BSD The roof is leaking! What does halacha say about leaking roofs and other "neighborly" damages? Is it always clear that the damaging party has to pay? E.g. can a person plant a tree in his own field if its roots would eventually damage his friend's water well?
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash speaks at the Beis Medrash Ahavas Shalom Simchas Beis Shoeva 5784 (September 30, 2023)
BSD There's a hole in the floor! (of the rented house, and the landlord refuses to fix it....) The Mishnah says that in some cases, if a landlord refuses to fix the floor of the tenant (who is living above him), then the tenant has the right to move in to the landlord's house [...]
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash gives Chizuk and then leads the recitation of psalms due to the current war in Israel
BSD The Talmud and the Law of Gravity. The case of the falling house. In this shiur the Mishnah presents us with the following case: A two story building is owned by two people, each one owning another floor. Now the house collapsed, and the two neighbors collect (and divide between them) the broken [...]
BSD The shape and measurements of the Succah's walls can teach us about the meaning of suffering and about closeness to G-d.
BSD Food related utensils or containers owned by a borrower are considered as basic needs, and therefore are off limit for his lender. I.e., they cannot be taken as a collateral. If he did take them, he is liable to a punishment. How many prohibitions are involved in this theme is the main issue [...]
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 533). Milking cows, Skilled work versus non-skilled work; Driving cars; Is there a concept of "FUN" in the Torah; catching fish.; and much more!
BSD Topics: A dead person's collateral- who owns it?; What is King Solomon's advice to one who hurt his friend?; Do we have to rationalize the Torah's prohibitions?
BSD "I know I'll sin after Yom Kippur (and so does He). So what's it all about anyways?"