Rabbi Moshe Walter
Rabbi Moshe Walter

About

Rabbi Walter's podcast is rooted in Halachah, Minhagim, and Mitzvos based upon classical Rabbinic sources, blended with a strong emphasis on the philosophy, history, and background of each of the above. Rabbi Walter is the Rav of Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah, is the executive director of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington, and is the author of the three works of Jewish Law. This podcast has covered Pirkei Avos, the Positive Mitzvos from The Sefer HaMitzvos HaKatazar of the Chafetz Chaim, and is curentlly going through the halachos and mitzvos of the seasons of the year.

  • Shayla of The Week #179- Chanukah Gelt and Chanukah Presents- Minhag or Mistake: What's it all about?
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  • Shayla of The Week #178- Davening for Sinners to Repent and Praying for the Wicked to Die: Can we, Should we, Does it work?
    178
  • Shayla of The Week # 177- Is Turkey Kosher: A Halachic Overview
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  • Shayla of The Week # 176- The Wedding Day Fast of The Chassan and Kallah: The Minhag, The Meaning, and The Halachah
    176
  • Shayla of The Week #175- The Shadchan: The Job, The Expectations, and The Payment- Halachos and Minhagim
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  • Shayla of The Week #174- Standard and Daylight Savings Time: Mincha in The Fall and Winter VS. Minchah in The Spring and Summer- Everything You Need To Know about Davening Minchah Properly
    174
  • Shayla of The Week #173- The Million Dollar Question: Kiddush before or after Netilas Yadayim- when and why did the Minhag Ashkenaz to Wash before Making Kiddush change?
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  • Shayla of The Week #172- Shabbos Zemiros- Sources, Reasons, and Disagreement Regarding Their Recitation
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  • Shayla of The Week #171: Crocks, Floafers, Flip- Flops, Slides, Slippers, and Sneakers: Can I Wear Comfortable Non- Leather Shoes on Yom Kippur?
    171
  • Shayla of The Week #170- The Making of The Machzor: The Magnitude and Machlokes in the Additions to the Tefillos of the Yamim Noraim and Aseres Yemei Teshuvah
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  • Letters of Teshuvah #3: Properly Preparing for the Yamim Noraim- The Letter Posted by Rabbi Simchah Zissel Ziv on the Door of Talmud Torah of Kelm in Elul in the 1860's
    Letters of Teshuvah #3
  • Shayla of The Week #169- "Dip The Apple in Honey"- What Is The Origin and Meaning of the Ancient Rosh Hashanah Minhag?
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  • Letters of Teshuvah #2- The Letter of All Letters: The Iggeres HaTeshuvah of Rabbenu Yonah of Gerona circa 1200
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  • The Making of the Siddur - The History, Development, and Halachos of the Siddur
    The Making of the Siddur - The History, Development, and Halachos of the Siddur
  • Shayla of The Week #168- What Are We Preparing For in Elul- Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur? The Two Minhagim of Elul and the Two Ways To Prepare For The Yamim Noraim
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  • Letters of Teshuvah #1: “Why Are You Asleep? " The Letter of the Chafetz Chaim, Erev Yom Kippur 1927
    Letters of Teshuvah #1
  • Shayla of The Week #167- What Is The Minhag of Tekiyas Shofar in Chodesh Elul All About?
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  • Shayla of The Week #166- The Tefillah of Yom Kippur Katan for Chodesh Elul: Why Is This Yom Kippur Katan Different From All Others? The Halachic and Hashkafic Implications
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  • Shayla of The Week #165- "Catch and Release": Summer Activities and Fishing For Fun-What's Permitted and What's Not?
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  • Shayla of The Week #164- Chodesh Av and The Birth of Mashiach: The Real Mashiach VS. The False Messiah- Lessons Learned from Bar- Kochva, Yeshu HaNotzri, and The Messiah of Yemen
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