Videos of shiurim given at or for Lubavitch Shul.
1) One saying Selichos alone is advised to omit the paragraphs in Aramaic. How about the Aramaic verses in uVo leTziyon?[1] 2) The Oshamnu confessional prayer follows the Alef-Beis sequence but is divided into four sections. This becomes significant when it is sung over Yom Kippur. Why is it divided Read more
1) In a doorway between two rooms, the direction the swings (Heker Tzir) defines where to place the Mezuza. Yaavetz[1] extends this to sliding doors, i.e. that the room where the track is, that is the interior. Would that also apply to patio-doors, where one panel slides and the other Read more
1) For Kiddush Levono we wait until Day 7. Does that go according local time or according to the time in Yerusholayim?[1] 2) My son is travelling to Yeshiva immediately after his Barmitzva, with no Krias haTorah in between. When should I say the brocho ברוך שפטרני?[2] 3) At Krias Read more
1) Why in Selichos, when we first invoke the 13 Midos of Mercy, we preface with א-ל ארך אפים, whereas in the subsequent invocations we preface with א-ל מלך יושב?[1] 2) Is there any leeway to start Selichos on Motzei Shabbos before midnight?[2] 3) If someone missed hearing Shofar during Read more
1) Why in Parshas Eikev does Onkelos translate ורגלך לא בצקה as מסנך לא יחיפו?[1] 2) Does Pas Akum include bread baked in geothermal heat?[2] 3) A doorframe has a diagonal lintel, the right doorpost being taller than the left one. When measuring the ‘top third’, do we measure the Read more
1) Let’s learn a Torah-idea of the Baal haHilula:[1] 2) In the Musaf of Yom Kipur we mention ושני שעירים לחטאת – the additional goat being the one designated by the Goral as a sacrifice for Hashem. We then quote מלבד חטאת הכפורים. It seems like we’re mentioning the very Read more
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9764852268?omn=87214965307 Index to previous Panorama Shiurim: Panorama Index 2 – Google Docs [1] שייך לשיעור הרמב”ם של י”א מנ”א – איסורי מזבח רפ”ה. [2] מענה כ”ק אדמו”ר זי”ע הובא ב’סדור רבנו הזקן’ על אתר, ע”פ תוס’ כריתות ו, ב. [3] ראה ס’ שכל טוב סי’ רפט אות קיז-ח דהוי כקבוע Read more
1) Discuss the variations in minhag for Haftorah when the past Shabbos coincides with Rosh Chodesh: [1] 2) On fast-days we incorporate the Selichos within Tachanun. Should there be a Baal Simcha present we won’t say Tachanun. What is the format then for Selichos?[2] 3) I want to buy a Read more
1) Why do we say Hodu before Boruch sheOmar, unlike Nusach Ashkenaz? 2) I’m behind the minyan, saying Pesukei deZimra, and the Chazan and the congregation are saying the 13 Midos. Do I join in? 3) Cartons of fruit juice usually have a seal that gets torn open when twisting Read more
1) Siyum on Rambam Sefer Haflo’oh: 12) In the passage אביי הוה מסדר, the word קודם is interspersed at each category, it isthen dropped and then picked up again at the last stanza. Explanation of the Rebbe:23) For his medical needs, my father needs to drink often. May I wake Read more