{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lemaan Yishmeu - Rabbi Braun","title":"Is it Ever Permitted to Put on Tefillin With a Non-Jew?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1972,"description":"In this week’s episode #2, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include: Changing place while eating:Changing location in the middle of eating or drinking: when is a new bracha rishona required?​Does one’s intention during the original bracha rishona to go to another room in the middle (even without intending to eat there) prevent the need for a new beracha?​Non‑Jews and mitzvos:May a non‑Jew perform mitzvos (e.g., shaking lulav) to receive reward, and for which types of mitzvos is this discouraged or restricted?​Is the leniency of “not preventing him” limited to a ger toshav or someone accepting sheva mitzvos, rather than any non‑Jew?May we actively assist or facilitate a non‑Jew in doing mitzvos, or must we only refrain from stopping him?​Prospective converts:May a ger-in-process put on tefillin in order to learn how to do the mitzva?​To what extent do the restrictions on teaching Torah or allowing mitzva performance to non‑Jews apply to someone clearly on the path to conversion?Is there a concern that allowing a non‑Jew (or prospective ger) to put on tefillin or similar mitzvos may lead to confusion about his Jewish status (e.g., intermarriage concerns)?​Shortcuts through shul:Does the prohibition of using a shul as a shortcut apply when passing through one room of the shul only to reach an adjacent room of shul (when there’s an alternate, less direct route to the second room)?​What about walking across the bimah to get to the other side?​Eating from broken dishes:Is there any real halachic basis for avoiding eating from broken dishes because of forgetting one’s learning, and if so, what type of break is included?Would such a concern apply equally to women?​Hearing krias haTorah:To what extent must one hear all of krias haTorah to be yotzei their obligation?​When may someone who partially heard the leining join or count for a second minyan’s krias haTorah, and how many full listeners are required?​Determining the time of passing:In a case of cardiac arrest...","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}