Hands-On Halachah: The Laws of Shabbos

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The laws of Shabbos can be complex and confusing. During this challenging and informative shiur, you'll learn the background to various aspects of the laws of Shabbat, from cooking coffee to sewing sweaters and everything in-between. Learn the halachot of Shabbat by first studying the original sources as they appear in the gemara, rishonim and Shulchan Aruch, Then, we'll apply these halachot in real-world situations, so that the study is both informative and practical.

Note that all audio is in mp3 format and downloads directly, and all source material is in pdf format. You will need a pdf reader (available here) to read the source sheets.

Shiur 1: Shehiyah: Cooking before Shabbos, leaving food on the fire.
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Shiur 2: Hachazarah: Returning food to the fire
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Shiur 3: Borer: Sorting It All Out
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Shiur 4: Borer II: Still Sorting It All Out
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Shiur 5: Cooking with Liquids
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Shiur 6: Losh: Need to Knead
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Shiur 7: Tochein: The Daily Grind
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Shiur 8: Tochein II: Introduction to Medicine
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Shiur 9:Medicine II: Not Feeling Well
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Shiur 10: Medicine III: What if You're Really Sick?
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Shiur 11: Dosh (Threshing) The Big Squeeze (of fruit)
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Shiur 12: Dosh 2 (Threshing) More of The Big Squeeze (of other stuff)
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Shiur 13: Dosh 3 (Threshing) The Final Squeeze
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Shiur 14: Koseiv (Writing) The Handwriting's On The...
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Shiur 15: Writing 2 - Rabbinic Prohibitions
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Shiur 16: Writing 3 - Business on Shabbos
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Shiur 17: Mocheik (Erasing)
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Shiur 18: Scraping 1
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Shiur 19: Scraping 2 - Liquid Soap
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Shiur 20: Scraping 3 - Toothpaste, Caulk, Icing, etc.
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Shiur 21: Amirah L'Akum - Asking a Non-Jew to do work on Shabbos
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Shiur 22: Muktzah
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Shiur 23: Dyeing - Shabbos Makeup
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Shiur 24: Sifting - Water Filters and the NY Water
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Shiur 25: Shabbos Clocks 
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Shiur 26: The Kosherlamp! 
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Fall 2005 Semester 

Shiur 26: Making Coffee 
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Shiur 28: Finish Your Coffee
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Shiur 29: Tying
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Shiur 30: Shearing
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Shiur 31:Washing 1 -- Soaking Clothes
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Shiur 32: Washing 2 - Cleaning Clothes
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Shiur 33: Sewing
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Shiur 34: Tearing
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Winter 2006 Semester

Shiur 35: Tearing 2: Opening Packages
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(The source sheets are the same as last shiur -- but if you want to follow the second half of the shiur, please purchase Rabbi Ribiat's four-volume work. I didn't feel comfortable putting an entire section up on the Internet.)

Shiur 36: Making Noise on Shabbos - Is The KosherClock Kosher?
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Shiur 37: Laundry on Shabbos: Don't Do It!
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Shiur 38: Playing Ball on Shabbos
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(For a great write-up on the issue, see Rabbi Doniel Neustadt's weekly halachah sheet here.)

Shiur 39: Snow and Shabbos
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Shiur 40: Snow2 - Hiring Contractors
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Shiur 41: Preparing for After Shabbos
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Shiur 42: Plungers
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Shiur 43: Late for Shabbos
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