Rischa D'Araisa Season 5 Episode 9:
Two Supreme Court Rulings Informed by Original Intent.
One Supreme Being's Torah Beyond Original Intent.
Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer הרב יוסף גבריאל בקהופר
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Monday, June 20, 2022
Gaonic Literature: Recovering Lost Gems, The Rogatchover Gaon
Gaonic Literature:
Recovering Lost Gems,
The Rogatchover Gaon
A guest lecture for and with my chaver and shutaf
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz.
Two explanations in
חציו עבד חציו בן חורין
based on the צפנת פענח
From the בגדי שש על מסכת בבא בתרא
The podcast is at:
(I did not select the title of the podcast!)
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Rischa D'Araisa Season 5 Episode 8: The Two Towers of Torah U'Madda: YU and HTC
Rischa D'Araisa Season 5 Episode 8:
The Two Towers of Torah U'Madda:
YU and HTC
Monday, June 13, 2022
Siddur: Ofanim, Chayos, Serafim and Makom Hashem
Siddur: From V'Ha'Ofanim up to and including the beginning of L'Kel Baruch
Be'urei Tefillah using the classic Otzar HaTefillos Siddur. Volume 1 of the Otzar HaTefillos is at https://hebrewbooks.org/57995
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Rischa D'Araisa Season 5 Episode 7: "Gur Shlecht!" The Rischa team investigates the causes behind the May 20th Pogrom against Rav Shaul Alter's Kehilas Pnei Menachem
Gur Logic 101:Assur: Walking in the street with your wife.Mitzvah: Rioting on Shabbos, breaking glass, sending people to the hospital injured.Can someone please explain?— Zvi Gluck (@zgluck) May 24, 2022
Rischa D'Araisa Season 5 Episode 7:
"Gur Shlecht!"
The Rischa team investigates the causes behind the
May 20th Pogrom
against Rav Shaul Alter's Kehilas Pnei Menachem
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
Audio Shiurim on Emunah and Hashkafah Issues (I will add links here as I upload more of these "Oldies but Goodies")
Audio Shiurim on
Emunah and Hashkafah Issues
(I will add links here as I upload more of these "Oldies but Goodies")
Special Series:
The Age of the Universe
Special Series:
G-d - Evidence & Emuna
EH 6. Does
Reason Serve Faith or Faith Serve Reason
EH 8. Tradition,
History & Belief
EH 9. The
Authenticity of the Torah
EH 10. Bechira
Chofshis: How Free are We? p 1 (slightly defective)
EH 11. Bechira
Chofshis: How Free are We? p 2
Special Series:
Ani Maamin: (Principles of Faith):
EH 12. 1)
Divine Providence
EH 13. 2)
The Unity of God
EH 14. 3)
God’s Incorporeality
EH 15. 4)
Creation Ex Nihilo
EH 16. 5)
Worshipping God - Nothing Else
EH 17. 6)
Prophecy
EH 18. 7)
The Prophecy of Moshe Rabbeinu
EH 19. 8)
The Divine Origin of Torah
EH 20. 9)
The Torah will not be Abrogated
EH 21. 10)
God’s Omniscience
EH 22. 11)
Reward & Punishment
EH 23. 12)
Moshiach: Are These Messianic Times
EH 24. 13)
Resurrection of the Dead
EH 25. These
& Those are the Words of the Living G-d p 1
EH 26. These
& Those are the Words of the Living G-d p 2
EH 27. Our
Relationship with Previous Generations
EH 28. The
Impact of Kabbala on Machashava
EH 29. Sophisticated
Chesed p 1
EH 30. Sophisticated
Chesed p 2
Special Series:
Denominational Attitudes
EH 31. Defi EH 33. Relevant Halachos p 2 nition of Categories
EH 34. Sinners
Within & Ahavas Yisroel
EH 35. The
Nine Days: The Greater They Are,
The Greater Their Fall
EH 36. Missing
Years: Chronologies of the 2nd
EH 37. Missing
Years: Chronologies of the 2nd
EH 38. Brazenness
& Bashfulness
EH 40. What
is True Yiras Shomayim
EH 41. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop: Rosh HaShana p 1
EH 42. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop: Rosh HaShana p 2
EH 43. Truth
& Falsehood p 1
EH 44. Truth
& Falsehood p 2
EH 45. Malachim
(Angels): What are They/What do they Do? p 1
EH 46. Malachim
(Angels): What are They/What do they Do? p 2
EH 47. Bein
Yisroel L’Amim: Judaism & Christianity p 1
EH 48. Bein
Yisroel L’Amim: Judaism & Christianity p 2
EH 49. What
is Kedusha & How is it Achieved
EH 50. Chanukah:
Torah she’be’al Peh as the Focus
EH 51. Analyzing
Agadata
EH 52. Time
& Times in Judaism p 1
EH 53. Time
& Times in Judaism p 2
EH 54. The
Leviathan
EH 55. Bitachon:
Trust in God p 1
EH 56. Bitachon:
Trust in God p 2
EH 57. Bitachon:
Trust in God p 3
EH 58. Para
Aduma
EH 59. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop: Pesach
Special Series:
Ta’amei HaMitzvos
EH 67. Simchas
Chosson V’Kalla
Special Series:
Ta’amei HaMitzvos
Tefilla &
Avodas Hashem: Yomim Norai’m
EH 73. Atah
Bechartanu & Sukkos
EH 79. God
Diminished the Moon?
EH 80. Acher:
Elisha ben Avuya
EH 81. The
Jewish Concept of Thanksgiving
& Ta’amei HaMitzvos: Shiluach HaKen
EH 82. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop: Chanukah
EH 83. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop: Hallel
EH 84. Prophecy:
The Prophecy of Bilam
EH 85. Ta’amei
HaMitzvos: Chopping Down Fruit Trees
EH 86. Of
Donkeys & Cold, A Torah Perspective
Tefilla &
Avodas Hashem Workshop: Shvat, Adar
Tefilla &
Avodas Hashem Workshop: Adar, Nissan
EH 91. Purim
p 3
EH 92. Sippur
Yetzias Mitzrayim
EH 94. Pesach
p 3
EH 95. Chana
& Shmuel HaNavi p 1
EH 96. Chana
& Shmuel HaNavi p 2 & Shaul HaMelech
EH 98. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop:
Lag Ba’Omer, Shavuos, Existence
Special Series:
Armies & Wars
EH 99. The
Ba’alei Machashava on War
EH 100. The
Peril of Kochi v’Otzem Yadi
EH 101. Courage
& Cowardice in the Battlefield
EH 102. Sanctity
in War-Profanity in War
EH 103. Sanctity
& Profanity in Life
Special Series:
The Great Warriors
EH 104. Shimshon
EH 108. Ta’amei
HaMitzvos: Gid HaNasheh
EH 109. Netzach
& Hod
Tefilla &
Avodas Hashem: Yomim Nora’im
EH 111. n/c
Rosh HaShana as New Years Day
Tefilla &
Avodas Hashem Workshop: Pesach
EH 114. The
Name of G-d & the Night of the Seder
EH 115. The
Fifth Cup
Tefilla & Avodas Hashem: Kabbolas
Shabbos
EH 116. Rabbi
Chanina & Rabbi Yannai
EH 117. Shabbos:
Six Tehillim & the Days of the Week
EH 118. Kabbolas
Shabbos: Mizmor L’Dovid
EH 119. Longevity
& Immortality
EH 121. Astrology
EH 122. Male
& Female
EH 123. Ta’amei
HaMitzvos: Challa
Special Series:
Tanya for Misnagdim
EH 128. Chap.
4
EH 130. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop:
Ma’avir Rishon Rishon
EH 131. Tefilla
& Avodas Hashem Workshop: Beyond Seder
Audio Shiurim on Contemporary & Practical Halachic Issues (I will add links here as I upload more of these "Oldies but Goodies")
Audio Shiurim on
Contemporary
& Practical
Halachic Issues
(I will add links here as I upload more of these "Oldies but Goodies")
CH 1. Eruvin in Metropolitan Areas p 1
CH 2. Eruvin in Metropolitan Areas p 2
CH 3. The Definition of Death in Halacha
CH 5. Curtailing Treatment of the Terminally Ill
Special Series: Agunah
Problems & Related Issues
CH 7. Non-Solutions
CH 8. Possible
Solutions
CH 9. The
Get Process
CH 10. Civil
Marriages
CH 11. Non-Halachic
Marriages
CH 12. Buying
Meat in Non-Jewish Owned Stores
CH 13. Banking
in a Jewish Owned Bank
CH 14. When
& What Mechitza is Required by Halacha
CH 15. May
Jews Return to Spain
Special Series: Changing
Neighborhoods
CH 16. May
the Jews Leave
CH 17. Dying
Shuls
CH 18. How
to Indulge in a Shabbos Morning
Shul Kiddush al pi Halacha
CH 19. Halachic
Attitudes Towards Secular Studies p 1
CH 20. Halachic
Attitudes Towards Secular Studies p 2
CH 21. The
Use of Microphones in Halacha
CH 22. Women
in Jewish Communal Life
CH 24. Organized
Labor & Strikes
in Jewish Institutions (slightly
defective)
Special Series: Tzedaka
& Ma’aser Kesafim
CH 25. The
Requirement
CH 26. The
Amount
CH 27. To
Whom & What to Give
CH 28. Sheimos: What are They & How to Dispose of Them
CH 29. Glatt
Kosher
Special Series:
Headcovering for Women
CH 30. The
Requirement
CH 32. Beyond
Botulism: Is Canned Tuna Kosher
CH 33. May
a Kohen Become a Doctor?
CH 34. The
Great International Dateline Controversy p 1
CH 37. Teaching
Torah to Non-Jews
CH 38. Yeshivot
Hesder in Halacha
CH 41. Eruvin
in Metropolitan Areas Revisited
CH 43. Plain
Talk: Ashkenazic vs. Sepharadic Pronunciation
CH 44. Suing
Your Rabbi for Malpractice
CH 47. Plastic
Surgery & Diets
Special Series: Communal
Unity
CH 49. Mixed
Denomination Communities & Councils
CH 51. Cigarette
Smoking in Halacha
Special Series: Conversion
CH 55. Conversion
Without Accepting Mitzvos
CH 56. Conversion
for the Purpose of Marriage
CH 57. Conversion
in the Course of Adoption
CH 58. Laws
of Waiting on Line & Priorities in a Waiting Room
CH 59. The
Teshuva Process in Halacha
CH 61. Magic
& Magicians in Halacha
CH 62. Practical
Hilchos Mezuza
Special Series: Abortion
CH 63. Defining
the Prohibition
CH 65. Cases
of Danger for the Mother
CH 66. Birth
Defects & Problems of the Fetus
CH 67. Halachos
of Shabbos Goyim
CH 68. Bright
Ideas: Electric Lights in Halacha
CH 69. Vegetarianism
in Halacha
CH 72. Entering Churches & Mosques
CH 74. Cooking for & on Shabbos & Yom
Tov p 1
CH 75. Cooking for & on Shabbos & Yom
Tov p 2
CH 76. Cooking for & on Shabbos & Yom
Tov p 3
CH 77. Entering the Temple Mount
CH 78. Restoring Avodas HaKorbonos
CH 83. Dayanim & Batei Din in Modern Times
CH 84. Semicha & Psak Halacha
CH 85. Corporal & Capitol Punishment in Our
Times
CH 86. Opening Other Peoples' Mail
CH 88. The Use of Lie Detectors in Halacha
CH 89. Is Israel for Sale? (To an Arab?!): Shmitta in Our Time p 1
CH 90. Is Israel for Sale? (To an Arab?!):
Shmitta in Our Time p 2
CH 91. Disturbing the Peace: Exhuming &
Relocating Graves
CH 92. Hilchos Netilas Yadayim & Breaking
Bread al pi Halacha
CH 93. From Soup to Nuts: Eating a Meal al pi
Halacha
CH 94. Graceful Endings: Birkas HaMazon/Bracha
Acharona p 1
CH 95. Graceful Endings: Birkas HaMazon/Bracha
Acharona p 2
CH 96. Behind Bars with Halacha: Imprisonment
CH 97. Sale of Weapons by Israel to Foreign
Countries
CH 98. Reversing
Bal Tashchis: Recycling
CH 99. Close
Shaves with Halacha: Electric Razors
CH 100. Business
Partnerships with a Goy
CH 101. n/c
Partnerships with Mechalelei Shabbos
CH 102. May
a Jew Own Stock in a
Company that Trades in Treifos?
CH 103. Medicines/Medical
Procedures on Shabbos/Yom Tov p 1
CH 104. Medicines/Medical
Procedures on Shabbos/Yom Tov p 2
CH 105. Is
a Promise Halachically Binding?
CH 106. What
& Why Rabbinic Ordinances are Binding
CH 107. Brokerage:
Shadchanim & Real Estate Agents
CH 108. Eradicating
Amalekites, Halacha l'Ma'aseh
CH 109. What’s
a Bracha & How Does it Work? p 1
CH 110. What’s
a Bracha & How Does it Work? p 2
CH 111. Halachos
of Erev Pesach on Shabbos
CH 112. Rise
& Shine: Getting Up in with Halacha p 1
CH 113. Rise
& Shine: Getting Up in with Halacha p 2
CH 114. Tantalizing
Tidbits: Short & Sweet Halachos p 1
CH 115. Tantalizing
Tidbits: Short & Sweet Halachos p 2
Special Series: Wars &
Armies
CH 116. Wars
Halacha Condones & Condemns
CH 117. Milchemes
Mitzva & Wars of Gentile Nations
CH 118. The Draft Age & Exemptions from
Military Service
CH 119. The Authority of Commanding Officers
CH 120. When May a Soldier Disobey Orders?
CH 121. May a Jew Become a Professional Football Player
CH 122. Oh No! You Have a She’eila
& no Rabbi
to Ask: What do you do? p 1
CH 123. Oh No! You Have a She’eila
& no Rabbi
to Ask: What do you do? p 2
CH 124. Is Pasteurized Wine Mevushal?
CH 125. Shemittas Kesafim & Pruzbul
CH 126. Shehecheyanu, Kiddush, Bracha Acharona,
CH 127. Reflections on the 5754 Milk Controversy
CH 128. Fetal Reduction & Related Issues
CH 130. Squeezing & Grinding on Shabbos p 1
CH 131. Grinding p 2 & Kneading on Shabbos
CH 132. Redistributing the Wealth:
Yissaschar-Zevulun
Relationships p 1
CH 133. Redistributing the Wealth:
Yissaschar-Zevulun
Relationships p 2
CH 134. Halachos of Yom Kippur
CH 135. Were the Chashmonaim Allowed to
Assume the
Kingship of Israel?
CH 137. Sunrise, Sunset: Halachic Times of Day p 1
CH 138. Sunrise, Sunset: Halachic Times of Day p 2
CH 139. Sunrise,
Sunset: Halachic Times of Day p 3
CH 140. Rising
Before the Wise & Senior Citizens
Special Series: Lifnei Iver
CH 141. May
it be Ignored for Courtesy & Convenience?
CH 142. May
a Doctor Perform Medical Procedures
CH 143. Rib’is:
Subscribing to Jewish Periodicals?
CH 144. The
First Year of Marriage
CH 146. The
Mitzvah of Ma’akeh
Special Series: Muktzeh
CH 147. Tiltul
b’gufo & min hatzad
CH 148. Kli
she’milachto l’issur
CH 149. Muktzeh
mei’chamas chisaron kis
CH 150. Muktzeh
mei’chamas gufo
CH 151. Shabbos
Clocks
CH 152. Borei
Pri HaGafen, Arba Kosos & Hefsek Berachos p 1
CH 153. Borei
Pri HaGafen, Arba Kosos & Hefsek Berachos p 2
Special Series: Shabbos
& Electricity
CH 156. Reb
Shlomo Zalman; Electronics
Special Series: Halacha at
35,000 Feet:
Airplane Travel Issues
CH 159. Dishonesty
in Ticketing (and Related
Ethical Issues) & Davening On Board
CH 160. Tefillas
HaDerech, Berachos on Things
CH 161. Shabbos Landings, Lavatory Halachos &
Mezonos Rolls
CH 162. Halachos of Taking Challa from Dough
CH 163. Happy Endings: Halachos of Haftaros p 1
CH 164. Happy Endings: Halachos of Haftaros p 2
CH 165. Constructive Justice? Bribing Public
Officials
CH 166. Microwave Ovens: Shabbos & Kashrus p 1
CH 167. Microwave Ovens: Shabbos & Kashrus p 2
CH 168. Wills & Testaments: Issues &
Resolutions p 1
CH 169. Wills & Testaments: Issues &
Resolutions p 2
CH 170. Office Parties: Yoreh De’ah Issues
CH 171. Social Gatherings: Moshav Leitzim
CH 172. A Change of Place: Shinui Makom in Berachos
p 1
CH 173. A Change of Place: Shinui Makom in Berachos
p 2
CH 174. The Effects of Inflation on Halacha p 1
CH 175. The Effects of Inflation on Halacha p 2
CH 176. Kedushas Bais HaKenesses
CH 177. Finders Keepers? Abandoned Objects in
Public Places
CH 178. Kavod & Kerias Sefer Torah p 1
CH 179. Kavod & Kerias Sefer Torah p 2
CH 180. (n/c) So What’s New? Chodosh! p 1
CH 181. So What’s New? Chodosh! p 2
CH 182. Is there a Halachic Basis for Yom HaSho’ah?
CH 183. Dishwashers: Kashrus, Shabbos & Yom Tov
p 1
CH 184. Dishwashers: Kashrus, Shabbos & Yom Tov
p 2
CH 185. n/c Forcing a Husband to Give a Get
CH 186. Financial Assistance from non-Jews
CH 187. Da’as Torah in Halachic & Non-Halachic
Areas p 1
CH 188. Da’as
Torah in Halachic & Non-Halachic Areas p 2
CH 189. Shabbos
Babycare: Baby Wipes & Disposable Diapers
CH 190. Reuven
or Robert?
CH 191. Reuven
or Robert?
CH 192. Good
Intentions: Kavana for the Beginning of Shma p 1
CH 193. Good
Intentions: Kavana for the Beginning of Shma p 2
CH 194. Good
Intentions: Kavana for the Beginning of Shma p 3
CH 195. May You Carry a Child in an Eruv You Don’t Normally Use?
CH 196. Animal
Experimentation & Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim p 1
CH 197. Animal
Experimentation & Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim p 2
CH 198. Animal
Experimentation & Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim p 3
CH 199. Pop-Top
Halacha: Opening Various Food
Containers on Shabbos & Yom Tov p 1
CH 200. Pop-Top
Halacha: Opening Various Food
Containers on Shabbos & Yom Tov p 2
Special Series on
the Rambam
Hilchos Chometz
u’Matzo Perek 7
CH 201. (n/c)
The Mitzva of Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim
CH 202. Zecher
vs. Sippur
CH 203. Grabbing
Matzo and Eating Charoses
CH 204. Wine
and Cheirus