Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt

Why Did R' Chaim Answer So Many Letters (Chessed)

00:00 Introduction 2:55 - Clarifications and Additions to Likut Seforim episode 9:20 - Letters of R' Chaim 15:12 - Samples of Letters of R Chaim; Using Works of Saul Leiberman and R' Kehati 17:59 - Why does R' Chaim spend so much time answering questions? 22:20 - Serving the Tzibur at the expense of writing Seforim 25:00 - Rav's obligations to answering questions 30:00 - What the Aderet did when his Kehila was behind on paying him 33:38 - R' Chaim Volozhiner's Legacy: The Nefesh Hachaim 37:00 R ...

Bava Metzia Throughout The Ages

Was R' Chaim Kanievsky a Posek?

0:00 Introduction 2: 57 - Steipler as a Posek 5:15 - Agunah cases; Paskening along with others 7:02 - Adnei Paz - Rabbonim who said not to rely on their own Seforim 7:38 - Pri Megadim 8:47 - Hafla'ah 9:19 - Nesivos 9:32 - R' Akiva Eiger 10:27 - Shach 10:55 - R' Moshe Feinstein 12:52 - R' Shimon Sofer Hisorerus Teshuvah 17:02 - The Maharsham's work 19:08 - Steipler & Maharsham 23:55 - Maharsham's first sefer The following Rabbonim & Maharsham 24:48 - Tchebiner Rav 28:15 - Darchei Teshuvah...

Deep Dive into Likut Seforim and R' Chaim Kanievsky

This episode was sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchok Dovid 👉For more information about All Torah please visit: alltorah.org Sponsorships email: schwedm@ou.org Questions: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com 0:00 Introduction 2:20 Searching for Achronim: The Noda Beyehudah 3:10 Netziv on importance of Teshuvot 5:19 R' Chaim Volozhiner on collecting Teshuvot 7:58 - Why to be careful when using Likut Seforim 12:26 R' Tzvi Michel Shapiro seeking out Achronim 14:49 R' Debtilski and Likut Seforim 18:...

The Story of Likut Seforim and Derech Emunah

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R' Pinchas Horowitz: The Hafla’ah, His Life & Works

Beis Yosef’s Famous Chanukah Question; A Historical Perspective.

לעליית הנשמות: שמואל בן משה דעבא בת שמואל

Weddings "Sof Chodesh". The Origins and History

Bava Kama Throughout The Ages

Indoor or Outdoor Chuppah; a Historical Overview

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The History of Friday Weddings and a Controversy with the Rama in Kraków

Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt Email: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com This episode has been sponsored l'refuah shleima: Avigdor Binyomi ben Frumit Perel

LIVE SHIUR: Rabbi Yeshayah Berlin (Pick) and the Beis Medrash of the Gra

Yud Gimmel Middos; A Halachic Deep Dive | Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt

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The Get of Cleves and Mental Illness

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Yalag, R' Yosef Zechariah Stern and the Kutzo Shel Yud Pt. 02

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Yalag, R' Yosef Zechariah Stern and the Kutzo Shel Yud Pt. 01

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Kidushin Learnt Throughout The Ages

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Seforim on Hilchis Gittin and the Stories Behind Them

This episode was anonymously l'zchus a shidduch Mordechai Ben Bracha 0:00 Introduction and Sponsor 2:34 - Intro sources 5:22 - R Shmuel Ben Chafnoi Gaon and Mordechai 6:11 - Kundreisen 8:38 - Specialty seforim 10:04 - R' Yehudah Mintz 11:14 - R' Yaakov Margolis & the Rama 17:20 - Maharshal 18:12 - Zichron Moshe 19:30 - R' Moshe Mintz 19:49 - Sefer Shaimos 21:05 - Nachlas Shiva 22:50 - Taz 23:50 - Seder Get R' Michael 25:06 - Beis Shmuel 26:55 - Get Pashut 27:50 - Michtav Me'Eliyahu 27:57 - S...

The Get of Vienna

This episode was sponsored: L'zechus a shidduch for מרדכי בן ברכה 0:00 Introduction 1:15 - Story 4:28 - Sources of the story 6:23 - Who are the gedolim involved 11:12 - The Maharam 15:40 - The Ma'asas Binyomin 17:00 - The Yerid 20:40 - What were the Issues with the Get? 23:20 - Sema Version of the story 32:20 - The Levush Teshuvos 37:40 - The Ma'asas Binyomin Teshuvah 41:20 - The Bach 41:50 - The Maharsha 44:34 - Some later sources in Achronim 47:34 - New Sefer For more information please email:...

The Tamari-Ventoruzzo Get: An Italian Controversy in the 1560's

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The Chazon Ish Using New Rishonim Published from Manuscripts Pt. 3

This episode was sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchok Dovid 0:00- Introduction 3:40 - More on the dateline controversy 4:24 - More on the Shiurim controversy & the Steipler 11:29 - More on Rabbeinu Chananel 15:00 Chazon Ish and Manuscripts of the Gemarah 17:00 - The Story of R Dovid Schapiro 29:27 - R Zevin and R Dovid Schapiro 32:20 - Did the Chazon Ish Actually see a Dikdukei Sofrim 35:30 - Correct way to use the Dikdukei Sofrim 39:03 - Glosses of Chazon Ish on the side of his...

The Chazon Ish using New Rishonim Published from Manuscripts Pt. 2

This episode was sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchok Dovid 0:00 2:02 Summary Of Previous Episode 5:00 Theories Why The Chazon Ish Was Anti Manuscripts 11:02 Case Of A Forged Gaonic Work 13:48 Shu"t Shaarei Teshuvah 14:40 Aruch L'Ner & Klausenberger Rebbe about Relying on Teshuvah of Geonim 26:40 Aderet, R' Chaim Berlin & Forgeries 31:00 Letters of R Dessler About The Chazon Ish 34:30 Chazon Ish & Rabbenu Chananel 36:30 History of Publishing of Rabbenu Chananel 44:10 New...

The Chazon Ish using New Rishonim Published from Manuscripts

This episode was sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchok Dovid 0:00 Introduction 3:36 R' Chaim Zimmerman 7:20 Steipler and new manuscripts 9:58 R' Kalman Kahana 15:00 Kovetz Igros Chazon Ish and contradictions in his writings 26:35 Sources for the Chazon Ish Shitah 29:58 Dateline controversy 33:10 Shiurim controversy 35:26 Publishing of the Shaar Hamayim of the Rashba For more information about All Torah please visit: alltorah.org Sponsorships email: schwedm@ou.org Questions: eliezerbr...

Shavuos Flowers: The Early Origins

This episode is dedicated in memory of Yitzchok Zev ben Yaakov Shlomo Mordechai. 0:00 Introduction 7:50 Early sources; Machzor Maglei Tzedek 9:21 Maharil 10:40 R' Tirna 11:40 Rama 13:29 Leket Yosher 14:02 Other early sources 15:50 Emanuel Haromi 18:38 Trees; Magen Avrohom 20:48 R' Yehudah Aryeh Modena 23:54 Shelah Hakodesh: Another aspect to the Minhag 26:14 Early source from Targum Sheini and Chida 28:24 Chemdas Yomim 29:55 Oruch HaShulchan 30:47 Chayai Adam and Gra 31:21 Shoel U'mashiv 32:24 M...

Gittin Throughout The Ages

This episode is sponsored in honor of Daf Yomi with Shaul C. Greenwald, a fast-moving energetic daf shiur, delivered with clarity and intensity. The shiur moves swiftly through the daf, while still managing to explain well the difficult portions of the sugya. The shiur is available daily on All Daf, as well as all podcast platforms. https://alldaf.org/series/5677

Birkas Kohanim Daily: An Unknown Early 1800's Controversy in Brody

0:00 Introduction 2:16 Intro to topic 3:16 Why is there no Birchas Kohanim daily outside of Eretz Yisroel? 8:34 Short Biography of R' Efraim Zalman Margolis 10:47 Teshuvah of R' Margolis about the lack of Birchas Kohanim daily 13:15 New manuscript discovery of the background of the Teshuvah of R' Margolis 25:09 Dating the teshuvah 26:35 Wearing Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin 28:30 R' Margolis historical work Maalot Hayuchsin 32:00 Ban against Chassidim 34:02 People learning Kabbalah who are not ready for...

Nazir Shimshon: Controversy of 1513

Special Pesach Episode: The Cup For The Visitor | What Lies Behind The Kos Shel Eliyahu

Maseches Sotah: Throughout the Generations

Origins of Kol Nidrei and Hataras Nedarim: Part II | Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt

Due to technical issues, there is no video available for this episode 0:00: Introduction 7:30 - Why is Kol Nidrei in Aramaic 9:10 - Haunting Niggun 13:55 - Shibolei Haleket 14:58 - Bracha on Kol Nidrei 17:03 - Mysterious Origins and why wasn't Nedarim Learned? 23:32 - Battle with Karoyim 26:00 - Rogachover and Kol Nidrei 29:00 - Early Origins of Hataras Nedarim 32:37 - Shelah Hakodesh 34:46 - Sharei Tzion 35:41 - Chayei Adam 36:05 - Kabbalah and Kol Nidrei 39:37 - Aruch HaShulchan 41:32 - Reform...