Many questions in Halacha can be brought to a Rov when a convenient opportunity arises, or one can pick up the phone and call a Rov. Shabbos, however, is unique: the question won’t be applicable by motzei Shabbos and you can’t call the Rov. In larger communities, you can find a Rov in Shul. But in smaller communities, where they may not be a qualified and experienced Rov, incorrect conclusions are reached by laymen and rabbis.
Finally, Lemaan Yilmedu has created a program to cover every aspect of Hilchos Shabbos with a focus on practical Halacha and psak, taught by Los Angeles Rov, Rabbi Yisrael Noach Raichik, a well-known expert in this field and co-author of an upcoming English sefer on Hilchos Shabbos.
The program will prove especially important to Shluchim who are often the only source of Halachic guidance in their communities, but most Shluchim have never had the opportunity to delve into Hilchos Shabbos in a way that would allow them to issue practical rulings.
Even in larger communities where there are other Rabbonim qualified to issue a psak, a Shliach may want the ability to be the address for all his community’s needs without making people have to shop around.
The course will go through all of Hilchos Shabbos in the Tur, Beis Yosef, Shulchan Aruch and the Nosei Kelim, with a focus on distilling the approach of the Alter Rebbe and later Chabad poskim.
Course applicants may be yungerlait, Shluchim, future Shluchim and anyone who needs this knowledge and is serious about studying the material.
For more information and registration: https://www.lemaanyilmedu.com/product/posek-in-hilchos-shabbos
This week, all programs began, with many new participants alongside veteran students who after learning for one year and seeing how good it was, decided to continue learning for another year. Most of the talmidim participate in the programs via Zoom shiurim. There are also live shiurim given in Lemaan Yilmedu's beis medrash in Crown Heights for local residents.
After a year of intensive learning, a final was given to the talmidim of Machon Lemaan Yilmedu on Shechita and Sofer STa'M with Rabbi Dovid Refoel Banon, Rav and Dayan in the Chabad community in Montreal.
For a year and a half, about thirty shluchim have participated in a thorough and comprehensive course learning Hilchos Nidda. This week, they reached the siyum in a test given by the posek, the Debrecener Dayan, Rabbi Yechezkel Schwartz of Boro Park.