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Tzovea: Color-Changing Thermometers
Can a color-changing thermometer be used to measure fever on Shabbos?
24 Adar I 5771 | Duration: 15:06
Tzitz Eliezer 14:31
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Tzovea: Photo-sensitive Lenses
Can I wear photo-sensitive glasses on Shabbos?
6 Adar I 5771 | Duration: 11:54
Igros Moshe OC 3:45
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Tzovea: Water and Foods
At what point is the malachah of tzovea complete?
4 Adar I 5771 | Duration: 18:32
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 24:4,6
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Tzovea: Coloring Foods
Aspects of dying: permanence and foods. Is it permissible to add saffron to rice?
3 Adar I 5771 | Duration: 16:30
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 24:3,5
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Tzovea: Makeup on Shabbos
Rav Moshe's psak regarding makeup on Shabbos.
29 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 13:02
Igros Moshe OC 1:114, 5:28
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Tzovea: Introduction to Dying and Coloring
Dying on Shabbos; makeup on Shabbos.
27 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 14:26
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 24:1-2
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Menapetz: Combing
The malacha of combing.
26 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 10:48
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 23:1
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The Value of Legitimate Minhag
Also: to which of the Twelve Tribes does a convert belong?
15 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 14:16
Igros Moshe OC 2:24
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A Chasid Who Grew Up Ashkenaz
What is the correct Nusach for a Chasid who grew up Ashkenaz?
14 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 16:56
Igros Moshe OC 2:24
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Joining a Shul of a Different Nusach
Also: a Chasid who grew up Ashkenaz (introduction).
13 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 17:08
Igros Moshe OC 4:33, 2:24
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Joining a Shul of a Different Nusach
Can an Ashkenazi join a Sefardic Beit Keneset if an Ashkenazic Shul is also available?
9 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 18:26
Igros Moshe OC 4:33
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Davening in a Community with a Different Nusach: Pesukei D'Zimra and Birkot Kriyat Shema
You're Nusach Ashkenaz but you're davening in a Sephardic Shul. How do you daven?
8 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 14:03
Igros Moshe OC 2:23
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Davening in a Community with a Different Nusach: Kedusha, Kaddish, and Amidah
You're Nusach Ashkenaz but you're davening in a Sephardic Shul. How do you daven?
6 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 16:03
Igros Moshe OC 2:23
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The Twelve Gates of Heaven
Each legitimate nusach represents a path to Hashem.
5 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 15:46
MB 68:4-6
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Focusing on Prayer
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 | Duration: 16:41
MB 68:1-3
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The Matbeah shel Tefilla
The history of our set prayers.
1 Shevat 5771 | Duration: 15:59
MB 68:1
L'ilui nishmat Devorah bas Shmuel, may her memory be for a blessing.
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Nusach HaTefillah: Introduction
What is and what isn't part of Nusach HaTefillah? What is a piyut?
28 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 16:19
OC 68; OC 90:10
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Melaben: Mikveh, Towels, and Rags
Squeezing water from hair and towels.
27 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 15:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:12-13
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Melaben: Folding
Folding your suit, tallis, or bedding on Shabbos. Also: philosophical comments on halachic stringencies and Shalom Bayit.
23 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 18:15
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:10
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Melaben: Dew, Snow, Lint, and Dust
Shaking out garments; new garments; being careful with our appearance.
22 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 15:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:9
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A Message from Rabbi Bendory
A special message from Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Executive Director of Pidyon.
20 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 1:39
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Melaben: Splashes and Splatters
Splattered mud, spilled cholent.
16 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 14:00
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:7-8
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Melaben: Hanging Wet Clothes
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 | Duration: 14:37
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:6
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Melaben: Dealing with Wet Clothes
Managing clothes wet from the rain. Also: an understanding of maris ayin.
14 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 17:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:5-6
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Melaben: Leather and Handkerchiefs
The act of melaben vs. the result of melaben.
13 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 14:11
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:11,4
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Melaben: Towels and Rags
Applying the concept that "soaking is equivalent to washing."
9 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 15:09
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:2-3
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Tamar Rivka bas Shneur Zalman on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
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Melaben: Introduction to Laundering
The av melacha and principle of laundering.
7 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 13:37
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 22:1-2
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What if the 10th of Tevet falls on a Friday?
Asarah b'Tevet is the only public fast that can fall on a Friday. How does that work?
6 Tevet 5771 | Duration: 13:54
OC 428:1,3; MB 428:3; OC 550:3; MB 550:8-11
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Various Questions on Chanukah
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 | Duration: 11:48
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Husbands, Wives, and the Love of the Chanukah Miracle
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 | Duration: 14:55
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; Tosfot Sukkah 46a d.h. "HaRoeh"
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Husband and Wife Lighting as One
Do husband and wife automatically fulfill each others' Chanukah obligations, or must they explicitly intend to do so?
29 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 15:59
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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Making a Blessing on Chanukah Candles when Away from Home
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 | Duration: 15:41
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a
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Lighting Away from Home
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 | 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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Is there a mitzvah to see Chanukah candles?
Does a traveller need to light his own candles?
22 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 15:35
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; OC 677:3
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Does a traveller light his own Chanukah candles?
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 | Duration: 17:24
Igros Moshe OC 5:43a; Shabbat 23a
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The Earliest Time to Light on Motzei Shabbos
On Motzei Shabbos, the proper time to light is immediately after havdalah.
16 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 15:35
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Ran Shabbos 9a d.h. "Mitzvatah mi'she-tishka"
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The Earliest Time to Light on Erev Shabbos
Understanding Rav Moshe's chiddush in the time for Chanukah candles on Erev Shabbos.
15 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 13:02
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Ran Shabbos 9a d.h. "Mitzvatah mi'she-tishka"
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Erev Shabbos: Chanukah Candles Immediately Prior to Shabbos Candles
Rav Moshe's chiddush: on Shabbos Chanukah: light Chanukah candles immediately prior to Shabbos candles.
11 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 15:01
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Lighting Chanukah Candles Early on Fridays
On Erev Shabbos, the time for lighting Chanukah candles is fixed by the onset of Shabbos, not by nightfall.
10 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 15:50
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Shkiya and Chanukah Candles
"Sunset" is the time for lighting Chanukah candles. But when is sunset?
9 Kislev 5771 | 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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A Second Minyan for Latecomers
Holding a second minyan in the same shul as the first.
8 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 14:21
OC 59:1; MB 59:17-21
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Does the Shaliach Tzibbur interrupt for the sake of latecomers?
Also: holding a second minyan in the same shul.
4 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 13:48
OC 59:1; MB 59:14-16
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Catching the Tail of a Minyan
When you arrive at shul, the minyan is departing. Can you catch a kedusha?
3 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 15:16
OC 59:1; MB 59:13; Beur Halacha d.h. Yashlim Tefilato
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Who is Pores al Shema?
Also: Barchu of Kriyat HaTorah; finishing the amidah.
2 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 16:22
OC 59:1; MB 59:10-12; Beur Halacha d.h. Yashlim Kol HaTefila
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Making Up a Missed Kaddish or Barchu at Maariv
Are we "pores al shema" at Maariv?
1 Kislev 5771 | Duration: 12:53
OC 59:1; MB 59:8-10
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Are we Pores al Shema today?
Pores al Shema as explained by the Mishna Brura.
27 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:09
OC 59:1; MB 59:5-7
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Can ten who have already davened form a new minyan?
The Mishna Brura, based on the Radbaz, decides against the Ran as accepted by the Shulcham Aruch.
26 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 16:41
OC 59:1; MB 59:1
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Arriving in Shul after Davening
Making up for missing kaddish, kedusha, and barchu.
25 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:00
BY OC 59; OC 59:1; MB 59:2-4
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Pores al Shema according to the Beis Yosef
The Beis Yosef combines the understanding of the various Rishonom into a coherent whole.
24 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 16:04
BY OC 59
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Public Prayer and Devarim She-b'Kedusha
The Rambam differentiates between public prayer and devarim she-b'kedusha.
20 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 14:33
MT Hilchot Tefilla 8:5
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Silence in G-d's Presence
When the minyan reaches critical sections, those who are unable to answer stand in silence.
19 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:06
Rabbeinu Yona, commentary on the Rif, Brachot 13a-b
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Answering Amen without a Minyan
Rabbeinu Yona explains our Mishna according to the Rambam.
18 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:54
Rabbeinu Yona, commentary on the Rif, Brachot 13a-b
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Kriyat Shema, the Highest Holiness
Also: the kedusha of u'Va l'Tzion Goel.
17 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 13:10
Rabbeinu Yona, commentary on the Rif, Brachot 13a-b
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Minyan According to the Rosh (2)
All come together for the benefit of the one.
14 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 14:59
Rosh Megilla 3:7
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Minyan According to the Rosh (1)
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 | Duration: 15:23
Rosh Megilla 3:7
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Making a Minyan for One
Being in a minyan means redefining yourself as one piece in a community.
12 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:13
Tur OC 39
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If Only We Could Daven All Day
Just why can we repeat parts of davening for someone who missed minyan?
7 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 14:41
Masechet Sofrim 10:6
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Minyan, Community, and the First Brocha of Shema
What makes the first brocha before shema so special?
6 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 14:35
Sefer HaYashar 23; Ran Megilla 13b; Abudraham Birchot Kriyat Shema
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Minyan: Individual and Community
How is it that those who have already davened can complete a minyan for one who hasn't?
5 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:16
Meg. 29b
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Arriving after Minyan
Latecomers to shul can say kaddish and barchu after minyan.
4 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:35
Meg. 29b
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Introduction to Minyan
How do we know that a minyan consists of ten Jews?
3 Cheshvan 5771 | Duration: 15:40
Meg. 29b
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Musaf Rosh Chodesh in a Leap Year (2)
Special additions to Musaf Rosh Chodesh in a leap year.
30 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 11:54
Aruch HaShulchan OC 423:5; Elya Rabba OC 423:5; MB OC 423
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Musaf Rosh Chodesh in a Leap Year (1)
Special additions to Musaf Rosh Chodesh in a leap year.
29 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 15:49
Aruch HaShulchan OC 423:5
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Gozez: Dealing with Hangnails
Hangnails, scabs, and trimming nails for the mikveh.
28 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 15:35
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 21:4-6
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Aspects of Shearing
Plucking feathers, trimming nails.
27 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 14:25
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 21:2-4
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Gozez: Introduction to Shearing
The shearing of wool is the first step toward making cloth.
26 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 10:10
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 21:1
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When is the latest time you can daven mincha?
Is it permissible to daven mincha after sunset?
13 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 15:53
OC 233:1; MB 233:14
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Davening both Mincha and Ma'ariv between Plag HaMincha and Shkiya (2)
If you normally daven Ma'ariv before shkiya, can you daven mincha at that time in a case of great need?
12 Tishrei 5771 | Duration: 14:12
OC 233:1; MB 233:13
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Selichos at an Et Ratzon
Rav Moshe discusses the timing of the selichos service.
28 Elul 5770 | Duration: 11:38
Igros Moshe OC 2:105
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Davening both Mincha and Ma'ariv between Plag HaMincha and Shkiya
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 | Duration: 11:56
OC 233:1; MB 233:12
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Mincha, Maariv, and Hypocrisy
Mincha is a time of favor before Hashem. Why?
6 Elul 5770 | Duration: 16:08
OC 233:1; MB 233:7-11
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The Halachic Flexibility of Mincha
Mincha time is an unusual machloket in that there is neither a lenient nor a restrictive ruling.
3 Elul 5770 | Duration: 15:26
OC 233:1; MB 233:5-6
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Mincha, Sunset, and Nightfall
For mincha purposes, is it nighttime at sunset or nightfall?
2 Elul 5770 | Duration: 9:14
OC 233:1; MB 233:3-4
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The Latest Time for Mincha
The latest time for Mincha depends on when nightfall comes.
1 Elul 5770 | Duration: 11:26
OC 233:1; MB 233:2-3
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The Time for Mincha
The time for Mincha is determined by the afternoon offerings at the Temple.
30 Av 5770 | Duration: 12:22
OC 233:1; MB 233:1
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Introduction to Mincha
The afternoon prayer.
29 Av 5770 | Duration: 13:26
; OC 233:1; MB 233:1
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Representing Hashem in the World
By being honest, straight, and forgiving, we bring Hashem's Holiness into the world.
23 Av 5770 | Duration: 15:41
Rosh Elu Metziot 21; CM 263:3; CM 272:3; OC 156:1; MB 156:4
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Forgiving with Others, Exacting with Ourselves
Developing proper middot by treating ourselves with a stringency with which we would not assess others.
22 Av 5770 | Duration: 15:20
MT Deot 5:13; MT Gezel 11:17
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Being Forgiving with Money
One of the secrets to a long life...
18 Av 5770 | Duration: 13:30
Meg. 28a; Bava Batra 15b
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The Mitzvah of Compromise (2)
Shalom as a form of compromise.
17 Av 5770 | Duration: 17:23
San. 7a
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The Mitzvah of Compromise
It is a mitzvah to bring shalom; is compromise a form of shalom?
16 Av 5770 | Duration: 14:42
San. 6b
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Do That which is Good and Proper
Going beyond the letter of the Law.
15 Av 5770 | Duration: 14:55
Deu. 4:18; Rashi, Ramban, ad. loc.
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Halachic Noon
The time of halachic noon has consequences on the 10th of Av.
10 Av 5770 | Duration: 14:34
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Destruction, Mourning, and Redemption
By mourning on Tisha b'Av, we create the foundation of Redemption.
8 Av 5770 | Duration: 12:24
OC 544:25; OC 557:1; MB 557:3
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Out of Destruction, the Redemption is Born
The source of our Redemption was established before the destruction of Tisha b'Av.
4 Av 5770 | Duration: 14:16
Tosefta Taanit 3:9; Bereishis Rabbasi Vayetze 131; Mak. 24a
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The Destruction of Beitar
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 | Duration: 14:50
Gittin 47b; San. 17b; Gittin 57b; Brachot 45b
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The Destruction of the Second Temple: Sinat Chinam
Hatred among Jews is a constant cause of our destruction.
1 Av 5770 | Duration: 13:02
Taanit 29a; Yoma 9b; HaEmek Davar, Introduction to Breishis; Josephus, Antiquities 20:8
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Conceptualizing the Magnitude of Our Sins and the Magnitude of Our Destruction
We cannot understand either the depth of what we did wrong or the depth of the destruction of our Holy Temple.
26 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 16:39
Isa. 31:16; Metzudat David, Isa. 31:16; Gittin 57b; Lev Eliyahu I:63
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The Spilling of Innocent Blood
The second cause of the destruction of the first Beis HaMikdash.
25 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 15:42
Yoma 9b; II Kings 21:16; II Chron. 24:15; Gittin 57b
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The Mourning of Tisha B'Av
Understanding the depth of mourning on Tisha B'Av.
24 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 14:45
Introduction to Eicha Rabba; 2 Kings 25:5-7, 21; Yoma 9b
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The Spiritual Roots of Tisha B'Av
The origin of Tisha B'Av goes back to the sin of the spies...
19 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 13:51
Yerushalmi Yoma 1:1; Mishna Taanis 4:6; Midrash Tanchuma Shelach 21
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The Spiritual Roots of the 17th of Tamuz
The spiritual origin of the 17th of Tamuz pre-date the golden calf by some 1500 years.
18 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 14:46
Seder Olam Rabba 4; Gen. 8:4-13
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The 17th of Tamuz
More details of the 17th of Tamuz.
17 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 7:32
Taanit 29a
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The Breaching of the City Walls
Also: the cessation of the daily offering; the burning of the Torah.
13 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 15:06
Taanit 28b
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The Smashing of the Tablets
How do we know that the tablets were smashed on the 17th of Tamuz?
12 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 16:11
MT Taaniyot 5:1; BT Taanit 26a, 28b-29a; Zech. 16:19
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The Mitzvah to Fast
What is the Torah source for declaring a public fast day?
10 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 14:47
MT Taaniyot 1:1-4
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What time does a fast day end?
Rav Moshe defines the end time for rabbinic fasts based on the various opinions on when nightfall comes.
9 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 13:28
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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What time does shabbos end?
Based on the gaonim, Rav Moshe allows certain leniencies on motzei shabbos as well.
6 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 16:51
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Applying Rabbeinu Tam
Based on Rabbeinu Tam, Rav Moshe allows certain leniencies for emergency situations.
4 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 16:44
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Why are Malachos d'Rabbanan allowed during Ben HaShmashos?
Rav Moshe explains the reason behind leniencies -- or lack of stringencies -- ben hashmashos.
3 Tamuz 5770 | Duration: 15:47
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Malacho d'Rabbanan Ben HaShmashos
D'Rabbanan is permitted during twilight under certain circumstances.
27 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 14:57
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:13-14
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Malachos During Ben HaShmashos
What activities are prohibited and what permitted during twilight?
26 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 17:07
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:11-12,14,17
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What time does Shabbos end? (2)
The proper end time for shabbos according to Rav Moshe -- conclusion. Introduction to Ben HaShmashot.
25 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 16:21
Igros Moshe OC 4:62; Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:11
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What time does Shabbos end?
The proper end time for shabbos according to Rav Moshe.
22 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 16:18
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Ben HaShmashos by the Aruch HaShulchan
The Aruch HaShulchan puts it all together and concludes that we should start shabbos 18 minutes before sunset.
20 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 14:37
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:7-8
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Ben HaShmashos by Sefer HaYeraim
Rabbi Eliezer of Mitz concludes that Ben HaShmashos begins some 18 minutes before sunset.
19 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 15:53
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:6
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Ben HaShmashos: Understanding Rabbeinu Tam
So how is it that Rabbeinu Tam concludes that sunset is so late!?
15 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 16:17
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:5
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Ben HaShmashos by the Rambam
The Aruch HaShulchan questions the Rambam's approach to Ben HaShmashos and learns much from his answers.
14 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 17:21
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:4
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Just when (or what) is "shkiya"?
Is shkiya what we commonly call "sunset"... or is it something else?
13 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 14:20
Aruch HaShulchan OC 261:1-3
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Ben HaShmashos by the Mishna Brura
The Mishna Brura provides a summary overview of the determination of the onset of shabbos.
12 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 15:45
MB 261:23
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Ben HaShmashos by the Gra
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 | Duration: 15:51
OC 261:2; MB 261:23
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Ben HaShmashos by Rabbeinu Tam
The latest possible time for sunset is that of Rabbeinu Tam. When is it and why?
8 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 17:32
OC 261:2; MB 261:19-21
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Introduction to "Ben HaShmashos"
Understanding "Ben HaShmashos" is essential for understanding when shabbos starts.
5 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 15:43
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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When does Shabbos start?
This introduction to the question of when shabbos starts begins with a philosophy of halacha itself.
4 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 17:24
Igros Moshe OC 4:62
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Naso: Accepting our Roles and Responsibilities
We each have a task given to us by Hashem; discerning it is the challenge.
4 Sivan 5770 | Duration: 2:19
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Hatmana: A Pot within a Pot
Warming a baby bottle on shabbos; beating eggs and vigorous mixing.
29 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 11:43
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:8-9, 20:21
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Hatmana by Night; Hatmana by Day
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 | Duration: 16:39
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:5-7, 20:22
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Hatmana: Crockpots and Hot Water
Actual hatmana involves heat and insulation.
27 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:51
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:5
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Hatmana Gufa: Insulating on Erev Shabbos
Food cannot be left on erev shabbos wrapped up with something that will continue to add heat.
26 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:14
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:5
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Hatmana: Amira l'Akum
Food cooked by a non-Jew for a Jew; water heated for a Jew by a non-Jew.
24 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:57
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:17-18
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Hatmana: Food Warmed by a Non-Jew
...and can you ask a non-Jew to warm food? What if he already did it?
23 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 17:57
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:15-16
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Hatmana: Removing the Pot from the Stove
Psik reisha; work done by a non-Jew on shabbos; a "shabbos oven."
21 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:24
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:4
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Hatmana: Shogeg and Meizid
If one violates the gezeira of hatmana, is the food permitted or forbidden?
20 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:34
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:3
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Hatmana: Food on an Open Flame
Three different categories of foods can be left on an open flame going into Shabbos.
19 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 13:07
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:3
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Hatmana: Lest We Stoke the Coals
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 | Duration: 10:52
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:2-3
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Introduction to Hatmana
Malachos that can be started prior to shabbos.
15 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 17:34
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 2:1
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Physical Expressions of Kedusha
Rising on our toes and other expressions of kedusha.
14 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:16
OC 125:2; MB 125:8-9
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Spiritual Expressions of Kedusha
We express our imitation of the spiritual world in reciting kedusha via our thoughts, words, and actions.
13 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:37
OC 125:2; MB 125:4-7; Sha'arei Teshuva 125:1
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Responding to the Kedusha with the Minyan
It is important to respond to kedusha concurrently with the community.
12 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:23
OC 125:1; MB 125:2-4
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Introduction to Kedusha
Does the community introduce kedusha, or only the shatz? Also: Custom and halacha.
9 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:01
OC 125:1; MB 125:1-2
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Keter, N'Kadesh, Na'aritzcha
Even in the amidah, there are different "forms" of kedusha.
8 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 15:16
OC 109:3; MB 109:16-17
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"Various Kedushas"
Keduaha d'Sidra, Kedushas Yotzer, and "the" kedusha.
7 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 8:49
OC 109:3; MB 109:15
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Word for Word with the Shatz: Shacharit vs. Mincha
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 | Duration: 17:12
OC 109:2; MB 109:14; Beur Halacha d.h. "Aval L'Chatchila"
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Davening Word for Word with the Shatz
Saying kedushah with the shatz.
5 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:53
OC 109:2; MB 109:11-13
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Saying Modim with the Community
Also: maintaining good kavanah in the amidah.
1 Iyar 5770 | Duration: 16:02
OC 109:1; MB 109:7-10
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What if you already heard Kaddish, Kedushah, etc.?
Also: Barchu, HaKel HaKadosh, and Shomea Tefilla.
30 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 15:28
OC 109:1; MB 109:5
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Timing Your Tefilla with the Shatz
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 | Duration: 15:55
OC 109:1; MB 109:6-7
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Responding to the Chazan vs. Starting to Daven
Priorities in davening with the community vs. answering "Amen" to the communal prayers.
28 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 15:49
OC 109:1; MB 109:3-4
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The Hierarchy of Prayer Responses
Yehei Shmei; kedusha; amen...
25 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 18:48
Beur Halacha 109 d.h. "L'kdusha o l'kadish
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Arriving at Shul Just Before the Amidah
I come into shul and find the community about to start the amidah... what do I do?
24 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 16:34
OC 109:1; MB 109:1-3
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Speaking to G-d: Paying Attention to What We Say
We should speak to G-d as we want Him to speak to us.
23 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 15:00
OC 5; MB 5:1-3
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Drinking Wine at the Seder
When drinking wine for the four cups, how much wine do I drink?
11 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 16:08
OC 271:11; MB 271:68
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Biblical Measurements and Conversion Factors
Se'ah, log, kov, revi'it, fingers, cubits, mikvehs, and more.
10 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 17:39
Chatam Sofer OC 1:127; Yoma 108b
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Fingers, Cubits, Eggs, and Revi'it
The measure of a revi'it according to Rav Moshe
8 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 17:56
Igros Moshe OC 1:126
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Just how much wine in a revi'it?
On Pesach, each cup is a revi'it of wine. How much wine is that?
7 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 16:10
Igros Moshe OC 1:126
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Chometz Acquired by a Non-Jew at the Behest of a Jew
What if a non-Jew acquires chometz in order to give or sell it to me after Pesach?
4 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 16:51
OC 448:4; MB 448:22-24
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Accidental Acquisition of Chometz During Pesach
A non-Jew drops off chometz at a Jew's house during Pesach...
3 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 15:06
Har Tzvi OC 2:43
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Erev Pesach: Destroying Another Jew's Chometz
If another Jew's chometz is still in my possession, I must destroy it just as I destroy my own.
1 Nissan 5770 | Duration: 12:51
OC 443:2-3; MB 443:13-15
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Erev Pesach: Chometz as Collateral
The 5th hour is approaching and I am holding chometz as collateral for a loan. What do I do?
29 Adar 5770 | Duration: 9:29
MB 443:12
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Erev Pesach: Another Jew's Chometz
The 5th hour is coming, and you have another Jew's chometz in your home. What do you do?
26 Adar 5770 | Duration: 17:00
OC 443:2; MB 443:11-12
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Erev Pesach: Halachic Hours
How we calculate halachic hours has implications for the times of various chometz prohibitions.
25 Adar 5770 | Duration: 15:30
OC 443:1; MB 443:8-10
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Erev Pesach: Benefitting from Chometz
What is the din of chometz sold during the sixth hour? After the sixth hour?
24 Adar 5770 | Duration: 14:42
OC 443:1; MB 443:6-7
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Erev Pesach: Various Chometz Prohibitions
The prohibitions of chometz increase in severity as we progress through the 14th of Nissan.
23 Adar 5770 | Duration: 17:17
OC 443:1; MB 443:2-5
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Chometz and the 14th of Nissan
On the 14th of Nissan -- Erev Pesach -- we must eliminate all chometz. But when? D'oraita or d'rabbanan?
22 Adar 5770 | Duration: 16:19
OC 443:1; MB 443:1
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Children, Mice, and Chometz
Both children and mice might bring chometz into a previously checked room -- but the halacha differs depending on the facts.
16 Adar 5770 | Duration: 18:22
OC 438:1; MB 438:3-7
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Bringing Chometz into a Previously Checked Room
What happens if chometz is brought into a room that you've already checked and cleared of chometz?
15 Adar 5770 | Duration: 13:51
OC 438:1; MB 438:1-2
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Aspects of Al HaNissim; Purim on Saturday Night
11 Adar 5770 | Duration: 13:13
Shaarei Teshuva 682:1; OC 693:1; MB 693:1
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What if you forget Al HaNissim?
What to do if you forget al hanissim in either the amidah or in birkat hamazon.
10 Adar 5770 | Duration: 13:39
OC 682:1; MB 682:1-5
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Birkat HaMazon on "Motzei Purim"
If your Seudat Purim stretches into nighttime, do you still say al hanissim?
9 Adar 5770 | Duration: 15:06
MB 188:33; Baer Heitev 188:8
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Birkat HaMazon on Motzei Shabbos when Sunday is Purim
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 | Duration: 16:30
OC 187:4; OC 188:10; MB 188:33
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A Bris on Taanit Esther when Purim is on Sunday
If Taanit Esther is pushed back from shabbos to Thursday, does a bris override the fast?
5 Adar 5770 | Duration: 10:06
OC 686:2; MB 686:7
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Prophetic Tochacha
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 | Duration: 14:26
Est. 4:13-14; OC 686:2; MB 686:2-3
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Tochacha from a Rabbi and Student
A story of tochacha from the rabbis of the Mishna.
3 Adar 5770 | Duration: 13:51
Rosh 2:8
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Giving Tochacha That Will be Heard
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 | Duration: 15:02
MT Deot 6:8-9; Yev. 65b
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Giving Tochacha in Private
When giving tochacha, we must speak in a way that will be heard.
28 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 16:43
MT Deot 6:7
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Tochacha as Chesed
Tochacha must come from a place of kindness and love.
27 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 12:32
MT Deot 6:6
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The Challenges of Tochacha
If only we could even understand what tochacha is...
25 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 16:12
Sifra Kedoshim 4:9; MT Deot 6:6
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Accepting Responsibility
As Jews, we are responsible for the entire world.
24 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 15:56
Shabb. 54b; Ecc. 7:5,20
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The Balance of Shame
Once challenge of tochacha is our ability to hear it.
20 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 14:33
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Examples of Tochacha: Adam and Cain
A look at the first examples of tochacha in the history of the world.
19 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 16:31
Gen. 3:8-21; Gen. 4:9-16
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Introduction to Tochacha
We have a mitzvah to help others to improve themselves.
18 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 15:06
Lev. 19:17; Targum Yonatan, Peirush Yonatan ad. loc.
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Bishul: Washing Dishes and Warming
When washing dishes, one must be careful not to cook.
17 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 16:23
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:19-20
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Bishul: Warming and Insulating
Warming food; returning food to or placing food into an insulated place.
7 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 18:48
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:14
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Bishul: Returning or Warming Food Near the Oven
Returning food or warming food near the oven may or may not require a blech, depending on the exact circumstances.
6 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 8:29
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:13
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Bishul: Blech
Using a blech on top or inside of an oven.
5 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 15:00
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:12
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Bishul: One Pot on Top of Another
Making a blech on shabbos; placing one pot on top of another.
4 Shevat 5770 | Duration: 17:58
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:11
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Bishul: Warming Water
Can water be placed near the stove to warm up?
29 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 10:51
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:11
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Bishul: Roasting after Cooking
While there is no "cooking after cooking," there is "roasting after cooking," "cooking after baking," etc.
26 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 17:58
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:10
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Bishul: Mixing and Serving
Can you mix a pot on shabbos? What about serving from the pot?
21 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 15:30
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:9
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Bishul: Tea, Ladles, Dissolving, and Melting (2)
Is dissolving or melting considered to be "cooking"?
19 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 16:59
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:7
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Bishul Tea, Ladles, Melting, and Dissolving
Applications of kli sheini: making tea; using a ladle. Introduction to melting and dissolving.
18 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 16:22
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:7
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Bishul: Cooking in Hot Soup
Soaking cooked foods in hot water; pouring hot water on cooked foods.
13 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 14:57
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:6
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Bishul: A Secondary Vessel (2)
Secondary vessels and solid items.
12 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 15:50
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:4-5
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Bishul: A Secondary Vessel (1)
Cooking in a secondary vessel.
11 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 15:12
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:4
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Bishul: Pouring from a Primary Vessel (2)
The details of pouring from a primary vessel.
7 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 14:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:3
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Bishul: Cooking in a Primary Vessel; Pouring from a Primary Vessel (1)
Pouring from a cooking vessel isn't quite cooking, but...
5 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 15:05
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:3
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Bishul: Cooking from Secondary Heat Sources
Cooking on shabbos with toldot ha-or -- secondary heat sources -- is a d'oraita prohibition.
4 Tevet 5770 | Duration: 14:38
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:2
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When there are two Shabbatot During Chanukah
The haftarah for the second shabbos, the maftir, and more.
30 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 6:44
OC 684:1-3
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Where should a student in a dorm light Chanukah candles?
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 | Duration: 13:39
Igros Moshe OC 4:70c
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Understanding Al HaNissim
Insights into the Al HaNissim prayer for Chanukah.
28 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 13:29
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She-Asah Nissim for the Time of Chanukah
Various topics in aspects of the Chanukah blessings.
24 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 16:27
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Perhaps we should make a Shehechiyanu for the day of Chanukah itself?
Reasons to make a shehechiyanu.
23 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 14:45
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Chanukah: Shehechiyanu
Do we make a shehechiyanu bracha on the day of Chanukah itself or just on the mitzvah of lighting the candles?
21 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 14:52
Igros Moshe OC 5:20b
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Chanukah: The Money Saved by Lighting with Forbidden Oil
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 | Duration: 14:04
Igros Moshe OC 1:191
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Chanukah: "Recooking" Milk and Meat in Chanukah Oil
Is there "recooking" in burning a cooked milk and meat mixture?
17 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 14:43
Pitchei Teshuva YD 87:4; Pri Megadim Ashel Avraham OC 673:1
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Lighting Chanukah Candles with Forbidden Oil (2)
Is the light from burning forbidden oil permitted for use or forbidden?
16 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 13:30
Baer Heitev 673:1; MB 687:2; Pitchei Teshuva YD 87:4
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Lighting Chanukah Candles with Forbidden Oil
What fuels (and wicks) can be used to light the Chanukah candles?
15 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 12:53
OC 673:1; Baer Heitev 673:1; YD 87:1
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Bishul: Recooking
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 | Duration: 14:17
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:8
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Bishul: Introduction to Cooking
The source and principle of the malacha of bishul.
13 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 12:41
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 20:1
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Can a Torah Jew celebrate Thanksgiving?
Is American Thanksgiving appropriate or inappropriate for a Torah Jew?
7 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 14:41
Igros Moshe YD 4:11(d)
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Tallis and Tefillin after Yishtabach (3); Yishtabach: Conclusion
Summary and conclusion of yishtabach and related halachot.
6 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 17:08
OC 54:3; MB 54:13-14
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Tallis and Tefillin after Yishtabach (2)
Putting on tallis and tefillin after yishtabach (cont.).
3 Kislev 5770 | Duration: 14:57
OC 54:3; MB 54:12-13
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More on Kaddish; Tefillin after Yishtabach (1)
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 | Duration: 13:56
OC 54:3; MB 54:10-11
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Mitzvot and Kaddish after Yishtabach
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 | Duration: 15:40
OC 54:3; MB 54:6-9
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Tefillin on Rosh Chodesh
When are tefillin removed for Rosh Chodesh Musaf?
30 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 13:07
OC 423:3-4; MB 423:5,7,10
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Interrupting between Yishtabach and Yotzer Or
Talking between yishtabach and yotzer or impedes successful prayer.
29 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 16:49
OC 54:3; MB 54:4-5
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The Closing Blessing of Yishtabach (2)
Insights into the understanding of yishtabach.
25 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 16:58
OC 54:2; MB 54:3
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The Closing Blessing of Yishtabach
Answering "Amen" to yishtabach.
24 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 16:38
OC 54:2; MB 54:2-3
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Introduction to Yishtabach
23 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 14:14
OC 54:1; MB 54:1
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Stepping in to Daven
We both literally and figuratively step into an appropriate place to daven.
22 Cheshvan 5770 | 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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Preparing to Daven
Before prayer, we must prepare ourselves psychologically for the awesome task at hand.
19 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 16:47
OC 93:1; MB 93:1-2; OC 90:20; MB 90:61:62
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Kavanah: Birkat HaMazon Can be Said in Any Language
Ideas in kavanah; introduction to kavanah for birkat hamazon.
18 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 15:59
OC 185:1; MB 185:1
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Focus and Interruptions During Prayer
Don't assume that the rabbi is doing what you think he is doing...
17 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 15:54
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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Individual vs. Communal Mistakes
There is a difference between an individual who mistakenly thinks something forbidden is permissible and a community who does so.
16 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 18:19
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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Prayer or Abomination?
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 | Duration: 15:15
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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Demonstrating Kavanah in Our Actions
In interrupting our davening, we thereby demonstrate that we do not want to daven according to Chazal's tefilla.
12 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 15:20
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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Speaking out Kavanah
Can you state your kavanah aloud during prayers to help gain focus?
9 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 15:21
Igros Moshe OC 3:8
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Blended Whiskey Revisited: 1961
Rav Moshe revisted the question of American blended whiskey in 1961.
8 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 14:57
Igros Moshe YD 3:15
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Ain L'Dayan ele Mah She-Ainav Ro'ot
How do we best learn to apply halacha?
5 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 15:42
Bava Batra 49a
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Blended Whiskey and the Stringencies of a Baal Nefesh
After telling us why blended whiskey is permissible, Rav Moshe explains why he is strict with himself.
4 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 17:22
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Glycerin
Another potential issue with blended whiskeys is the addition of glycerin.
3 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 17:19
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Ain Mevatlin Issur l'Chatchila
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 | Duration: 16:41
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Can forbidden wine be annulled in a mixture?
The annulment of wine as one part in six.
1 Cheshvan 5770 | Duration: 14:17
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Shneur Zalman ben Shlomo on the occasion of his yahrzeit.
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Kashrus Issues with Blended Whiskey
A more detailed look at the kashrus issues with blended whiskey.
28 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 17:10
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Blended Whiskey: Introduction
An introduction to the kashrus issues involved in blended whiskey.
27 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 13:57
Igros Moshe YD 1:62
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Can a seeing eye dog be brought into synagogue? (3)
Part 3: The dancing dog... Also: a brief discussion of the philosophy of psak halacha.
26 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 15:09
Igros Moshe OC 1:45
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Can a seeing eye dog be brought into synagogue? (2)
Part 2: the halachic parameters that may permit bringing a seeing eye dog into shul.
25 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 14:06
Igros Moshe OC 1:45
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Can a seeing eye dog be brought into synagogue? (1)
It is inappropriate to bring a pet into shul. What about a seeing eye dog?
24 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 15:03
Igros Moshe OC 1:45
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Shaving and Hair Cuts on Chol HaMoed
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 | 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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What is Chol HaMoed all about?
Chol HaMoed is neither weekday nor holiday. So what is it?
13 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 12:20
OC 630:1; MB 630:2
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Malachah on Chol HaMoed: D'Oraita or D'Rabbanan?
Is malachah on Chol HaMoed prohibitted by the Written or Oral Torah?
12 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 14:51
OC 630:1; MB 630:1
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Introduction to Chol HaMoed
Chol HaMoed has its own particular restrictions on malachah -- it is neither a weekday nor festival.
11 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 13:28
OC 630:1; MB 630:1
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Customs of Yom Kippur
On Yom Kippur, we set a beautiful table and dress like angels.
7 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 18:16
OC 610:4; MB 610:7-18; Baer Heitev 610:1,3
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Lighting Candles for Yom Kippur
The mitzvah of lighting candles for Yom Kippur.
5 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 10:37
OC 610:1-3; MB 610:1-8
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Treating Sickness on a Public Fast Day
What do you do if you need to take medicine on a public fast day?
4 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 8:44
OC 328:2,9, 618:1
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Surviving Selichos
Some thoughts about overcoming the challenging difficulties of our daily selichos during the ten days.
3 Tishrei 5770 | Duration: 2:26
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The Shofar of the Resurrection
The shofar that will restore the dead to life.
28 Elul 5769 | Duration: 7:09
The Prayers of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai
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Sound the Great Shofar!
The shofar that will herald the coming of Messiah.
27 Elul 5769 | Duration: 10:18
The Prayers of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai
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Celebrating the Day of Judgement
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 | Duration: 9:51
Tur OC 581
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Pleading Before the King of Kings
Selichos are all about pleading our case before Hashem.
25 Elul 5769 | Duration: 5:26
Tur OC 581
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The Historical Events of Elul
Why is the month of Elul a time of selichos and shofar?
22 Elul 5769 | Duration: 15:14
Tur OC 581
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Instilling Love of Hashem in Your Heart
Ultimately, teshuva is about loving Hashem. How do we achieve such love?
21 Elul 5769 | Duration: 16:17
MT Teshuva 10:10-11
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Learning Torah and Bringing Others Closer to Hashem
We can learn Torah with awesome fear or with love. What difference does it make?
20 Elul 5769 | Duration: 15:32
MT Teshuva 10:8-9
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Serving Hashem with Love
What does it mean to serve Hashem with love?
19 Elul 5769 | Duration: 15:57
MT Teshuva 10:4-7
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Serving Hashem with Awe
What does it mean to serve Hashem with awe?
15 Elul 5769 | Duration: 12:38
MT Teshuva 10:1-3
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The Essense of Messianic Times
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 | Duration: 14:24
MT Teshuva 9:7-10
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The Rewards of Mitzvah Observance in This World
Hashem gives us goodness and calamity in this world, but that is neither a spiritual reward nor punishment.
13 Elul 5769 | Duration: 15:15
MT Teshuva 9:3-6
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The World to Come and the Days of the Messiah
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 | Duration: 15:40
MT Teshuva 8:13-14; 9:1-2
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The Pleasures of This World; The Pleasures of the Next World
There is no "currency" in This World that could be used to value the pleasure of the Next World.
11 Elul 5769 | Duration: 16:17
MT Teshuva 8:10-12
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Metaphors for the Next World
Chazal speak of the Next World in many different metaphors: the Mountain of G-d, a feast, His Holy Place...
1 Elul 5769 | Duration: 9:40
MT Teshuva 8:7-9
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What does the soul bring to the Next World?
After death, the soul carries its acquisitions of This World into the Next World. What does the soul actually acquire, and how?
30 Av 5769 | Duration: 14:18
MT Teshuva 8:6
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The Truth of the Next World; The Metaphor of This World
We talk about experiences like "sitting before Hashem" in the next world; what does that mean!?
29 Av 5769 | Duration: 15:09
MT Teshuva 8:2-5
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What is Olam HaBa?
In the eighth chapter of Hilchot Teshuva, the Rambam introduces us to Olam HaBa, the reward for the righteous, and the suffering of the wicked.
27 Av 5769 | Duration: 12:44
MT Teshuva 8:1-2
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Bamboo Mats for Schach
Whether or not bamboo mats can be used as schach is already discussed in the Mishnah.
24 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:56
Sukkah 1:11
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The Sukkah Roof: Kosher Schach
The general principles involved in the halachot governing schach.
23 Av 5769 | Duration: 15:08
Sukkah 1:4
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Coverings on the Sukkah
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 | Duration: 12:09
Sukkah 1:3
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The Location of the Sukkah
A sukkah is not kosher unless it is under the open sky.
21 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:11
Sukkah 1:2
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The Size Limitations on a Sukkah
The minimum and maximum height of a sukkah, and the minimum area.
17 Av 5769 | Duration: 12:54
Sukkah 1:1
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Kiddush Hashem in Business Transactions
Every business transaction, even a simple purchase in a store, is an opportunity for kiddush Hashem.
16 Av 5769 | Duration: 15:31
Devarim Raba Parsha 3
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Being Honest with Yourself
To ensure your personal honesty and integrity, find a kosher accountant and a rebbe.
15 Av 5769 | Duration: 15:38
Mak. 24a
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Lessons from Tisha B'Av: Creating a Culture of Honesty
Issues we should each address to become the Holy Nation we can be...
14 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:52
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Lessons from Tisha B'Av
Reflections on Tisha B'Av: what should we learn from the fast?
10 Av 5769 | Duration: 17:32
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V'Etchanan: Do not Tolerate Thievery
Not only are we commanded not to steal, we are also commanded not to tolerate others who steal.
10 Av 5769 | Duration: 1:56
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Tisha B'Av that Falls on Thursday
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 | Duration: 17:16
OC 558:1; MB 558:1-3
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War on Shabbos in Modern-Day Israel
Halacha l'ma'aseh based on the Tzitz Eliezer.
7 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:30
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
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Defending a Jewish Area in Galus
Outside of Eretz Yisrael, all Jewish communities are like border cities.
6 Av 5769 | Duration: 15:00
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
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Is Fighting a Defensive War on Shabbos a Mitzvah?
Permission is given to fight defensively on Shabbos, but is it also a mitzvah? Who should fight?
3 Av 5769 | Duration: 16:07
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
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National Castle Doctrine: Strong or Weak?
Just as the Castle Doctrine can be strong or weak on an individual basis, so too on a national basis.
2 Av 5769 | Duration: 12:21
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
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War on Shabbos: Summary of Talmud Eruvin 45a
The Tzitz Eliezer's summary of the Talmud's view on war on Shabbos.
1 Av 5769 | Duration: 14:13
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a
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War on Shabbos: Defense of Person and Property
If a Jewish city is beseiged, there are distinctions between border towns and inner towns and between personal defense and defenst of property.
29 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 8:51
Eruvin 45a
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War on Shabbos
Introduction: can a Jewish army wage war on Shabbos? A question from 1948.
28 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:07
Tzitz Eliezer 3:9a; Eruvin 45a
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Loneliness During the Three Weeks
During the Three Weeks, we don't simply mourn; rather, we long for Hashem and experience our deep loneliness
25 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:04
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Masei: There Are No Coincidences
The fact that the Land of Israel was apportioned by lots teaches us deep truths about Hashem's Hand in the world.
25 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 2:16
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Prepare, but Trust Only in Hashem
While the halacha requires us to prepare for the worst, we must always remember that Hashem fights our battles for us.
24 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:06
Gen. 48:22; Ex. 17:11; Rosh HaShanah 29a; Ps. 20
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Matot: Building Homes for Ourselves; Building a Home for Hashem
The tribes of Reuven and Gad need to build homes for their families before entering the Land of Israel.
23 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 2:47
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Biblical History of Jewish Arms, Gun Control, and Self-Defense
A look back at Biblical examples of Jews who took up arms; a look at Biblical examples of what we would today call "Gun Control."
23 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:19
Gen. 14:12-16; Exo. 2:11-12; I Sam. 13:19-23; Est. 8:11-13
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Self-Defense, Gun Control, and Our Synagogues
The sad reality of our times is that our synagogues are potential terrorist targets; we have an obligation to prepare to defend ourselves.
22 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 18:43
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Today's Poskim on Self-Defense
Piskei Halacha from Rav Moshe and Chacham Ovadia.
21 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:32
Igros Moshe CM 2:54; Yechave Da'at 5:55
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The Strength of the Castle Doctrine
The halacha goes out of its way to strengthen the Castle Doctrine and encourage an orderly society.
18 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:54
MT Geneiva 9:9,11; Bava Kama 117b; MT Chovel 8:14; CM 380:3
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Jewish Resistance and Nazi Gun Laws
The 17th of Tamuz, Self-Defense, and "Never Again."
17 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 12:55
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Criminal Tresspass and the Castle Doctrine
Does the Castle Doctrine apply to a tresspasser anywhere on your property? Or just in your house itself?
16 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:44
San. 72b; MT Geneiva 9:8,12
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The "Castle Doctrine" in Halacha
Not only does halacha allow you to protect yourself and your home, it commands you to protect your neighbor and your neighbor's home as well.
15 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:02
San. 72b; MT Geneiva 9:7,10
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Halacha in a Time of Terrorism
The unfortunate reality is that we live at a time when we need to prepare for the worst. Rav Dovid discusses the Torah view of firearms and more in this "lunch and learn" discussion.
10 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 46:15
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Presumed Innocent or Presumed Guilty?
When a robber enters a home, can the homeowner assume that the robber is a threat and immediately shoot? Or does the homeowner need to first be threatened in some way?
10 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:00
San. 72a
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The Right to Defend Your Property
Halacha provides an unqualified right to defend your property.
9 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:10
San. 72a
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Summary of Halachic Principles of Self-Defense
A summary and review of the halachot involved in self-defense; a brief comparison of secular laws; and an introduction to protection of property.
8 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 17:04
Ex. 22:1
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The Mitzvah of Defending Ourselves and Others
A look at the mitzvah of self-defense and a summary of related FBI statistics on firearms in self-defense.
7 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:06
MT Rotzeach 1:8,10,13; CM 425:4; Tzitz Eliezer 4:4
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Korach: Cruelty and Kindness
Parshat Korach offers several examples of the balance we must learn between the use of empathy and the withholding thereof.
4 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 2:30
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Cruelty and Kindness
When the Torah commands us to "Show no mercy!" it does not mean that we should be cruel.
4 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 16:15
Kohelet Rabba 7:16; Rav Tzadok M'Lublin Divrei Sofrim 28
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We Are Obligated to Protect Others from Harm
From where does the Rambam derive the obligation to protect another from harm?
3 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 15:26
Deu. 25:11-12; Rashi, ad.loc.
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When is Deadly Force Justified?
How do you know when to escalate a self-defense effort to the use of deadly force?
1 Tamuz 5769 | Duration: 14:10
CM 421:1; MT Rotzeach 1:5,7; Deu. 25:11-12; Rashi, ad.loc.
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Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
What is a "warning?" At what point can a defender escalate to deadly force?"
30 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 14:43
MT Rotzeach 1:7
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The Basic Halacha of Self-Defense
Self-defense as presented by the Rambam.
27 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 16:52
San. 73a; MT Rotzeach 1:6
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The Right to Self-Defense
In halacha, self-defense is a fundamental right.
26 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 16:07
San. 73a; Deu. 22:23-27
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Introduction to Self-Defense in Torah
The right to defend yourself and others against attack.
25 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 15:12
Lev. 19:17; Rashi, ad.loc.; San. 73a
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The Necessity of "Love Your Neighbor"
By virtue of observing the mitzvah of "Love Your Neighbor," we learn fundamental lessons in how to behave properly throughout our lives.
24 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 15:18
Bava Me. 33a
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The Limits of "Love Your Neighbor"
Torah expects us to be people, not angels. Though we should strive to be angels, the Torah recognizes that we cannot achieve such heights and thus doesn't demand such from us.
23 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 13:50
Bava Me. 33a; Yad Ketana 85 Mada Aseh 3
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Love Your Neighbor as a "Conditional Mitzvah"
Rav Moshe's understanding of the application of Rabbi Akiva's statement that your life takes precedence over another's.
19 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 14:50
Igros Moshe YD 1:145
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Love Your Neighbor: Following in G-d's Ways
We learn the actions of "Love Your Neighbor" from Hashem Himself.
17 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 17:48
Sifri Deu. 11:22; Rambam Mitzvat Aseh 8; Hegehot Rabbi Yerushum Fishel Perlow on Rav Saadia Gaon's Sefer HaMitzvot Aseh 25
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The Actions of "Love Your Neighbor" (2)
The Rambam's list of actions included under the general principle of "Love Your Neighbor."
16 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 16:12
SMaG Asin 9; MT Eivel 14:1; Sotah 14a
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Naso: Serving Hashem in Your Unique Way
In this week's parsha, each of the twelve princes of the twelve tribes brings an identical donation to the mishkan. But are they really identical!?
13 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 2:00
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The Actions of "Love Your Neighbor"
"Love" is too abstract to be a mitzvah; "love your neighbor" is in how we act.
13 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 17:33
Rambam Mitzvat Aseh 206; Sefer HaChinuch 243; MT Deot 6:3
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At the Very Least, Don't Hurt Another
"Hillel's great principle: "That which is hateful to you, do not do to another."
11 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 14:53
Shabb. 31a; Maharsha, ad.loc.
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Love Your Neighbor, but You Come First
Rabbi Akiva's great principle: the limits of loving and caring for others.
10 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 14:33
Bava Me. 62a; Ned. 80b; Ran, ad. loc.
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"Love Your Neighbor": Introduction
An introduction to the mitzvah, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
9 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 15:19
Lev. 19:18; Rashi and Ramban, ad loc.
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VaY'chulu on Yom Tov Erev Shabbos
Do we say VaY'chulu on Yom Tov Erev Shabbos? When and why?
5 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 17:05
OC 268:1,7,9,11; MB 268:1,18-19,23
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Shavuot: Offering the Bikkurim
The first fruits were brought to and offered at the Temple with much joy and celebration.
4 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 14:12
Bikurim 1:4-10
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Shavuot: The Bringing of Bikkurim (2)
First fruits were brought to Jerusalem in a joyous procession.
3 Sivan 5769 | Duration: 16:20
Bikurim 1:1-4
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Shavuot: The Bringing of Bikkurim
In addition to the two Shavuot loaves, the bringing of first fruits commenced on Shavuot.
28 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 17:09
Ex. 23:19; Num. 18:13; Deu. 26:1-11; Sefer HaChinuch 606
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Using Your Imagination to Serve Hashem
Using your imagination properly will help you to properly focus on Torah and mitzvot.
28 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 39:41
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Shavuot: Shtei HaLechem and Related Korbanot
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 | Duration: 17:16
Sefer HaChinuch 307
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Shavuot: Shtei HaLechem
An introduction to the "new meal offering" brought on Shavuot.
26 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 15:09
Sefer HaChinuch 307
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Losh: Halacha l'Ma'aseh
Practical applications of kneading on shabbos: baby foods and bottles, tuna and egg salad, sandboxes, guacamole, cholent, and more.
25 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 17:24
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 19:5-6
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Losh: Mixing Instant Cereal
All kinds of mixing falls under the malacha of losh.
21 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 16:53
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 19:3-4
L'ilui nishmat Zissel Devorah bas Avraham Abish on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
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Losh: Mixing Mustard and Horseradish
Kneading includes mixing a thick paste.
17 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 15:04
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 19:2
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The Parameters of Kneading
Halacha l'ma'aseh: when is one chayav for kneading?
14 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 15:52
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 19:1
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Introduction to Kneading (Losh)
The Av Malacha and principles of losh (kneading).
13 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 14:57
Shabb. 18a
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What is a medical emergency? (2)
Situations that may involve danger to life or that don't yet involve danger to life are also considered medical emergencies for shabbos purposes.
12 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 14:51
Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchosa 32:11:10-15, 32:12-17
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What is a medical emergency? (1)
The halachic definition of a "medical emergency" are broader than we might expect.
11 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 16:49
Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchosa 32:11:1-9
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Medical Emergencies: Respected Rabbis Should be First to Violate Shabbos
When an emergency exists, the most learned scholars should be first in line to tend to it -- in order to emphasize the importance of pikuach nefesh over shabbos and the value of life.
10 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 17:44
OC 328:11; MB 328:34-35
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Alacrity in Responding to a Medical Emergency
When it comes to life-threatening illness, we act quickly until all doubt is resolved.
7 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 15:44
OC 328:10,15; MB 328:25-28,40-42; Beur Halacha d.h. "V'Yeish Schar Harbeh"
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Differentiating Emergencies from Non-Emergencies
Treatment before and after determining the nature of the emergency.
6 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 11:12
OC 328:4; MB 328:15-16
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Emergency and Non-Emergency Treatment
In emergencies, we don't hesitate to break shabbos; non-emergency treatment, however, is in a different category.
5 Iyar 5769 | Duration: 15:21
OC 328:4; MB 328:13-14
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Foolish Piety in a Medical Emergency
In a medical emergency, only a fool stops to ask questions about violating shabbos.
30 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 14:38
OC 328:2; MB 328:6
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Medical Situations on Shabbos - Introduction
An introduction to handling medical conditions and health issues on Shabbos.
29 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 12:18
OC 328:2; MB 328:4-5
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Haircuts for Rosh Chodesh Iyar Shabbos
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 | Duration: 3:12
OC 493:2; MB 493:5
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Rosh Chodesh that Falls on Shabbos
When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos, we have a special haftarah and a special musaf.
27 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 14:10
OC 425:1,3; MB 425:1-2,14-15
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The Offering of the Omer
A look at the omer as brought at the Beis HaMikdash.
26 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 10:54
Menachot 10
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The Preparation of the Omer Offering
A look at the omer offering as brought at the Beis HaMikdash.
23 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 15:42
Menachot 10
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The Nusach for Birkas HaChama
When we say Birkas HaChama, we include passages to accompany the blessing itself.
13 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 15:45
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Birkas HaChama: Halachic Summary
Times, cloudy days, women and children, and other issues.
12 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 12:46
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Birkat HaChama: Summary Overview
Review and summary of the blessing for the sun.
9 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 13:33
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Kashering Countertops, Tables, Cabinets, and Refridgerators
Finishing up the kitchen. Also: kashering temperatures from the OU.
6 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 15:30
Dedicated for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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Kashering Stovetops, Sinks, and Countertops
Applying libun and hagala to surfaces in the kitchen.
5 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 16:54
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Kashering Ovens by Libun
Also: how to kasher other items by libun.
2 Nissan 5769 | Duration: 14:32
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Rosh Chodesh Nissan; Afikomen; Kashering by Libun
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 | Duration: 14:23
OC 422:7; MB 422:28
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Kashering (2) -- Hagala (cont.)
Issues in hagala: materials, large utensils, and handles.
29 Adar 5769 | Duration: 17:17
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Kashering (1) -- Hagala
How to kasher a pot.
28 Adar 5769 | Duration: 15:08
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Buying Chometz after Pesach from a Supermarket Chain
Buying chometz from a large chain is different from buying from a sole proprietor.
27 Adar 5769 | Duration: 14:36
Igros Moshe OC 4:96
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Buying Chometz after Pesach from a Non-religious Jew
Issues of chometz she-avar alav ha-Pesach with a sole proprietor.
24 Adar 5769 | Duration: 15:47
Igros Moshe OC 4:96
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Buying Chometz after Pesach (1)
An introduction to issues of chometz she-avar alav ha-Pesach.
23 Adar 5769 | Duration: 5:02
Igros Moshe OC 4:96
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A Pesach Apartment Rental (6)
Who is believed that they have checked for chometz? Halacha l'ma'aseh for a Pesach rental or hotel.
22 Adar 5769 | Duration: 14:58
OC 437:4; MB 437:15-19
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A Pesach Apartment Rental (5)
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 | Duration: 17:05
OC 437:3; MB 437:11-14
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A Pesach Apartment Rental (4)
If the tenant takes possession after the time for checking for chometz, can he assume that the apartment has been checked?
20 Adar 5769 | Duration: 14:53
OC 437:1-2; MB 437:5-10
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A Pesach Apartment Rental (3)
Methods of kinyan (acquiring an apartment); the difference between a sale and a rental.
17 Adar 5769 | Duration: 16:01
OC 437:1; MB 437:2-4
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A Pesach Apartment Rental (2)
Renting an apartment for Pesach: the Talmud and Tosefot.
16 Adar 5769 | Duration: 13:51
Pes. 4a; Tos. d.h. "Al HaMaskir livdok", d.h. "Im MiSheMasar HaMafteach"
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A Pesach Apartment Rental (1)
If you rent an apartment for Pesach, who is responsible for checking for chometz?
15 Adar 5769 | Duration: 16:14
Pes. 4a; OC 437:1; MB 437:1-2
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Blotting out Haman's Name (2)
It's best not to verbally blot out Haman's name.
13 Adar 5769 | Duration: 8:22
Igros Moshe OC 1:192
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Blotting out Haman's Name (1)
Even when we blot out Haman's name during megilla reading, we still have to hear the megilla.
10 Adar 5769 | 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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Interruptions in the Reading of the Megilla (2)
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 | Duration: 12:37
OC 65:1, 690:17; MB 65:1
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Parshat Zachor
The reading of Parshat Zachor.
7 Adar 5769 | Duration: 15:45
OC 685:2,7; MB 685:6-8,14-16
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Interruptions in the Reading of the Megilla (1)
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 | Duration: 15:24
Mishna Megilla 2:1-2; OC 690:5; MB 690:17-19
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Reading from a Non-Kosher Megilla
If you have a pasul Megillat Ester, make sure not to read aloud with the ba'al koreh
30 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 11:44
OC 690:4; MB 690:13-16
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Reading the Megilla Over a Microphone (2)
Rav Moshe's psak on microphone use with regard to megilla.
29 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 13:57
Igros Moshe OC 4:126
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The Mitzvah of Mechatzit HaShekel
Shabbat Shekalim is in honor of the mechatzit hashekel. What is that mitzvah about?
26 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 18:34
Ex. 30:11-16; Sefer HaChinuch 108
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Reading the Megilla Over a Microphone (1)
If you hear the megilla read over a microphone, have you fulfilled your obligation?
25 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 15:45
Igros Moshe OC 2:108
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Reading Megilla from an Incomplete Scroll
If the megilla is missing letters, words, or entire verses, can it be used?
24 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 14:16
OC 690:3; MB 690:6-12
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Reading the Megilla in Public
Introduction to the halachot surrounding the public megilla reading.
23 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 15:03
OC 690:1-3; MB 690:1-5
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Sadness on Purim: Fasting and Eulogies
Fasting on Purim is forbidden, and mourning only be observed in private.
19 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 11:21
OC 686:1, 695:2, 696:3; MB 695:6, 696:8-9
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Drinking at the Purim Seudah
Be careful not to drink too much at the Purim meal.
18 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 14:48
Meg. 7b; OC 695:1-2; MB 698:4
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Saying Birkat HaMazon in an Inapropriate Place
If you said birkat hamazon and then realized there was filth nearby, do you need to go back and say birkat hamazon again?
17 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 15:23
OC 185:5; MB 185:5,7
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Saying Birkat HaMazon after a Little Wine
It's normal to drink wine as part of the meal. Can you say birkat hamazon if you are a little tipsy?
16 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 14:42
OC 185:4-5; MB 185:4,6,8
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Speaking the Words of Birkat HaMazon
Like the amidah and the shema, we speak the words of birkat hamazon loud enough to hear them.
12 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 15:17
OC 185:2-3; MB 185:2-3
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Saying Birkat HaMazon in Hebrew and Other Languages
The importance of understanding birkat hamazon and the importance of kavanah.
11 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 13:06
OC 185:1; MB 185:1
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Spiritual Preparation for a Mitzvah
Never dive into a mitzvah without preparing yourself properly first
9 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 6:46
Ch"A 68:25
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Precursers to a Mitzvah
When performing a mitzvah, make sure to include all aspects of the mitzvah -- especially "prerequisites" to the mitzvah itself.
8 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 11:32
Ch"A 68:24
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Knowing Where You Are in the Shema
What to do if you lose your place during kriyat shema.
5 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 13:05
OC 64:4; MB 64:9-12
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Confusing the Paragraphs of Kriyat Shema
Where do you go back to if you get confused between the paragraphs?
4 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 15:12
OC 64:2-3; MB 64:6-8
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Errors in Reading the Shema
If you miss a verse or word when reciting the shema, go back and repeat. Also: the various mitzvot fulfilled by the recitation of shema.
3 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 13:18
OC 64:1; MB 64:4-5
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Reciting Shema Out of Order
What if you recite the paragraphs of shema out of order?
2 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 15:08
OC 64:1; MB 64:1-3
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Various Halachot of Hallel
1 Shevat 5769 | Duration: 7:32
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When is sickness a danger? Also: Danger that Isn't One of "The Four"
Do all illnesses require birkat hagomel?
20 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 21:27
OC 219:8-9; MB 219:24-32; Yechave Da'at 4:14
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Birkat HaGomel: Travel by Plane, Ship, and Car
Modern travel: is birkat hagomel required? NOTE: The first 10 seconds of this audio are very poor quality.
19 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 15:05
Yechave Da'at 2:26; Igros Moshe OC 2:59
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What is "Danger?"
What if you crossed the desert but experienced no danger? NOTE: The first 10 seconds of this audio are very poor quality.
18 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 15:58
OC 219:7; MB 219:3,21-23,31; Beur Halacha d.h. "Yordei Yam"
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Fulfilling Your Obligation with Someone Else's Birkat HaGomel
If two people have an obligation to say birkat hagomel, one can say it for both of them.
17 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 16:56
OC 219:5-6; MB 219:18-19,8
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Saying Birkat HaGomel for Someone Else
Halacha l'ma'aseh: do we say birkat hagomel for others today?
16 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 16:18
OC 219:4; MB 219:16-17; Yechave Da'at 2:25
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How can someone else say Birkat HaGomel for you?
How is it that someone else can say a bracha for which they are not obligated, and how can doing so fulfill your obligation!?
13 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 16:17
OC 219:4; MB 219:12-15
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Answering "Amen" to Someone Else's Birkat HaGomel
Oddly enough, if someone else makes a bracha over your miracle and you answer "Amen", you have fulfilled your obligation.
12 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 11:23
Brachot 54b; OC 219:4; MB 219:10-11
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Minyan, Standing, and Answering Birkat HaGomel
Is a minyan required for birkat hagomel? Can it be said seated? What if you say the brachah and no one answers?
11 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 13:52
OC 219:2-3; MB 219:5-9
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Selichos for the 10th of Tevet
Selichos for Asara b'Tevet focus on three tragedies that occured during the month.
10 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 9:35
II Kings 25
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The Loss of Yerushalayim
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 | 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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When has danger passed?
At what point do we say that one travelling by sea is no longer in danger?
6 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 21:41
OC 219:1-2; MB 219:1-4; BY OC 219; Gen. 18:23; Onkoles, ad loc.
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Giving Thanks According to the Rambam
Understanding the Talmud -- the Rambam's explanation of the Gamara provides insights into and has implications regarding the halacha of birkat hagomel.
4 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 16:46
Brachot 54b; MT Brach. 10:8
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Four Experiences Require a Todah
There are four situations that require a Jew to bring a Todah offering.
3 Tevet 5769 | Duration: 16:14
Brachot 54b; Ps. 107
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Learning from Chanukah Candles to Torah Reading
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 | Duration: 14:11
Igros Moshe OC 2:37
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Where should we light the Chanukah candles in our times?
Most of us don't light outside today. Where should we light?
29 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 20:00
Igros Moshe OC 4:125; Shar HaTziun 671:42
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Why is Chanukah Eight Days?
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 | Duration: 9:24
BY OC 470:1
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To Your Health! Progress by Small Steps
By looking at the health directives of Maimonides, Rav Dovid provides insights into how to change ourselves.
27 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 1:11:28
MT Deot 4
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Chanukah: Purity and Impurity
What does it mean when we say in the Chanukah: story that "there was only one jug of 'pure' oil?
25 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 10:27
BY OC 470:1
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Mixtures and Compounds, Spices, and Medicines
Does a medicine require a bracha?
21 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 14:43
OC 203:5-7; MB 203:6-7,10-13
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Ginger and Roots
What is the bracha for roots from a tree?
20 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 14:50
OC 203:6, 202:18; MB 203:8-9, 202:82
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Radishes and Root Vegetables
Root vegetables are either pri ha-adama or she-hakol.
19 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 4:23
OC 203:8; MB 203:14
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Wild Berry Trees
Crab apples and crab pears; wild berries on trees and bushes; lousy fruits.
18 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 7:14
OC 203:4; MB 203:5
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Ascending in Holiness
What do we do with worn out items that have inherent kedushah (holiness) or that have been used for a mitzvah?
15 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 21:54
Ch"A 68:21
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Trees and Plants (2)
More on the difference between a tree and a plant.
14 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 14:43
OC 203:2; MB 203:2,5
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Trees and Plants (1)
A first look at the difference between a tree and a plant.
13 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 14:54
OC 208:2-3,5; MB 203:1,4,6-7; Beur Halacha d.h. "Eilonei Srak"
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Brachot for Fruits that Grow in the Ground
Introduction to the bracha borei pri ha-adamah.
12 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 15:28
OC 208:1-2; MB 203:1
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Understanding "Rebbi Chananya ben Akashya"
Every day after learning, we recite the mishnah "Rebbi Chananya ben Akashya." What does it mean?
11 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 9:44
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Mincha: The Importance of Minyan Attendance
A minyan is so important to prayer that we should willingly give up a profit to daven with a minyan.
8 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 16:55
OC 90:9; MB 90:29
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When is Tekufat Tishrei? (2)
Understanding Shmuel's calendar.
7 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 16:45
BY OC 117:1
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When is Tekufat Tishrei? (1)
Why do we start praying for rain based on a secular date?
6 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 14:57
Taanit 9a; BY OC 117:1
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Honesty in Business
Davening and Torah study must lead to proper action -- honesty in business among them.
5 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 13:26
OC 155:1-2; MB 155:8-11
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Trusting Hashem to Provide Parnossa
Sometimes keeping a set schedule for learning means giving up potential business profits. Or does it?
4 Kislev 5769 | Duration: 12:51
OC 155:1; MB 155:5-7
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Mistakes During Hallel
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 | Duration: 6:36
OC 422:6; MB 422:26-27
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Dying to Be a Jew
Seminar discussion: So many Jews today would be willing to face death rather than give up Judaism. What does that tell us about how we should live our lives?
28 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 1:07:14
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Making a Set Time for Torah
Every day, we should have a set time for Torah study -- a time that we are so committed to that we make up for having missed it.
28 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:32
Beur Halacha d.h. "V'Yikba"; OC 155:1; MB 155:4
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Learning Torah with a Group
Learning Torah on your own is quite different from learning with a group.
27 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:19
Beur Halacha d.h. "V'Yikba"
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Going from Prayer to Study
After shacharit, the next stop is at the Beit Midrash for Torah learning.
26 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:42
OC 155:1; MB 155:1-3
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Brachos Over Wonders of the World
Brachos upon seeing wondrous mountains, rivers, oceans, and deserts.
23 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 17:19
OC 238:1; MB 238:1-4
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Chayei Sarah: Listening to Hashem
Life, death, and our relationship with Hashem.
23 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 2:31
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Hearing Thunder when You Can't Make the Brachah
If you are in a place (like a bathroom) where you can't make the brachah on thunder (or anything else), do you lose the brachah, or is there an option to make it later?
22 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 15:16
OC 237:3; MB 237:9-12
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A "Dead Mitzvah"
If you find a mitzvah that no one is observing, pursue that mitzvah with alacrity.
21 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 12:47
Ch"A 68:21
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Brachos on Lightning and Thunder
During a thunder storm, how many times can you make a brachah?
20 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 15:32
Brachot 9:2; OC 237:1-2; MB 237:5-8
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Comets, Meteors, Thunder, Lightening, and Storm Winds
Awesome (in the literal sense) natural events inspire brachos.
19 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:48
Brachot 9:2; OC 237:1; MB 237:1-4
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The Blessing Over a Rainbow
The sight of a rainbow reminds us of Hashem's covenant with Noah and as such merits a special blessing.
16 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:31
OC 239:1; MB 239:1-5; Beur Halacha d.h. "HaRoeh..."
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Birkat HaChama: Understanding the Calendar
If our Hebrew calendar is based on Rav Adda's calculations, why is birkat ha-chama based on Mar Shmuel's calculations? Also, why don't we say shehechiyanu when we say birkat ha-chama?
15 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 16:19
Misat Binyamin 101
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Birkat HaChama: What if it's a cloudy day?
Can birkat ha-chama be made if you can't see the sun?
14 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 15:55
Shaarei Teshuva 239:3
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Birkat HaChama: Halacha l'Ma'aseh
The ideal time to make birkat hachama is just after netz ha-chama; in practical terms, this means just after shacharit.
13 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 15:28
OC 239:2; MB 239:6-10
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Birkat HaChama According to the Rambam
Understanding the blessing over the sun according to the Rambam; also: the constellations and astrological signs.
12 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 11:57
MT Brach. 10:18
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What blessing is only said on a Wednesday?
What blessing is said only once every 28 years?
9 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 12:34
Brachot 59a
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Lessons Learned from Honoring Torah Scholars
Rav Dovid discusses his personal experiences with honoring Torah scholars.
8 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 12:25
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The Mystical Significance of Honoring a Torah Scholar
Why do we associate honoring a Torah scholar with honoring elders rather than with honoring parents?
7 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:11
Lev. 19:32, Ricanati
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Other forms of Honor
There are a variety of things that we don't do out of respect...; how to correct your rabbi if he makes a mistake.
6 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 15:32
Sefer HaChinuch 257
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Standing in Honor of the Rav
At what point are we requited to arise before a rabbi? At what point can we sit? To what rabbi(s) does this apply?
5 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 15:16
Kidd. 33a; YD 244:9,24
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Giving Honor by Standing; Using Names and Titles
We honor our rabbis, elders, and parents by standing before them and by not calling them by name.
2 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 14:37
Avot 5:25; YD 244:7-8,12; Shach 6
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Parameters of Honor: Torah Scholars and Elders
What are the parameters of honoring Torah scholars and elders?
1 Cheshvan 5769 | Duration: 12:17
Pes. 22b; YD 244:1
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Shneur Zalman ben Shlomo on the occasion of his yahrzeit.
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Honoring Torah Scholars
The Sefer HaChinuch sees Lev. 19:32 as applying only to Torah scholars. What is the connection between honoring Torah scholars and honoring our elders?
30 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 13:08
Sefer HaChinuch 257
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Respecting Our Elders
We are required to respect all elders, even non-Torah scholars, even non-Jews.
29 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 14:52
Kidd. 33a; MT Talmud Torah 6:1,9; Lev. 19:32, Ramban
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What does fear of Hashem have to do with honoring elders?
Rashi and Ibn Ezra explain the connection between "Revere G-d; I am Hashem" and "Arise before the elderly and honor your elders."
28 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 14:58
Lev. 19:32, Rashi, Ibn Ezra
Dedicated in memory of Feigel bas Aharon HaKohen on the occasion of her yahrzeit and for a refuah shleimah for Breina bas Frieda.
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The Mitzvot Involved in V'Hadarta Pnei Zakein
What is the difference between "respect your elders" and "stand in respect of an elder"? Is it one mitzvah or two?
25 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 16:12
Lev. 19:32; Kidd. 32b
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Introduction to V'Hadarta Pnei Zakein: Respect for Elders
We have a mitzvah d'oraita to honor and respect our elders. Here's one situation where it applies.
24 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 13:01
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The Splendor of Hakhel (2)
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 | Duration: 14:39
Sefer HaChinuch 612
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The Splendor of Hakhel (1)
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 | Duration: 16:05
Sefer HaChinuch 612
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Non-Jews and Schach; Mezuzah for a Sukkah
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 | Duration: 16:27
MB 626:20-21
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Trees and Roofs Overhanging the Sukkah
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 | Duration: 16:25
OC 626:1-3; MB 626:1-2,18-19
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Selichot for Erev Yom Kippur
On Erev Yom Kippur, selichot are brief, and other sections of shacharit are skipped as well.
9 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 10:30
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Selichot for the 4th of the 10 Days of Teshuva
A detailed look at the structure and content of the selichot for the 4th of the 10 days of teshuva.
8 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 14:11
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The Structure of Selichot
Understanding the structure of selichot enhances our appreciation thereof.
4 Tishrei 5769 | Duration: 5:50
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The Secret of Selichot
The heart of the selichot service is the recitation of the 13 attributes, as given to Moshe on Mt. Sinai.
26 Elul 5768 | Duration: 10:09
Rosh HaShanah 17b
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The Humility Inherent in a Ba'al Teshuva
Though a true ba'al teshuva has great merits, nonetheless a ba'al teshuva has an inherent humility as an outgrowth of the teshuva process.
25 Elul 5768 | Duration: 10:02
MT Teshuva 7:7-8
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Teshuva and the Ultimate Redemption
Teshuva draws us closer to Hashem and brings us closer to geula.
24 Elul 5768 | Duration: 12:24
MT Teshuva 7:5-6
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The Reward for the Struggles of Teshuva
Much of teshuva is about the struggle to overcome the yetzer hara -- a struggle that has its own rewards.
23 Elul 5768 | Duration: 11:36
MT Teshuva 7:4
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Teshuva Isn't Just for Misdeeds
The Rambam emphasizes a whole new realm of teshuva: correcting improper thoughts and middot.
22 Elul 5768 | Duration: 8:41
MT Teshuva 7:1-3
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The Splendor of the King
The principle of performing mitzvot with a large group or community.
19 Elul 5768 | Duration: 6:56
Ch"A 68:11
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Which takes precedence -- a mitzvah aseh or lo ta'aseh?
There are times when an aveirah -- a misdeed -- accompanies a mitzvah. What do we do in such a case?
18 Elul 5768 | Duration: 17:12
Ch"A 68:22
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The Purity of a Mitzvah
Mitzvah HaBa'ah b'Aveira; spending significant amounts of money for the sake of a mitzvah aseh or of avoiding a lo ta'aseh.
17 Elul 5768 | Duration: 19:33
Ch"A 68:10,16,19
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Davening for the Ability to Do Teshuva
Sometimes we need Hashem's help to do teshuva.
16 Elul 5768 | Duration: 18:16
MT Teshuva 6:3-5
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Teshuva and Free Will (2): Actions for which there is no Teshuva
There are some actions so heinous that the consequence thereof is that we lose our ability to return to Hashem in teshuva.
15 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:16
MT Teshuva 6:5,3
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Teshuva and Free Will (1)
Our ability to draw closer to Hashem through teshuva is dependent on our free will. Just as free will allows us to do aveirot, so too it allows us to correct our aveirot with teshuva.
12 Elul 5768 | Duration: 14:42
MT Teshuva 6:1-2
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Teshuva for a Baal Teshuva (4): Complete Teshuva; Teshuva m'Yirah; Teshuva m'Ahava
When is a baal teshuva's return complete? Also: teshuva out of fear; teshuva out of love.
11 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:08
MT Teshuva 2:1; Brachot 32b
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Teshuva for a Baal Teshuva (3): Making a Tikkun
We cannot bring a korban chatat, so what are we to do to make restitution with Hashem?
10 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:17
Sotah 3a
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Teshuva for a Baal Teshuva (2): Korban Chatat
Normally, one who accidentally commits an aveira like violating shabbos brings a korban chatat (special sacrifice) as a kapara (to make restitution). Does this obligation apply to today's baal teshuva?
9 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:41
MT Shgagot 2:6; MT Shgagot 7:4
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Teshuva for a Baal Teshuva (Part 1)
A child has no culpability for wrongdoings as he doesn't yet know better. What about an adult who doesn't (or didn't) know better?
8 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:20
Shabb. 67b
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Chinuch for Yom Kippur; Chinuch for Teshuva
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 | Duration: 17:19
OC 343:1 (Rama); MB 343:6; Ch"A 66; Yoma 8:4
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When to do Teshuva
The process of teshuva is incumbent upon all of us at all times.
4 Elul 5768 | Duration: 13:42
Sefer HaChinuch 364
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The Meaning of "Vidui"
A "Vidui" is not a confession. Just what is it, and what is its role in teshuva? Also: the first two steps toward teshuva.
3 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:23
Sefer HaChinuch 364
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The Mitzvah of Teshuva According to the Sefer HaChinuch, Part 1
The obligation of teshuva stems from our obligation to speak our hearts to Hashem.
2 Elul 5768 | Duration: 15:27
Sefer HaChinuch 364
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Interruptions in Hallel
The halachot of permissible and forbidden interruptions in Hallel are parallel to those of Shema and Pesukei d'Zimra.
28 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:05
OC 422:4-5; MB 422:21-25; Brachot 2:1
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Reciting Hallel with the Community
It is preferable to recite Hallel with the community; when doing so, certain verses are repeated.
27 Av 5768 | Duration: 14:33
OC 422:2-3; MB 422:14-20
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The Brachot for Hallel
The blessings recited over Hallel; half- vs. full Hallel; reciting Hallel alone vs. with a minyan.
26 Av 5768 | Duration: 14:51
OC 422:2; MB 422:14-16
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Performing Mitzvot with Joy, Love, and Awe
Part of proper kavanah includes enjoyment of the mitzvah as well as awareness of both love for and awe of Hashem.
24 Av 5768 | Duration: 13:00
Ch"A 68:13,17,18
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Meraked (2): Sifters vs. Shakers
Salt shakers, sugar shakers, drain filters, tea bags, and coffee presses.
21 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:28
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 18:3
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleimah for Moshe Chaim ben Rivka.
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Meraked: Sifting on Shabbos
Principles, parameters, and examples of the malacha of tochen on shabbos.
20 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:50
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 18:1-2
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleimah for Moshe Chaim ben Rivka.
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Proper Placement of Tefillin: Straps, Review, and Summary
Proper orientation of tefillin straps; review and summary of halachot in the proper wearing of tefillin.
19 Av 5768 | Duration: 16:04
OC 37:11; MB 37:37
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Proper Placement of Tefillin shel Rosh
Exactly where on the head should the Tefillin shel Rosh be placed?
18 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:19
OC 37:9-10; MB 37:33
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleimah for Moshe Chaim ben Rivka.
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Proper Placement of Tefillin shel Yad
Exactly where on the arm should the Tefillin shel Yad be placed?
17 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:58
OC 37:1-4,7-8; MB 37:4
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleimah for Moshe Chaim ben Rivka.
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Tochen: Conclusion and Summary
Final issues and examples in tochen; summary of all tochen principles.
14 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:06
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 17:5-7
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Principles of Tochen: Items Grown from the Ground; Ain tochen achar tochen
Tochen only applies to items that grow from the ground. But what exactly grows from the ground?
13 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:26
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 17:4; Brachot 6:3
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Principles of Tochen: Utensils Used for Grinding
The impact of a grinder or grater with regard to tochen as a malacha.
12 Av 5768 | Duration: 16:22
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 17:3
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Tochen: Cutting and Chopping
One of the most common applications of tochen is the cutting or chopping of vegetables for salad.
11 Av 5768 | Duration: 15:42
Ch"A Hil. Shabbos 17:2
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