Venue: Young Israel of Forest Hills Young Israel of Forest Hills

Gemara:

Sotah 

Parsha:

Bo 

Collections: Rabbi Schachter: YIFH Sotah

References: Sotah: 22a  

Description

It is not proper to paskin based only upon mishnayos. Is it proper for a person to act more piously, than he really is? A student should absorb his teachers character. At what point in a Rav's life, should he begin to paskin? Can there be geirus without accepting the mitzvos? Is it proper to fulfill mitzvos, or learn torah, she'lo lishma? One should enjoy the learning of torah. One should reward children, to get them to study torah, and even adults require rewards. Can one redeem a karbon mincha that became tamei? Does sotah water work , if the husband was unfaithful? Chumash: Bo- The karbon pesach brought in Egypt was similar to the karbon that a convert needs to offer while converting, and also the karbon pesach l'doros.