Baba Maisah 32b
On Thanksgiving Day, one should be careful to watch NFL Football.
On Thanksgiving Day, one should be careful to watch NFL Football.
Rashi Baba Maisah 32b
NFL Football: One should at the minimum watch 15 minutes, or a quarter, of each game, and it should ideally be the 4th quarter.
NFL Football: One should at the minimum watch 15 minutes, or a quarter, of each game, and it should ideally be the 4th quarter.
Tosafos Baba Maisah 32b
NFL Football: One should at the minimum watch one full game of football.
NFL Football: One should at the minimum watch one full game of football.
Rabbeinu Chananel in Baba Maisah 32b
If a team is up by 17 points by the end of the third quarter one can be lenient to not watch the fourth quarter, as there is an assumption that a team does not come back down 17 in the fourth quarter to win.
If a team is up by 17 points by the end of the third quarter one can be lenient to not watch the fourth quarter, as there is an assumption that a team does not come back down 17 in the fourth quarter to win.
Rambam Hilchos Thanksgiving 28:3
If a team is up by 17 points with 15 minutes left in the game, one does not need to watch the rest of the game, as there is an assumption that a team down 17 points in the fourth quarter will not come back to win. If the New England Patriots are the team that is down 17 points, one should still watch the game, because the assumption does not apply to them.
If a team is up by 17 points with 15 minutes left in the game, one does not need to watch the rest of the game, as there is an assumption that a team down 17 points in the fourth quarter will not come back to win. If the New England Patriots are the team that is down 17 points, one should still watch the game, because the assumption does not apply to them.
Kesef Mishnah Hilchos Thanksgiving 28:3
The Rambam's din applies to any team that has a starting quarterback who everyone agrees is a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Rambam's din applies to any team that has a starting quarterback who everyone agrees is a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayyim 698:6
If a team is up by 17 points with 15 minutes left in the game, one does not need to watch the rest of the game, as there is an assumption that a team down 17 points in the fourth quarter will not come back to win. If the team that is losing has a starting quarterback who everyone agrees is a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, one should still watch the game, because the assumption does not apply to them. Gloss: This also applies when the team has two non-quarterbacks who are future Hall of Famers.
If a team is up by 17 points with 15 minutes left in the game, one does not need to watch the rest of the game, as there is an assumption that a team down 17 points in the fourth quarter will not come back to win. If the team that is losing has a starting quarterback who everyone agrees is a future member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, one should still watch the game, because the assumption does not apply to them. Gloss: This also applies when the team has two non-quarterbacks who are future Hall of Famers.
Baba Maisah 33a
If one does not watch football on Thanksgiving Day, they can watch a recap of the game as tashlumin.
If one does not watch football on Thanksgiving Day, they can watch a recap of the game as tashlumin.
Yalkut Yosef 699:2
One has until midnight of Black Friday to watch the recap, afterwards one can no longer fulfill the mitzvah.
One has until midnight of Black Friday to watch the recap, afterwards one can no longer fulfill the mitzvah.
Chasam Sofer 699:2
One has until the end of Monday Night Football of that week to watch the recap, afterwards one can no longer fulfill the mitzvah.
One has until the end of Monday Night Football of that week to watch the recap, afterwards one can no longer fulfill the mitzvah.
Igros Moshe Orach Chaim 847
The Belzer Rebbe held that if one misses watching football on Thanksgiving, watching a recap is not sufficient enough to make up for the lost mitzvah. Rather one should make turkey and watch both games on the Sunday of the Divisonal round of playoffs as a tikkun. Our community does not hold this way, and a recap is sufficient.
The Belzer Rebbe held that if one misses watching football on Thanksgiving, watching a recap is not sufficient enough to make up for the lost mitzvah. Rather one should make turkey and watch both games on the Sunday of the Divisonal round of playoffs as a tikkun. Our community does not hold this way, and a recap is sufficient.
Shu"T Tzemach Tzedek 512
In a pressing circumstance, one can watch a few minutes of NFL Redzone to fulfill the opinion of Rashi to watch a part of each game.
In a pressing circumstance, one can watch a few minutes of NFL Redzone to fulfill the opinion of Rashi to watch a part of each game.
Kovetz Teshuvot (Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv)
One who only watches a Cleveland Browns game on Thanksgiving does not fulfill their obligation on Thanksgiving.
One who only watches a Cleveland Browns game on Thanksgiving does not fulfill their obligation on Thanksgiving.
Sefer Shoneh Halachos (Rav Chaim Kanievsky)
When my father-in-law, Rav Elyashiv, mentioned the Cleveland Browns, he did not mean specifically the Browns, rather any team that by watching them, one does not receive any hana'a.
When my father-in-law, Rav Elyashiv, mentioned the Cleveland Browns, he did not mean specifically the Browns, rather any team that by watching them, one does not receive any hana'a.
Ohr Yitzchak (Rav Yitzchak Abadi)
While there is a stringent opinion to only watch games that provide objective enjoyment when watching them, we do not hold like that opinion, as only people from the cities of Dallas and Detroit are guaranteed to be playing on Thanksgiving, and most people do not get inherent enjoyment from watching other teams. A person on Thanksgiving receives inherent enjoyment from watching football during a weekday when they would normally be at work.
While there is a stringent opinion to only watch games that provide objective enjoyment when watching them, we do not hold like that opinion, as only people from the cities of Dallas and Detroit are guaranteed to be playing on Thanksgiving, and most people do not get inherent enjoyment from watching other teams. A person on Thanksgiving receives inherent enjoyment from watching football during a weekday when they would normally be at work.
Likutei Packrim (The Lombarderer Maggid)
It is brought down by the early Kabbalist sages that if one watches every play of football on Thanksgiving he will be zoche to extra bracha in his fantasy playoffs. The Montaner Rebbe was known to dance during the commercials in anticipation for the upcoming drive. And when there was overtime, he would cry vigorously.
It is brought down by the early Kabbalist sages that if one watches every play of football on Thanksgiving he will be zoche to extra bracha in his fantasy playoffs. The Montaner Rebbe was known to dance during the commercials in anticipation for the upcoming drive. And when there was overtime, he would cry vigorously.