Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 539). 00:30 Sif 9 - Buying products at different times of year to get a good deal 07:30 Buying flight cheap tickets on Chol Hamoed for travel much later 09:30 Sif 6 (Review - comparison to Sif 9) 13:30 [...]
BSD A k'tana accepted kiddushin from a man and her father didn't yet give his approval. Can she still regret it? New Mishnah: Kiddushin in installments. A man wants is mekadesh a woman with a few dates (or other food items) handing them over to her one by one. Can she eat them before [...]
BSD In the previous shiur we learned that a k'tana that received kiddushin without her father's knowledge has to receive a get, as we are concerned that the father did agree at some point to the kiddushin (this is, however, not agreed upon all). In this shiur, the story develops: What would be the [...]
BSD Kiddushin and Geirushin abilities of a k'tana and a na'ara- a comprehensive summary; Can a k'tana receive Kiddushin without her father's consent?
BSD The Na'ara plot thickens...If a Na'ara can receive her own get (as Chachamim say), can she also appoint a shaliach for it, or is her "get power" limited? ; And what made the holy Amorah Raish Lakish "scream like a crane"?
BSD In this Amud we meet a Machlokes Tannaim followed by a Machlokes Amoraim. The issue is whether a na’ara can receive her own Get, receive her own Kiddushin and receive her own Ma’amar...or not.
BSD A person is not believed to testify in court about himself, as testimony- in Halacha- has to be totally objective. But what about that person's messenger/ representative/ shaliach? Can they testify about what they did on his behalf, or are they too considered as interested parties? E.g. If a dispute occurs regarding whether [...]
BSD Dovid HaMelech sent Uriah the Hittite to the frontline, where he was killed. Later on, the prophet rebuked him harshly, saying that it was considered as actual murder. Is that so, halachically?
BSD Hitmen in Halacha. If a person sends his friend to commit a crime, who is liable? Can an "employed" criminal claim that s/he was nothing but a cog in the machine?
BSD Can a minor appoint a messenger (shaliach)? When dividing the Holy Land, could the heads of tribes acquire pieces of land on behalf of their subjects? If yes, did they need their permission for that? Does a Jewish court revoke its decision if Dayanim realize they were wrong?