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Yeshivat Orayta Halakha Yomi — 731 episodes
Challah 7: baked vs cooked dough; sufganiyot
Challah 6: the flour and the liquid
Challah 5: combining different doughs
Challah 4: the shiur that’s chayav in challah
Challah 3: practical chiyuv today; description of the process
Challah 2: the fundamental obligation in Eretz Yisrael and in Chul
Challah 1: intro
Chadash 4: the problem of chadash in chutz laaretz - bottom line today
Chadash 3: the problem of chadash in chutz laaretz
Chadash 2: parameters of the prohibition
Chadash 1: intro
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
Chanuka 26 - where and when to light 9: married men traveling; married soldiers <This message was edited>
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