Kol Deracheha

By Rachel LeshawReligion & Spirituality Education Judaism

Kol Deracheha episodes

October 05 Contraception V: Hashchatat Zera & Contraceptives
What is the prohibition of wasting seed? What are the implications for the permissibility of various contraceptive methods?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/contraception-5/

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55 min
September 14 Contraception IV: A Rabbi's Role & Beginning Marriage
What is a rabbi's role in making decisions about contraception? When is contraception permissible at the beginning of marriage?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/contraception-4/

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1 hr 14 min
August 31 Contraception III: Other Factors & Delay
Health and spacing aside, what factors may affect halachic decisions about contraception? Is it permissible to delay fulfilling the mitzva of procreation?

Sources and transcript here: https://www.deracheha.org/contraception-3/

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1 hr 29 min
August 10 Contraception II: Family Planning
When is contraceptive use permissible after childbirth? What about after pirya ve-rivya has been fulfilled?
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44 min
July 27 Contraception I: Introduction & Permissibility for Health
When is contraception permissible? What roles do health considerations play in permissibility?
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1 hr 4 min
July 06 Procreation
What is meant by the blessing and imperative to "be fruitful and multiply"? What are the different levels of this mitzva, and how do they apply to women?
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1 hr 23 min
June 22 Marriage IX: The Wedding Ceremony – After Kiddushin
How do the later stages of the wedding, from reading the ketuba to yichud, work in practice? What are potential roles for women?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/wedding-ceremony-3/

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48 min
June 08 Marriage VIII: The Wedding Ceremony - Kiddushin
What is the role of mesader kiddushin, and who can fulfill it? How is kiddushin conducted in practice? Can the kalla give the chatan a ring?

Transcipt and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/wedding-ceremony-2/

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45 min
May 10 Marriage VII: The Wedding Ceremony before Kiddushin
What are the halachot and customs of the first steps of a wedding, from reception, to bedecken, to processional, to how the chuppa is made?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/wedding-ceremony-1/

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1 hr
April 26 Marriage VI: The Wedding Day
What are the halachot and customs of the wedding day, from mikveh, to fasting, to the dress and accessories? May a couple see each other prior to the wedding?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/the-wedding-day/

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56 min