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Survey of the views of Rambam, Ramban, and Maharal regarding the pattern in Onkelos to change the language of the Torah which sounds like God has physicality
Can one toast bread on Shabbos? Put toasted bread (croutons) in hot soup? Put stale bread in hot soup? (Based on Minchas Baruch 1:35,36)
Is there a Torah prohibition to cook things which can be eaten raw, like apples or water, on Shabbos? What is the halachic definition of cooking water? Can water which was cooked before Shabbos be reheated on Shabbos? (Based on Minchas Baruch 1:28, 31,32)
Are there limitations to Torah study on Shabbos? Is complex, tiring Torah study allowed? Did Moshe die on Shabbos afternoon? (Based on Minchas Baruch, preface)
Does Yom Tov require two Challahs (like Shabbos)? Did the Manna fall on Yom Tov? Is there Shalosh Seudos on Yom Tov? Should one use three Challahs when Yom Tov and Shabbos are combined? Could Shabbos Manna be kept indefinitely?
Survey of three major reasons for covering the Challahs and how they differ practically
Survey of the major views whether to stand or stand for Kiddush and Havdalah
Discussion of the view of Rabbeinu Meshulum that one does not make a bracha on lighting the Shabbos candles, in historical context. This presentation is purely theoretical/historical.
Discussion of the debate whether one accepts Shabbos at candle lighting, and if so whether it's through the lighting or the Bracha (blessing), and the debate about if women make the bracha before or after lighting
Analysis of Rav Yisrael Salanter's halachic opinion that one is required not only to hold - and shake - the Lulav but to also lift it in order to fulfill the Mitzvah. (The first 30 minutes present R. Yisrael's view. The last 20 minutes are a tangent from R. Shlomo Hakohen explaining a relevant line from the Sukkot davening.)
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