Lomdus on the Amud

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Chagigah 25a : Understanding Ohel Zaruk: A Clear Walkthrough of the Sugya

Nov 24, 2025

2:04

A straightforward, step-by-step explanation of the sugya of ohel zaruk — the debate about whether a moving “tent” counts as an ohel to block or transmit tumah. We outline the basic machlokes, key nafka minas, and the two conceptual ways to understand tum’at ohel, all in simple, clear language.

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Chagigah 25a: How were they Oleh LRegel from the Galil?

Nov 20, 2025

1:27

Chagigah 25a: How were they Oleh LRegel from the Galil?

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Chagigah 24b: Geder of Hechsher Tumah - Hilchos Tumah or Hilchos Ochlin?

Nov 18, 2025

2:33

Chagigah 24b: Geder of Hechsher Tumah - Hilchos Tumah or Hilchos Ochlin?

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Chagigah 24a: Tziruf Kli

Nov 18, 2025

3:48

Chagigah 24a: Tziruf Kli

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Chagigah 23b: Meyuchad LeYeshiva

Nov 18, 2025

1:47

Chagigah 23b: Meyuchad LeYeshiva

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Chagigah 23a: How can the Eifer Chatas become Tamei?

Nov 16, 2025

1:24

Chagigah 23a: How can the Eifer Chatas become Tamei?

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Chagigah 22b: Why isn't the Am Haaretz trusted bc he has a Migu?

Nov 16, 2025

2:13

Chagigah 22b: Why isn't the Am Haaretz trusted bc he has a Migu?

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Chagigah 21b: The Brisker Rav 's Chiddush on Iruv Mikvaos

Nov 13, 2025

3:01

Chagigah 21b: The Brisker Rav 's Chiddush on Iruv Mikvaos

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Chagigah 21a: When a Cast Meets the Mikvah: Understanding One of the Hardest Chatzitzah Cases

Nov 12, 2025

2:45

This episode breaks down one of the most complex and sensitive halachic questions in Hilchot Niddah: Does wearing a medical cast create a Chatzitzah?We walk through the major positions of leading poskim — including Rav Eliezer Waldenberg, Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, Rav Zvi Pesach Frank, and the Sidrei Taharah — and explain why this issue is so difficult.You’ll hear:Why some poskim insist on removing the cast whenever possibleWhy others argue that a cast may not be considered a Chatzitzah, since it’s medically necessary and not viewed as “objectionable”This is a clear, structured guide to one of the hardest real-life Chatzitzah dilemmas.

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Chagigah 20b: ב דינים בעניין שימור במצה

Nov 11, 2025

4:24

Chagigah 20b: ב דינים בעניין שימור במצה

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Chagigah 20a: שימור לשם מצת מצוה

Nov 11, 2025

2:37

Chagigah 20a: שימור לשם מצת מצוה

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Chagigah 19b: Kavannah After the Dip: How Does It Work?

Nov 4, 2025

2:24

How can kavannah after tevila still count? Isn’t intention supposed to come before the act? In this episode, we explore the halachic mechanics of kavannah in tevila—whether it’s a condition in the act itself or a din of hesech hadaas. We’ll unpack how kavannah can sometimes take effect even after immersion, and what this teaches us about the deeper structure of mitzvos and the role of conscious intent in creating spiritual transformation.

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Chagigah 19a : Kavannah When Washing for Bread: Does It Matter Why You Washed?

Nov 4, 2025

3:13

If you washed your hands before Mincha and then sat down for Shalosh Seudos, do you need to wash again—and can you make a bracha? In this episode, we explore whether netilas yadayim requires specific kavannah for eating bread, or if any washing counts. We’ll look at the classic case of washing for one reason but then deciding to eat, and uncover when a new washing and bracha are required—and when your first one still works.

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Chagigah 18b: Why Do We Wash Before Bread?

Nov 4, 2025

2:37

Before eating bread, we wash our hands—but why? In this episode, we explore the reason behind netilas yadayim l’seudah: is it about cleanliness, holiness, or both? We’ll discuss the decree of Chazal rooted in the purity laws of terumah, how it connects us back to the Beis HaMikdash, and why this simple act turns an ordinary meal into something sacred.

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Chagigah 18a: Chol HaMoed: Min HaTorah or Rabbanan? What Difference Does It Make?

Nov 4, 2025

2:03

Is the prohibition of melacha on Chol HaMoed from the Torah or rabbinic? We’ll explore both sides of the debate—and why it matters. The nafka mina is huge: if it’s d’Oraisa, any doubt must be treated strictly (safek d’Oraisa l’chumra). If it’s d’Rabbanan, we’re lenient in cases of doubt. It also affects whether one may benefit from melacha done improperly and how seriously we treat violations. This episode breaks down the core question and its real-world halachic impact.

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Chagigah 17b: Counting Days, Not Weeks: Rabbeinu Yerucham’s Surprising Source

Nov 4, 2025

1:42

Why does Rabbeinu Yerucham hold that after the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash , midoraisa, we’re only obligated to count the days of the Omer—but not the weeks? This unusual view has puzzled commentators for centuries. In this episode, we trace his reasoning back to an unexpected source—our very sugya—and uncover how a subtle shift in the Gemara’s focus reshapes the entire mitzvah of Sefiras HaOmer in post-Mikdash times.

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Chagigah 17a: Geder din Tashlumin by Shavuos, Tachanun for the Week after Shavuos

Nov 4, 2025

3:23

Chagigah 17a: Geder din Tashlumin by Shavuos, Tachanun for the Week after Shavuos

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Chagigah 16b: מדוע סמיכה איננה מצוות עשה שהזמן גרמא

Oct 28, 2025

2:31

:מדוע סמיכה איננה מצוות עשה שהזמן גרמאמצוות סמיכה – סמיכת הידיים על הקרבן – נעשית דווקא ביום. אם כן, מדוע אין היא נחשבת מצוות עשה שהזמן גרמא? בפרק זה נעמיק בסוגיא, נברר כיצד חכמים הבינו את מהות הסמיכה, האם הגבלת הזמן מגדירה את עצם המצוה או רק את קיומה בפועל, ולמה נשים אינן חייבות אף על פי כן.

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Chagigah 16a: Looking at the Hands of Kohanim during Birkas Kohanim and the Geder of The Mitzvah

Oct 28, 2025

2:12

Chagigah 16a: Looking at the Hands of Kohanim during Birkas Kohanim and the Geder of The Mitzvah

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Chagigah 15b Ambatya: When Halacha Meets Modern Fertility

Oct 23, 2025

3:12

The sugya of Ambatya becomes the halachic fault line for one of the most heated debates of the 20th century. In this episode, we trace how Rav Moshe Feinstein used this Gemara to rule that children born through donor insemination are not mamzeirim—and why the Satmar Rebbe fiercely disagreed. We’ll explore the halachic logic, the hashkafic divide, and how a single sugya shaped the modern fertility discussion in the frum world.

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Chagigah 15a: Milah on Shabbos: Does Artificial Insemination Delay the Bris?

Oct 23, 2025

3:12

Chagigah 15a:Milah on Shabbos: Does Artificial Insemination Delay the Bris? — Rabbeinu Chananel’s GirsaWhen a baby is conceived through artificial insemination, and the birth falls on Shabbos, a halachic question arises: Is the bris milah held on the following Shabbos or postponed to Sunday? In this episode, we explore the critical girsa of Rabbeinu Chananel that frames the entire discussion. This is a deep dive into classic text, nuanced lomdus, and real-world halacha.

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Chagigah 14b: Why Nighttime Torah Is So Precious

Oct 23, 2025

2:16

The Gemara teaches that night was created for Torah — and those who learn then are blessed with long life and a special chein. Rambam says most Torah wisdom is acquired at night, because it’s the time you choose what matters most. When others rest, your learning stands out. In this episode, we’ll explain why learning at night carries such extraordinary reward and spiritual power.

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Chagigah 14a: Learning Torah at Night

Oct 23, 2025

2:59

What’s the halacha of learning Torah at night? Can you learn Tanach after tzeis? What if it’s a public shiur? And what about learning after Veyitein Lecha? This episode breaks down the practical halachos and common scenarios — clearly and simply.

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Chagigah 13b: Teaching Non Jews Torah - Geder HaIssur

Oct 21, 2025

1:42

Chagigah 13b: Teaching Non Jews Torah - Geder HaIssur

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Chagigah 13a: Teaching a Non Jew Torah + Lifnei Iver

Oct 21, 2025

1:59

Chagigah 13a: Teaching a Non Jew Torah + Lifnei Iver

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Chagigah 12b: Bais Shammai and Bais Hillel: Heaven, Earth, and the Purpose of This World

Oct 16, 2025

3:17

This episode dives into the famous machlokes between Bais Shammai and Bais Hillel about what was created first — Heaven or Earth. Drawing on the Malbim (Bamidbar 19:2), we uncover the deeper worldview behind their disagreement: Is this world only a means to reach the next, or is it holy in its own right? We’ll connect this to their different approaches to everyday life — like how they prepared for Shabbos — and see how one debate reflects an entire philosophy of how to live in this world.

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Chagigah 12a: Did Hashem Create Darkness?

Oct 16, 2025

2:40

This episode explores whether darkness is a real creation or just the absence of light, featuring the views of the Gra, Ramban, Rambam, and Ran.

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Chagigah 11b: Why do we lain Maaaseh Merkavah Shavuos morning etc

Oct 12, 2025

1:07

It’s fascinating how Maaseh Merkava — one of the deepest, most esoteric sections of Torah — is read on Shavuos morning, precisely when the entire shul is exhausted from staying up all night. By contrast, Maaseh Bereishis — the foundation of creation — is read in Bereishis, a time when many people are rushing through Shnayim Mikra and barely have time to reflect. It’s almost as if Hashem intentionally places the most profound ideas at moments when they can’t be fully grasped… hinting that some mysteries are meant to remain beyond our reach.

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Chagigah 11a: Can a Shallow Mikveh Be Fixed with Mayim She’uvim? — Lomdus of Shiur Mikveh

Oct 12, 2025

2:32

What if a mikveh has 40 se’ah of water but it’s too shallow for a person to immerse in? Can you simply add mayim she’uvim (drawn water) to make it kosher?This sugya in Chagigah 11a gets into the lomdus of shiur mikveh — whether 40 se’ah is a definition of mikveh volume or a requirement for practical tevillah.The Ra’ah holds you can’t fix it with added water; the Rashba says you can. This core machlokes shapes how we understand the very essence of what makes a mikveh kosher.

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Chagigah 10b: “If She’s Mochel — Does the Husband Still Have to Buy Jewelry for Yom Tov?”

Oct 12, 2025

2:40

Exploring whether the obligation of Simchas Yom Tov belongs to the wife herself or is placed on the husband to provide — and what happens if she waives it.

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Chagigah 10a: ב דינים בהתרת נדרים

Oct 9, 2025

2:44

Chagigah 10a: ב דינים בהתרת נדרים

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Chagigah 9b: What Does It Take Not to Forget — 100 Times or 101?

Oct 5, 2025

1:20

The Chasam Sofer shared a famous piece of advice about remembering to say Mashiv HaRuach uMorid HaGashem. Why does repeating something 101 times make all the difference — and what does that teach us about true consistency in avodas Hashem?

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Chagigah 9a: ממזר – האם יש היתר להפלה במהלך ההיריון?

Oct 5, 2025

1:28

Chagigah 9a: ממזר – האם יש היתר להפלה במהלך ההיריון?

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Chagigah 8b: יסוד של הנציב בעניין שיעורים במצוות

Oct 5, 2025

1:27

Chagigah 8b: יסוד של הנציב בעניין שיעורים במצוות

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Chagigah 8a: דין טופלין

Oct 5, 2025

2:17

Chagigah 8a: דין טופלין

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Chagigah 7b: אכילת בשר שמחת יום טוב השיעור

Oct 3, 2025

1:32

Chagigah 7b: אכילת בשר שמחת יום טוב השיעור

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Chagigah 7b: גדר מצות ראייה עם קרבן ועדה דוחה לא תעשה

Oct 3, 2025

1:45

Chagigah 7b: גדר מצות ראייה עם קרבן ועדה דוחה לא תעשה

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Chagigah 6b: חקירה ביסוד מצות חינוך

Sep 30, 2025

2:41

Chagigah 6b: חקירה ביסוד מצות חינוך

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Chagigah 6a: יסוד דין חינוך ויסוד מצות עליה לרגל

Sep 28, 2025

4:35

Chagigah 6a: יסוד דין חינוך ויסוד מצות עליה לרגל

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Chagigah 5b: כל השח שיחת חולין עובר בעשה

Sep 28, 2025

3:02

Chagigah 5b: כל השח שיחת חולין עובר בעשה

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Chagigah 5a: The Fire of Bein Adam L’Chavero

Sep 22, 2025

1:42

Chagigah 5a: The Fire of Bein Adam L’Chavero Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz zt"l teaches that even when we hurt someone l’shem Shamayim, the pain still burns like fire. Through the story of Chana and Penina, we learn that good intentions cannot erase the consequences of causing another person hurt.

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Chagigah 4b: Geder of the Petur of Eved from Reieah- the famous shtickel from the Brisker Rav P2

Sep 22, 2025

2:32

Chagigah 4b: Geder of the Petur of Eved from Reieah- the famous shtickel from the Brisker Rav P2

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Chagigah 4a: Geder of the Petur of Eved from Reieah- the famous shtickel from the Brisker Rav - P1

Sep 22, 2025

2:41

Chagigah 4a: Geder of the Petur of Eved for Mitzvas Reieah- the famous shtickel from the Brisker Rav

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Chagigah 3b: The Get of Cleves: When our Sugya's “Shoteh Signs” Shook Europe

Sep 21, 2025

3:07

In 1766, a young groom in Germany gave his wife a get just days after their wedding. Was he mentally competent — or a shoteh as defined in Chagigah 3b–4a? The answer split rabbinic Europe, with the Frankfurt beis din on one side and the Noda BiYehudah on the other. In this episode, we trace the dramatic story of the Get of Cleves, unpack the Gemara’s definition of a shoteh, and explore how a centuries-old sugya became the deciding factor in one of the most famous halachic controversies of all time.

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Chagigah 3a: Do you have to be Oleh LRegel by Foot?

Sep 19, 2025

2:38

Chagigah 3a: Do you have to be Oleh LRegel by Foot?

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Chagigah 2b: Can a Cheresh Who Learns to Speak Still Considered a Shoteh?

Sep 18, 2025

3:15

Chazal gave a cheresh — someone deaf and mute — the status of a shoteh, exempt from mitzvos and unable to marry, divorce, or transact normally. But what if, through modern education, he learns to communicate or even speak? Some poskim, like the Divrei Chaim and Maharsham, say this could change his status. Others, like the Maharam Shik, say the chazakah remains. We’ll explore the sources, the debate, and why real estate remains a unique exception.

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Chagigah 2a: Cheresh, Shoteh, Katan – Chiyuv in Lo Sa’aseh?

Sep 16, 2025

2:50

The Mishnah teaches that *hakol chayavin b’ri’iyah… chutz mei’cheresh shoteh v’katan.* But what does that mean for mitzvos *lo sa’aseh*? Are they completely exempt, or do we treat their actions differently? In this episode we’ll look at how the Gemara frames the issue — *chiyuv cheresh shoteh v’katan b’mitzvos lo ta’aseh* — and how the Rishonim understand whether there’s an *onesh* or not. Do their actions count as a ma’aseh? Is there any punishment or consequence? We’ll explore the sugya step by step, keeping the questions open: are they totally *patur*, or is there a nuance between *aseh* and *lo sa’aseh*? Join us as we unpack this classic halachic discussion.

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Moed Katan 29a: קטן שהגדיל ודין תשלומין בהבדלה

Sep 15, 2025

2:54

Moed Katan 29a: קטן שהגדיל ודין תשלומין בהבדלה

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Moed Katan 28b: גדר מצות שמחת יום טוב

Sep 14, 2025

2:06

Moed Katan 28b: גדר מצות שמחת יום טוב

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Moed Katan 28a: מזל לישראל

Sep 14, 2025

2:33

Moed Katan 28a: מזל לישראל