In this episode of the “Hilchisa L’Meshicha” podcast, Rabbi Berel Goldberg discusses whether you need to keep a list of your aveiros to bring a chatos when the Beis Hamikdosh is rebuilt.
Nations of the World: A Torah Existence?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe and the Rogatchover on the status of the nations of the world in Halacha and Chassidus, their purpose of creation, their “hashgacha pratis,” and their status in the era of Moshiach.
Buying Local or Buying Online?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including buying local or online, Siyum Sefer Torah during the Three Weeks, early maariv with a minyan or on time without, and mikveh in a pool on Shabbos with a bathing suit.
Will Women Keep Time-Bound Mitzvos When Moshiach Comes?
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In this episode of the “Hilchisa L’Meshicha” podcast, Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin discusses the reasons why women are exempt from time-bound Mitzvos and whether they will still be exempt when Moshiach comes.
Waking an Elderly Parent for Their Needs?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including waking an elderly parent for their needs, starting chazoras hashatz before 6 finish shmoneh esrei, non-Jew as a sandak, and the bracha on gluten-free oat bread with a runny batter.
Every Jew is a Sefer Torah: Body, Soul, or Torah Study?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses what the Gemara means when it compares a Jew to a Sefer Torah — is it referring to the body, the neshama, or perhaps to the Torah that he studied? Deciphering the Rebbe’s wording and his precise references.
The Rogatchover vs. Plato: ‘Animal plus’ or ‘Mentsh’?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe and the Rogatchover on the concept of ‘added quality’, whether it ‘sits on top’ of the original reality, or transforms it into a brand new entity.
Door in a Door: Does it Need a Mezuzah?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including lender telling a borrower about a fundraiser, Amen vs. Brich Hu, Mi Shebeirach after shlishi at Shabbos Mincha, and a mezuzah on a small door in a larger door.
Tzitzis: Hidden or Revealed?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, analyzes the Rebbe’s chakirah on the definition of the mitzvah of tzitzis, and its ramifications with regards to the different customs on how to wear the Talis Katan — with the tzitzis hidden or revealed.
Eating Before Havdala in Iceland?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including attracting someone else’s customers, delays on tuition commitment, and eating before havdala in Iceland.
Nevuah Qualifications: Exchange Between the Rebbe and His Father
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the differences in the qualifications for a Navi in maseches Shabbos and Nedarim, the Rebbe’s novel explanation, and a fascinating exchange between the Rebbe and his father, Harav Levi Yitzchak.
Tenant Demanding Payment for an Installation in the Home
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including tevilah for ice maker and baking tin used with paper liners, toiveling vessels in a sieve, and a tenant demanding payment for an installation in the home.
What’s the Difference Between B”H and BS”D?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including besomim options for havdala, the difference between ב”ה and בס”ד, davening maariv early without a minyan, and lighting candles before Tzeis on the first night of Shavuos.
Osek B’Mitzvah: Anoos, Patur, or as if He Did It?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe, the Rogatchover, and R’ Elchonon Wasserman on the principle of ‘Osek B’Mitzvah’ — is it considered an ‘anoos,’ an exemption, or as if he fulfilled the other mitzvah.
‘Sefer Refuos’: Who Was the Author and Why Was It Buried?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses Rashi, Rambam, and the Rogatchover on the author, description and purpose of ‘Sefer Refuos’ buried by King Chizkiyah, and the implications with regards to the eternity of Torah.
Making a ‘No-Bake Cheesecake’ on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including eating the end of a bread, tearing plastic tablecloth on Shabbos, checking cashews for bugs, and making a ‘no-bake cheesecake’ on Shabbos.
Tearing a QR Code on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reciting a bracha when someone else affixes my mezuzah, tearing a QR code on Shabbos, and rinsing the becher between kiddushim.
Four Opinions on How to Decipher a Cryptic Rambam
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe, the Rogatchover, the Minchas Chinuch, and the Lechem Mishneh on the concepts of Sdeh Achuza, Hekdeshos, and Charamim, leading to four opinions on how to decipher a cryptic Rambam.
Using an Eyelash Curler on Shabbos?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including using an eyelash-curler on Shabbos, a ger toiveling all his old utensils, trimming one’s moustache during sefira, and adding water to kiddush wine.
Kapos Temarim: Date Palm or Palm that Produces Dates?
Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, discusses the Rebbe, the Rogatchover and the Chasam Sofer on the definition of “kapos temarim” — must the Lulav come from a date palm that actually produces fruits or is the main thing that it is from a species of a date palm even if it doesn’t produce dates.