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Make Judaism’s greatest thinker and Halachic scholar part of your life. Rabbi Scott Kahn presents two halachot from the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah every weekday.... more
FAQs about The Maimonides Minute:How many episodes does The Maimonides Minute have?The podcast currently has 1,454 episodes available.
February 02, 2021Hilchot Berachot 9:5-6 (The smell of a rose)What is the beracha over a lily, or a rose, or rosemary? What beracha is made when several spices are joined together? And if someone works in a perfumer's store, does he make a beracha once a day or multiple times?...more3minPlay
January 28, 2021Hilchot Berachot 9:3-4 (The beracha when smelling sweet oils)What is the beracha on oil that comes from fruit? Why is this different from the beracha upon smelling olive oil? If a person has both a myrtle branch and olive oil, upon which does he make the beracha?...more4minPlay
January 27, 2021Hilchot Berachot 9:1-2 (The berachot over fragrance)What are the various berachot one says before smelling something fragrant? The Rambam offers several different possibilities....more3minPlay
January 26, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:14-16 (A concluding beracha for multiple types of food)If a person eats any of the five types of fruit included in the seven species - that is, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, or dates - what is the concluding beracha? What about after drinking wine? What if he has both during a meal - does that require one concluding beracha or two?...more4minPlay
January 24, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:12-13 (Which beracha comes first?)If a person isn't sure whether he said a beracha, must he say it just in case? If a person started eating without a beracha, what should he do? And if there are several foods in front of him requiring different berachot, which beracha takes precedence?...more5minPlay
January 21, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:10-11 (When is saying the wrong beracha acceptable?)If a person says the beracha of haadama on an apple, has he fulfilled his obligation? How about the beracha of haeitz on lettuce? What is the halacha if a person begins the beracha with the correct conclusion in mind, but says the wrong conclusion by mistake - must he repeat the beracha?...more4minPlay
January 20, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:7-8 (What foods do not require a beracha at all?)What kinds of foods do not require any beracha at all? What about foods that are edible but spoiled, like moldy bread, unripe dates, and vinegar?...more2minPlay
January 19, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:5-6 (Three opinions regarding the beracha on sugar)What is the proper beracha on sugar - is it haeitz, haadama, or shehakol? The Rambam offers all three possibilities....more3minPlay
January 14, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:3-4 (When do you make a Shehakol on vegetables or fruit?)A person normally says the beracha of Haeitz before eating fruit, and Ha'adama before eating vegetables. When, however, does a person forgo that beracha and say Shehakol instead?...more3minPlay
January 13, 2021Hilchot Berachot 8:1-2 (What is the proper beracha on orange juice?)What beracha does a person make on juice squeezed from a fruit? What kind of olive oil requires the beracha of "Ha'eitz" and what kind requires "Shehakol"?...more4minPlay
FAQs about The Maimonides Minute:How many episodes does The Maimonides Minute have?The podcast currently has 1,454 episodes available.