Rabbi Gershon Schaffel's Shiurim

Is it permitted to play music for young children durng the Three Weeks? Sources can be found here  

If one mistakenly purchased dog food that contains basar b'cholov (meat and milk cooked together) is it permitted to return the dog food to the store for a refund? Sources can be found here  

Is it permitted to swim on Shabbos? Sources can be found here  

Under what conditions do we recite a beracha on water and under what conditions is it permitted to drink water without making a beracha? Sources can be found here  

Why doesn't Hashem reward and punish automatically? Why is He personally involved in rewarding and punishing? Why is Rosh HaShanah before Yom Kippur? Wouldn't our judgement turn out better if we were forgiven for our sins before the day of judgement? Why is there no such thing as reward for mitzvos in this world?

If one rents a car and the renter receives a citation because the car was not inspected, who pays for the ticket? Does the renter have to pay the full cost of the rental? Sources can be found here  

If a woman requires a special medical diet, is that expense mezonos or refuah ? Sources can be found here  

I share some thoughts and lessons to take with us as, IY'H, COVID restrictions continue to ease and 'normal' life resumes.

If one spends less than expected on a business trip, is he permitted to keep the extra money? Sources can be found here  

Is it permitted to take vitamins on Shabbos? Does it matter whether the vitamins are taken to treat a medical condition, or simply strengthen a person who is feeling weak?  Sources can be found here  

How do the principles of Omniscience and Free Choice co-exist? Don't they contradict one another? We share a number of proposed resolutions to this conundrum.

Can we look to agadata sources to derive certain halachos? Can a slave commit to accept the responsibility of a kesubah or is he unable to make such a commitment because he cannot own property? Sources can be found here

If one gives an unsuspecting acquarium owner a predatory fish that he adds to his acquarium, is the benefactor liable for the fish that the predatory fish consume? Sources can be found here  

Does the existence of machlokes indicate that our mesorah is not reliable? What does אלו ואלו דברי אלוקים חיים mean? Are our sifrei torah exactly the same as Moshe Rabbeinu's?

If a fish store owner sells a customer predatory fish for his aquarium without informing him that they are predatory fish, can the customer demand a refund? Is the fish store owner liable to reimburse the customer for his fish that were eaten? Sources can be found here  

We briefly discuss the concepts contained in the belief of the authenticity of the Written Torah and Oral Torah. We review a number of proofs to the existence of an Oral Torah and the absurdity of the belief that the Written Torah should be able to exist without an accompanying Oral Torah

What is the status of egg matzah as far as chometz is concerned and may it be consumed on Erev Pesach that falls on Shabbos? Sources can be found here  

We finish delineating the differences between Moshe Rabbeinu's prophecy and the prophecy of others. The phrase used by the Rambam that Moshe Rabbeinu is the "Father of all Prophets" is challenged since he was not the first prophet and explained.

Are women Biblically obligated in the mitzvah of Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim? Sources can be found here