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Self Guided Learning
The objective of these self-study shiurim is to allow the reader to learn in the comfort of his home in-depth texts and to make these texts available and friendly to the reader.The Hebrew text is presented and the reader may study them on his own. The main idea of the text has been translated. The reader no longer has to feel like an outsider who just hears what the Rabbi sais without leaning and exploring on his own. Now, with the references at our fingertips, Torah study is so much easier!?
articles on Self Guided Learning
The First Day Of School
positive signs to the growth of Jewish education the world over
Principles in Learning Gemmarah
Learning Methods and Basic Teaching Techniques
Holy? Super holy? Holy of holies?
We went out to find out the special place of the Five Books of the Torah, thanks to the next question we received in the Q&A section
Studying Jewish faith "Emuna"
An introduction to different approaches in studying Emuna
Lessons on Self Guided Learning
A Road Accident 700 Years Ago
It seems that unfortunately, road accidents did not begin in our time. Rabbenu Asher Ben Yechiel, otherwise known as the Rosh relates in his Reponsa of one such case. In this self guided shiur we will delve into the responsa of the Rosh and to the Halchic thinking which applies.
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Israel and the Nations A Few Minutes & Many Innovative Ideas on Antisemitism & What to do About It
As we approach the High Holidays, this short lecture (18 minutes) deals with the unfortunate situation of how Israel and the Jewish People stand against antisemitism, analyzing its cause according to Rav Kook, and how to deal with the issue pragmatically & via our prayers.
Ha'azinu PURSUIT is PERFECTION
p. Ha'azinu, Shabbat Shuva
Rav Kook deals with the question of the seemingly hopeless nature of Tshuva. For G-d Himself knows that He created us with free will, which inevitably means we will sometimes make mistakes and choose wrong. This can easily be frustrating, freezing us into inaction and ye'ush (loss of hope). If one sins even once, does he chalila have no choice but suicide?! Moreover, our Godly conscience demands justice, righteousness and perfection, but we all know this is impossible, so what's the solution? Rav Kook's innovative thinking, strongly based on chazal (our sages), offers an inciteful and important aspect to this topic, especially this time of year!
Sukkot Bug-Free Sukkah: Essential Halachic and Practical Schach Guide
How to inspect, clean, and store bamboo mats and palm branches to protect your mitzvah and holiday meals.
