Topics covered: Classic Jewish joke. Extinguishing the Shabbos lamp due to danger. Rav Tanchum’s homily on extinguishing the Shabbos lamp for a sick person. King Solomon’s wisdom seems to contradict his father King David’s wisdom as well as his …

  Topics covered: Lighting the Shabbos lamp with a wick made from a garment. Does folding remove garment/vessel status of a cloth? Nolad: prohibition on using a vessel that came into existence on Shabbos or Festival. Just because you saw …

  Topics covered: What was the tachash whose skin was used in the outer covering of the Tabernacle? Rabbi Meir says it was a unique creature that existed only in the time of Moses and had one horn! Deriving that …

  Topics covered: Flax consisdered a tree due to Joshua 2:6. Wool and linen subject to different laws than other fabrics. Tzaraas (biblical leprosy) of clothing leads to examination by a priest and possible quarantine or burning. Shatnetz (prohibited mixture …

  Topics covered: Who was Shimon ben Elazar? Highest form of wisdom per Maimonides. Why we use balsam oil in Shabbos lamp. Horror story of the mother-in-law who hated her daughter-in-law. Linen garments vs other materials. Corpse tumah (ritual impurity) …

  Topics covered: Source for Kohen’s (Priest’s) permission to light a room with disqualified Terumah oil. No tar in Shabbos lamp. Bathing before Shabbos is obligatory, at least face, hands, feet. Shatnetz (prohibited wool/linen mixture) in a prayer shawl. Sages …

  Topics covered: Hanukkah mentioned in Grace After Meals and Amidah. All steady oils permitted in Shabbos lamp, olive oil preferred. Understanding “burnt oil” – disqualified Terumah of the Priest that may not be used in. Shabbos lamp because it …

  Topics covered: Essence of Hanukkah/Chanukah – lighting or placing the lamp? Obligation of a deaf-mute. Blessing says God commanded us to kindle the Hanukkah light, but it’s not in the Torah! Source of God commanding us to follow rabbinic …

  Topics covered: Liability if a Hanukkah menorah causes a fire. Connection to prayer gatherings in time of coronavirus. How high may the menorah be placed? Connection to the roof of a sukkah. May one Hanukkah lamp light another? Connection …