Shows
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport103. Further Elaboration on Tefilas HaderechClarifying some lose ends from previous episode - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eliyahu-rapoport/episodes/102--Tefilas-Haderech---Prayer-for-Dangerous-Journeys-If--When--How-e25777r
2023-06-0927 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport101. Hilchos Cheese CakeHalachic topics related to eating dairy on Shavuos2023-05-221h 01Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport99. Eiruv Tavshilin - When Ignorance Is Indeed BlissOverview of the underlying principles and practical application of this mitzvah.2023-05-141h 01Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport98. Discrimination Against Disabled Cohanim?May a cohen who wears glasses perform the service in the Bais Hamikdash?2023-05-0954 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport97. Pidyon Haben & Torah CurrencyThe background and significance of this mitzvah and an overview of Torah's currencies.2023-04-3055 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport96. The Big Revi'is DebateAn overview of the various approaches2023-04-231h 03Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport95. The Big Kezayis DebateHow much Matza does one actually have to eat? An overview of this much debated topic.2023-04-161h 02
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport94. Drinking Water After AfikomanUnderstanding the roles of the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch and his Siddur, and how this shapes our interpretation of the requirement to refrain from drinking after the Afikoman.2023-03-1958 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport93. What Color Was The Red Heifer?An overview of the history of para aduma and when and how we can renew its practice2023-03-131h 00Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport92. Should Kiddsuh Be Recited Standing Or Sitting?NOTE: The calculations at the end of this class are not 100% accurate. See beginning of next class for correction:2023-01-311h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport91. Chartering A Plane For Kiddush Levana | Part 1Until when can one recite kiddush levana?2023-01-291h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport90. Yaakov's Blessings to YosefUnderstanding the poetry in these cryptic verses.2023-01-0858 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport89. Haste Makes WasteWhy Did Reuven Lose The Monarchy? And Why Does Yehuda Deserve it?
#ProjectLikkuteiSichos2023-01-0252 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport88. Raba Adjudicates a Dispute Between G-d & The Heavenly Academy. For Real?!Understanding the earthly & the heavenly approach to tzara'as as described in the Talmud (Bava Metzia 86a).
Can we uplift ourselves to a place where our challenges no longer threaten us?2022-12-1856 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport87. WHICH PART OF A HORSE IS KOSHER?Why do we keep the Mitzvos that pre-date Sinai? The Rambam's sharp words for his antagonists.2022-12-1156 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport86 Ascending, Praying & Pilgriming to the Temple Mount A most important mitzva or something to steer clear from?2022-12-041h 24Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport85. The Origins of TzedakaIn this class we explore the origins of tzedaka as they are anchored in the very foundation of our nation, in the lives of Avraham Yitzchok & Ya'akov.2022-11-271h 03Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport84. The Cause of Yitzchok's BlindnessRashi seems to abandon the straightforward meaning of the pasuk, instead qouting 3 out of 7 possible midrashim. What is behind all of this?2022-11-2439 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport82. Was Avraham Avinu Actually Considering Not Burying Sarah?Is there a biblical mitvah to bury the dead? Are there exceptions to the rule?2022-11-131h 01Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport81. Is Milk Kosher?Avraham Avinu served milk and butter to the angles. Can we deduce from this that milk is kosher?2022-11-0656 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport80. Drinking on Yom Kippur & Borre Nefashos on CoffeeIn 1715 a woman gave birth on Tzom Gedalya and it was questionable if she would be able to fast on Yom Kippur. The Mahari"l shares a conversation that he had with his brother (the Alter Rebbe), in which the Alter Rebbe resolves a complex sugya with one simple idea. This sheds light on the laws of drinking on Yom Kippur and eases this woman's post-partum predicament. 2022-10-021h 01Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport79. Understanding Tekias ShofarThe reasons behind this mitzva2022-09-2155 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport78. Are Truthful Oaths A Mitzvah Or An Aveira?What's more compelling, a polygraph test or an oath?2022-09-181h 06
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport77. Can I 'Do Early Shabbos' & Then Change My Mind?What if I brought in Shabbos early and then have the opportunity to do a mitzva that belongs to Friday?2022-09-041h 06
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport76. Must We Uphold All Minhagim?What is the nature of our responsibility to minhag and its application to participating in a bris on Friday2022-08-2657 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport75. Israel Trip Report - A Halachic OverviewHalachos relevant to traveling to Eretz Yisrael2022-07-191h 02
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport74. Was Yehoshua a king?In this weeks parsha we read about the investiture of Yehushua as Moshe Rabeinu's successor.
If Yehoshua is a king why was he not anointed? 2022-07-1953 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport73. The role of the bais din & Moshiach in the transmission of TorahHow do we know the Torah we have has been accurately transmitted?
On whom does Hashem rely?2022-05-2256 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport72. Siyum HaRambamWhat is the purpose of an unsuccessful messiah? & what value does Yoshke serve in the scheme of Hashem's plan for the world?2022-05-1816 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport71. Exploring the nature of the mitzva to recount the exodusHow does it differ from the mitzva to remember the exodus twice daily?2022-04-041h 11
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport70. Why don't we say a bracha on the Haggadah?Is it really a mitzva? 2022-03-2748 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport69. Karpas; what's it all about?A fascinating analysis of two approaches to Karpas and their practical halachic ramifications.2022-03-2258 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport68. Is everyone observing Purim on the wrong day?Why do some Jews in Jerusalem celebrate on the 14th of Adar?
Should the Jews of Prauge & Istanbul be celebrating on the 15th (Shushan Purim)?
Can rabbis and archeologists agree on anything?2022-03-141h 08
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport67. May a woman read the Megilah?The background to this depate2022-03-0653 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport66. May a Bar Mitzvah boy lead the services for Musaf?Defining the mitzvah of giving a half shekel2022-03-0653 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport65. A whole month with not a single bar mitzvah anywhere in the world?!Adar I & Adar II; which is the main one?2022-02-271h 08
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport64. Snow on Shabbos | part 1I came home from work just before shabbos and didn't have time to clear the snow. May I do it on shabbos?2022-02-0658 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport63. Prophecy & Dreams vs. HalachaDo they enhance each other? What do we do when they clash?2022-01-1059 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport62. Prophecy, Dreams & Heavenly Voices; The BasicsProphesy is Torah2022-01-1055 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport61. Privacy Law in HalachaWhat does Torah say about one's right to privacy?2021-12-2251 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport60. Asara B'Teves - part 2 | Rabbi Eliyahu RapoportMore on the ambiguous history of Asara B'Teves & 17th of Tammuz2021-12-201h 00
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport59. Burial in Eretz YisraelWhat is the value of being buried in Eretz Yisrael? Is it something that everyone should strive for? What lesson can we take from the last wishes of Yaakov Avinu & Yosef Hatzadik? (recorded in January 2020)2021-12-1954 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport58. Asara B'Teves - Beginning of DownfallBesiege of Jerusalem, the death of Ezra and the birth of Hellenism.
Video: https://youtu.be/oBlES4N7LQE2021-12-121h 00
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport57. Writing a Sefer TorahThe mitzvah to write a sefer torah and it's modern day application2021-12-0859 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport56. "A House Full of Books"The mitzvah to buy holy books and the Rebbe's campaign for it2021-12-081h 02
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport55. Jewish MurderersCapital & corporal punishment in medieval Jewish courts
Video: https://youtu.be/jdPZwHwo_n02021-11-2246 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport54. Lechem Mishneh (part2)It's background and application.2021-11-081h 00
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport53. Menorah LocationWhat is the optimum place to kindle the Menorah?2021-10-2642 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport52. The 9th Day of ChanukaWhy don't we have an extra day in the diaspora?2021-10-2645 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport51. Reciting Halel on ChanukaThe mitzvah to recite halel on Chanukah2021-10-2645 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport50. Chanukah GiftsIs it a kosher custom?2021-10-2659 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport49. Lechem Mishneh (part 1)It's background and application. 2021-10-2545 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport48. Did Avraham Avinu sin?Hashem tells Avraham Avinu to go to Kena'an. When confronted by famine he leaves and goes to Egypt. Was this the fulfillment or the neglect of Hashem's will?2021-10-1149 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport47. Pruzbul, What?, Why? When? Who? & How?The mitzvah of absolving loans in the seventh year.
Video: https://youtu.be/lD62bn7kZyM2021-10-1152 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport46. IVs on Yom KippurIs it ever permissible / required to take nutrition intravenously on Yom Kippur 2021-09-121h 00
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport45. Understanding the Machzor | Yom Kippur | Rabbi Eliyahu RapoportVideo: https://youtu.be/8CNug4lavfE2021-09-121h 03
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport44. How To Choose a Lulav and EsrogWhat should I be looking out for?
Video: https://youtu.be/dxiRAoLEIbY2021-09-0552 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport43. Understanding TashlichCan we really throw our sins to the sea?2021-08-301h 02
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport42. Understanding the Machzor | Rosh HashanaVideo: https://youtu.be/lsGgD4g7tbo2021-08-3057 min
Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport41. Goral HaGr"aCan I use the Torah for fortune telling?2021-08-121h 00Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport40. The Halachos & Minhagim of saying 'Barchu' After MarivVideo: https://youtu.be/rCLAB5iIU142021-08-081h 04Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport39. The Structure of Kaddish and Answering AmenDo I interrupt davening to answer amen to kaddish?
Video: https://youtu.be/8Az3yUPrYuw2021-08-021h 05Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport38. The Haftara of Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Av & Other InsightsReviewing some novelties in the Rambam's hilchos Tefilla
See viedo @ https://youtu.be/S8Wimv9-7Mc2021-07-111h 06Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport37. "They Shall Be A Sign Between Your Eyes"How precisely do the head tefilin have to be "between your eyes"? Is there any difference between Rashi & Rabeinu Tam?
Video: https://youtu.be/FqbXuEc4n4A2021-07-0635 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport36. The Two Eras of Mashiach | Part 1Reviewing the primary sources and the problems that they present2021-05-2457 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport35. Separating Challah on Shabbos & Yom Tov | Rabbi Eliyahu RapoportAn Erev Pesach emergency leads to a very unusual result | Part 2/22021-04-2556 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport34. May any Cohen eat Challah nowadays?An Erev Pesach emergency leads to a very unusual result | Part 1/2
Video: https://youtu.be/AyD7m4BXvu42021-04-181h 14Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport33. The bracha on blossoming treesThe laws & customs of this annual bracha2021-04-1150 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport32. Eating Matza for 7 daysIs it totally optional? 2021-03-3159 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport31. Pesach Review Series (3/3) | The Seder NightsReviewing the laws & customs of the Seder nights2021-03-2159 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport30. Pesach Review Series (2/3) | Erev Pesach on ShabbosReviewing the laws & customs of Pesach preceded immediately by Shabbos.2021-03-141h 00Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport29. Pesach Review Series (1/3) | Cleaning and KosheringReviewing the laws and customs of preparing for Pesach.2021-03-071h 08Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport28. Seder Korban PesachAn overview of the procedure of the sacrifice - as we read in the siddur on Erev Pesach2021-02-2851 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport27. Can we actually identify Amalek nowadays?What does Torah say about accepting reparations from Germany?2021-02-2254 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport26. Wouldn't it be so much more meaningful to read the Megila in English?Video: https://youtu.be/7KF199g9yqk2021-02-221h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport25. Pre Purim Review Class(Recorded in 5780/2020)2021-02-1943 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport24. The Mitzvos of Mishloach Manos & Matanos LaevyonimThe details and laws of these mitzvos2021-02-191h 04Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport23. Shekalim & ZachorMay women have a concealed carry weapon? How do they fulfil the Mitzvah to remember Amalek?
Video: https://youtu.be/X3XdnbMK8FY2021-02-141h 01Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport22. Which Tefillin did Moshe Rabeinu wear? Rashi vs. Rabeinu Tam | Part 2/2What can we derive from archeological evidence?
For video: https://youtu.be/DvAPZqxpT5w
2021-02-0753 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport21. Which Tefillin did Moshe Rabeinu wear? Rashi vs. Rabeinu Tam | Part 1/2Understanding the 4 way dispute between Rashi, Rabeinu Tam, Rav Sar Shalom Gaon ("Shimusha Raba") & the Ra'avad.
For video: https://youtu.be/aoFI8NpAT1w2021-01-3157 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport20. Animal Sacrifices Nowadays?Should Baron Rothschild have purchased the Temple Mount from Muhammad Ali of Egypt? Should we have utilized the 1967 victory of the Six Day War to reinstate karbanos?2021-01-101h 00Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport19. Burial in Eretz YisraelDoes burial in Eretz Yisrael automatically atone for all sins? Is it something that everyone should strive for?2020-12-3054 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport18. "Rebuke Your Fellow" It's Scope & It's LimitsWhat does Torah say about our obligation to prevent others from sin? Should we throw stones at cars driving on Shabbos? Should we mind our own business?2020-12-271h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport16. Buying Torah Books | Part 1The Mitzvah to write a Sefer Torah and to buy Torah books in Jewish Law and in the teachings of the Rebbe | Part 12020-12-241h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport17. Buying Torah Books | Part 2The Mitzvah to write a Sefer Torah and to buy Torah books in Jewish Law and in the teachings of the Rebbe | Part 22020-12-2459 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport15. The Meisras Nefesh of ChanukaIs it permissible to commit suicide to avoid transgression?2020-12-161h 04Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport14. Is Chanukah to be CELEBRATED? The Two PerspectivesWhat's is more noteworthy; the miraculous victory of the Hasmonean army over their Greek counterparts? Or a small jug of oil burning for 8 days?
How do the 2 aspects of Chanukah correlate and what ramification does that have on eating donuts?2020-12-1354 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport13. Chanuka Review ClassA review of the practical laws and customs of Chanuka.2020-12-091h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport12. How did we get to December 5th?Everything You Wanted to Know About V'Sen Tal U'Matar. The laws, their history and application. A 2 part podcast - recorded in 2017 and in 2019.2020-12-082h 00Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport11. Rescue At Any Cost?The morality of the rescue of Dina and the destruction of Shechem2020-12-021h 04Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport10. Mechitza; In Shuls, at Weddings & at a Sheva BrachosWhy do we have a mechitza? How tall need it be? How thick?2020-11-2951 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport9. More on HaftarahWho should read it? From a book or a scroll? (recorded in 2017)2020-11-2652 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport8. The Laws of HaftarahThe laws of reading and listening to the Haftarah2020-11-1836 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport7. Mistakes in Krias HaTorahWhen is it appropriate / necessary to correct the Baal Koreh. (Recorded in 2017)2020-11-111h 06Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport6. Spending Time in the SukaUnder what circumstances does one say a Bracha on the Suka even if one is not eating?2020-11-0853 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport5. Kiddush between 6 & 7What is the source and practical application of this obscure custom?2020-11-0347 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport4. Drinking Water, Eating Fruit, Meat or Cheese Outside the SukkaWhat is the basic requirement? What is an extra stringency? Is there a sliding scale?2020-11-0149 minDaled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport3. Kiddush Standing or SittingShould we stand or sit to recite Kiddush? The mechanisms and various categories of Brachos2020-10-281h 02Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport2. True & False OathsWhat does Torah say about oaths and promises? 2020-10-271h 03Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport1. Dwelling in the Sukka - The First NightFirst in a series on the mitzvah of Sukkah. (It's never to early ;) )2020-10-271h 29