Source Sheet History of the Geonim and the Rishonim History of the Rif Several Halachik instances where the Rif disagrees with most other opinions Is a jew allowed to ask a non jew to do a biblical prohibition on Shabbos if it's for a Mitzvah? How many Blessings do we make on Tefillin? Are the days of mourning Biblical or Rabbinic? Techum Shabbos How many times do the Rif and the Rambam disagree? In what case can a Beis Din blow Shofar on Shabbos? What does the Rif hold in a case of Teiku or a C...
Apr 28, 2026•1 hr 25 min
Sponsor this Shiur Source Sheet History of the Ba'al Hama'or. Why don't we say Shehecheyanu on Sefiras Haomer? Why do we make a Bracha on Sefirah if we're still going to do another Seder? Why don't we count 2 nights every night due to Safek? Is Sefiras Haomer today biblical or rabbinic? Why don't we make a Shehecheyanu when we burn the Chametz? Why don't we make a Shehecheyanu on Matzah? How does the Ramban say that Sefirah is a Mitzvah that is not bound by time?...
Apr 22, 2026•1 hr 33 min
Click here to sponsor this (or another) Shiur. Source Sheet History of the Maharam Was the Maharam a Kabbalist? Was the money to redeem the Maharam actually raised? Can someone from a later generation argue with the Maharam? What did the Maharam say about Mesiras Nefesh? Why did the Maharam avoid his father? The Maharam said Mashuv Haruach 90x. What's the reasoning and does it work? Explaining the Machlokes of R Meir and R Yehudah...
Apr 14, 2026•1 hr 41 min
Pesach Special from Rabbi Kraz Sr.
Mar 29, 2026•22 min
Source Sheet Who wrote the Hagaddah? Are there parts of the Hagaddah that are more important than others? Is it 2 separate Chiyuvim to remember Yetzias Mitzrayim by day and night or is it 1 Chiyuv together? Moshe and the 50th gate of wisdom. R Akiva and the sale of Yosef Who wrote Tana Dvei Eliyahu? In which era was the Hagaddah compiled? What is the source of the name "Hagaddah"?...
Mar 18, 2026•1 hr 41 min
Source Sheet History of R Elimelech of Lizhensk and his great Talmidim who became Rebbeim. Why do we follow Beis Hillel over Beis Shamai? Stories of R' Elimelechs humility R' Elimelech did Teshuva for sins as a youth and before. R' Elimelechs Sefer is all about Tzadikim Did the Alter Rebbe write a Sefer of Tzadikim? What happened to it?
Mar 10, 2026•1 hr 38 min
Source Sheet Why did Esther show Haman favor in front of Achashverosh? How could Haman think that Esther wanted him and why would he covet the kings wife? How could a Malach frame Haman for a crime he didn't commit? What actually happened between Yael and Sisra? Why were Chevers family and the Keini friendly with Yavin and Sisra? Was Yael a Yid, ger or ger toshav? Is it greater to commit an Aveira Lishma or a Mitzvah not Lishma? Why was Yael greater than other great women?Who was Yaels Gilgul? W...
Feb 24, 2026•1 hr 30 min
Source Sheet (https://rabbikraz.com/Chida) The Chida's teachers. The night they sought to bring Mashiach. The consequences of forcing the redemption. The Rashash leaves Yerushalayim and passes on. Rav Chaim De La Roza receives 4 missos beis din. B'nei yissaschar accepts the Chida"s authority. Explanations of the Chida. Episode of the unfaithful woman in Livorno. Rav Ovodia challenges the Chida. Rav Yaakov Hillel defends. The Chida and the Chasidim. Chida's sadness after the untimely passing of h...
Feb 19, 2026•1 hr 42 min
Source Sheet History of R Elimelech, The Chozeh, the Yid Hakadosh, R Simcha Bunim and The Kotzker History of Kotzk Did the Tzemach Tzedek and the Kotzker correspond? The scholarship of the Kotzker Torah thoughts of the Kotzker
Feb 11, 2026•1 hr 33 min
Source Sheet How can G-d command me to what to desire? The Ibn Ezra's story of the princess The Reishis Chochma's story of the saint in the cemetery The curious tales of the Semak Reb Tzadok Hakohen encourages the lustful man The debates of the Rambam & Ra'avad The Chofetz Chaim's unexpected instruction The Kuzheglaver and the Imrei Emes
Feb 05, 2026•1 hr 28 min
Source Sheet History/Biography of the Ibn Ezra- Did the Ibn Ezra give up his life Al Kiddush Hashem? Was the Ibn Ezra a Ba'al Talmudah? Why didn't the Jews fight back against the Egyptians? Why did that generation have to die in the desert? Why was it important that Moshe grow up in the royal palace? Were all Pesukim in the Torah written by Moshe? Ibn Ezras cryptic explanation on the goat of Azazel. Is one allowed to go to doctors? Did the Jews eat Matzah in Egypt?...
Jan 27, 2026•1 hr 42 min
Source Sheet (https://RabbiKraz.com/TefillinDesert) Did the jews wear Tefillin in the desert? The Medrashim debate this point. The Mabit and the Ra'avan take one side. The Rashba's revolution. The difficult Ramban and the Radvaz's objections. Reb Memachem Ziemba and his son. Reb Shaul Berlin's take The Malbim believes it's all based on a debate in Gittin. The Rebbe spins it in the opposite direction.
Jan 19, 2026•1 hr 26 min
Source Sheet Is one allowed to teach if he does not know Tanach? What does the Mitzvah of Yedias Hatorah entail? The Efodi explains the importance of Tanach. Is one allowed to learn Tanach by heart? What about at night? What did Rashi mean when he wrote Makas Bechoros is equal to all of the Makos?
Jan 13, 2026•1 hr 37 min
Source Sheet History of Chassidim who were also Rabbanim Point 1 - There is no need to aspire to be a Rov. Point 2 - There were many Chassidim who were also Rabbanim, however they weren't known as Rabbanim, rather they were known as great Chassidim. Should a Talmid Chacham who Toraso Umnaso (private individual) be required to pay community taxes? Must he be a Moreh Hora'ah (public individual) Point 3 - Ri Migash. Most today don't learn Halacha, they focus on Gemara. The amount of knowledge neede...
Jan 06, 2026•1 hr 40 min
Source Sheet Mummifying practices of ancient Egypt Why did they mummify people? Who mummified Yaakov? Yosef? Letter from the Mahara"tz Chiyus Embalming vs autopsy vs cremation
Dec 31, 2025•1 hr 41 min
Source Sheet History of the Rashbatz: Reb Shimon ben Tzemach Doron History of 1391 Spain, Mallorca and Algeria Why is the Kesuba seemingly such a small amount? Won't people take it lightly? Is one allowed to be paid to teach/learn Torah History of how the Rivash was appointed as head Rabbi in Algeria Can the leg of the letter Kuf touch the top in a Sefer Torah? Do we force the husband to divorce his wife in the case of a Moredes?...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 33 min
Source Sheet Are all dreams meaningful? Is one allowed to fast on Shabbos for a bad dream? Is there a difference if one has the same dream several times? Do dreams have an effect on real life? Are dreams nonsense or are dreams prophecy? Can you Pasken based on answers from heaven?
Dec 02, 2025•1 hr 45 min
Source Sheet (http://rebrand.ly/RavWeissRameh) What is the source for not mixing two Simchas? Do we learn Dinim from before Matan Torah? Is one allowed to get married on Purim? Why don't we do Kiddush Levana on Friday night or Yom Tov?
Nov 25, 2025•1 hr 42 min
Source Sheet History of Reb Dovid Lida Does the Abarbanel allow plagiarism? Why doesn't he mention the Akeidah? Is it a requirement to mention the original author? Can one Attribute an idea to someone else incorrectly? If you come up with an idea and then you see it from an earlier source, do you need to mention them? If you see someone bring an idea from someone else, do you need to mention the middleman too?...
Nov 18, 2025•1 hr 37 min
Source Sheet (https://rebrand.ly/YosefEngel) Avraham kept the entire Torah. Several questions on this. How did Avraham take away Yishmaels inheritance? Can one Pasken from Nevuah, Dreams, or a revelation from Eliyahu? Did Dovid remarry Michal based on the word of a Navi or Ruach Hakodesh? Can we differentiate between a Bas Kol to verify facts and a Vas Kol to pasken Halacha?
Nov 11, 2025•1 hr 38 min
Warning: Mature Content. For Adult audiences only. Source Sheet (https://rebrand.ly/LicenseToSin) Is one allowed to commit a lesser sin in order to avoid a more stringent sin? If someone does an aveirah L'shem Shamayim does he get Schar? Can the Beis Din condone sinful behavior in order that it shouldn't lead to worse sins? Can the Chachamim turn a blind eye to Aveiros being done in order not to aggravate and cause them to sin more? Co Sponsored L'zchus all of the Shluchim to the state of Florid...
Nov 06, 2025•1 hr 36 min
Source Sheet: https://rebrand.ly/Iyov Background of Iyov Was Iyov great than Avraham? Is one allowed to steal if their intention is not to steal? 4 answers as to why Iyov was allowed to take charge of orphans property without their consent. (Co-sponsored anonymously in honor of Rabbi Mendy Goldberg of Coram NY in honor of his birthday)
Oct 29, 2025•1 hr 41 min
Source Sheet Was there a difference between a humans diet and the animals diet in Adam's days? Were humans allowed to eat meat before the Mabul? If not, why would they have been warned against Eiver Min Hachai? Why did the Egyptians not eat sheep? Now that humans can eat meat, should they? Is an Am Ha'aretz allowed to eat meat? What is Chassidus view on this? Did Adam bring Korbanos לזכות לרפו"ש דובער יצחק הכהן בן שרה שיינדל...
Oct 21, 2025•1 hr 38 min
Source Sheet Should one get an Esrogs before or after yom kippur? Do some of the Minim need to be bound together? Do you need to hold all 4 at once to be Yotzei? If you don't have all 4, should you take what you have? Do you need to hold them in both hands? What if you held Lulav in the left hand and Esrog in the right? Which do you pick up first? Which do you put down first?...
Sep 30, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Source Sheet (https://rebrand.ly/Tashlich) מוקדש לזכות לרפו"ש לרפואה שלמה לבצלאל יהודה בן חנה הני', רבקה בת אסתר חדוה, כוכבה בת לואיזה History of the Shaloh and Kitzur Shaloh Yaakov Emden's letter on the Kitzur Shaloh Is one allowed to do Tashlich on Shabbos? Can one do Tashlich on a day other than the first day of RH? Does Tashlich absolve one of their sins? Where does Tashlich originate from? Why do we do Tashlich? Why should Tashlich be done in front of live fish? Why are so many things on RH...
Sep 17, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Source Sheet Why can't one own a vicious dog? Incredible story of R' Yechiel of Parizh Stories Amnon and Tamar & Story of R Yehoshua and his guest Story of the poisoned bully with sandwich & R' Zilberstein's psak. R' Frankel's questions & R' Zilberstein's responses. If a thief steals Arlah, do you have to tell him?
Sep 09, 2025•1 hr 48 min
To sponsor a shiur email us at Podcast@rabbikraz.comSource Sheet (https://rebrand.ly/BringBackPolygamy) Can a man marry more than 1 wife? What were Rabbeinu Gershoms takanos? History of Rabbeinu Gershom. Which Chachamim and rabanim qualify for the Mitzvah of Lo Sassur? How could Rabbeinu Gershom make a rule and cherem which seems to go against the Passuk of כי תהיינה לאיש שתי נשים? Why did Rabbeinu Garshom make the rule against polygamy? Can the Cherem be removed in certain circumstances? If som...
Sep 03, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Source sheet How do we view Mitzvos D'rabanan? Rambam vs Ramban vs Bahag The 3 elements of Torah Shebaal Peh How much power do the Rabanan/Chachamim have? Do Chachamim have the power to say my way or the highway? Once Chachamim formulate how to do a Mitzvah, is that now the only way to fulfill the Mitzvah?
Aug 26, 2025•1 hr 43 min
Source Sheet (https://rebrand.ly/RavEfraimZalmanMargolius) Rav Efraim Zalman Margolius - his background. The Kloiz of Brody. His father extols his wisdom. Story with The Apte Rebbe. His association with Chasidim Pausing learning torah to hear the Megillah. The Avnei Nezer challenges his explanation. Nechemia's Sefer does not carry his name. Rav Margolius defends city Eiruvun His controversial take on Kohanim. The Minchas Yitzchak comes to his defense....
Aug 19, 2025•1 hr 37 min
The History of Rava & Abaye, and the deeper meaning behind their worldviews. - L'chvod Yom Habahir Chof Av -Unfortunately no Source Sheet
Aug 13, 2025•1 hr 11 min
