1) For one who needs to drink on Yom Kippur, how does one measure כמלא לוגמיו?[1] 2) If there’s no Eiruv Tavshilin at all, may one light (a) candle[s] for Shabbos?[2] 3) One eating out over Shabbos but is lighting Shabbos-candles at home, should make an Eiruv Tavshilin – with Read more…
1) Following on from discussions about whether blankets require Tzitzis; may one wrap himself in a large bath towel?[1] 2) Halocho says to have a haircut in honour of Rosh haShono. Also, to visit the cemetery. What if I have time on the day for only one, which should I Read more…
1) Some further feedback re. wearing a wristwatch on Yomtov:[1] 2) At an event I drank some wine. Later soup is served. Do I say a brocho for the soup?[2] 3) Many of us are accustomed to light a special candle (or: 3 candles) for Shabbos Shuva. This year, Erev Read more…
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9764852268?omn=86095661377 Index to previous Panorama Shiurim: Panorama Index 2 – Google Docs [1] השאלה: טירחא שלא לצורך היום. אסור לתת מתנה בשוי”ט, לולא מאכל (שוע”ר סי’ שו סט”ו). בס’ ארחות שבת (פכ”ב ס”נ) מתיר לתת פרסים לילדים בשבת, דהוי לצורך מצוה. והביא ראי’ מדין לולב. והתעלם משוע”ר שם סי”ז. אך Read more…
1) Did the Kohanim guarding the Beis haMikdosh sleep on the floor?[1] 2) How should one measure chocolate wafers for Brocho Acharona?[2] 3) I have a Hoodie that has “Fear G-d” emblazoned on the sleeve. Is it okay for me to wear it?[3] 4) One of our regulars has begun Read more…
1) When saying a Brocho Acharona after fruit of the Seven Kinds that are actually produce of Eretz Yisroel, instead of על בארץ ועל הפירות we say: על הארץ ועל פירותיה.[1] If one had also drunk wine – that isn’t from EY, we have a misleading text: על הארץ ועל Read more…
1) In Eichah, from ch.2 onwards, the letter פ precedes the letter ע. Why?[1] 2) Does one who has to eat on Tisha b’Av keep to a regime of ‘shiurim’?[2] 3) Why do we – on Shabbos mornings – invoke “intense Divine mercy” for the communities that were massacred by Read more…
1) Explanation of a challenging passage in Yechezkel[1] about the third Beis HaMikdosh. 2) May I feed my baby in the presence of Seforim?[2] 3) Revisiting laying Tefilin with a man who’s not wearing a shirt:[3] 4) Revisiting whether one ought to stand for Krias HaTorah:[4] 5) Revisiting Brocho Acharona Read more…
1) In the beginning of Parshas Pinchas, the וא”ו in the word שלום is split. In some ST it is split in the middle, in others it is towards the bottom. What’s the Chabad mesorah? Also: Is there any significance in the potential rendition of the word as שלים?[1] 2) Read more…
1) Some sources depict a gap in the ramp (כבש) as it reaches the Mizbeiach:[1] 2) I have recently visited several gravesites and I now realise that I didn’t recite the appropriate brocho. If I visit another gravesite within thirty days, do I say the brocho?[2] 3) I ate a Read more…