History:

19th Century CE,  20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Lita/Poland

Description

Shiur given on a bus in Krakow. Why did the father-in-law, of the Rama, refuse to let the Rama marry his younger daughter, after the death of the Rama's wife, even though it was the minhag to marry the younger sister, of a deceased woman? Why are there two Darchei Moshes- a shorter and longer version? How can we see from the longer Darchei Moshe, that one may eat egg matzos on erev Pesach? Why did the Rama call his sefer on issur v'heter, Toras Chatas? Were R Yosef Karo and the Rama acharonim or rishonim? If a man pledged money to a charity, and died before fulfilling his pledge, do the inheritors pay his pledge? Do Ashkenazim always follow the psak of the Rama? Why did the Rama write using Rashi print and not block letters as in the torah?