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Dirshu Mishnah Berurah

A page a day (amud yomi) of Mishnah Berurah explained and clarified following (roughly) the cycle of the Dirshu program for mastery of the laws of daily Jewish living. Master the text in under 30 minutes a day. For individual application of the laws you should consult with your local Orthodox Rabbi. Please subscribe to this podcast - you will be notified when each new session is uploaded and you will maximise your daily learning. For feedback or questions you can reach me on

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00:12:52

MB 340.1 - Haircuts, Nails, Shearing, and Appearance...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/29

This episode continues the laws near the end of Hilchos Shabbos, focusing on activities related to hair, nails, and shearing that are prohibited on Shabbos as derivatives of the melacha of shearing. We cover cutting hair and nails by hand or with tools, the difference between rabbinic prohibition and biblical liability, and required minimum measures for liability. Practical cases include cutting nails for mikveh preparation, asking a non-Jew in a mitzvah situation, and limited leniencies in cases of

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00:10:51

MB 399.5 - MB 399.6 - Water Activities and Boats on...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/28

This episode continues the laws of Shabbos as they relate to water. We review why swimming and similar water activities are restricted, including moving floating objects or clearing water in rivers. The discussion then shifts to boats: when entering a boat is permitted, the difference between floating and grounded vessels, and why rafts are treated more strictly. We explore the key principle that boarding a boat before Shabbos can establish it as one’s place of residence, allowing travel during

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00:26:57

MB 339.4b - MB 339.5 - – Shabbos Restrictions on...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/27

This episode continues the laws of Shabbos as they intersect with transactions and legal acts. We cover why consecrations, valuations, gifts to the Temple, separating tithes, firstborn redemption, and issuing divorces are generally prohibited on Shabbos, since they resemble commerce or legal acquisition. The Mishnah Berurah clarifies when actions are valid after the fact, and the unique exception of tithes separated intentionally. The discussion then turns to marriage around Shabbos—especially

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00:22:28

MB 339.4a - – Judicial Actions, Punishments, and...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/25

This episode explores the halachic limits of judicial and legal activity on Shabbos. We learn why courts do not judge cases, issue punishments, imprison offenders, or carry out penalties on Shabbos—rooted in concerns of writing, commerce, and preserving Shabbos as a day of rest even for the guilty. The discussion then turns to key exceptions, including urgent testimony (such as preventing a woman from remaining unable to remarry) and stopping someone from fleeing to cause permanent harm.The second

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00:21:21

MB 338.8 - MB 339.3 - Rain on the Roof & Rhythm on...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/23

This episode concludes the laws of managing rainwater leaking into the home on Shabbos, including when collected water may be moved and when creating an unpleasant situation is prohibited. We then begin a new section covering common Shabbos activities: riding animals, swimming in pools and ponds, and the classic debate over clapping, dancing, and rhythmic movements. The discussion explains the original concerns behind these restrictions, practical distinctions between permitted and prohibited cases,

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00:36:12

MB 338.3 – MB 338.7 - Shabbos Sounds & Signals:...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/22

This episode explores classic Mishnah Berurah discussions on sound and activity on Shabbos. Topics include mechanical clocks and musical chimes set before Shabbos, alarm clocks and alarms going off on Shabbos, winding watches and stopping alarms, and the distinction between fixing an item versus normal use. We also cover children’s toys, automatic and kinetic watches, clapping and making noise to scare animals, ball games and board games on Shabbos, concerns about weekday-like activities, and when

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00:13:00

MB 338.2 - Can There Be Music on Shabbos? Weddings,...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/19

This episode explores the halachic background of playing music on Shabbos, focusing on the original rabbinic decree against music due to concern over repairing instruments. We examine a historical leniency that allowed asking a non-Jew to play (and even repair) instruments for the sake of bringing joy to a bride and groom, based on the concept of a double rabbinic prohibition for a mitzvah. The Mishnah Berurah surveys dissenting opinions, limits of that leniency, and contrasts weddings with other

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00:15:09

MB 338.1b – Sound-Making Objects on Shabbos: Door...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/17

This episode continues the Mishnah Berurah’s discussion of sound production on Shabbos. We clarify the core rule: objects specifically designed to make sound are generally prohibited, even when the intent is not musical. Practical cases include door knockers, rings fixed to doors, bells, tuning forks, and similar sound-producing items. In contrast, making noise with one’s body (knocking with a fist or knuckles, whistling) is permitted. The shiur explores key distinctions—designated purpose versus

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00:16:29

MB 337.3–338.1 – Floors, Furrows, and Sounds:...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/16

This episode completes the laws of floor maintenance on Shabbat and opens the topic of sound-making prohibitions. We review why spreading oil or scrubbing floors is restricted—even on paved surfaces—due to concerns of leveling ground and related actions. The discussion extends to placing heavy barrels on the ground, the risk of creating furrows, and why lifting rather than dragging is required.The episode then introduces the laws of making sounds on Shabbat: musical instruments and music-like sounds

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00:19:36

MB 337.2 – Sweeping Floors on Shabbos: Dirt, Dust,...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/15

This episode continues the laws of unintended consequences on Shabbos, focusing on sweeping floors and household cleaning. We explore whether sweeping an unpaved floor is permitted, given the concern that it may level the ground and resemble forbidden labor. The discussion contrasts lenient and stringent views, explains why paved floors are treated differently, and examines concerns of inevitability versus intention.The episode also covers practical allowances, such as using soft materials (cloths,

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00:15:23

MB 337:1 – Unintended Consequences on Shabbat: When...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/14

This episode opens Siman 337 and explores the laws of unintended consequences on Shabbat. Using ploughing as the model case, it explains when an action is permitted if a prohibited result is not intended—and when it becomes forbidden if that result is inevitable. Practical cases include dragging furniture across dirt or grass, watering dusty floors, and ploughing via animals. The key distinction is between a possible side-effect (permitted) and an unavoidable one (prohibited), with clear guidance

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00:17:17

MB 336.12 – MB 336.13 – When Trees Become Off-Limits...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/12

In this episode, we finish the siman discussing plants and trees on Shabbos, beginning with the laws of dried fruits still attached to dried or living branches. Even when fruit appears detached for tumah, halachically it is still considered attached for Shabbos regarding plucking. We review cases where plants take root in odd locations—like onions under collapsed debris—and when removing them creates biblical liability.The second half focuses on the rules of using trees: direct use is prohibited,

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00:25:43

MB 336.9 – MB 336.11 – Plants, Blocked Gutters &...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/10

A practical overview of Hilchos Shabbos regarding plants, blocked gutters, sinks, smelling fragrant plants, and handling flowers or branches in water. We explore when vegetation is considered attached, when one may clear blockages with a shinui, when smelling attached plants is permitted, and key rules about soaking grains, placing branches or flowers in water, and avoiding inadvertent “planting” or “sprouting.” Includes modern applications such as blocked sinks and vases of flowers in the

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00:21:30

MB 336.4 – MB 336.8 – Handling Seeds, Plants, and...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/09

This episode covers Mishnah Berurah 336.4–8, focusing on outdoor activities on Shabbos—especially handling seeds, plants, and potted herbs. We review when scattering seeds for animals is permitted, concerns about accidental sowing, the status of plants growing from moisture on utensils, and the rules for inserting decorative plants into moist soil. We also discuss the halachos of pots with and without holes, moving potted plants, and avoiding inadvertent planting or uprooting.

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00:23:03

MB 336.2 – MB 336.3 – Using Trees, Roots, and Grass...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/08

In this episode, we continue the laws of using trees and their roots on Shabbos. We explain when roots and low branches are considered ground and therefore permitted to use, based on whether they rise above three handbreadths. We also cover complex cases such as uneven ground, roots that bend downward, and when appearance from different sides affects the ruling.Next, we review the permissibility of walking on grass—why it is generally allowed even when the grass is long—along with precautions when

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00:21:58

MB 336.1 – Climbing Trees on Shabbos

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/07

A clear overview of the halachos of using trees on Shabbos: why Chazal prohibited climbing or using trees, whether the rules apply to live or dried trees, and what to do if someone accidentally finds themselves in a tree on Shabbos. Includes the Mishnah Berurah’s parameters for hanging objects, leaning on trees, vegetation rules, reeds, rigid stalks, and the debate between major poskim on vegetation that resembles tree-like rigidity. Practical guidance on descending from a tree when climbed

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00:20:44

MB 335.2 – MB 335.5 – Laws of Rescuing Liquids and...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/06

This episode reviews the laws of rescuing wine, liquids, or food when a barrel breaks on Shabbos. We examine when a person may place a single vessel to save as much as possible, and when using multiple vessels is restricted due to concerns of weekday-like behavior or accidental carrying.We clarify the differences between rescuing up to three meals’ worth versus larger amounts, how invited guests affect permitted quantities, and why one cannot invite guests merely as a legal workaround. The episode

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00:19:19

MB 334.26 – MB 335.1 – Public-Safety Extinguishing on...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/04

This episode concludes the discussion of Siman 334—the laws of extinguishing on Shabbos—focusing on when one may put out glowing metal or smoldering wood if it poses a danger to the public. We clarify when moving the hazard is preferable to extinguishing it, the halachic status of metal versus wood, and the principles of melachah she’einah tzerichah legufah that affect the rabbinic nature of extinguishing. The practical ruling: one may extinguish either wood or metal when there is danger to

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00:27:30

MB 334.26 – Fire on Shabbos: Asking Non-Jews,...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/03

A practical and detailed overview of the halachic principles governing how to respond to a fire on Shabbos. This episode explains when one may hint to or request assistance from a non-Jew, the limits on protecting property, and how sudden loss changes the halachic framework. We also explore the Rema’s ruling that in modern settings every fire involves possible danger to life—making extinguishing it not only permitted but praiseworthy. The shiur reviews distinctions between property protection and

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00:25:25

MB 334.22 – MB 334.25 – Indirect Fire Extinguishing...

Dirshu Mishnah Berurah ·

2025/12/02

A clear, practical overview of indirect fire prevention on Shabbos in the Mishnah Berurah. This episode clarifies when one may prevent a fire’s spread through indirect actions, such as placing wet materials, vessels of water, or protective barriers near a blaze. We examine extinguishing when clothing catches fire, using plates to block flames, concerns of laundry when wetting garments, and distinctions between acceptable indirect causation vs. direct extinguishing.Additionally discussed: when a

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