Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport

Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport
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Exploring Halachic Topics In Depth

  1. SEP 2

    154b. Chabad's Attitude to Slichos

    Some brief follow up thoughts to the previous episode

    15 min

  2. AUG 31

    154. Chabad's Most Puzzling Custom? Slichos Around Rosh Hashana

    In this class, we explore the various reasons for reciting Slichos around Rosh Hashanah and the different customs that have developed regarding the exact days on which they are said.

    54 min

  3. JUN 23

    153. An Ill Conceived Name Change

    Halachic implications of changing the name of a sick person

    37 min

  4. MAY 29

    152. Why Do Some Mitzvos Follow Reason While Others Defy It?

    The paradox of mitzvos; are they about submission to the incomprehensible? Or are we meant to integrate Torah’s perspective into our lives? In this class we examine the Rambam’s assertion that all mitzvos serve to improve us, alongside his acknowledgement that some remain beyond human understanding. By analyzing all of his relevant works, we gain a clear picture that we can apply to our daily lives.

    1h 2m

  5. MAY 25

    151. Ta'amei Hamitzvos, Good Taste Or Bad Philosophy?

    Finding the perfect balance between a personal and relevant Yiddishkeit and submission to the Divine will.

    1h 5m

  6. MAY 14

    150. Centuries of Confusion, Explained At Long Last

    A few notes: 1) As the Maharsha and others point out, there are in fact many sources that attribute the mitzva of אותו ואת בנו to compassion on the animal. The specific question of Tosfos is that the Kalir instituted it to be said by the שליח ציבור during שמונה עשרה, which is precisely what the Gemara forbids and tells us to silence such a person! 2) Now that we have the full text of the קדושתא, it turns out that מחשבותיך לרחמנו is in fact an entirely unrelated phrase, designed to link the last word of the last pasuk (מאוד עמקו מחשבותיך) to the conclusion of the bracha. 3) Even on Rosh Hashana, we do in fact include מעין החתימה סמוך לחתימה by adding the words מלך עוזר ומושיע ומגן after זכרנו. In its original form though, the מעין החתימה of the Kalir substituted מלך עוזר...

    29 min

  7. MAY 11

    149. When Rabeinu Tam Cracked Down On Rampant Robbing of The Dead

    A question about drinking water on Shabbos afternoon reveals a deep schism between Rabbeinu Tam and Rabbeinu Meshulam and the divergent worldviews that shaped their halachic approach.

    1h 17m

  8. APR 29

    148. A Unique Sandak For Each Son - Socialism Or Mysticism?

    Exploring the origins of this custom

    54 min
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