BSD Selling property properly, the Jewish way. If two parties are interested in buying your property- one is your neighbor and the other is your relative. Who should you sell it to? If one is a pious scholar (Talmid Chacham) and the other one is not, does it make a difference? :
BSD When you're about to buy some property, first make sure that the next door (or next plot/ field) neighbor is not interested in buying it. According to Jewish law, he or she have the right of way. This rule has many different ramifications and exceptions. Watch this video (one of a series) for [...]
BSD Yeshiva boys don't serve in the army. Why? The Talmud tells us that the best protection against enemies is the study of the Holy Torah, and those who dedicate their lives to its study are exempt from security-taxes (i.e. paying for a protective wall, guards etc.). By the same token, they should be [...]
BSD The five reasons for early death, as taught by Chazal. The 13 advantages of a good breakfast. Why you shouldn't plant trees by the river bank. And more topics from the Talmud.
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 531). Continues the topic of a haircut and shaving on Chol Hamoed, and then continues (532) with cutting fingernails on Chol Hamoed, and More!
BSD Are white lies permitted in Judaism? Does Judaism believe in reincarnations? (Yes? Are you sure?) Does it believe in the Evil Eye? Is it a blessing to live near a synagogue or perhaps it is not? Get all the info (and much more) in this video. Enjoy!
BSD What are the six seasons of the Jewish year? And how do they affect the laws between a landowner and his leaser? What happened to the garlic grower when his field produced nothing? Watch this shiur for all this and more.
BSD Don't give up! Case: A field is not yielding anything for a while, as are the other fields in the area. Can the field owner still demand of his leaser -cum - field worker not to give up and keep trying to till it (and if not, he'd still demand the annual lease [...]
BSD Oh no...locust is coming! A rented field was struck by catastrophe, and all the produce is now gone. Does the renter - who is normally supposed to pay with produce, for produce- still have to pay, even though there is no produce to pay with? Well, depends if the disaster was regional or [...]
BSD Can climbing a tree make one tameh? Can riding an animal render you tameh? In this shiur we get to learn some Tumah & Tahara basics. MORE: Can one wear his Tefillin while carrying something else on his head? And what were the seed sowing techniques in the Talmud's times?