Daled Amos shel Halacha with Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport

80. Drinking on Yom Kippur & Borre Nefashos on Coffee 02.10.2022 1:01:53 ↓

In 1715 a woman gave birth on Tzom Gedalya and it was questionable if she would be able to fast on Yom Kippur. The Mahari"l shares a conversation that he had with his brother (the Alter Rebbe), in which the Alter Rebbe resolves a complex sugya with one simple idea. This sheds light on the laws of drinking on Yom Kippur and eases this woman's post-partum predicament. 

79. Understanding Tekias Shofar 21.09.2022 55:08 ↓

The reasons behind this mitzva

78. Are Truthful Oaths A Mitzvah Or An Aveira? 18.09.2022 1:06:41 ↓

What's more compelling, a polygraph test or an oath?

77. Can I 'Do Early Shabbos' & Then Change My Mind? 04.09.2022 1:06:16 ↓

What if I brought in Shabbos early and then have the opportunity to do a mitzva that belongs to Friday?

76. Must We Uphold All Minhagim? 26.08.2022 57:34 ↓

What is the nature of our responsibility to minhag and its application to participating in a bris on Friday

75. Israel Trip Report - A Halachic Overview 19.07.2022 1:02:56 ↓

Halachos relevant to traveling to Eretz Yisrael

74. Was Yehoshua a king? 19.07.2022 53:06 ↓

In this weeks parsha we read about the investiture of Yehushua as Moshe Rabeinu's successor.  If Yehoshua is a king why was he not anointed? 

73. The role of the bais din & Moshiach in the transmission of Torah 22.05.2022 56:47 ↓

How do we know the Torah we have has been accurately transmitted? On whom does Hashem rely?

72. Siyum HaRambam 18.05.2022 16:37 ↓

What is the purpose of an unsuccessful messiah? & what value does Yoshke serve in the scheme of Hashem's plan for the world?

71. Exploring the nature of the mitzva to recount the exodus 04.04.2022 1:11:48 ↓

How does it differ from the mitzva to remember the exodus twice daily?

70. Why don't we say a bracha on the Haggadah? 27.03.2022 48:49 ↓

Is it really a mitzva? 

69. Karpas; what's it all about? 22.03.2022 58:28 ↓

A fascinating analysis of two approaches to Karpas and their practical halachic ramifications.

68. Is everyone observing Purim on the wrong day? 14.03.2022 1:08:54 ↓

Why do some Jews in Jerusalem celebrate on the 14th of Adar?  Should the Jews of Prauge & Istanbul be celebrating  on the 15th (Shushan Purim)? Can rabbis and archeologists agree on anything?

67. May a woman read the Megilah? 06.03.2022 53:00 ↓

The background to this depate

66. May a Bar Mitzvah boy lead the services for Musaf? 06.03.2022 53:41 ↓

Defining the mitzvah of giving a half shekel

65. A whole month with not a single bar mitzvah anywhere in the world?! 27.02.2022 1:08:31 ↓

Adar I & Adar II; which is the main one?

64. Snow on Shabbos | part 1 06.02.2022 58:08 ↓

I came home from work just before shabbos and didn't have time to clear the snow. May I do it on shabbos?

63. Prophecy & Dreams vs. Halacha 10.01.2022 59:39 ↓

Do they enhance each other? What do we do when they clash?

62. Prophecy, Dreams & Heavenly Voices; The Basics 10.01.2022 55:34 ↓

Prophesy is Torah

61. Privacy Law in Halacha 22.12.2021 51:51 ↓

What does Torah say about one's right to privacy?

60. Asara B'Teves - part 2 | Rabbi Eliyahu Rapoport 20.12.2021 1:00:29 ↓

More on the ambiguous history of Asara B'Teves & 17th of Tammuz

59. Burial in Eretz Yisrael 19.12.2021 54:29 ↓

What is the value of being buried in Eretz Yisrael? Is it something that everyone should strive for? What lesson can we take from the last wishes of Yaakov Avinu & Yosef Hatzadik? (recorded in January 2020)

58. Asara B'Teves - Beginning of Downfall 12.12.2021 1:00:10 ↓

Besiege of Jerusalem, the death of Ezra and the birth of Hellenism. Video: https://youtu.be/oBlES4N7LQE

57. Writing a Sefer Torah 08.12.2021 59:58 ↓

The mitzvah to write a sefer torah and it's modern day application

56. "A House Full of Books" 08.12.2021 1:02:29 ↓

The mitzvah to buy holy books and the Rebbe's campaign for it