Rabbi Shusterman on Halachah

Torah law identifies 39 types of work that were involved in the making of the Mishkan (tabernacle) and from which we desist on Shabbat. In this series, Rabbi Shusterman explains and looks at the practical applications of each of the 39 Melachot

Advanced classes in halachah for the month of Elul, including erev rosh hashanah.

Classes on the halachos of Rosh Hashanah.

Classes on the halachos of the fast of Gedaliah and the day preceding Yom Kippur.

Classes on the halachos of Yom Kippur.

Halachot of Ta'anit Esther and the Half Shekel that is given to charity on this day

Laws and customs pertaining to the mitzvah of reading and hearing the Megillah.

The laws and customs for the purim mitzvot of mishloach manot—sending food gifts, matanot la’evyonim—charity for the poor, and the festive feast.

Some of the Halachik laws pertaining to the festival of Shavuot in-depth.

Laws of the 9 Days and the Fast of Tisha B'Av.

These classes detail the intricate halachos of the kosher kitchen.

Classes detailing the halochos of giving tzedaka.

Classes on the halochos of affixing a mezuzah.

In-depth classes on the halochos of donning tefillin.

In-depth classes on the halochos associated with the recital of kaddish.

The halachos for the mitzvah of bris milah—circumcision.

The halachos surrounding the mitzvah to redeem the firstborn son.

A series of advanced classes that provide an overview of the halachos of brachos, food blessings, based on the Seder Birkas HaNehenin, a compendium of laws on "blessings over benefits" authored by the Alter Rebbe .