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[BS"D] The three levels of observance amongst gentiles; Does a blind person go into galus if he killed by mistake?; If someone hates a fellow Jew and killed him accidently, do we believe it was really an accident?

[BS"D] The level of tumah that applies to an Avoda Zara vacillates between that of Niddah and that of Sheretz. How that plays out is explained clearly in this shiur.

[BS"D] The son, the father and the exile. If a son killed his father by mistake he goes to exile, and vice versa (just like any other person). A son who injured his father on purpose deserved to be executed (in times of yore). So what would be the law if a son injured [...]

[BS"D] "Throw away the idol, estrange yourself from it..." The prophet discourages any contact between Hashem's servants and any form of idol worship. Practically speaking, what happens if one carries an idol with them?

[BS"D] A deadly accident happened because of faulty equipment. Is that a case for the "unintentional killer"? Is spanking for educational reasons considered as a good thing, and how does it play in our sugiyah?

[BS"D] Hair removal. Waxing or laser? In the times of the Talmud there were other ways of getting rid of unwanted body and facial hair. You just had to know how to do it, as some girls died in the process...

[BS"D] If someone demolishes a wall and the wall falls on someone and kills him, what is the halacha? And what if someone throws a stone at a palm tree and the dates fall on someone's head and…killed him?

[BS"D] Details of hotza'a (transferring objects) on Shabbos. Transferring ink on Shabbos and its unique definition of "placing" (hanacha); one is only chayav on hotza'a if the entire amount of a grogeres (dried fig) ended up in the same reshus harabim, and only if all parts of that grogeres are in coexistence. Why?

[BS"D] The "unintentional killer" who has to move to a city of refuge is mentioned many times in the Torah. But how is "unintentional" exactly defined? The Torah describes the accident to be happening in "a forest". Why? Is there a difference between a deadly accident that happened in the forest and one that [...]

[BS"D] Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzahs are the three holy items written on special parchments. Apparently, different types of parchments are used for different holy items. In this shiur we get a closer look at these interesting halachos.