Hilchot Shabbat

Borer, Part 3

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This video is class of 25 in the series Shabbat Scenarios.

In this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life in illustrating the halachot (laws).

Sefirah

Shavuot: Naaseh V’Nishma

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This video is class of 58 in the series Greatest of Gifts: Sefirat HaOmer and Shavuot.

In this Torah shiur (class) in honor of Shavuot, Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg discusses three possible ways to understand the words ‘Naaseh V’Nishma’, the declaration made by the Jewish People as they accepted the Torah. Rabbi Ginsburg explains how these words can help each individual prepare for their personal Kabbalat HaTorah on Shavuot.

Hilchot Shabbat

Borer, Part 2

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This video is class of 25 in the series Shabbat Scenarios.

In this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life, such as assorted cookies, flatware, and socks, in illustrating the halachot (laws).

Yirmiyahu

Perek 27 and 28: Struggle for Truth

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This video is class of 17 in the series Yirmiyahu III.

In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David analyzes the dispute between Yirmiyahu and the the false prophet Channania ben Azor regarding the fate of the keilim (the holy vessels) of the Beit Hamikdash. This dispute is really an argument over the future of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple) and the presence of the Shechina among the Jewish people.

Hilchot Shabbat

Borer, Part 1

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This video is class of 25 in the series Shabbat Scenarios.

In this interactive Torah shiur (class) on Hilchot Shabbat, Rabbi Simon Isaacson and Dr. Edo Lavi demonstrate the principles and practical applications of the Melacha of Borer, separating. The class uses real objects and examples from typical home life, such as stacks of books and bowls of fruit, in illustrating the halachot (laws).

Tanach

Perek 124: Salvation Within Exile

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This video is class of 18 in the series Tehillim VII.

Rabbi Avishai David explains some of the 15 Shir Hamaalot chapters which were sung on the steps leading to the Temple (Beit Hamikdash). This perek either refers to the Purim miracle, or to general galut. it describes the fierce hatred of our enemies, and the miraculous salvation we merit from Hashem.