A Shiur Halacha by Dayan Shlomo Cohen on Parashat Lech Lecha Avraham excelled in the Middah of Hessed: lovingkindness. Yitzhak excelled in the Middah of Pahad: fear of G-d. It is interesting to note, that although Yitzhak grew up in the house of Avraham, he nevertheless excelled in his own Middah and didn’t just copy his father’s traits (similarly, Yaakov’s main trait is … [Read more...]
Bet HaVaad on the Parasha – Noah Be Fruitful and Multiply: Till When?
פרו ורבו ומלאו את הארץ וכבשוה Highlights of a Shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobowitz Be Fruitful and Multiply… (Bereshit 9:1) What is the minimum needed to fulfill one’s obligation? Or, more to the point: Can a person ever fulfill the obligation in its entirety? The Mishna in Yevamot cites a discussion between Bet Shammai and Bet Hillel whether one needs both a boy a girl to … [Read more...]
Bet HaVaad on the Parasha: Ha’azinu Birkot HaTorah: A Scriptural Benediction or Oral Tradition?
Highlights of a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald כי שם ה' אקרא הבו גדל לאלקנו When I call the name of Hashem, ascribe greatness to our G-d. (Devarim 32:3) According to the Ramban, this Passuk is the source of the Mitzva of Birkat HaTorah, reciting a blessing before studying Torah. The Rambam, though, doesn't reckon Birkat HaTorah among the Taryag Mitzvot. Why not? One … [Read more...]
Nitzavim – Monetary Teshuva: Making Right, on the Money
Bet HaVaad on the Parsha: Nitzavim Highlights of a Shiur by Dayan Shlomo Cohen If Rosh Hashana is the Yom Hadin, what then is the judgment we face after death? Suppose a man dies a month after Rosh HaShana. Is he judged in the Bet Din Shel Ma'ala only on his deeds of the last month? The Sefarim explain that judgment with regard to eternal reward takes place after we … [Read more...]
Crash & Burn: Destroying Your Hametz
Shiur Halacha for Parashat Tzav 5778 by Rabbi Ariel Ovadia, the Sephadic Halacha Center Shiur Outline: שיעור בהלכות פסח … [Read more...]