Sunday Chabura: Recent Episodes
R' Shaya Fisher
This week a special chabura on chanukah was given by Rabbi Yerachmiel Field. מראי מקומות DOWNLOAD PDF
This week’s chabura and explored usage of a blech. 1) The late Friday afternoon Cholent recipe. 2) Oy! I forgot…
This week's chabura and explored falling on one's face in prayer.
איסור השתחויה על רצפת אבנים
1) Is there any reason to place a towel, mat on the floor when doing “כורעים” on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur?
2) Where would be the best place to put the towel?
3) Is there any issue with kneeling while exercising?
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This week's chabura and explored why we no longer have birchas kohanim outside of Eretz Yisroel.
1) Why don’t we “Duchen” daily as was always done?
2) Why do the Sefardim still Duchen? Should I make an effort to join them for Birchas Kohanim.
3) What was the heavenly message of the Vilna Gaons imprisonment?
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This week's guest speaker was Rabbi Yerachmiel Field - and explored the practical aspects of taking a shower on yom tov.
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This week's guest speaker was Rabbi Eli Reisman - Rosh Chabura in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas and Rav in Edison New Jersey and explored a close-up look at some of the contemporary Shailos of Tevilas Keilim
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This week's topic explores why acapella music is not just acapella.
1) Why doesn’t the Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Berura mention an Issur of music during Sefira? 2) What did Rav Hutner tell his Talmid regarding recorded music? 3) Is today's acapella only voices?
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This week's topic explores shopping for chometz after pesach at big box retailers and local supermarkets.
1) How do the non frum stores sell their chometz before Pesach and continue business as usual on Pesach?
2) The 2018 Beer Controversy
3) The innovation of the Flatbush Shoprite location
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This week's topic explores how to drink responsibly on purim.
- What is the shiur of עד דלא ידע
- Why did ר׳ זירא refuse a Purim invitation from רבה?
- When did the Vilna Gaon begin and stop drinking on Purim?
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This week's topic explores how to determine the correct arm on which to place Tefillin.
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This week's topic explored the permissibility of davening from a phone and was delivered by guest speaker Rabbi Yerachmiel Field.
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This week's topic explores the topic of wearing the tefillin of Rashi and Rabbeinu Tam. טוב שנים יותר מן האחד?
1) Why did R' Moshe stop wearing Rabbeinu Tam?
2) Which tefillin did Moshe Rabbeinu wear?
3) What did the Gra tell Rav Chaim Volozhiner about Rabbeinu Tam tefillin?
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This week's topic explores the "The Heavenly Debate" - A discussion about the wearing the Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam that includes:
1) How to define right and left.
2) What was discovered in Yecheskel Hanavis grave.
3) The Rambams imposter.
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