Daily Rambam By Rabbi Sholom Ber Spielman - 1 Chapter a day: Recent Episodes
Rabbi Sholom Ber Spielman
Hashem removes all that would get in the way of the one who learns Torah and does mitzvo's so he can merit the world to come.
What can not become forbidden when worshiped. How to destroy idol's and how to nullify idol's.
In this section the rambam teaches us that all Jews must follow the talmud. However once there was no greater authority of the great Court of 71, local Jewish courts could not impose their enactments and all Jews of other locales.
The facilitation of the laws we learned. Who can become impure with Tzara'as. When and who can declare a ruling regarding the "Nega". When does one become pure.
Nesek the Tzara'as of the head and beard. The signs of impurity, signs of purity and rules of quarantine.
The basics, defenisions of Tzora'as of the skin and what are the factors that render it impure.
The 3 that protect what is inside them from becoming impure and the advantage of what is swallowed by a living being.
The prohibition, punishment and effects of Temurah (exchanging a korban for an another animal)
Precautions when eating the korban pesach. Details of peace offering of the 14th. Differences and similarities between the first and second pesach. SIYUM
Sometimes Impurity of the public due to contact with a corpse permits the korban pesach to be brought in a state of impurity and related laws.
Many laws pertaining to the validty or invalidity of the korbam pesach and laws related to the overage of a pesach should be used for a shlomim - peace offering.
Me'ilah, basics, punishments, when in doubt and rabbinical Me'ilah. The 2 commandments not to shear or work with animals consecrated for the alter and rabbinically includes consecrated animals for the maintenance of the temple.
The slaughter- where. The receiving and sprinkling of the blood where and how. The skining and placing of Eimurin. Who gets the hides.
Lists of: animal's that can be brought as a korban. Types of Korbanos. Defenitions related to animal korbanos.
Laws if a Zar - one who is not a male descendent of Aharon- does avodah. A kohein that does avodah elsewhere. When do many resons to invalidate the service compound and when not. Summary of 18 who are invalid to serve in the bais hamikdash.
The order of wearing the priestly garments and laws pertaining to the kohein wearing the garments.
The Kohanim what they do in Beis hamikdash service and when. The different types of Kohanim.
When does a wifes or a slaves abilities to eat Terumah end. What if clarity of such circumstances is not known.... the determiningfactor: Kinyan kaspoi - aquisition of the kohen - or not.
Unique situations where a bas kohen will not be able to eat, yet a bas Yisrael in the same situations will not be able to eat as well.
Peah. Criteria for the obligation of peah. Where it should be left and why. When and how do the poor collect it.
Distances from vineyards or lone grapevines and when it is considered a vineyard and when not.
Fobidden muxtures of the vineyard. When is there lashes. What circumstances are forbidden/at what point etc.
The basics of not mixing seeds in Eretz Yisroel and not grafting both in and outside of Eretz Yisroel. Defenitions of types of seeds to be discussed in folowing chapters
Rulings of various pledges as to what the obligation is dependent on his wording. Where the fund go to.
Remaining funds of the korbanos of a nazir. And animals designated as korban nazir that were not needed due to circumstances.
The three things prohibited to a Nazir. Impurity. Cutting of hair. Consuming products of the grapevine.
Vows that are dependent on time. and the interpretation of the particular time expressed.
A important tool in evaluating the intent of the vow, is the meaning according to local use of language etc...
Vows are interpreted as thy are understood holistically not necessarily as they sound literally.
Many cases, when are They culpable of Shvuas haeidus and when not. All related to the condition that it is regarding money .
Exemption of coerced oath, an exaggerated oath or mistaken oath. When would one be obligated to bring a sacrifice for a shvuas bitoi
Nevailah and Treifah and when do forbidden meats combine to the size of an olive to render one liable to receive lashes.
Derivatives of non kosher animals, beasts, birds and fish. What is forbidden what is permitted.
Whose status as kohen is "MEYUCAHS" considered a kohen who can work in the Beis hamikdash, eat terumah etc. Who is considered assumed to be a kohen. & related laws.
Who is forbidden to a kohen because she is a "Zonah"? situations of doubt regarding zonah
Rabbinic updates to the purity of woman and updated practice of Jewish females. All these updates are to make a guard as to protect from inadvertent transgressions
Many details of the writing, erasing, drinking of the sotah and more of many details and requirements. In perek 3 the focus was rulings regarding the drinker in perek 4 the focus is rulings extrinsic of the drinker.
When a woman or her husband opts out of drinking the water or she is 1 of the 15 woman who can not drink. What is the fallout?
When there is doubt from the start, what is the correct ruling. The principal's which guide these rulings.
Financial agreements to exclude the husbands rights to the wife's assets when and how. Does the husband receive return of investment in wife's asset upon divorce? Words which cause acquisition due to joy.
The laws of Chanukah candles. How many candles, who is obligated to light, where and when...
The moon's orbits and calculations to it's daily yearly and other progress starting from wed night 3 Nissan 4938
The establishment of the length of a month. Which months are 29 and which months are 30 days.
The 4 scenarios when we push Rosh chodesh Tishrei ( Rosh Hashanah) 1 or 2 days after the Molad.
Definition of month, year, leap year. The basis of declaring rosh chodesh : when, who and where.
An area that was walled not for the intention of dwelling inside the walls and the details of What Walls can be made out of and when Open Spaces are considered a break in the wall.
The 39 forbidden labors - Avot, similar labors and "toldos"- derivatives of the Avot. And their Consequences.
Starting an action before shabbos that will be completed on it's own on shabbos. When is it not permitted due the concern that he might do a forbidden action.
Milah. Circumcision of sons, slaves of oneself. When. Shabbos bris. Bris of a sick person.
Instruction for brachos. Why can we make a bracha on a mitzvah which is of rabbinic origin. We do not make a bracha when doing a minhag
6 Preventive factors for a kohen to bless. Details of who should not be prevented from blessing.
The priestly blessing. Interestingly chapter is 14 and halachos 14 2 times yad- nsius kapayim
Explanation for pesukim that could mistakenly be understood to imply that hashem decrees on a person and he has no free will.
Doing business etc. with idol worshipers on their days of celebration and 3 days before.
- Ov. 2. Yidoni. 3. Moleich. 4. Matzivah. 5. Even maskis. 6. To plant a tree in Bais hamikdash.
What is the definition of worship for idol's and what is forbidden in relation to idolatry
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Daily Rambam Shiur
Given by Rabbi Sholom Ber Spielman
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Daily Rambam Shiur
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