Means Testing Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Hool November 23, 2023 Whatever You will give me, I shall repeatedly tithe to You. Bereishis 28:22 The Da’as Zekeinim quotes a Midrash that infers from this pasuk…
Future Reference Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald November 16, 2023 Yaakov said, “Swear to me as this day;” he swore to him and sold his birthright to Yaakov. Bereishis 25:34 Chazal say that…
Heircut Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald November 9, 2023 And Avraham gave all that he had to Yitzchak. Bereishis 25:5 Chazal say that Avraham observed the entire Torah, including mitzvos deRabanan like eiruv…
Turnovers Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 2, 2023 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we…
Pain Relief Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 26, 2023 On that very day was Avraham circumcised with Yishmael his son. Bereishis 17:26 There is a dispute in the Midrash whether Avraham experienced a…
Ground Rules Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek October 19, 2023 All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of everything that was on dry land, died. Bereishis 7:22…
Mens Rea Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 12, 2023 And Lemech said to his wives, “Adah and Tzilah, hear my voice; wives of Lemech, give ear to my speech: Have I slain a…
Doc Fee Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald September 21, 2023 “He found him in a desert land, and in the wastes of a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He made him comprehending…” Dvarim 32:10…
Bracha On Sight Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg September 7, 2023 The Shulchan Aruch says (O.C. 600:2) that we recite shehecheyanu at kiddush on the second night of Rosh Hashanah, as on the…
Boundless Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 31, 2023 Accursed is one who moves the boundary of his fellow... Dvarim 27:17 This curse upon the masig gvul refers to an issur in Parshas Shoftim:…