https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uMH6yvZz461uWviuTPVQs?si=FbKjKonqTNq0OqEE-6zU3A 1) I put on a pair of Tefilin early in the day, to recite Shema. I later put on a different pair of Tefilin, for Shacharis. Should I recite a brocho when donning the second pair?[1] 2) Does a polyester-fabric shower-curtain present a problem for use on Shabbos (with Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2thLCvIPUO7sK1dAPz4Uk2?si=TdpGG2jES0WeD6dcp14pJQ 1) How to react when seeing an unfamiliar Jew smoking on Shabbos ר”ל: 2) One who said Retzei in bentshing after Melave Malka, does he have to repeat?[1] 3) A person observed a specific chumrah, believing that it was standard practise in his community. He the learned that it Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yzAsZYcT1BJaGeO5bMpPK?si=URnH-W-5TUiN6gmadt0HQw 1) If a chutznik visits Eretz Yisroel between the 7th of Cheshvan and the 5th of December, he says ותן טל ומטר. But there are different opinions whether he continues doing so after having returned to Chutz lo’Oretz. What’s our guidance?[1] 2) Can water for Negel Vasser be kept Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/591mmt5v8bDrgipX6fUtDR?si=IPxHOsmoQPWoAL2AKKHavA 1) Story about the brocho to be said when eating rice:[1] 2) For the chapter of Tehilim said according to one’s age, what should a Ger do?[2] 3) May I call up to the Torah one whose brocho is unintelligible?[3] 4) When lighting candles for Shabbos, following the custom Read more
1) When davening alone and therefore omitting the י”ג מדות, the words ושם נאמר seem disconnected and therefore out of place?[1] 2) Disused Shul furniture, can they be ‘bought’ for a nominal sum and then disposed of?[2] 3) May a man roll up his beard on Shabbos?[3] 4) What is Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/04OKJqtXap3HvH0uyOxHCq?si=VkvxDkc7T6ewqEQWeHMR5w 1) When was the brocho הנותן ליעף כח (drawn from last week’s Haftorah) instituted?[1] 2) Why is the poem ויאתיו not brought in the Chabad Machzor?[2] 3) May I rinse dishes on Shabbos after each course, to make it easier to wash later?[3] 4) May I stack dishes in Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NxL9XyuUYpFS8NYcs7plu?si=mAk9dTiUSziwZNP5bh8whw 1) Is it okay to empty the Negel Vasser into the kitchen sink?[1] 2) May one eat food that was touched by someone who had not washed Negel Vasser?[2] 3) I spent Succos this year in New York, enjoying the rain and all. Is sheltering the food in a Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wafRj4zb8CGsgAk1gGpOZ?si=NlSWsN1HR0W5XG9esaAJag 1) Clue in this week’ Sedra to list of days when entire is recited:[1] 2) Is reheating moist food on Shabbos the same as reheating liquid?[2] 3) May we use frozen chips that are semi-cooked in the factory?[3] 4) Taleisim and Taleisim-Ketanim that are no longer in use, must Read more
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9764852268?omn=89985551684 [1] לשעת הביכורי יעקב (סי’ תרלה סק”ב) סוכת גנב”ך אינה לכתחילה. [2] להשו”ע או”ח סי’ רב ס”ז, תמרים שנתמעכו לא אבדה ברכתן. הרמ”א חולק בפאווידלע. להמשנ”ב (שם ס”ק מב) חולק הרמ”א גם בשאר פירות שנתמעכו. אבל אדה”ז בשו”ע שלו שם סכ”ב סתם, ומשמע שהתמרים לעולם בפה”ע. ולענין ברכה אחרונה Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yhfDtrclt5PveBinYgVBb?si=jR_y20tdSeu__lYBCu8VWw 1) What is the Torah source for the Beis haShoieivo celebrations?[1] 2) Several years ago, a friend cleared out his garden of several fruit trees. His home has since been ridden with persistent problems. Thinking the above issues are connected: Is there a way to repair the spiritual Read more