Rabbi Eli Markowitz

12 Minute Halacha

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We all try to dedicate time for learning Torah. Many people attend Daf Yomi, have a chavrusa, etc. Yet, most people find it difficult to learn Halacha in a consistent and clear way. We either spend too much time on one subject or try to breeze through a summary of all the laws in a few minutes. Neither of these approaches work. The concept of 12 Minute Halacha Daily (Monday through Friday) is to spend one hour a week learning Halacha from the sources all the way through the contemporary poskim and applications. This can be listened to while driving, sitting down with the sefer, or even while t...

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Rabbi Eli Markowitz

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The minhag of avoiding kitnios part 1 (Pesach #4) 23.03.2022 9:21

Various minhagim Sefardim vs. Ashkenazim Ashkenazi by his sefardi in laws for pesach 3 important leniencies Gluten free diet all year? Young children? Ask your Rabbi

Foods that may contain Chometz part 2 (Pesach #3) 22.03.2022 12:00

Foods that may contain unexpected Chometz Malt Vanilla extract CBD products Xanthan gum, Flavors, Vitamins Almond flour Non Dairy Creamers

What is chometz part 1 (Pesach #2) 21.03.2022 9:16

Play Doh Soy sauce French Fries Non Dairy Creamer Oat Milk Barley milk Sourdough starter

Introduction to the world of Kosher L'Pesach (Pesach #1) 18.03.2022 13:55

Introduction to the world of Kosher L'Pesach Giving Hashgacha on foods that are only muttar bidieved DE products Kind Frozen Bars Peeled garlic Almond milk for children

Bracha on oat challah (challah#17) 26.11.2021 12:54

Oat challah (Challah #16) 25.11.2021 11:47

Multigrain bread (Challah #15) 25.11.2021 9:18

Tevel Matzah vs Tevel Dough system 12.11.2021 10:06

The whole wheat wheat shaila (challah #13) 05.11.2021 12:56

The amount of flour needed for Hafrashas Challah with a beracha (Challah #12) 01.11.2021 9:31

The minimum amount of flour that requires Hafrashas Challah (Challah #11) 18.10.2021 11:39

B'nachas Nishmaim Newsletter 08.10.2021 0:56

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The unique status of Challah outside Eretz Yisroel (Challah #10) 07.10.2021 13:50

Is there Tevel on Challas Chutz Laretz What if your host forgot to take challah How important is it for hechsheirim to verify the Hafrashas Challah on Non-observant Jewish owned bakeries The need to kasher if a company failed to do proper Hafrashas Challah

Eat and then ask Questions (Challah #9) 04.10.2021 12:58

Leniency of Chutz Laretz The dough ball Hafrashas Challah system Please don't ask your Rav this shaila

The dough exploded!!! (Challah #8) 12.09.2021 14:17

Why do we double wrap the challah dough Overview of ovens in Halacha Pizza in a fleishig oven Burning challah correctly What if the dough exploded and is now touching the oven wall or oven rack?

Hataras Nedarim over zoom (Hafrashas Challah #7) 30.08.2021 12:50

Hataras Nedarim (Challah #6) 26.08.2021 13:22

The typical Psak halacha when the dough gets mixed back in A quick glance at the Halachos of Hataras Nedarim One or two berachos Saying aneinu and then breaking the fast

Whoops where's my challah!?!? (Challah #5) 23.08.2021 13:16

The classic shaila when the Hafrashas Challah gets mixed back into the dough. The opinion of the Shulchan Aruch The advice of the Noda Byihuda The chacham tzvi fascinating chiddush from a sugya in Yoma (#DafYomi) The Psak of the Rema

Women and Hafrashas Challah (challah #4) 19.08.2021 12:23

Giving challah to a Kohen today, Yichus questions, egg matzah production, tossing in the garbage instead of burning it (challah #3) 16.08.2021 13:50

Giving challah to a Kohen today, Yichus questions, egg matzah production, tossing in the garbage instead of burning it (challah #3)

Why we do what we do (Challah #2) 12.08.2021 13:58

Why do we burn the challah? Why don't we follow the shulchan aruch and do two Hafrashas? Why do we give a Kzayis if it's not mentioned anywhere?

Intro to Hilchos Hafrashas challah (Challah #1) 09.08.2021 11:57

What's so complicated about separating a piece of dough? The unique mitzvah What's the amount of the separation?

Concluding ideas and Qs for further analysis (Chodosh #7) 06.08.2021 11:51

Poor storage Yoshon production Deep fryers Chodosh equipment

Navigating the Yoshon scene (Chodosh #6) 05.08.2021 13:39

The Chodosh Guide Yoshon.com USDA The common applications of the 5 grains

Should you only eat "Yoshon"? (Chodosh #5) 02.08.2021 13:54