All Episodes

Birkat Hagomel 8: soldiers

Birkat Hagomel 7: other dangers than the ones mentioned

Birkat Hagomel 6: airline travel

Birkat Hagomel 5: long distance car rides

Birkat Hagomel 4: a woman who hasvgiven birth

Birkat Hagomel 3: recovery from illness

Birkat Hagomel 2: timing

Birkat Hagomel 1: Intro

Tevilat Keilim 6: electrical appliances

Tevilat Keilim 5: a guest

Tevilat Keilim 4: food in a non toveled utensil; restaurant utensils

Tevilat Keilim 3: which utensils require tevila

Tevilat Keilim 2: the Bracha

Tevilat Keilim 1: intro; the Mikva; the Tevila

Pidyon HaBen 5: bas cohen/levi; when theres no father

Pidyon HaBen 4: the time; the seudah; should the cohen return the money

Pidyon HaBen 3: what defines the Bechor; pidyon vs inheritance

Pidyon HaBen 2: with what silver does the redemption take place; the order of how it is performed

Pidyon Haben 1: intro

Bris Mila 3: the kibbudim

Bris Mila 2: brachot, customs, seudah

Bris Mila 1: intro; זריזות vs הידור

Marriage 15: 7 brachot at seudah shlishit

Marriage 14: 7 brachot

Marriage 13: leaving before zimmun

Marriage 12: זכר לחורבן

Marriage 11: the badeken; circling the chatan

Marriage 10: the minhag to fast on the day of the wedding

Marriage 9: Chuppa

Marriage 8: order of acts: kiddushin, ketuba, birkat nisuin

Marriage 7: the Ketuba-4, conclusion; mutual responsibilities

Marriage 6: the Ketuba - 3, not to lose it; to be exact

Marriage 5: the Ketuba - 2, the sum and its relevance today

Marriage 4: the Ketuba - 1, intro

Marriage 3: the witnesses

Marriage 2: kiddushin; the ring

Marriage 1: intro - eirusin and nissuin

Kibbud Av Va’em 19: parents spouse; older siblings

Kibbud Av Va’em 18: medical care from a child

Kibbud Av Va’em 17: grandparents

Kibbud Av Va’em 16: parents of a convert

Kibbud Av Va’em 15: an adopted childs’ obligation to his biological parents

Kibbud Av Va’em 14: adoptive parents

Kibbud Av Va’em 13: children of divorced parents

Kibbud Av Va’em 12: marriage against the parents objections

Kibbud Av Va’em 11: in what areas should children listen to their parents; and when not to

Kibbud Av Va’em 10: parents who are רשעים

Kibbud Av Va’em 9: if parents shame their child; mentally unstable parents

Kibbud Av Va’em 8: proper attitude

Kibbud Av Va’em 7: to live next to ones parents

Kibbud Av Va’em 6: a daughters responsibility

Kibbud Av Va’em 5: general guidelines; financial responsibility

Kibbud Av Va’em 4: not to wake sleeping parents

Kibbud Av Va’em 3: calling them by their first name

Kibbud Av Va’em 2: sitting in their seat; standing when they enter

Kibbud Av Va’em 1: intro

Chagim 68 - Chol Hamoed 18: דבר האבד

Chagim 67 - Chol Hamoed 17: toil

Chagim 66 - Chol Hamoed 16: driving and trips

Chagim 65 - Chol Hamoed 15: games

Chagim 64 - Chol Hamoed 14: writing

Chagim 63 - Chol Hamoed 13: washing clothes

Chagim 62 - Chol Hamoed 12: cutting nails

Chagim 61 - Chol Hamoed 11: hair cutting and shaving

Chagim 60 - Chol Hamoed 10: cleaning and home maintenance

Chagim 59 - Chol Hamoed 9: fixing clothes

Chagim 58 - Chol Hamoed 8: medicine and medical procedures

Chagim 57 - Chol Hamoed 7: מכשירי אוכל נפש; צורכי הגוף

Chagim 56 - Chol Hamoed 6: food preparation

Chagim 55 - Chol Hamoed 5: intro to Melacha on Chol Hamoed

Chagim 54 - Chol Hamoed 4: Talmud Torah

Chagim 53 -,Chol Hamoed 3: weddings; and לא עלינו funerals

Chagim 52 - Chol Hamoed 2: Simcha: Meals and Clothing

Chagim 51 - Chol Hamoed 1: intro; tefilla; tefillin

Asarah Betevet 2025 - quick review of halachot; why did the Rabbinate choose this day as יום הקדיש הכללי

Chagim 50 - Second Day of Yom Tov in Galut; a Chutznik in Eretz Yisrael

Chagim 49 - Second Day of Yom Tov in Galut; an Israeli in Chul

Chagim 48 - Second Day of Yom Tov in Galut; halachot of Second Day Yom Tov

Chagim 47 - Second Day of Yom Tov in Galut; where are two days of Yom Tov kept

Chagim 46 - Second Day of Yom Tov in Galut; intro continued

Chagim 45 - Second Day of Yom Tov in Galut; intro

Chagim 44 - גדול העיר; the Eruv of the Rabbi

Chagim 43 - how to prepare an Eruv Tavshilin; what it permits

Chagim 42 - Eruv Tavshilin 1: why is it needed; what it is made from

Chagim 41 - illness on yom tov

Chagim 40 - a stringency on yom tov regarding muktza

Chagim 39 - תחומין, מוקצה

Chagim 38 - הוצאה: 1

Chagim 37 - additional halachot regarding showering

Chagim 36 - smoking; showering

Chagim 35 - thermostat

Chagim 34 - Melachot 8: Shabbat clocks

Chagim 33 - Melachot 7: grama; cutting off the gas flow on yom tov

Chagim 32 - Melachot 6: electricity

Chagim 31 - Melachot 5: כיבוי; fire for warmth and light

Chagim 30 - Melachot 4: הבערה

Chagim 29 - Melachot 3: כותב ומוחק, בונה, ממרח

Chagim 28 - Melachot 2: בורר

Chagim 27 - Melachot 1: קוצר דש סוחט טוחן לש

Chagim 26 - toveling on yom tov

Chagim 25 - cooking something that tastes better fresh; food prep that could have been made the day before

Chagim 24 - melacha is permitted only for Jews; the rule of דבר השווה לכל נפש

Chagim 23 - cooking is permitted on yom tov only for yom tov

Chagim 22 - the rule of מתוך

Chagim 21 - melachot 1: intro to melacha on yom tov

Chagim 20 - isru chag

Chagim 19 - when chag is on motzash

Chagim 18 - Havdala

Chagim 17 - mussaf and megillot

Chagim 16 - Torah Reading

Chagim 15 - Hallel

Chagim 14 - benching and yaaleh veyavoh

Chagim 13 - shmona esreh on shabbat; kiddush on chag

Chagim 12 - shmona esreh

Chagim 11 - candle lighting

Chagim 10 - preparations for the chag

Chagim 9 - the obligation to see ones rebbe on the chag; הקבלת פני רבו ברגל

Chagim 8 - aliyah laregel today

Chagim 7 - aliyah laregel when the mikdash stood

Chagim 6 - generating happiness; refraining from sadness

Chagim 5 - making others happy; expenses

Chagim 4 - women’s obligation in simcha

Chagim 3 - the mitzvah of simcha

Chagim 2 - half for you and half for Hashem; talmud Torah and festive meals

Chagim 1 - intro

Tisha B’av 13 - children

Tisha B’av 12 - the Tenth of Av; Kiddush Levana

Tisha B’av 11 - korbanot during Shacharit: שעשה לי כל צרכי

Tisha B’av 10 - removing the parochet; tallit and tefillin

Tisha B’av 9 - עננו, נחם, תחנון, ברכת כהנים

Tisha B’av 8 - leining איכה; darkening the shul/home

Tisha B’av 7 - lying/sitting on the ground; work ( מלאכה )

Tisha B’av 6 - Greetings

Tisha B’av 5 - Talmud Torah

Tisha B’av 4 - leather shoes ( and other materials!); marital relations

Tisha B’av 3 - washing; anointing; creams and deodorant

Tisha B’av 2 - fasting; sick people, pregnant and nursing mothers

Tisha B’av 1 - intro

Erev Tisha B’av 3 - when Tisha B’av comes out on motzash ( sunday )

Erev Tisha B’av 2 - customs of סעודה מפסקת

Erev Tisha B’av 1 - definition and prohibitions of סעודה מפסקת

The Nine Days 7 - Shabbat Chazon

The Nine Days 6 - washing

The Nine Days 5 - laundry

The Nine Days 4 - business and acquisitions

The Nine Days 3 - building and planting

The Nine Days 2,- meat and wine, continued: what is included; Shabbat chazon; seudat mitzvah

The Nine Days 1 - intro, meat and wine

The Three Weeks 7 - haircuts and shaving

The Three Weeks 6 - weddings and engagements

The Three Weeks 5 - שהחיינו

The Three Weeks 4 - tiyulim, swimming, hotels

The Three Weeks 3 - music via electronic devices

The Three Weeks 2 - dancing and musical instruments

The Three Weeks 1 - intro

Fasts for the Churban 8 - ויחל; ברכת כהנים מנחה

Yom Yerushalayim

Fasts for the Churban 7 - tefilat עננו

Fasts for the Churban 6 - pregnant women and nursing mothers; children, chatanim, and soldiers

Fasts for the Churban 5 - illness

Fasts for the Churban 4 - brushing ones teeth; if you forgot and ate

Fasts for the Churban 3 - when do the “light” fasts begin and end; flying; can you eat before dawn

Fasts for the Churban 2 - the difference between the “easy/minor” fasts and tisha b’av

Fasts for the Churban 1 - intro

Lag Baomer

Mourning Customs during Sefirat Ha’omer 6 - שהחיינו

Mourning Customs during Sefirat Ha’omer 5 - music from electronic devices

Mourning Customs during Sefirat Ha’omer 4 - shaving and live music

Mourning Customs during Sefirat Ha’omer 3 - marriage and haircuts during Sefira

Mourning Customs during Sefirat Ha’omer 2 - summary of different opinions as to timing; slight correction from yesterday

Mourning Customs during Sefirat Ha’omer 1 - historical intro

Sefirat Ha’omer 5 - women’s obligation in counting; telling others what number it is if you haven’t counted yet

Sefirat Ha’omer 4 - is it one long mitzvah or is each night a separate mitzvah; if you missed a day entirely; safek if you counted; bar mitzvah boy

Sefirat Ha’omer 3 - counting davka at night; maariv first; if you forgot to count at night

Sefirat Ha’omer 2 - is the mitzva nowadays דאורייתא or דרבנן; counting during בין השמשות; the הנני מוכן ומזומן

Sefirat Ha’omer 1 - intro

Pesach 16 - Mixtures of Chametz 2: can one save the mixtures value by selling to a non-jew?

Pesach 15 - Mixtures of Chametz 1: intro; חמץ אסור במשהו

Pesach 14 - Selling Chametz 2: who and what should you sell; people traveling from chul to israel and vice versa

Pesach 13 - Selling Chametz 1: intro

Pesach 12 - Bittul and Biur Chamez 2: how to do Bittul and Biur

Pesach 11 - Bittul and Biur Chamez 1: the necessity and meaning of Bittul

Pesach 10 - Bedikat Chametz 5: the custom to hide ten pieces of chametz; if you leave before pesach; hotels, shuls, yeshivas

Pesach 9 - Bedikat Chametz 4: must one check his books? Can you rely on cleaning a room earlier?

Pesach 8 - Bedikat Chametz 3: checking for crumbs?

Pesach 7 - Bedikat Chametz 2:where must you check; candle vs flashlight

Pesach 6 - Bedikat Chametz 1: why ליל י״ד, things forbidden before the bedika, the bracha

Pesach 5 - Hashbatat Chametz 2: stages of hashbata

Pesach 4 - Hashbatat Chametz 1: intro and definition

Pesach 3 -,General Laws of Chametz 3: חמץ נוקשה; חמץ שאינו ראוי לאכילת כלב

Pesach 2 - General Laws of Chametz 2: What is Chametz and Se’or?

Pesach 1 - General Laws of Chametz 1: Intro; Four Mitzvot regarding Chametz

Purim 25 - can a man dress as a woman and vice versa?

Purim 24 - Seudah on a Friday; פורס מפה ומקדש!

Purim 23 - when to make the Seudah; the status of one who is intoxicated regarding tefilla

Purim 22 - halachot of drinking

Purim 21 - חייב איניש לבסומי

Purim 20 - the Seudah

Purim 19 - the difference between משלוח מנות and מתנות לאביונים

Purim 18 - when to give משלוח מנות ומתנות לאביונים?

Purim 17 - who is obligated in משלוח מנות ומתנות לאביונים?

Purim 16 - משלוח מנות

Purim 15 - מתנות לאביונים

Purim 14 - Melacha on Purim

Purim 13 - על הניסים, קריאת התורה, הספד ותחנון

Purim 12 - Megilla Reading 11: destruction of the רשעים

Purim 11 - Megilla Reading 10: the brachot

Purim 10 - Megilla Reading 9: fold the megilla; standing or sitting; in order; through electrical instruments

Purim 9 - Megilla Reading 8: hear every word!

Purim 8 - Megilla Reading 7: children; saying psukim out loud; klopping haman; the megilla itself

Purim 7 - Megilla Reading 6: women’s obligation in megilla

Purim 6 - Megilla Reading 5: who is obligated; pirsum hanes; when to read

Purim 5 - Megilla Reading 4: Purim Meshulash

Purim 4 - Megilla Reading 3: פרוז ומוקף בן יומו

Purim 3 - Megilla Reading 2: jerusalem; and cities of safek

Purim 2 - Megilla Reading 1: intro to walled and not walled cities

Purim 1 - intro

The Month of Adar 7 - זכר למחצית השקל

The Month of Adar 6 - Taanit Ester

The Month of Adar 5 - Parshat Zachor 3: are women obligated to hear Zachor

The Month of Adar 4 - Parshat Zachor 2; out of a Sefer Torah; if you missed it

The Month of Adar 3 - Parshat Zachor 1; different pronunciations

The Month of Adar 2 - The Four Parshiyot 2: leap year: אדר א and אדר ב

The Month of Adar 1 - the Four Parshiyot 1; intro

Rosh Chodesh 9 - Kiddush (Birkat Ha-) Levana 2

Rosh Chodesh 8 - Kiddush (Birkat Ha-) Levana 1

Rosh Chodesh 7 - Torah Reading and Mussaf

Rosh Chodesh 6 - Hallel; minhag; the bracha

Rosh Chodesh 5 - preparing for Rosh Chodesh; שבת מברכים ויום כיפור קטן

Rosh Chodesh 4 - women prohibited to work

Rosh Chodesh 3 - Rosh Chodesh in Tanach; elements of simcha: no fasting or eulogizing; seodot

Rosh Chodesh 2 - when Rosh Chodesh is two days

Rosh Chodesh 1 - intro

Chanuka 29 - where and when to light 12: is lighting dependent on a house-travelers and soldiers

Chanuka 28 - where and when to light 11: hotels and hospitals

Chanuka 27 - where and when to light 10: singles, yeshiva bachurs, soldiers, university students

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Chanuka 25 - where and when to light 8: where to light when you are hosted by others and aren’t home

Chanuka 24 - where and when to light 7: lighting late at night or before shkiya; שעת הדחק

Chanuka 23 - where and when to light 6: lighting late; waiting for family members to return

Chanuka 22 - where and when to light 5: friday and motzash

Chanuka 21 - where and when to light 4: shkiya or tzeis? What about maariv?

Chanuka 20 - where and when to light 3: where to light in an apartment building

Chanuka 19 - where and when to light 2: lighting by the front door; by the doorway or by the courtyard opening to the thoroughfare

Chanuka 18 - where and when to light 1: intro, דינא דגמרא

Chanuka 17 - Candle lighting 12: chanuka lighting in public areas and ceremonies

Chanuka 16 - Candle lighting 11: chanuka lighting in the shul

Chanuka 15 - Candle lighting 10: how to place and light the candles; prohibited activities before lighting

Chanuka 14 - Candle lighting 9: the chanukiya and the shamash

Chanuka 13 - Candle lighting 8: no pleasure or benefit to be gained from chanuka candles

Chanuka 12 - Candle lighting 7: הדלקה עושה מצוה

Chanuka 11 - Candle lighting 6: wicks, oils, candles, electricity

Chanuka 10 - Candle lighting 5: ברכת הרואה and ramifications today

Chanuka 9 - Candle lighting 4: the brachot and הנרות הללו

Chanuka 8 - Candle lighting 3: Ashkenazi and Sefardic custom in מהדרין מן המהדרין

Chanuka 7 - Candle lighting 2: three levels of lighting

Chanuka 6 - Candle lighting 1: intro

Chanuka 5 - women’s custom not to work when the candles are lit

Chanuka 4 - festive meals on Chanuka

Chanuka 3 - prohibition of fasting and eulogizing

Chanuka 2 - tefillot of Chanuka

Chanuka 1 - intro

Yamim Noraim 23: Yom Kippur 2 - candle lighting; shehecheyanu

Yamim Noraim 22: Yom Kippur 1 - Mikra Kodesh; Vidui

Yamim Noraim 21: Aseret Yimei Teshuva 3 - erev yom kippur

Yamim Noraim 20: Aseret Yimei Teshuva 2 - kapparot

Yamim Noraim 19: Aseret Yimei Teshuva 1 - additions to Tefila; bein adam lechaveiro

Yamim Noraim 18: Rosh Hashana 14 - the brachot on shofar; required kavana; women’s obligation

Yamim Noraim 17: Rosh Hashana 13 - תקיעות דמיושב ודמעומד

Yamim Noraim 16: Rosh Hashana 12 - intro to Shofar

Yamim Noraim 15: Rosh Hashana 11 - tashlich; Rosh Hashana on Shabbat

Yamim Noraim 14: Rosh Hashana 10 - the order of the simanim

Yamim Noraim 13: Rosh Hashana 9 - the simanim

Yamim Noraim 12: Rosh Hashana 8 - no vidui or hallel

Yamim Noraim 11: Rosh Hashana 7 - מלכויות זכרונות ושופרות

Yamim Noraim 10: Rosh Hashana 6 - shecheyanu on the second day

Yamim Noraim 9: Rosh Hashana 5 - preparing from the first to the second day; safek; the relationship between the days

Yamim Noraim 8: Rosh Hashana 4 - why is Rosh Hashana 2 days

Yamim Noraim 7: Rosh Hashana 3 - yom hadin vs simcha on RH; meals and clothing

Yamim Noraim 6: Rosh Hashana 2 - the chazan

Yamim Noraim 5: Rosh Hashana 1 - Erev Rosh Hashana

Yamim Noraim 4: Slichot 4 - minyan; tallit; chatan; standing/sitting; re Slichot

Yamim Noraim 3: Slichot 3 - the correct time to recite Slichot

Yamim Noraim 2: Slichot 2 - the days that Slichot are recited

Yamim Noraim 1: Slichot 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 136: electricity 10 - intercoms and screens

Hilchot Shabbat 135: electricity 9 - automatic electric doors

Hilchot Shabbat 134: electricity 8 - dishwashers on Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 133: electricity 7 - when you forgot to turn the fridge light off before Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 132: electricity 6 - opening a fridge/ oven on Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 131: electricity 5 - shabbat clocks

Hilchot Shabbat 130: electricity 4 - usage in Israel despite the electric company doing melacha on Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 129: electricity 3 - shabbat elevators

Hilchot Shabbat 128: electricity 2 - phones, speakers, hearing aids

Hilchot Shabbat 127: electricity 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 126: fire (מבעיר) 3 - extinguishing a flame, מלאכה שאינה צריכה לגופה

Hilchot Shabbat 125: fire (מבעיר) 2 - reading to the light of an oil lamp/electric light

Hilchot Shabbat 124: fire (מבעיר) 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 123: opening tabs of cans; separating yogurts

Hilchot Shabbat 122: opening bottles on Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 121: tearing bags of food and other goods

Hilchot Shabbat 120: opening canned food on Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 119: Cleaning the floor, opening stoppages in the sink

Hilchot Shabbat 118: Boneh 7 - broken glasses, air mattresses

Hilchot Shabbat 117: Boneh 6 - building and fixing utensils

Hilchot Shabbat 116: Boneh 5 - further on tents; children’s games, folding tables, hats, umbrellas

Hilchot Shabbat 115: Boneh 4 - tents

Hilchot Shabbat 114: Boneh 3 - attaching and detaching

Hilchot Shabbat 113: Boneh 2 - straightening ground

Hilchot Shabbat 112: Boneh 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 111: looking after your body 7 - swimming and mikveh

Hilchot Shabbat 110: looking after your body 6 - bathing

Hilchot Shabbat 109: looking after your body 5 - liquid and hard soap, damp cloths, toothpaste

Hilchot Shabbat 108: looking after your body 4 - oils and creams

Hilchot Shabbat 107: looking after your body 3 - make up

Hilchot Shabbat 106: looking after your body 2 - combing hair and related issues

Hilchot Shabbat 105: looking after your body 1 - גוזז, shearing: cutting hair, nails, etc

Hilchot Shabbat 104: Clothing Related Melachot 10 - tying knots on shabbat 2; shoelaces, ties

Hilchot Shabbat 103: Clothing Related Melachot 9 - tying knots on shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 102: Clothing Related Melachot 8 - tearing ( tablecloths, garbage bags, toilet paper, tissues, etc )

Hilchot Shabbat 101: Clothing Related Melachot 7 - sewing and glueing

Hilchot Shabbat 100: Clothing Related Melachot 6 - folding your Tallit

Hilchot Shabbat 99: Clothing Related Melachot 5 - nylon garments, dust on clothing

Hilchot Shabbat 98: Clothing Related Melachot 4 - leather garments and shoes

Hilchot Shabbat 97: Clothing Related Melachot 3 - spilled water; washing dishes

Hilchot Shabbat 96: Clothing Related Melachot 2 - drying hands with a towel

Hilchot Shabbat 95: Clothing Related Melachot 1 - Cleaning and Washing clothes

Hilchot Shabbat 94: Assorted Halachot regarding food - writing on cakes; tearing letters on cakes or food packets; ice

Hilchot Shabbat 93: (No) coloring in foods and liquids

Hilchot Shabbat 92: squeezing fruit ( מפרק )

Hilchot Shabbat 91: Lash 4 - jelly, mashed potatoes, egg salad, liver

Hilchot Shabbat 90: Lash 3 - materials that you are permitted to mix together

Hilchot Shabbat 89: Lash 2 - preparing a soft dough; mixing techina

Hilchot Shabbat 88: Lash 1 - intro and definition ( kneading)

Hilchot Shabbat 87: Tochen 2 - cutting vegies for salad; mashing eggs and avocado

Hilchot Shabbat 86: Tochen 1 - definition and application

Hilchot Shabbat 85: Borer 13 - דש

Hilchot Shabbat 84: Borer 12 - tea, bugs, silverware, books

Hilchot Shabbat 83: Borer 11 - separating liquids from canned goods

Hilchot Shabbat 82: Borer 10 - separating the soup liquid from vegetables and vice versa

Hilchot Shabbat 81: Borer 9 - fishbones and watermelon

Hilchot Shabbat 80: Borer 8 - pits and peels

Hilchot Shabbat 79: Borer 7 - דווקא ביד; rice in a saltshaker

Hilchot Shabbat 78: Borer 6 - לאלתר ; separate the good from the bad for immediate use

Hilchot Shabbat 77: Borer 5 - borer is davka פסולת מתוך אוכל

Hilchot Shabbat 76: Borer 4 - borer is only in a mixture

Hilchot Shabbat 75: Borer 3 - two types of food

Hilchot Shabbat 74: Borer 2 - the 3 conditions that allow borer ( defining as eating and not as a מלאכה)

Hilchot Shabbat 73: Borer 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 72: Bishul 21 - solar heated water

Hilchot Shabbat 71: Bishul 20 - hot water boiler

Hilchot Shabbat 70: Bishul 19 - qualification of the definition of הטמנה, crockpots on Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 69: Bishul 18 - הטמנה

Hilchot Shabbat 68: Bishul 17 - חזרה in to an oven

Hilchot Shabbat 67: Bishul 16 - חזרה

Hilchot Shabbat 66: Bishul 15 - הנחה: putting food on a plata/blech on Shabbat itself

Hilchot Shabbat 65: Bishul 14 - שהייה: leaving food in an electric oven

Hilchot Shabbat 64: Bishul 13 - שהייה: leaving food on a covered fire ( blech/plata )

Hilchot Shabbat 63: Bishul 12 - שהייה: leaving food on an open fire if its cooked

Hilchot Shabbat 62: Bishul 11 - intro to שהייה

Hilchot Shabbat 61: Bishul 10 - adding hot water to the cholent

Hilchot Shabbat 60: Bishul 9 - מגיס

Hilchot Shabbat 59: Bishul 8 - cooking after roasting or baking; bread and soupnuts in soup

Hilchot Shabbat 58: Bishul 7 - cold drops of water in a cup; can a hot piece of food cook

Hilchot Shabbat 57: Bishul 6 - tea and coffee preparation

Hilchot Shabbat 56: Bishul 5 - כלי ראשון, שני, ושלישי

Hilchot Shabbat 55: Bishul 4 - אין בישול אחר בישול continued: solids and liquids together; the Rama’s psak

Hilchot Shabbat 54: Bishul 3 - אין בישול אחר בישול continued: liquids vs solids

Hilchot Shabbat 53: Bishul 2 - אין בישול אחר בישול

Hilchot Shabbat 52: Bishul 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 51: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 8 - שבות לצורך מצווה דרבים

Hilchot Shabbat 50: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 7 - שבות דשבות לצורך מצוה

Hilchot Shabbat 49: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 6 - קיום and גרמא

Hilchot Shabbat 48: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 5 - מקלקל

Hilchot Shabbat 47: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 4 - מלאכה שאינה צריכה לגופה

Hilchot Shabbat 46: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 3 - דבר שאין מתכוון, פסיק רישא

Hilchot Shabbat 45: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 2 - intro continued; avot, toladot, drabanan

Hilchot Shabbat 44: General Guidelines for Melacha on Shabbat 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 43: Havdala 8 - eating and מלאכה is prohibited before havdala

Hilchot Shabbat 42: Havdala 7 - until when can you make havdala

Hilchot Shabbat 41: Havdala 6 - the candle

Hilchot Shabbat 40: Havdala 5 - besamim

Hilchot Shabbat 39: Havdala 4 - on what can you make havdala besides wine ( חמר מדינה )

Hilchot Shabbat 38: Havdala 3 - minhagim of havdala

Hilchot Shabbat 37: Havdala 2 - the 4 brachot

Hilchot Shabbat 36: Havdala 1 - intro; דאורייתא/דרבנן; womens’ obligation

Hilchot Shabbat 35: Shabbat Meals 6 - מלוה מלכה

Hilchot Shabbat 34: Shabbat Meals 5 - Bentching/רצה

Hilchot Shabbat 33: Shabbat Meals 4 - סעודה שלישית

Hilchot Shabbat 32: Shabbat Meals 3 - the day seudah

Hilchot Shabbat 31: Shabbat Meals 2 - לחם משנה

Hilchot Shabbat 30: Shabbat Meals 1 - intro; oneg shabbat, obligation to eat 3 meals

Hilchot Shabbat 29: Kiddush 9 - קידוש במקום סעודה

Hilchot Shabbat 28: Kiddush 8 - cannot eat before kiddush

Hilchot Shabbat 27: Kiddush 7 - sit or stand for kiddush; covering the challot

Hilchot Shabbat 26: Kiddush 6 - how to share the kiddush wine with others

Hilchot Shabbat 25: Kiddush 5 - כוס של ברכה; the cup itself

Hilchot Shabbat 24: Kiddush 4 - shiur ( amount ) for the cup and for drinking

Hilchot Shabbat 23: Kiddush 3 - Wine and Bread for kiddush

Hilchot Shabbat 22: Kiddush 2 - קידוש מדאורייתא או מדרבנן; night and day kiddush

Hilchot Shabbat 21: Kiddush 1 - intro to זכור ושמור

Hilchot Shabbat 20: Shabbat Tefilot 4 - Kabbalat Shabbat, Bameh Madlikin, and other tefilot

Hilchot Shabbat 19: Shabbat Tefilot 3 - מגן אבות

Hilchot Shabbat 18: Shabbat Tefilot 2 - ויכולו

Hilchot Shabbat 17: Shabbat Tefilot 1 - Shmonah Esreh

Hilchot Shabbat 16: Torah reading 4 - shnayim mikrah

Hilchot Shabbat 15: Torah reading 3 - reading the Torah on Shabbat at Mincha

Hilchot Shabbat 14: Torah Reading 2 - maftir and haftara

Hilchot Shabbat 13: Torah Reading 1 - extra aliyot

Hilchot Shabbat 12: Candle Lighting 4 - guests, hotels, singles

Hilchot Shabbat 11: Candle Lighting 3 - electric lights

Hilchot Shabbat 10: Candle Lighting 2 - how many candles, when to make the bracha

Hilchot Shabbat 9: Candle Lighting 1 - intro, where to light, who should light

Hilchot Shabbat 8: Tosefet Shabbat 3 - can one be Mekabel Shabbat and afterwards daven weekday mincha?

Hilchot Shabbat 7: Tosefet Shabbat 2 - how does one accept Tosefet Shabbat and what is forbidden at that moment

Hilchot Shabbat 6: Tosefet Shabbat 1 - intro

Hilchot Shabbat 5: Preparing for Shabbat 5 - going on a cruise during the week that will lead into Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 4: Preparing for Shabbat 4 - beginning work or activities on Friday afternoon that goes into Shabbat ( Shabbat Clocks, washing machines, etc )

Hilchot Shabbat 3: Preparing for Shabbat 3 - eating and doing work on Fridays

Hilchot Shabbat 2: Preparing for Shabbat 2 - clothing, washing, home and body prep for Shabbat

Hilchot Shabbat 1: Preparing for Shabbat 1 - shopping and cooking on Thursday

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 8 - tearing ones’ garments for makom hamikdash; what is considered a new sighting which generates kriyah

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 7 - tearing ones’ garments: cities of yehuda; Jerusalem; the beis hamikdash

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 5- זכר לחובן at meals; women’s jewelry

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 6 - chatan and kallah; musical instruments

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 4 - is the idea to demonstrate זכר לחורבן, or is to leave the home unfinished

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 3 - clarification regarding a Jewish contractor; wallpaper, fancy ceramics and painting patterns

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 2 - to leave an ama by ama by the front door

To remember the destruction/זכר לחורבן: 1 - intro

Tefilla 118 - קריאת שמע על המיטה, המפיל

Tefilla 117 - arvit: activities to refrain from before arvit

Tefilla 116 - arvit: until when can you recite the night kriyat shma

Tefilla 115 - arvit: zman shma and zman tefilla at night

Tefilla 114 - to be סומך גאולה לתפילה at night

Tefilla 113 - arvit: reshut or chova, continued; barchu

Tefilla 112 - arvit: kriyat shma at arvit; arvit is reshut

Tefilla 111 - mincha: not to begin activities before mincha; rabbi yehuda and chachamim

Tefilla 110 - mincha: until when can you daven mincha

Tefilla 109 - mincha: mincha gedola and mincha ketana

Tefilla 108 - mincha: intro, timing

Tefilla 107 - the kaddish

Tefilla 106 - פטום הקטורת, עלינו, קדיש

Tefilla 105 - the conclusion of shacharit: if one must leave early; shir shel yom

Tefilla 104 - the conclusion of shacharit: אשרי, למנצח, קדושה דסיטרא

Tefilla 103 - Kriyat HaTorah as a chiyuv on the tzibbur, not on the individual

Tefilla 102 - the tzibur during Kriyat HaTorah

Tefilla 101 - Kriyat HaTorah: order of the Olim

Tefilla 100 - Kriyat HaTorah: the Baal Kriyah; the Brachot

Tefilla 99 - Kriyat HaTorah: taking out the wrong sefer; hagbaha

Tefilla 98 - Kriyat HaTorah: source; pasul Sefer Torah

Tefilla 97 - exemptions from tachanun

Tefilla 96 - tachanun continued

Tefilla 95 - tachanun

Tefilla 94 - kedusha

Tefilla 93 - when there isn’t time for a full Chazarat HaShatz

Tefilla 92 - are 9 people answering amen required for Chazarat HaShatz

Tefilla 91 - the tzibburs responses during Chazarat HaShatz

Tefilla 90 - intro to Chazarat HaShatz

Tefilla 89 - additional halachot regarding tashlumin

Tefilla 88 - situations where you cannot say a tefilla for tashlumin

Tefilla 87 - tashlumin for tefilla

Tefilla 86 - taking 3 steps back when someone is still davening behind you; additional details

Tefilla 85 - taking 3 steps back when someone is still davening behind you

Tefilla 84 - not to walk within 4 amot of one saying Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 83 - not to sit within 4 amot of one saying Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 82 - davening during a journey

Tefilla 81 - interruptions in Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 80 - how long must one stand in place after taking the 3 steps backwards

Tefilla 79 - the 3 steps back at the end of Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 78 - the conclusion of Shmona Esreh ; יהיו לרצון

Tefilla 77 - personal requests in Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 76 - Kavana in Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 75 - to say Shmona Esreh quietly

Tefilla 74 - bowing during Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 73- standing and position during shmona esreh

Tefilla 72 - face yerushalayim during Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 71 - 3 steps before Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 70 - to be סומך גאולה לתפילה

Tefilla 69 - hefsek during shma and bircot kriyat shma

Tefilla 68 - the kedusha in yotzer; answering amen before shma

Tefilla 67 - between yishtabach and barchu; standing for דברים שבקדושה

Tefilla 66 - intro to Bircot Kriyat Shma

Tefilla 65 - 248 words in shma

Tefilla 64 - tefillin and tzitzit in shma

Tefilla 63 - in what position should shma be recited

Tefilla 62 - saying shma in a precise manner; in translation

Tefilla 61 - mitzvot need kavana; the required kavana in shma

Tefilla 60 - the necessary Kavana in the second verse ברוך שם כבוד

Tefilla 59 - the necessary Kavana in the first pasuk

Tefilla 58 - intro to Kriyat Shma

Tefilla 57 - priorities when you have more time before Shmona Esreh

Tefilla 56 - skipping Psukei Dzimra to say Shmona Esreh with a minyan

Tefilla 55 - hefsek in Psukei Dzimra

Tefilla 54 - development and customs of Psukei Dzimra

Tefilla 53 - intro to Psukei Dzimra

Tefilla 52 - korbanot

Tefilla 51 - tzitzit and tefillin in shma and shmoneh esreh

Tefilla 50 - eating and drinking before shacharit

Tefilla 49 - going on a journey before shacharit

Tefilla 48 - things you CAN do before shacharit

Tefilla 47 - not to greet others or begin work before shacharit

Tefilla 46 - halachik hours and zman shma and Tefilla

Tefilla 45 - netz as an individual vs minyan before or after netz

Tefilla 44 - zman Tefilla

Tefilla 43 - zman kriyat shma

Tefilla 42 - zman kriyat shma and Tefilla, intro

Tefilla 41 - birkot hatorah when one was awake through the night

Tefilla 40 - is sleep a hefsek for birkot hatorah

Tefilla 39 - birkot hatorah are said once a day; should one learn immediately following the bracha

Tefilla 38 - on what learning do you say birkot hatorah; hirhur; must you stand for the bracha

Tefilla 37 - is birkot hatorah d’orayta or d’rabanan

Tefilla 36 - intro to birkot hatorah

Tefilla 35 - birkot hashachar when you haven’t slept at all during the night

Tefilla 34 - birkot hashachar when you wake in the middle of the night

Tefilla 33 - until when can you say birkot hashachar

Tefilla 32 - birkot hashachar if a person unfortunately cannot benefit from the action

Tefilla 31 - intro to Birkot Hashachar

Tefilla 30 - must one wash hands upon waking during the night?

Tefilla 29 - sleeping during the day; remaining awake at night

Tefilla 28 - when to make the Bracha על נטילת ידיים

Tefilla 27 - Does Ruach Ra’a Exist Today?

Tefilla 26 - Washing Hands in the Morning

Tefilla 25 - Does a Chazan (and a wife) Change Nusach?

Tefilla 24 - Davening in a Shul Where the Nusach is Different

Tefilla 23 - proper attire for Tefilla ( head covering and belt )

Tefilla 22 - washing hands before Tefilla

Tefilla 21 - preparation for Tefilla

Tefilla 20 - the chazans’ dress code

Tefilla 19 - more on being a chazan

Tefilla 18 - the chazan

Tefilla 17 - where to daven: windows and closed areas

Tefilla 16 - not to daven next to your rav hamuvhak

Tefilla 15 - not to have anything between you and the wall when you daven

Tefilla 14 - to go into the shul the distance of “two doors”

Tefilla 13 - priorities in choosing a shul; not to stand on a stool when davening

Tefilla 12 - the importance of davening in a shul and of a permanent seat

Tefilla 11 - continuing on when people leave the minyan

Tefilla 10 - where must you stand to join the minyan

Tefilla 9 - can a non religious Jew count towards a minyan

Tefilla 8 - who counts towards a minyan

Tefilla 7 - the obligation to daven in a minyan

Tefilla 6 - the merits of minyan

Tefilla 5 - The language of Tefilla

Tefilla 4 - May one “think” the words rather than say them out loud

Tefilla 3 - Kavana / Intent, in Tefilla

Tefilla 2 - Three Tefilot a day and the established nusach

Tefilla 1 - Is Tefilla a Torah or Rabbinic obligation

Kavod Sefer Torah 7: writing psukim for educational purposes

Kavod Sefer Torah 6: can one take a small chumash or siddur into the bathroom

Kavod Sefer Torah 5: other sifrei kodesh

Kavod Sefer Torah 4: if c”v a sefer falls

Kavod Sefer Torah 3: moving a Sefer Torah

Kavod Sefer Torah 2: not to turn your back to the Torah

Kavod Sefer Torah 1: stand when the Sefer Torah is in motion

Ikar and Tafel 7: soup and yogurt

Ikar and Tafel 6: crackers, ice cream cones

Ikar and Tafel 5: specific foods; shnitzel, etc.

Ikar and Tafel 4: when a mezonot food is mixed in

Ikar and Tafel 3: two foods mixed together

Ikar and Tafel 2: safek if it’s really Tafel

Ikar and Tafel 1: intro

Bracha Achrona 10: what constitutes a break between eating that would generate a new bracha

Bracha Achrona 9: time frame in which you can say bracha achrona

Bracha Achrona 8: ice cream and ice pops - food or drink?

Bracha Achrona 7: after drinking liquids

Bracha Achrona 4: size of an olive

Bracha Achrona 3: Borei Nefashot

Bracha Achrona 2: Me’ein Shalosh

Bracha Achrona 6: al hamichya after cake

Bracha Achrona 5: size of an olive; and the amount of time to eat it

Bracha Achrona 1: intro

Birkot Nehenin 10: precedence with fruits of the seven species

Birkot Nehenin 9: determining chashivus with several foods of the same bracha

Birkot Nehenin 8: order and precedence in brachot

Birkot Nehenin 7: does a location change generate a new bracha

Birkot Nehenin 6: how long the bracha lasts for ( היסח הדעת )

Birkot Nehenin 5: what foods are covered by the bracha

Birkot Nehenin 1: Only if you have real pleasure and enjoyment; bracha on water

Birkot Nehenin 4: how to make the bracha

Birkot Nehenin 3: no hefsek between bracha and eating

Birkot Nehenin 2: how to define enjoyment of foods

Fruit Vegetables and Shehakol - 6 rice cakes and vegetable soup

Fruit Vegetables and Shehakol - 5 cooked and raw foods; fruit juice

Fruit Vegetables and Shehakol - 4 apple sauce, choomoos, and more

Fruit Vegetables and Shehakol - 3 fruits that have changed its form

Fruit Vegetables and Shehakol - 2; Shehakol , and cases of safek

Fruit Vegetables and Shehakol - 1 Safek if בורא פרי העץ or בורא פרי האדמה

Bracha on wine - 3 Birkat Hatov Vehameitiv

Bracha on wine - 2 wine exempts other drinks from a bracha

Bracha on wine - 1

Bracha on baked goods - croutons, french toast, matza brei

Bracha on baked goods 5 - Pizza Noodles and other cooked foods

Bracha on baked goods 4 - Matza and Burekas as פת הבאה בכיסנין

Bracha on baked goods 3 - פת הבאה בכיסנין continued; “mezonot rolls”

Bracha on baked goods 2 - פת הבאה בכיסנין

Bracha on baked goods 1 - intro

Zimun 12 - drinking the cup of wine after Birkat Hamazon

Zimun 11 - halachot of the cup of wine

Zimun 10 - zimun on a cup of wine; intro

Zimun 9 - can you answer twice to zimun

Zimun 8 - leaving before zimun

Zimun 7 - criteria for joining a zimun

Zimun 6 - women in zimun

Zimun 5 - say the brachot out loud; until where is zimun

Zimun 4 - nusach of zimun

Zimun 3 - who should be mezamen

Zimun 2 - not to break up a zimun

Zimun 1 - the obligation to do zimun

Birkat Hamazon 11 - Until when may one say Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon 10 - Bentching where you ate

Birkat Hamazon 9 - Additional Halachot; Hefsek during bentching

Birkat Hamazon 8 - Minhagim of Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon 7 - Additional Halachot of Mayim Achronim

Birkat Hamazon 6 - Mayim Achronim

Birkat Hamazon 5 - if one forgot to say רצה or יעלה ויבוא

Birkat Hamazon 4 - Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and Yom Tov additions

Birkat Hamazon 3 - what amount generates a Torah obligation; women’s chiyuv in Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon 2 - basic halachot

Birkat Hamazon 1 - intro

Birkat Hamotzi 9 - eating something just prior to washing and eating Hamotzi

Birkat Hamotzi 8 - does leaving the house constitute a hefsek

Birkat Hamotzi 7 - when you have decided that you’ve finished the meal, does Hamotzi still cover

Birkat Hamotzi 6 - mezonot as dessert

Birkat Hamotzi 5 - fruit and vegetables during the meal

Birkat Hamotzi 4 - what other foods does Hamotzi include

Birkat Hamotzi 3 - better for one to say the bracha for others

Birkat Hamotzi 2 - which bread to preference; the bracha precedes slicing

Birkat Hamotzi 1 - intro

Netilat Yadayim for bread 11 - when water is not available to wash with

Netilat Yadayim for bread 10 - going to the bathroom just before hand washing for bread

Netilat Yadayim for bread 9 - not to speak between drying your hands and hamotzi

Netilat Yadayim for bread 8 - not to touch hands until end of process; when to say the bracha

Netilat Yadayim for bread 7- how many times on each hand

Netilat Yadayim for bread 6 - Chatzitza

Netilat Yadayim for bread 5 - requirement of a utensil; the need for ko’ach gavra

Netilat Yadayim for bread 4- how much bread generates the requirement to wash hands

Netilat Yadayim 3 - דבר שטיבולו במשקה

Netilat Yadayim for bread 2 - how much of the hands should be washed

Netilat Yadayim for bread 1 - The reasons for the takana

Brachot 4 - Responding ברוך הוא וברוך שמו; being Yotzeh with someone else’s bracha

Brachot 3 - Answering Amen

Brachot 2 - Basic ground rules for brachot

Brachot 1- Introduction

Honoring one’s parents 12 - a parents spouce; older siblings; parents in law

Honoring one’s parents 11 - grandparents

An idea for Asara B’tevet - Yom Hakadish Haklali

Honoring one’s parents 10 - kavod towards one’s adoptive biological parents

Honoring one’s parents - 9 performing a medical procedure on a parent

Honoring one’s parents - 8: situations where kibbud av va’em is not relevant

Honoring one’s parents-7: the obligation to honor parents who are not religious

Honoring one’s parents - 6 is one obligated to live near one’s parents

Honoring one’s parents - 5 a daughters obligation; involvement of the community

Honoring one’s parents - 4 helping with their needs; financial responsibility

Honoring one’s parents - 3 not to call them by their names; not to wake them

Honoring one’s parents - 2: not sitting in their seats; standing when they enter

Honoring one’s parents - 1 intro

Tefillat Haderech - 3 how often; short distances

Tefillat Haderech - 2 Distance or Time

Tefillat Haderech - 1

Preventing damage; from ma’akeh to traffic laws

Precedence to whom to lend money or to give tzedaka

The Mitzva to lend money; and the Heter Iska

Stealing in the Workplace

Borrowing books ( secular, kodesh ) without permission

Borrowing without permission coat and umbrella switches, using other’s Talit and Tefillin

Stealing

Gneivat Da’at

Ona’at Devarim and Halbanat Panim

Lashon Hara and Rechilut

The Prohibition to take revenge and to bear a grudge

The Prohibition to Hate

Intro to Mitzvot Bein Adam Lechaveiro

Shacharit - Proper Kavana for the second Pasuk of Shema (ברוך שם)

Shacharit - Proper Kavana for the first pasuk of Shema

Shacharit - Intro to Shema

Shacharit - What to skip from Psukei Dzimra to make Shmoneh Esreh with a minyan

Shacharit - Hafsaka in Psukei Dzimra

Shacharit - Psukei Dzimra

Intro to Psukei Dzimra

Can you cook pareve food in a fleishik pot for milchik? The leniency of the pnenei halacha

Kashering utensils - 6; Summary of metal pots and other materials

Kashering utensils - 5; The status of metal vessels today

Kashering utensils - 4; the status of metal vessels today

Kashering Utensils - 3; can you kasher glass?

Kashering utensils - 2; ben yomo or not; mayzid and shogeg

Kashering Utensils - 1; intro: כבולעו כך פולטו

Tevilat keilim - 7: Aluminum trays, glass jars, and electrical appliances.

Tevilat keilim - 6: Can utensils be used before tevila?

Tevilat keilim - 5: Intent of the buyer; factories; non jewish owned utensils

Tevilat keilim - 4: The Bracha and who can do it

Tevilat keilim - 3: The process of tevila

Tevilat keilim - 2

Tevilat keilim - 1

Bishul Akum - part 2

Pat Palter and Bishul Akum

Pat Akum

Chezkat Basari

Waiting After Hard Cheese; Kids and the Sick

Waiting Between Meat and Milk - Continuation

Waiting Between Meat and Milk, and Between Milk and Meat

Ovens

Stovetops

Dishwashers

Hot Fleishig Sauce on Milchig Pots; 2 sinks

Cutting Boards and Parve Mixtures

Clarification Re Pareve Food Cooked in Fleishig Pot

Ketchup and Salt; and cooked pareve foods

Bread and salad served at a fleishik meal

Meat and Milk at the same table; milchik bread

Quick 4 minim summary

Milk into a fleishik pot with meat

Piece of meat falls into pot of hot milk

Milchik spoon ben yomo in fleishik pot

Milchik spoon not ben yomo in fleishik pot

Bitul in 60

Din of she’eino ben yomo pot itself

Ta’am pagum and kli she’eino ben yomo

Bli'a and Plita of Ta'am

Meat and Milk - Rabbinic Prohibitions

Meat and Milk - Torah prohibitions