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Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the halachic sources and opinions regarding the obligation of women and men to cover their heads.

Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the correlation between clocks becoming common in daily life and how that affected Jewish communal prayer.

Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the correlation between clocks becoming common in daily life and how that affected Jewish communal prayer.

Most poskim prohibit gelatin made from non-kosher animal parts. Some permit it. In this class we will survey the opinions and the reasons on both sides of the issue.

Survey of the opinions of the poskim regarding gelatin, glycerin, and related substances.

Concerts? Zemirot? What are the parameters? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the halachot of Kol Isha. In this course we will learn from the sources down through today’s leading poskim.

Concerts? Zemirot? What are the parameters? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the halachot of Kol Isha. In this course we will learn from the sources down through today’s leading poskim.

Concerts? Zemirot? What are the parameters? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the halachot of Kol Isha. In this course we will learn from the sources down through today’s leading poskim.

Concerts? Zemirot? What are the parameters? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the halachot of Kol Isha. In this course we will learn from the sources down through today’s leading poskim.

Sources regarding the use of LEDs on Shabbat and Yom Tov are attached. In class we will translate and explain these sources.

Class description In this lesson we will cover the concept of a Shoteh, which appears frequently in the Mishna and Gemara. What does it mean and how do we apply its meaning for practical use in our time?

Class description In this session we will cover the term שוטה לדבר אחד (the concept of a Shoteh for a specific issue), a condition when someone’s personality is not totally taken over by his mental condition.

Class description In this session we will cover the concept of choleh she-yesh bo sakana (a person in danger because of their condition), discussing what mental conditions define a person as being in life-threatening danger.

In this session we will cover the concept of safek pikuach nefesh , situations where one’s mental condition casts doubt as to whether he is in a life-threatening situation.

Having covered issues related to choleh she-yesh bo sakana , this session will cover choleh she-ein bo sakana , people with mental conditions which are not life-threatening.

In this session we will discuss the concept of depression in both Halachic history and ruling. Are the views and rulings of the great sages compatible with mental health conditions and situations of today?

Taking everything we have learned up till now into consideration, in this session we will discuss what the proper communal and halachic response should be to Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

In this session we will discuss how certain cases of PTSD offer different kinds of thinking when it comes to their relationship with halacha.

In this session we will cover how halachic treats anorexia, primarily with regards to halachic fasting.

In this session we will cover religious scrupulosity and how it must be handled within the context of obsessive compulsive disorder.

In this final session, we will cover halachic questions that have to do with the anxiety disorder agoraphobia and touch on a few outstanding questions regarding other mental health issues.

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion.

We will continue to learn about the laws of Torah reading. We will also  learn the laws for the Blessings of the Priests. After finishing the  third chapter, we will learn the fourth and final chapter of Masechet  Megillah. This chapter deals with the sanctity of the Shul, Beit  Kneset.  We will also learn the special Torah readings for each Festival  in the Jewish Ca...

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion.

This week we will learn the entire second chapter of Masechet Megillah.  This chapter deals with the laws of reading the Megillah and how one  fulfills their obligation. We will also learn about the order of the  blessings in the silent Amida and its significance. We will learn who  may or may not read the Megillah and when it must be read. The third  chapter discusses the...