• January 24, 2025
  • 24 5785, Tevet
  • פרשת וארא

Kitchen & Shabbat

Kitchen & Shabbat

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Many of the prohibitions of Shabbat relate to the preparation of food. While the preparation of food potentially entails numerous prohibitions, eating good and hot food is part of the mitzvah of oneg Shabbat! Join Rabbi David Brofsky and study the melakhot which relate to the preparation of food, including the prohibition of cooking on Shabbat, and the permissible ways to reheat food on Shabbat.

November 16, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat Shiur 1
Class description

I am looking forward to another year of learning! We will begin this course with the laws of bishul (including bishul, reheating foods etc). Afterwards, we will review other important melachot related to food preparation.

I am attaching the first source sheet. Another one will be added before the shiur.

November 24, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat Shiur 2
Class description

This week we will discuss the laws of bishul regarding solids and liquids.

December 7, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
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December 14, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
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This week we will discuss bishul bechama (i.e., cooking in the heat of the sun).

December 21, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
Class description

This week we will focus on the laws of a keli rishon and a keli sheni.

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December 28, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
Class description

This week we will focus on the preparation of tea on shabbat, as well as the laws of iruy and davar gush.

January 11, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
Class description

This week we will study the laws of hagasa, i.e., stirring and serving food on Shabbat, and maaseh shabbat, i.e., benefitting from melacha done by a Jew on Shabbat.

January 18, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
Class description

This week we will study the laws of shehiyya, i.e., leaving food on the fire before Shabbat.

January 25, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
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February 1, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen and Shabbat – shehiyya and hachzara
Class description

This week we will beginour discussion of shehiyya and hachzara.

February 8, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – tofer and koreah
Class description

This week we will study the melachot of tofer and koreah.

February 22, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – Opening Packages
Class description

This week we will discuss opening packages on Shabbat.

March 1, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – tochen
Class description

This week we will discuss the melacha of tochen.

March 29, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
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April 5, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat
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April 26, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – Borer (3)
Class description

This week we will discuss the various heterim of borer.

May 3, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – Memareach (1)
Class description

We will begin our discussion of memareach this week.

May 10, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – memareach (2)
Class description

This week we will continue our discussion of the melacha of memareach, including memareach with foods.

May 17, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen and Shabbat – tzovea on Shabbat (1)
Class description

This week we will discuss the melacha of tzove’a, focussing on whether it applies to food.

May 24, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – tzove’a and makeup on Shabbat
Class description

This week we will continue our discussion of tzove’a, focussing on makeup.

May 31, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Kitchen & Shabbat: Kitchen & Shabbat – Amira L’Nochri
Class description

This week we will summarize the topic of amira l’nochri, paying special attention to the kitchen on Shabbat

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Rabbi David Brofsky is the author of halakhic compendiums on Tefilla, Moadim and Avelut. He teaches at Midreshet Lindenbaum and Midreshet Torah V’Avodah, and he writes a weekly shiur for Yeshivat Har Etzion’s Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM). Rabbi Brofsky also serves as the Rabbinic Liaison for Giyur K'Halacha.