By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

Adapted by Matzav.com from a Shiur delivered by Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Waxman, R”M at Yeshivas Mishkan HaTorah of Lakewood and mechaber seforim Minchas HaLevi
Li’iluy nishmas Yissochor Dov Berish zatza”l ben Rav Shlomo, Niftar BiAsra Kadisha Meiron

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
In Vayikra 25:2 the Torah tells us that the land should rest on the seventh year as a Shabbos to Hashem. In 25:4 The passuk tells us that one cannot plant nor harvest. We see that Shmitta consists of two mitzvos. One a positive and one a negative.
The Achronim discuss whether the mitzvos of Shmitta is a mitzva on the person (gavra) not to work his field. Or is it a mitzva on the field (cheftza) not to work on it.

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

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The bourbon industry has spilled over from being the safest walk-a-straight-line mashkeh to an area fraught with kashrus challenges. This is because, inherently, bourbon is an aged drink. Can mashgichim delve into years of shared ownership and aging processes?

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
If a person is worried that he won’t remember to count all the days of Sefirah, should he count with a Bracha or not?
The Torah tell us to count forty-nine days from the bringing of the Omer until the bringing of the korban of Shtei Halechem.
The Rishonim argue whether the Mitzva of counting sefirah is Min HaTorah only during the times of the Bais HaMikdosh or not. The Chinuch in mitzvah 306 says that sefirah is only Min HaTorah during the time of the Bais HaMikdosh. The Rambam in Tmidim Umusafim 7:24 disagrees and says it is Min HaTorah even today.

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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
In Shmos 17:12 it says do not eat blood. Yerushalmi Yuma 8:3 says from here we see that drinking is part of eating as it says do not eat blood. Gemara in Brachos 40a discusses when one says, “Prepare the animal food.” When one already said Hamotzie but did not yet eat if it is considered a hefsek. Rav Shshes says that since one can not eat before his animal therefore it is not considered a hefsek. We find this in Krias Shema where it says, “I will give food to the animals,” and then it says, “You shall eat and be satiated.”