Multimedia Library
Below is our collection of Learning multimedia materials. Browse through the categories for interesting content. Lectures are provided as MP3 files, which you can download to your computer. Once the download is complete, you may listen to the mp3 file on your computer using Windows Media Player, Real Player, QuickTime or iTunes; or, upload the file to your mp3 player.
Documents
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a400. Daf Yomi - Hullin 66hot!
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Kosher grasshoppers and locusts and whether they need shechita or can they even be eaten live. Kosher fish - fish with fins definitely have scales. Water creatures that originate in standing water don't need fins and scales.
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 346
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a399. Daf Yomi - Hullin 65hot!
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By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 334
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a398. Daf Yomi - Hullin 64hot!
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Characteristics of kosher and non-kosher bird and fish eggs. Can we use these to determine questionable species of birds and fish (e.g., swordfish)? Trusting claims of kashrut and making assumptions about products sold in the marketplace. Blood spots on eggs - fertilized and unfertilized.
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 226
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a397. Daf Yomi - Hullin 63hot!
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What are the non-kosher birds in the list in the Torah? Reconciling differences between the list in Vayikra and in Devarim. A bird can be assumed to be kosher based on a tradition, even one originating outside of rabbinic circles.
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 388
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a396. Daf Yomi - Hullin 61hot!
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Kosher and non-Kosher birds. Are all non-kosher birds actually birds of prey? Can there be birds of prey that are kosher? Can we determine based on characteristics alone that a certain bird is kosher, or do we have to know that it is not on the Torah's list?
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 396
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a395. Daf Yomi - Hullin 60hot!
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Mythical one-horned deers and gigantic lions. Pagan ideas applied to God. Midrashim about the creation of the vegetation and the luminaries.
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 356
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a394. Daf Yomi - Hullin 59hot!
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Poisoned and ill animals are not treifa - but don't eat them - they are a health risk! Characteristics of kosher species of animals - those in the Torah and those of the Rabbis How to know if an animal is a chaya or behama
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 389
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a393. Daf Yomi - Hullin 58hot!
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How long can a treifa live for? Can a treifa give birth? Extra limbs and organs are as bad as missing ones. Using empirical evidence to determine cases of doubtful treifa.
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 373
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a392. Daf Yomi - Hullin 57hot!
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Treifot of legs of birds - like cows or not? How long can an animal which is a treifa still live? Are there exceptions? Does medical intervention matter? Empirical evidence and halakha - do we care if the evidence supports or contradicts halakha?
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 254
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a391. Daf Yomi - Hullin 56hot!
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Treifot of birds. Ruling too strictly and causing loss or ruling too leniently and causing transgression.
By Rabbi Dov Linzer
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Hits: 237
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