Tag: electricity

Electricity in Jewish Law Class Series

In 2013 I regave a class series on Electricity I had done before I started recording classes. This time around I was elated to have Dr. Alan Mincer deliver an special introductory class on the science of electricity, which ought to be required knowledge for anyone discussing its halakhic ramifications.




Ep. 130 Current Jewish Questions 38 – Electricity in Jewish Law 4 Positive Commandments

In the final installment of the sub-unit on Electricity in Jewish Law, Rabbi Yuter examines additional areas of halakhah where electricity may play a part.

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Current Jewish Questions 38 – Electricity in Jewish Law 4




Ep. 126 Current Jewish Questions 37 – Electricity in Jewish Law 3, R. Moshe Feinstein on Microphones and Hearing Aids on Shabbat

After a brief discussion of the fire tetrahedron, Rabbi Yuter leads a discussion examining and contrasting R. Moshe Feinstein’s rulings prohibiting the use of a microphone on Shabbat while permitting the use of hearing aids.

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Current Jewish Questions – Electricity in Jewish Law 3




Ep. 124 Current Jewish Questions 36 – Electricity in Jewish Law 2

Rabbi Josh Yuter’s series on Electricity in Jewish Law continues with a discussion of R. Shlomo Zalman Aurbach’s rebuttal of previous arguments.

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Current Jewish Questions – Electricity in Jewish Law 2




Ep. 122 Current Jewish Questions 35 – Electricity in Jewish Law 1

Rabbi Josh Yuter introduces the subject of Electricity from the perspective of applying old halakhah to new technologies.

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Current Jewish Questions 35 – Electricity in Jewish Law 1




Ep. 120 Current Jewish Questions 34 – Electricity

In this Very Special Episode of Current Jewish Questions, guest lecturer Dr. Allen Mincer introduces the series on Electricity in Jewish Law with an introduction to the science of Electricity.

Ep. 120 Current Jewish Questions 34 – Electricity 1