Deliberate Mixtures: Chametz, Matzah and a Question of Timing
To be delivered at GGS on Shabbat HaGadol after Minchah
Primary Sources:
Mishnah Terumah 5:9
Gitin 54b
Chullin 98a-b
Rashba Torah HaBayit Bayit 4, Sha'ar 3
Pesachim 30a with Tosfot and Tosfot Rabenu Peretz ad loc.
Radio 2 Zoe Ball Show
25/03/21
Baking Matzah when Erev Pesach falls on Shabbat
To be delivered at GGS on Shabbat HaGadol after MInchah
Also featured on the GGS YouTube Channel and here for those unable to come to Shul
Radio 2 Zoe Ball Show (Amol Rajan sitting in)
07/04/20
The Matzah Conundrum: Conflicting Views of a Simple Mitzvah
Featured on the GGS YouTube Channel for Shabbat HaGadol 5780
Primary Sources:
Mechilta D'Rebbi Yishmael Mesechta D'Pischa 8
Pesachim 120a with Rashi and Torah Temimah ad loc.
Tosfot Berachot 26a s.v. 'Ta'ah'
Yad, Hilchot Chametz U'Matzah 6:1
Radio 2 Zoe Ball Show
23/04/19
Radio 2 Zoe Ball Show
18/04/19
An Enigmatic Brachah: The Search for Chametz and the Character of Mitzvot
To be delivered at GGS after Minchah, Shabbat HaGadol 5779
Primary Sources:
Pesachim 7a-b with the following commentaries
Rashi, Tosfot s.v. 'Ki Pligi', Meiri, Rosh Siman 10
Rambam Hilchot Brachot 11:11-15