Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha

The laws of bal tashchit, the prohibition of wasteful destruction, are of broad application in protecting the environment. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink and examine rabbinic sources from the days of the Mishna through contemporary authorities in order to determine what is halachically permitted and what is prohibited.

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January 13, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 1

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Destruction in the course of doing a mitsva: The principles of bal tashchit, the prohibition of unnecessary destruction, is set aside in certain circumstances. We will begin with the simplest case of destruction in the course of doing a mitsva.

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January 20, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 2

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January 27, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 3

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February 3, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 4

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February 10, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 5

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February 17, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 6

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February 24, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 7

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March 3, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 8

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March 10, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 9

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March 17, 2010 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bal Tashchit: Being Wasteful & Halacha: Lesson 10

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Rabbi Dovid Fink

In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.