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SukkosRav Dovid gives a daily halacha at the Wall Street Synagogue in Lower Manhattan.This series covers the holiday of Sukkos. |
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| 14 Tishrei 5770 | listen |
Shaving and Hair Cuts on Chol HaMoed
(15:51)
It is a mitzvah to shave and groom prior to a holiday and thus we are prohibited from doing so on Chol HaMoed.
Sources: OC 631:1-2; MB 630:1-4; Shaar HaTziun 631:1; Beur Halacha d.h. "Ein Megalchim"
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| 13 Tishrei 5770 | listen |
What is Chol HaMoed all about?
(12:20)
Chol HaMoed is neither weekday nor holiday. So what is it?
Sources: OC 630:1; MB 630:2
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| 12 Tishrei 5770 | listen |
Malachah on Chol HaMoed: D'Oraita or D'Rabbanan?
(14:51)
Is malachah on Chol HaMoed prohibitted by the Written or Oral Torah?
Sources: OC 630:1; MB 630:1
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| 11 Tishrei 5770 | listen |
Introduction to Chol HaMoed
(13:28)
Chol HaMoed has its own particular restrictions on malachah -- it is neither a weekday nor festival.
Sources: OC 630:1; MB 630:1
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| 24 Av 5769 | listen |
Bamboo Mats for Schach
(16:56)
Whether or not bamboo mats can be used as schach is already discussed in the Mishnah.
Sources: Sukkah 1:11
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| 23 Av 5769 | listen |
The Sukkah Roof: Kosher Schach
(15:08)
The general principles involved in the halachot governing schach.
Sources: Sukkah 1:4
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| 22 Av 5769 | listen |
Coverings on the Sukkah
(12:09)
One who sits under a covering that is either over or under the s'chach does not fulfill the mitzvah of sukkah.
Sources: Sukkah 1:3
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| 21 Av 5769 | listen |
The Location of the Sukkah
(16:11)
A sukkah is not kosher unless it is under the open sky.
Sources: Sukkah 1:2
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| 17 Av 5769 | listen |
The Size Limitations on a Sukkah
(12:54)
The minimum and maximum height of a sukkah, and the minimum area.
Sources: Sukkah 1:1
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| 5 Sivan 5769 | listen |
VaY'chulu on Yom Tov Erev Shabbos
(17:05)
Do we say VaY'chulu on Yom Tov Erev Shabbos? When and why?
Sources: OC 268:1,7,9,11; MB 268:1,18-19,23
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| 1 Shevat 5769 | listen | Various Halachot of Hallel (7:32) |
| 1 Kislev 5769 | listen |
Mistakes During Hallel
(6:36)
If you skip a pasuk or perek during Hallel, do you need to go back and correct your mistake? If so, how?
Sources: OC 422:6; MB 422:26-27
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| 18 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
The Splendor of Hakhel (2)
(14:39)
The mitzvah of hakhel: the gathering of all of the Jewish people every seven years to listen to the king read the Torah.
Sources: Sefer HaChinuch 612
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| 17 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
The Splendor of Hakhel (1)
(16:05)
The mitzvah of hakhel: the gathering of all of the Jewish people every seven years to listen to the king read the Torah.
Sources: Sefer HaChinuch 612
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| 14 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
Non-Jews and Schach; Mezuzah for a Sukkah
(16:27)
If you forget to put your schach on, can a non-Jew put it on for you on Yom Tov? Also: does your sukkah need a mezuzah?
Sources: MB 626:20-21
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| 11 Tishrei 5769 | listen |
Trees and Roofs Overhanging the Sukkah
(16:25)
A solid roof over the sukkah renders the sukkah pasul, but what about a roof that opens? Is there a way to deal with a tree?
Sources: OC 626:1-3; MB 626:1-2,18-19
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| 3 Sivan 5768 | listen |
Havdala following Yom Tov
(15:13)
We make havdala following Yom Tov, but we don't include the candle or spices. Why?
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| 21 Tishrei 5768 | listen |
Sukkot Decorations on Shmini Atzeret
(14:54)
The Sukkot decorations stay on the sukkah walls until after Shmini Atzeret. Why? Also: the prayer for leaving the sukkah for the last time; preparing on Yom Tov for shabbos.
Sources: OC 667:1; MB 667:1-6
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| 19 Tishrei 5768 | listen |
Smelling the Hadas or Etrog during Sukkos
(15:18)
It is forbidden to smell the hadas but permitted to smell the etrog. What is the difference between them, and what is the prohibition about?
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| 18 Tishrei 5768 | listen |
What is the significance of the Etrog?
(15:21)
Why do we wave an Etrog on Sukkos? How do we know that the "pre etz hadar" is an Etrog?
Sources: Sukkah 35a; Lev. 23:40; Onkoles, Ramban, ad loc.; Gen. 3:6; Onkoles, ad loc.; Gen. 2:9; Onkoles, ad loc.
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| 13 Tishrei 5768 | listen |
Between Yom Kippur and Sukkos
(11:51)
After Yom Kippur, we rush to do several mitzvot, among them building the sukkah. We also leave out tachnun as the days until Sukkos have a quasi Yom Tov status. What is the connection between these themes?
Dedicated as a zechut for a refuah shleima for Moshe ben Ester Ruchel.
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| 12 Tishrei 5768 | listen |
Introduction to Sukkos
(9:48)
Why do we dwell in a Sukkah?
Sources: OC 625:1; MB 625:1
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| 29 Elul 5767 | listen |
Introduction to Eruv Tavshilin
(18:43)
What is an Eruv Tavshilin? When, why, and how do we make an Eruv Tavshilin? Isn't this just a "legal loophole" -- if cooking is forbidden, how does the Eruv help, and if it is permitted, what is the point of the Eruv?
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| 2 Iyar 5767 | listen |
The Fasts of BaHa"B
(22:34)
The fasts of BaHa"B are held twice a year following both Pesach and Sukkos. This shiur explores the reasons behind the fasts and brings out the relevant halachot of BaHa"B.
Sources: OC 492:1; Tur 492; BY 492; MB 492:1-6
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| 26 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
What if you forget Mashiv HaRuach?
(12:14)
What to do if you leave out (or aren't sure if you said) mashiv haruach, with all the sources and all the details.
Sources: OC 114:5-9; MB 114:28-31,33; Beiur Halacha d.h. "B'lo chatima"; Baer Heiteiv 114:14
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| 25 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Announcing Mashiv HaRuach
(7:05)
The kahal does not begin to say mashiv haruach until it has been announced. But what if you don't hear it?
Sources: OC 114:2; MB 114:4,5,8,9
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| 24 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Introduction to Mashiv HaRuach
(7:15)
Topics covered: Why do we begin mashiv haruach on Shmini Atzeret? Why do we say it in the second brocha, the brocha of gevurot? What if you leave out mashiv haruach by accident?
Sources: OC 114:1; MB 114:1-2
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| 21 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Sukkos for Jews, Sukkos for non-Jews
(56:21)
Sukkos is at the same time our most universal and most particularistic Holiday. How can this be? What is the meaning of Sukkos for a non-Jew?
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| 19 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Dwelling in the Sukkah
(9:59)
What does it mean to "dwell" in the Sukkah? In brief, we live in the Sukkah as we live in our homes the rest of the year... though in practice, it's a bit more complicated...
Sources: OC 639:1; MB 639:2,4,6,9
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| 18 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Borrowed, Shared, and Stolen Sukkos
(10:36)
Can you borrow a sukkah? Share one? What if you steal a sukkah?
Sources: OC 637:2-3; MB 637:5-9
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| 17 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Feeling Joy on Sukkos
(6:03)
There is a mitzvah to feel happy on Sukkos. How can Hashem command us to feel joy!?
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| 17 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Building a Sukkah in the Middle of the Festival
(7:08)
Can you put up a sukkah on chol hamoed? What about on Yom Tov?
Sources: OC 637:1; MB 637:1-4
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| 14 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Sukkos, Children, and Chinuch
(12:56)
Like all our Holidays, Sukkos has an element of chinuch: buy a lulav for your kids if they can wave it.
Sources: OC 657; MB and Biur Halacha ad. locum.
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| 13 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Giving Up Everything to Avoid an Aveira
(8:59)
For a mitzvah aseh, one should be prepared to spend up to 1/5 of his assets. But to avoid a lo ta'aseh? Be prepared to give up everything.
Sources: OC 656:1
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| 12 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Spending Extra for Hiddur Mitzvah
(13:13)
The Talmud learns that we should spend up to 1/3 extra for a beautiful etrog. How do we apply this halacha?
Sources: Bava Kama 9a; OC 656:1; MB 656:4
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| 11 Tishrei 5767 | listen |
Why Do We Dwell in Sukkos?
(9:25)
Why do we dwell in sukkos for seven days? And why this time of year?
Sources: OC 625:1; MB 625:1
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