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tamoz 5761 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
The Minor Fasts and Their Laws
Did Jews fast over the destruction of the First Temple when the Second Temple stood? Must pregnant and nursing women abstain from eating and drinking on minor fasts? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other important questions.
י"ז בתמוז נושאים שונים
5768 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Shaving and Haircuts during the Three Weeks
When during the three weeks can I shave and have a haircut? What are the laws of mourning with regard to shaving?
הלכות שלושת השבועות נושאים שונים
Iyar 5768 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
The Great Crock Pot Controversy
Cooking on Shabbat is forbidden. How then can one slow-cook? What is a slow cooker and is it allowed?
שבת נושאים שונים
5770 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
How Does a Heter Iska Work?
What is the prohibition of "Ribbit"? who does it apply on? How does the "Heter Iska" bypass the prohibition? and more...
יסודות בדיני ממונות
Tevet 12 5777 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Zera Yisrael
We have been dealing, over the last few weeks, with ideas to help integrate olim from the Former Soviet Union into Israeli society as full Jews. A group with a real obstacle is children of Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers. They are, of course, not Jewish unless they undergo conversion. Yet, it is our opinion that we should not look at them as if they have, in the meantime, no connection to the Jewish People. The great majority were treated as Jews in the Soviet Union, where a citizen’s nationality is determined by his father, not his mother. As a result, they suffered from anti-Semitism. How shocked were many, upon arriving in Israel, to find out that halacha does not view them as Jewish and that they cannot get married here?
ויחי פרשת שבוע
5766 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
A Woman's Obligation to Pray
According to most authorities, women are no less obligated to pray than men. Therefore, they must pray “Amida” in the morning and the afternoon (“Shacharit” and “Mincha”). The evening Amida prayer (“Maariv”), on the other hand, is voluntary.
נושאים שונים האשה ביהדות
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Pizza, Pretzels and Pastry
When is the Bracha Hamotzi and when is it a Mezonot?
האזינו
5770 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Redeeming a Firstborn Donkey!
The Mitzvah of redeeming the first born Donkey - a long lost Halacha or a practical law for Donkey owners and riders in today's times ??
נושאים שונים
5764 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
The Laws of Modesty
The trait of modesty, so imbedded in the Nation of Israel, has served as the foundation for all the giant spiritual advances achieved by the Jews throughout history. This is why the Torah laid so strong an emphasis on maintaining modesty and sanctity.
צניעות
Rabbi David Sperling
Kashrut in a Nutshell Milk Spoon in a Meat Sink or Dishwasher
The Halacha of meaty, dairy and parve cutlery washed together in the sink or dish washer, with hot or cold water.
כשרות
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
This Is the Way We Salt Our Meat
The laws of Kashering meat, why the chicken is split, and the connection to the Korbanos.
דיני כשרות ויקרא
5575 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
The Spectrum of Muktzah Utensils
הלכות כלליות ויקהל
Sivan 14 5775 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Working in a Non-Kosher Establishment
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"כשרות
Elul 5 5775 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
The Jewish Escort Service
שופטים
5762 | Rabbi David Dov Levanon
"A Miracle in This Place"
The sages instituted the lighting of Chanukah candles because it “takes us back” to the site of the miracle. We are therefore called upon to sense that our kindling of these candles is tantamount to the lighting of the menorah in the Holy Temple.
שיחות לחג החנוכה
Cheshvan 26 5777 | Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l
The Left Hand Should Push Away and the Right Draw Close
As the two brothers, Yaakov and Eisav, were born and developed, Israel’s constant tension vis a vis Eisav’s descendants was set for generations. The struggle began with the prophecy before their birth that “one nation will overcome the other nation” (Bereishit 25:23).Let’s look at Hashem’s part in all of this. Rivka was barren and needed a miracle to conceive. Why did the miracle include a twin brother, who anyway is not part of the Chosen Nation?
תולדות פרשת שבוע
5762 | Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l
The Laws of the Nine Days
When the month of Av arrives, rejoicing should be minimized. A Jew must therefore avoid undertaking construction projects from which pleasure will be derived. Also, transactions should be minimized and one must refrain from consuming meat and wine.
תשעה באב
5766 | Rabbi Aryeh Hendler
The Dance of Sanctity
When we proclaim at the end of Yom Kippur that “God is the Lord!” what we mean to say is that the very same unique spiritual reality we experienced on Yom Kippur must also be revealed in the material world we reenter immediately after the fast.
שמחת החג חסידים מספרים
Wednesday, 26 Cheshvan 5768 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
The Laws of Tumat Met
What is Tumat Met all about? Who, when and how?
אמור נושאים שונים
5761 | Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
Part 2 The Commandment to Settle the Land of Israel
העם והארץ שיעורים נוספים

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