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Kaddish

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Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan.
This series covers Kaddish.
8 Adar I 5768 listen Review: Shema through Aleinu (15:10)
A review, summary and overview of halachot of shacharit, from Shema through Aleinu.
7 Adar I 5768 listen Review: Wakeup through Shema (15:32)
A review, summary and overview of halachot of morning conduct, from waking up through the recitation of Shema.
6 Adar I 5768 listen Kaddish: Reasons and Rules (6:11)
Why is kaddish recited by mourners? The Midrash of Rabbi Akiva / Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai and the merit of kaddish. Also: important halachot when multiple people recite kaddish together.
Sources: Eliyahu Zuta Parsha 17; Pitchei Teshuva YD 376:6
5 Tishrei 5768 listen Changes in Our Tefillot During the 10 Days (10:05)
An overview and summary of the changes to the Amidah and Kaddish during the Ten Days, including the halachot of what to do if a change is forgotten or omitted.
3 Adar 5767 listen Interrupting before the Chetzi Kaddish after Yishtabach (11:04)
Chetzi Kaddish, like all kaddishim, must be said over pasukim. What are the parameters for this? How is it that we say Kaddish d'Rabbanan after learning together? Also: more on the parameters of interruptions between yishtabach and chetzi kaddish for the purpose of a mitzvah.
Sources: OC 54:3; MB 54:9,11,14
2 Adar 5767 listen Yishtabach (Part 2); The Chetzi Kaddish after Yishtabach (14:29)
It is forbidden to interrupt between Yishtabach and Yotzer Ohr with the exception of interruptions for the purpose of a mitzvah that come between Yishtabach and Chetzi Kaddish.
Sources: OC 54:3; MB 54:5-8,13
Dedicated in memory of Hinda bas Fishel on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
8 Kislev 5767 listen Responding After the Chazan Even If You Don't Know What He Said (14:05)
Should you answer "amen" if you don't know what you are answering to? What about kaddish or kedusha? Should you respond "amen" to a child's brachah?
Sources: OC 124:11-12; MB 124:45-47
3 Av 5766 listen What happens when we die? (57:53)
What is the Torah view of the soul and afterlife? How does this understanding guide our lives in the here and now?
19 Iyar 5766 listen Responding to Kaddish (14:53)
What are the correct responses to kaddish? Should you answer even if you came in late and didn't hear the entire kaddish?
Sources: OC 56:2-5; MB 56:9,15
18 Iyar 5766 listen The Importance of Kaddish (13:59)
Need we stand during kaddish?
Sources: OC 56:1; MB 56:5-8
17 Iyar 5766 listen Proper Pronunciation of Kaddish (14:09)
Proper pronunciation as the first step toward kavanah.
Sources: OC 56:1; MB 56:2; Eze. 38:14-23
13 Iyar 5766 listen Kavanah During Kaddish (12:15)
The how and why of having proper kavanah -- intention -- while listening and responding to kaddish.
Sources: OC 56:1; MB 56:1
7 Iyar 5766 listen Introduction to Kaddish (10:46)
Two aggadic passages introduce the importance of Kaddish.
6 Iyar 5766 listen Kaddish (51:20)
Understanding the Kaddish
Sources: Shabb. 119b

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Wake Up! | Kavanah | Zmanim | Tzitzit | Tefillin | Brachot | Pesukei d'Zimra
Kriat Shema | Amidah | Geshem and Tal | Kaddish | Amen!
Shabbos | Kiddush | Shofar | Teshuva | Rosh HaShana | Ten Days
Yom Kippur | Sukkos | Pesach | Sefirat HaOmer | Shavuot | Chanukah
Purim | Rosh Chodesh | Tu B'Shvat | Fast Days | The Three Weeks | Tisha B'Av
The Four Parshiyot | Parshat HaShavua | The Kosher Kitchen | Issur v'Heter | Speaking to G-d
Spiritual Reality, Spiritual Freedom | The Jewish Calendar | Chinuch: Education | A Practical Guide to Shabbos
Rav Dovid's Shiurim | True or False?
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