Episodes

  • A glimpse Into the Mind of the Minchas Chinuch
    Sep 27 2024

    Source Sheet

    • History of the the Minchas Chinuch and his Seforim
    • A few circular halachic conundrums:
    • Eidim Zomemim
    • Bris on Shabbos
    • Eating - Being Satisfied and Benching
    • Peru U'revu
    • Teshuva being obligatory or not
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Moshiach and the Wardrobe Dilemma
    Sep 22 2024

    Source Sheet

    • May one be buried in Shatnez?
    • From where in the Torah do we see a proof for Techiyas Hameisim?
    • Will Mitzvos will be nullified in Moshiachs times?
    • What will be the order of events when Moshiach comes?
    • Will there be two Techiyas Hameisim?
    • Will those who come back in Techiyas Hameisim be obligated to keep the Mitzvos?
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Punished for a Crime Not Yet Committed
    Sep 8 2024

    Source Sheet

    • When can one kill someone before they commit the crime?
    • Why not for Avodah Zarah?
    • How is it OK to kill a Ben Sorer Umoreh?
    • Why does he get Skilah?
    • Is he being killed for now or for the future?
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Dead Men Tell Tales
    Sep 6 2024
    https://rb.gy/odn9jz • What can be used as testimony when there are no witnesses? • Can different types of testimony be admissible for different types of cases? • Eyesight vs other forms of knowledge, in monetary vs capital cases? • Story of Shlomo Hamelech and the dead baby. • How strong is a admitting guilt?
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Can I Argue With the Rambam?
    Sep 1 2024

    Source Sheet

    • Is it OK to come up with your own explanation to Torah?
    • Are Derabanan as strict as Deoraisa?
    • Can Rabbis argue with previous generations?
    • Did the Amoraim ever argue with the Tanaim?
    • Does it depend on how far apart they are in time?
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Will the Real Moshiach Please Stand Up!
    Aug 30 2024

    Source Sheet⁠

    • Is one considered a heretic if they do not believe in Moshiach?
    • Is Moshiach a human?
    • What is Moshiach's name?
    • Who may have been Moshiach in previous generations?
    • Stories of the Ohr Hachayim and the Ba'al Shem Tov
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Brisk and Lubavitch
    Aug 25 2024

    Source Sheet

    • Yortzeit of R' Levik (20 Av, 1944) and R' Chaim Brisker (21 Av, 1918)
    • When do we fast Taanis Esther if purim falls on Sunday? Are there exceptions?
    • History of the Brisker Dynasty starting with R' Chaim of Volozhyn
    • Relationship with Chassidus and Chassidei Chabad
    • Anecdotes, stories, and Chidushim
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • The Rabbi of Venice Who Was Bankrupted by the Casinos
    Aug 23 2024

    Source Sheets (https://rb.gy/h8tiin)

    • The life and legacy of Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena
    • His challenges with gambling
    • Controversial theories about Yarmulka, kaballah, and gilgulim
    • Recent Rabbi's who have taken issue with him
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    2 hrs and 4 mins