Lecture Series

Welcome to the collection of Rabbi Rashi Simon video lectures. Topics vary from the contemporary, to the different phases of the Jewish calendar. If you wish to find out more and request specific interests, please do not hesitate to contact the Office directly.

When Erev Pesach is a Day of Rest & Other Practical Halakhah
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Seder Inspiration from the Ba’al Ha-Turim
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Rabbi Simon’s Fast of Tammuz lecture
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Remembering the Hevron Massacre, August 1929
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Behind the Scenes in the Megillah
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Haftarah Rosh HaShanah 1 – The Prophet Samuel’s Backstory: Chana demonstrates how to pray (1 Sam. 1:1-2:10)
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Haftarah Rosh HaShanah 2 – Mama Rachel’s Tears (Jer. 31:1-19)
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Haftarah Yom Kippur Mincha – Book of Jonah: The Original Whale of a Tale
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Chanukah Shiur given December 2020.
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Questions & Answers
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Questions and Answers

Ask the Rabbi: Quinoa on Pesach
Dear Rabbi Simon,
Where do you stand on quinoa (and the kitniyot ban) for Pesach?
Many thanks,
Tzippy
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Dear Tzippy,
In line with other American authorities, I am in favour of quinoa. Although I reject completely the voices (mostly from Israel) seeking to abolish the ban on kitniyot entirely, IMO we do not need to include in the prohibition pseudo-grains that were unknown in the Old World until modern times. Best to buy with a Pesach hechsher though, to be free of any possible wheat contamination.
Rabbi Rashi Simon
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