Ten Minute Halacha - Shlissel Challah

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Date:
May 03 2011
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13min 15s
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Series: Ten Minute Halacha

Venue: Yeshivat Lev Shlomo (Woodmere, NY) Yeshivat Lev Shlomo (Woodmere, NY)

Halacha:
Challah,  General,  Minhagim,  Pesach 

Collections: R' Lebowitz Ten Minute Halacha: Kabbalah, Mysticism and Customs

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    1. Title: Berachah over the Shlissel
      Author: Chaim Simons
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      What berachah does one say over the shlissel?! Baruch ato bevoecha, ubaruch ato betseisecha. (Devarim 28:6)

    2. Title: Is this really a jewish minhag?
      Author: Yoel Goldstein
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      http://www.mesora.org/Shlissel.html

    3. Title: Not a Jewish Custom
      Author: Steven Weisberg
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      See http://www.alfassa.com/bread.htmland the download there.

      This besides the general problem of segula type activity. While not requring scientific proof, even the Rashba agreed that if it's not in the mitzva/Torah value category, actions need to be rational. Otherwise, one is taking away the Creator's free choice or to put it differently, one is relating to G-d as to an ATM: I do so-and-so and expect G-d to respond.


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