Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of COUNTING the OMER with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 489). 00:45 After finishing early Shabbos, can someone count the Omer for the "previous" day. 06:55 Can a person count the Omer at Early Maariv? 09:35 Saying Keriyas Shema between "Alos" and "Sunrise" for BOTH night and day. [...]
BSD The story of King Yannai (Alexander Jannaeus) who officiated as both King and Great Kohen in the times of the Second Temple. Yannai’s ability to serve in either of these positions was – halachically - very questionable, and that caused a rift between him and the rabbinic authorities of his era.
BSD How to behave in the bathhouse according to Halacha. (Halachic issues involved are: modesty, avoiding sin, and at the same time showing pride in your Bris Milah). Swimming on Shabbos: Is it allowed?
BSD Case in the Gemara: Two men and one woman come from abroad. We don’t know the relationship between the three. They also have a package with them. One man says: "That woman is my wife, the other man is my slave, and the package is mine". The other man argues, and claims exactly [...]
BSD Cooking on Shabbos. Does it apply to liquids as well as to solids? Is heating water considered as "cooking" it? Why is cooking always forbidden inside a "kli rishon" (a pot etc. that has been on the fire) while cooking in a "kli sheni" (a vessel that hasn't been on the fire) is [...]
BSD Marital quarrels can develop over almost anything. What happens if one side claims that they never actually got married? What if he says, “I married you” but she says, “You never did”? Or vice versa? The halachic concept of “Shavya Anafshay” plays an important role in such an argument. Watch this video to [...]
BSD A man received Kiddushin on behalf of one of his daughters, but doesn't remember which one it was... Now what?
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of COUNTING the OMER with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 489). 00:16 Introduction. When is it too late to make a brocho? 04:15 Bris early or wait for grandfather in afternoon? 05:35 Which comes first: Bris for baby on 8th day or bris for baby that that was [...]
BSD The prohibition of "Shehiya". One may not leave food to cook on Shabbos on an open fire' lest they come to hasten the cooking on Shabbos. In this shiur we discuss some of the basics of this issur.
BSD Why women die at childbirth- A Jewish / spiritual perspective.