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Sources, Severity and Significances: Introducing Mitzvas Mezuza | Hilchos Mezuza #1 (Yoreh Deah siman 285)

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: September 01 2022

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Series: YU Undergrad Chabura

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Avoda Zara, Menachot

Halacha:

Mezuzah, Rules of Psak, Shema, Tfillin, Yoreh Deah

Machshava:

Ahavat Hashem, Hashem, Mitzvot, Philosophy of Halacha, Rambam, Yirat Hashem

Mishna:

Menachot

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Afternoon Halacha be-Iyun Chaburah at YU

References: Menachot: 34A , Menachot: 28A , Menachot: 33B , Avoda Zara: 11A

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Sources, Severity and Significances: Introducing Mitzvas Mezuza | Hilchos Mezuza #1 (Yoreh Deah siman 285)

Series: YU Undergrad Chabura

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Avoda Zara, Menachot

Halacha:

Mezuzah, Rules of Psak, Shema, Tfillin, Yoreh Deah

Machshava:

Ahavat Hashem, Hashem, Mitzvot, Philosophy of Halacha, Rambam, Yirat Hashem

Mishna:

Menachot

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Afternoon Halacha be-Iyun Chaburah at YU

References: Menachot: 34A , Menachot: 28A , Menachot: 33B , Avoda Zara: 11A

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Sources, Severity and Significances: Introducing Mitzvas Mezuza | Hilchos Mezuza #1 (Yoreh Deah siman 285)

Series: YU Undergrad Chabura

Venue: YU Wilf Campus YU Wilf Campus

Gemara: Aggadeta, Avoda Zara, Menachot Halacha: Mezuzah, Rules of Psak, Shema, Tfillin, Yoreh Deah Machshava: Ahavat Hashem, Hashem, Mitzvot, Philosophy of Halacha, Rambam, Yirat Hashem Mishna: Menachot

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Afternoon Halacha be-Iyun Chaburah at YU

References: Menachot: 34A , Menachot: 28A , Menachot: 33B , Avoda Zara: 11A

Additional Materials

Contact Us

About Us

Feedback

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Gemara:

Aggadeta, Avoda Zara, Menachot

Halacha:

Mezuzah, Rules of Psak, Shema, Tfillin, Yoreh Deah

Machshava:

Ahavat Hashem, Hashem, Mitzvot, Philosophy of Halacha, Rambam, Yirat Hashem

Mishna:

Menachot