Hilchos Muktza after Pesach and Hilchos Tefila and Bais Hakenses after Tishrei. (We have a different schedule for Chabad House on Campus that follows the university semesters.)

There is no cost for the Talmidim, all that is required is a desire to grow in Torah and Yiras Shomayim. The cost for the Chabad House is $400 for each 8 week semester that also comes with two review classes.

Each semester has 8 classes, plus 2 review classes. There are 2 semesters per year.

HalachaU doesn’t just give simple questions and answers, it begins with a common halachic practice we often do simply by rote, and explores its basis in the Torah and Talmud, how it comes to us in the Shulchan Aruch, how the Alter Rebbe understands it, and how it’s interpreted and practiced in modern times. The course immerses the student in the two thousand years of scholarly learning and understanding, so that they emerge not just understanding what to do, but why they do it.

Participants feel that it is the perfect balance between a deep understanding of the background to the halacha and the extreme practical modern application. 

What’s special about HalachaU is that each student can take the information from the shiur and bring it home to their family. After each shiur participants receive Q&A’s based on that week’s class to share practical halachos at the Shabbos table.

The classes are only available to regular participants. If someone misses a class they can get a recording but they are not available to the public.

Halacha U provides an extraordinary opportunity for rigorous training in Rabbinical reasoning.  The comprehensive course utilizes source materials and sometimes conflicting authorities to take a deep dive into a subject.  Halacha U is designed to elicit discussion and each week I come away enriched and invigorated. 

Ezra HaPeshut

The Halacha course given at the Chabad of Squirrel Hill is a deep dive into Jewish law and tradition. It is a beneficial resource for Jews of all levels who are interested in growing in their knowledge and observance.  I highly recommend it.  

Eric J. Woltshock

I loved this course! It took us from the source in the Torah and Talmud through the Shulchan Aruch and the Shulchan Aruch HaRav and then to modern day rulings and practice. Through it all the teacher provided source material, Power Points and lesson notes that enriched the experience and furthered my understanding.

Adam Polack

Teachers:

“I was skeptical at first with HalachaU and finding the “right” student. We had 7 students sign up from varying degrees of Jewish knowledge and practice. 

It’s not watered down, its excitement factor is that we are going through Gemara, Shulchan Aruch and more. I start by going line by line in the source sheets and then use the slide show to make it practical. The questions and engagement I have received far more than I could have asked for.”

-Rabbi Shmulie Rothstein

University of Pittsburgh

The HalachaU program is a great way to introduce Baleibatim to learning a comprehensive subject in Halacha. Written in a clear way, it guides you through the subject beginning from Gemara through contemporary poskim and practical application.

–Rabbi Yisroel Altein

Chabad of Squirrel Hill, PA

The class was practical Halacha on a higher level of learning that gave the students the chance to see and appreciate how the halacha they practice was developed. It’s not just dry Halacha. It’s the whys and hows of what we do from Chumash down to today, and the students could engage in the thinking process with the Posklm they were learning.

–Rabbi Yitzchok Hecht

Chabad of Ulster County

I have a mix of students in my HalachaU class, some that have some knowledge, others that have zero

They enjoy the class, they ask questions. It’s a good flow with great topics.

Thank you for letting us be a part of it!

-Rabbi Moshe Raichik 

Brooklyn College

“HalachaU has been amazing on our campus. It gave the advanced students the opportunity to see the depth and breadth of Halacha. HalachaU has a great balance of showing the process of getting to the Halacha and at the same time giving the practical real-world application with the different shitos. We had a lot of fun learning it. Almost all the students that started the course completed it. Most were not frum but loved the learning.”

 -Rabbi Hershey Gurarie

 Penn State University – Undergrads