It turns out for podcast subscribers I need to post each class individually and not in one big post. Part 2 in my sub-series on stringencies in Jewish Law focuses on rabbinic attitudes towards stringencies, some positive and some negative.
Halakhic Process 10 – Stringenceis (PDF)
Rabbinic Attitudes Towards Stringencies
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In this mega-podcast on The Halakhic Process, Rabbi Yuter combines his most recent four classes discussing various rabbinic perspectives on stringencies in Jewish law.
Halakhic Process 10 – Stringenceis (PDF)
General Principles of Stringencies
Rabbinic Attitudes Towards Stringencies
Lifnim Mishurat Hadin / Going Above and Beyond the Law
Assuming Additional Responsibilities
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In this installment of his series on The Halakhic Process, Rabbi Yuter discusses the curious halakhic phenomenon of laws which should not be taught or disseminated.
Halakhic Process 9 – Halakhah V’Ein Morin Kein Sources (PDF)
Halakhic Process 9 – Halakhah V’Ein Morin Kein
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Rabbi Yuter’s Halakhic Process series returns with the an essential discussion on authority of Rabbinic legislation and its impact on subsequent dissent.
Halakhic Process 8 – Legislation and Dissent Sources (PDF)
Halakhic Process 8 – Legislation and Dissent
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Rabbi Yuter’s series in the Halakhic Process examines the role and limits of Rabbinic legislation.
Halakhic Process 7 – Rabbinic Legislation Sources (PDF)
Halakhic Process 7 – Rabbinic Legislation
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Rabbi Yuter’s Halakhic Process series returns with a discussion on how to reconcile the biblical prohibitions against adding or subtracting from the Torah with rabbinic innovation.
Halakhic Process 6 – Bal Tosif and Rabbinic Innovation Sources (PDF)
Halakhic Process 6 – Bal Tosif and Rabbinic Innovation
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Rabbis are known to be the authorities in Judaism, but how did one attain this status? In this installment Rabbi Yuter explores what it originally meant to be a rabbi / religious leader in Judaism.
Halakhic Process 4 – What is a Rabbi Qualifications and Procedures Sources (PDF)
Halakhic Process 4 – What is a Rabbi? Qualifications and Procedures
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In this installment of The Halakhic Process series, Rabbi Yuter explores the biblical covenants which form the basis for the Jewish people’s relationship with God and their obligations to perform his will.
Halakhic Process 2 – Contracts with God Sources (PDF)
Halakhic Process 2 – Contracts with God Sources
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Rabbi Yuter begins a brand new series exploring Jewish law from a systematic approach. In this introductory class, Rabbi Yuter presents some of the questions which the class will address and presents a vocabulary for discussing these crucial issues which are fundamental to Jewish life.
The Halakhic Process 1 – Introduction Sources (PDF)
The Halakhic Process 1 – Introduction
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Rabbi Yuter’s Fundamentals of Judaism series returns with a discussion of ways in which rabbis can err, and their impact on rabbinic authority
Fundamentals of Judaism 6 – Varieties of Rabbinic Fallibility Sources (PDF)
Fundamentals of Judaism 6 – Varieties of Rabbinic Fallibility
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