Kosher

What materials can be used for schach, and what can invalidate a sukkah? Explore the Rambam’s detailed laws of sukkah coverings, including acceptable materials, shade and sunlight, gaps, decorations,...

Learn the Rambam’s laws for building a kosher sukkah, including its required height, dimensions, walls, openings, and sechach. Discover how these detailed laws ultimately reveal a beautiful spiritual...

Explore the laws of the shofar, from the mitzvah of hearing its sound on Rosh Hashanah to the requirements that determine whether a shofar is kosher. Learn about damaged and repaired shofars, forbidde...

A fascinating conversation exploring what truly makes kosher meat kosher — from the razor-smooth shechitah knife and strict halachic rules, to the pressures inside slaughterhouses, why kosher costs mo...

Discover the Rambam’s laws of a Sefer Torah, from the 20 errors that can invalidate a scroll to the special care and reverence it requires. The lesson concludes with a powerful idea: the Torah is the...