Holidays
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Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series includes teachings on various Jewish holidays.
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A special message from Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Executive Director of Pidyon.
20 Tevet 5771 | 27 Dec 2010 | Duration: 1:39
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Whether or not bamboo mats can be used as schach is already discussed in the Mishnah.
24 Av 5769 | 14 Aug 2009 | Duration: 16:56
Sukkah 1:11
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The general principles involved in the halachot governing schach.
23 Av 5769 | 13 Aug 2009 | Duration: 15:08
Sukkah 1:4
One who sits under a covering that is either over or under the s'chach does not fulfill the mitzvah of sukkah.
22 Av 5769 | 12 Aug 2009 | Duration: 12:09
Sukkah 1:3
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A sukkah is not kosher unless it is under the open sky.
21 Av 5769 | 11 Aug 2009 | Duration: 16:11
Sukkah 1:2
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The minimum and maximum height of a sukkah, and the minimum area.
17 Av 5769 | 7 Aug 2009 | Duration: 12:54
Sukkah 1:1
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Issues we should each address to become the Holy Nation we can be...
14 Av 5769 | 4 Aug 2009 | Duration: 16:52
Reflections on Tisha B'Av: what should we learn from the fast?
10 Av 5769 | 31 Jul 2009 | Duration: 17:32
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A review of mourning customs on Tisha B'Av, and the special leniencies of lifting mourning to prepare for Shabbos when Tisha B'Av falls on Thursday.
8 Av 5769 | 29 Jul 2009 | Duration: 17:16
OC 558:1; MB 558:1-3
During the Three Weeks, we don't simply mourn; rather, we long for Hashem and experience our deep loneliness
25 Tamuz 5769 | 17 Jul 2009 | Duration: 15:04
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The 17th of Tamuz, Self-Defense, and "Never Again."
17 Tamuz 5769 | 9 Jul 2009 | Duration: 12:55
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Do we say VaY'chulu on Yom Tov Erev Shabbos? When and why?
5 Sivan 5769 | 28 May 2009 | Duration: 17:05
OC 268:1,7,9,11; MB 268:1,18-19,23
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The first fruits were brought to and offered at the Temple with much joy and celebration.
4 Sivan 5769 | 27 May 2009 | Duration: 14:12
Bikurim 1:4-10
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First fruits were brought to Jerusalem in a joyous procession.
3 Sivan 5769 | 26 May 2009 | Duration: 16:20
Bikurim 1:1-4
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In addition to the two Shavuot loaves, the bringing of first fruits commenced on Shavuot.
28 Iyar 5769 | 22 May 2009 | Duration: 17:09
Ex. 23:19; Num. 18:13; Deu. 26:1-11; Sefer HaChinuch 606
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From the breads of Shavuot, we learn important lessons about how we should view the role of work and income in our lives.
27 Iyar 5769 | 21 May 2009 | Duration: 17:16
Sefer HaChinuch 307
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An introduction to the "new meal offering" brought on Shavuot.
26 Iyar 5769 | 20 May 2009 | Duration: 15:09
Sefer HaChinuch 307
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A special situation: when Rosh Chodesh Iyar falls on Shabbos, some poskim allow a haircut in honor of the combined Rosh Chodesh Shabbat.
28 Nissan 5769 | 22 Apr 2009 | Duration: 3:12
OC 493:2; MB 493:5
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When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos, we have a special haftarah and a special musaf.
27 Nissan 5769 | 21 Apr 2009 | Duration: 14:10
OC 425:1,3; MB 425:1-2,14-15
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A look at the omer as brought at the Beis HaMikdash.
26 Nissan 5769 | 20 Apr 2009 | Duration: 10:54
Menachot 10
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A look at the omer offering as brought at the Beis HaMikdash.
23 Nissan 5769 | 17 Apr 2009 | Duration: 15:42
Menachot 10
Finishing up the kitchen. Also: kashering temperatures from the OU.
6 Nissan 5769 | 31 Mar 2009 | Duration: 15:30
Dedicated for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
Applying libun and hagala to surfaces in the kitchen.
5 Nissan 5769 | 30 Mar 2009 | Duration: 16:54
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Also: how to kasher other items by libun.
2 Nissan 5769 | 27 Mar 2009 | Duration: 14:32
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Topics for Rosh Chodesh Nissan: standing for hallel on Rosh Chodesh; sitting for hallel at the seder; eating the Afikomen; introduction to libun.
1 Nissan 5769 | 26 Mar 2009 | Duration: 14:23
OC 422:7; MB 422:28
Issues in hagala: materials, large utensils, and handles.
29 Adar 5769 | 25 Mar 2009 | Duration: 17:17
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How to kasher a pot.
28 Adar 5769 | 24 Mar 2009 | Duration: 15:08
Buying chometz from a large chain is different from buying from a sole proprietor.
27 Adar 5769 | 23 Mar 2009 | Duration: 14:36
Igros Moshe OC 4:96
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Issues of chometz she-avar alav ha-Pesach with a sole proprietor.
24 Adar 5769 | 20 Mar 2009 | Duration: 15:47
Igros Moshe OC 4:96
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An introduction to issues of chometz she-avar alav ha-Pesach.
23 Adar 5769 | 19 Mar 2009 | Duration: 5:02
Igros Moshe OC 4:96
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Who is believed that they have checked for chometz? Halacha l'ma'aseh for a Pesach rental or hotel.
22 Adar 5769 | 18 Mar 2009 | Duration: 14:58
OC 437:4; MB 437:15-19
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You rented an apartment that you assume was checked for chometz. If you find out that it wasn't, are you entitled to a discount from the landlord?
21 Adar 5769 | 17 Mar 2009 | Duration: 17:05
OC 437:3; MB 437:11-14
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If the tenant takes possession after the time for checking for chometz, can he assume that the apartment has been checked?
20 Adar 5769 | 16 Mar 2009 | Duration: 14:53
OC 437:1-2; MB 437:5-10
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Methods of kinyan (acquiring an apartment); the difference between a sale and a rental.
17 Adar 5769 | 13 Mar 2009 | Duration: 16:01
OC 437:1; MB 437:2-4
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Renting an apartment for Pesach: the Talmud and Tosefot.
16 Adar 5769 | 12 Mar 2009 | Duration: 13:51
Pes. 4a; Tos. d.h. "Al HaMaskir livdok", d.h. "Im MiSheMasar HaMafteach"
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If you rent an apartment for Pesach, who is responsible for checking for chometz?
15 Adar 5769 | 11 Mar 2009 | Duration: 16:14
Pes. 4a; OC 437:1; MB 437:1-2
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It's best not to verbally blot out Haman's name.
13 Adar 5769 | 9 Mar 2009 | Duration: 8:22
Igros Moshe OC 1:192
Even when we blot out Haman's name during megilla reading, we still have to hear the megilla.
10 Adar 5769 | 6 Mar 2009 | Duration: 17:37
OC 690:17; MB 690:59-60; Shar HaTziun 690:57; Baer Heitev 690:14; Igros Moshe OC 1:192
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An overview of the halachot of interruptions in kriat shema helps us better understand the halachot of interruptions in the reading of the megilla.
9 Adar 5769 | 5 Mar 2009 | Duration: 12:37
OC 65:1, 690:17; MB 65:1
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The reading of Parshat Zachor.
7 Adar 5769 | 3 Mar 2009 | Duration: 15:45
OC 685:2,7; MB 685:6-8,14-16
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If you pause during or interrupt the reading of the Megilla, do you need to start over? NOTE: there are mistakes in this shiur that will be corrected in part 2!
2 Adar 5769 | 26 Feb 2009 | Duration: 15:24
Mishna Megilla 2:1-2; OC 690:5; MB 690:17-19
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If you have a pasul Megillat Ester, make sure not to read aloud with the ba'al koreh
30 Shevat 5769 | 24 Feb 2009 | Duration: 11:44
OC 690:4; MB 690:13-16
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Rav Moshe's psak on microphone use with regard to megilla.
29 Shevat 5769 | 23 Feb 2009 | Duration: 13:57
Igros Moshe OC 4:126
Shabbat Shekalim is in honor of the mechatzit hashekel. What is that mitzvah about?
26 Shevat 5769 | 20 Feb 2009 | Duration: 18:34
Ex. 30:11-16; Sefer HaChinuch 108
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If you hear the megilla read over a microphone, have you fulfilled your obligation?
25 Shevat 5769 | 19 Feb 2009 | Duration: 15:45
Igros Moshe OC 2:108
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If the megilla is missing letters, words, or entire verses, can it be used?
24 Shevat 5769 | 18 Feb 2009 | Duration: 14:16
OC 690:3; MB 690:6-12
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Introduction to the halachot surrounding the public megilla reading.
23 Shevat 5769 | 17 Feb 2009 | Duration: 15:03
OC 690:1-3; MB 690:1-5
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Fasting on Purim is forbidden, and mourning only be observed in private.
19 Shevat 5769 | 13 Feb 2009 | Duration: 11:21
OC 686:1, 695:2, 696:3; MB 695:6, 696:8-9
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Be careful not to drink too much at the Purim meal.
18 Shevat 5769 | 12 Feb 2009 | Duration: 14:48
Meg. 7b; OC 695:1-2; MB 698:4
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Selichos for Asara b'Tevet focus on three tragedies that occured during the month.
10 Tevet 5769 | 6 Jan 2009 | Duration: 9:35
II Kings 25
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A brief history of the events that brought about the first downfall of Yerushalayim. What caused the Jewish people to lose the Holy City, and what can we learn from those events about what is taking place in Eretz Yisroel today?
9 Tevet 5769 | 5 Jan 2009 | Duration: 15:11
2 Kings 16-24
In memory of Tamar Rivkah bas Sheur Zalman on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
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We can put aside wax Chanukah candles to light olive oil instead. Can we put aside one sefer Torah to read from another?
2 Tevet 5769 | 29 Dec 2008 | Duration: 14:11
Igros Moshe OC 2:37
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Most of us don't light outside today. Where should we light?
29 Kislev 5769 | 26 Dec 2008 | Duration: 20:00
Igros Moshe OC 4:125; Shar HaTziun 671:42
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If one day's supply of oil burned for eight days, then there were only seven miraculous days -- the first day's supply was what was found. So why eight days of Chanukah instead of seven?
27 Kislev 5769 | 24 Dec 2008 | Duration: 9:24
BY OC 470:1
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What does it mean when we say in the Chanukah: story that "there was only one jug of 'pure' oil?
25 Kislev 5769 | 22 Dec 2008 | Duration: 10:27
BY OC 470:1
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Understanding Shmuel's calendar.
7 Kislev 5769 | 4 Dec 2008 | Duration: 16:45
BY OC 117:1
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Why do we start praying for rain based on a secular date?
6 Kislev 5769 | 3 Dec 2008 | Duration: 14:57
Taanit 9a; BY OC 117:1
If you skip a pasuk or perek during Hallel, do you need to go back and correct your mistake? If so, how?
1 Kislev 5769 | 28 Nov 2008 | Duration: 6:36
OC 422:6; MB 422:26-27
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The mitzvah of hakhel: the gathering of all of the Jewish people every seven years to listen to the king read the Torah.
18 Tishrei 5769 | 17 Oct 2008 | Duration: 14:39
Sefer HaChinuch 612
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The mitzvah of hakhel: the gathering of all of the Jewish people every seven years to listen to the king read the Torah.
17 Tishrei 5769 | 16 Oct 2008 | Duration: 16:05
Sefer HaChinuch 612
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If you forget to put your schach on, can a non-Jew put it on for you on Yom Tov? Also: does your sukkah need a mezuzah?
14 Tishrei 5769 | 13 Oct 2008 | Duration: 16:27
MB 626:20-21
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A solid roof over the sukkah renders the sukkah pasul, but what about a roof that opens? Is there a way to deal with a tree?
11 Tishrei 5769 | 10 Oct 2008 | Duration: 16:25
OC 626:1-3; MB 626:1-2,18-19
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On Erev Yom Kippur, selichot are brief, and other sections of shacharit are skipped as well.
9 Tishrei 5769 | 8 Oct 2008 | Duration: 10:30
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A detailed look at the structure and content of the selichot for the 4th of the 10 days of teshuva.
8 Tishrei 5769 | 7 Oct 2008 | Duration: 14:11
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Understanding the structure of selichot enhances our appreciation thereof.
4 Tishrei 5769 | 3 Oct 2008 | Duration: 5:50
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The heart of the selichot service is the recitation of the 13 attributes, as given to Moshe on Mt. Sinai.
26 Elul 5768 | 26 Sep 2008 | Duration: 10:09
Rosh HaShanah 17b
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What are a child's obligations with regard to Yom Kippur and the Teshuva process? Does an adult need to do teshuva for the indiscretions of his or her youth? What about a ba'al teshuva?
5 Elul 5768 | 5 Sep 2008 | Duration: 17:19
OC 343:1 (Rama); MB 343:6; Ch"A 66; Yoma 8:4
The significance of Tisha b'Av goes beyond fasting and even beyond mourning. What are we to learn from Tisha b'Av?
7 Av 5768 | 8 Aug 2008 | Duration: 13:17
Ch"A 133:1;135:16
Summary and overview of all the special aspects of Shabbos Erev Tisha b'Av.
5 Av 5768 | 6 Aug 2008 | Duration: 15:23
Ch"A 135:23
On motzei shabbos erev Tisha b'Av, we cannot drink wine. How do we make havdala?
4 Av 5768 | 5 Aug 2008 | Duration: 15:22
OC 556; MB 556:1-5
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On Shabbos, the third meal usual extends past sunset into the night; on Erev Tisha b'Av, we begin fasting at sunset. So what do we do when Erev Tisha b'Av falls on Shabbos?
29 Tamuz 5768 | 1 Aug 2008 | Duration: 16:05
OC 552:10;553:2; MB 552:23-24;553:6-7
28 Tamuz 5768 | 31 Jul 2008 | Duration: 14:51
OC 551:9;553:2,12; MB 553:8-10,12
In general, we don't launder or wear clean clothes, take haircuts, or wash during the nine days. What about lichvod shabbat?
27 Tamuz 5768 | 30 Jul 2008 | Duration: 15:34
OC 551:3,16; MB 551:32,95-97
On Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av, do we read the haftarah for Rosh Chodesh or for the Tlat d'Puranuta? Also: the brachot for the haftorah and musaf on Shabbos Rosh Chodesh.
26 Tamuz 5768 | 29 Jul 2008 | Duration: 13:20
OC 425:1-3; MB 425:8,15; OC 284:2; MB 284:4; OC 428:8
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Overview and summary of the history and halachot of the Three Weeks
14 Tamuz 5768 | 17 Jul 2008 | Duration: 5:01
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We make havdala following Yom Tov, but we don't include the candle or spices. Why?
3 Sivan 5768 | 6 Jun 2008 | Duration: 15:13
OC 491:1; MB 491:1-2; OC 298:1; MB 298:1
Staying awak all night on Shavuos may compensate for our oversleeping when the Torah was given. Also: handling the morning blessings for those who haven't slept.
1 Sivan 5768 | 4 Jun 2008 | Duration: 10:26
OC 494:1; MB 494:1
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We must always regard mitzvot respectfully, never putting ourselves above a mitzvah.
20 Iyar 5768 | 25 May 2008 | Duration: 16:04
Ch"A 68:2
Introduction to chinuch: a look at Kiddush Lavana and Kriat Shema.
8 Iyar 5768 | 13 May 2008 | Duration: 14:37
MB 426:1; OC 70:2; MB 70:6-9; Sha'ar HaTziun 70:7
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Kiddush Lavana customs are all about the joy of the relationship between Hashem and His people, and the joy associated with Kiddush Lavana reflects this relationship.
7 Iyar 5768 | 12 May 2008 | Duration: 13:24
OC 426:2,4; MB 426:14-16,21
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Kiddush Lavana is a time of joy, and many of its halachot and customs reflect this. So can a mourner say Kiddush Lavana? We are supposed to enjoy the light of the moon as part of the reason for the blessing, but do we look at the moon while reciting Kiddush Lavana?
4 Iyar 5768 | 9 May 2008 | Duration: 15:32
OC 426:2; MB 426:11-14
Kiddush Lavana is ideally said on Motzei Shabbos or Motzei Yom Tov. What about after a fast day? This shiur discusses Yom Kippur, Tisha B'Av, Asara B'Tevet, Ta'anit Ester, and other Taaniot.
3 Iyar 5768 | 8 May 2008 | Duration: 17:18
OC 426:2; MB 426:7-11; Beur Halacha d.h. "v'Lo kodem Yom HaKippurim"
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What are the earliest and latest dates in the monthly lunar cycle when Kiddush Levana can be recited? Why?
2 Iyar 5768 | 7 May 2008 | Duration: 14:41
OC 426:3-4; MB 426:17-20
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The ideal time for Kiddush Lavana is Motzei Shabbos -- within reason. Also: a brief summary of the works of Rav Yosef Caro, plus a bit of angeology.
1 Iyar 5768 | 6 May 2008 | Duration: 15:02
OC 426:2-3; MB 426:4-6,18
L'ilui nishmat Moshe ben Hirsh on the occasion of his yahrzeit.
Who is obligated to recite Kiddush Levana? Do you have to see the moon to say it? When is it said?
30 Nissan 5768 | 5 May 2008 | Duration: 14:09
OC 426:1; MB 426:1-3
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Introduction to Kiddush Levana -- the mitzvah of sanctifying the new moon.
28 Nissan 5768 | 3 May 2008 | Duration: 16:45
OC 428:2; MB 428:3; OC 426:1; MB 426:1
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The "Ot-Bosh" of Pesach is one of the many wonders of the Jewish Calendar.
26 Nissan 5768 | 1 May 2008 | Duration: 9:16
OC 428:3; MB 428:5
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Why do we eat eggs at the seder? Why is there an egg on the seder plate?
6 Nissan 5768 | 11 Apr 2008 | Duration: 15:48
Pesachim 10:3; OC 476:2; MB 476:11-12; OC 473:4; MB 473:22-23
Dedicated for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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If you forget to make up for havdala in the second bracha, you have additional opportunities through the meal, the seder, and beyond. Also: washing hands for kiddush.
5 Nissan 5768 | 10 Apr 2008 | Duration: 14:04
OC 473:1; MB 473:5-9
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If you forget to make Havdala in Kiddush, how do you make up for your ommission?
4 Nissan 5768 | 9 Apr 2008 | Duration: 15:43
OC 473:1; MB 473:4
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The Kiddush of Pesach on Motzei Shabbos is special in that it includes both Shehechiyanu and Havdala.
3 Nissan 5768 | 8 Apr 2008 | Duration: 15:16
OC 473:1; MB 473:1,3
Dedicated as a zechut l'ilui nishmat Shaul ben Chana z"l for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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In the middle of the Pesach Seder, we recite Hallel; in the middle of Hallel, we interrupt to eat. How can we interrupt Hallel in the middle? Also: There are two special changes in Maariv for Pesach: many communities recite Hallel, and there is no Kiddush in shul.
2 Nissan 5768 | 7 Apr 2008 | Duration: 11:58
OC 487:3-4; Pesachim 10:1; MB 487:10,16
Dedicated for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda and Tamar bat Sigalit.
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The special evening prayers for Erev Pesach.
28 Adar II 5768 | 4 Apr 2008 | Duration: 16:36
OC 487:1; Brachot 4:5; MB 487:1-9
Dedicated for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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Who was Ahashveirosh who made a 180-day party? Why is it important that he sat on his throne in Shushan, his capitol city; isn't that what all kings do?
12 Adar II 5768 | 19 Mar 2008 | Duration: 14:58
Est. 1:1; Targum, ad loc.
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An introduction to the first few verses of the Megilla as an example of the rabbinic exegetic process.
11 Adar II 5768 | 18 Mar 2008 | Duration: 14:00
Est. 1:1; Rashi, Ebn Ezra, Rishon LeTzion, Targum, ad loc.
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If you must be away for Purim such that you won't have an opportunity to hear the megilla at the right time, what should you do?
10 Adar II 5768 | 17 Mar 2008 | Duration: 13:45
OC 688:7-8; MB 688:19-23
When Shushan Purim falls on Shabbos, Jews in walled cities celebrate Purim for three days!
9 Adar II 5768 | 16 Mar 2008 | Duration: 15:43
OC 688:6; MB 688:14-18
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A dweller of a walled city who goes to a village for Purim or vice versa... when does he read the Megilla? Also: Two Biblical walled cities of questionable status.
6 Adar II 5768 | 13 Mar 2008 | Duration: 13:51
II Sam. 20:14; Judges 16:2; OC 688:5; MB 688:12-13
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Halachot for situations when you are unsure whether to observer Purim on the 14th or 15th of Adar, including questionably walled cities, and an introduction to people who travel to or from walled cities for Purim.
5 Adar II 5768 | 12 Mar 2008 | Duration: 16:13
OC 688:4-5; MB 688:9-12; Beur Halacha d.h. "Ben ir she'halach l'krach"
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The status of various cities -- modern Jerusalem, Shushan, Jaffa, Tiberias, Hebron, and more.
4 Adar II 5768 | 11 Mar 2008 | Duration: 14:08
OC 688:2-3; MB 688:5-8
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Most of us celebrate Purim on the fourteenth of Adar, but certain cities, like Shushan, celebrate on the fifteenth.
3 Adar II 5768 | 10 Mar 2008 | Duration: 14:32
Est. 9:17-23; OC 688:1; MB 688:1,3-4
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The halachic implications of the added month in a leap year: Bar Mitzvah, bechor, rentals, mourning, korbanot, and more.
2 Adar II 5768 | 9 Mar 2008 | Duration: 9:36
OC 55:9; Erchin 31b; Bava Me. 102a; YD 391:2; Shach YD 57:43
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During a leap year, just how long is a "year," and what are the halachic implications of the added month?
28 Adar I 5768 | 5 Mar 2008 | Duration: 15:12
Bava Me. 102a; Lev. 25:30; Deu. 15:20; Erchin 31b; Tosefta Parah 1; Ned. 63a; Shach YD 227:15
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How do we record the date in halachic documents during the two months of Adar in a leap year? What about the two days of Rosh Chodesh? Also: a general overview of the Jewish Calendar.
6 Adar I 5768 | 12 Feb 2008 | Duration: 9:15
OC 427:1; MB 427:1-3
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In a leap year, are there any customs associated with Purim Katan, the 14th and 15th of Adar I?
5 Adar I 5768 | 11 Feb 2008 | Duration: 9:30
OC 697:1; MB 697:3-5; Shaarei Teshuva 697:2
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In a leap year, are events observed in Adar 1 or Adar 2?
30 Shevat 5768 | 6 Feb 2008 | Duration: 9:24
OC 697:1; MB 697:1-3 Shaar HaTziun 697:2
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Choosing whole matzos from among broken matzos is a problem of borrer that presents itself every Pesach.
29 Shevat 5768 | 5 Feb 2008 | Duration: 4:45
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 16:14
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The order of the Torah reading, the reason for four aliyot, and the division of the aliyot on Rosh Chodesh.
29 Shevat 5768 | 5 Feb 2008 | Duration: 9:30
OC 423:1-2; MB 423:1-3
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What if you accidentally include ya'aleh v'yavo in a weekday amidah?
29 Tevet 5768 | 7 Jan 2008 | Duration: 14:57
OC 108:12; MB 108:37-38
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If ya'aleh v'yavo is forgotten on Rosh Chodesh at mincha, can you make up for it in the following ma'ariv?
26 Tevet 5768 | 4 Jan 2008 | Duration: 12:57
OC 108:11; MB 108:34-36
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One who forgets aneinu on a fast day does not go back to insert it. But the halacha is quite different for an individual as compared to the shaliach tzibbur.
9 Tevet 5768 | 18 Dec 2007 | Duration: 14:55
OC 119:4; MB 119:16-19
In memory of Tamar Rivkah bas Sheur Zalman on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
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On the eigth day of Chanukah, we read "Zot Chanukah", the dedication of the mishkan, including the lighting of the menorah. There is more to this then the obvious similarity of the events.
3 Tevet 5768 | 12 Dec 2007 | Duration: 8:51
OC 684:1; Num. 7:22-8:4; Rashi, Num. 8:1; Yalkut Shimoni B'ha'alotcha 247:719
In memory of Moshe ben Chaim on the occasion of his 36th yahrzeit.
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On Rosh Chodesh Chanukah, we read from two sifrei Torah. But how do we divide up the aliyot between Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah? Also: what if we accidentally take out only one sefer Torah or begin reading from the wrong sefer Torah?
1 Tevet 5768 | 10 Dec 2007 | Duration: 6:33
OC 684:3; MB 684:12-18; Beur Halacha d.h. "v'Im Ta'ah; v'Im Tzarich"
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Oils and wicks that are prohibited for shabbos candles are permissible for Chanukah candles. What is the difference between Chanukah and shabbos that we treat the halacha of their candles differently?
25 Kislev 5768 | 5 Dec 2007 | Duration: 14:25
OC 673:1; MB 673:1
While we don't know exactly when Yosef was sold into slavery, there are hints that he was sold on Chanukah.
19 Kislev 5768 | 29 Nov 2007 | Duration: 13:16
Gen. 37:24-26; Shabb. 22a; Sofrim 18:3; Ps. 30; Mal. 3:14
Birkat HaMazon on shabbos when Rosh Chodesh falls on Sunday (part 2). Do we include r'tzei for shabbos, Ya'aleh v'Yavo for Rosh Chodesh, or both?
28 Cheshvan 5768 | 9 Nov 2007 | Duration: 15:10
OC 188:10; MB 188:33-34
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When Rosh Chodesh falls on Sunday, there is a special haftara reading. Also: Birkat HaMazon on shabbos when Rosh Chodesh falls on Sunday (part 1).
27 Cheshvan 5768 | 8 Nov 2007 | Duration: 8:33
OC 425:2; MB 425:9; OC 188:10; MB 188:32
Why was the Haftara for Rosh Chodesh on Shabbos chosen?
30 Tishrei 5768 | 12 Oct 2007 | Duration: 6:57
OC 625:1; MB 625:6-8; Isa. 66:23
When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos we add Ya'aleh v'Yavo, read a special Rosh Chodesh Maftir, and recite a special haftara.
29 Tishrei 5768 | 11 Oct 2007 | Duration: 9:03
OC 625:1; MB 625:1-5
Dedicated in memory of Shnuer Zalman ben Shlomo on the occasion of his yahrzeit.
The Sukkot decorations stay on the sukkah walls until after Shmini Atzeret. Why? Also: the prayer for leaving the sukkah for the last time; preparing on Yom Tov for shabbos.
21 Tishrei 5768 | 3 Oct 2007 | Duration: 14:54
OC 667:1; MB 667:1-6
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It is forbidden to smell the hadas but permitted to smell the etrog. What is the difference between them, and what is the prohibition about?
19 Tishrei 5768 | 1 Oct 2007 | Duration: 15:18
Sukkah 9a; Lev. 23:34; Sukkah 37b
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Why do we wave an Etrog on Sukkos? How do we know that the "pre etz hadar" is an Etrog?
18 Tishrei 5768 | 30 Sep 2007 | Duration: 15:21
Sukkah 35a; Lev. 23:40; Onkoles, Ramban, ad loc.; Gen. 3:6; Onkoles, ad loc.; Gen. 2:9; Onkoles, ad loc.
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After Yom Kippur, we rush to do several mitzvot, among them building the sukkah. We also leave out tachnun as the days until Sukkos have a quasi Yom Tov status. What is the connection between these themes?
13 Tishrei 5768 | 25 Sep 2007 | Duration: 11:51
OC 624:5; MB 624:18-19; OC 625:1; MB 625:2; I Kings 7-8
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleima for Moshe ben Ester Ruchel.
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Why do we dwell in a Sukkah?
12 Tishrei 5768 | 24 Sep 2007 | Duration: 9:48
OC 625:1; MB 625:1
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We eliminate several prayers on Erev Yom Kippur, including LaMinatzeach, Mizmor L'Todah, and Tachnun -- though each is eliminated for a different reason. Slichot are shortened and Avinu Malkeinu is skipped.
7 Tishrei 5768 | 19 Sep 2007 | Duration: 7:57
OC 604:2; MB 604:3-5
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Most of us eat on the day before Yom Kippur to prepare ourselves for the upcoming fast. But it is actually a mitzvah to eat on Erev Yom Kippur. Why is that?
6 Tishrei 5768 | 18 Sep 2007 | Duration: 15:39
OC 604:1; MB 604:1-2
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What is an Eruv Tavshilin? When, why, and how do we make an Eruv Tavshilin? Isn't this just a "legal loophole" -- if cooking is forbidden, how does the Eruv help, and if it is permitted, what is the point of the Eruv?
29 Elul 5767 | 12 Sep 2007 | Duration: 18:43
Ex. 12:16; Pes. 46b
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Join Rav Dovid for a corporate "Lunch and Learn" discussion on relating to the High Holidays in our modern times. What makes the Yomim Noraim relevant for us today? Is this just a bunch of "New Year's Resolutions" that, like all other such resolutions, will be forgotten within days of Yom Kippur? How should we relate to Rosh HaShanah, and why do these Holidays occur back-to-back on the calendar?
28 Elul 5767 | 11 Sep 2007 | Duration: 51:47
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Also: The Rama encourages us to do teshuva and recommends that we read the Iggeret HaTeshuva of Rabbeinu Yonah each day.
24 Elul 5767 | 7 Sep 2007 | Duration: 15:36
OC 603:1; MB 603:1-2
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleima for Yeshua Yaakov ben Froma.
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Haircuts, clean clothes, mikveh, trips to the cemetery, and tzedakah.
23 Elul 5767 | 6 Sep 2007 | Duration: 7:28
OC 581:4; MB 581:25-27
The Ba'al HaTurim brings down remez and sod to tell us why we recite selichot prior to Rosh HaShanah.
23 Elul 5767 | 6 Sep 2007 | Duration: 2:29
Deu. 30:6; Ba'al HaTurim ad.loc.; Ps. 27:13
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Selichot should be recited even without a minyan, though the 13 attributes are omitted. All of the Rosh HaShanah prayers -- including selichot -- should be prepared in advance so that they can be recited comfortably in shul. The goal is to focus on davening, not on trying to read the tefilla.
22 Elul 5767 | 5 Sep 2007 | Duration: 13:48
OC 581:1; MB 581:4; OC 100:1; MB 100:3
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Why do selichot always start on Saturday night? Why are selichot said so early in the morning, and without tallis and tefillin? Why does the chazan where a tallis?
21 Elul 5767 | 4 Sep 2007 | Duration: 12:58
OC 581:1; MB 581:5-7
Some people fast every Erev Rosh Chodesh for Yom Kippur Katan. What's it all about?
29 Av 5767 | 13 Aug 2007 | Duration: 9:56
OC 417:1; MB 417:4
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Why do we recite L'David Ori during the entire month of Elul? And why is the season of teshuva so long?
26 Av 5767 | 10 Aug 2007 | Duration: 14:07
Siddur HaGra
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Customs of Elul: selichot, shofar, and Hashem Ori.
25 Av 5767 | 9 Aug 2007 | Duration: 11:08
OC 581:1; MB 581:1-3
There are leniencies in the restrictions regarding haircuts during the three weeks for mourners just coming out of shloshim and for children's clothing. Also: avoiding the evil forces that lurk about during the three weeks.
8 Av 5767 | 23 Jul 2007 | Duration: 11:05
OC 551:14-15,18; MB 551:81-87
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Kiddush Levana is a time of joy, so it is delayed until after Tisha B'Av. Meat and wine are not eaten during the Nine Days, but what about at a seudat mitzvah?
5 Av 5767 | 20 Jul 2007 | Duration: 15:14
OC 551:8,10; MB 551:54-55,63-78
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An overview of all the halachot appertaining to the Nine Days from Rosh Chodesh Av until Tisha B'Av, plus the details on laundering, new clothes, and freshly-pressed clothes.
2 Av 5767 | 17 Jul 2007 | Duration: 16:12
OC 551:6; MB 551:44-45
Many tragedies befell the Jewish people in the month of Av, from the sin of the spies to the death of Aharon HaCohen.
1 Av 5767 | 16 Jul 2007 | Duration: 7:39
OC 580:1-2; MB 580:3
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The tlata d'puranuta -- three calamaties.
17 Tamuz 5767 | 3 Jul 2007 | Duration: 1:15
If you are awake all night, does one say Birkot HaTorah the following morning? What if you slept a little? What if you wake up to learn in the middle of the night -- are brachot required prior to learning? Halachah l'ma'aseh for Shavuot.
5 Sivan 5767 | 22 May 2007 | Duration: 15:56
OC 47:12-13; MB 47:28-33
If Lag B'Omer falls on Sunday, there are some leniencies available for Ashkenazim with regard to haircuts on Erev Shabbos.
12 Iyar 5767 | 30 Apr 2007 | Duration: 9:14
OC 493:1-2; MB 493:5-6,8-9
In memory of Mendel Meyer ben Motel on the occasion of his Yahrzeit and for a refuah shleimah for Chaim Bear ben Perel Yitta.
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The same principle with regard to doubt -- that it takes thirty days to establish a new habit -- can also be used to resolve doubts by establishing a new habit with regard to saying tal or geshem.
6 Iyar 5767 | 24 Apr 2007 | Duration: 14:30
OC 114:9; MB 114:40-44
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We get so used to the words of the amidah and have such poor focus on our tefillah that sometimes, perhaps even often, we don't know whether we said tal or geshem. What is the halacha in such a case?
5 Iyar 5767 | 23 Apr 2007 | Duration: 15:51
OC 114:8; MB 114:35-38
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The fasts of BaHa"B are held twice a year following both Pesach and Sukkos. This shiur explores the reasons behind the fasts and brings out the relevant halachot of BaHa"B.
2 Iyar 5767 | 20 Apr 2007 | Duration: 22:34
OC 492:1; Tur 492; BY 492; MB 492:1-6
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On Rosh Chodesh, Ashkenazic Jews add the Musaf Rosh Chodesh to the reading of the morning korbanot. Why? Are shabbos and Yom Tov the same or different? How and why?
1 Iyar 5767 | 19 Apr 2007 | Duration: 12:10
OC 48:1; MB 48:1-5
In memory of Moshe ben Hirsh on the occasion of his Yahrzeit and in memory of Minna bas Avraham on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.
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On Rosh Chodesh, Ashkenazic Jews add the Musaf Rosh Chodesh to the reading of the morning korbanot. Why? Are shabbos and Yom Tov the same or different? How and why?
30 Nissan 5767 | 18 Apr 2007 | Duration: 12:16
OC 421:1; OC 48:1; MB 421:1; MB 48:6; Shaarei Teshuva 48:*
If you add Morid HaGeshem when you shouldn't you need to correct the error. But how do you correct it? That depends on several variables -- whether you added geshem on purpose or by accident and when you realize your mistake.
29 Nissan 5767 | 17 Apr 2007 | Duration: 15:29
OC 114:4,7-8; MB 114:19-24
Dedicated for a refuah shleima for Saritte bat Aliza Sali
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Overview and summary of the various halachot regarding Sefirat HaOmer.
28 Nissan 5767 | 16 Apr 2007 | Duration: 14:13
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If you accidentally add or forget "Morid HaTal", you generally need not correct the error. Why not? What if you request tal by accident in barech aleinu?
25 Nissan 5767 | 13 Apr 2007 | Duration: 13:43
OC 114:3-4; MB 114:10,12-15,17-19
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Many of the dinim of ta'aruvos come into play with regard to chometz on Pesach. This chevruta shiur provides an overview of bitul chometz.
25 Nissan 5767 | 13 Apr 2007 | Duration: 1:01:15
OC 447; MB, Tur, and BY ad loc.
After musaf of the first day of Pesach, we stop davening for rain in the amidah. What if you ask for rain by accident?
24 Nissan 5767 | 12 Apr 2007 | Duration: 12:01
OC 117:2-3; MB 117:14; Beur Halacha d.h. "HaTzrichim Matar"
Even after Pesach has ended, there are still chometz prohibitions that we must be concerned about. Chometz owned by a Jew during Pesach becomes permanently forbidden. But what if a non-Jew gives it to you? Leaves it in your home?
23 Nissan 5767 | 11 Apr 2007 | Duration: 20:32
OC 448:1-3,5; MB 448:3-9
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Does each of the four cups require its own brocha rishona? Brocha achrona? Why or why not?
11 Nisan 5767 | 30 Mar 2007 | Duration: 14:34
OC 474:1; MB 474:1-5
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The shabbos before Pesach is known as "The Great Shabbos -- Shabbat HaGadol. Why is it called "Great", and what are the customs associated with this special shabbos?
10 Nisan 5767 | 29 Mar 2007 | Duration: 13:08
Ex. 12:1-20; OC 430:1; MB 430:1-2; Mal. 3:23
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Are women obligated to drink the four cups of wine? What about the rest of the seder obligations? What is a child's role at the seder?
9 Nisan 5767 | 28 Mar 2007 | Duration: 14:43
OC 472:14-16; MB 472:44-45,50
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The general rule: use the best wine you can afford.
8 Nisan 5767 | 27 Mar 2007 | Duration: 13:05
OC 472:10-13; MB 472:35-42
Why do we drink four cups of wine? How much wine should you drink?
7 Nisan 5767 | 26 Mar 2007 | Duration: 13:11
Ex. 6:6-8; OC 472:8-9; MB 472:24-27,34
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If one forgets to lean at the seder, is he required to go back, or has he fulfilled his mitzvah nonetheless?
4 Nisan 5767 | 23 Mar 2007 | Duration: 16:00
OC 472:7; MB 472:20-23
Does a child recline in front of his father to whom he is required to show honor? What about a student in front of his Rabbi?
3 Nisan 5767 | 22 Mar 2007 | Duration: 13:36
OC 472:5-6; MB 472:14-19
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Do women lean at the seder? What about mourners?
2 Nisan 5767 | 21 Mar 2007 | Duration: 8:16
OC 472:4; MB 472:12-13
At the seder, we all lean to the left, even those who are left-handed. Why?
1 Nisan 5767 | 20 Mar 2007 | Duration: 9:27
OC 472:3; MB 472:9-12
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The seder table is set with one's finest of everything. The Maharil would even decorate his seder table with non-kosher plates and cups!
29 Adar 5767 | 19 Mar 2007 | Duration: 9:07
OC 472:2; MB 472:6-8
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We start the seder immediately after dark, in part to make sure the kids are awake.
26 Adar 5767 | 16 Mar 2007 | Duration: 15:15
OC 472:1; MB 472:1-5; Shaar HaTziun 472:2
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Keilim used with chometz that cannot be cleaned properly or that contain more than a kazayit of chometz must be given to a non-Jew. Also: toasters, cat litter made from dried corn, and the difference between Listerene and beer shampoo.
25 Adar 5767 | 15 Mar 2007 | Duration: 12:58
OC 442:11; MB 442:51
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Chometz dispersed around the house and non-food chometz, including beer shampoo, buckwheat pillows, and beanbags.
24 Adar 5767 | 14 Mar 2007 | Duration: 17:01
OC 442:8-9; MB 442:36,38,42
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What are we required to clean, what to we clean out of legitimate chumra, what is "customary" to clean, and what is just plain foolish? Halachic guidelines to follow in Pesach cleaning.
23 Adar 5767 | 13 Mar 2007 | Duration: 17:14
OC 442:6-7; MB 442:28,39
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