{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lemaan Yishmeu - Rabbi Braun","title":"Conversation Style on a Shidduch Date","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1920,"description":"In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include: Tefillin – Kavana and Mivtza Tefillin: Is the detailed kavana printed in the siddur before putting on tefillin truly essential to fulfilling the mitzvah?​If proper kavana is required, how can we justify doing mivtza tefillin with people who are not instructed to have that kavana in mind?​Tzaar Baalei Chaim – Fish and Other Creatures:  When catching fish that continue to gasp for some minutes, is there a halachic obligation to kill the fish immediately to avoid tzaar baalei chaim?​Is there any difference, in this regard, between fish and other animals or insects killed in the home (e.g., roaches, mice)?​Daily Learning – Chitas, Rambam, and Fixed Shiurim:  Can a person fulfill the daily Chitas shiur by learning it the night before, or must it be done only on the “day” itself?​ And is Rambam any different in this regard?​For other fixed daily shiurim (Gemara, Chassidus, etc.), does learning it the previous night count, or is the “make-up” option only the following night after missing the day?​Greeting Women – She’eilas Shalom Be’isha:  In light of the prohibition of being sho’el bishlom isha, may a man say “how are you” or similar greetings to a woman in contemporary normal interaction?​How does this halacha apply practically when a bochur meets with a woman on a date for shidduch purposes?​Brachos – Chashivus, Shalem vs. Prusa:  According to the Rashba (quoted by the Rama), a bracha on a less chashuv (e.g., less preferred) fruit does not exempt a more chashuv one unless one specifically intended for the bracha to cover it. Would this also apply to sliced vs. whole fruit (prusa vs. shalem)?​Does the Rashba’s rule extend to cases like pasta versus cake (where cake has greater halachic chashivus in that it has potential to become the basis of a meal)?​To what extent is the Rashba’s stringency actually followed in common practice today?​Aveilus – Parents Being Mochel Simchas: Can a parent, in their...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3yjUxK4ctnSViSNoRJs1n70YSJC3FwrMVpVQRYN5Smo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNzFk/ZDFmMTU2ZjhiNGUz/NTZlMjQwNWM3OTRi/ZDVlNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}