The Sunday Shiur By Rabbi Yoel Plutchok

Exploring Halacha and Minhag through the lens of history

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Episodes

Monday Dec 30, 2024

Rabbi Shaul Lieberman: The conservative rosh yeshiva who wrote a Pirush on the entire Tosefta
 
The history of the Karaim: Iraq circa 800
 
Turkey, Year 1500: The Psak of the R'em regarding Kariam 
 
The origin of Megillas Antiochos: R Saadia Goan's quest to immortalize the Chashmonaim
 
Are we allowed to study the Book of the Maccabees? "Seforim chatzonim" in Halacha
 
 

Sunday Dec 29, 2024

The depictions on the Arch of Titus: What happened next?
 
The Peroiches and the Tzitz: R’ Shimon’s testimony
 
The  Radziner Rebbe’s Oddysey to find the Menorah: The Visigoths and King Alaric I
 
The Menorah swap theory: A child's fable that gained traction
 
The conscientious story behind the real gold menorah by the Kosel today 
 
Reb Akiva Eiger’s chassideshe Eidem and his Leichter
 
The iconic angled menorah of Chabad: The Rambam’s depiction
 

Tuesday Dec 24, 2024

Napoleon's wars and their effect on the Jews of his time
Nittel through the eyes of the Chasam Sofer 
The pros, the antis, and the in-betweeners
Nittel - a moving target understating the calendar changes

Sunday Dec 22, 2024

Dreams & Halacha

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024

Sunday Dec 15, 2024

When Arrogance is needed

Wednesday Dec 11, 2024

Wednesday Dec 11, 2024

Sunday Dec 08, 2024

Banned(ish) Seforim

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024

Wednesday Dec 04, 2024

Sunday Dec 01, 2024

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