Hilchot Shabbat

The Prohibition of Tofer/ Sewing: Tofer Demonstrations

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This video is class of 25 in the series Shabbat Scenarios.

In this Torah shiur (class) on the practical applications of Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson introduces the Melacha (prohibited activity) of Tofer (sewing), and demonstrates practical ramifications of this prohibition. This class utilizes actual items that one may want to attach to each other on Shabbat, and discusses permitted and prohibited methods of doing so.

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Perek 80, Part 1: G-d’s Vineyard

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This video is class of 16 in the series Tehillim V.

In this Torah shiur (class) on Tehillim, Rabbi David teaches mizmor 80, which describes the Jewish Nation as a vineyard that has been broken into and trampled, and begs Hashem to tend to His vineyard again. This perek has many thematic and linguistic comparisons with mizmor 44 and 79, which are pointed out and explained in the class.