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b"Rabbi Kivelevitz leads a ZOOM Shiur through the salient sources regarding dog ownership in Chazal,starting with the Medrash that posits dog-human companionship as the act of God to guide Kayin through danger.Passages from the Talmud in Baba Kama are succinctly fleshed out for the communal responsibilities that are laid down there for dog owners.The Rabbi also highlights Chazal's warnings of moral deterioration that can develop from an over involvement with the canines.Kivelevitz discovers the rationalizations given by the early Achronim(Rav Yehoshua Boaz and Rav Shlomo Luria)for the flaunting of the Talmud's strictures for possessing dogs that was common in Ashkenazi society, and stresses the codification of Rav Shnuer Zalman of Liadi in this matter.The lecture ends on an analysis of Rav Yaakov Emden's Tshuva ,which lambastes Jews who keep pets in the strongest terms.Kivelevitz sees in Emden's words the indicators and worries of a Rabbi confronting an enlightenment culture whose appeal was tantalizing for formerly oppressed non citizens.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comfind out more about this podcast fromyeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate"