The Nature of Toldot, Part 2
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Rabbi Shimon Isaacson continues with an analysis of whether a Toldah is an expansion of the Av or a new creation.
Category: Hilchot Shabbat
The Nature of Toldot Melacha
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson focuses on the nature of Toldot Melacha.
Introduction to Toldot Melacha
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson continues the introduction to Avos and Toldot, and introduces the critical concept of ‘melechet machshevet.’
Introduction to Avot Melachot
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson explores whether the Avot Melachot are learned out only from the building of the Mishkan, or also from Avodat HaKorbanot.
Illegal Construction: The Laws of Boneh
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson launches his practical Hilchot Shabbat course with a special live presentation at Beis Tefilla Yona Avraham shul of Ramat Beit Shemesh. In the class, Rav Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi discuss the applications of the melacha of Boneh, building on Shabbat.
Applications of the Laws of Muktza, Part 2
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In this Torah shiur (class) on the practical applications of Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson, assisted by Dr. Edo Lavi and accompanied by a live audience, continues his exploration of the laws of Muktza.
Korei’a – Ripping
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In this Torah class (shiur) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson introduces the prohibition of tearing on Shabbat.
Practical Applications of the Laws of Muktza
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In this Torah shiur (class) on the practical applications of Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson begins the laws of Muktza. This class introduces the background to the prohibition, and uses real objects to demonstrate its application.
A Temporary Dwelling
Posted onIn this shiur (Torah class) on the laws of Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson provides an overview of the halachot of putting up a temporary dwelling, an ohel arai.
Borer, Part 6
Posted onIn this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life in illustrating the halachot (laws).
Boneh: Prohibited Construction
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson introduces the melacha of Boneh, building, both conceptually and practically.
Borer, Part 5
Posted onIn this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life in illustrating the halachot (laws).
Hashma’at Kol: Noise on Shabbat
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on the halachos of Shabbos, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson explains the laws pertaining to making loud noises on Shabbat, such as alarm clocks, clapping and dancing on Shabbos, etc.
Practical Muktza, Part 3
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on practical aspects of Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson continues to explore the laws of muktza, using real objects and hands on situations to illustrate its applications.
Applications of Makeh B’Patish
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson explains some of the practical examples of finishing items, such as clothing, dishes, and hair.
Borer, Part 4
Posted onIn this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life, such as peeling fruits and vegetables, in illustrating the halachot (laws).
Introduction to Makeh B’Patish
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on the laws of Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson introduces the last of the 39 melachot (forbidden acts) of Shabbat, Makeh b’patish. Rabbi Isaacson defines the melacha and explains how it is different from other melachot.
Borer, Part 3
Posted onIn this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life in illustrating the halachot (laws).
Makeh B’Patish: Completing a Creative Act
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson begins a new topic, the Melacha of Makeh B’Patish, completing something unfinished on Shabbat.
Practical Applications of Amira l’akum
Posted onIn this shiur, (Torah class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson completes his discussion of the halachos concerning a non-Jew’s performance of malacha (forbidden activity) on Shabbat on behalf of a Jew.
Final Halachot of Havdala
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson explains the halachot of eating before Havdala, the fire, the besamim, and the Melave Malka.
Borer, Part 2
Posted onIn this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life, such as assorted cookies, flatware, and socks, in illustrating the halachot (laws).
A Non-Jew’s Shabbat Labor in the Case of Illness
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson explains the laws governing asking a non-Jew to perfom melacha (a task forbidden on Shabbat) on behalf of a Jew, in the case of illness which is not life- threatening.
Obligation for Separation
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson discusses the nature of the three day obligation of Havdala, and the laws of Havdala as applied to an ‘onen’.
Borer, Part 1
Posted onIn this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life, such as stacks of books and bowls of fruit, in illustrating the halachot (laws).
Non-Jewish Labor for a Mitzva
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson discusses Amira l’akum, requesting that a non-Jew perform an act which is prohibited to Jews on Shabbat, in the case when the activity is necessary for the performance of a Mitzva.
Times for Havdala
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson examines the latest time to make Havdala and the implications for an ‘onen’.
Dosh/Sechita Demonstrations, Part 3
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In this Torah shiur (class) on the practical applications of Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson discusses more practical examples of the Melachot (prohibited activities) of Dosh (threshing), and Sechita (extracting). This class utilizes actual items such as sponges and baby wipes.
Hinting to a Gentile
Posted onIn this Torah class (shiur) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson discusses hinting to a non-Jew to perform a melacha on behalf of a Jew. This class also focuses on Amira l’akum in the case of a mitzva.
Havdalah
Posted onRabbi Shimon Isaacson analyzes whether Havdalah is a Torah mitzva of a Rabbinic mitzva, and the nature of a woman’s obligation in Havdalah.