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Learn more about our one-of-a-kind Translated and Explained Shulchan AruchIn addition to an elucidated translation of th...
03/23/2026

Learn more about our one-of-a-kind Translated and Explained Shulchan Aruch

In addition to an elucidated translation of the text of the Shulchan Aruch, the new work contains an introduction to each halachah, wherein all relevant background information to the halachah is presented; along with an in-depth Discussion and Explanations section, which explores in detail the primary commentaries on the Shulchan Aruch, along with the contemporary application of the halachah under discussion.

The right side of each page-spread presents a newly formatted Shulchan Aruch with the primary commentaries, clearly laid out.

The left side of each page, the English section, is divided into four parts: (a) The Introduction provides all the necessary background and traces the sources for the halachah. (b) The Translation section translates the Shulchan Aruch. (c) The Discussions and Explanations section walks through the major commentaries and poskim, and includes practical applications and contemporary rulings. (d) The Sources and Notes section provides further references for deeper study, allowing learners at all levels to approach the Shulchan Aruch with clarity and depth.

It's Finally Here! Become Certified in Hilchos Shabbos!Learn and Receive Your Teudas Bekius in Hilchos ShabbosMachon Smi...
03/16/2026

It's Finally Here! Become Certified in Hilchos Shabbos!

Learn and Receive Your Teudas Bekius in Hilchos Shabbos

Machon Smicha is excited to finally announce the launch of our much-asked-for Hilchos Shabbos Certification program. Our team has been working on this program for the past few years, writing, preparing, and developing it. And now, it is finally here. You can learn and receive your Teudas Bekius in Hilchos Shabbos!

Students who successfully complete the program will receive their certification in Hilchos Shabbos - Teudas Bekiโ€™us in Hilchos Shabbos, signed by the prominent Vaad Harabbanim of Machon Smicha.

The program starts after Pesach, on 19 April 2026 (2 Iyar 5786)

Learn more and register at onlinemachon.com/shabbos

Thanks to a generous sponsorship, for next year we are able to offer the Smicha program to Bochurim at a severely reduce...
06/16/2025

Thanks to a generous sponsorship, for next year we are able to offer the Smicha program to Bochurim at a severely reduced rate - Just $1,600

๐ŸŸฆ *MACHON SMICHA HALACHAH SYMPOSIUM* ๐ŸŸฆ๐Ÿ“–Yom Iyun 2025๐Ÿ“–Join us for an inspiring day of learning and connection!๐Ÿ“… Wednesday...
05/20/2025

๐ŸŸฆ *MACHON SMICHA HALACHAH SYMPOSIUM* ๐ŸŸฆ

๐Ÿ“–Yom Iyun 2025๐Ÿ“–

Join us for an inspiring day of learning and connection!

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 29 Sivan / June 25, 2025
๐Ÿ“ Ulam Chana Hall - 556 Crown St, Brooklyn
๐Ÿ•ฅ 10:30 AM โ€“ 2:00 PM
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Lunch will be served
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Open to all โ€“ Men and Women
๐Ÿ’ต Free event โ€“ No registration required

๐ŸŽ‰ We look forward to seeing you there!

๐ŸŸฆ *MACHON SMICHA HALACHAH SYMPOSIUM* ๐ŸŸฆ_๐Ÿ“–Yom Iyun 2025๐Ÿ“–_Join us for an inspiring day of learning and connection!๐Ÿ“… Wednesd...
05/20/2025

๐ŸŸฆ *MACHON SMICHA HALACHAH SYMPOSIUM* ๐ŸŸฆ

_๐Ÿ“–Yom Iyun 2025๐Ÿ“–_

Join us for an inspiring day of learning and connection!

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 29 Sivan / June 25, 2025
๐Ÿ“ Ulam Chana Hall - 556 Crown St, Brooklyn
๐Ÿ•ฅ 10:30 AM โ€“ 2:00 PM
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Lunch will be served
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Open to all โ€“ Men and Women
๐Ÿ’ต Free event โ€“ No registration required

This event is taking place on the same day as the Chag Hasmicha, to allow visiting guests and family memebers to take part, and to spend more time engaging with the Rabbonim and community of Machon Smicha.

๐ŸŽ‰ We look forward to seeing you there!

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž?We recently hosted Rabbi Avi Zakutinsky, here at Machon Smicha who delivere...
01/15/2025

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž?

We recently hosted Rabbi Avi Zakutinsky, here at Machon Smicha who delivered a live shiur on ''May one invite yom tov guests who will drive?''

Click here to listen to the shiur:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fDpHSi7UKUc8xmukjYIdq?si=dbmueTpPSdSzNggZSjpXXg

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐š๐ก?We recently hosted Rabbi Shraga Dovid Homnick, here at Machon Smich...
01/10/2025

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐š๐ก?

We recently hosted Rabbi Shraga Dovid Homnick, here at Machon Smicha who delivered a live shiur on ''May one use water-proof schach to cover their sukkah?''

Click here to listen to the shiur:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RmItcPA5wmBMkONivMIJO?si=BILivmSfRiKT46RJx6zwzQ

Join us for the next course starting on 5 January 2025 (5 Teves 5785)Our online programs provides:โŒšFlexibility๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸซDedicat...
01/01/2025

Join us for the next course starting on 5 January 2025 (5 Teves 5785)

Our online programs provides:
โŒšFlexibility
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸซDedicated Teachers
๐Ÿ“‘Straightforward English Study guides
๐Ÿ—ฃStep-by-step curriculums to ensure an effective and enjoyable learning experience.

๐Ÿšจ Hurry and secure your spot now! ๐Ÿšจ

To register, simply visit https://onlinemachon.com/smicha/

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐š๐ก ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž?We recently hosted Harav Chaim Finkelstein, here at Machon Smicha who deliver...
12/31/2024

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐š๐ก ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž?

We recently hosted Harav Chaim Finkelstein, here at Machon Smicha who delivered a live shiur on ''May one sit in a sukkah built under a tree?''

Click here to listen to the shiur:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/46oiGN0HTFksGUaFOohoVR?si=TGMQmtNfTjC2Nyn7QoRVQA

๐Ÿ“† ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐จ๐ง!Join us for the next course starting on 5 January 2025 (5 Teves 5785). Donโ€™t miss thi...
11/29/2024

๐Ÿ“† ๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐จ๐ง!

Join us for the next course starting on 5 January 2025 (5 Teves 5785). Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to grow and achieve your goals.

Enroll now at onlinemachon.com/smicha/ and take the next step in your journey!

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ก๐š๐›๐›๐จ๐ฌ?[Weekly Halachah #59]Mishnah Brurah [1] rules that it is forbidden to play a ball game on ...
11/15/2024

๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ก๐š๐›๐›๐จ๐ฌ?
[Weekly Halachah #59]

Mishnah Brurah [1] rules that it is forbidden to play a ball game on the ground out of a concern that the players might flatten the ground. He explains that even Rama, who is lenient, only permits playing ball if not on the ground. Nonetheless, even if children are playing ball on the ground one should not protest because it is better that they violate the halacha unintentionally instead of violating it intentionally (mutav she'yeheyu shogegin v'al yeheyu meyzidin).
Rav Alashvilli [2] suggests the same for the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch Harav that playing on the ground would be forbidden. Additionally Rav Chaim Noah [3] writes at length of the multiple concerns with the balls of today together with it not being in the spirit of Shabbos.

[1] 308:158
[2] Shulchan Aruch Admur Hazaken Hamvoโ€™er [pg. 79 fn. 645]
[3] Badei Hashulchan [110:16]

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