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 #155- Burial of an amputated limb: Mitzvah, Minhag, Requirement, or None of the Above?
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Shayla of The Week #154- The Never Ending Shul, School, Car, and at Home Dispute- Whose decision is it if a window is opened or closed when there is a difference of opinion regarding the temperature?
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Shayla of The Week #153- Anticipating the Days of Mashiach: Nissan, Iyar, and Beyond: When Will Mashiach Arrive and What Do We Know?
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At The Seder With The House of Brisk: The Brisker Haggadah- A Majestic Evening
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Shayla of The Week #152- Erev Pesach on Shabbos: Halachic Conflicts, Historical Debates, and Contemporary Solutions
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At The Seder With The Netziv: A Tale of Two Sedarim- The Netziv's Haggadah Imrei Shefer
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Shayla of The Week #151-Stealing the Afikoman: Minhag or Mistake?
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Shayla of The Week #150- The "Baal Haggadah": The Endless Search for the Author of the Haggadah- Who is the elusive scribe?
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At The Seder With The Malbim: The Fascinating Approach of The Malbim To Unravel The Maggid Section of the Haggadah
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Shayla of The Week #149- Chumros Versus Chumros Of Pesach: Why Are There Many More Stringencies in Hilchos Pesach than any other area of Halachah?
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Shayla of The Week #148- “Simchas Purim”- Drinking, Damaging, Masquerading and Merrymaking: Why Is the Joy of Purim Above and Beyond the Joy of Any Other Yom Tov?
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Shayla of The Week #147- Fasting Three Fasts Before Bar or Bas Mitzvah: Minhag or Mistake?
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Shayla of The Week #146- Erev Rosh Chodesh and the Tefillah of Yom Kippur Katan- What Is The The Origin, Reason, Significance, and Practical Application?
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Shayla of The Week #145- Avid Inish Dina L'nafeshey and Taking the Law Into Your Own Hand: Is Vigilantism Permitted in Halachah?
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Shayla of The Week #144- Tu B'Shvat and The Torah Mandate to Protect Trees: When May Fruit Trees Be Cut Down? The Rabbinic Response to Baal Tashchis
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Shayla of The Week #143: Eyeglasses in Halachah and The Definition of Vision: May Glasses be Worn for Kriyas HaTorah, Havdalah, Kidush Levana, Bedikas Chametz, and Other Mitzvos?
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Shayla of The Week #142- What Is the Truth About the Minhag For Women Not to do Work on Rosh Chodesh?
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Shayla of The Week #141- Shabbos Mevarchim and Its Evolution: What Are The Halachos and Minhagim of Birchas HaChodesh?
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Shayla of The Week #140- "Shovavim"- The Source, Significance, Meaning, and Minhagim of The Weeks Between Shemos and Mishpatim: What are these days all about?
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Shayla of The Week #139- The Mysterious Fast of the Ninth of Teves: What Really Happened? The History, Halachah, and Hashkafah of The Darkest Days in Jewish History
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Shayla of The Week #138- When History and Halachah Clash: The Story of Yehudis and Hilchos Chanukah- What's The Real Story and What's the Correct Halachah?
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Shayla of The Week #137- Gambling During the Eight Days of Chanukah and The Eight Days Between December 25th and January 1st-Is Gambling Ever Permitted?
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"Mai Chanukah?"- What Does Chanukah Celebrate: A Marvelous Miracle or Multiple Miracles?
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Chanukah and The Parshios of Vayeishev, Miketz, and Vayigash: Being Dreamers and Living With Hope- The Source of Our Personal and National Salvation
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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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"Mai Chanukah?"- The Most Misunderstood Moed: The Mystery and Mystique of Chanukah
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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 #133-At Home or Out and About- Is Coffee Subject to Bishul Akkum?
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Shayla of The Week #132- Broken Engagements: Who Keeps the Ring? And other Related Halachos
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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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Thank You Hashem! The Key Ingredient to Be Zoche B’din on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
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Rav Yisrael Salanter's Earthshattering and Life altering Chidush in Teshuvah- The Kabbalah Ketanah and Practical Teshuvah
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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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Teshuvah Is For Everyone and Everyone Can Do Teshuvah: The Approach of The Lubavitcher Rebbe to Teshuvah
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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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Smile and say Thank You- The Unique and Transformative approach of Rav Avigdor Miller to Teshuva
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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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Optimism Toward Teshuvah - Heading in the Right Direction: The Approach of Rabbi Shlomo Hoffman, talmid of Rav Isaac Sher and confidant of Gedolei Yisrael
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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 #120- Tu B'av: Is It a Mitzvah To Make a Shiduch?
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The Mission of Shabbos Nachamu: It's correlation to Parshas Va'eschanan and The Weeks Following Tishah B'av
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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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