Gemara

Can One Fulfill the Obligation of Reciting Kriat Shema through a Proxy?

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This video is class 2 of 110 in the series Intermediate Gemara: Masechet Brachot.

Rabbi N. Reichman explores a disagreement among the Rishonim about whether one can fulfill his obligation to recite Kriat Shema through a proxy. The key to understanding this machloket is to understand the Talmudic principle of “Shomei’a K’oneh”, or “Hearing is considered making a statement”.

In Memorial: Response to Tragedy

Mishnayot Pesachim, Perek One

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This video is class 1 of 10 in the series Mishnayot Pesachim.

In this shiur (Torah class) Rabbi Reichman discusses the first chapter of Mishnayot Pesachim which deals with the prohibition of chametz. This shiur is dedicated in memory of Rabbi Yonatan Sandler, who was killed by a terrorist at the Otzar Hatorah School in Toulouse France as well as Segev Pniel ben Elyashav Avichail, who lost his life during the terror attack on Yeshivat Merkaz Harav.