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 #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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Shayla of the Week #86-War in Israel: The Classical Versus Contemporary Mitzvah of Pidyon Shevuyim-What Can We Do L'maaseh To Help Redeem The Hostages?
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Shayla of the Week # 84- War in Israel: Why Don't We Blow The Chatzotzros and Fast Today? Seven Approaches of the Gedolei Achronim
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Shayla of The Week #83- "Do You Forgive Me?": May One Ask Forgiveness By Phone, Text, Whatsapp, Email or Letter?
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Shayla of The Week #82- Yizkor on Yom Kippur and the Shalosh Regalim: What is Yizkor all about? History, Halachah, and Hashkafah
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Shayla of The Week #81- Tishrei 5784 and The Convergence of Shabbos and Three Yamim Tovim: Is Kabbalas Shabbos, Bameh Madlikin, and Shalom Aleichem Recited when Yom Tov Falls On Shabbos?
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Shayla of The Week #80- Davening with Kavanah: What’s Better- To Daven from a Siddur or By Heart? The Halachah and Hashkafah for Weekday, Shabbos, Yom Tov, and Yamim Noraim davening
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Shayla of The Week #79- The Minhag to Check Tefillin and Mezuzos in Chodesh Elul and Beyond- What's Required?
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Shayla of The Week #78- Chodesh Elul: When Should Tefillin Be Removed Before Mussaf On Rosh Chodesh?
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Shayla of The Week #77- Summer Vacation- Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, The Rockies, and More: What Special Brachos Should One Be Mindful Of When Travelling?
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Shayla Of The Week #75-The Minhag Not To Eat Meat During The Nine Days- Is It Permitted To Make a Siyum To Have A Meat Meal?
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Shayla of The Week #74- Melava Malka in the Summer Months Versus Winter Months- To What Extent Must One Go to Wash for Melava Malka?
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