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The Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost: Sabbatai Tzvi & Tu Beshvat: The fascinating b origin story of Tu Beshvat and its unique minhagimThe Turkish Dunmeh and their messianic interpretation
Eating a Esrog or davening for a esrog
2025-02-1130 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokREPOST: Fasts of tzadikim: The 9th of TevesThe history of yeshu: The book
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2025-01-0837 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost: Megillas Antiochos: The story about the Megilla we used to lein on ChannukaRabbi Shaul Lieberman: The conservative rosh yeshiva who wrote a Pirush on the entire Tosefta
The history of the Karaim: Iraq circa 800
Turkey, Year 1500: The Psak of the R'em regarding Kariam
The origin of Megillas Antiochos: R Saadia Goan's quest to immortalize the Chashmonaim
Are we allowed to study the Book of the Maccabees? "Seforim chatzonim" in Halacha
2024-12-3029 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost: The mysterious journey of the menorah and where it stands todayThe depictions on the Arch of Titus: What happened next?
The Peroiches and the Tzitz: R’ Shimon’s testimony
The Radziner Rebbe’s Oddysey to find the Menorah: The Visigoths and King Alaric I
The Menorah swap theory: A child's fable that gained traction
The conscientious story behind the real gold menorah by the Kosel today
Reb Akiva Eiger’s chassideshe Eidem and his Leichter
The iconic angled menorah of Chabad: The Rambam’s depiction
2024-12-2934 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost; The Wondrous World of Aggadata: Literal or MysticalThe Sukkah shel Levyason
The origins of the polarizing sefer "Meor Einayim" and the Maharal's criticism
The Rambam's 3 categories
The Nodeh Beyehuda's elaborate mashul
2024-10-1436 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokAvinu Malkeinu: The Origin, Evolution, and Modern Day AdaptationsThe story of the Ancient Machzor of Vermaiza (Worms)
Tach Vetat - The last 9 Avinu Malkeinus
The scope of dying "Al Kiddush Hashem"
R' Moshe Shtenbach on the Sh"tz vs the Tzibbur
2024-10-0634 min2024-09-2932 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost: Rosh Hashanah in Yerushalaim 1905: The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbosThe Psak from the Rif, and the precedent of the Maasah Rav
The fascinating history of Reb Akiva Yosef Schlesinger including:
-His migration to Eretz Yisroel
-The Zionists attempt to claim him as one of their own
- His polarizing quest to blow shofer on shabbos
2024-09-2636 min2024-09-2229 min2024-09-1707 min2024-09-1528 min2024-09-0823 min2024-08-1437 min2024-08-1135 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokReb Yochanan Ben Zakkai: The unlikely Nasi and his reverberating impactReb Yochanans connection to Malchus Bais Dovid and his meeting with Vespasian
The Monumental takanos of Reb Yochanan Ben Zakkai
Reb Yochanan's fascinating letter to the Jews of Rome regarding the rising movement of one Yeshu Hanotzri
2024-08-0428 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost; Tzipisah leyeshuah - Part II: The 3 weeks, 9 days and year roundThe forgotten tribe of Yemen and their strange customs
Operation flying carpet
Tikkun chatzos…..During the day
2024-07-2325 min2024-07-2122 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost: Tzipisah leyeshuah: The paradoxical hashkafa of waiting for MoshiachThe approach of the Chofetz Chaim
Do we just wait or should we force the yeshuah?
The Chasam Sofer and the fantastical tale of Reb Yosef Delerana
The Rambam's torah and his practical advice
2024-07-1729 min2024-07-1429 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost; Vav Chukas: From the Paris trials thru Gush KatifThe mock trial of the Balei Tosfos and burning of the Talmud
The history of burning seforim to prevent further bizayon
The Gush Katif "disengagement" and the dilemma with it's shuls
R Moshe and R Hutner on bringing tefillin into a typhus ward
2024-07-0931 min2024-07-0724 min2024-07-0426 min2024-07-0318 min2024-06-3026 min2024-06-2620 min2024-06-2327 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokPrague 1693: The tragic story of Shimon Abelles
Killing Children Bishas Shmad: the Clifford's Tower Massacre
The Chasam Sofer on the rationale of killing a Ben Sorer Umorah - Should you kill a baby Hitler?
Capitol Punishment in the eyes of the Torah: R Moshe's Teshuva to the Governor of New York
2024-06-1930 min2024-06-1626 min2024-06-1021 min2024-06-0929 min2024-06-0523 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokNapoleon’s Jews & The Bitter Divide Over The Nodah B’Yehuda’s Psak
2024-06-0228 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokKa Ribon Understood- The Song, The Composer, & The Controversy
2024-05-2922 min2024-05-2630 min2024-05-2120 min2024-05-1927 min2024-05-1635 min2024-05-1521 min2024-05-1229 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRepost; The Magen Dovid symbol: An ancient secret or a modern invention?Understanding the symbol
The jailing and narrow escape of the Reyatz (the 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe)
The mystical menorah inside Dovid Hamelech's shield
The sefiras haomer connection
2024-05-0828 min2024-05-0535 min2024-04-2113 min2024-04-1717 min2024-04-1427 min2024-04-1146 min2024-04-0920 min2024-04-0726 min2024-04-0222 min2024-03-3126 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokREPOST; Matzoh Wars - Machine matzoh part 2.Arrival in Galicia
Controversy erupts
Families torn apart
Understanding the rationale
2024-03-2737 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokREPOST; Matzoh Wars - Machine matzoh part 1.From invention to acceptance
Early rabbinic approval
Understanding the political climate in 19th Century Poland
An unsolved murder in Lemberg?
2024-03-2529 min2024-03-2129 min2024-03-1916 min2024-03-1728 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Greatest Song Ever ComposedRav Shlomo Alkabetz and his enduring contribution.
2024-03-1324 min2024-03-1027 min2024-03-0621 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokHolocaust Remembrance- a Surprising Controversy. Continuing the sugyah of modern calendar additions.
2024-03-0328 min2024-02-2822 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokREPOST. The Noam Elimelech: His life and worksMystical secrets and guaranteed protection?
Sefer Raziel Hamalach - a comparison?
2024-02-2726 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Miraculous Survival of TeveriaThe strange “Purim’s” of the Jewish calendar, how they got there, and who had the authority to establish them.
2024-02-2529 min2024-02-2118 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Tragic Tale of the Tosfos Yom Tov's Imprisonment!! Charting the Many “Purim’s” of the Jewish Calendar. Part 1.
2024-02-1825 min2024-02-1436 min2024-02-1131 min2024-02-0724 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Kvitel: The mystery and the magicThe origin and significance of the kvitel
The tzadik's tefillah
A revenue source
2024-02-0428 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Ropshitzer's secret! : Nail cutting in Halacha & Kabbalah
2024-01-3119 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Violent Acts of the "Bris Hakanayim" : Civil Disobedience in the Eyes of the TorahThe Brisker Rov’s exemption
Practical or religious expression
2024-01-2831 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Chofetz Chaim’s PromiseThe publishing of the אבני מילוים: The מגיד saves the day
The optimal time to prepare for shabbos
Erev shabbos all week
The Satmar Rebbe’s challah instructions
2024-01-2420 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShabbos and Hafganos: The gift worth fighting forShabbos the protector
The Chazon Ish’s surprising critique
Are we causing more chillul shabos
Fighting for our survival
2024-01-1723 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokCheftzei tzaddikim Part II: The tumultuous journey of the Great Chabad LibraryThe lawsuit of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad and the purchase of 770
The controversial pillaging of the library, the Rebbe goes public, and the ensuing legal proceedings
Sentimental value in Choshen Mishpat
The legendary healing powers of the Sar Shalom's hands
Analyzing the dilemma of purchasing holy artifacts
2024-01-1433 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokCheftzei tzaddikim: Ascribing value to the memorabilia of gedolimThe streimel that sold for 1.8 Million dollars
The Chazon ish, the Steipler, R Aryeh Levin, and R’ Elyashiv: the origin story behind R Chaim’s streimel
Reb yehuda Hanasi’s plea to marry R Elazar Ben R Shimon’s widow
Retiring the artifacts of great people
“Chassidishe Genievus”: R shlomo Bobever’s story about the Baal Hatanya’s attempted Murder
The Tenke rebbe and R Chaim’s gartel swap
“Maklei shel R Meir”: The mikor from the Yerushalmi and many ot...
2024-01-0729 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokREPOST: Shovavim! When did it start and what does it meanIs fasting the only way?
Are there special aveiros that Shovavim is supposed to address?
Limud HaTorah
2024-01-0336 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokExploring the world of Hechsherim - Part I: The opinionated chemist who founded OU KosherJello - The conservative hill to die on
Woman shaving their heads - the origin story of Vaad Arba Hareutzus and their consequential psakim
The Hechsherim in halacha: Charting the progression from Meikel to Machmir
Eretz Yisroel in the modern day: R Shmuel Auerbach, R Moshe Sternbuch and the diminishing chezkes kashrus
2023-12-3127 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShechita in America Part II: The life and history of Rav Yaakov YosefThe Largest Funeral in NYC History
The posthumous Chassid
Funding the shechita overhaul: The plumba tax
The background of Shechita in Halacha
The dynamic laws of animal slaughter in NYC
The Weinberg Pen vs the Cincinnati Pen: Animal slaughter in the modern day
Shechita Miumedes: R Moshe Shternbuch opines
Rabbi Genack and Rabbi Belsky’s letters: The OU responds
2023-12-2431 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShechita in America Part I: The tumultuous controversies of early AmericaThe historic Spanish Portuguese synagogue of 1648: the Brazilian Jews of New York City
Yaakov Abram’s shechita : the investigation of R Shmuel Kreiser
“Hashgacha”: the great American innovation
The monumental shechita lawsuit: Leveraging trademarks to enforce Kashrus
Bleeding the Cows: The fiery halachic controversy of 1850
The Shoel Umashuv’s harrowing and prophetic teshuva
2023-12-1731 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Black Shabbos of 2004: The zebu discovery that rocked Eretz Yisroel
The gourmet mesorah dinner: A gathering to consume a smorgasbord of rare kosher food
A cattle made for the Israeli landscape: In pursuit of the Zebu
Understanding the consequential shitas haShach: the Chachmas Adam the Pri Migadim and the ensuing machlokes between the Chazon Ish and R Herzog
Reb Elyashiv's psak and modern day distiction
2023-11-2627 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokTurkey: The great kashrus debate of the new worldMenashe Ben Israel, the origins of the Indians and the Aseres hashvatim
Anshei India from Moshe Rabbeinu
The genomes of modern day birds
Turkey in Europe: The Heter of the Netziv
The descendants of the Shlah, The Kamenetskys etc.
2023-11-2331 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe bold movement to ban chassidishe shechitaThe anatomy of the shechita knife
The legend of the Mezeritcher Maggid’s shechita knife
The Tzemach Tzeddek and Yankel am Haaretz : The grand bechina between the shochet and the rav
The end of the battle: The Industrial Revolution revolutionizes Shechita
Lubavitcher Shechita: The Baal hatanya’s passionate and detailed teshuva regarding shechita
The Lubavitcher bachurim of Shanghai
2023-11-1930 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShechita controversies Part II: The position of the Torah
R Chaim’s famous grasshopper
The Piyuttim of R Eliezer Hakalir [Beribi]
How high is the Rekiyah? The machlokes Talmud Bavli and Yerushalmi
לצרף בריותיו - The Rambam on Shechita, Eiver Min Hachai and Tzar Balei Chayim
The letter from the Ramban: An animals ultimate will
The dichotomy of Shaul Hamelech’s rachmanus
2023-11-1233 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShechita Controversies Part I: The Intriguing Story of the Sridei Aish
Rav Chaskel Sarna’s dramatic burial intervention
The Munkatcher chassunah of 1933
Predecessor to the Nuremberg laws: The Nazi ban against shechita
R Chaim Ozer’s self-insertion and the comprehensive retrospective review
Dr S.D. Rosen and Dr Temple Gandin - Animal rights activists exonerate shechita
HaRav Hanazir Dovid Cohen: Rav Kook’s disciple's case for Veganism
The Shver and the Eidem: The Din Torah classifying meat between the Bach and Taz
2023-11-0537 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Mediterranean Sea Lizard: The History of the Skinkus Marinus
The Fish Matzeiva: The story of the hielige fish of Vienna
The Palestinian Avoda Zara
The Tosfos Yom Tov’s dilemma and Chazal’s eventual vindication
Shliya/Tench: The unique psak of the Baal Shem
2023-10-2930 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokSterlit Cavier: The Hungarian fish controversyThe Ramban’s definition and experiment
The Nodeh Beyehuda’s grand heter
Ahron Charaner and the “Tik Fish” controversy
Reb Yitzchok Grishiver , the Nodeh Beyhuda’s “chazara” and R Shmuel Landau’s fiery response
The ensuing controversy and motives revealed
When emes is sheker and sheker is emes - Reb Akiva, the Chassam Sofer, and Reb Yaakov Kamanetsky
2023-10-2239 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokWatch what you eat: The history and psakim of Timtum HalevIntentional vs inadvertent - The Monsey shechita fraud of 2006
The story of the Baal Hatenya’s geziera and the incredible discovery of R Akiva Eiger
The Chasam Sofer’s psak halacha on the physical difference between a Jew vs non Jew
Blood transfusions from a non Jew: the psak of the Chelkas Yaakov, and the extraordinary story with Ponevezher rav’s transfusion in Mount Sinai NYC
Eating fish on shabbos d’oraisah? The Tzemach Tzedek’s boycott
2023-10-1534 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokBeis Din in the Modern Era - Part III: Halacha L’maasahDISCLAIMER: CONSULT WITH YOUR RAV BEFORE ACTING UPON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE.
The Tannah Reb Elazar collaborating with local authorities
When mesira is a mitzva: the opinion of the Rashba
Reb Elyashiv's teshuva to the Badei Hashulchan on Mesira "Lesheim tikkun olam"
Killling Terrorists as Mosrim
Next episode (coming on Wednesday): The story of the movement to blow shofar on shabbos
2023-09-1028 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokBeis Din in the Modern Era - Part II: The MoserMutilation vs killing
The Chazon Ish’s progressive psak
Moser - the great exception
The Czar Nikolai investigation that led to the Ruzhiner’s lengthy imprisonment
Coming next week: Part III - The Rabbanim that sit on the Israeli Supreme Court
2023-09-0325 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokBeis Din in the Modern Era - Part I: The Death Penalty- Beis din and their diminished power
- The Mesora from the Geonim
- The woeful story of Yannai Hamelech
- Shimon Ben Shetach's unique rule and grand rectification
Coming Next Week: Beis Din in the Modern Era - Part II
2023-08-2731 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShabbos in America - Part III: The Satmar Rebbe leaves his markNightfall in Halacha
The background and machlokes
The minhag through the generations and the minhag today
America the melting pot
Elevating Shabbos
2023-07-0931 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShabbos in America - Part II: The battles and psakim that helped shape Shabbos.Reb Shlomo Eiger's poignant missive to deal with the Reform movement and the dissenting opinion from the Aruch La-ner
The psak of the Roshei Yeshivos.
Reb Moshe sets the enduring policy
2023-07-0229 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShabbos in America - Part I: Background and IntroductionThe “psak” of the Akeida
Setting a precedent
Aveira vs. rationalization
From Munkatch to Berlin to New York City
R Moshe's landmark approach
2023-06-1835 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe “Shabbos Elevator” Controversy: Part 2Peeling back a layer
The battle over Reb Shlomo Zalman's legacy
Trains, trolleys, bikes and umbrellas
2023-06-1127 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokShabbos Elevators :The “new”/old shailahUnderstanding the core issues
Zilusah dishabatta
Long-standing precidents?
2023-06-0430 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokReishis hagezSeeking out obscure mitzvos
Performing mitzvos in the public eye
2023-05-2926 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokRuach Rah and Shaidim l’halacha: The Ger Tzedek of VilnaDo Shaidim still exist today?
Can Halacha change?
The famous melody of Mesirus Nefesh
2023-05-2127 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe Rama: Posek Of The GenerationsUnderstanding some כללי הפסק
The anatomy of a קולא
Why his success was not a given?
2023-05-1533 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokSinging in shul: A beautifying edition, or an unnecessary distraction?The epic battle over song
Seforim of the Reform movement
Rabbi Ahron Choriner and his innovations
The Chasam Sofer charts the course
2023-05-1530 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe World of Tehillim: Part IIITehillim as a song
Songs of davening
The early Reform
Understanding the shiras haliviim
2023-05-1533 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe World of Tehillim: Part IIThe most potent tefillah
The sword of King David
Understanding tikkun haklali and its power
2023-05-1429 minThe Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel PlutchokThe World of Tehillim: Part ITehillim vs. fasting 100x?
As a Seder halimud
Rabbi Yizchok Alfiah and WWII
Rabbi Yaakov Abuchatzeirah
2023-05-1431 min