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Hidden Faces
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | 5765
The times of Joshua
Recall the surrounded cities from the days of Joshua!
Rabbi Dov Lior | Adar 7668
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The Mitzva of Onah
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 15 Shvat 5784
7. Sick People Are Exempt from Fasting
Chapter 7: The Minor Fasts
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 12 5782
The Significance of Tachanun
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772
The Mitzva of Onah
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 15 Shvat 5784
Moreshet Shaul: Introduction to Midrash Rabba – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 121-124
Various Rabbis | Tevet 5786
The First Yeshiva in Egypt
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 6 Tevet 5786
Positive Chutzpah= Part of Redemption- Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself!
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tevet 5786
Daf Yomi Zevachim Daf 101
R' Eli Stefansky | 4 Tevet 5786
Rabbis in Midrash
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The Claim Against Rav Kook of Antinomianism- Belittling Religious Details
Ein Aya Shabbat 5, 10
Some professors have accused Rav Kook of tendencies of antinomianism- and belittling the details of Jewish law, for the sake of unbridled and free spirituality. This class deals with Rav Kook's own answer and explanation, towards the end of his life, to such accusations.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Kislev 5783
7. Sick People Are Exempt from Fasting
Chapter 7: The Minor Fasts
The prophets and the Sages instituted the fasts for healthy people, not for sick people. anyone who is sick is exempt from fasting, even if his condition is not life-threatening.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 12 5782
Family, Faith and Freedom
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Tevet 8 5780
The History of the Heter Mechira
The heter mechira came about in the first shmitta year, 5649 (1888), after thousands of years in exile. Some opposing poskim changed their positions when they saw how urgent the situation was. Anti-Zionism caused more opposition.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tamuz 1 5775
Daf Yomi - Baba Metzia 108
Rabbi Ephraim Schreibman | Av 21 5769
Daf Yomi - Baba Metzia 83
Rabbi Ephraim Schreibman | Tamuz 25 5769
The Seamstress, the Chazzan and the Mashgiach
From the halachic literature
Can You be Paid for What You Did Not Do? Some interesting financial laws.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 25 shvat 5769
Daf Yomi - Baba Kama(40)
Rabbi Ephraim Schreibman | 12 shvat 5769
Youth Counselor or Student?
Our mid-teen son is busy with many activities: counseling in the youth movement, assisting handicapped children, etc. We feel as if these activities detract from his studies, and we have spoken to him about this, but he continues. What should we do?
Rabbi Elyakim Levanon | 5766
The Laws of Fast Days
One should not use fast days for leisure or for field trips. One should even refrain from performing permissible acts such as showering or cutting one's hair. If a person spends the fast indifferently, he has not properly fulfilled his obligation.
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l | 5765
The Tenth of Tevet - A Compendium of Laws
After the destruction of the First Temple, the Prophets and the Sages of Israel legislated fasting on the Tenth of Tevet, for it was on that day that Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, and his legions placed Jerusalem under siege.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5764
The Power of Trust
The link between the feast of Joseph and his brothers in Egypt and the customary festive meal of Chanukah becomes clear. They together represent the attribute of trust in the Almighty.
Rabbi David Dov Levanon | Kislev, 5762
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