79 episodes

The Semikha Program is free and open to all. You can listen to and read select lessons and texts at your own pace, from anywhere. Your academic and Judaic background, as well as non-formal classes you attend, will be counted.
To join, email R Ovadia at rabbiovadia613@gmail.com

Semikha Program - Torah Ve-Ahava Rabbi Haim Ovadia

    • Religion & Spirituality

The Semikha Program is free and open to all. You can listen to and read select lessons and texts at your own pace, from anywhere. Your academic and Judaic background, as well as non-formal classes you attend, will be counted.
To join, email R Ovadia at rabbiovadia613@gmail.com

    Hive mind: Flexibility, Subjectivity, and Diversity in Halakha

    Hive mind: Flexibility, Subjectivity, and Diversity in Halakha

    In this session we discuss the importance of listening to different voices, relying on the common sense of the people, and adjusting halakha to people's needs.

    • 47 min
    Semikha Shabbat 12: Pikuah Nefesh ch. 328

    Semikha Shabbat 12: Pikuah Nefesh ch. 328

    chapter 328 of Shulhan Arukh Orah Haim - Saving a life on Shabbat

    • 54 min
    Rosh HaShana laws and practices

    Rosh HaShana laws and practices

    • 52 min
    Semikha Shabbat 11: Siman 306 Spirit of Shabbat

    Semikha Shabbat 11: Siman 306 Spirit of Shabbat

    • 49 min
    Semikha Shabbat 7:261 Lighting Candles

    Semikha Shabbat 7:261 Lighting Candles

    Siman 261 in SH. The origin, meaning, and practices of candle lighting

    • 43 min
    Semikha Shabbat8: 269-272 Kiddush

    Semikha Shabbat8: 269-272 Kiddush

    The laws of Kiddush - Shulhan arukh 269-272

    • 56 min