Topics covered: An incident with Rabba at the home of the Exilarch. How did Rav Zeira become Rabbi Zeira? Inspirational moments from Zeira’s life: yearning for Israel, entering on a rickety bridge, learning from R’ Yochanan, humility, meticulousness in …

  Topics covered: We moved the coal pan full of ashes at Rebbi’s house on Shabbos: why not muktzeh? Removing what is disgusting from the house. Muktzeh and non-muktzeh items in a vessel – can we move it? Hastening the …

  Topics covered: Which Sages hold by the concept of muktzeh, set-aside throughout Shabbos, and which do not? Must they be consistent, or can they change their behavior depending on whose house they’re visiting? Wagon takes on status of money …

  Topics covered: Muktzeh exists by Rabbi Yehuda, but not by Rabbi Shimon, except in the limited case of dried figs and raisins. Moving a new oil lamp vs an old, lit vs extinguished, lit vs never lit on Shabbos. …

  Topics covered: Catching oil from a Shabbos lamp vs. catching sparks. What is set aside? Negating the preparedness of a permitted vessel is like breaking it. Moving a corpse out of the sun, or creating shade for it. Atypical …

  Topics covered: Unintentional act vs. labor not for its own sake. Cold water into a hot vessel on Shabbos. Concern that you are hardening metal or striking the final blow. Primary and secondary vessels. White hot metal that endangers …

  Topics covered: Masturbation and Halachah. Judaism, Jewish law, Kabbalah, Talmud, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch views on this prohibited behavior. Difference between men and women. Interestingly, the measures to help one avoid and remedies for one who slipped are among the …

  Topics covered: Evolution of Sages’ thinking on Shabbos bathing in water that was heated before Shabbos. How much may we warm liquids on Shabbos? Swimming in a pool with an edge that prevents water splashing out vs. pool without …

  Topics covered: Cooking with derivatives of fire vs. sun on Shabbos and on Festivals. What happened on the 7th Day of Passover? Submitting to authority does not create freedom, it limits freedom, but some values outweigh freedom. Bathing on …