by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
8. All those who are *tamei* (ritually impure) are obligated to read K’riat Sh’ma and to say the B’rakhot beforehand and afterwards [even] while they are in their state of *tum’ah*. Even though they could ascend out of their state of...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
This shiur is lovingly dedicated to the Abrams, Bloom/Garret, Glustein and Sachs families – and to all of our wonderful friends in the Kehillah haKedoshah of Pittsburgh.’ I. Now that we have completed the study of Hilkhot K’riat Sh’ma, we can...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
This shiur P’tichah on Hilkhot Tefillah is lovingly dedicated to the memory of our neighbor and friend Mendy Weiss at the conclusion of Shiv’ah. May his memory be a blessing to us all and may the legacy of his dedication to Torah, the warmth of his heart...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
INTRODUCTION: The Halakhot of T’fillah and Birkat Kohanim, comprising two Mitzvot Aseh. One, to serve God every day via T’fillah. The second – that the Kohanim should bless YisrÕael every day. The explanation of these two Mitzvot is in these...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
1. It is a Mitzvat ‘Aseh [Mitzvah of commission] to say T’fillah every day, as it says: “And you shall worship YHVH your God” (Shemot [Exodus] 23:25). From oral tradition we learn that this *Avodah* (worship) is T’fillah, as it says...
