Birchas Hanehnin Course & Home Study Semicha Program

Birchas Hanehnin Course & Home Study Semicha Program

$399.00

 

📘 Brachos Volume 1 – Laws of Blessings

Instructor: Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein
Program: HSSP Semicha Track | ShulchanAruchHarav.com

📚 Content Overview

This foundational course explores the intricate laws of Birchos HaNehenin (blessings over enjoyment), Birchos HaMitzvos (blessings over commandments), and Birchos HaShevach (blessings of praise), as codified in Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Volume 1. The curriculum spans over 300 pages of rich halachic material, guiding students through the origins, structure, and practical applications of daily blessings—from food and fragrance to mitzvah performance and natural phenomena.

Though designed for beginners, this course reveals layers of halachic depth that challenge even seasoned learners. It serves as a gateway to understanding the spiritual and legal framework behind one of Judaism’s most frequent and meaningful practices.

📝 Course Structure

  • Chapters Covered: Core sections from Orach Chaim relating to blessings
  • Modules: Each topic includes guided lessons, assignments, and quizzes
  • Materials Provided: Textbooks and workbooks shipped upon enrollment
  • Instructor Oversight: Direct guidance and feedback from Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein, author of Semicha Aid, dean of HSSP, and director of ShulchanAruchHarav.com
  • Completion Path: Students progress chapter-by-chapter until full mastery

🎯 Intended Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • Students in the HSSP Semicha program (pending acceptance)
  • Independent learners seeking structured online support
  • Yeshiva students looking to deepen their grasp of Hilchos Brachos
  • Anyone pursuing personal enrichment in halacha

Whether you’re just beginning your halachic journey or refining your expertise, this course offers a rigorous and rewarding experience.

💰 Tuition & Payment

  • Course Fee: $399

🖥️ Orientation & Learning Platform

All courses are hosted in our virtual classroom powered by the Advanced Canvas Learning Management System, trusted by universities worldwide. Students benefit from a seamless, interactive learning experience with access to course materials, assignments, and instructor feedback.

🎥 Orientation Video: 

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Birchas Hanehnin Course & Home Study Semicha Program

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📘 Brachos Volume 1 – Laws of Blessings

Instructor: Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein
Program: HSSP Semicha Track | ShulchanAruchHarav.com

📚 Content Overview

This foundational course explores the intricate laws of Birchos HaNehenin (blessings over enjoyment), Birchos HaMitzvos (blessings over commandments), and Birchos HaShevach (blessings of praise), as codified in Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, Volume 1. The curriculum spans over 300 pages of rich halachic material, guiding students through the origins, structure, and practical applications of daily blessings—from food and fragrance to mitzvah performance and natural phenomena.

Though designed for beginners, this course reveals layers of halachic depth that challenge even seasoned learners. It serves as a gateway to understanding the spiritual and legal framework behind one of Judaism’s most frequent and meaningful practices.

📝 Course Structure

  • Chapters Covered: Core sections from Orach Chaim relating to blessings
  • Modules: Each topic includes guided lessons, assignments, and quizzes
  • Materials Provided: Textbooks and workbooks shipped upon enrollment
  • Instructor Oversight: Direct guidance and feedback from Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein, author of Semicha Aid, dean of HSSP, and director of ShulchanAruchHarav.com
  • Completion Path: Students progress chapter-by-chapter until full mastery

🎯 Intended Audience

This course is ideal for:

  • Students in the HSSP Semicha program (pending acceptance)
  • Independent learners seeking structured online support
  • Yeshiva students looking to deepen their grasp of Hilchos Brachos
  • Anyone pursuing personal enrichment in halacha

Whether you’re just beginning your halachic journey or refining your expertise, this course offers a rigorous and rewarding experience.

💰 Tuition & Payment

  • Course Fee: $399

🖥️ Orientation & Learning Platform

All courses are hosted in our virtual classroom powered by the Advanced Canvas Learning Management System, trusted by universities worldwide. Students benefit from a seamless, interactive learning experience with access to course materials, assignments, and instructor feedback.

🎥 Orientation Video: 

What you receive in your course

  1. Organized and progressed learning which will stimulate your mind and help keep you focused at your own pace until you finish the material.
  2. A chapter by chapter based model of learning, with assignments and quizzes in each module, complete with all the learning material you need to study, including PowerPoint presentations, occasional pr-recorded audio classes.
  3. Lifetime access to all material until the course is complete.
  4. Access to over 100 audio classes by Rabbi Goldstein on a variety of subjects in Hilchos Pesach.
  5. Our learning textbook, and its summary edition.
  6. A PDF downloadable learning workbook with which you can take notes.
  7. Access to PowerPoint presentations which summarize the material.
  8. Access to Rabbi Goldstein for WhatsApp communication on questions on the material
  9. A beautiful certificate of completion [for a small processing fee]
  10. Semicha enrolled students: Receive an oral exam at the conclusion of the course [for an additional fee]

What this does not include:

  1. live classes.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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