Venue: Young Israel of Forest Hills Young Israel of Forest Hills

Gemara:

Chullin 

Halacha:

Gittin,  Shechitah,  Yom Kippur 

Parsha:

Nitzavim 

Collections: Rabbi Schachter: Chulin YIFH

References: Chullin: 12b ,  Chullin: 13a  

Description

Is it proper for a minor to slaughter an animal even if supervised by a gadol? What is the status of a minor's unsupervised shechita? On what laws can a gadol testify, by recalling what he saw as a minor? Do shechita and tevilah ( to eat a karban) require kavana to work? Do mitvos require kavana? How much of kriyas shema is biblical? Can a katan have kavana while lacking da'as? Which laws require hafla'ah to work? Can a katan write or be a shale'ach for a get? Can a monkey perform shechita, or netilas yadayim on a man? Why do pasulie mikdashim require shechita leshmah? Chumash-Nitzavim: what is the difference between prophesy and the chumash? Who wrote the final eight pasukim of the torah? Can a choleh mesukan eat regularly on Yom Kipur?