Videos of shiurim given at or for Lubavitch Shul.
1) Are Rice-crackers subject to Bishul Akum?[1] 2) Should I remove my Tefilin for my son’s Bris?[2] 3) A retailer selling food may not mark up more than a sixth. What about other household necessities?[3] 4) Is the latest time for Kiddush Levono calculated in local time or is it Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aaqkfb1fWPMmEFr42TgWz?si=OWsQ11DcQWGZw3vB5rHyDg 1) Cake and tea after bentsching after Shabbos lunch. Do these warrant brochos anew?[1] 2) At our Shul Kiddush, the rabbi recited the After-Brocho aloud and I answered Amen. But I wish to eat some more. Need I say another brocho before doing so?[2] 3) Within an Eruv, may Read more
1) At the end of Tehillim there are three additional pesukim. Why were they added?[1] 2) An unmarried Kohen borrows a Shul Tallis for Duchening. Should he say a brocho?[2] 3) When saying Haftorah along with the one who had Maftir, do I have to be yoitze with his brochos?[3] Read more
1) One who made Kiddush before Musaf is advised to make Kiddush again after Musaf:[1] 2) Raspberries are reputed to be regularly infested. A whole bug is a ‘beryah’ and is therefore not boteil. If I puree the fruit, the bugs will not remain whole and will therefore be boteil. Read more
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pXnxfr8m0ZwIcQlkiONsi?si=lMiqzXSlR2aNd6RLhC_2Mg 1) Preparing Hoshanos for young children; source in Yerushalmi:[1] 2) Our front yard has a very wide opening to the street – more than ten amos. We have gates, so when they’re closed we’re good. What about when they are opened?[2] 3) One who spent time in jail because Read more
1) Why don’t we say Borchi Nafshi on Rosh haShono?[1] 2) In חמול על מעשיך there are two different sequences. Why the change?[2] 3) Why do we not bow at the mention of the Shem haMeforash at the Goralos?[3] 4) Why do lower our Taleisim for Maariv on Motzei Read more
1) What is the significance of the posuk אור זרוע לצדיק said at the beginning of Kol Nidrei?[1] 2) Why are we not particular to begin Kol Nidrei during daytime?[2] 3) Is Hatoras Nedorim valid if done at night?[3] 4) During the blessing of the Kohanim, our custom is not Read more
1) Poskim say that one praying Selichos alone should omit the paragraphs that are in Aramaic. But how does that reconcile with our reciting (the 1st) Yekum Purkon alone?[1] 2) May one carry freely within a fenced-in public park?[2] 3) I have a Yemenite-style Shofar, enhanced with silver rings. Is Read more
1) Feedback: Seder before Mincha in 770 on the 9th of Av 5747: https://link.jem.tv/iQxjfj 2) Overheard: One should avoid wearing new shoes on Shabbos. Please enlighten me:[1] 3) When receiving Malkos on Erev Yom Kippur, what is the correct posture?[2] 4) I have the possibility to do Kaporos, including Read more
1) In the AR’s Sidur: וכן (נ”א: וכאן) שני כתובים…. Why do we have both versions?[1] 2) What are the guidelines for repurposing a church to be a Shul? [2] 3) I am reciting Tachanun and the Oron Kodesh is opened. Should I interrupt to stand up and say ויהי Read more