Venue: Yeshiva of Central Queens Yeshiva of Central Queens

Gemara:

Bechorot 

Collections: R' Schachter YCQ Bechoros

References: Bechorot: 47a  

Description

In which three cases do we say that a convert is like a reborn person? If a man converts together with his children, does he fulfil the mitzvah of having children? Same question regarding a non-Jewish slave converting? How did the mitzvah of pirya v'rivya change at Sinai? When will mashiach come? Do we believe in gilgul neshamos? If a gentile dies childless, who inherits his wealth? Why was King Chizkiyahu told to have children, even if they would be evil? Can one paskin based upon ruach hakodesh? Is there a mitzvah to bury a stillborn child? How does sheir basar differ from mishpachah? Which possibilities can determine who is Jewish? How does a son inherit from his mother? Can a mother pass down Leviah to her offspring?