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What is the ketuba? What are its contents and purpose?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/ketuba/

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How does nissuin work and what are the implications? What are the obligations of husband and wife?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/nissuin/

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Is kiddushin a mitzva? What type of beracha is Birkat Eirusin? Who can recite it?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/mitzva-and-beracha-of-kiddushin/

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What is kiddushin and how does it work? What are the man's and woman's roles in it?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/kiddushin/

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What touch (negia) is permissible between women and men, and in what contexts?

Sources and transcript here: https://www.deracheha.org/physical-intimacy-3/

How does Halacha regulate touch, in and out of marriage? What are the halachic underpinnings of shemirat negia?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/physical-intimacy-2/ 

Podcast episode with Shayna Goldberg here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3p8shSz3ybLjJyI5b83bfe 

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What perspectives on physical intimacy does our tradition offer? What is the halachic framework for intimacy in marriage?

Transcript and sources: https://www.deracheha.org/physical-intimacy-1/

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What is kevod ha-tzibbur? How does this apply to the prospect of women reading from the Torah? Can it be waived or pushed aside?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/keriat-ha-torah-3-kevod-ha-tzibbur/

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What purpose do the berachot over keri'at ha-Torah serve, how are they structured, and who can say them? What is the role of the modern ba'al korei? What is the halachic standing of all-women's readings?

How did keri'at ha-Torah develop? What is the nature of the obligation? Are women obligated to hear it? What would be the implications for the possibility of women reading the Torah?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/keriat-ha-torah-1-the-reading/

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How did the custom of dancing with a Sefer Torah on Simchat Torah come about? How can women celebrate during the hakafot?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/dancing-with-torah/

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How should a Sefer Torah be treated? Who is permitted to handle it?

What is the mitzva of dwelling in a sukka? To whom does it apply? In what ways does it relate to women?

Sources and transcript here: https://www.deracheha.org/sukkot-2-sukka/

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What is the mitzva of taking arba'at ha-minim on Sukkot? Who takes arba'at ha-minim? What are the halachot of Hoshanot, and how do they apply to women?

Transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/sukkot-1-lulav/

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Is it permissible to remove makeup on Shabbat? How can a woman handle makeup when she needs to immerse on Shabbat?

Transcript and sources: https://www.deracheha.org/cosmetics-on-shabbat-4-makeup-removal-and-mikveh/

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How do traditional texts relate to makeup? Is it permissible to apply makeup on Shabbat? What about Shabbat powder makeup?

May one apply scented or enriched products on Shabbat? What are the parameters of using skincare products for healing on Shabbat?

Transcipt and sources available here: https://www.deracheha.org/cosmetics-on-shabbat-2-scent-and-healing/

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What consistencies of skincare or haircare products—oils, creams, etc.—are permissible to apply on Shabbat?

Click here for the transcript and sources: https://www.deracheha.org/cosmetics-on-shabbat-1-types-of-product/

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What are the halachot of managing menstrual pain, cleaning off blood, and using menstrual products on Shabbat?

Link to transcript and sources: https://www.deracheha.org/menstruation-and-shabbat/ 

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What is the mitzva of havdala? Are women obligated in it? May a woman recite havdala for herself or others?

Link to transcript and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/havdala/

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What is the nature of the obligation to eat on Shabbat and Yom Tov? How does it apply to women? Who can make ha-motzi? Where do seuda shelishit and melaveh malka fit in?

Episode transcipt and sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/shabbat-and-yom-tov-meals/

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At what time do we light candles? How does this relate to accepting Shabbat? What is the optimal procedure for lighting?

Transcript and sources available here: https://www.deracheha.org/candle-lighting-2/

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What is the mitzva of Lighting Shabbat and Yom Tov candles? Who lights? Where?

Transcript and sources available at https://www.deracheha.org/candle-lighting-1/

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In this episode we discuss the halachic significance of bat mitzva and how should it be observed or celebrated.

Full article available here: https://www.deracheha.org/bat-mitzva/

• In this episode we discuss what is chinuch for mitzvot, who is obligated, and at what stage.
• Dedicated by Sarah Kenigsberg Le-ilui Nishmat Chaya Miriam Bat Kasriel.
• Full article available here: https://www.deracheha.org/chinuch/

In this episode, we discuss our personal inspirations and approaches to chinuch for our children.

Article on Chinuch available here: https://www.deracheha.org/chinuch/

In this episode we discuss when we need a mechitza or gender separation outside of prayer.

To read all the sources mentioned in this episode, click here: https://www.deracheha.org/mechitza-3-separation-in-society/

In this episode we discuss the structural requirements for a mechitza and whether the ezrat nashim's structure has a halachic effect on prayers said within it.

Find all the sources discussed in this episode on our website here: https://www.deracheha.org/mechitza-2-structure/

In this episode we discuss the purpose of mechitza and why gender separation is a part of prayer.

This episode is dedicated in honor of Ilana Abramson's birthday by her daughter, Raphaela.

Full article available here: https://www.deracheha.org/mechitza-1-purpose/

In part 2 of our megilla reading podcast we discuss who constitutes a quorum for megilla reading, and whether women may read for herself and others.

Read all the sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/megilla-reading/

In this episode we discuss the nature of women's obligation in megilla reading and the brachot recited. Part 2 will discuss who constitutes a quorum for megilla reading, and who a woman may read for.

Read more in our article here: https://www.deracheha.org/megilla-reading/

In this episode we dicuss women and tefilla be-tzibbur. Specifically, what is the nature of communal prayer? What is the role of Shaliach Tzibbur, and who can fill it? What is the significance of women's participation?

Click here for the full article: https://www.deracheha.org/tefilla-be-tzibbur/

This episode was dedicated in memory of Michael ben Yosef Halevi Lebenbaum

In this episode we address some fundamental questions about minyan.

What is a minyan and what is it for? Who does and doesn't count toward a minyan, and why?

To read all the sources mentions in this podcast, head to https://www.deracheha.org/minyan/

In this short episode, Rachel goes behind the scenes with Laurie to discuss Deracheha's most recent article on menstruation and Shabbat. Learn what made writing this article so challenging, what surprised Laurie as she was writing it, and what's next on Deracheha's to-do list.

To read the article, click here: www.deracheha.org/menstruation-and-shabbat/

What are the the mitzvot and customs of Erev Yom Kippur? Why are they significant? How do they apply to women?

Full article here: www.deracheha.org/erev-yom-kippur/

Tefilla Zakah adapted for women here: https://www.kipa.co.il/userFiles/zaka_yomKipur.pdf

In this espisode we discuss Selicht - what are Selichot? Are women obligated to recite them? Do they require a minyan?

Read the full article here: https://www.deracheha.org/selichot/

Rav Ezra Bick's commentary on the Yud Gimmel Middot - https://www.etzion.org.il/en/series/understanding-13-middot-en

All Deracheha's Elul content available here: https://www.deracheha.org/elul-tishrei/

Read the full article here: https://www.deracheha.org/dress-4-keli-gever/

Buy the book here: https://korenpub.com/products/lamentations-faith-in-a-turbulent-world

Full article available here: https://www.deracheha.org/kiddush-2-practical-issues/

In this episode we discuss the mitzva of kiddush, both on Shabbat and Yom Tov, at night and during the day. We discuss a woman's obligation, and also how  a couple should handle kiddush during Niddah (Wikipedia)

Niddah (or nidah; Hebrew: נִדָּה‬), in Judaism, describes a woman during menstruation, or a woman who has menstruated and not yet completed the associated requirement of immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath).

Read the article here: https://www.deracheha.org/kiddush-1-obligation/

In this episode we discuss when a woman can discharge a man's mitzva obligations, and cases where she technically can, but maybe should not. Why would that be the case? Listen to find out, and gain insight into differences between birkat hamazon, kiddush and megilla.

Read the full article here: https://www.deracheha.org/discharging-obligations-in-practice/

In this new podcast we go behind-the-scenes with Shayna Goldberg, Contributing Editor to Deracheha and author of the new book "What Do You Really Want?" In her conversation with Rachel, Shayna explains how the book came to be, how it relates to her work as an educator, and lessons she's learned from her years of teaching and providing halakhic guidance. 

Learn more about the book here: https://korenpub.com/products/what-do-you-really-want

And read about Deracheha's approach to writing about halakha in our introduction here: https://www.deracheha.org/concepts-introduction/

In this episode we discuss how and when a person can discharge someone else's halachic obligation. Who can do this for whom, and what are the halachic mechanisms that allow this to work?

In the second episode in our podcast series we discuss whether men and women can combine to form a Birkat_Hamazon#Zimmun (Wikipedia)

Birkat Hamazon (Hebrew: בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוׂן‎, The Blessing of the Food), known in English as the Grace After Meals (Yiddish: בֶּענְטְשֶׁן‎‎; translit. bentschen or "to bless", Yinglish: Bentsching), is a set of Hebrew blessings that Jewish Halakha ("collective body of Jewish religious laws") prescribes following a meal that includes at least a kezayit (olive sized) piece of bread. It is a mitzvah de'oraita (Aramaic: דְּאוׂרַיְיתָא‎), that is written in the Torah (Deuteronomy 8:10).

Deracheha's Zimmun cards are available here: https://www.deracheha.org/zimmun-card/

To read the full article: https://www.deracheha.org/zimmun-part-2/

In our first podcast on Zimmun we discuss the mitzva of zimmun, who is obligated in it, and under what circumstances women recite it.

Full article with sources: https://www.deracheha.org/zimmun-part-1/

Women's Zimmun Card available here: https://www.deracheha.org/zimmun-card/

In this interview, Rachel sat down with Devorah Katz of Pat Bamelach bakery in Efrat right before Pesach to talk about chametz, matza and more. Listen to find out what a bakery does with its sourdough starter on Pesach, and the surprising ways food brought people together during the coronavirus pandemic. (And lots more, like Deracheha's zimmun cards, the creative women of Pat Bamelach, and the Katz family Pesach Seder!)

Find all of Deracheha's Pesach content here: www.deracheha.org/pesach-page/

Find Deracheha's Zimmun Cards here: www.deracheha.org/zimmun-card/ 

In this episode we discuss women's obligation in reclining at the seder and telling the story of the exodus from Egypt.

Read the full article with sources here: https://www.deracheha.org/the-seder-part-2/

In this episode we discuss women's obligation at the Pesach seder. Are women obligated in Pesach, matza and maror? In the four cups? In Hallel?

Read the full article here: https://www.deracheha.org/the-seder-part-1