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Two of the Four Groups Who Do Not Merit Greeting the Divine: Scoffers and Liars
No Hierarchy is Perfect We started this project a few weeks ago (I had said we’d take seven weeks, but I’m going to end up doing it in six—under time and under budget!) by noting that Rabbenu Yonah had...
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Finishing the Third Sha’ar: Flattery and Improper Speech
I noted last week that Rabbenu Yonah gives more weight to a line in Sotah than did others, such as Rambam. Someone asked me whether those who came after agreed with him about how serious these...
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Rain: Natural or Supernatural?
On the first day of Sukkot, we read a selection from Zechariah that projects an attitude towards rain that seems to me often glossed over in contemporary Orthodox conversation. Zechariah 14;17 warns...
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Interest From a Borrower to a Lender: Balancing Formal and Reasoned Halachah
I recently had occasion to discuss a crucial detail of the laws of interest, that it is only prohibited if the interest goes from the borrower to the lender. An interesting topic of its own, it also...
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Parshat Lech Lecha: The Meaning and Message of Milah
Hashem emphasizes the importance of circumcision from the start. A covenant between Avraham and Hashem, between Avraham’s descendants and Hashem, the failure to participate in that covenant incurs...
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Yarchei Kalla Tiyul & Rabbi Saks on Shabbat Haaretz
At today’s Yarchei Kalla morning shiur, WebYeshiva.org Halacha Mastery Program students spent time learning about Shabbat Haaretz, Shmitta, as an introduction to the day’s Tiyul. The Tiyul will visit...
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Shiurim by Rabbi Brovender on Kavana
During the recent Halacha Mastery Program, Yarchei Kalla, Rabbi Brovender taught a series of shiurim on kavana. They can be listened to below online or downloaded. The source sheets are HERE. Kavana 1...
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Rabbi Fink: Abortion & Halacha
During the recent Halacha Mastery Program, Yarchei Kalla, Rabbi Fink taught a series of shiurim on the topic of abortion. They can be listened to below online or downloaded. The source sheets are HERE....
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Rabbi Dovid Fink: Halacha & the Delivery Room
During the recent Halacha Mastery Program, Yarchei Kalla, Rabbi Fink taught a shiur on the topic of when a husband can be in the delivery room. It can be listened to below as a podcast or downloaded....
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Rabbi Dovid Fink: Halacha & Assisted Suicide
During the recent Halacha Mastery Program, Yarchei Kalla, Rabbi Fink taught a shiur on the topic of assisted suicide. It can be listened to below as a podcast or downloaded. The source sheets are HERE....
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