[BS"D] TOPICS: Quarrels between the bride's and groom's sides about wedding issues are quite common. Why is that? Circumcision is accepted even in secular Jewish circles. Why is that? Why are some mitzvos more popular than others? In this lecture we let the the Talmud reveal the secret of it all to us.
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Yom Tov with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 497). Shiur dealt with trapping animals on Yom Tov, and also started siman 498 dealing with ritual slaughter on Yom Tov.
[BS"D] Newborn care on Shabbos. How far does halacha go to permit chilul Shabbos when caring for a newborn? Questions involved are cutting the umbilical chord, wrapping up the baby in clothes and some as well as performing some ancient segulos.
[BS"D] What was the ancient art of bloodletting? Is it effective? Does it still exist nowadays? Bloodletting used to be a very common and efficient form of healing in the times of the Gemara. Here, Chazal give the bloodletting patient clear and detailed instructions for a successful treatment. Don't try it at home (?)
[BS"D] Postpartum halachos. A woman after birth is considered as a high risk patient and one can break Shabbos in order to accomodate for her needs. But for how long? And under which conditions? Is medical advice necessary to define her situation?
[BS"D] Helping an animal give birth on Shabbos; Helping an animal to bond with its newborn baby (on Shabbos). Helping a human being give birth on Shabbos: To what extent can one break Shabbos in order to help a woman at birth?
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Yom Tov with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 496).
[BS"D] An animal is considered as Muktzeh on Shabbos. What if the animal ran away and needs to be brought back home? Apparently, there are different levels of "carrying", some more direct than others, and that is what makes the difference.
[BS"D] Straw, hay, dry branches and the like can be used as either firewood or as animal food. So...are they Muktzeh? Also, can one cut (edible) twigs into small pieces in order to eat them? Peel their fruit? All this and more in this shiur.
[BS"D] Topics of this shiur: When the order of maasrot (tithe) goes wrong; Redeeming the second tithe; Tithing fruit that grew in a flower pot; Is fodder that's meant for rare animal considered as Muktzeh?