Podcasts about yom tov

The Rebbe addresses questions about Yom Tov observance for those traveling between the Diaspora and Eretz Yisrael, affirming the ruling of the Previous Rebbe that travelers should follow the customs of their current place. He also discusses communal Torah study and support for a mikvah. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/007/006/2029

The Rebbe addresses questions regarding Yom Tov Sheni for those moving to or from Eretz Yisrael, the custom of answering Amen after 'Al Yechasrenu' in Birkat Hamazon, and whether to recite the blessing Shepatarani with G-d's Name. He clarifies halachic sources and customs in detail. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/007/007/2089

Shabbat is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Not Yom Kippur. Not Rosh Hashana. Not Pesach.Every single week.The proof is hiding in plain sight. The number of aliyos given on each day tells you exactly how holy that day is. Weekday: 3. Rosh Chodesh: 4. Yom Tov: 5. Yom Kippur: 6. Shabbat: 7.Seven. Every week.Judaism flips the whole idea of holidays upside down. The holiday that comes more frequently is actually holier. More sacred. More precious. God is giving us the highest holy day not once a year but once a week.שַׁבָּתוּבֵרַכְתּוֹ מִכָּל הַיָּמִיםוְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ מִכָּל הַזְּמַנִּיםMore blessed than all the days. More holy than all the seasons.That is every single week. What a gift.#Judaism #Torah #Shabbat #Spirituality #Shabbos

Hilchos Yom Tov

Hilchos Yom tov Part 2

One of the greatest challenges we face is controlling our natural reactions. If someone insults us, we naturally want to answer back. If someone hurts us, we want to harbor resentment. If someone embarrasses us, we want to defend ourselves. Those reactions are natural and understandable. But what we may not realize is that at those moments, Hashem may be placing before us a golden opportunity to perform a truly heroic act. A person can spend an entire day serving Hashem, but sometimes one moment of self-control can be worth more than hours of ordinary avodah. The difficulty is that when we are in the middle of the challenge, it is hard to see the opportunity in front of us. We only feel the pain. If we could lift ourselves above our nature and act in a way that would make Hashem proud, we can access tremendous Heavenly favor and thereby bring about great salvations. A man related that his sister had been married for over ten years without children. One Pesach, after spending Yom Tov with her and seeing her pain up close, he was stirred to pray with unusual intensity. On the way home, he begged Hashem, "Please show me what I can do to help bring a yeshuah for my sister." The very next day, while attending a shiur, a disagreement broke out among several people. Suddenly, the speaker mistakenly blamed him and began publicly humiliating him in front of hundreds of listeners. He was completely innocent. Every instinct inside him urged him to respond. He wanted everyone to know that he had done nothing wrong. He wanted to yell back. Yet he remained silent, recalling all the chizuk he had received in this area from a certain Hashgachah Pratit hotline. Afterward, however, he began struggling. Perhaps right now he felt noble for remaining silent, but what would happen tomorrow? What would happen next week? Maybe the pain would intensify. Maybe he would regret his decision not to fight back. Maybe he would become resentful toward the speaker. Looking for chizuk, he called that very same Hashgachah Pratit hotline and listened to the latest story. Amazingly, the story was about a chazzan who had been invited to lead the tefillot in a certain shul on the occasion of a Sheva Berachot. During the tefillah, an elderly man publicly humiliated the chazzan in front of the entire congregation. The man claimed that the chazzan was unfit to lead the prayers and mocked him by saying that since it was Parashat Parah, the chazzan himself was a perfect example of a parah adumah—a red cow. The chazzan was deeply humiliated, but he remained silent. After the tefillah, a young man approached him and asked him to forgive the elderly man and have in mind that the merit should help a relative who had been married for seven years without children. The chazzan forgave the man and gave that relative a beracha. Later, when he returned home and told his wife what had happened, she said, "You should have prayed for one of our relatives who is thirty years old and still not married." "My humiliation was so great," the chazzan replied, "that it can be shared." He prayed for both people. In the end, the couple who had been waiting seven years for children was blessed with a baby, and the woman who had been waiting for a shidduch found her match. When this man heard that story, he felt like Hashem was speaking directly to him. He realized that he too could capitalize on the golden opportunity that had been placed before him. Immediately, he forgave the speaker and began praying from the depths of his heart. First, he prayed for his sister who had been waiting over ten years to have children. Then he prayed for a relative who was waiting for a shidduch. Then he prayed for someone who needed a refuah. Finally, he prayed for himself. He had always dreamed of teaching Torah and inspiring others, and he prayed that Hashem should give him the merit to teach Torah in a yeshivah. Not long afterward, the yeshuot began arriving. The relative who had been waiting for a shidduch found her match. The person who needed a refuah recovered. He was given the opportunity to teach Torah in a yeshivah. And by the end of the year, his sister, after more than ten years of waiting, was blessed with a child. Looking back, he realized that when he asked Hashem what he could do to help bring about a yeshuah for his sister, Hashem had answered him by giving him that opportunity. Very often, people search for great deeds to do in order to bring about yeshuot, not realizing that the opportunities for greatness are sitting right in front of them. A difficult spouse. A difficult child. A difficult coworker. An insult. An embarrassment. A chance to forgive. A chance to make peace. A chance to remain silent. A chance to overcome anger. A chance to let go of a grudge. At those moments, the Yetzer Hara tries to get us to focus on what we would be losing. But Hashem wants us to recognize what we can gain. Every time we rise above our nature and choose to act in a way that would make Hashem proud, instead of acting the way our instincts are telling us to act, we perform an act of greatness. And who knows how many merits and yeshuot can come from that one heroic decision!

Ikar hateshuva — shyishma bizyono yidom v'yishtok. Hear your humiliation. Be still. That is the way back. Shiur 2 in the weekly Torah series on the Lost Princess of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, at the Sephardic Center on Avenue P in Brooklyn. With R' Nachman Fried. This shiur picks up right where Shiur 1 left off — and walks through the spiritual lull between Shavuos and Rosh Hashana, the moment the words slipped from the King's mouth, and the moment the viceroy stood up uninvited and asked, give me a servant, give me a horse, give me money for the journey. The Rebbe is teaching us, in every detail, who the tzaddik is — and who we are. What we cover: The Rebbe is for everyone — vos art es mir az einer bentcht zich b'kavana un nisht visen az es iz fun mir. What does it bother me if someone bentches with kavana and doesn't know it's from me? The Rebbe never cared if you became his chassid. He cared if you connected to Hashem. The post-Shavuos void — why the Torah deliberately leaves us with no Yom Tov between Shavuos and Rosh Hashana. The trigger we're trying to distract from is underneath the boredom — and Hashem put it there on purpose. The three beliefs — Hashem, the tzaddik, and (the one the yetzer hara works hardest to break) YOU. The ladybug-in-the-pool story. You are relevant. You can't make peace with terrorists — my father olav hashalom, the yetzer hara's real address (not Ibiza — your head), and why the doubt about your own relevance is the yesod of Amalek. Ego = Edging G-d Out — how every time we let our strength protect our weakness, we lay down another iron layer between us and the chelek Eloka mima'al inside. The avoda — yishma bizyono, yidom v'yishtok. Hear your humiliation. Stay quiet. Stay present. That is the kli the light is waiting to fill. The story moves — the broiges, the words that slipped from the King's mouth (vnishtguter zol dir nemen), the lost princess vanishing, and the moment the viceroy stood up without being asked. That uninvited amad is the tzaddik. That uninvited amad is the tzaddik in you. Compassion needs Da'as — feeling someone's pain is rachmanus. Acting on it is l'rachem. The bridge between them is da'as — and da'as is what lets you see the godliness inside the table, the chair, the meshulach at your door. Why he asked for a servant, a horse, and money — chavruta + nefesh habahamis (to ride, not to be ridden) + parnassa for the road. We were the viceroy. We agreed to come down here. We said yes. The action plan — bli neder, one moment of humiliation this week. With your wife if you're married. With a partner. In business. One time. Hear it. Stay. Don't run. That's how the chomah stays standing and the Lost Princess can be heard again. —

Is the celebration of Yom Tov all about meat?

Chelek Chof Ches pg 49. Carrying the Torah close to my heart is the correct location for the Torah.The Rebbe explains a powerful difference between the Aron and the other keilim of the Mishkan. While the Leviim transported all the holy objects, the Aron had a unique requirement: “upon the shoulder they shall carry it.” The Rambam brings the story of Dovid and Uzah not as history, but as halacha, the Aron itself requires a specific place. Because it contains the Luchos and a Sefer Torah, its place is to be carriedon the shoulders, close to your heart.. Similarly, a Sefer Torah always has a place it belongs: in the Aron Kodesh in shul, and close to one's heart during travel.In Chassidus, the Luchos represent a revelation of “Hashem's face”,  a direct pnimiyus connection created through Torah. This is the deeper meaning of facing the Aron while carrying it: where a person's focus, identity, and geshmak truly lie. As we come from Shavuos and approach Gimmel Tammuz, the avodah is to keep our “faces” turned toward the Rebbe's inyanim and the Torah of the Rebbe, making sure our geshmak is in the holy stuff.With a HUGE thank you to this Week's Sicha Sponsors:Anonymous, in honor of the birthday and shidduch of our sister.Mrs. Nathanson, in honor of the yahrtzeit of her father, Mordechai ben Shlomo, on Erev Shavuos, and her grandmother, Basya bas Mordechai, on the second day of Shavuos. AndwWith gratitude to Hashem for the many family simchos celebrated this year, including birthdays, an einikel in Melbourne, birthdays of their son Yossi and grandson Aryeh Leib after Yom Tov, and several family graduations, BHMalka Groden, with gratitude for the weekly learning and in honor of Elka's 5th birthday.Anonymous, in honor of sweet revealed brachos for all, open miracles, personal and general Geulah, and of course… Moshiach now!Devorah Leah Stern, in honor of the kallah and chosson, Liba & Yossi, with brachos to build a Binyan Adei Ad, bring much nachas to the Rebbe and their families, and continued nachas from all of our children, BH.And in honor of the birthday of Pesha Henna bas Yetta Gitel, wishing her a complete refuah sheleima.Bassie Deitsch, in honor of the birth of a new granddaughter born to her daughter, Chana Naparstek. She was named today for Bassie's grandmother, Luba Michla. May she grow to be the caring and nurturing person her namesake was.Anonymous, in honor of Sholom Dovber ben Sara on his birthday tomorrow, Yud Gimmel Sivan, mit layngeh gezunteh freilicher yaren, sponsored by his wife, daughters and granddaughters.

This sicha explores the obligation of joy on Yom Tov, emphasizing that consuming meat is a key aspect of fulfilling this commandment. The Rebbe analyzes different opinions and the correlation between physical enjoyment and spiritual fulfillment, illustrating how joyous eating enhances both the celebration and the connectedn https://www.torahrecordings.com/likutei-sichos/033/004_002

This sicha explores why the korbanos of Shavuos may be brought even on weekdays after Yom Tov. The Rebbe explains that Shavuos reflects Hashem's essential and unconditional choice of the Jewish people — a bond that transcends time, form, and the distinction between Yom Tov and weekday. https://www.torahrecordings.com/likutei-sichos/028/007_001

This sicha explores the obligation of joy on Yom Tov, emphasizing that consuming meat is a key aspect of fulfilling this commandment. The Rebbe analyzes different opinions and the correlation between physical enjoyment and spiritual fulfillment, illustrating how joyous eating enhances both the celebration and the connectedn

The Shavuos Perspective: Nourished By G-d Why do we celebrate the giving of the Torah with dairy foods? In this special Shavuos episode, we explore the deeper meaning behind one of the most beloved customs of the Yom Tov. Through the teachings of the Rama, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and Rabbi Akiva, we uncover how Torah is not only wisdom to study, but nourishment that sustains the Jewish soul. From Har Sinai to today, Shavuos reminds us that Torah is more than commandments, it is G-d drawing us close, sustaining us, and giving us clarity, purpose, and life itself. ✨ More than we long to receive Torah, G-d longs to give it.

In this special pre-Shavuot episode of the Everyday Judaism Podcast, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the laws of rejoicing on Yom Tov (festivals) from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 103. He details the mitzvot to honor and delight in the festivals through special foods, clothing, haircuts, bathing, and festive meals, while emphasizing the higher obligation of simcha (rejoicing) that includes gladdening one's family, giving gifts, and sharing with others. The episode highlights practical preparations for Shavuot, customs like eating dairy foods (with multiple reasons), reading Megillat Ruth, staying awake all night learning Torah, and important reminders about balancing physical enjoyment with spiritual elevation and avoiding levity or excess.Topics Discussed:Mitzvah to honor and delight in Yom Tov (similar to Shabbos)Preparations on Erev Yom Tov: haircut, bathing, nails, baking challah, and eating lightlyRequirements for festive meals, Kiddush, Lechem Mishneh, meat, and wineShehecheyanu blessing on candles and Kiddush (exceptions on Pesach)Obligation of simcha: gladdening wife, children, and dependents with clothes, jewelry, treats, meat, and wineSpecial laws and customs for Shavuot: dairy foods (9 reasons), eating meat separately, reading Megillat Ruth (6 reasons)Balance between physical enjoyment and Torah study; feeding the poor and inviting guestsAvoiding drunkenness and levity; the pious way to use joy for spiritual growthIsru Chag, Havdalah at the end of Yom Tov, and meal extensions across daysUnique Shavuot practices: delaying Ma'ariv, staying up all night learning Torah_____________The Everyday Judaism Podcast is dedicated to learning, understanding and appreciating the greatness of Jewish heritage and the Torah through the simplified, concise study of Halacha, Jewish Law, thereby enhancing our understanding of how Hashem wants us to live our daily lives in a Jewish way._____________This Podcast Series is Generously Underwritten by Marshall & Doreen LernerDownload & Print the Everyday Judaism Halacha Notes:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RL-PideM42B_LFn6pbrk8MMU5-zqlLG5This episode of the Everyday Judaism Podcast by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe of TORCH is dedicated to my dearest friends, Marshall & Doreen Lerner! May Hashem bless you and always lovingly accept your prayer for good health, success and true happiness!!!Recorded in the TORCH Centre - Levin Family Studio (B) to a live audience on May 17, 2026, in Houston, Texas.Released as Podcast on May 21, 2026_____________DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!_____________SUBSCRIBE and LISTEN to other podcasts by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: NEW!! Prayer Podcast: https://prayerpodcast.transistor.fm/episodesJewish Inspiration Podcast: https://inspiration.transistor.fm/episodesParsha Review Podcast: https://parsha.transistor.fm/episodesLiving Jewishly Podcast: https://jewishly.transistor.fm/episodesThinking Talmudist Podcast: https://talmud.transistor.fm/episodesUnboxing Judaism Podcast: https://unboxing.transistor.fm/episodesRabbi Aryeh Wolbe Podcast Collection: https://collection.transistor.fm/episodesFor a full listing of podcasts available by TORCH at https://www.TORCHpodcasts.com_____________EMAIL your questions, comments, and feedback: awolbe@torchweb.org_____________Please visit www.torchweb.org to see a full listing of our outreach and educational resources available in the Greater Houston area!_____________#Halacha, #Jewishlaw, #Kitzur, #Shavuot, #Laws, #Simcha, #YomTov, #DairyOnShavuot, #MegilatRuth, #Festival ★ Support this podcast ★

In this special pre-Shavuot episode of the Everyday Judaism Podcast, Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe explores the laws of rejoicing on Yom Tov (festivals) from Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 103. He details the mitzvot to honor and delight in the festivals through special foods, clothing, haircuts, bathing, and festive meals, while emphasizing the higher obligation of simcha (rejoicing) that includes gladdening one's family, giving gifts, and sharing with others. The episode highlights practical preparations for Shavuot, customs like eating dairy foods (with multiple reasons), reading Megillat Ruth, staying awake all night learning Torah, and important reminders about balancing physical enjoyment with spiritual elevation and avoiding levity or excess.Topics Discussed:Mitzvah to honor and delight in Yom Tov (similar to Shabbos)Preparations on Erev Yom Tov: haircut, bathing, nails, baking challah, and eating lightlyRequirements for festive meals, Kiddush, Lechem Mishneh, meat, and wineShehecheyanu blessing on candles and Kiddush (exceptions on Pesach)Obligation of simcha: gladdening wife, children, and dependents with clothes, jewelry, treats, meat, and wineSpecial laws and customs for Shavuot: dairy foods (9 reasons), eating meat separately, reading Megillat Ruth (6 reasons)Balance between physical enjoyment and Torah study; feeding the poor and inviting guestsAvoiding drunkenness and levity; the pious way to use joy for spiritual growthIsru Chag, Havdalah at the end of Yom Tov, and meal extensions across daysUnique Shavuot practices: delaying Ma'ariv, staying up all night learning Torah_____________The Everyday Judaism Podcast is dedicated to learning, understanding and appreciating the greatness of Jewish heritage and the Torah through the simplified, concise study of Halacha, Jewish Law, thereby enhancing our understanding of how Hashem wants us to live our daily lives in a Jewish way._____________This Podcast Series is Generously Underwritten by Marshall & Doreen LernerDownload & Print the Everyday Judaism Halacha Notes:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RL-PideM42B_LFn6pbrk8MMU5-zqlLG5This episode of the Everyday Judaism Podcast by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe of TORCH is dedicated to my dearest friends, Marshall & Doreen Lerner! May Hashem bless you and always lovingly accept your prayer for good health, success and true happiness!!!Recorded in the TORCH Centre - Levin Family Studio (B) to a live audience on May 17, 2026, in Houston, Texas.Released as Podcast on May 21, 2026_____________DONATE to TORCH: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!_____________SUBSCRIBE and LISTEN to other podcasts by Rabbi Aryeh Wolbe: NEW!! Prayer Podcast: https://prayerpodcast.transistor.fm/episodesJewish Inspiration Podcast: https://inspiration.transistor.fm/episodesParsha Review Podcast: https://parsha.transistor.fm/episodesLiving Jewishly Podcast: https://jewishly.transistor.fm/episodesThinking Talmudist Podcast: https://talmud.transistor.fm/episodesUnboxing Judaism Podcast: https://unboxing.transistor.fm/episodesRabbi Aryeh Wolbe Podcast Collection: https://collection.transistor.fm/episodesFor a full listing of podcasts available by TORCH at https://www.TORCHpodcasts.com_____________EMAIL your questions, comments, and feedback: awolbe@torchweb.org_____________Please visit www.torchweb.org to see a full listing of our outreach and educational resources available in the Greater Houston area!_____________#Halacha, #Jewishlaw, #Kitzur, #Shavuot, #Laws, #Simcha, #YomTov, #DairyOnShavuot, #MegilatRuth, #Festival ★ Support this podcast ★

Numerous reasons have been given for the time-honored, cherished custom to eat dairy foods on Shabuot. One of the lesser-known explanations is that offered by the Rama (Rav Moshe Isserles, Poland, 1530-1572), in his glosses to the Shulhan Aruch (Orah Haim 494). Interestingly enough, the custom the Rama describes is to eat a dairy meal followed by a meat meal. As Halacha forbids using the same loaf of bread for a dairy meal and a meat meal, eating these two meals necessitates the use of two separate loaves. These two loaves, the Rama writes, commemorate the special Shabuot sacrifice, which, as the Torah commands in the Book of Vayikra ( 23:17), consisted of two loaves of bread, and was thus named Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem (the "two-breads sacrifice"). We might wonder why, according to the Rama, no such commemoration is made for a similar sacrifice brought on the second day of Pesach. The Korban Ha'omer was offered from the newly-harvested barley on the 16 th of Nissan, and it paralleled the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem brought on Shabuot. The Mishna (Menahot 68b) teaches that each of these two sacrifices functioned as a "Matir" – meaning, it made something permissible. The Korban Ha'omer made it permissible to eat from the newly-harvested crops, and the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem made it permissible to offer Menahot (grain offerings) in the Bet Ha'mikdash from the newly-harvested crop. Meaning, although it was permissible to eat from the new grain after the offering of the Korban Ha'omer on the 16 th of Nissan, it remained forbidden to bring a meal-offering in the Temple from the new grain until the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem was brought on Shabuot. Seemingly, if – as the Rama writes – we make a commemoration on Shabuot for the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem, then we should also make a commemoration on the second day of Pesach for the Korban Ha'omer. Why don't we? The answer lies is a fundamental distinction between these two sacrifices. This distinction is expressed in a comment by the Sefat Emet (Rav Yehuda Aryeh Leib of Ger, Poland, 1847-1905) discussing a situation where, for whatever reason, the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem was not brought on Shabuot. When it comes to the Korban Ha'omer on Pesach, the Sages inferred from a verse that the new grain becomes permissible for consumption after the 16 th of Nissan even if the sacrifice was not offered. Although the sacrifice is what permits the new grain, if there was no sacrifice, the grain becomes permissible after that day. One might have thought that since no such textual inference was made in regard to the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem, the new grain remains forbidden for use with Menahot if this sacrifice is not offered. (This is, indeed, the view taken by the Minhat Hinuch, Siman 307.) The Sefat Emet, however, writes that this is not so. He explains that the Torah does not actually forbid using the new grain for sacrifices before the offering of the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem. Rather, it requires that the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem must be the first sacrifice brought from the new crop. This sacrifice is called a "Minha Hadasha" – "a new grain offering," because it was the first grain offering prepared with the newly-harvested wheat. This is the only reason why sacrifices may not be brought from the new crop before Shabuot – because the special Shabuot offering must be the first sacrifice brought from the new grain. Naturally, then, if – for whatever reason – this sacrifice was not brought, sacrifices may nevertheless be brought from the new crop after Shavuot. This understanding of the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem points to a fundamental distinction between this sacrifice and the Korban Ha'omer on Pesach. The Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem is not actually a "Matir." Its function is not to permit wheat for use with sacrifices. It is offered as part of the celebration of Shabuot, which is called "Yom Ha'bikkurim" (Bamidbar 28:26) – the day of the new produce, when the first portion of newly-harvested wheat is brought as a sacrifice. The Korban Ha'omer, by contrast, is not inherently linked to Pesach. It happens to coincide with Pesach, but it has nothing inherently to do with this holiday. The Torah commanded offering this sacrifice on the 16 th of Nissan to permit eating the new crop, but this offering is not part of the observance of Pesach. This is seen clearly in the Rambam's rulings regarding the distribution of these sacrifices among the Kohanim. Generally speaking, the portions of a sacrifice given to the Kohanim were distributed only among the Kohanim who were "on duty" when the sacrifice was offered. However, the special Yom Tov sacrifices were distributed among any Kohen who wanted a portion, even if the Yom Tov was not during his "shift." In Hilchot Temidin U'musafin, the Rambam writes that the Korban Ha'omer was treated like a regular sacrifice – given only to the Kohanim who were "on duty" that day – but the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem was distributed among all the Kohanim, as it is a Yom Tov sacrifice. This clearly shows that the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem is part of the celebration of Shabuot, whereas the Korban Ha'omer is not part of the celebration of Pesach. This easily explains why, according to the Rama, we make a commemoration of the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem on Shabuot, but make no similar commemoration of the Korban Ha'omer on Pesach. Since the Korban Sheteh Ha'lehem was an integral part of the Yom Tob of Shabuot in the times of the Bet Ha'mikdash, it warrants a commemoration now, when we cannot offer the sacrifice. The Korban Ha'omer, by contrast, was not an integral part of the Pesach celebration, and so it does not warrant a commemoration nowadays.

The Rebbe writes to Mrs. Rivka, encouraging her and her husband to increase both material and spiritual charity, influencing their surroundings toward Torah and mitzvos. He emphasizes the importance of action, especially following the recent Yom Tov of Shavuos. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/010/5517

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Dvar Halacha Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

Podcast Jajam Shlomo (Sally) Zaed Erub tabshilin jueves antes de Yom Tov Conferencia

התוכן [המשך] ענין המיוחד הקשור עם ילדי ישראל – לבישת טלית קטן מבן ג' שנים. יש להסביר לילד שלבוש זה הוא לבוש יהודי, שמזכיר לו את כל המצות ("ציצית" בגימ' ת"ר, ויחד עם הח' חוטין וה' קשרים ה"ז תרי"ג), והוא מברך ע"ז וכולם עונים "אמן" וכו'. וכאשר הילדה טוענת היתכן שהיא אינה לובשת טלית-קטן?! עונים לה שהנה תהי' לך מצוה מיוחדת שגם לאבא ולדודיך אין – ה' בחר בך להאיר את הבית ע"י הדלקת נרות יו"ט! ומה טוב – לאחרי הקדמת נתינת צדקה. כ"ז הוא הכנה לקבלת התורה בשמחה ובפנימיות בחה"ש, מתחיל בשמיעת "עשרת הדברות" בביהכנ"ס "באימה ביראה ברתת ובזיעה" – אצל כל ילד "לפום שיעורא דילי'", שבהתאם לזה תהי' ההנהגה בעת קריאת ושמיעת כל התורה במשך כל השנה. ויקויים היעוד "והשיב לב אבות על בנים ולב בנים על אבותם" יחד עם ביאת אלי' הנביא בפשטות ש"מבשר ואומר" הנה משיח צדקנו בא, ו"אתם תלוקטו לאחד אחד" – שה' לוקח כאו"א בידו ו"שב" יחד אתו לארצנו הק' בגאולה האמיתית והשלימה וכו'.משיחת אור לערב חג השבועות ה'תש"מ ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=20-05-2026 Synopsis [Continued.] Jewish boys have the special mitzvah of wearing of a tallis katan from the age of three. It should be explained to the child that this is a Jewish garment, which reminds him of all the mitzvos (the numerical value of ציצית (600) plus the 8 strings and 5 knots equals 613), and when he recites a bracha over it everyone responds Amen etc. And when a girl asks why it is that she doesn't wear a tallis katan, the answer is that she will have a special mitzvah that even her father and uncles do not have: Hashem has chosen her to illuminate the home by lighting the Yom-Tov candles. And it is especially proper that she give tzedakah before lighting. All this is a preparation for receiving the Torah with joy and inwardness on Shavuos, beginning with hearing the Aseres HaDibros in shul “with reverence, fear, quaking and trembling,” each child according to their own level, and their conduct during the reading and hearing of the entire Torah all year round will follow accordingly. And as the verse states, “The heart of the fathers will turn to the sons, and the heart of the sons to the fathers,” together with the coming of Eliyahu HaNavi who will announce that Moshiach Tzidkeinu is coming, and “You will be gathered one by one” – Hashem will take every Jew individually by the hand, and He will return together with every Jew to our Holy Land upon the true and complete Redemption etc.Excerpt from sichah of the night of Erev Shavuos 5740 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=20-05-2026 לזכות אסתר בת פריידא שתחי' ליום ההולדת שלה ה' סיון - לשנת ברכה והצלחה, ואריכות ימים ושנים טובות*לזכות אלי' ברוך הכהן בן רוזה חנה שי' ליום ההולדת שלו ה' סיון. לשנת ברכה והצלחה, ואריכות ימים ושנים טובותנדבת אביו ר' ‏אברהם הכהן שי'‏

Yom Tov - Shabbat - Tu ne peux pas cuisiner sans ça by Rav David Touitou

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Dvar Halacha Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

התוכן ענין מיוחד הקשור לחה"ש השייך לילדות – הדלקת נרות יו"ט. זו מצוה גדולה לדאוג לזה שגם בנות ישראל הקטנות ביותר תדליקו נרות שבת ויו"ט (ושתדליקו לפני האמא וכו') [וכמנהג ישראל, שגם נרות יו"ט (הראשון) מדליקים בערב יו"ט]. ובחה"ש ה"ז בא יחד עם ברכת "שהחיינו", ומסבירים לילדה פירושה הפשוט, שבכך היא מודה להקב"ה שהיא הגיעה לזמן זה שהיא יכולה לקיים מצוה כזאת שהיא מאירה את הסביבה לא רק ברוחניות אלא גם בגשמיות, עד שגם אינו-יהודי רואה זאת וכו', וה"ברכה" שלה מהדהדת בכל הבית, וכל בני הבית עונים אחרי' "אמן", עד שגם הקב"ה בעצמו עונה "אמן", כמו לאחרי אמירת ברכה של כל יהודי (שהרי "מגיד דבריו ליעקב וגו'") [המשך יבוא].משיחת אור לערב חג השבועות ה'תש"מ ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=19-05-2026 Synopsis A special Shavuos-related mitzvah pertaining to Jewish girls is lighting Yom-Tov candles. It is a great mitzvah to ensure that even very young girls should light Shabbos and Yom-Tov candles. (They should light before their mother, etc. Additionally, it is the Jewish custom that for the first night of Yom-Tov, the candles are lit before Yom-Tov.) On Shavuos, the lighting is accompanied by the bracha Shehechiyanu, and the simple meaning of it should be explained to the girl: thanking Hashem for having reached this time when she is able to fulfill such a mitzvah by which she illuminates her surroundings, not only spiritually but also physically, to the extent that even a non-Jew sees etc. And her bracha echoes throughout the entire house, with the whole family responding Amen after her, and Hashem Himself responds Amen as well, as He does every time a Jew makes a bracha (because Hashem keeps His own commandments, as the verse states, “He relates His word to Yaakov” etc.) (To be continued.)Excerpt from sichah of the night of Erev Shavuos 5740 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=19-05-2026 לע"נ הרב לוי יצחק ע"ה בן – יבלח"ט – הרב חיים צבי שי' וואלאסאוו

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As we know, parnasah comes from Hashem, and the Chovot HaLevavot in Shaar HaBitachon, perek 4, gives us a very important understanding of how Hashem distributes it in the world. He writes that Hashem guarantees enough sustenance for every person as long as he is meant to live in this world. Every person has what he needs to survive because Hashem Himself takes responsibility for all of His creations. But not everyone is given the role of supporting others. Sometimes Hashem chooses certain people to become His messengers. If a man is given enough to support not only himself, but also his wife and children, then Hashem has placed their parnasah into his hands. He put their sustenance into his bank account and appointed him as the messenger to deliver it. This is both a tremendous zechut and a tremendous test. It is a zechut because there are few greater privileges than being entrusted by Hashem to care for His children. But it is also a test: will the person believe that the money is his and that he is generously sharing from his own possessions? Or will he recognize that it was never truly his at all? Hashem simply designated him to distribute what was already meant for them. If a person is blessed with extra, he should feel honored that Hashem chose him for that mission. He should support his family happily, not feeling as if he is carrying a burden, and not expecting recognition or praise. He is merely carrying out the task Hashem assigned him. And a person must know that Hashem never needs him specifically. Hashem has endless ways of supporting every individual. Even one's own family can be supported through channels no one ever imagined. I know of a man who struggles financially while his own young children have far more money than he does. A relative placed large sums of money into trust funds for them. Hashem has countless messengers and countless ways of providing what people need. Of course, we are obligated to make hishtadlut. A person must work and make a normal effort. But he should not feel that if he does not earn what he expected to, the weight of the world is resting on his shoulders. Hashem never intended hishtadlut to become endless pressure and worry. A person does not need to spend his life anxiously calculating how his children will survive years into the future. That burden belongs to Hashem. People who believe all the money Hashem gives them is solely for their own use often make another mistake. They keep chasing and accumulating more and more, imagining that the goal of life is to see how much wealth they can build. But the Chovot HaLevavot explains that there is no such thing as extra hishtadlut creating wealth. If wealth is decreed for a person, he will receive it through his normal efforts. And if it is not decreed, no matter how much harder he works, he will never attain it. The goal of life is not to see how much money a person can make. It is to make what he needs and use the precious extra time Hashem gives him to serve Him through Torah and mitzvot. A woman shared a story that brought out one of these lessons. She was preparing for maternity leave and knew that the government calculated maternity pay based on the average salary from the previous three months. One of those months included Pesach, and because of the Yom Tov days she had worked far fewer hours than usual. She became worried. She tried putting in some extra hours, but there was no way to make up all the missing time. Then she heard a class explaining that parnasah only comes from Hashem and that extra hours do not automatically create extra money. The words gave her tremendous chizuk. She accepted that Hashem knew exactly what she needed and exactly how much she was supposed to receive. Just a few hours later, someone from HR contacted her. They told her that months earlier she had referred an employee to the company but had never received the referral bonus she was owed. Since they had discovered the oversight, they were adding the payment into her next paycheck. The timing was remarkable. It was the second-to-last day of April. And the amount of that bonus was exactly what she had been missing because of the Pesach hours. She felt as if Hashem was speaking directly to her: "I know exactly what you need. I know how to take care of you." When we internalize that parnasah comes from Hashem and understand how He distributes it, life becomes calmer. We stop carrying burdens that were never ours to carry, and we become better equipped to pass the tests that come our way.

How we transformed the day after Shavuos into a mini Yom Tov.

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Hilchos Basar Bechalav Part 3: Cheesy Steaks and Yom Tov Sheini

This episode discusses how to prepare dairy and meat meals with the same oven, and a variety of Hilchos Yom Tov.

The Mishna rules that if one slaughters an animal on Shabbat or Yom Kippur, the slaughter is valid. However, Rav asserts that the meat may not be eaten on that Shabbat, even raw. The Sages in the Yeshiva explained that Rav's position accords with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda regarding the laws of Shabbat, and the Gemara attempts to identify which specific ruling of Rabbi Yehuda serves as the basis for this. Rabbi Abba suggests it refers to Rabbi Yehuda's view on hachana -the requirement that an item be designated for use before Shabbat - citing the example of Rabbi Yehuda's prohibition against cutting up an animal that died on Shabbat to feed to one's dogs.  Abaye rejects this, arguing that animals intended for food are considered inherently designated for slaughter for human consumption (but not for animal consumption) even while alive, citing laws of Yom Tov as proof. Although Rabbi Abba attempts to resolve the difficulty by employing the principle of breira (retroactive designation) to understand the Yom Tov law, this is rejected as Rabbi Yehuda does not accept the concept of breira. The Gemara attempts to find the source for the fact that Rabbi Yehuda does not hold by breira. Initially, it attempts to prove this from a case involving the separation of teruma from wine, but after rejecting that proof, the Gemara derives it from Rabbi Yehuda's position regarding eruv techumim. Rav Yosef suggests the source is Rabbi Yehuda's position regarding broken vessels that were not broken before Shabbat; these are forbidden by Rabbi Yehuda  if they cannot be used for their original function. However, this comparison is rejected because an animal can be considered "food" even before it is slaughtered. This discussion aligns with Rabbi Yehuda's opinion regarding liquids that seep out of fruits. The Gemara offers a third suggestion based on Shmuel's understanding of Rabbi Yehuda's view on liquids leaking from olives and grapes. Shmuel posits that Rabbi Yehuda agrees with the Sages that such liquids are forbidden to prevent one from intentionally squeezing the fruit; likewise, permitting meat from a Shabbat slaughter might lead one to intentionally slaughter an animal on Shabbat. This is rejected because Rav disagrees with Shmuel's interpretation of Rabbi Yehuda's position on grapes and olives; since the goal is to clarify Rav's own ruling, it cannot be based on a premise that Rav himself does not accept. Rabbi Sheshet suggests a fourth possibility based on Rabbi Yehuda's ruling on lamps. Rabbi Yehuda deems used lamps muktze because they are repulsive (mi'us); similarly, a living animal would be muktze because it cannot be eaten in its current state. This is also rejected, as the Gemara distinguishes between muktze due to repulsion and muktze resulting from a prohibition.

The Mishna rules that if one slaughters an animal on Shabbat or Yom Kippur, the slaughter is valid. However, Rav asserts that the meat may not be eaten on that Shabbat, even raw. The Sages in the Yeshiva explained that Rav's position accords with the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda regarding the laws of Shabbat, and the Gemara attempts to identify which specific ruling of Rabbi Yehuda serves as the basis for this. Rabbi Abba suggests it refers to Rabbi Yehuda's view on hachana -the requirement that an item be designated for use before Shabbat - citing the example of Rabbi Yehuda's prohibition against cutting up an animal that died on Shabbat to feed to one's dogs.  Abaye rejects this, arguing that animals intended for food are considered inherently designated for slaughter for human consumption (but not for animal consumption) even while alive, citing laws of Yom Tov as proof. Although Rabbi Abba attempts to resolve the difficulty by employing the principle of breira (retroactive designation) to understand the Yom Tov law, this is rejected as Rabbi Yehuda does not accept the concept of breira. The Gemara attempts to find the source for the fact that Rabbi Yehuda does not hold by breira. Initially, it attempts to prove this from a case involving the separation of teruma from wine, but after rejecting that proof, the Gemara derives it from Rabbi Yehuda's position regarding eruv techumim. Rav Yosef suggests the source is Rabbi Yehuda's position regarding broken vessels that were not broken before Shabbat; these are forbidden by Rabbi Yehuda  if they cannot be used for their original function. However, this comparison is rejected because an animal can be considered "food" even before it is slaughtered. This discussion aligns with Rabbi Yehuda's opinion regarding liquids that seep out of fruits. The Gemara offers a third suggestion based on Shmuel's understanding of Rabbi Yehuda's view on liquids leaking from olives and grapes. Shmuel posits that Rabbi Yehuda agrees with the Sages that such liquids are forbidden to prevent one from intentionally squeezing the fruit; likewise, permitting meat from a Shabbat slaughter might lead one to intentionally slaughter an animal on Shabbat. This is rejected because Rav disagrees with Shmuel's interpretation of Rabbi Yehuda's position on grapes and olives; since the goal is to clarify Rav's own ruling, it cannot be based on a premise that Rav himself does not accept. Rabbi Sheshet suggests a fourth possibility based on Rabbi Yehuda's ruling on lamps. Rabbi Yehuda deems used lamps muktze because they are repulsive (mi'us); similarly, a living animal would be muktze because it cannot be eaten in its current state. This is also rejected, as the Gemara distinguishes between muktze due to repulsion and muktze resulting from a prohibition.

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As we get closer to Shavuot, part of our avodah in preparation is to fully appreciate the priceless gift of Torah that Hashem has given us. The Torah existed even before Hashem created the world. Chazal teach that the entire creation was contingent upon Am Yisrael accepting the Torah. It is Hashem's most treasured possession, and He yearns for us to learn it. Imagine a man telling his friend that he worked tirelessly for years writing a book that could guide people through life. He asks his friend, "Please read my book." Then imagine he sees that friend every day busy with countless other activities while the book remains untouched on the shelf. How painful that would be. Now imagine it is not merely a friend, but a father who invested his entire life, pouring all of his energy, wisdom, and heart into writing that book for his son. This father supports his son, cares for all of his needs, and asks for only one thing in return: "Please read the book I wrote for you." How hurtful it would be if the son never opened it. Hashem told us that the entire creation of the world was worthwhile for the Torah. He gives us every breath, every blessing, and every opportunity in life, and He asks us to learn the Torah that He wrote for us. The Gemara says that when a person leaves the Torah closed and occupies himself with other things when he could be learning, Hashem cries in Shamayim over it. On the other hand, imagine the joy and honor a father feels when his son studies his book carefully, lives his life according to its teachings, and tells others how magnificent his father's wisdom is. There is no greater honor. If we want to honor Hashem, we can show appreciation for the Torah He gave us. Every moment spent learning Torah is an expression of kavod Shamayim. If there is a shiur Torah taking place and only a few people attend, it is a dishonor to the Torah. But if someone says, "I know I'm tired and I would rather rest, but I'm going to get up and go learn so there will be more people honoring Hashem's Torah," he should realize that this itself is an extraordinary mitzvah. Honoring Hashem is unimaginably precious. I read a story about a man from Bnei Brak who we will call Aharon who went to a very early minyan on the morning of Sukkot. There was a very small crowd there, and before Keriat HaTorah, the gabbai began auctioning off the aliyot. Nobody was bidding. Aharon felt a sense of pain over the apparent lack of honor being shown to the Torah. So when the gabbai announced the opening price, Aharon raised the bid and purchased the third aliyah. When the next aliyah was auctioned, once again nobody responded, so Aharon raised the bid again and purchased that aliyah as well. When shelishi came around, Aharon took the aliyah for himself, and afterward they asked him whom he wanted to receive revi'i. Aharon looked around the shul and noticed a distinguished-looking man who made a fine impression on him, and he instructed the gabbai to give the aliyah to that individual. After tefillah, Aharon was preparing to leave when he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder. It was the man who had received revi'i. The man introduced himself and asked Aharon why he chose him for the aliyah. Aharon replied simply, "You looked like a respectable person with yirat shamayim." The man then explained that he was from London and was extremely wealthy. "People honor me all the time," he said, "but only because of my money. This is the first time someone honored me simply for who I am, without expecting anything in return." Aharon answered that he was happy he had the opportunity to make another Jew feel good, and he began to leave. But the wealthy man stopped him and said, "Because you honored me, I want to repay you." Aharon politely refused, but the man insisted. "Tell me something you need, and I will help you." Aharon hesitated. Then he thought about the many gemachim and loans he would soon need in order to marry off his daughter. He said, "Honestly, anything you could contribute toward my daughter's wedding would help tremendously." The man asked him what the total expected cost would be. Aharon answered, "About one hundred thousand shekel." The man responded immediately, "No problem. Come to my apartment after Yom Tov and I'll give you a check." After Yom Tov, Aharon went to the address he had been given, and the man handed him a check for the entire amount. Aharon made a small monetary gesture simply to honor the Torah, and Hashem paid him back thousands of times over. Everything we do to honor the Torah—especially learning it—goes an extremely long way.

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Dvar Halacha Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

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Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Hilchos Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

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Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Dvar Halacha Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Dvar Halacha Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

This episode discusses why do we celebrate Pesach Sheini which isn't really a Yom Tov, it was only for people who missed the first Pesach.

The Torah says we start counting Sefirah from the day after Shabbos. Chazal said it means the day after Yom Tov, the Tzedokim said it means the Sunday after Pesach. Why did the Torah write it that way, and why did the Tzedokim hire false witnesses and the like to pick this specific battle?Have a good Shabbos 

​1)       At the onset of Shabbos my table is adorned with two silver candlesticks and two covered Challos. If I need the space on Shabbos morning, may I move my table?[1]2)       A Jew owns a house and lives downstairs. He rents out the upstairs to a non-Jew. The tenants use the same front door. Does the upstairs apartment need mezuzos?[2]3)       In my kitchen I have weights that are slightly inaccurate. Is that an issue?[3]4)       Canyou say a MiShebeirach for a non-Jew by the Torah?[4]  5)       We don't have a minyan at our Shabbos services. Is it advisable to take out our Sefer Torah and read the week's Sedra – without brochos nor aliyos?[5]6)       If we do take out a Sefer Torah, should we say “Vayehi binso'a” & “Brich Shmeih”? How about saying “Hashem Hashem” on Yom Tov?7)       Can we do Birchas Kohanim without a brocho?[6]8)       Is it advisable to have a Friday-evening service in summer (with Zoom and music), before the time for lighting candles? We won't say words of Kabolas Shabbos.9)       Crackers made with just flour and water are billed as being Mezonos. Why?[7]10)   Feedback on brocho for potato-kugel . Rav Dvorkin told me (around ‘73): if a BLENDER was used, say “shehakol”; if a GRATER was used, say “hoadomo”.11)   May one soften hardened honey on Shabbos by pouring hot water into the food? [8]To sponsor a Shiur – to honour a specialoccasion - contact: dayan@lubavitchuk.com[1] ראה שמירת שבתכהלכתה פ"כ הע' רמב בשם גרשז"א להקל, וצ"ע.[2] מזוזות מלכים סו, ב,הובא בפתחי שערים סי' רפו אות סב.[3] פתחי חושן הל' גניבה פי"ד הע' ח הביא מס'כסף הקדשים ( ) שמצדד להקל במשקלות שבבית שלא לצורך מסחר.[4] עניתי שלא לברך אותו אז, כי אם אח"כ (וכמוברכת המלך). ברכה לגוי: בשם האב.[5] ברמ"א סי' קמגס"ב שלא לברך על הקריאה בחומשין. במג"א שם, לקרוא בלא ברכה, שלא תשתכחתורת קריאה. בפשטות היינו בצורה של קריאת התורה, ולכן ביחיד ממש אין ענין בזה.(במקור חיים (שם סק"א) הורה שכל יחיד קורא).[6] מגילה פ"דמ"ג.[7] דעת רב האי גאוןמובא בשוע"ר סי' קסח סי"ב. בנתיבים בשדה השליחות ח"ב סימן ד (ע'209 ואילך) שניתן לסמוך על דעת רה"ג אם לא במצה שנוהגים לקבוע עלי' סעודה בחגהפסח.  [8] ראה פסקי תשובות סי'שיח אות נה. וש"נ לס' שבת כהלכה ח"ג סי' יז סי"ט. וע"שסנ"א.[9] ראה אוצר המלךבמקומו.​ 

Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Dvar Halacha Yom Tov. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

Shiur given by Rabbi Benzion Brodie on Rabbi Brodie Mussar. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

Yom Tov is relevant and powerful every day, not only on the date it appears on the calendar.

The more a person pays attention to the hashgachah of Hashem in his life, the more he will come to appreciate Hashem, and the more he will come to rely upon Him. Rabbi Pinchas Shefer related that a man told him that as Pesach was approaching, he and his wife realized there were many things they needed. They decided to take out two sheets of paper. On the first sheet, they listed everything that Hashem had already given them—family, health, talents, children, a home, jobs, and much more. They continued adding all the different items they owned, their furniture, their belongings—everything they had only because Hashem wanted them to have it. The list kept growing longer and longer. Then they took out a second sheet of paper and began listing all the things they would need for Pesach. That list also became very long. They even included items that were not strictly necessary, but would enhance their simchat Yom Tov. Looking at the two lists strengthened their emunah tremendously. They clearly saw how much bounty Hashem had already given them, and their belief that He would continue to lovingly provide for all of their needs—and even their wants—became very real. And indeed, Hashem did not let them down. As the days and weeks passed, they kept crossing off more and more items from the second list and adding them to the first. Some they were able to purchase, and some they received "incidentally". There were even very expensive items on their list, and by the time Pesach arrived, they somehow had every single one of them. Hashem takes care of our big needs and our small needs—it is up to us to recognize it. A woman living in Eretz Yisrael said that one day she wanted to go for a walk, but she had no pockets to hold her phone and house key, so she wore a jacket. It was a very hot day, and she was uncomfortable wearing it. As she walked, she thought how nice it would be to have a small shoulder purse to carry her things instead. When she returned from her walk, she noticed that someone had left a bag of clothing and accessories near a public bin for anyone who wanted them. As she looked through it, she found exactly what she had wished for—a perfect leather shoulder purse. She felt tremendous joy seeing how Hashem had taken care of even such a small detail in her life. A man—we'll call him Jack—told me that he was recently on a train during allergy season and began sneezing. Usually, he carried tissues in his jacket, but that day, because of the warm weather, he had not worn it. With his nose running and a forty-minute ride ahead of him, it seemed like it would be a very uncomfortable trip. He tried thinking of ways to get a tissue, but nothing worked. He then decided to simply read his daily Tehillim as usual. Just then, someone sat down next to him. As the man sat, a small pack of tissues slipped out of his pocket and landed directly on Jack's lap. Jack picked it up and told the man that he thought it had fallen from him. The man thanked him, and Jack politely asked if he could have one tissue. Of course, the man agreed. Jack was in awe. Hashem had practically placed the tissue directly into his hands at the exact moment he needed it. And he realized something powerful: Just as Hashem can provide for our smallest needs in an instant, He can just as easily take care of our greatest needs in an instant. The more we open our eyes and recognize the constant hashgachah that Hashem has over every moment of our lives, the more at ease we will feel, knowing that we are always in His hands.

Do we also receive a Neshamah Yeseirah on Yom Tov? Does it have any effect on our capacity to eat? Is there any medical or scientific basis for the claim that calories are “absorbed” by the Neshamah Yeseirah and therefore don't count on Shabbos and Yom Tov? What are some practical ways to manage our eating on Pesach while still fully enjoying the Yom Tov? Host: Ari Wasserman, author of the newly published, revised and expanded book Making it Work, on workplace challenges and Halachic Q & A on the Job with Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen – Dean of Kinyan Hilchos Shabbos, author of 5 seforim – 14:14 with Dr. Diana (Miriam) Isaacs – Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cleveland Clinic – 34:45 with Coach K – licensed social worker in New Jersey and Running Coach – 55:26 with Adam Ezekiel – certified fitness trainer and performance coach – 1:15:08 Conclusions and takeaways – 1:28:15 מראי מקומות  Sign-up to jog or walk with Coach K at: https://www.runnergize.com/headlines Sign-up to exercise with Adam Ezekiel at: https://www.soulactive.health/30daychallenge