Egypt
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In this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Leah Kohn discusses the Jews in Egypt.
Dating and Marriage, Part 2
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In this shiur (Torah class), Rabbi Shimon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi discuss some of the many issues surrounding dating and marriage.
Perek 92
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In his class on Tehillim, Perek 92, Rabbi Avishai David discusses the famous ‘Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat’, the Psalm for Shabbat.
Perek 128
Posted onRabbi Avishai David explains the connection between this mizmor and the previous mizmor, discusses the idea of the work ethic that redeems, and examines the role of the wife.
Perek 79 Part 1: Tragedy and Vengeance
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Tehillim, Rabbi Avishai David expounds on Perek 79, the famous chapter which discusses the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple) and the hope for Divine retribution. Despite the somber tone of the mizmor, the underlying point is that the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash actually saved the Jewish people from annihilation.
Candle Lighting as Kabbalat Shabbat
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In this shiur, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson discusses the various halacha lemaaseh aspects of Shabbat candle lighting, including whether one can fulfill one’s obligation with electric lights. In addition, Rabbi Isaacson analyzes the various opinions regarding whether candle lighting triggers the onset of Shabbat.
Hallel, Part 3: Perek 114
Posted onIn this shiur (Torah class) on Tehillim, Rabbi Avishai David continues to explore the perakim of Hallel. Perek 114 is the triumphant chapter which describes the joy of the redemption from Egypt, B’tzeit Yisrael Mimitzrayim. Rabbi David explains both the structure and the messages of this beautiful Psalm.
Muktza, Part 3
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In this Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson describes the laws relating to an object whose primary use is prohibited on Shabbat (kli shemelachto l’issur), and an object whose primary function is permitted on Shabbat (kli shemelachto l’heter).
Fit to Be Tied: More Applications of the Melacha of Koshair
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In this short Torah shiur (class) on the practical applications of Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Shimon Isaacson continues to review the laws of tying knots on Shabbat.
Perakim 11 & 12
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Rabbi Avishai David concentrates on Pasuk 15 of Perek 11, and point out how the pesukim in Perek 12 parallel the pesukim at the end of Perek 11.
Abandoned Homeland
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explains perek 19. In this perek, the sin of the Jewish people is presented as especially bad because it defiled the holy land of Israel, Eretz Yisrael.In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explains perek 19. In this perek, the sin of the Jewish people is presented as especially bad because it defiled the holy land of Israel, Eretz Yisrael. Therefore, the land will be physically abandoned when the Jews are exiled after the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple).
Heavenly Messenger or Independent Speaker?
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In this Torah class (shiur) on Nevua (prophesy), Rabbi Avishai David discusses the machloket, dispute, between the Abarbanel and the Malbim ‘over the freedom given to a Navi when he prophesies. Although the prophet transmits the word of G-d, he has some freedom in terms of how he expresses the ideas he must give over.
The Roles In Parenting
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In this class (shiur) Rabbi Hershel Reichman discusses the different roles involved in parenting.
Mishnayot Brachot Perek Three
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In this shiur (class), Rabbi Hershel Reichman learns the third perek (chapter) of Mishnayot Brachot in memory of Reb BenTzion Kruman , HY”D, 28, who was killed in the Chabad House in Mumbai, India.
Mishnayot Pesachim, Perek Three
Posted onIn this shiur (Torah class), Rabbi Hershel Reichman discusses the third perek of Mishnayot Pesachim in memory of Yehonatan Yitzchak ben Dror Eldar, who lost his life during the terror attack on Yeshivat Merkaz Harav.
Building Fences Around the Torah
Posted onIn this class Rabbi Yitzchak Cohen discusses the third rule of Building Fences Around the Torah
Midnight Meeting
Posted onRebbetzin Heller discusses Ruth’s mysterious midnight visit to Boaz in his fields and unravels the depth of this seemingly inexplicable episode.
The Slabodka Roots Of The Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva
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Rabbi Hanoch Teller gives us insight into the life of the late Rosh Yeshiva of Mir Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt’l
Tzefania, Perek 2
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Rabbi Hanoch Teller continues to the second Perek of Tzefania.
Knesses Yisrael
Posted onRabbi Moshe Weinberger continues learning the essay of Atem Nitzavim by the Alter Rebbe. The Rebbe discusses the concept of Knesses Yisrael, the entity of Yisrael, and how one can become part of this unit.
The Joy of Succot
Posted onRabbi Beinish Ginsburg outlines four reasons that we celebrate the holiday of Succot in the month of Tishrei, and explains how they relate to the Simcha (joy) of the holiday.
Parshat Terumah: The Mishkan Within Us
Posted onRebbetzin Heller provides a short thought on the weekly Torah parsha, Parshat Terumah.
Ransom
Posted onIn this Torah class Dayan Shlomo Cohen discusses the Jewish Ethical questions regarding Ransom
Days of Judgement Unlike Any Others – Part 2
Posted onWhy does Yom Kippur, the Day of Forgiveness, come after the Day of Judgment? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Elul: Recognizing the Relationship
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In this shiur (Torah class), which focuses on the month of Elul, Mrs. Shira Smiles explores the mood of the month, and examines the seeming ‘trickery’ of being on our best behavior during the month of Elul, when the judgment is approaching.
Elul: The Shofar’s Wake Up Call
Posted onIn this Torah shiur (class) on the month of Elul, Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg connects the message of the blowing of the shofar, which is done every day of the month, to the essence of the month of Elul.
Perek 1
Posted onIn this shiur (Torah class), Rabbi Avishai David analyzes the first perek of Tehillim, which contrasts the personality of a Tzaddik with that of a Rasha.
Desiring And Delving
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In this class (shiur) on the period of Bein Hamitzarim, Mrs. Shira Smiles discusses the aveilut for the churban and how it is not a lament for the past but a way of bringing us to the reality of the geulah within us.
The Three Weeks
Posted onIn this class (shiur) Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses the 3 Weeks.
When To Be Smart And When To Be Right
Posted onIn this class Dayan Shlomo Cohen discusses When to be smart and when to be right.