Berachot 59
The beracha of hatov umeytiv, differences with shehecheyanu, hearing good news that also might have bad elements in it
Mar 02, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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Berachot 58
The bracha over seeing a king, Jewish vs. Non-Jewish, applicability in a modern royal leader, status of Prime Ministers of Israel
Mar 01, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Berachot 57
The beracha over seeing avoda zara, the specific worship of 'markulis', the special wording of the beracha
Feb 29, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Berachot 56
The 3 visions of peace in a dream: river, bird, and kettle, Maharal and Vilna Gaon's interpretation- the source for the minhag to break a plate at the tenayim ceremony at a wedding
Feb 28, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Berachot 55
The yehi ratzon/ribono shel olam said for a dream that one does not understand, may it be said on yomtov/shabbos? What is special about birkat kohanim for this text's placement
Feb 27, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Berachot 54
The brachot of gomel and sheasa li nes, what is the rule by an airplane? May a Holocaust survivor recite the bracha at a death camp they were in?
Feb 26, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Berachot 53
The order of havdala blessings, is meorei eish a birkat nehenin or shevach? May one use electric lights for havdala?
Feb 25, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Berachot 52
Washing hands should be immediately before one has a seuda, what constitutes a hefsek in between the netila and the seuda
Feb 24, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Berachot 51
Rules of cups for blessings: how full? Which hand to hold in? Washing it out, lifting off table, where to look, non-damaged cups- may one use a disposable cup?
Feb 23, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Berachot 50
When does the obligation to form a zimun begin? What if a person joins a meal late or leaves a meal early?
Feb 22, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Berachot 49
Not blessing 2 themes in one bracha, principle of ein osin mitzvot chavilot chavilot, the reason behind this concept and application to the laws of Purim
Feb 21, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Berachot 48
The 3 main berachot of Birkat Hamazon- different perspectives in the rishonim on the nature of these blessings- is the birkat hamazon born out of the eating or the satiation (or both?)
Feb 20, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Berachot 47
Story of Rabbi Eliezer freeing his slave- Rav Kook's explanation of the Torah's presentation of slave ownership, can a Golem be joined to a minyan? The novelty of this halacha according to the Rosh
Feb 19, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Berachot 46
The worker's birkat hamazon text, not to do melacha while saying a bracha, rule by Kriyat shema, davening from a smartphone
Feb 18, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Berachot 45
The source for zimun, is the birkat zimun an independent bracha or attached? Different practices of Sephardim and Ashkenazim- what should be said outloud.
Feb 17, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Berachot 44
Ikar/Tofel principle, 4 scenarios/categories, bracha rishona/acharona, does the tofel lose its bracha requirement?
Feb 16, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Berachot 43
The berachot made over smells- what category of beracha is it? What kind of foods/sources of smell require the beracha? What about food that is really just for eating?
Feb 15, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Berachot 42
The bracha on wine/bread exempts beverages/food during meal from requiring a new bracha- is this because of the bracha on wine/bread or because of the importance of wine/bread?
Feb 14, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Berachot 41
Many foods before you- which food does one bless first? 7 minim, what is enjoyable most, whole vs. cut pieces, when you have set courses at a meal, impossible burger with lettuce
Feb 13, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Berachot 40
How to define a tree for fruit: roots, trunk, or branches? The halacha of eggplant, i.e. using laws of nature to define a halacha, what bracha to make on a banana
Feb 12, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Berachot 39
The bracha on juice extracted from fruits vs vegetables, debate between Rosh/Rashba, Bracha Rishona/Acharona on fruit soup
Feb 11, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Berachot 38
What is Trima? The berachot on potato kugel, apple sauce, mashed potatoes, pringles- debate between Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Rav Elyashiv
Feb 10, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Berachot 37
The 5 grains and their practical application, why are the 5 grains so special? What if the grain only acts as a binding element- honey cake, breaded schnitzel, licorice?
Feb 09, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Berachot 36
Beracha on medication: with taste, without taste, non-kosher. Beracha before and after on non-kosher food.
Feb 08, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Berachot 35
Nature of birchot nehenin- deoraita or drabanan, case of safek, beracha rishona vs. Acharona
Feb 07, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Berachot 34
Shaliach tzibbur that makes a mistake, the case of aseret yemei teshuva mistake, the shaliach tzibbur represents the level of the tzibbur based on episode of meraglim
Feb 06, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Berachot 33
Bracha sheeina tzricha vs. Bracha levatala- the source for this law, when it is prohibited and when it is permitted
Feb 05, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Berachot 32
A Kohen who murders cannot bless the birkat kohanim, the case of Pinchas, reckless driving and kohanim combat soldiers, does teshuva work?
Feb 04, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Berachot 31
The prohibition to sit or walk within the 4 amot of a person who is in the middle of davening, the reason based on the tefilla of Chana, the Rambam's formulation of the halacha, the severity of this halacha for a person who davens long and brings about that others sit down, the reasons for this halacha
Feb 03, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Berachot 30
The direction one should face for tefilla, the source for this halacha in Melachim I Perek 8, Reb Tzaddok's explanation, Mishna Berura on our kavana when facing the Beit Hamikdash
Feb 02, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 29
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