Halacha:

Brit Milah,  Science & Medicine 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Hungary

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Shiur given on a bus in Budapest. Which was the first sefer printed by the Chasam Sofer? Who was the son in law of R Hilel Lichtenstein? Who were the two outstanding talmidim of the Chasam Sofer? How did Aharon Charina sign his writings? Is sturgeon kosher? Why was the Chasam Sofer grateful to Moses Mendelssohn, and to R Mordechai Bennet? From where do we learn the time of death? From whom did the Tanaim learn medicine from? Who was a talmid of R M Bennet? From where did the Maharam Shick get his last name? Is Metzitza part of milah? Can one drink copepods? Can one have a chupa in a shul? Can rabbis abandon their kehilos and move to Israel? Why should a uneducated rabbi not always paskin lechumra when confused about a din?