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40 min

Ein Aya

The Middle-Child & Anti-Tzni'ut Syndrome- Negative Attention

Although tzni'ut is for men just like women, Rav Kook deals here with the sources in Yishayahu and the Talmud which deals with the special problem of lack of tzni'ut in women's dress and actions, where it's not just a problem of midot and character traits, but also can include practical, social and national ramifications, as well, which caused the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash and exile from Israel. The class continues the previous one (Ayn Aya Shabbat vi, 29), and is a must for all educators and parents of high-school aged and young adults.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 5786

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

ASK THE RABBI: DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF SHABBAT CLOTHES CLEANLINESS

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Sivan 5786

Parashat Hashavua

PARASHAT HASHAVUA: ON NAZIR, SOTA, AND TRUE UNION

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Sivan 5786

P'ninat Mishpat

P'NINAT MISHPAT: A Mess of Loans, Repayments and Grievances – part II

based on ruling 83033 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5786

Moreshet Shaul

MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART III

Various Rabbis | Sivan 5786

4 min

Bamidbar

Weighing Unity Against Idol-Worship

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 28 Iyar 5786

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

ASK THE RABBI: LENDING MONEY WITHOUT WITNESSES

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 5786

Parashat Hashavua

PARASHAT HASHAVUA: THERE IS A GROOM AND BRIDE – WHY NO WEDDINGS?

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Iyar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat

P'NINAT MISHPAT: A MESS OF LOANS, REPAYMENTS AND GRIEVANCES – PART I

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5786

Jerusalem Day

YERUSHALAYIM= RELIGIOUS+NATIONALIST+ UNIVERSALIST

Many describe themselves as religious-Zionists, but Yerushalayim and Rav Kook teach us that the time has come to add a third heading to our title, in order to complete all 3 ideologies of mankind and Torah.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

Moreshet Shaul

MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART II

Various Rabbis | Iyar 5786

36 min

Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat

Kuzari class 1

The class introduces the book, its original name, the author, why it was written, the history of the Kuzari nation, and the actual introduction of the book written by R. Yehuda HaLevi.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

4 min

Behar

Torah and Work, Hand in Hand

Rabbi Naim Ben Eliahu Tz"l | 21 Iyar 5786

P'ninat Mishpat

P'NINAT MISHPAT: TO WHOM DO THE PAYMENTS GO? – PART II

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5786

Moreshet Shaul

MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART I

Various Rabbis | Iyar 5786

40 min

Ein Aya

"Tzniut vs. Cheap Attention"

Explaining Tzni'ut in a Modern Appealing Way of Rav Kook

Tzni'ut or humility has a bad "rap" for it goes against many "givens" of the western world. Arrogant people who depend on the approval or (often cheap) attention of others, rather than working on their inner selves, actually lose their own self, and inside feel emptiness. Humility is externally mistaken for unhappiness, just as arrogance is mistaken for happiness. This class is a must for parents and educators, especially of teenage girls, but really for everyone.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

ASK THE RABBI: USING A DOG TO DO WORK ON SHABBAT

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 5786

Parashat Hashavua

PARASHAT HASHAVUA: INDEPENDENCE AND A FREE JERUSALEM BEFORE SHAVUOT

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Iyar 5786

51 min

Orchot Tzaddikim

Siyum iyum of Orchot Tzaddikim

by Rav Yonatan Rozin, leading Ram in Yeshivat Ma'aleh Adumim.

The guest speaker refers to the unique chapter in Orchot Tzaddikim, not found in other works about midot, the "active" way and benefits of silence.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

Emor

"TO LIFE, TO LIFE 'LECHA'IM' "- Parshat Emor

Rav Kook innovatively explains why Kohanim are forbidden to come in contact with death and that Kabbalists say that all women are like Kohanim- for the highest level in Judaism is life. This has many interesting ramifications!

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

עוד Lessons

articles on Va'era

The Weighing of the Heart

A Shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Va'era".

Trusting Hashem

A Shiur by Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed for the weekly portion "Va'era".

The Land Brings It All Together

A short video connectecting the land of Israel to the Parasha.

Trusting in Hashem

A Critical Midrash, Trust in God. A Long-Range Perspective, Silver Linings, The True Test.

The Blood Libel and the Ten Plagues

Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | 27 Tevet 5786

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?

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tevet 5786

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

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 5786

Parashat Hashavua: “With a Strong Hand He Will Expel Them from His Land

Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Siach Shaul, p. 205-6

Harav Shaul Yisraeli – from Siach Shaul, p. 205-6

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 5785

Moshe is Taught to Be a Leader

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 24 Tevet 5785

The Birth of History

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"tl | 14 Shvat 5784

What Was Is Not What Will Be

Rabbi Haggai Lundin | 4 Shvat 5784

The Search for a True Jew

Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | 2 Shvat 5784

The Middle-Child & Anti-Tzni'ut Syndrome- Negative Attention

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 5786

ASK THE RABBI: DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF SHABBAT CLOTHES CLEANLINESS

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Sivan 5786

PARASHAT HASHAVUA: ON NAZIR, SOTA, AND TRUE UNION

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Sivan 5786

P'NINAT MISHPAT: A Mess of Loans, Repayments and Grievances – part II

based on ruling 83033 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 83033 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5786

MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART III

Various Rabbis | Sivan 5786

Weighing Unity Against Idol-Worship

Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | 28 Iyar 5786

ASK THE RABBI: LENDING MONEY WITHOUT WITNESSES

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 5786

PARASHAT HASHAVUA: THERE IS A GROOM AND BRIDE – WHY NO WEDDINGS?

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Iyar 5786

P'NINAT MISHPAT: A MESS OF LOANS, REPAYMENTS AND GRIEVANCES – PART I

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5786

YERUSHALAYIM= RELIGIOUS+NATIONALIST+ UNIVERSALIST

Many describe themselves as religious-Zionists, but Yerushalayim and Rav Kook teach us that the time has come to add a third heading to our title, in order to complete all 3 ideologies of mankind and Torah.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART II

Various Rabbis | Iyar 5786

Kuzari class 1

The class introduces the book, its original name, the author, why it was written, the history of the Kuzari nation, and the actual introduction of the book written by R. Yehuda HaLevi.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

Torah and Work, Hand in Hand

Rabbi Naim Ben Eliahu Tz"l | 21 Iyar 5786

P'NINAT MISHPAT: TO WHOM DO THE PAYMENTS GO? – PART II

Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit | Iyar 5786

MORESHET SHAUL: TWO ELEMENTS TO WORK ON – PART I

Various Rabbis | Iyar 5786

"Tzniut vs. Cheap Attention"

Explaining Tzni'ut in a Modern Appealing Way of Rav Kook

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

ASK THE RABBI: USING A DOG TO DO WORK ON SHABBAT

Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 5786

PARASHAT HASHAVUA: INDEPENDENCE AND A FREE JERUSALEM BEFORE SHAVUOT

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Iyar 5786

Siyum iyum of Orchot Tzaddikim

by Rav Yonatan Rozin, leading Ram in Yeshivat Ma'aleh Adumim.

The guest speaker refers to the unique chapter in Orchot Tzaddikim, not found in other works about midot, the "active" way and benefits of silence.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786

"TO LIFE, TO LIFE 'LECHA'IM' "- Parshat Emor

Rav Kook innovatively explains why Kohanim are forbidden to come in contact with death and that Kabbalists say that all women are like Kohanim- for the highest level in Judaism is life. This has many interesting ramifications!

Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyar 5786