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    Berakhot - All Nine Chapters

    64 sugya lessons from 2a to 64a: sources, reasoning, practice and explained answers. Not a line-by-line commentary.

    01

    Chapter 1 · Me'eimatai

    12 lessons
    1. 01
      Nighttime and the Midnight Safeguard
      26 min
    2. 02
      Prayer on the Road and in a Ruin
      26 min
    3. 03
      Redemption and Evening Prayer
      26 min
    4. 04
      Stages in Resisting the Inclination
      26 min
    5. 05
      Divine Presence in Prayer and Study
      26 min
    6. 06
      Mercy Beyond Strict Judgment
      26 min
    7. 07
      An Opportune Time and Communal Prayer
      26 min
    8. 08
      Morning Shema Times
      26 min
    9. 09
      Berurya and Prayer for Repentance
      26 min
    10. 10
      Posture and Time in Shema
      26 min
    11. 11
      Blessings Before Torah Study
      26 min
    12. 12
      Remembering the Exodus at Night
      26 min
    02

    Chapter 2 · Hayah Korei

    5 lessons
    1. 13
      Intention in an Existing Reading
      26 min
    2. 14
      Paragraph Order and Acceptance
      26 min
    3. 15
      Interruptions and Greetings
      26 min
    4. 16
      Hearing, Precision, and Order
      26 min
    5. 17
      Workers and a Bridegroom in Shema
      26 min
    03

    Chapter 3 · Mi Shemeito

    8 lessons
    1. 18
      Responsibility for the Deceased
      26 min
    2. 19
      Guarding the Dead and Sharing Duties
      26 min
    3. 20
      Human Dignity and Its Limits
      26 min
    4. 21
      Prayer as a Plea for Mercy
      26 min
    5. 22
      Doubt About Recitation and Prayer
      26 min
    6. 23
      Torah Words and Impurity
      26 min
    7. 24
      Bodily Preparation for Prayer
      26 min
    8. 25
      Covering Versus Visibility
      26 min
    04

    Chapter 4 · Tefillat HaShachar

    5 lessons
    1. 26
      Prayer Times and Making Up a Missed Prayer
      26 min
    2. 27
      Patriarchs and Offerings as Models
      26 min
    3. 28
      Maariv and Leadership of the Academy
      26 min
    4. 29
      Prayer Without Becoming a Burden
      26 min
    5. 30
      Direction of Heart on the Road and Musaf
      26 min
    05

    Chapter 5 · Ein Omdin

    5 lessons
    1. 31
      Preparing for Prayer with Reverence
      26 min
    2. 32
      Hannah as a Model for Prayer
      26 min
    3. 33
      Persistence Without Demanding an Outcome
      26 min
    4. 34
      Placing Praise, Petition, and Havdalah
      26 min
    5. 35
      The Prayer Leader and Prayer for the Sick
      26 min
    06

    Chapter 6 · Keitzad Mevarchin

    10 lessons
    1. 36
      Mapping Food Blessings
      26 min
    2. 37
      Enjoyment and Medicinal Intention
      26 min
    3. 38
      Wheat, Bread, and Cooked Dishes
      26 min
    4. 39
      Date Syrup and Fruit Identity
      26 min
    5. 40
      Flour Used as a Binder
      26 min
    6. 41
      Divine Name and Sovereignty
      26 min
    7. 42
      Seven Species and Personal Preference
      26 min
    8. 43
      A Shared Meal and a Shared Blessing
      26 min
    9. 44
      Blessing for Fragrance
      26 min
    10. 45
      Primary Foods, Accompaniments, and After-Blessings
      26 min
    07

    Chapter 7 · Shelosha She'akhlu

    7 lessons
    1. 46
      A Shared Meal and Zimmun
      26 min
    2. 47
      Host and Guest at the Table
      26 min
    3. 48
      A Child’s Awareness in Zimmun
      26 min
    4. 49
      Grace and Historical Memory
      26 min
    5. 50
      Invitation Wording and Group Size
      26 min
    6. 51
      When a Group May Divide
      26 min
    7. 52
      Honoring the Cup of Blessing
      26 min
    08

    Chapter 8 · Elu Devarim

    3 lessons
    1. 53
      Day and Wine in Kiddush
      26 min
    2. 54
      Welcoming and Parting from Shabbat
      26 min
    3. 55
      Light Encountered Along the Way
      26 min
    09

    Chapter 9 · HaRo'eh

    9 lessons
    1. 56
      News and Blessings
      26 min
    2. 57
      Four Who Must Give Thanks
      26 min
    3. 58
      A Table Open to the Poor
      26 min
    4. 59
      Bar Haddaya and Payment
      26 min
    5. 60
      Three Biblical Books in Dreams
      26 min
    6. 61
      Many Faces and Minds
      26 min
    7. 62
      Shmuel on Thunder
      26 min
    8. 63
      Concluding Asher Yatzar
      26 min
    9. 64
      Learning and Building Peace
      26 min
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