Rabbi Walter's podcast is rooted in Halachah, Minhagim, and Mitzvos based upon classical Rabbinic sources, blended with a strong emphasis on the philosophy, history, and background of each of the above. Rabbi Walter is the Rav of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah, is the executive director of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington, and is the author of the three works of Jewish Law. This podcast has covered Pirkei Avos, the Positive Mitzvos from The Sefer HaMitzvos HaKatazar of the Chafe ...
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Shayla Of The Week #136- Holiday Presents and Gifts: What Are the Halachos Regarding Giving and Receiving Non Kosher Wine?
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Shayla of The Week #135- When A Child Wreaks Havoc: What Is The Liability of Children and their Parents When Kids Damage and Destroy Other People's Property and Possessions ?
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Shayla of The Week #134-Medical and Dental Procedures Before Shabbos: Are They Permitted on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday?
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Shayla of The Week #131- Car Seat, Crib, and High Chair: Is Baby Shopping Permitted Before The Baby is Born?
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Shayla of The Week #130- United States Elections: Is It A Mitzvah and Chiyuv To Vote-What's the Halachah?.
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Shayla of The Week #129- The Erev Shabbos Challah Bake: The Minhag, The Reason, and The Halachah- What Are The Contemporary Practical Applications?
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Shayla of The Week #128- The Great Simchas Torah Kidush Debates: May Kidush Be Made Simchas Torah Night During Hakafos and Before Mussaf Simchas Torah Day?
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Shayla of The Week #127- Yom Kippur on Shabbos: Kidush in Tefillah and Kiddush for a Choleh- What's the Halacha?
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Shayla of The Week #126- Tishrei 5785: Rosh HaShanah, Sukkos, and Shemini Atzeres- Three, Three Day Yamim Tovim: Three Halachos You Must Know For Three Eruv Tavshilin's
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Shayla of The Week #125- Weddings During Elul and Aseres Yemei Teshuvah- Minhag Tov or Minhag Taus?
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Shayla of The Week #124- Baal Tokeah, Baal Koreh, Chazan, Babysitter, and Waiter: Working on the Yamim Noraim, Yom Tov, and Shabbos- What's The Heter to be paid?
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Shayla of The Week #123- Shabbos Day Kiddush on Schnapps: Is there Any Source or Basis For this Practice?
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Shayla of The Week #122 -Danger: What's the Halacha regarding Eating Onions, Scallions, Garlic, and Eggs That Were Left Overnight?
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Shayla of The Week #121- Holy Cross Hospital: May one Daven and make Berachos when facing a Cross in The Hospital room?
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Shayla of The Week #119- Meat Siyum in The Nine Days: Correct or Incorrect-Mitzvah or Mistake?
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Shayla of The Week #118- Out'n'about with no Keilim Mikvah: May one immerse utensils in an ocean, river, and lake?
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Shayla of The Week # 117- Summer Is Here: It’s Time to Talk About the Opportunity, Obligation, and Mitzvah of Kiruv Rechokim- Whats It All About?
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Shayla of The Week #116- The Great Shul Debate: When Do We Begin Reciting Tachanun Again Following Shavous?
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Shayla of The Week #115- Akdamus on Shavous: The Minhag, The Machlokes, The Halakhah- What Is done L'maaseh?
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Shayla of The Week #114-The Drenched Chazan: A Shocking, Damaging and Dangerous Shavous Custom- Is Tort Law in Play In the Performance of Mitzvos ?
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Shayla of The Week 113- Music, Acapella, and Singing During Sefira and Three Weeks: What's The Halachah?
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Shayla of The Week #112- Bahab: The Monday, Thursday, and Monday Fast Following Pesach and Sukkos: From Inception to Contemporary Application- Why Do We No Longer Fast?
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Shayla of The Week # 111- The Haftorah for Parshas Kedoshim: HaSishpot-Why Is This The Rarest Haftorah To Be Read on The Calendar?
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Shayla of The Week #109- Baking Matzah Erev Pesach After Chatzos- Requirement, Minhag, or None of The Above?
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Shayla of The Week #108- "Leil Shimurim": The Danger During The Year and The Protection of Leil HaSeder- What's Different About This Night From All Others?
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Shayla of The Week #107- The Three-day Post Purim Fast and its Connections to Pesach: Why Don't We fast Today?
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Shayla of The Week #106- The Minhag of Machtzis HaShekel: What Is It All About and What Should I Be Doing?
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Shayla of The Week #104- Reinterment: When Is It Permitted to Remove a Body from It's Kever for Reburial?
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Shayla of The Week #103- Hashkama Minyanim: The Pros, The Cons, and The Complexities- What Are The Halachic Issues?
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Shayla of The Week #101: Geneivas Daas- Shabbos Invitations, Baby Namings, Wedding Attendance, and Hospital Visits: Must I Correct Someone's Mistaken Impression?
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Shayla of The Week #100: Gezel Sheinah- Is There a Prohibition of "Stealing" Someone's Sleep?
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Shayla of The Week #99- Taus Akum: Can One Take Advantage of An Online Price Glitch or a Mistaken Amazon Delivery?
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Shayla of The Week #98- From The Mitzrim to Hamas: What Is The Proper Reaction To The Downfall and Death of Our Enemies; Joy, Celebration, Commemoration, Or None of the Above?
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Shayla of The Week # 97- Horned Melon, Watermelon, Strawberries, and Okra On Rosh HaShanah and Tu B'shevat- Can The Berachah of Shehecheyanu Be Made on Vegetables?
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Shayla Of The Week #96-Books, Cars, Electronics, and Equipment: What Are the Responsibilities of a Borrower?
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Shayla of The Week #94- Transparency In Tzedakah Distribution- Should Tzedakah Organization's, Shul's, and Yeshivos Publicize Their Accounting?
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Shayla of The Week#93- Fasting On Friday- What Are The Halachos of Asarah B'Teves Observed on Erev Shabbos?
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Shayla of The Week #92- Chanukah Leftovers: What Should Be Done With The Remaining Oil and Wicks From The Menorah?
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Shayla of The Week #91- Milchigs, Sufganiyot, and Latkas: What Is The Basis and Meaning Behind The Special Chanukah Foods?
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Shayla of The Week # 90- Eating on Erev Shabbos: Big Breakfast, Little Lunch, Seudos Mitzvah, and Toameha- What Can I Eat, What Can’t I Eat, and From When Should I Not Eat On Friday?
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Shayla of The Week #88-The Early Winter Shabbos: The Shofar, The Siren, and The Erev Shabbos Emissaries- When Should One Stop Working on Friday?
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Shayla of The Week #87- War In Israel: Tzedakah Priorities- Local Needs Versus Needs in Israel: Whats First?
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