Series: Twenty Minute Halacha

Venue: Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere

Gemara:

Rosh Hashana 

Halacha:

Aveilut,  Birchas Kohanim,  Israel,  Jewish Calendar,  Minhagim,  Sefirat HaOmer,  Shavuot,  Teshuvah,  Yom Ha'atzmaut 

History:

16th - 18th Centuries CE 

Description

20 Minute Halacha - The White Shul - The shiur gives a short historical background about the גזירות ת"ח ות"ט and then delves into the issue of בל תוסיף. Do we have a right to institute a "day of mourning" or a "day of celebration"? Should we institute a day of mourning to commemorate the Holocaust?