Beit Midrash

The Blood Libel and the Ten Plagues

DO WE DESERVE REDEMPTION? “Blood, Covenant, and Return”- Parshat VaEra

Are we today so much greater than say the Rambam's generation? Why is G-d returning us to Israel & doing so many salvations and victories over Hamas, Hizballah, Syria and Iran in recent years, even if we haven't done Teshuva & seemingly don't deserve it?

Orchot Tzaddikim class 74, "Teshuva" part vii‏

The class deals with how to cleave and strengthen the G-dly trait of "Truth", the need to pray for Teshuva, the importance of returning that which was wrongly taken before saying Viduy, and other aspects of Teshuva.

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 120

P'ninat Mishpat: Sharing in Plumbing Expenses – part II

based on ruling 85013 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 85013 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Moreshet Shaul: Discipline in Informal Education – part I

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 168

Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 168

Special Spiritually and Imagination on Shabbat

Rav Kook explains why that which is learned on Shabbat is considered so much greater than that studied during the week, and why creativity is that much greater on Shabbat, for better or for worse!

Ask the Rabbi: Collecting Money for a Specific Medical Cause

Parashat Hashavua: A Rare Commodity – The Right Blend of Unity and Humility

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 119

SECULAR IN ISRAEL OR RELIGIOUS ABROAD? WHAT'S BETTER?

Would it be better for all of the Jews to be religious outside of Israel, or to be non-religious in Israel?

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 118

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 117

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 116

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 115

Orchot Tzaddikim class 74, "Teshuva" part vi

The class deals with not "resting on one's laurels", and that not a few people who lived their entire lives idealistically, "lost it" upon getting older. Similarly the importance of not focusing on luxuries but on the necessities of life.

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 114

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 113

Seemingly 'Strange' Rabbinical Decrees- Not What You Thought!

Rav Kook suggests a very innovative and important "eye-opening" way to understand some of the rabbinical decrees which are particularly difficult to understand!

Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 112