Halacha:

Chol Hamoed,  Mikvaot,  Minhagim,  Tfillin 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Hungary

Description

Shiur given on a bus in Eisenstadt, Austria, and Sopron, Hungary. Which rabbis were born and taught torah in Eisenstadt, even before the Chasam Sofer? What were some of the unique minhagim in Sopron? What bracha is recited over the haftorah on shabbos chol hamoed? Does one wear tifilin on chol hamoed? Who were the rabeim of the Chasam Sofer? Why did R Gershon Posen become a chassid? Why is the price of a mikvah so expensive? Who can perform a pidyon haben? Why did R Meshulam Igra hope to paskin like R Meir? Why was the Chasam Sofer so machmir on minhagim? Who did R Nasan Adler exclude from getting an aliya, on certain pasukim? Why were the students of the Chasam Sofer so successful spreading torah?