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The Three WeeksBuy "The Three Weeks" on an mp3 CD! (All 21 classes for just $10.50+S&H!)Rav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan. This series covers the Three Weeks from the 17th of Tamuz until the 9th of Av. |
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| 7 Av 5768 | listen |
Tisha B'Av's Inner Meaning
(13:17)
The significance of Tisha b'Av goes beyond fasting and even beyond mourning. What are we to learn from Tisha b'Av?
Sources: Ch"A 133:1;135:16
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| 5 Av 5768 | listen |
Tisha b'Av that Falls on Sunday: Overview and Summary
(15:23)
Summary and overview of all the special aspects of Shabbos Erev Tisha b'Av.
Sources: Ch"A 135:23
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| 4 Av 5768 | listen |
Havdala on Motzei Shabbos Erev Tisha b'Av
(15:22)
On motzei shabbos erev Tisha b'Av, we cannot drink wine. How do we make havdala?
Sources: OC 556; MB 556:1-5
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| 3 Av 5768 | listen |
Maariv on Motzei Shabbos Erev Tisha b'Av
(14:57)
Sources: OC 559:1-2; MB 559:1-9
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| 29 Tamuz 5768 | listen |
Shabbos Erev Tisha b'Av: Shalshudos and Maariv
(16:05)
On Shabbos, the third meal usual extends past sunset into the night; on Erev Tisha b'Av, we begin fasting at sunset. So what do we do when Erev Tisha b'Av falls on Shabbos?
Sources: OC 552:10;553:2; MB 552:23-24;553:6-7
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| 28 Tamuz 5768 | listen |
Shabbos Erev Tisha b'Av: Meat, Wine, Learning Torah, and Tz"Tz
(14:51)
Sources: OC 551:9;553:2,12; MB 553:8-10,12
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| 27 Tamuz 5768 | listen |
Laundry, Haircuts, and Washing for the Shabbos before Tisha b'Av
(15:34)
In general, we don't launder or wear clean clothes, take haircuts, or wash during the nine days. What about lichvod shabbat?
Sources: OC 551:3,16; MB 551:32,95-97
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| 14 Tamuz 5768 | listen |
Overview of the Three Weeks
(5:01)
Overview and summary of the history and halachot of the Three Weeks
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| 8 Av 5767 | listen |
Haircuts for Mourners; Laundry for Children
(11:05)
There are leniencies in the restrictions regarding haircuts during the three weeks for mourners just coming out of shloshim and for children's clothing. Also: avoiding the evil forces that lurk about during the three weeks.
Sources: OC 551:14-15,18; MB 551:81-87
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| 5 Av 5767 | listen |
Kiddush Levana is Recited after Tisha Av; Restrictions on Meat and Wine
(15:14)
Kiddush Levana is a time of joy, so it is delayed until after Tisha B'Av. Meat and wine are not eaten during the Nine Days, but what about at a seudat mitzvah?
Sources: OC 551:8,10; MB 551:54-55,63-78
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| 2 Av 5767 | listen |
Summary of Halachot of the 9 Days; Details on Laundering and New Clothes
(16:12)
An overview of all the halachot appertaining to the Nine Days from Rosh Chodesh Av until Tisha B'Av, plus the details on laundering, new clothes, and freshly-pressed clothes.
Sources: OC 551:6; MB 551:44-45
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| 17 Tamuz 5767 | listen |
Haftarah Readings During the Three Weeks
(1:15)
The tlata d'puranuta -- three calamaties.
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| 17 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
The Calamities of the 17th of Tamuz
(3:38)
The Talmud lists five calamities that befell the Jewish People on Shiva Asar b'Tamuz.
Sources: OC 549; MB 549:2
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| 16 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
Washing, Bathing, and Shehechiyanu
(14:04)
Prohibitions on washing and bathing during the Three Weeks. Avoiding missing opportunities to say shehechiyanu.
Sources: OC 551:16-17; MB 551:88,90,92,94,96-100; Beur Halacha d.h. V'litzorech mitzvah
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| 15 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
Meat and Wine; Summary of Mourning in the Three Weeks
(10:27)
Prohibitions on meat and wine; more on haircuts and shaving; summary of the mourning customs of the Three Weeks.
Sources: OC 551:4,7,9,11-13; MB 551:36-37,40,49,58-59,79-80
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| 14 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
Haircuts, Laundry, and New Clothes During the Three Weeks
(15:05)
Haircuts and clean or new clothes are avoided as a sign of mourning.
Sources: OC 551:3,5; MB 551:20-22,25,32,44-45
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| 11 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
Diminishing Joy: Business, Engagements, and Weddings During the Three Weeks
(13:47)
During the Nine Days or Three Weeks, we diminish our joy in all endeavors, whether for business or pleasure.
Sources: OC 551:2; MB 551:11-19
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| 10 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
Introduction to the Three Weeks
(9:17)
Introduction to the mourning period leading up to Tisha b'Av.
Sources: Taanit 26b; OC 551:1; MB 551:2,9
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| 9 Tamuz 5766 | listen |
The Differences Between Tisha B'Av and Other Fasts
(13:12)
An overview of the four fasts: the 10th of Tevet, the 17th of Tamuz, the 9th of Av, and the 3rd of Tishrei.
Sources: OC 550; MB 550:1,4,6-10
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| 9 Tevet 5766 | listen |
Asara b'Tevet: Why do we continue to fast today?
(8:45)
Why do we continue to fast today? Who must fast? What about someone who is sick? Pregnant? Nursing?
Sources: OC 549:1; OC 550:1; MB 550:1; MT Taaniyot 5:1,19
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| 6 Tevet 5766 | listen |
The History of the Tenth of Tevet
(9:34)
The History of the Tenth of Tevet as found in II Kings chapter 25.
Sources: OC 549; II Kings 25
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