In Siman 303, Maran discusses various items which may not be worn in the public domain on Shabbat, out of concern that one may remove it and carry it. This could happen because either he wants to show it off to someone else, or he is embarrassed and wants to hide it from someone else. One example of an item that a person may be embarrassed by is a …

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Can We Truly Love Our Enemies? This message delves into two heartbreaking Bible stories and their shocking relevance to our modern world. Jesus preached radical love, even for enemies. But how do we apply this teaching in our own lives? Explore the hidden dangers that lurk within our communities and discover the power of forgiveness amidst conflict…

…و چهارمین و آخرین قسمت از پادکست ثریا به ماجرای زندگی او پس از جدایی از شاه تا مرگش اختصاص دارد. در این قسمت دیجی پی در کنار جعبه ایستاده است. دیجی پی یک فروشگاه آن لاین خرید کالاست که شما می توانید تا سقف ۲۰۰ میلیون تومان در آن وام گرفته و پس از خرید به‌صورت قسطی طی شصت ماه پرداخت نمایید. https://landing.dgshahr.com/…

This week we're taking some time to honor the great Steve Albini. Having already done full episodes on Big Black, Rapeman, and most recently Shellac, this time we're talking about everything Albini has worked on that's affected us over the years. Mike speaks with Alex, their history guy, Tom, as well as his brother Robert about everything Steve Alb…

The Gemara applies a number of restrictions on folding clothes on Shabbat. The Poskim discuss whether these restrictions also apply to folding bedding, such as quilts or sheets. The Magen Abraham (Rav Abraham Gombiner, Poland, 1637-1682) permits making beds on Shabbat, if doing so creates an orderly and clean Shabbat environment. Based on this, the…

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Halacha allows women to light the Shabbat candles without accepting the onset of Shabbat. For example, if a woman must drive somewhere before Shabbat and will not return home before Shabbat begins, she may light the Shabbat candles before she leaves and stipulate that she does not yet accept the onset of Shabbat. She then accepts Shabbat later, a f…

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The Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 263) rules (based on the Rashba) that if a person accepted Shabbat early, before sunset – as one is supposed to do – he is allowed to ask another Jew, who has not accepted Shabbat, to perform Melacha on his behalf. As long as the sun has not yet set, one who has accepted Shabbat may have somebody else perform Melacha fo…

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Many congregations have the practice during the summer months of accepting Shabbat early, before sundown on Friday afternoon. The men go the synagogue, recite Minha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Arbit, and return home well before sundown. The question arises in this situation as to whether or not the wife is bound by the husband's acceptance of Shabbat. If…

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Halacha forbids listening to music – either live or from a radio, tape, disc player and the like – during the three weeks from Shiba Assar Be'Tammuz through Tisha B'Ab. This applies even to religious music, such as prayers and Pizmonim; even these songs may not be sung with musical accompaniment during the Three Weeks. Just as a mourner, Heaven for…

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The day of Shiba Asar Be'Tammuz (the 17th day in the month of Tammuz) is observed as a fast day to commemorate five calamities that befell the Jewish people on this day: 1) Just several months after the Exodus from Egypt, Beneh Yisrael worshipped the golden calf on Shiba Asar Be'Tammuz; 2) Toward the end of the First Temple era, it was on this day …

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Is it permissible to recite Birkat Ha'gomel on Shiba Assar Be'Tammuz? If, for example, a person returned from a trip and must recite the Beracha, may he do so on the fast of Shiba Assar Be'Tammuz? The reason why one might raise such a question is a ruling of the Kaf Ha'haim Sofer (Rav Yaakob Haim Sofer, Baghdad-Israel, 1870-1939) that one should no…

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The Gemara in Masechet Berachot (30) establishes the obligation of "Tefilat Ha'derech," the special Beracha recited when embarking on a trip. There is a debate among the Rabbis in the Gemara as to whether or not this prayer must be recited while standing. Rav Hisda maintained that one must stop traveling and stand while reciting Tefilat Ha'derech, …

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In general, the Halacha permits traveling by boat on Shabbat, provided that one boarded the specified time before Shabbat. However, the Shulhan Aruch (248:2), based on a responsa of the Rambam, adds a caveat to this practice. He rules, that it is only permitted to travel over water on Shabbat, if it is not known for certain that the depth of the wa…

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Is it permissible to travel on a boat during Shabbat, if one boarded the ship before Shabbat? Clearly, one may not ride on a boat on Shabbat if the captain or crew members are Jews who do not observe Shabbat. Since the trip entails Shabbat desecration by Jews, it is forbidden to participate in the voyage. This is the ruling of Hacham Ovadia Yosef i…

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This week we're discussing every album by Shellac. After covering Big Black and Rapeman in past episodes, it was only a matter of time before we eventually got to Shellac. However, due to the unexpected and tragic loss of Steve Albini this year, this episode is bittersweet. They were a fantastic band that we're happy to dissect in detail here. Clos…

If a boat reached its port on Shabbat, it is permitted to disembark on Shabbat. Assuming that the boat travelled across water deeper than 10 Tefahim (handbreadths), there is no issue of Tehum Shabbat (leaving the boundaries of Shabbat). Accordingly, the Jewish passengers are considered residents of the port city and can freely walk its entire domai…

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The question was raised whether it is permitted to board a boat on Shabbat in order to perform a misva. This was an actual issue for Jews in Turnberry, who wanted to cross the inter-coastal waterway via ferry in order to reach Shul on Shabbat morning. The Halacha clearly states that is prohibited to board a boat on Shabbat, even for the purpose of …

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The Halacha prohibits boarding a boat within three days of Shabbat for a journey through Shabbat. This restriction only applies to travel not for the purpose of a misva. For example, one is allowed to embark even on Friday afternoon to make Aliya to Eres Yisrael. Business travel, on the other hand, is not considered a misva purpose in this context.…

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The Minhat Yishak (Rav Yishak Weiss, 1901-1989) addresses the situation of people who live on an island and thus frequently travel by ferry through waterways. He writes that since the ordinary mode of travel for such people is by ferry, and this is how they get to the places they need to go on a day-to-day basis, they do not recite Birkat Ha’gomel …

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One of the situations requiring the recitation of Birkat Ha’gomel is a journey in the ocean. The chapter of Tehillim which discusses the obligation of Birkat Ha’gomel describes the situation of "Yoredeh Ha’yam Ba’oniyot Oseh Melacha Be’mayim Rabim" ("Those who descend into the ocean in ships; who do their work in the high seas" – Tehillim 107:23). …

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Customarily, when somebody needs to recite Birkat Ha'gomel after emerging safely from a dangerous situation, he recites the Beracha in the synagogue, when the Sefer Torah is read. However, this is not strictly required, and the Beracha may also be recited at other times, as long as a Minyan is present. The Hatam Sofer (Rav Moshe Sofer of Pressburg,…

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This week we're discussing Cometh the Storm, the latest album by the great High on Fire. Led by guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (Sleep) and joined for the first time by drummer Coady Willis (Murder City Devils, Big Business, Mevlins), Cometh the Storm is High on Fire doing what they do best. Is it similar to their other albums? Yes. Does it rule? Also…

One of the dangerous situations requiring the recitation of Birkat Ha'gomel is a sea voyage. A person who traveled by sea must recite Birkat Ha'gomel after reaching dry land, to express gratitude to G-d for bringing him safely through the ocean. Hacham Ovadia Yosef ruled that this applies also to somebody who swims in the ocean – or even in a lake,…

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Rav Shemuel Pinhasi (contemporary), in his work Ve'chol Ha'haim (p. 31; listen to audio recording for precise citation), discusses the situation of a traveler who completes a long journey (72 minutes or longer) but has not yet arrived at his final destination. He uses the example of a passenger who flies from Israel to the United States where he is…

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If a child below the age of Bar-Misva experiences a situation of danger that for an adult would require the recitation of Birkat Ha'gomel – such as being bedridden with an illness, or traveling overseas – does he recite this Beracha? The Magen Abraham (Rav Abraham Gombiner, 1633-1683), in Siman 219, cites the ruling of the Mahari Mintz (Rav Yehuda …

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