We are continuing in siman 6. The Chayei Adam will address many other points in future simanim, but we will clarify some of these points now. We learned in the previous shiur that there is a concept of graf shel re’i, something which is used to contain tzoah and is considered tzoah even when there
We are beginning siman 6, which begins the halachos of tzoah. The Chayei Adam begins the siman with a review of the source for the issur of tzoah (see shiur 1502). The Chayei Adam writes that the Torah teaches (Devarim 23:10) that when Klal Yisroel are at war, and certainly on a regular
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We have finished siman 5, and are clarifying the halachos of one who interrupts birchos kriyas shema and takes off their tallis and tefillin to go to the bathroom. We learned that when one takes off their tallis and tefillin, they do not need a new bracha on their tallis, but they would need a
We have finished siman 5 and have a few points to clarify. We learned that if one began shemoneh esrei when it was muttar (i.e., they did not feel an urge), and then they felt an urge, they may finish shemoneh esrei. Once a person begins baruch she’amar, they are not supposed to
We are continuing in siman 4. The Chayei Adam had introduced the concept that if a person can control their urge to relieve themselves up to 4 milin, they could recite shema or brachos. Rav Akiva Eiger points out that the language used to describe these 4 milin is different from other places in
1504 – Brachos and Tefilos – (Klal 3 Siman 4-5) – Relieving Oneself Before Davening 2 Read More »
We are continuing Klal 3, beginning siman 1. The pasuk says barchi nafshi es Hashem, vechol keravai es sheim kodsho (Tehillim 103:1), which Chazal understand to mean that even a person’s insides need to bless Hashem. The pasuk is teaching us that not only does the neshama bless Hashem, but the body as well.
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We are beginning Klal 3, which deals with the cleanliness aspect of a person’s Torah and tefillah. We will also learn Klal 4, which deals with a person’s body parts being properly covered for davening. We will begin with an introduction. In Parshas Ki Seitzei (Devarim 23:10), the Torah tells us that when Klal Yisroel
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We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim. If a person is in a situation where people are being mevazeh talmidei chachamim, they have a chiyuv macha’ah, to protest against the bizayon. The Gemara says that one who is mevazeh a talmid chacham is put into cherem, and one who is present when others
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We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim. Today, we will discuss the halachos of a seivah. We learned (shiur 1484) that it is a machlokes whether seivah begins at age 60 or 70, and since this is a question of a chiyuv deoraysa, one should be machmir. Although we learned (shiur 1487) that
1500 – Kavod Talmidei Chachamim – (Klal 69) – Hiddur 9 – Elderly People Read More »
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim, specifically the halachos of hiddur. We left off with the question of someone from whom one has not learned for a long period of time, but rather someone from whom one picks up ideas or other thoughts based on the situation. The Gemara discusses this situation
1499 – Kavod Talmidei Chachamim – (Klal 69) – Hiddur 8 – Defining Rabo 2 Read More »
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim, specifically the halachos of hiddur. We need to discuss the status of the wife of a talmid chacham. The Gemara says that when Rav Huna’s wife would come to bais din, Rav Nachman would stand up for her. He did not stand up for her because
1498 – Kavod Talmidei Chachamim – (Klal 69) – Hiddur – 7 – Defining Rabo – 1 Read More »
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim, specifically the halachos of hiddur. The Gemara in the tenth perek of Sanhedrin talks about someone known as an apikores. We are familiar with the term as used to describe a person who has incorrect belief systems about Hashem. The Gemara has another explanation, and says
1497 – Kavod Talmidei Chachamim – (Klal 69) – Hiddur 5 – Bizayon 1 Read More »
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim, specifically the halachos of hiddur. When one speaks to a talmid chacham, one must use whichever titles are most appropriate. As we learned (shiur 1493), anything which has become accepted as a vehicle for presenting kavod would be a part of this chiyuv of hiddur. If
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim, specifically the halachos of hiddur. We know that there is a concept of vekidashto for a kohen, that we give him the first portion, give him to lead benching, and so on. The Gemara in Horayos teaches that the kavod deserved to a talmid chacham is
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim, specifically the halachos of hiddur. Rashi in Chumash quotes the Toras Kohanim, which says that one should not be soseir (lit. break down) the words of a talmid chacham. Soseir can mean a few things. If a person needs to correct or challenge a talmid chacham,
1494 – Kavod Talmidei Chachamim – (Klal 69) – Hiddur 2 – Sosei D’varav, Kedima B’tor Read More »
We are discussing the halachos of kavod talmidei chachamim. In shiur 1491, we left off with the question of whether there can be a chiyuv hiddur even if there is no chiyuv kimah, or whether they are inexorably tied together. The Sefer Chareidim writes that the chiyuv of hiddur is to speak to the talmid
1493 – Kavod Talmidei Chachamim – (Klal 69) – Hiddur 1 – Dibbur; Yeshiva B’Mekomo Read More »
