Learning Torah with Rabbi Sariel Malitzky

Be strong in the face of mockery!

Is there any obligation to honor uncles and aunts?

On the one hand, as the day of Tisha B'Av progressing the restrictions become less severe. However, even after Tisha B'av is over the nine days restrictions still remain. How are we to make sense of this?What should our attitude and feelings be on Motzai Tisha B'Av?

You have to honor your oldest brother. What about all older brothers? What does halacha say about an older sister? What is the reason for all of this?

What does Halacha say about honoring stepparents?

The Belzer Rebbe and the Imrei Emes teach us what Mesirus Nefesh looks like. You don't have to actually give up your life to be moser nefesh.What are examples related to davening?

So many halachosso much confusionJoin us as get clarity!

What are we mourning?Why was the Bsis Hamikdash detroyed?How can we rebuild it?

A convert's parent passes away. Do they say Kaddish? Are they allowed to? Are they obligated to?

Do you daven at the block minyan for Kol Nidrei? What if it's raining? What would Shabbos look like if this was your only one? How to create a feeling of Hischadshus in davening and Avodas Hashem

We are not just recounting stories. We have to live them

Rav Wolfson shares shorter thoughts on Tefila

In Halacha, a convert is like a new born baby and not connected halachickally to their non-Jewish parents. Would they still be obligated to honor their non-jewish parent? Why or why not?

We generally do not honor Reshaim. However, a parent is a parent regardless of level of observance. Must you honor a parent who is a Rasha? Why or why not? How do we pasken?

In what do our Tefilos resemble Korbanos?

We finally have an asnwer to our Modim Derabanan question

Many young men and women return from their year in Eretz Yisrael wanting to take on new chumros. What happens when a parent objects and tells their child not to adopt a particular chumra?The child feels strongly that the chumra is meaningful and will help them grow in their avodas Hashem. Must they listen to their parent, or may they nevertheless choose to adopt the chumra?

Open your eyes!

Who comes first- father or mother? Why?Hear the kasha asked to Rav Chaim Brisker on this halacha and his sharp answer

how does machlokes evolve? How do we end them?

We thank Hashem in our davening for the miracles that he performs for us every day. Are there miracles that happen every day? What should we be thinking about when we say that tefilla?

Where does that minhag come from?

Why do we say הרני כפרת משכבו for the full 12 months while Kaddish is only recited for 11 months?Should one say זכרונו לברכה or the full statement of the Gemara?

A Thousand Reasons to Say Thank You

Why does a child say הרני כפרת משכבו? What is the meaning of it? Why do some people not say it?

The Meraglim say: וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק מִן־הַנְּפִלִ֑ים וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן הָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ we saw the Nephilim there—the Anakites are part of the Nephilim—and we looked like grasshoppers to ourselves, and so we must have looked to them.”How did they know how they were viewed? Why was that such a bad sin?

Continue learning the צוואה of the יסוד ושורש ועבודה and his approach to thanking Hashem

What is the source that you have to stand up for your parents? Why don't we do it today?

Is this where Rav Avigdor Miller learned his approach? Sounds like it! Learn how to thank Hashem for EVERYTHING

We contunue learning Kibbud Av Va'em and understand a new aspect of the Mitzvah

Does attitude or affect matter with Kibbud Av Va'em? What about during other mitzvos?

How do we approach Hashem when things go wrong? How can we thank Hashem even during those moments?

How far must one go to honor their parent?

Rav Wolfson has a beautiful and inspiring approach to מודים דרבנן. This is the start of that piece.

We start to learn about מודים דרבנן

On Shavuos, everyone agrees that we must eat, drink, and celebrate through physical enjoyment. Why? What is the reason? Shouldn’t Shavuos be exclusively about Torah?Rav Elya Lopian offers two beautiful explanations.Hear About Rav Elya and How His Life Shaped Me.

haow do we get Avraham Avinu to daven with us? How do we get the Amoraim to learn with us bichavrusa?

We connect to the Avos with our davening

We need wings to make sure our Tefilla (and Torah and Mitzvos) can soar to Shomayim. We want to be אפרוחים and not ביצים. How do we get those wings?

Can you sweep or mop a floor on Shabbos?Is applying lip balm to chapped lips permitted?What exactly is considered עובדי דחול?Join us as we answer your questions on halachic topics and see how Chazal and the Poskim guide everyday Shabbos living.

The Zohar says people are either the egg or the chick. What does he mean? What is the difference between the two?

Does the prohibition against arguing with a parent apply even to everyday, mundane, non Torah matters? Why or why not? What proof did the Rogatchover Gaon derive from Sefer Bereishis to argue against the positions of the Aruch HaShulchan and the Chayei Adam?

A discussion about the Pasuk that relates to your name which we say at the end of Shemona Esrei

Can one sit or sleep in a parent's bed? Why should that be any different than sitting in their chair?How does the halacha of not sitting in parent's seat relate to the prase המקום ינחם אתכם we say when being menachem avel?

How we view money vs how Yavan views money

How to approach the end of davening

What is Akdamus?Why do we say it?When should we say it?

What are the parameters of not sitting in your father’s seat? Does the same apply to your mother’s seat? What about after a parent passes away?Listen to a fascinating story about Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l during the shivah for the Steipler.

Why is there a minhag to give money to the Rebbeim of our children on Chanukah? Why is there a minhag to give Tzedaka on Chanukah? Would it not have been easier for the Chashmonaim to throw out the oil? Why did they make the oil טמא?

In this Shiur we discuss many different reasons and insights into Shemitta