HeyJaredLemaan Yishmeu - Rabbi Braun
A weekly halacha podcast from the Lemaan Yilmedu Institute, featuring Rabbi Yosef Y. Braun, Mara D’asra of Crown Heights, who shares fascinating, real-life halachic questions that reach his desk—together with the clear rulings he gave in each case.
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How Do I Toivel a Keurig? (opens the original)
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In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include: Public birthday parties and ayin hora Is there a concern of ayin hora in making large public gatherings for a seventieth or eightieth birthday? Since the Korban Todah was brought with forty challos specifically so that a crowd would be invited, is publicizing Hashem’s kindness in fact the entire point of a seudas hoda’ah ? Does such a seuda carry its own protection, since the kiddush shem shamayim offsets the merits that are ot
May I Use a Lemon Squeezer on Shabbos? (opens the original)
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In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include: Greeting others before davening What are the parameters of the halacha against greeting someone in the morning before davening , and how does going to a friend’s house differ from meeting him in shul or on the street? Since “good morning” is now a standard greeting, does it still count as a valid shinui from saying “ Shalom ”? Is calling someone on the phone comparable to going to his house, and does it matter whether the call
Miscarriage: when does the neshama enter? (opens the original)
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E-scooter safety for children May parents allow young children to ride e-scooters and e-bikes, given the serious injuries these vehicles can cause? Are parents halachically liable for damage caused by a child riding an e-scooter, and which factors may determine their responsibility? Does dina d’malchusa dina obligate us to keep traffic and safety laws, such as the ban on riding e-scooters on the sidewalk? Miscarriage: when does the neshama enter? After a missed miscarriage, was there a neshama t
Will the Third Beis Hamikdash Have Wi-Fi and Elevators? (opens the original)
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In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include: Modern technology in the third Beis Hamikdash Will the third Beis Hamikdash include modern inventions, such as central air conditioning, heating, Wi-Fi, electric lights, sound systems, and elevators? Does the rule of hakol bichsav forbid any additions or changes, and does it apply to the entire Har Habayis, even underground? Is there room to permit additions that are not for the avodah itself, items that are detached from the s
Did Italy Exist in Moshe’s Time? (opens the original)
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Spelling “Tverya” with an alef or hei In a kesubah or get , should the city name Tverya be spelled with an alef , as found throughout Shas, or with a hei , as in modern Hebrew? If the city is named after the Roman emperor Tiberius, how could the Gemara say it is called Tverya because of “ tovah re’iyasah ” (its good vision) or because it sits at the “ tabur ” (belly) of Eretz Yisrael? How does this compare to the term “Sanhedrin,” a Greek word, being commonly usedin Chazal instead of the Torah t
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