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Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz
The Relevance of the Nation to Torah Study
"Jewish emuna, of course, stems from Torah, but the very foundation begins with Israel, as the Birkot HaTorah [Blessings over the Torah] emphasize. Hashem created and chose Israel, and created Torah as well, and then matched us up together. And from amid this profound connection, we arrive at the true understanding of the connection between Israel and G-d, via the Torah..."
Jewish Thought
Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Tooth Sensitivity
With great passion, the rabbi waved his hands for emphasis as he spoke, and… knocked his dentures out of his mouth! Did the people in attendance commit a sin by laughing, or was it considered oness (a forced act)?
The Laws of Ben Adam LeChavero
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
How Leaders Fail
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead.
Ki Tisa
Adar 20 5781 | Baruch Gordon
Then the Tabernacle, Now the Land
discussing the campaign found in Ki Tisa for the building materials to construct the Tabernacle and Sanctuary, and tells how we can participate in like construction today.
Ki Tisa
3 min
Adar 19 5781 | Rabbi Shlomo Katz
Chassidic Tales with Rav Shlomo Katz Reb Zusha's Vidui
A special story from Reb Elimelech about his brother Reb Zusha, it is one of the most beautiful descriptions of what went on their household, as Reb Elimelech describes going to sleep in the same room as Reb Zusha as he did his daily Cheshbon Hanefesh, the accounting of his soul.
Chassidic Tales
2 min

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Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz
The Relevance of the Nation to Torah Study
"Jewish emuna, of course, stems from Torah, but the very foundation begins with Israel, as the Birkot HaTorah [Blessings over the Torah] emphasize. Hashem created and chose Israel, and created Torah as well, and then matched us up together. And from amid this profound connection, we arrive at the true understanding of the connection between Israel and G-d, via the Torah..."
Jewish Thought
Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Tooth Sensitivity
With great passion, the rabbi waved his hands for emphasis as he spoke, and… knocked his dentures out of his mouth! Did the people in attendance commit a sin by laughing, or was it considered oness (a forced act)?
The Laws of Ben Adam LeChavero
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
How Leaders Fail
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead.
Ki Tisa
Adar 20 5781 | Baruch Gordon
Then the Tabernacle, Now the Land
discussing the campaign found in Ki Tisa for the building materials to construct the Tabernacle and Sanctuary, and tells how we can participate in like construction today.
Ki Tisa
3 min
Adar 19 5781 | Rabbi Shlomo Katz
Chassidic Tales with Rav Shlomo Katz Reb Zusha's Vidui
A special story from Reb Elimelech about his brother Reb Zusha, it is one of the most beautiful descriptions of what went on their household, as Reb Elimelech describes going to sleep in the same room as Reb Zusha as he did his daily Cheshbon Hanefesh, the accounting of his soul.
Chassidic Tales
2 min
Adar 19 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
What Is Judaism's Most Powerful Prayer?
Ki Tisa Prayer
Adar 19 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Courage and Commitment
Why didn’t Hashem just announce the whole total of the nation? Why did Moshe have to go around to the tents at all?
Ki Tisa
Adar 18 5781 | Rabbi Berel Wein
Mordechai Hidden in the Ktoret
the name of the hero of the Purim story, Mordechai, is alluded to in our Parsha which describes the spices that constitute the incense offering in the tabernacle and temple.
Ki Tisa
Adar 18 5781 | Rabbi Berel Wein
The Depths of Winter
We really cannot complain about this past winter, for it was a winter of abundant rain, nevertheless, winter is winter, and the short days and long nights can be depressing, especially since this winter brought with it two severe lockdowns occasioned by the continuing ravages of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Coronavirus Pandemic
Adar 18 5781 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Anointing Oil - part II
If the shemen hamish’cha (anointing oil) is used inappropriately, is the anointer liable, the anointed, or both of them? If someone produces shemen hamish’cha inappropriately, is he liable, regardless how much he produced? Where is the shemen hamish’cha poured? Where will we find the shemen hamish’cha today?
Ki Tisa
Adar 17 5781 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Quality Over Quantity
“When you count (Ki tisa) the heads of Bnei Yisrael... and there should not be a plague" The counting reminds us of the upcoming elections and the plague reminds us of the not yet finished Corona pandemic.
Parashat Hashavua Ki Tisa
Adar 17 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Attaching a Mezuza to a Door Leading to Nowhere
> We are adding a floor to our house. At first, we will access it from the house, but we may eventually make it a separate unit with access via stairs from the street. Therefore, we made a door on the side of the street – during construction it is accessed by a temporary ramp, but then it will be sealed until if and when we build stairs. Does that door require a mezuza now?
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Adar 17 5781 | Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
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Adar 17 5781 | Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
based on ruling 80036 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts Unartistic Material for Artistic Work – part II
P'ninat Mishpat
Adar 17 5781 | Rabbi Shlomo Katz
Chassidic Tales with Rav Shlomo Katz R' Yosef Karo's Fast
The time when the Holy Beis Yosef, Reb Yosef Karo fasted for a few days to gain understanding on the difficult Rambam he was learning and what was then revealed to him in a dream.
Chassidic Tales
2 min
Adar 16 5781 | Rabbi Shmuel Holshtein
The Awesome Power of Purim
t is known that the most important aspect of the holiday of Purim is happiness and joy – and sometimes, the very insight into Divine Providence alone is more joyous even than rescue and salvation!
The Happiness in Purim
Adar 16 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Rewards Program
What did the Chafetz Chaim demand from the person who asked to join him in heaven? did he agree?
Lashon Hara
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
The Counterpoint of Leadership
One of the most important Jewish contributions to our understanding of leadership is its early insistence of “the separation of powers”. Neither authority nor power was to be located in a single individual or office. Instead, leadership was divided between different kinds of roles.
Tetzave
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Ari Shvat
Irony & Hashem's "Sense of Humor" as Basics in Purim and Jewish Thought!
The Maharal, Rav Kook and others teach of the central theme on Purim of "Overturning"= V'Nahafoch Hu", but the question is: why is this so important? The class suggests 8 reasons why this concept is what convinced Yitro to convert to Judaism, and why this "boomerang" shows not only the irony and humor of God's history, but is so basic to understanding Judaism, justice, philosophy and more.
The Essence of Purim
44 min
Adar 13 5781 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Hooray for Haman!
Sometimes, alas, our enemies get it right. Haman hit the proverbial nail on the head when he described the Jews (Esther 3:8) as a "disjointed, disunified, dispersed" People.
Purim in Our Time