Jewish Heritage Tour of Holland, Belgium and Switzerland Part 5 of 7

YUTORAH: R' Hershel Schachter -- Recent Shiurim

Jewish Heritage Tour of Holland, Belgium and Switzerland Part 5 of 7 - Jul 5, 2024 - Shiur given on a bus in Amsterdam. Chumash parshas Korach. Pidyon HaBen: How much silver is needed for pidyon haben? How do we value the silver? Is it a mitzvah or a financial obligation? Can the father appoint a shaliach? If there is no father, upon who falls the mitzva? Who recites the bracha? Is a child born via c-section required to have a pidyon haben? When is the bris for a child born on shabbos via c-section? The haftorah for shabbos Rosh Chodesh: in the time of Mashiach, will people will go to Jerusalem on Rosh Chodesh? Why are the Jewish people compared to the moon? How are haftorahs chosen? Can one pray for a miracle? Brachos: What is the bracha on a croissant? On a sandwich made with mezonos bread? Why did Rabbi Akiva wash on bread in prison when he needed the water to drink to survive? Do children observe shiva over a parent who died while in cheirem? How did the rabbis know that Bar Kochba could not be mashiach? How is the world divided into six thousand years? Are the prohibitions of work on chol hamoed biblical? How does one fulfil bikur cholim? On which mitzvos does one need to pray? How long does one need to stay with the choleh for bikur cholim?