Reb Eli Garfinkel

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   Why Did the Zekeinim Change 'HaChamor' by Moshe for Talmei HaMelech, but Not 'Chamaro' by Avraham by the Akeidah?Why Did the זקנים Change ״החמר״ by משה for תלמי המלך, but Not ״חמרו״ by אברהם by the עקידה?Oct 28, 2026 · 12:54
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   The Teshuvah of Terach: When and How Does Teshuvah Work for Bnei Noach?The תשובה of תרח — When and How Does תשובה Work for בני נח?Oct 23, 2026 · 15:07
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   The Avnei Nezer's Question: Why Must a Man Divorce His Wife After Ten Years Without Children, If He Isn't Required to Sacrifice Hon Rav to Fulfill a Mitzvas Aseh?The אבני נזר’s Question: Why Must a Man Divorce His Wife After Ten Years Without Children, If He Isn’t Required to Sacrifice הון רב to Fulfill a מצות עשה?Oct 22, 2026 · 10:12
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   Why Does the Gemara Say that Kenaan, Cursed to Be an Eved, Eats What His Master Eats, When That Is Not the Halacha for an Eved Kenaani?Why does the Gemara say that כנען, cursed to be an עבד, eats what his master eats—when that is not the halacha for an עבד כנעני?Oct 16, 2026 · 13:19
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   According to the Ramban, the Heter to Eat Meat After the Mabul Was in the Merit of Noach Saving the Animals, So Why Were Fish, Which Were Not Affected by the Mabul, Also Permitted?According to the רמב״ן, the היתר בשר after the מבול was בזכות נח saving the בעלי חיים — so why then were דגים, which were not affected by the מבול, also permitted?Oct 15, 2026 · 17:09
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   How Can We Understand Kayin's Punishment of Na v'Nad in Light of Vayehi Boneh Ir? Understanding the Connection Between His Punishment and His TeshuvahHow Can We Understand Kayin’s Punishment of נע ונד in Light of ויהי בונה עיר? — Understanding the Connection Between His עונש and His תשובהOct 9, 2026 · 11:30
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   If Bein HaShmashos Is a Safek Laila, How Could Hashem Create the Ten Things Then, When He Was Resting from Work on Shabbos?If בין השמשות Is ספק לילה, How Could Hashem Create the Ten Things Then, When He Was שבת ממלאכה?Oct 8, 2026 · 14:37
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   The Heter of Erasing Hashem's Name for a Need: Why Couldn't King David Learn From Moshe Rabbeinu by the Aron of Yosef?The היתר of מחיקת השם לצורך — Why Couldn’t דוד המלך Learn From משה רבינו by the ארון of Yosef?Oct 5, 2026 · 11:49
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   Rav Shlomo Kluger's Chidush in the Shitah of Rabbi Eliezer: Is There Also a Chiyuv to Sleep in the Sukkah Every Night, and Must a Missed Night's Sleep Be Made Up by Day?Rav Shlomo Kluger’s חידוש in שיטת רבי אליעזר: Is There Also a חיוב to Sleep in the סוכה Every Night—and Must a Missed Night’s Sleep Be Made Up by Day?Oct 2, 2026 · 11:49
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    The Avnei Nezer's Question: 'Vesamachta Bechagecha, Ata Uvincha Uvitecha': Why Is There a Mitzvah for a Man to Feed His Wife Shelamei Simchah, but Not His Young Children?The אבני נזר’s Question: ״ושמחת בחגך—אתה ובנך ובתך״—Why Is There a מצוה for a Man to Feed His Wife שלמי שמחה, but Not His Young Children?Sep 29, 2026 · 10:09
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    Why Is Sukkos a Zecher for the Anenei HaKavod, but We Have No Zecher for the Man and Be'er?Why Is סוכות a זכר for the ענני הכבוד, but We Have No זכר for the מן and באר?Sep 23, 2026 · 11:08
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    The Binyan Shlomo's Question: Shouldn't the Torah First Tell Us What the Schach Must Be Made Of Before Commanding Us to Sit in the Sukkah?The בנין שלמה’s Question: Shouldn’t the Torah First Tell Us What the סכך Must Be Made Of Before Commanding Us to Sit in the סוכה?Sep 23, 2026 · 11:22
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    The Mishnah Says We Prepare a Kohen Acher as a Backup: Why Doesn't He Also Need Perishah, and How Is He Prepared for the Avodah?The Mishnah says we prepare a כהן אחר as a backup — Why Doesn’t He Also Need פרישה, and How Is He Prepared for the עבודה?Sep 17, 2026 · 13:28
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    Bigdei Lavan of the Kohen Gadol That Are Hidden Away: Their Reasons and Rulesבגדי לבן של כהן גדול שנגנזים — טעמיה וגדריהSep 14, 2026 · 11:09
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    The First Yom HaDin: The Favorable Judgment of Adam HaRishon, the Role of Shabbos, and the Opportunity for TeshuvahThe First יום הדין — The Favorable Judgment of אדם הראשון, the Role of שבת, and the Opportunity for תשובהSep 9, 2026 · 10:53
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    Why Is a Keren Shel Parah Considered Several Shofros and Pasul Because of One Shofar and Not Two or Three, Yet Permitted for Writing a Get Despite One Sefer and Not Two or Three Sefarim?Why Is a קרן של פרה Considered Several שופרות and פסול Because of שופר אחד ולא ב׳ וג׳, Yet מותר for Writing a גט Despite ספר אחד ולא ב׳ וג׳ ספרים?Sep 6, 2026 · 17:22
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    How Is Rashi's 'Harbeh Hichasem LaMakom V'Lo Asah Eschem Kiluh' Consistent with 'Kol HaOmer HaKadosh Baruch Hu Tarun Hu'?How Is Rashi’s “הרבה הכעסתם למקום ולא עשה אתכם כליה” Consistent with “כל האומר הקב״ה ותרן הוא”?Aug 30, 2026 · 15:02
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    Why Isn't Ezra's Takanah to Read the Curses Before Rosh Hashanah Counted Among the Asarah Takanos of Ezra?Why Isn’t Ezra’s תקנה to Read the קללות Before ראש השנה Counted Among the עשר תקנות עזרא?Aug 27, 2026 · 10:51
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    How Can the Chinuch Say That Bikkurim Are Brought Only from the Shivas HaMinim Because Only They Are Mentioned in the Torah, When Esrog, Botnim, and Shekedim Are Also Mentioned?How Can the חינוך Say That ביכורים Are Brought Only from the שבעת המינים Because Only They Are Mentioned in the תורה, When אתרוג, בטנים ושקדים Are Also Mentioned?Aug 25, 2026 · 7:58
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    The Gemara Says That Nakdimon ben Guryon Gave Tzedakah for His Own Kavod: Why Is That Much Worse Than Classic Shelo Lishmah?The Gemara Says That נקדימון בן גוריון Gave צדקה for His Own כבוד—Why Is That Much Worse Than Classic שלא לשמה?Aug 20, 2026 · 13:29
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    How Can We Understand Beis Shammai's Shitah Requiring Ervas Davar in Order to Give a Get?How Can We Understand שיטת בית שמאי Requiring ערות דבר in Order to Give a גט?Aug 18, 2026 · 11:59
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    If Chatzi Shiur Is Forbidden MiDoraisa: Why May Crumbs Less Than a Kezayis Be Destroyed Without an Issur Bal Tashchis?If חצי שיעור אסור מן התורה: Why May פירורין פחות מכזית Be Destroyed Without an איסור בל תשחית?Aug 16, 2026 · 12:04
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    When the Pasuk Says 'K'Asher Zamam LaAsos L'Achiv': Can Someone Be Called 'Achiv' Even After His Death?When the פסוק Says “כאשר זמם לעשות לאחיו”: Can Someone Be Called “אחיו” Even After His Death?Aug 13, 2026 · 13:37
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    We Learn From 'Mekerev Achecha' That a Ger Cannot Hold a Position of Sararah: When Does This Apply, and How Were Shemayah and Avtalyon the Nasi and Av Beis Din?We Learn From “מקרב אחיך” That a גר Cannot Hold a Position of שררה: When Does This Apply, and How Were שמעיה ואבטליון נשיא and אב בית דין?Aug 12, 2026 · 14:14
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    Is It Permitted to Say About a Great Man Who Is Not a Navi, 'Eilav Tishma'un'?אם מותר לומר על אדם גדול שאינו נביא ״אליו תשמעון ״?Aug 9, 2026 · 11:03
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    How Can a Shomer Aveidah Be Patur from Tzedakah Because of Osek BaMitzvah, Despite the Two Lavin of Lo Te'amatz V'Lo Tikpotz?How Can a שומר אבידה Be פטור From צדקה Because of עוסק במצוה Despite the Two לאוין of לא תאמץ ולא תקפוץ?Aug 7, 2026 · 12:22
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    If Lo Ta'asun Kein Forbids Destroying Even One Stone of the Beis HaMikdash: How Could They Tear Down the Leshkas Parhedrin Every Year?If לא תעשון כן Forbids Destroying Even One Stone of the בית המקדש: How Could They Tear Down the לשכת פרהדרין Every Year?Aug 5, 2026 · 15:20
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    If Kisui HaRosh Is Mishum Eimasa DeShamaya: Why Doesn't It Apply to Unmarried Women?If כיסוי הראש Is משום אימתא דשמיא: Why Doesn’t It Apply to נשים פנויות?Aug 2, 2026 · 12:28
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    Where Does the Torah Prohibit Ga'avah? The Smag's Dream and the Source of the IssurWhere Does the Torah Prohibit Ga’avah? The סמ״ג’s Dream and the Source of the איסורJul 31, 2026 · 10:40
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    Clarifying the Concept of Svara: The Pnei Yehoshua's Question on Birkas HaNehenin, and Whether Everything Learned From Svara Becomes D'Oraisaבירור בגדר סברא – קושיית הפני יהושע בענין ברכת הנהנין: האם כל הנלמד מסברא נעשה דאורייתא?Jul 30, 2026 · 11:59
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