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Feast! No Fast!
Kosher Stuff
Dairy bread?
Taam Elyon & Taam Tachton
Two “Versions” of how to READ 10 commandments
How to Read The 10 commandments
Akdamus
Why Ezekiel’s Vision of Divine Chariot?
What to do or not to do after an All Nighter
Staying up the whole night!
It’s gotta be Sheva Shabbosos Temimos!
Was the Torah actually given on Shavuos, i.e. 50th day???!!!
What day of the month is Shavuos??? What does the Torah this holiday? Why?
Shavuos!
No work till the Omer is counted! What about women??
Lo Tisgodedu
The three days “Hagbalah”
More about when the Omer mourning is held
Are Haircuts and Marriage allowed on Lag Baomer?
Which 33 days??
Are ANY weddings permitted? Haircuts? Why is Lag BaOmer different than the rest of the Omer?
If one married during the Omer is it a mitzvah? Cut-out
Starting Today! - Laws of the Omer
All about the special day of Isru Chag!
What’s with Hallel on Chol Hamoed Pesach? Torah Readings
More chol hamoed stuff
Laws of Chol Hamoed
Search by the “Light of a Candle”, focus on getting ready for search
Chametz, “GET OUT!”
Timing is everything
Chametz Search Party
The Search!
Zuggin Hagadah
Customs of Shabbos Hagadol
The Custom of Shabbos Hagadol!
More on Isru Chag
No Thanks, Cherem, the Nassi, Shul early, Isru Chag
More Nissan Stuff
Don’t fast! The Princes!
You got the dough?
The Pesach Fund
U gotta learn the laws!
About the month of Nissan
Starting the Laws of Pesach
The Mitzvos of Pesach!
No work Friday afternoon
251
Let’s gooo!
Preppin up’!
Preparing for Shabbos Meals!
New stuff today
Addendum
Moving’ on
Some laws of Rosh Chodesh
Bris & No Tachnun Details
Details inside…
Happy Days!
Full coverage!
I’m begging!
Do you cover your face when say Tachnun NOT in front of a Torah? Are there exceptions?
Moving forward
Let’s finish this Halacha!
Down but not out
“Falling on your face”
Tachnun! Yeah!
Bow
About Modim DeRabanan
KEDUSHA!
Not a short or too loud! Oops, forgot Yaaleh Veyavo!
Amen!
An “orphaned” amen.. Do you need to hear the blessing you’re responding to?
What are “snatched” & “clipped” Amens?
No Mundane Talk, not even Torah study! Teach the kids to say Amen!
I repeat
What TO do and what NOT to do during the repetition of the Amidah by the Shliach Tzibbur
Consideration for the Congregation
124-3-4
124-2
The Shliach Tzibur
End of 123
MowDown
Bowed over
Bowing Out
123
More goodies
New Dew
Od Yoter Tov!
122
121
120-12
End of 119
Amidah News
More
Just to add to that :-)
Can you add requests to Shemona Esra/Amidah?
The bottom line
Now you know
Understood
The Gelt Blessing!
What does the Bracha Ata Chonen LeAdam Daas really mean
Rain it in
Quick fix
Dew It
Oopsie Doopsie
Vaiter
No stops till the announcement drops
Geshem n Tal
Wind, Dew, Rain, & Resurrection
SUKKOS!
The Mitzvah to Dwell in a Sukkah - GOOD YOM TOV!
More Erev Yom Kippur Stuff
Eulogies and Meat
The great reward for EATING?!
Laws of Erev Yom Kippur
Mitzvah to Blow or to Hear the Shofar? Who should blow? Where should he stand?
More shofar rules
Sit or Stand?
More Rosh Hashanah davening stuff
Cut it out!
Tashlich; plus more!
Pomegranates, succulent meat, sweet food, visiting a river
Rosh Hashanah Food!
Leshana Tova!
Liaila Uliaila, May you be inscribed for a good year!
Are Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Yom Tov?!
Amidah Additions during 10 Days Teshuva
Vaiter!
Uh oh, I messed up, now what?
Hamelech Hakadosh
Muktzah Food?!
308-8
May I?
Muktzah Movin’
More Muktzah Catagories
308-2b
Muktzah categories
Muktzah!
Food!
Don’t stuff yourself; plan ahead! When NOT to eat
Can one sleep on Shabbos to have strength for the next day? The Importance of the Third Shabbos Meal
Shabbos is for learning!
A Shabbos shluff!
100 Blessings on Shabbos!
Eating before kiddish?
Essen!
Torah, early or late eating
Can one pray for an ill person on Shabbos?
What gives you more pleasure, fasting or eating?
Dreamin’
Festive Fast?
Fast because you fasted
Ouch, eating hurts!
Is fasting the issue or is pleasure the issue
Comforting Mourners and Visiting the Sick on Shabbos
When should one daven Mincha before mussaf?
Oops, davened mussaf before shachris! Eating between shachris and musaf? Kiddush?
Earliest and Latest time for Mussaf! When is compensation impossible? Why?
Why no shnayim mikrah before Yom Tov? Review Haftorah?
Later Shnayim Mikrah options, Erev Shabbos custom
What did the Arizal do? What did the Rebbe do? When must Shnayim Mikrah be said by?
What’s so unique about Onkelos? Is saying Chitas a Halacha?!
Shnayim Mikrah VeEchad Targum - An obligation!
Two Portions, which Haftorah? Yekum Porkan and Av Harachamim
Hold Your Haftorahs, Read Along, Keep the Book
A Minor for a Major Haftorah?!
More Haftorah stuff, plus: why concentrating on Haftorah blessings is so important!
Rules of the Haftorah Book
How many brachos does the Maftir Reader read? Why? When NOT to say Amen and why, and more..
All about the Haftorah!
Uh oh, a word or letter was skipped, what now? Why not Two Torah Scrolls every Shabbos?
Can a man get two Aliyos in one Torah Reading?
Three Scrolls!
Two Scrolls!
Is maftir considered one of the 7 aliyos? About reading verses from Torah before maftir
Mamzir, Unlearned Rich Man, Haftorah Verses first Torah
Minor Aliyos
A women getting an Aliyah
Repeating verses, is that cool?
Are we allowed to give out extra Aliyos? What are the concerns?
Brand New! The Communal Torah Reading & Maftir
All about Isru Chag!
Why Two Scrolls on Shavuos? What do we read? Why is a Haftorah about “Divine Chariot” and Angels read?
Shavuos Shtuff
Up the Whole Night!
Shavuos Dark Start
Entering No Tachnun Zone! Why? For how long?
50-52
Is Mattan Torah the 50th Day since starting the Omer Count?!
Shavuos continued!
Shavuos Prayers!
No work after sunset till you count!
Ok let’s finish this!
Finally
Can’t do both
Haircuts and Marriage on Lag Baomer
Let’s get the bottom of this
Which 33 days is it?
Got married anyway! cut his hair!
Restrictions of the Omer
More sefira “pickles”
May the Omer be counted during twilight?
Why we mention the Rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdosh after counting the Omer
You gotta understand what your sayin’!
Alef, Beis, ok?
Recount?
Days AND weeks!
And more on this fascinating subject!
All about why we start counting the Omer when we start counting the Omer
No difference, except!
Do women need to count the Omer?
Omer stuff!
Starting the laws of Counting the Omer
More Yom Tov Laws
Laws of Yom Tov!
Lernin un Yetzt Mir Darf Chekin’
Search and you will find
Stop! ‘N search!
The time PRECEDING the search
Why search AND obliterate?
Erev Pesach as forbidden as Pesach!
Time to search!
Special for this year!!! The Erev Pesach Shabbos Hagadol Special Haftorah and the REASON
More on Shabbos Hagadol
Shabbat Hagadol!
The after party
Fast?
The Nasi!
No Tachnun- WhooHoo!
Jewish Taxes
The Halacha to teach study laws of holidays starting 30 days before
Laws of Pesach begin!
The 8 Mitzvos of Pesach
The Daled!
Loud!
How Shema can bring healing!!!
Section 61…To be Precise! 🤣
First Verse verses the other verses
With(out) Intent
Really cool stuff to remember during the blessings of Shema!
Made from Concentrate
The Light of the Future!
Ya hear!?
Is Be-half whole?
Creates Light!
Yotzer Or!
The Third
I gotta go!
That’s wild!
Shema Shtuff
Synchronicity
Till when?
Laws of Shema begin!
Lawful
S’’more Shabbos laws
Cuz u might stir!
252-12
253-10
And
Totally raw!
253-6
253-4-5
Range
Cooking Ranges and Tops of Ovens
252-17
Noise on Shabbos
Making errors during Shema
Benefiting from a Non-Jews work on Shabbos
Can a non-Jew work in a Jews home on Shabbos?
A non Jewish Contractor and Shabbos
Non-Jews n Shabbos
Shabbos!
251-5
Friday Afternoon
Issue with work after noon on Friday
250-6-8
250-4
More Shabbos Prep
249-13
Fridayness
Friday!
Bow Wow!
All about Modim Dirabanan!
Talk during Kedusha?! Uh oh… look up!
Holy!
Listen in, for the win!
The process
Snatched, clipped, orphaned, no delay
Don’t talk during Repetition! Kids answer! Don’t run!
Stand? Say what?
Nine is Divine
Wait! Wait?
Go for it!
Davening in a language you understand
No know
Hey, watch where you’re going!
What “smacks of conceit”? Wait! When?
Bowing
Halachos u just gotta know!
Between the 18 and Yehihoo Lerotzon!
Why someone Davening alone doesn’t say the Priestly Blessing
Fiery Angels!
Out of order
Messed up in the middle, now what
Extra brachos?
The Bracha of Hashiva
More prosperity
Prosperity!!
Mans superiority over animals
3 are 1
If you didn’t finish yet, you can!
If you dew, then you don’t 😄
Rained out!
How do you Dew?
Pra’in
Rainy
Should one daven in the sukkah?
Why do we sit in a Sukkah?
Kapporos- why at dawn? Reason it’s also ok in preceding days. What is said? Why?
No Psalm 20, No Mizmor Lesodah, No Avinu Malkeinu
No Tachnun! And more
More Erev Yom Kippur Laws
Laws of Erev Yom Kippur
Shabbos Shofar
It’s TIME for Shofar!
Teeny tiny shofar?!
Cracked ‘n glued
Sho-far Sho-good?
Kosher Shofar
Shofar Shtuff
Can’t stand sitting
Does the Shofar Blower get an Aliyah on Rosh Hashanah? When is a bris performed?
Rosh Hashanah info!
Don’t daven too long on Rosh Hashanah
583-8
Challah in honey, pomegranates, succulent meat
Rosh Hashanah FOOD!
Say this don’t say that
Is Rosh Hashanah a happy day?
The Geonic additions
90 times?
And the rule is!?
The Laws of Rosh Hashanah
How long and how loud
Snatched n clipped
Shhhh!
Sit or Stand? Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemoi, Kavana
After all, he’s doing it for YOU!
Still repeat! Consideration of peoples time
Not a repeat :-)
The repetition
Torah!
Can you pull it off?!
Gosh, I can’t remember
Rabbi Shimon’s diligence and halachic ramification
Can you accept Aliyah during Amidah? Answer kadish? Barchu? Kedusha?
Oops I misspoke
Oy, an ox!
Can you greet a Jewish King during the Amidah?
Contain yourself
Infringement
When is it BETTER to daven in your language than in Hebrew? Why?
Can you pray in english?
Is concentration necessary throughout the Amidah? Can I just THINK about the words?
Our wines today
A bissul tipsy
Practicalities of Prayer being in place of sacrifices; should you ask because you deserve?
Make sure no disturbances, not by rote!
“Made from Concentrate”
During the Amidah?!
Hymns n stuff
Important stuff
🤔
Emes Veyatziv
Can you answer?
66-6-9a
Avoid any impression
Must-know rules!
Awe n Honor
Hi ya doin?!
Accept Yoke
Come in and find
Oops!
Pause, concentrate, recite, even at the top
Wake up and say Shema!
Walking n standing
Shema Positions
When to touch tefillen during prayers, how loud to say Shema and why
S-a-y t-h-e w-o-r-d-s c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y
All about Baruch Shem, including why we whisper, other necessary pauses
Amen amen? Yes or no?
Shema Shema? 7 times HaShem Hu Elokim, that ok?
Echad
holy hidden hints
What it says about someone Who fails to recite Shema with the congregation. Cool make-up plan
How to achieve healing through saying Shema! And why
Shema with awe, fear, trembling, and quaking
And the Halacha is…
Intent or not?
Torah, Amalek, Miriam, Golden Calf, Shabbos, and Shema
Chazzon Mistakes, Ohr Chodosh
More cool Davening rules
Can one say Kedusha while praying alone?!
59-2
59-1
Laws of Isru Chag
What does Maleches Ochel Nefesh mean? May one cook on Yom Tov?
What labor is forbidden and which is permitted on Yom Tov
Brand New! Laws of Yom Tov!
And a little more…
And more Muktzah!
Muktzah!
And?
The day after?
On shavuos you gotta eat! No fasting allowed!
Oh dairy
More dairy laws and Shavuos
Why is the Book of Ruth read on Shavuos? When does Chabad read it?
Which tune?
How the verses are divided
More on the Melody
Two Melodys for the Ten
Akdumos
The what and why of the Shavuos Torah Readings
Washing Hands and the Blessing over Tzitzis after being awake all night
More on shavuos
No early Maariv on first night of Shavuos, why?
And so, therefore
Shavuos wasn’t alwaya celebrated the day the Torah was given?!
Day 50 - Shavuos!
No work before you count!
Uniformity
More debates over dates
Strict like both
Some authorities say..
Lag BaOmer Laws
A permitted marriage during the Omer, who can get a haircut, 33 only
Continuing the laws of the Omer
Beginning the Laws of the Omer!
Laws of Isru Chag
What’s with “Half-Hallel”?
What should you do if you forget Yaaleh Veyavo in Grace After Meals on Chol Hamoed?
Laws of Chol Hamoed Pesach
Stop and get involved
When should the search for chametz take place?
Two reasons for searching and obliterating the Chametz
What does obliterate mean?
The Search for Chametz and when the obligation to obliterate starts
Haftorah
Shabbos Hagadol - the beginning of the Redemption
Shabbos HaGadol!!!
The day after…
The day after…
Skip, Ban, Add
Disturbing Dreams
No Fasting! What’s the Nasi all about?
Zai Gezunt Tachnun!
The Passover Fund
More Nissan!
Nissan to the Max
The customs of the month of Nissan
The 8 mitzvos of Pesach
How much for for the 4 cups? Blended? Failed to lean?
Matzah without reclining?!
You can’t decline to recline
Why a son should recline even in his fathers presence
YOU went out of Egypt!
Attractive Dishware, Coushins
Beginning the Laws of Pesach
Bowing
The first three
Congregational or Linkage?
Missing Link
Don’t mess ppl up, I pray!
Visiting the big Rabbis before a trip. Blessing terminology
Is the Travelers Prayer said on ANY trip?
When, how, where
The Traveler’s Prayer
Employees Eat
The abridged version
Synagogue pickles
Synchronizing Kedusha
I’m late to Shul, how to do I time my Shemona Esra?
In Sync!
Is there a point?
Interesting Rosh Chodesh scenario
Is it my issue they Davened Maariv early? Oops missed Erev Shabbos mincha, now what?
On purpose!
Two prayers ago
Can you eat?
Pray twice at night
Couldn’t help it
Make it up
I wanna pray again!
Hmmm 🤔
The Torah Study “Businessman”
Are women required to daven?
Exempt!
Can you respond to Kaddish, kedusha, or barchu in middle of Shemona Esra? What should you do?
Willful Amidah interruption
Snakes, Oxen, Lapses
Hi king?
Or can you?!
Don’t drink ‘n pray!
Since prayers are instead of sacrifices therefore??? Should be make requests from G-d based on our worthiness?
When you can’t kiss your kids
Concentrate, will ya!
Louse’s, Slippery Talis, burdens
No burping or yawning allowed
Eliminate & Concentrate
Amidah Postures
Why Feet Together?
Tough Situations
When you can’t stand, sitting
Blind or can’t figure out directions
Which direction to face if you wanna be rich or wise
Direction directives
Little Trig
Why East? Is this always appropriate?
Which direction to face when you pray outside and inside Israel
Too busy to Pray?!
Framing your prayers
Pause……now Pray
Scratching, Urinating, Spitting, Donating
For Torah Study, any cleaning agent works!
Unsure, wash or not?
Need water?
Best course of action
Middle of Shema and…
Uh oh, I gotta go
Relieving!
Nice clothing to daven, the issue of clasping one’s hands together
Can one say Hashem’s name bareheaded? Does the hand work as a cover? Davening in an undershirt?! Barefoot?
Starting laws of How to Prep for Prayer”
Hemorrhoids and Shema
Clean Recitation
Foul pray?
Careful what’s around you when you say Shema
Stop ‘n say Shema!
Just got married! Communal affairs!
Are minors obligated in saying Shema? What’s the chiddush?
Is a women required to say Shema?
A “Hoiche” Kedusha
Saying Barchu after final Kaddish
More Poreis
Poreis in Shema
Poreis
What’s Poreis Al Shema?
Are personal requests or hymns allowed to be added to Shemona Esra?
Stuff you just gotta mention
Hymns?
I’m not sure, what do I do?!
The importance of Emes ViYatziv
Don’t interrupt!
The idea beyond finishing the bracha Gaal Yisroel with the chazzon
In honor of our holy Chayalim on the front lines
Today’s learning in honor of our soldiers on the front lines
Should mid-saying-Shema-Kohen take the Aliyah?
A bissel bow
Shema laws continued
Mid-verse?
May one learn Torah during the Shema?
Say Shema with the minyan
Interruptions during Shema
Shema Mess-ups
Rules of saying Shema in middle of work
Made from concentrate
Sitting, Standing, Stopping
Sit but don’t sleep!
When to touch tefillen during Davening, more about how to say Shema
You gotta say the words of Davening carefully!
Pauses
Amen, amen? Baruch Sheim Thrice? Baruch Sheim whispered
Shema Shema, Sha!
The Daled
Why should SHEMAP said loud? Why are the ice covered? What is it about somebody lengthens the DALED?
Why is it important to say Shema with a minyan? What is the remedy for one who prays alone?
Shema and the magical number 248
Saying Shema with fear, trembling, and quaking
More on Kavanah
Which mitzvos must be performed with Kavana (intent)?
Remembering Mt Sinai, Amalek, Miriam’s punishment, Shabbos in The bracha before Shema
Ahava Raba or Ahavas Olam? Why doesn’t begin with Baruch?
Replacing the Shliach Tzibbur, Ohr Chodesh, to say or not to say?
Correct pronounciation, discharging obligations
Is an individual praying alone allowed to say Kedusha in Yotzer? Why?
All about Yotzer Ohr
The LATEST time for Shema in the morning
Ken Shema he said after Dawn?
More on SHEMA
Sunrise
Earliest and latest times for Shema and the rationale
What part of Shema must be said according to the Torah? When? Why?
The reason tefillen are worn on the left arm (of a righty), why on the biceps, what an amputee should do and why
What to do if you only have arm or head tefillen
Why tefillen need to be removed before saying Kesser in mussaf. What to do if wearing them. How to remove tefillen if the Torah is out Of the ark and can’t wait till it’s returned. Reasons.
When tefillen should be removed if there’s a Bris in Shul, on a Torah-reading day, on chol Hamoed
A blessing over stolen tefillen?! Till when during Davening should tefillen be worn?
If the knot unknots
Taking tefillen off and putting them back on, the rules
How the Arizal did it. Sitting, Standing, both?
Can one interrupts between putting on the arm and head tefillen of Rabbeinu Tam? How many blessings are set on the head tefillen?
Between a rock and a hard spot
What the deal?
Is wearing the arm and head tefillen one or two Mitzvos? Is a blessing made on both or just one? Why does it matter how you pronounce the word LeHaniach? Why does tefillen help win the war over our enemies?
What should one think about while putting on tefillen? Why are arm tefillen put on before head tefillen? What’s the unique law here and it’s reason?
More rules about putting on Talis and tefillen
In what case should tefillen be put on before a Talis? Why do some people put on tefillen at home? Should they also put on their Talis at home before going to Shul?
In the merit of the IDF and the wounded and hostages - laws of Tefillen
Isru Chag Halachos!
Halacha!
About the blessing Leishaiv Basukkah
More sukkah laws!
Does wine have to be drank in the sukkah?
Is snacking outside the sukkah permitted? How is snack defined?
Sukkos Laws continued!
Laws of Sitting in a Sukkah
Appease Please!
The requirement to appease one another on Erev Yom Kippur
More Yom Kippur Goodies!
No Tachnun Erev Yom Kippur! Why?
Erev Yom Kippur continued
Laws of Erev Yom Kippur
639-1
Shofar so Good
Shofar so good
Shofar Stuff
Shofar stuff
More on Shofar requirements
Which Shofars are kosher to be used
Who can blow the shofar?
Does a blind man have to hear the shofar? What about a tumtum or hermaphrodite?
Why isn’t the Shofar blown on Shabbos, shouldn’t a biblical commandment override a rabbinic enactment?
When is the correct time to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah?
585-5
Sit down for this one (or should you?)
The “Sitting Blasts”
Who should get an Aliyah on Rosh Hashanah? When is a Bris performed on Rosh Hashanah?
More on Rosh Hashanah prayers
The proper way to make a request
583-8
Dipping Bread in honey, Pomogranates, Succulent Meat
More food!
Rosh Hashanah Food!
582-16
582-10
The additions to Amidah by the Geonim
582-3b
Laws of Rosh Hashanah continued
Beginning the Laws of Rosh Hashanah
Is it ok to get a haircut or cut nails on Rosh Chodesh? What if Rosh Chodesh is on Friday?
Juice that flows out on its own accord
May one suck juice straight out of a fruit?
The Squeeze
Tie
Ropes cisterns and stalls
Can you untie a knot around a food package (like matzah)?
Knot no
A knot and a bow?
Knotty Situations
Why Knot the Knot?
Tying and Untying Knots on Shabbos! What constitutes a permanent knot
A Halacha about Shema
316-22b-24a
More Shabbos Goodies
316-19-20
Can one kill an animal that is threatening to harm him
What’s the issue with causing something to bleed on Shabbos?
Is it ok to kill a bug on Shabbos? What if it’s bugging you?
Oh Deer
If a deer comes into your home can you close the door? Can two people close it together?
Are you allowed to close the window if flies are in between the window and the screen?
Is it permissible to trap a mosquito, wasp, fly?
What kind of “trapping” is allowed? What it says about an individual who hunts with dogs
Why is trapping forbidden on Shabbos? When is one exempt but still it’s forbidden rabbinically?
On top of
Designating “a stone to be eaten” doesn’t work! Container under and over Muktzah objects
Can something start of as Muktzah and become non-Muktzah??
Items that are Muktzah during twilight and therefore “set “aside” for the rest of Shabbos
Fruits out to dry
About “muktzah because it is repulsive”, can food be Muktzah?
When a base remains forbidden even after Muktzah item is removed, what to do if forbidden items were randomly placed on permitted ones, placing Muktzah on someone else’s things
If you put a Muktzah item on something non-Muktzah, on purpose
Stones on Barrels, coins on pillows
Tzion BeMishpat Tipadeh - intro part 1
May a basket with fruit and a stone inside be moved on Shabbos?
Base Basics
May a father lift up a child holding a rock in his hand? What if he is holding money?
Remnants of mats, size, poor, rich, location
Broken and new needles, worn out mats..
Can you use a needle to remove a thorn?
Can you move a detached door of a home? Wut about your of an in-ground storage unit?
Wicks ‘n Doors
Who decides if something is “set aside” (Muktzah)? If something is useful does that mean it isn’t Muktzah?
Broken stuff. Can you move broken glass on Shabbos?
What is Nolad? When Yom Yom is more strict than Shabbos!
Mortar and Corpses
Tefillen and Musical Instruments on Shabbos
What MAY be moved on Shabbos even for no reason at all
Can you move a cup or bowl on Shabbos for NO REASON? What’s the logic?
Can one benefit from something that is Muktzah? Is there any way to move an item that is Muktzah on Shabbos?
the rule once your holding a Muktzah item about putting it down
Five kinds of Muktzah they can’t be moved. Is there any limit to the size of a Keli? When can our move a hatchet or a hammer?
Food that’s Muktzah?
May items that aren’t Keilim be moved? What are example of such things?
Is paper Muktzah? How many kinds of Muktzah are there (so far)?
Is a Mohels knife Muktzah on Shabbos? If a knife that is forbidden to be used is in a sheath with permitted knives what’s the halacha?
Can one move a Keli (implement) that is used to do a forbidden activity on Shabbos?
Is merchandise muktzah? Why? Can one’s thoughts change the status of something Muktzah?
Other reasons for the institution of Mikvah and what is Keli?
Beginning the Laws of Muktzah on Shabbos! First reason for this institution explained
Why don’t we repeat Amidah at Maariv? Why can’t Kaddish be said without a minyan? The hint in the word צדיק
Laws of Kaddish - how many should be said daily? When? Why?
Laws of Isru Chag (TODAY!)
Birchas Hanehenin Introduction
What about at Mt. Sinai on the days leading up to Matan Torah & the omission of Tachnun
Isru Chag
Fasting and Shavuos - part 2
Is a fast allowed on Shavuos?
Dairy continued
Shavuos - Oh Dairy!
Reading the Book of Ruth on Shavuos and Spreading Grasses in the Synagogue
More on the two niggunim used for the reading of the Ten Commandments
The two of ways of Reading the 10 commandments
Haftorah facts and Akdumos
Torah & Haftorah Readings for Shavuos and their reasons for being read
Some rules about staying up all night
Why you can’t daven Maariv early on the first night of Shavuos. Why we stay awake all night
Shavuos Halachot
Laws of Shavuos continued
Beginning the Laws of Shavuos!
What should one refrain from doing after dark before counting the Omer?
Not to form different groups, when haircuts ARE allowed
More on when to keep the rules of the Omer
Following local practice
Opinions about when mourning applies during the Omer
Haircuts on Lag Baomer?
What happens if someone gets married during the Omer? Is there anyone that is permitted to get married during the Omer? What is the custom?
Customs of the Omer because of the passing of 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva
More Omer laws
Can you count the omer during dusk?
What’s the best language to count the Omer in? Why do we mention the restoration of the Beis Hamikdosh afterwards?
Other ways to count that still count :-)
Various opinions of how to correctly count the Omer
Counting the days and the weeks too
How do we know exactly when to begin counting the Omer? Why should one count at night?
Omer laws continue!
Laws of the Omer
Laws of the Omer continued
Beginning the Laws of counting the Omer
Tefillen on Chol Hamoed?
Why don’t we say complete Hallel during the final 6 days of Pesach?
Pesach
Happy Pesach!
Search and Rescue
Rules applying from 1/2 hour before the stars emerge, why search for chametz must be a (certain) nightfall
Timing is everything
Why the time to get rid of chametz is earlier than the afternoon of Erev Pesach
Two reasons for searching and obliterating chametz
More on chametz!
Chametz Search
What is the source for chametz being forbidden even before Pesach starts?!
End of the laws or Shabbos Hagadol
More Big Stuff
Shabbos Hagadol!
May one fast one Isru Chag? Plus: an interesting custom
Why Mizmor Lesodah is omitted, saying the Nasi, Erev Pesach, Isru Chag
Non-Fast Exclusions
429- Halacha tes
Nissan - no fasting! Except?
Maos Chittim - “Wheat Fund”
Laws of Pesach continued
Laws of Pesach - 8 Mitzvos of Passover
131 addendum
End of Siman 131
More on Hallel and Tachnun
The difference between Tachnun and Hallel, why chabadniks always daven in order of the prayers
When tachnun is NOT said
When is the custom not to cover our faces during Tachnun? Why not?
What is the reason for saying Vaanachnu Lo Neida
Which direction to lean during tachnun, why a bare arm may not be used, what a leftie does
The Priestly Blessing by the Shliach Tzibbur
Laws if Tachnun part one
Ken Yehi Ratzon or Amen? Sim Shalom or Shalom Rav?
All about Modim Derabannan (the Modim of the Rabbis)
May one speak or study during Kedusha? Why do we raise ourselves on tiptoe when saying Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh? What does do many do? Why?
Is it ok to say Kedusha with the Shliach Tzibbur
Why does the word (אמן( Amen stand for? How does this inform on the way it should be said? Does the When should the Shliach Tzibbur listen to an erroneous “lengthener”? Why?
Does one have to hear a blessing in order to say Amen?
Snatched, clipped, and orphaned amens
Harsh stuff, don’t do it!
Should one stand while the Shliach Tzibbur repeats Shemona Esra? What is the meaning of Baruch Hu Ubaruch Shemo? When DON’T we say it? Why not?
Pay attention!!!
Why a rabbinic enactment persists even if reason is no longer extant, is saying every word of Amidah considered Davening at length? What’s the ramification of the answer?
On repeat
How to fulfill one’s obligation via the Shliach Tzibbur, why one should not respond Baruch Hu Uvaruch Shemoi when discharging tiger obligation by listening to a Bracha, what happens if one said it
A lot you may not realize about the repetition of the Amidah
Does the Shliach Tzibbur need to take three steps back after repeating the Amidah? What about if it’s doubling as his private Shemona Esra too? Does he say Yihiyu Leratzon?
3 or 6 steps? How terrible is it if someone passes in front of you after taking three steps back? Which foot should you step back with first? What size steps?
Why taking more than three steps back after Amidah smacks of deceit, when to return to one’s place
How to “bow out” of Shemona Esra 😁
More Elokai Netzor rules, the four requests making one worthy to receive the Divine Presence, Elokai ad shelo Notzarti
Can you answer Kaddish while in middle of Elokai Neshama? Can you talk?
Shemona Esra “Add-on”
Who are the Ishai Yisroel (fire-offerings of Israel)? What happens to non-bowers?
Aneinu make-up options
What to do if you skip or make an error in if the 13 middle blessings of Shemona Esra. Why order is important.
Back to regular shiur tomorrow IYH
How would you title today’s shiur?
May one personalize Davening?
The significance of the 11th, 12th, and 13th blessings of the Amidah
When to rain it in
Does The timing for praying for rain depend on local agricultural need?
What is the fall equinox? Should those outside of Israel pray for rain at the same or a different time?
When to begin requesting rain in Eretz Yisroel, why it’s delayed, what about those in the Diaspora?
What does Atah Chonen mean? Why is first amongst the intermediate blessings? What are the rules of the blessing Refaeinu (Heal us)?
Pray-err
Missed it? You can fix it!
If you need rain in the summer can you mention it in prayer? What happens if I can omitted the mention of rain?
When rain is a curse - how to convert it to a blessing
Pray your dews!
What to do about dew
Why we wait until after Sukkos is over to mention rain, why we wait until mussaf of shemini atzeres, what an individual should do when not praying with a minyan
How to view Hashem’s Mitzvos
Is it ok to call Almighty G-d Kind? Wise?
What to do if a non-Jew approaches you with a cross when your about to bow in prayer? What about if it occurs in private? May one add praises Of HaShem in Davening?
How low should one bow?
Can you bow just because your “feeling it”? Should we bow during Aleinu? Why is that different than other parts of prayer that mention prostration?
Should one bow whenever one uses an expression of gratitude? What about an expression of praise?
When is linking gaal yisroel to Shemona Esra more important than Davening with a minyan? Who instituted the blessings of the Amidah? How was it arranged?
Prayer upon entering and leaving a House of Study, why it generally is not said nowadays
Getting a blessing from spiritual leaders before a journey, proper and improper blessing, the mitzvah to learn on the road
Why is it desirable to recite the Traveler’s Prayer right after another Bracha? Did the Rebbe do this? If Tefillas Haderech means the prayer of the road why do we say it on an airplane?!
The Rebbes Rashabs Tefillas Haderech, at what point is the Traveler’s Prayer said, why it doesn’t begin with Baruch Atah
Tefillas Haderech “Travelers Prayer” and guidance from the Rebbeim about protection whilst traveling
May an employee daven the full Shemona Esra?
The mini Amidah
Minyan quandaries, Modim vs Kedusha
The late-arrival timing Shemona Esra with the Shliach, when it’s best to daven separately and when together, what the Arizal would do
The power of Amen to Shomea Tefillah! Joining for Modim and Aleinu
Make sure you catch Kedusha and Kaddish!
More good stuff!
Unusual laws of compensation
A situation when someone should daven Mincha after Davening Maariv! Compensating on Shabbos for a missed weekday Shemona Esra and Erev Rosh Chodesh on Rosh Chodesh
May one make up for a prayer missed on purpose? May a person get involved in business deal once the time of tefillah arrives? Is a drunk person considered one who acted brazenly for missing Davening?
More on Compensation Prayers
Why the Zohar says not to say Ashrei at night, Kabbalistic reasons for not saying Tehillim at night, exceptions. Can a shliach Tzibbur make up a missed prayer with his repetition of Amidah? Can one make up for shachris by Davening Maariv twice?
Why is one allowed to compensate for a missed Mincha by praying the Evening Amidah twice? If one missed the evening Amidah and prays the morning Amidah twice, May he eat before the second compensatory Shemona Esra?
What to do if one missed a prayer. What is first the make-up Shemona Esra or the one required immediately? Why? Does intent matter?
1/2 free-will, 1/2 obligatory? What does adding something new to Amidah mean? When is it inappropriate to pray a voluntary prayer? Why?
The Freewill Offering Amidah in case of doubt. Why not on Shabbos and Yom Tov.
Training kids to say Shema, if Torah study is interrupted to say Shema
Are women obligated to pray? Part 2
Are women obligated to daven? Part 1
May one answer Kedusha during Shemona esra? Accept an Aliyah?
Is it all or nothing? When may one continue Davening Shemona Esra after having spoken?
A scorpion attack! When to do after having had to interrupt.
Under what circumstances is it permitted to talk during Shemona Esra? When is it preferable to move from one’s place rather than to talk?
What we do nowadays when needing to pass gas during Amidah and why. Why it’s a good omen to sneeze during Amidah
The laws of passing in front a person Davening Shemona esra. May one step back into the space of one praying behind him? What to do if one passes gas during Amidah
May one sit within four cubits of one praying the Amidah? What’s the law if one was already sitting and someone began Davening next to him?
If one can read hebrew but doesn’t understand it, should they still pray in hebrew?
If one whispers Shemona Esra so quietly that even he can’t hear, does it count? May one daven in any language? Why is the law different when praying alone?
Do the words of Amidah have to be said audibly? What’s considered too low and what too loud? Why? When May one pray aloud? Why?
During what part of Shemona Esra is concentration an indispensable requirement? What should one train themselves to do throughout all the blessings? Why?
Tips to offset the affect of the wine. Our wines. Looking over unusual prayers.
Can you daven if your tipsy? Intoxicated? When does it count? Can you say blessings?
The ways in which our prayers must mimic the sacrifices. Is it good to expect your prayers to be answered because you concentrated well?
What to ponder before prayer. Why can’t you kiss your young children in Shul? Prayer in place with a disturbance. How to make sure you don’t view prayer as a burden to dispense with.
Why is it so important to think about what you’re saying when Davening? What mental picture should one create? Why are your thoughts so important?
Avoiding distractions during Davening
One should one do if one must yawn during Shemona Esra? What does it say about one who burbs intentionally?
Concentration during Shemona Esra. What items are forbidden to held
Three steps before Amidah. Should one look upward during Amidah? Before? How should one hold one’s hands during Shemona Esra? Why?
Is it ok to pray in the presence of idolatrous images? Why do we pray Amidah with our feet together? If you didn’t, does it count?
Can an elderly person daven Shemona Esra while sitting? A sick person while lying down? Why can’t one lean on something during Shemona Esra?
Can you daven Shemona Esra sitting down while on a journey? What are the options? What’s the best course of action?
Laws of Davening on the road
Facing South or North to gain wisdom or wealth! What to do while Davening in a minyan? Why one Sage faced West. Is any direction ok? What if one started and was not facing East?
Latitude and Longitude
Why is it forbidden to stand on the site of the Holy Temple even today? Does a synagogue have to face Jerusalem?
What direction to face when Davening Amidah; outside of Israel, in Israel, in Jerusalem, opposite the site of the Holy of Holies. The reason and source.
If one is involved in Tzarchei Tzibur (communal needs), does he need to stop his activities to pray? If he missed a prayer due to his involvement must he compensate for it?
What is the meaning of “Kovid Rosh”? What is the correct frame of mind to be in for prayer? Why? What form of study is appropriate before Davening?
What is one required to do before and after Davening? Why? Why is it proper to look into a Prayer Book even if one knows the prayers by heart?
Does one need to wash with water before studying Torah?
Have far do you have to go in search of water to wash for prayer?
What should one do if one feels the need to go the restroom during Shema?
Returning to section 92: “relieving oneself and washing before Prayer”
Siman Hey - Halacha Gimmel
Section 5 - Halacha 3
Hashkamos Haboker
May one take a drink outside of the Sukkah? Even wine?
More Sukkah Laws
Should one sleep in the Sukkah?
Should one study in the Sukkah? What about prayers? Snacks?
Laws of Dwelling in the Sukkah
The requirement to appease one another on Erev Yom Kippur
What to do with chickens used for Kaparas. Giving Tzedakah on Erev Yom Kippur, and more..
Are there alternatives to using chickens for Kaparas? What isn’t allowed to be used? Why? Do the chickens needs to be white? Does everyone neee their own chicken?
Is Avinu Malkeinu said on Erev Yom Kippur? The custom of Kaparos; best day and time to do it.
Erev Yom Kippur
Beginning the Laws of Yom Kippur
How important is intent when doing a Mitzvah?
Can a man blow the shofar for a women? Can women say a Bracha on the mitzvah of Shofar?
Does a blind man need to hear the shofar? One is possibly male, possibly female?
What to do if a child blows the Shofar on Shabbos. Who is exempt from Shofar. Can one mute blow for others? May a deaf person blow for others?
Why isn’t the Shofar blown on Shabbos?
The Time of the Sounding of the Shofar
What is the minimum size of a Shofar? May one file down the shofar till it’s very thin?
More Laws about a cracked Shofar
The laws of a Shofar used for idolatry and a cracked Shofar
May one use a shofar from a non-kosher animal? May one fulfill the mitzvah with a stolen shofar? Can we one borrow a shofar without asking?
May one be paid to be the Shofar blower? Why is a curved shofar preferred? Why is a rams horn preferred? What does Shofar mean?
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587-7-10
Should the listener to the Shofar blasts say Shehecheyanu? If one isn’t sure if they heard shofar on the First Day of Rosh Hashanah should they repeat the blessing? Why should the shofar be blown on the right side of the mouth?
Where should the Shofar be blown from in the Shul? Who should blow it? What is the wording of the blessing? Why is it worded that way?
Who should be given Aliyos on Rosh Hashanah? When to do a Bris on Rosh Hashanah. Is standing imperative during the Shofar blowing?
Why “pardon” comes before “forgive”, why Avinu Malkeinu isn’t said in Shabbos, don’t daven too long on Rosh Hashanah!? Torah Readings for Rosh Hashanah
All about Tashlich, Sleeping on Rosh Hashanah? What to use your time for. Hallel on RH or not?
Dipping Challah in honey, eating heads of animals, foods NOT to eat, going to a river
When to eat the Apple on the First Night of Rosh Hashanah, what we do on the Second Night. Why we eat fish. If the request is made before or after one begins eating and why.
When do we say Leaila uleaila in Kaddish? What is the special Rosh Hashanah greeting and when is it said?
Is Rosh Hashanah a Happy Day?
Additions to Shemona Esra during the 10 days of Teshuva
Is there any use in saying Hamelech Hakadosh 90 times in a row? Shabbos Shuva, Stooping during Shemona Esra
Laws of Rosh Hashanah - what do it if one errs
Beginning the Laws of Rosh Hashanah - Hamelech Hakadosh
Is one required to wash their hands before studying Torah? Does one need to wash after scratching their head? Why do we give charity before prayer?
How extensively must one search for water to wash before prayer?
Is Baal Tishaktzu Biblical or Rabbinic? What’s the ramification? One should one do before starting to pray?
If you gotta go, you gotta go, and when you don’t gotta go!
Why did the Sages and their students wear a Talis during prayer? Why one should wear a hat and jacket during prayer and Grace. When is it inappropriate to interlock ones fingers? Why?
All about wearing a Yamulka (or another head covering). May one ever use his hand as a head-covering? May one pray in slippers or Sandels
Can a person daven Shemona Esra without a shirt on? Is wearing a Gartel a requirement or is it a custom for some?
Can a person who suffers from hemorrhoids daven? Can one daven in a garbage dump? Human feces or dog feces, what should you do?
Can one say Shema with semen on their skin? Can one say Asher Yatzer before washing hands? Can Shema be said near a child with a dirty diaper?
What to do if one happens upon human feces. May one think words of Torah in view of human waste?
What to do if one needs to say Shema and there are human feces present
If one closes their eyes in the presence of nakedness, can they say Shema? May one think of words of Torah whilst naked?
Can one recite Shema in front of an animal? What about a baby? Why doesn’t a baby need to be covered at a Bris? Can one turn away from the nakedness?
Why is a married women’s exposed hair considered “nakedness”? Does this apply to non-Jews? Can a women use her own hair to make a wig? Can one say Shema if his wife is singing? What if it’s playing on Spotify?
If a women’s lower leg is exposed, can a man say Shema in front of her? Can unclothed women say Shema? Can a man say Shema in front of a women wearing see-through clothing?
Can one day Shema without a shirt on? What about Shemona Esra? May Shema be said in view of an exposed part of an ordinarily covered of a women’s body?
Can you make a bracha in the swimming pool? Does hugging yourself count as a covering? How are women allowed to make a bracha before immersion in the mikvah?
You gotta get “good coverage” to say Shema
The prohibition of saying Shema, Shemona Esra, or words of Torah in view of nakedness
Does a Groom need to say Shema? What is the law nowadays and why? Does a communal activist have to say Shema while involved in pressing matters? What is the law in our era?
Do women need to say Shema? Do they need to recall the Exodus daily? Do minors need to say Shema? Does a father need to train his child to say it? From what age?
A Hoiche Kedusha. When does one repeat the entire shemona esra out loud and when the one only say till after HaKayl Hakadosh out loud, why?
Saying Barchu after the last Kaddish for someone who missed it. Why it isn’t done in Shabbos and Yom Tov.
Is Poreis Al Shema practiced during Maariv? Should one say “Barchu” out loud even without saying Kaddish? Can one be Poreis Al Shema just for his own sake?
Another view of the meaning of “Poreis Al Shema”, what is done nowadays
What does Poreis Al Shema mean? Things you must know when doing a “Hoyche Kedusha”
Who is Rabbi Elazar Kallir? What do Krovetz stand for?
Are you allowed to look into a Sefer during the blessings of Shema?
If you are unsure if you second the second paragraph must it be repeated? Why? Is it ok to recite Piyutim (hymns) during the blessings of Shema?
Which parts of Shema must be said if one is unsure if one said Shema or not. How can one fulfill the obligation to recall Exodus from Egypt daily?
How important is it to say Emes Veyatziv and Emes Veemunah? What are they about?
What you should do if you’ve almost reached Shemona Esra and the Shliach Tzibbur is ready to repeat it. Is it better to daven with a minyan without tefillen or wait till you get tefillen and then daven? Why?
Should one day Amen after the Shliach Tzibbur says “Gaal Yisroel”? Should the Shliach end off the Bracha in a whisper or out loud? What is Chabad custom?
What does Bein Haprakim mean? Can one ask the Gabai to make a mi Shebayrach during Shema?
Responding to blessings over an Aliyah during Shema. May a Kohen accept an Aliyah during Shema? How about an Israelite?
Why some responses are allowed during Krias Shema and others aren’t
Answering Kaddish, Kedusha and Barchu during Shema. Should one put on Tallis or tefillen during Shema?
Responding to or Greetings others during Shema
Saying Shema with the Minyan. What do if one is not allowed to make an interruption. What other prayers should be said with a Minyan?
What happens if someone paused in middle of Shema? Does it matter if it was preventable or not?
What do you do if you spaced out during Shema and you’re unsure where you’re up to?
May one make gestures during Shema? May one work while saying Shema?
Should a person we awakened to say Shema? How awake do they gotta be? Are winks, lip motions, or finger pointing, allowed during Shema?
Should a person stop walking to say Shema? Why? Does the driver of a car need to stop to say Shema? What about a passenger?
Are there any positions in which Shema may NOT be said? When does “When you lie down and when you get up” mean? What harsh words are used for someone who stands up to say Shema? Why?
Must one say the words of Shema? If one whispers them, does it count? When SHOULD think them and not say them? Why?
When should one touch their tefillen and tzitzis? Should Shema be said aloud? Can Shema be said in any language? Can one make up their own translation?
If it’s important to articulate words correctly during all prayers and when reading the Torah, why then are these laws related specifically in reference to Shema?
Take Pause.
Is it ok to say Amen (V)Amen? Two reasons why Baruch Shem is said in a whisper
The issue of saying Shema, Shema. When it is ok to repeat Shema. Why saying HaShem Hu HaElokim seven times on Yom Kippur is fine.
What prolonging the Daled really means
Why is Shema said out loud? Why do we cover our eyes? Which hand is used? What’s the reward for prolonging the Daled?
How is it ok for the Shliach Tzibbur to say Emes twice? How can a person Davening alone reach 248 words? Interesting Gematrias!
Saying Shema with awe, fear, trembling, and quaking. Like a new proclamation. 245 words, how to reach 248. Why that matters.
Shema Yisroel - Accepting the Yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven. Is concentration necessary for Baruch Shem?
Does concentration matter when doing Mitzvos? Why is it critical when saying Shema and Shemona Esra?
Remembering Giving of the Torah, Amalek attack, Miriam’s punishment, Golden Calf, Shabbos. Allusions in Ahavas Olam (Ahava Raba)
Ahava Raba or Ahavas Olam? Are the blessings of Shema indispensable?
The erring chazzon. What is the Blessing Yotzer Ohr about? Is it appropriate to say Ohr Chodosh in Yotzer?
How to ensure you are “Amenable”. Amen after Habocher BeAmoi Yisroel? Chabad Custom?
Correct Wording, comparing Yotzar and Shemona Esra
How is someone davening alone allowed to say Kedusha in the blessing Yotzer and Uva LeTzion?!
Which verse hints to the Seven Blessings of Shema said altogether daily? What else does it hint to?
Whose reward is greater? One who studies Torah or one who says Shema on time?
Discussion about when it is or isn’t appropriate to say Shema after dawn before sunrise
Why should Shema be said wearing Tzitzis and Tefillen? Why is it better to say it with a Minyan? When can a person say Shema after dawn?
What is Vasikin? What if it is difficult to time your Shema & Shemona Esra so precisely?
What constitutes the Biblical obligation of the morning and evening Shema?
What is the earliest time one can recite Shema? What is the preferred time? What is the latest time? Why?
Beginning the Laws of Krias Shema
No Tachnun from Rosh Chodesh Sivan until when?? Why?
How the practice of offer Burnt Offerings after Shavuos developed and ramifications to this very day.
The special rejoicing of Shavuos. The festive nature of the day after Shavuos.
What is Nat Bar Nat? Can one smell spices during Davening?
Meat on Shabbos! Caution!
Does Chabad read Ruth on Shavuos? How is the story of Ruth connected to Shavuos? Why do some have a custom to place grass and trees in Shul & at home?
The Second Melody. Which melody is used on Shavuos? Which melody is used when we read 10 commandments in the Parsha?
The second Nigun of the 10 Commandments, the rationale for the two melodies.
Did the Lubavitcher Rebbe say Akdamus? Is it in the Siddur? Do Chabadniks say it? What is the first Niggun of the 10 Commandments?
What we read from the Torah on Shavuos and why. Why we read about Yechezkel’s vision of the Divine chariot. Who should read the Haftorah. To stand or to sit.
Are blessings said over hand washing, Tzitzis, and Torah study of one remained awake all night?
Why can’t you daven maariv early on Shavuos? What subjects should be studies on Shavuos night? Are marital relations allowed?
How many days after leaving Egypt did the Jews receive the Torah?
Do Shavuos and the 50th Day of the Omer always coincide? Was this always the case?
May work be performed after dark before counting the Omer? What about women? How do the Sages refer to Shavuos?
In what way may a person obverse mourning throughout the Omer?
Why the why matters
Can a person decide to follow both views about when to mourn during the Omer?
More on when to mourn. The 3 days of Haggadah and when haircuts are allowed
Explaining the other view as to which 33 days to mourn the death of Rabbi Akiva’s students. Do we mourn on Lag BaOmer?
The case of the rash “Marrier”. The cut before the cut
Why is there a semi-mourning during the Omer? Is marriage allowed? Engagements? Haircuts? Dancing? Music? Clothes Shopping?
It a person hears someone count the Omer during twilight can he count that night with a Bracha?
Counting the Omer during Bein Hashmashos (dusk)
Can you count the Omer in any language? When is it better not to count in the (Biblical) Hebrew? Why?
If someone left out the word “Hayom” -“Today” does it count?
If one counted ONLY weeks and not days does it “count”? If one just counted days and not weeks what should one do nowadays? Why?
According to the Torah, do Days and Weeks have to be counted? Does this to each of the 49 days of the Omer? When is a re-count necessary?
Why the first (and all other) Counting(s) of the Omer should be done at night?
Disproving the Sadducees about when to start counting the Omer
Should women count the Omer? May they say a blessing? Is counting the Omer in the absence of the Holy temple Biblical or Rabbinic?
Should women count the Omer? May they say a blessing? Is counting the Omer in the absence of the Shimy Temple Biblical or Rabbinic?
May one hear the blessing said by the Shliach Tzibbur for counting the Omer? May it still be said oneself?
The source for the Mitzvah of Counting the Omer. How we know that this is a personal obligation. If a person can appoint an agent to count on his behalf.
What is an Erev Tavshilin? How does this add honor to Yom Tov and to Shabbos?
Tefillen on Chol Hamoed? Torah Readings for Chol Hamoed.
Why don’t we say full Hallel on Chol Hamoed Pesach but we do say it on Chol Hamoed Sukkos? Why isn’t it said on 7th Day of Pesach? What is half-Hallel? Is a Bracha said over half-Hallel?
The rules of Yaaleh Veyavo. How they differ on Chol Hamoed and Rosh Chodesh. Is Grace repeated?
How big does your Seder wine cup need to be?
Which of the 4 cups should not be “re-drunk” if one failed to lean? Why? What is a solution that would allow one to drink those cups again in case one didn’t lean?
When during the Seder is one obligated to recline and why at those practices in particular
Do women need to recline at the Seder? Who is not allowed to recline?
Do we need to see ourselves as having personally left Egypt, or do we need to present ourselves as such? Should a poor person lean? Does a lefty also lean to the left? Why?
Get that fancy (chametz-free of course) china on your Seder table! Leaning meaning.
Start your seder on time! Not too early and not too late!
What kind of Shiur (Torah Class) is allowed on the night of Bedikas Chametz (before the search)? Under what conditions may one study individually?
If one searches for chametz later then the appearance of the stars, has he violated the Sages’ ordinance? Daven Maariv or search, which comes first?
What happens if someone forgets to search for chametz on the night of the 14th of Nissan? Why does a person need to stop studying Torah in order to search for chametz? Why can’t he search afterwards? What comes first, Shema, or Bedikas Chametz?
What is forbidden to do beginning 1/2 hour before checking for chametz. Why?
What are the two reasons a person must search for, and remove all chametz? Why isn’t nullifying it enough?
When is one permitted to nullify chametz and when is that not an option? Why?
The Time for Bedikas Chametz. Why is chametz prohibited even BEFORE Pesach?!
The reason for the custom to read part of the Haggadah on Shabbos Hagadol. The special Haftorah read when Shabbos falls on Erev Pesach
What’s so Great about Shabbos Hagadol? What’s the reason the Tzemach Tzedek gives for the name Shabbos Hagadol? Why isn’t the miracle commemorated on the 10th of Nissan?
Why is fasting forbidden the day after Shavuos? The custom of taking some of the dough used for matzah and baking bread from it before Pesach.
Why do we skip Psalm 100 during Davening? Do Kohanim & Leviim say the Nasi? Why should one go to Shul early on Erev Pesach? What’s Isru Chag?
Fast for disturbing dreams and make up fasts. Why some people fast on Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Psalm 20 & non-Tachnun-Days. Why Erev Pesach is a Yom Tov.
Why we don’t fast during the month of Nissan. Exceptions. Why we say the Nasi (Prince).
Who are we obligated to help with their Passover needs? What prayers are omitted during the month of Nissan?
Obligations of every Jew, obligations of Torah Leaders, the annual Pesach Tax
What we need to do starting 30 days before Pesach.
The Eight Mitzvos of Pesach
If a community davens too early, can they perform malacha afterwards? Maariv before Mincha??!
Does a visitor have to accept Shabbos when the town he’s visiting does? What happens if one davened too early?
The reason many women may light candles and make a Bracha in the dining room. Why unmarried girls light candles. May an individual accept Shabbos before the Community does? (Correct Audio)
The reason many women may light candles and make a Bracha in the dining room. Why unmarried girls light candles. May an individual accept Shabbos before the Community does?
Prime location for Shabbos Candles. Guest Blessing.
Why should long Shabbos candles be used? Where do the candles have to be lit? Is it ever permitted to move the lit candles?
Should a blind women light Shabbos candles?
What a women should do if she forgot to light Shabbos candles? Is the mitzvah to light or to derive satisfaction from the light? Can a women say a Bracha over a candle light by a non-Jew?
The case of a women lighting candles and the husband accepting Shabbos then but not her. Can a women ask a non-Jew to light for her?
If women are all eating together should they all light? What should business partners do when spending Shabbos in a hotel?
How a man must fulfill his obligation to light Shabbos candles when he’s away from home. Living at the in-laws, but traveling. A elderly parent.
Why women cover their hands after lighting. What single guys should do. Light where you eat or sleep?
What word is added to the candle lighting Bracha in Chabad custom? Is the Bracha said before or after lighting? Why? How can we say that HaShem commanded us for Rabbinic Mitzvos?
Another opinion of what constitutes the acceptance of Shabbos. Why a women should daven Mincha before lighting.
The earliest and latest times to light Shabbos candles. Does lighting candles constitute the acceptance of Shabbos? Can a women make a stipulation not to accept Shabbos when lighting? Can a women relight a candle that has gone out? Why can’t a women extin
Are men obligated to light Shabbos candles? Why do women light them? When does a man light them? Should a man prepare the candles?
Should one beg for money to buy Shabbos candles? What’s more important, candles or bread? Kiddush or candles? Why?
The reward for having attractive Shabbos candles. What’s the minimum amount of candles that must be lit why? Different customary amounts. The penalty for failing to light Shabbos candles.
Where should the lights be left on for Shabbos and why? Can electric lights serve this purpose?
What to do if you don’t have Shabbos clothing. Can one wear any weekday clothing on Shabbos? Why do we turn to the back of Shul at the end of Lecha Dodi? When should one change and bath? Best time for mikvah.
When to get rid of cobwebs, the basis for “Shabbos clothing”
Does Shabbos begin with Mizmor Shir or Barchu? Why should the table be set before Shabbos? Does this apply only to the Dining Room table?
What’s the earliest that one may accept Shabbos?
Tosefes Shabbos details
Proof that adding to the holiness of the day also applies every Shabbos and Yom Tov and not just on Yom Kippur. How much time is added
The Mandate of Tosefes Shabbos
It’s Shabbos for me but not Shabbos for you!
Can one ask a non-Jew to turn on a light or light a Yahrtzeit candle during twilight? Can one establish a Erev Techumin?
Can utensils be immersed during Bein Hashmashos? Can tithes be taken or challah separated?
Is work permitted during Bein Hashmashos (dusk) according to the Torah?
Things a husband should (gently) remind his wife before Shabbos
What’s DeBaGa BaDaGa? Where nails may be cast and where they can’t
Are haircuts permitted on Rosh Chodesh?? Is an Upsherin held on Friday? Can one cut toenails and fingernails on the same day? May nails he cut on Thursday?
Sec 260 - Washing, Nail Trimming, Haircutting, in honor of Shabbos
Putting food near an oven, range, or hot plate
Explaining the lenient view about returning food to the stove or oven on Shabbos and what the Alter Rebbe nonetheless advises
Returning food to stove-tops and how cooked is cooked?
Issues of the crock-pot
More about Chazara
Returning food to the stovetop or crock-pot before or on Shabbos
The penalty for leavng partially cooked food on the stove on Shabbos? The different views of Maachol Ben Drusai
The issue of Hatmana “hiding”
You can always toss a raw piece of meat into the cholent right before Shabbos! Can a raw potato work?
May raw meat be placed in a modern oven right before Shabbos? Can it be placed in a crockpot? Why? What does “close to Shabbos” mean?
What is a Kufach? Can one leave food in an oven that is on? What are the potential issues that may arise?
A hot oven
Grufa and ketuma and how it applies today
When it is and isn’t permitted to place partially cooked food on an oven range before Shabbos
Wearing tefillen on Shabbos in a Public Domain?
Wearing a pin on Shabbos
A Non Jewish Contractor
Doing business with gentiles on Shabbos?
Started a Malacha that will be completed by itself on Shabbos
Working late on Friday to pay for Shabbos supplies. Started a Malacha that will continue on its own on Shabbos
More about what kind of work is or isn’t allowed before Shabbos
Mincha Gedolah vs Mincha Gedolah insofar as working before Shabbos. What work is allowed?
What to do say when buying something for Shabbos. When to shop for Shabbos. What not to do before Shabbos.
When to say when buying Shabbos supplies? Shop on Thursday or Friday? Tasting the Shabbos food on Frida. What work is forbidden before Shabbos?
How the Sages of Old prepared for Shabbos, Sharpening Knives in honor of Shabbos
What takes precedence Davening on time or preparing for Shabbos? What about Davening with a minyan? What does a wealthy person need to do to prepare for Shabbos? Why?
Sec 250 Preparations for the Shabbos Meals. Why should one prepare for Shabbos early Friday morning? Should one decrease in Torah Study on Friday? Why? When does this not apply?
The Erev Rosh Chodesh Fast, Fasts of Tzadikim and Yahrtzeits, Lubavitch custom
Can a Friday Fast extend into Shabbos?
Are you allowed to fast on Friday?
Can one eat food before bread in order to help get to 100 blessings a day?
May one eat anything before making Kiddush? What about about Kiddush before wading for bread?
Is one allowed to make a Pidyon Haben on Friday? Can one eat a meal close to Shabbos?
When is the best time to begin a Mitzvah Meal on Friday?
Why is traveling on Friday allowed nowadays? What should one do before arriving at their destination? What kind of meal is allowed on Friday? Why?
Sec. 249:3 Friday Travel Concerns
Section 249 - Laws of Erev Shabbos ; Can one travel on Friday?
Section 248:14 What to do if one is in an unsafe place?
Sec. 248:13b
Sec 248:12-13a - Is traveling for commercial activity a Mitzvah? Is Visiting Eretz Yisroel considered a Mitzvah?
Sec 248:10-11 How one can spend Shabbos on a ship when Friday is Yom Tov. The difference between a carriage and a ship
What does a person need to do to be allowed to enter a ship on Friday for the sake of mitzvah
The limits to traveling on a ship on Shabbos even for a mitzvah. Why swimming is forbidden
248:6-7 Does it matter who the passengers are on the ship?
Sec. 248-5b - Why a person can enter a ship three or more days before Shabbos
Sec. 248:4-5a - When one can be lenient with regard to ship or boat travel
Sec 248-3b
248:3a - The difference between a sea voyage and a river trip
243:1b-2 - When is it permitted to travel on a ship leaving on Friday
Section 248:1a - Setting Out on a Sea Voyage or Caravan in Regard to Shabbos
Shulchan Aruch Harav 243:3