 16:34
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:3
Three different categories of foods can be left on an open flame going into Shabbos.
19 Iyar 5770 | 3 May 2010 | Duration: 13:07
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:3
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One of the main halachic aspects of leaving food to be warm on shabbos is the concern that we will stoke the coals.
16 Iyar 5770 | 30 Apr 2010 | Duration: 10:52
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:2-3
Malachos that can be started prior to shabbos.
15 Iyar 5770 | 29 Apr 2010 | Duration: 17:34
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:1
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Rising on our toes and other expressions of kedusha.
14 Iyar 5770 | 28 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:16
OC 125:2; MB 125:8-9
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We express our imitation of the spiritual world in reciting kedusha via our thoughts, words, and actions.
13 Iyar 5770 | 27 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:37
OC 125:2; MB 125:4-7; Sha'arei Teshuva 125:1
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It is important to respond to kedusha concurrently with the community.
12 Iyar 5770 | 26 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:23
OC 125:1; MB 125:2-4
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Does the community introduce kedusha, or only the shatz? Also: Custom and halacha.
9 Iyar 5770 | 23 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:01
OC 125:1; MB 125:1-2
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Even in the amidah, there are different "forms" of kedusha.
8 Iyar 5770 | 22 Apr 2010 | Duration: 15:16
OC 109:3; MB 109:16-17
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Keduaha d'Sidra, Kedushas Yotzer, and "the" kedusha.
7 Iyar 5770 | 21 Apr 2010 | Duration: 8:49
OC 109:3; MB 109:15
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Whether to daven word for word with the shatz or to wait depends on a number of factors -- among them, differences between shacharit and mincha.
6 Iyar 5770 | 20 Apr 2010 | Duration: 17:12
OC 109:2; MB 109:14; Beur Halacha d.h. "Aval L'Chatchila"
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Saying kedushah with the shatz.
5 Iyar 5770 | 19 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:53
OC 109:2; MB 109:11-13
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Also: maintaining good kavanah in the amidah.
1 Iyar 5770 | 15 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:02
OC 109:1; MB 109:7-10
Also: Barchu, HaKel HaKadosh, and Shomea Tefilla.
30 Nissan 5770 | 14 Apr 2010 | Duration: 15:28
OC 109:1; MB 109:5
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When deciding to begin your own amidah or wait for kedusha or some such, you need to estimate how much time you have based on the shatz.
29 Nissan 5770 | 13 Apr 2010 | Duration: 15:55
OC 109:1; MB 109:6-7
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Priorities in davening with the community vs. answering "Amen" to the communal prayers.
28 Nissan 5770 | 12 Apr 2010 | Duration: 15:49
OC 109:1; MB 109:3-4
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Yehei Shmei; kedusha; amen...
25 Nissan 5770 | 9 Apr 2010 | Duration: 18:48
Beur Halacha 109 d.h. "L'kdusha o l'kadish
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I come into shul and find the community about to start the amidah... what do I do?
24 Nissan 5770 | 8 Apr 2010 | Duration: 16:34
OC 109:1; MB 109:1-3
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We should speak to G-d as we want Him to speak to us.
23 Nissan 5770 | 7 Apr 2010 | Duration: 15:00
OC 5; MB 5:1-3
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When drinking wine for the four cups, how much wine do I drink?
11 Nissan 5770 | 26 Mar 2010 | Duration: 16:08
OC 271:11; MB 271:68
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Se'ah, log, kov, revi'it, fingers, cubits, mikvehs, and more.
10 Nissan 5770 | 25 Mar 2010 | Duration: 17:39
Chatam Sofer OC 1:127; Yoma 108b
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The measure of a revi'it according to Rav Moshe
8 Nissan 5770 | 23 Mar 2010 | Duration: 17:56
Igros Moshe OC 1:126
On Pesach, each cup is a revi'it of wine. How much wine is that?
7 Nissan 5770 | 22 Mar 2010 | Duration: 16:10
Igros Moshe OC 1:126
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What if a non-Jew acquires chometz in order to give or sell it to me after Pesach?
4 Nissan 5770 | 19 Mar 2010 | Duration: 16:51
OC 448:4; MB 448:22-24
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A non-Jew drops off chometz at a Jew's house during Pesach...
3 Nissan 5770 | 18 Mar 2010 | Duration: 15:06
Har Tzvi OC 2:43
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If another Jew's chometz is still in my possession, I must destroy it just as I destroy my own.
1 Nissan 5770 | 16 Mar 2010 | Duration: 12:51
OC 443:2-3; MB 443:13-15
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The 5th hour is approaching and I am holding chometz as collateral for a loan. What do I do?
29 Adar 5770 | 15 Mar 2010 | Duration: 9:29
MB 443:12
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The 5th hour is coming, and you have another Jew's chometz in your home. What do you do?
26 Adar 5770 | 12 Mar 2010 | Duration: 17:00
OC 443:2; MB 443:11-12
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How we calculate halachic hours has implications for the times of various chometz prohibitions.
25 Adar 5770 | 11 Mar 2010 | Duration: 15:30
OC 443:1; MB 443:8-10
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What is the din of chometz sold during the sixth hour? After the sixth hour?
24 Adar 5770 | 10 Mar 2010 | Duration: 14:42
OC 443:1; MB 443:6-7
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The prohibitions of chometz increase in severity as we progress through the 14th of Nissan.
23 Adar 5770 | 9 Mar 2010 | Duration: 17:17
OC 443:1; MB 443:2-5
On the 14th of Nissan -- Erev Pesach -- we must eliminate all chometz. But when? D'oraita or d'rabbanan?
22 Adar 5770 | 8 Mar 2010 | Duration: 16:19
OC 443:1; MB 443:1
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Both children and mice might bring chometz into a previously checked room -- but the halacha differs depending on the facts.
16 Adar 5770 | 2 Mar 2010 | Duration: 18:22
OC 438:1; MB 438:3-7
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What happens if chometz is brought into a room that you've already checked and cleared of chometz?
15 Adar 5770 | 1 Mar 2010 | Duration: 13:51
OC 438:1; MB 438:1-2
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11 Adar 5770 | 25 Feb 2010 | Duration: 13:13
Shaarei Teshuva 682:1; OC 693:1; MB 693:1
What to do if you forget al hanissim in either the amidah or in birkat hamazon.
10 Adar 5770 | 24 Feb 2010 | Duration: 13:39
OC 682:1; MB 682:1-5
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If your Seudat Purim stretches into nighttime, do you still say al hanissim?
9 Adar 5770 | 23 Feb 2010 | Duration: 15:06
MB 188:33; Baer Heitev 188:8
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When Sunday is Rosh Chodesh, we say both retzei and ya'aleh v'yavo in birkat hamazon as shabbos ends. What about when Sunday is Purim?
8 Adar 5770 | 22 Feb 2010 | Duration: 16:30
OC 187:4; OC 188:10; MB 188:33
If Taanit Esther is pushed back from shabbos to Thursday, does a bris override the fast?
5 Adar 5770 | 19 Feb 2010 | Duration: 10:06
OC 686:2; MB 686:7
There is no better tochacha than that of a prophet -- such as Mordechai's tochacha to Esther. Also: Taanit Esther when Purim is on Sunday.
4 Adar 5770 | 18 Feb 2010 | Duration: 14:26
Est. 4:13-14; OC 686:2; MB 686:2-3
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A story of tochacha from the rabbis of the Mishna.
3 Adar 5770 | 17 Feb 2010 | Duration: 13:51
Rosh 2:8
Just as it is a mitzvah to give repeated tochacha when it will be heard, so too it is an aveira to give tochacha that will not be heard.
2 Adar 5770 | 16 Feb 2010 | Duration: 15:02
MT Deot 6:8-9; Yev. 65b
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When giving tochacha, we must speak in a way that will be heard.
28 Shevat 5770 | 12 Feb 2010 | Duration: 16:43
MT Deot 6:7
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Tochacha must come from a place of kindness and love.
27 Shevat 5770 | 11 Feb 2010 | Duration: 12:32
MT Deot 6:6
If only we could even understand what tochacha is...
25 Shevat 5770 | 9 Feb 2010 | Duration: 16:12
Sifra Kedoshim 4:9; MT Deot 6:6
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As Jews, we are responsible for the entire world.
24 Shevat 5770 | 8 Feb 2010 | Duration: 15:56
Shabb. 54b; Ecc. 7:5,20
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Once challenge of tochacha is our ability to hear it.
20 Shevat 5770 | 4 Feb 2010 | Duration: 14:33
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A look at the first examples of tochacha in the history of the world.
19 Shevat 5770 | 3 Feb 2010 | Duration: 16:31
Gen. 3:8-21; Gen. 4:9-16
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We have a mitzvah to help others to improve themselves.
18 Shevat 5770 | 2 Feb 2010 | Duration: 15:06
Lev. 19:17; Targum Yonatan, Peirush Yonatan ad. loc.
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When washing dishes, one must be careful not to cook.
17 Shevat 5770 | 1 Feb 2010 | Duration: 16:23
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:19-20
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Warming food; returning food to or placing food into an insulated place.
7 Shevat 5770 | 22 Jan 2010 | Duration: 18:48
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:14
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Returning food or warming food near the oven may or may not require a blech, depending on the exact circumstances.
6 Shevat 5770 | 21 Jan 2010 | Duration: 8:29
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:13
Using a blech on top or inside of an oven.
5 Shevat 5770 | 20 Jan 2010 | Duration: 15:00
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:12
Making a blech on shabbos; placing one pot on top of another.
4 Shevat 5770 | 19 Jan 2010 | Duration: 17:58
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:11
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Can water be placed near the stove to warm up?
29 Tevet 5770 | 15 Jan 2010 | Duration: 10:51
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:11
While there is no "cooking after cooking," there is "roasting after cooking," "cooking after baking," etc.
26 Tevet 5770 | 12 Jan 2010 | Duration: 17:58
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:10
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Can you mix a pot on shabbos? What about serving from the pot?
21 Tevet 5770 | 7 Jan 2010 | Duration: 15:30
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:9
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Is dissolving or melting considered to be "cooking"?
19 Tevet 5770 | 5 Jan 2010 | Duration: 16:59
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:7
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Applications of kli sheini: making tea; using a ladle. Introduction to melting and dissolving.
18 Tevet 5770 | 4 Jan 2010 | Duration: 16:22
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:7
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Soaking cooked foods in hot water; pouring hot water on cooked foods.
13 Tevet 5770 | 30 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:57
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:6
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Secondary vessels and solid items.
12 Tevet 5770 | 29 Dec 2009 | Duration: 15:50
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:4-5
Cooking in a secondary vessel.
11 Tevet 5770 | 28 Dec 2009 | Duration: 15:12
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:4
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The details of pouring from a primary vessel.
7 Tevet 5770 | 24 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:3
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Pouring from a cooking vessel isn't quite cooking, but...
5 Tevet 5770 | 22 Dec 2009 | Duration: 15:05
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:3
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Cooking on shabbos with toldot ha-or -- secondary heat sources -- is a d'oraita prohibition.
4 Tevet 5770 | 21 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:38
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:2
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The haftarah for the second shabbos, the maftir, and more.
30 Kislev 5770 | 17 Dec 2009 | Duration: 6:44
OC 684:1-3
Living in a dorm means that you don't have your own space -- so where do you light to best fulfill the mitzvah of ner Chanukah?
29 Kislev 5770 | 16 Dec 2009 | Duration: 13:39
Igros Moshe OC 4:70c
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Insights into the Al HaNissim prayer for Chanukah.
28 Kislev 5770 | 15 Dec 2009 | Duration: 13:29
Various topics in aspects of the Chanukah blessings.
24 Kislev 5770 | 11 Dec 2009 | Duration: 16:27
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Reasons to make a shehechiyanu.
23 Kislev 5770 | 10 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:45
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Do we make a shehechiyanu bracha on the day of Chanukah itself or just on the mitzvah of lighting the candles?
21 Kislev 5770 | 8 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:52
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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If forbidden oil is used to light the Chanukah candles, we save money in that we need not buy oil. Is this considered to be benefiting from the forbidden oil?
20 Kislev 5770 | 7 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:04
Igros Moshe OC 1:191
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Is there "recooking" in burning a cooked milk and meat mixture?
17 Kislev 5770 | 4 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:43
Pitchei Teshuva YD 87:4; Pri Megadim Ashel Avraham OC 673:1
Is the light from burning forbidden oil permitted for use or forbidden?
16 Kislev 5770 | 3 Dec 2009 | Duration: 13:30
Baer Heitev 673:1; MB 687:2; Pitchei Teshuva YD 87:4
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What fuels (and wicks) can be used to light the Chanukah candles?
15 Kislev 5770 | 2 Dec 2009 | Duration: 12:53
OC 673:1; Baer Heitev 673:1; YD 87:1
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If a food is already fully cooked, does placing it on the heat constitute cooking? Or in other words, is there a malacha involved in "recooking"? (Bishul Achar Bishul)
14 Kislev 5770 | 1 Dec 2009 | Duration: 14:17
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:8
The source and principle of the malacha of bishul.
13 Kislev 5770 | 30 Nov 2009 | Duration: 12:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:1
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Is American Thanksgiving appropriate or inappropriate for a Torah Jew?
7 Kislev 5770 | 24 Nov 2009 | Duration: 14:41
Igros Moshe YD 4:11(d)
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Summary and conclusion of yishtabach and related halachot.
6 Kislev 5770 | 23 Nov 2009 | Duration: 17:08
OC 54:3; MB 54:13-14
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Putting on tallis and tefillin after yishtabach (cont.).
3 Kislev 5770 | 20 Nov 2009 | Duration: 14:57
OC 54:3; MB 54:12-13
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Speaking of Kaddish, the Mishna Brura discusses when we can say Kaddish in general. Also: putting on tallis and tefillin after yishtabach.
2 Kislev 5770 | 19 Nov 2009 | Duration: 13:56
OC 54:3; MB 54:10-11
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Between yishtabach and kaddish, it is permitted to interrupt for the sake of a mitzvah or for the needs of the community.
1 Kislev 5770 | 18 Nov 2009 | Duration: 15:40
OC 54:3; MB 54:6-9
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When are tefillin removed for Rosh Chodesh Musaf?
30 Cheshvan 5770 | 17 Nov 2009 | Duration: 13:07
OC 423:3-4; MB 423:5,7,10
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Talking between yishtabach and yotzer or impedes successful prayer.
29 Cheshvan 5770 | 16 Nov 2009 | Duration: 16:49
OC 54:3; MB 54:4-5
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Insights into the understanding of yishtabach.
25 Cheshvan 5770 | 12 Nov 2009 | Duration: 16:58
OC 54:2; MB 54:3
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Answering "Amen" to yishtabach.
24 Cheshvan 5770 | 11 Nov 2009 | Duration: 16:38
OC 54:2; MB 54:2-3
We both literally and figuratively step into an appropriate place to daven.
22 Cheshvan 5770 | 9 Nov 2009 | Duration: 17:28
OC 93:2-4; MB 93:4-8; OC 92:10; MB 92:31
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Sarah bat Shalom on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
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Before prayer, we must prepare ourselves psychologically for the awesome task at hand.
19 Cheshvan 5770 | 6 Nov 2009 | Duration: 16:47
OC 93:1; MB 93:1-2; OC 90:20; MB 90:61:62
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Ideas in kavanah; introduction to kavanah for birkat hamazon.
18 Cheshvan 5770 | 5 Nov 2009 | Duration: 15:59
OC 185:1; MB 185:1
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Don't assume that the rabbi is doing what you think he is doing...
17 Cheshvan 5770 | 4 Nov 2009 | Duration: 15:54
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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There is a difference between an individual who mistakenly thinks something forbidden is permissible and a community who does so.
16 Cheshvan 5770 | 3 Nov 2009 | Duration: 18:19
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
There are appropriate places to add personal prayers; deviating from the set tefillah for one's own purposes, says Rav Moshe, is an abomination.
15 Cheshvan 5770 | 2 Nov 2009 | Duration: 15:15
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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In interrupting our davening, we thereby demonstrate that we do not want to daven according to Chazal's tefilla.
12 Cheshvan 5770 | 30 Oct 2009 | Duration: 15:20
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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Can you state your kavanah aloud during prayers to help gain focus?
9 Cheshvan 5770 | 27 Oct 2009 | Duration: 15:21
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
Rav Moshe revisted the question of American blended whiskey in 1961.
8 Cheshvan 5770 | 26 Oct 2009 | Duration: 14:57
Igros Moshe YD 3:15
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How do we best learn to apply halacha?
5 Cheshvan 5770 | 23 Oct 2009 | Duration: 15:42
Bava Batra 49a
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After telling us why blended whiskey is permissible, Rav Moshe explains why he is strict with himself.
4 Cheshvan 5770 | 22 Oct 2009 | Duration: 17:22
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Another potential issue with blended whiskeys is the addition of glycerin.
3 Cheshvan 5770 | 21 Oct 2009 | Duration: 17:19
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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One cannot intentionally add a non-kosher food to a kosher food in order to annul the non-kosher food in a larger quantity.
2 Cheshvan 5770 | 20 Oct 2009 | Duration: 16:41
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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The annulment of wine as one part in six.
1 Cheshvan 5770 | 19 Oct 2009 | Duration: 14:17
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Shneur Zalman ben Shlomo on the occasion of his yahrzeit.
A more detailed look at the kashrus issues with blended whiskey.
28 Tishrei 5770 | 16 Oct 2009 | Duration: 17:10
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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An introduction to the kashrus issues involved in blended whiskey.
27 Tishrei 5770 | 15 Oct 2009 | Duration: 13:57
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Part 3: The dancing dog... Also: a brief discussion of the philosophy of psak halacha.
26 Tishrei 5770 | 14 Oct 2009 | Duration: 15:09
Igros Moshe OC 1:45
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Part 2: the halachic parameters that may permit bringing a seeing eye dog into shul.
25 Tishrei 5770 | 13 Oct 2009 | Duration: 14:06
Igros Moshe OC 1:45
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It is inappropriate to bring a pet into shul. What about a seeing eye dog?
24 Tishrei 5770 | 12 Oct 2009 | Duration: 15:03
Igros Moshe OC 1:45
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It is a mitzvah to shave and groom prior to a holiday and thus we are prohibited from doing so on Chol HaMoed.
14 Tishrei 5770 | 2 Oct 2009 | Duration: 15:51
OC 631:1-2; MB 630:1-4; Shaar HaTziun 631:1; Beur Halacha d.h. "Ein Megalchim"
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Chol HaMoed is neither weekday nor holiday. So what is it?
13 Tishrei 5770 | 1 Oct 2009 | Duration: 12:20
OC 630:1; MB 630:2
Is malachah on Chol HaMoed prohibitted by the Written or Oral Torah?
12 Tishrei 5770 | 30 Sep 2009 | Duration: 14:51
OC 630:1; MB 630:1
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Chol HaMoed has its own particular restrictions on malachah -- it is neither a weekday nor festival.
11 Tishrei 5770 | 29 Sep 2009 | Duration: 13:28
OC 630:1; MB 630:1
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On Yom Kippur, we set a beautiful table and dress like angels.
7 Tishrei 5770 | 25 Sep 2009 | Duration: 18:16
OC 610:4; MB 610:7-18; Baer Heitev 610:1,3
The mitzvah of lighting candles for Yom Kippur.
5 Tishrei 5770 | 23 Sep 2009 | Duration: 10:37
OC 610:1-3; MB 610:1-8
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What do you do if you need to take medicine on a public fast day?
4 Tishrei 5770 | 22 Sep 2009 | Duration: 8:44
OC 328:2,9, 618:1
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Some thoughts about overcoming the challenging difficulties of our daily selichos during the ten days.
3 Tishrei 5770 | 21 Sep 2009 | Duration: 2:26
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The shofar that will restore the dead to life.
28 Elul 5769 | 17 Sep 2009 | Duration: 7:09
The Prayers of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai
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The shofar that will herald the coming of Messiah.
27 Elul 5769 | 16 Sep 2009 | Duration: 10:18
The Prayers of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai
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If Rosh HaShannah is a day of judgement, how is it that we are festive and joyous when facing such an awesome event?
26 Elul 5769 | 15 Sep 2009 | Duration: 9:51
Tur OC 581
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Selichos are all about pleading our case before Hashem.
25 Elul 5769 | 14 Sep 2009 | Duration: 5:26
Tur OC 581
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Why is the month of Elul a time of selichos and shofar?
22 Elul 5769 | 11 Sep 2009 | Duration: 15:14
Tur OC 581
Ultimately, teshuva is about loving Hashem. How do we achieve such love?
21 Elul 5769 | 10 Sep 2009 | Duration: 16:17
MT Teshuva 10:10-11
We can learn Torah with awesome fear or with love. What difference does it make?
20 Elul 5769 | 9 Sep 2009 | Duration: 15:32
MT Teshuva 10:8-9
What does it mean to serve Hashem with love?
19 Elul 5769 | 8 Sep 2009 | Duration: 15:57
MT Teshuva 10:4-7
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What does it mean to serve Hashem with awe?
15 Elul 5769 | 4 Sep 2009 | Duration: 12:38
MT Teshuva 10:1-3
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According to Maimonides, the Messianic Time is not the World to Come. So what is it? Why do we long for it so?
14 Elul 5769 | 3 Sep 2009 | Duration: 14:24
MT Teshuva 9:7-10
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Hashem gives us goodness and calamity in this world, but that is neither a spiritual reward nor punishment.
13 Elul 5769 | 2 Sep 2009 | Duration: 15:15
MT Teshuva 9:3-6
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The Rambam's understanding of "This World", "The Next World", "The World to Come", "The Days of the Messiah", and the time of the ressurection of the dead.
12 Elul 5769 | 1 Sep 2009 | Duration: 15:40
MT Teshuva 8:13-14; 9:1-2
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