Shabbos 17b
BSD The 18 decrees: a summary class.
Kiddushin 56a Amud Yomi Shiur
BSD Maaser Shani is money that is suppose to be spent in Yerushalayim (in the times of the Temple). What does Halacha say if a person breaks that rule buys an item in order to eat it outside the Holy City?
Hilchos Purim with Rav Zachariash (4)
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of PURIM with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 690). 00:30 690:1 Read the Megillah standing. 04:05 Why is Megillas Esther read AFTER leining (and all other Megillas are read before). 13:27 If you eat before shofar on Rosh Hashanah, how much can you eat? 16:35 Does the person [...]
Shabbos 17a
BSD The day that was "as hard (for the Jewish nation) as the day of the Golden Calf". What was the crucial dispute between Hillel and Shammai on that fatal day, and what were its consequences?
Kiddushin 55b Amud Yomi Shiur
BSD An overview of the different types of Korbanos. What shall be done with an animal whose Korban identity isn't known to us?
Shabbos 16b
BSD Queen Salome Alexandra (aka ShelZion, or Shlomtzion) was planning a party for her son, when all of a sudden all her party vessels became impure. She found a very creative solution to that situation, circumventing the long purification process of the red heifer. However, her pious brother Shimon and the other sages objected [...]
Kiddushin 55a Amud Yomi Shiur
BSD If you found a lost animal wandering the streets of Jerusalem (or its surroundings) in the times of the Temple, good chances were that that animal was designated for Korban. In order to avoid desecration of the Kedusha, you must remove the Kedusha from it. But how?
Shabbos 16a
BSD Glassware is not mentioned in the Torah in relation to the laws of purity. The sages, however, did establish that it should be susceptible to Tumah. Why? And what are the practical applications?
Kiddushin 54b Amud Yomi Shiur
BSD In times of the Temple, was one allowed to use a stone from the wall of Jerusalem for their own purpose, or would it be considered as embezzlement from the Temple's treasures? This and more questions about "Meillah" are discussed in this video.
Shabbos 14b
BSD An introduction to the technical fundaments of Tumah & Tahara (Jewish laws of impurity vs. purity). E.g. what is the historical source for washing your hands with a vessel before a meal?