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Shiurim on Rav Shimon Shkop's introduction to Shaarei Yosher. It is an essay that describes what holiness is, our purpose in life, the way to happiness, how to be kind, and more.

The Odd Account of the Overnight Onion
Prof. L. Levine: The Odd Account of the Overnight Onion: Please see the article at https://ohr.edu/this_week/insights_into_halacha/5213 [...] The Odd Account of the Overnight Onion « Insights into Halacha « Ohr Somayach<https://ohr.edu/this_week/insights_into_halacha/5213> Interestingly, overnight peeled eggs might actually be permitted according to several authorities, as Rashi (ad loc. s.v. she’avar) when explaining the prohibition omits eggs […]
Bracha question
Micha Berger: Bracha question: [...] To rephased RAM's answer in the terms I was planning to use... (Just because to the way I think, I find the first sentence below a clear summary.) Whether or not a food it part of the meal has little to do with the kind of food, and more with […]
Bracha question
Akiva Miller: Bracha question: R' Joel Rich asked: [...] You can't compare a food which is accepted as a normal meal-food, with a non-meal food that happens to be eaten during the meal but specifically for ritual purposes. My understanding is that this is exactly why we are told to have the maror […]
Bracha question
Rich, Joel: Bracha question: If one (or a whole community)normally eats sliced apple as part of the meal (e.g. waldorf salad), would you still make a bracha on apple slices dipped in honey after making hamotzi? Kt Joel Rich THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE ADDRESSEE. […]
spending money on a mitzvah
Micha Berger: spending money on a mitzvah: [...] I can't answer your "in addition", but in general. One Shabbos haGadol derashah R Menachem Zupnik included the idea that it is better to use wine you bought for the four kosos than wine you got for free (for example, in "shalachmanos"). The idea is that this […]
women/mlacha
Micha Berger: women/mlacha: [...] The Be'er Heitev says that for men it's only until one counts. Looks like the usual "don't do your own thing you might forget to do the mitzvah" taqanah (but in minhag form). The AhS (s' 9) "vegam `atah yeish nashim" who keep this minhag. But the […]
Vayeira (from Rav Kook Torah "Salt of Sodom")
Micha Berger: Vayeira (from Rav Kook Torah "Salt of Sodom"): On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 09:50:06AM -0500, Cantor Wolberg relayed the following piece from Gold from the Land of Israel, R' Chanan Morrison, adapted from Ein Eyah vol 1 pg. 21: [...] But does it have anything directly to do with the city's evil […]
spending money on a mitzvah
Rich, Joel: spending money on a mitzvah: The chavot yair (252) was asked by a talmid chacham (TC) about the following circumstances: The TC's cousin vowed to provide the TC with weekly wine for Kiddush. The TC would rather use his own wine as he doesn't want to have a freebie with which to do […]
women/mlacha
Rich, Joel: women/mlacha: Anyone aware of any women who do not do mlacha after shkia during the period between Pesach and Shavuot? Men? (see S"A O"C 493:4) KT Joel Rich THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE ADDRESSEE. IT MAY CONTAIN PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE. […]
Being Sekptical About Skepticism
Micha Berger: Being Sekptical About Skepticism: From https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/11/when-atheists-stole-the-moral-high-ground/ [...] See epigram in signature. Tir'u baTov! -Micha

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