Back for the second year!

Starting on November 4th, 2024, join Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner weekly on Monday’s at 7:30PM ET for a chabura (advanced class) based on the Nishmat Avraham by Rabbi Dr. Avraham S. Abraham. This year the focus will be on the laws of Shabbat and medical care.

The series will be given on Zoom at http://tiny.cc/medhal. **Please note this change – the shiur is no longer in-person.**

Learn halacha from primary sources addressing common situations related to Shabbat in healthcare settings following the seder of Shulchan Aruch Orech Chaim.

The chabura is intended for healthcare professionals and anyone else interested in this fascinating topic. No advance preparation is necessary. Source sheets, including the original Hebrew text of the Nishmat Avraham, are provided.

Pre-Registration

To receive updates, information, and reminders about the chabura please pre-register. For any questions, please e-mail office@ematai.org.

Archives

You can access the source materials here.

Year 2 Recordings:

February 24, 2025 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 9

February 17, 2025 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 8

February 3, 2025 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 7

January 27, 2025 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 6

January 20, 2025 – Clarifying Shabbat Medicine Exception #3 & Introduction to OC 328 Part 5

December 30, 2024 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 4

December 16, 2024 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 3

December 10, 2024 – Introduction to OC 328 Part 2

December 2, 2024 – Shabbat Part 4 & Introduction to OC 328 Part 1

November 25, 2024 – Shabbat Part 3

November 11, 2024 – Shabbat Part 2

November 4, 2024 – Shabbat Part 1

Year 1 Recordings:

October 30, 2023 – Davening vs. Taking Care of Patients

November 20, 2023 – Davening vs Taking Care of Patients (Part 2)

November 27, 2023 – Davening vs Taking Care of Patients (Part 3)

December 11, 2023 – Davening vs Taking Care of Patients (Part 4)

December 18, 2023 – Davening vs Taking Care of Patients (Part 5)

December 25, 2023 – Davening After an All Night Shift

January 1, 2024 – Davening After an All Night Shift (Part 2)

January 1, 2024 – Interrupting a Meal for Patient Care

January 15, 2024 – Davening in Unclean Spaces

January 22, 2024 – Davening in Unclean Spaces (Part 2)

January 29, 2024 – Davening in Unclean Spaces (Part 3)

February 5, 2024 – Davening in Unclean Spaces (Part 5)

February 19, 2024 – The Controversial Berachah on Medical Treatment

February 26, 2024 – Davening for Cholim – Personalizing Refaeinu

February 26, 2024 – Davening for Cholim – Shem uMalchut

March 4, 2024 – Davening for Cholim – Part 4

March 11, 2024 – Davening for Cholim – Part 5

March 18, 2024 – Davening for Cholim When Hope is Lost

April 1, 2024 – Birkat HaGomel

May 6, 2024 – Shabbat Candles in the Hospital