Learning Torah with Rabbi Sariel Malitzky

You hang your tallis on the hooks outside the bathroom. When you return, your tallis is gone, and someone else's has been left in its place! Can you wear his tallis or is that stealing? And if you are permitted to wear it, do you recite a beracha?

How can we access Tefilla if we just don't feel it?

The Mitzvah of Ner Shabbos is usually done by the woman in the house. Why is that? Why does her husband not do it? Does he have any role in the lighting of the candles? if yes, what?

We begin learning שבת מלכתא, the incredible Sefer by Rav Pincus about Shabbos!

We all set the table for Shabbos. But is it simply so we have a place to eat, or is there something much more meaningful? Why did the Arizal have specific requirements for the size and appearance of the Shabbos table? When should we set it? And who should be the one to set it? Let's transform our Shabbos by changing the way we set the table!

What more can we learn from the ויכוח of Tefilla? What does the Gemara mean when it says that if you daven and are not answered that you should daven again?

What is Tefilla? Is it the recitation of words? Clearly not! So, what is it?

Join us as we begin learning לקט רשימות , the shmuessen of Rav Nosson Wachtfogel zt”l, the longtime Mashgiach of BMG, on the topic of Tefillah.

What do we do when just aren't feeling it?

How do the 19 Berachos of Shemona Esrei connect to the Mishkan and the Beis Hamikdash?

Why do we take the Daled Minim? What is the point? Why on Sukkos?

How is Shevet Binyamin being called זאב יטרף a bracha? How does that connect to Tefilla?

Why do we sing a happy and upbeat tune before doing viduy? That seems so off and misplaced. What is the role of Viduy? How do we avoid becoming depressed or broken after all of the Viduy?

Charatah, regret, is a critical component of Teshuvah. But regret can be uncomfortable and, if not approached properly, can lead to sadness and heaviness. How can we experience sincere regret in a way that builds us and propels us forward, rather than weighs us down?

Why was Noach unable to save his generation? In what zechus were the Jewish people saved during the Purim story? And what can we do to save ourselves from the challenges and troubles we face today, both as a nation and as individuals?

Many people carry pocket-sized seforim or a Sefer Tehillim with them wherever they go. Whether attending a wedding, commuting to and from work, or simply waiting somewhere, having a sefer or Torah printout with us can help us maximize our time and fulfill וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ. But what happens when we need to use the restroom? How can we bring a holy sefer into a bathroom? Must it be left outsi...

Can you stack a sefer or two together to make the sefer you are learning easier to read? What can you use seforim for? Can you place a computer on top of a sefer? Learn all about the proper way to treat and use seforim in this six-minute Dvar Halacha.

In this shiur, we explore the first steps of Teshuva according to the Rambam, Meiri, and Rabbeinu Yonah. What is the very first step in the Teshuva process, and why is it so critical? What happens if that first step is missing? Can you still do Teshuva, or is everything else meaningless without it?

Rosh Hashana, Adam Harison, Beis Hamikdash, and Selichos What should we have in mind when we say אל תשליכנו לעת זקנה?

We all instinctively know what to do when a sefer falls: pick it up and give it a kiss. But where does that come from? Did our Morah in preschool make it up, or is it actually rooted in halacha? Why did some Gedolim object to kissing a sefer? What did Rav Pam suggest doing when a sefer falls? And what happens if a sefer or siddur falls while you are in the middle of Shemoneh Esrei? Do you stop and...

Adam Harishon was born on Rosh Hashana. He sinned on Rosh Hashana We can't sleep on Rosh Hashana. How does this all tie together?

The Gemara discusses the prohibition of touching a Sefer Torah ערום, with one’s bare hands. How far does this halacha extend? Do you really need to use the gartel or a tallis whenever you want to touch the Torah? What about touching the Atzei Chaim with your bare hands? Why are some people machmir about this?

Why do we sometimes have a hard time connection to Tefilla?

What is the true litmus of your Ahavas Hashem?

A Sefer Torah has tremendous kedusha, and we stand to honor that holiness. But what if the Sefer Torah is pasul? If someone is carrying it into or out of shul, must we still stand? Does a Sefer Torah that becomes pasul retain its kedusha?