Yerushalayim: Two Visions of Community
Yom Yerushalayim, Shavuot, and Parshat Bamidbar. The first census, which counted those who left Egypt took place on Rosh Chodesh Iyar, a month after the Mishkan was completed. There was another...
Individualism and Integration
The Secret of Lag BaOmer
Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai immersed in the סתרי תורה. There are two figures to whom the Jewish people go en masse – Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai and Rachel Imeinu. Why is...
The Metamorphosis of Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai
Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai: The difference between the man who entered the cave and the man who left the cave. Delivered at the OU Israel Center, May 3rd, 2018 (18 Iyyar 5778)
The Imperative of Gratitude: Yom Haatzmaut 5779
The historical development of Yom Haatzmaut as a holiday among Torah-observant Jews. According to the Ramban. part of the commandment of יישוב ארץ ישראל, to settle the Land of Israel, is...
The First Day of Pesach vs. the Seventh Day:...
A new, full-length maamar and kumzits on Pesach.
Something (New) to Say at the Seder
New for 5779! Insights to share at the Seder. Recorded at the Young Israel of Woodmere.
Sippur Yeztias Mitzrayim
Rambam, chapter 7 of Hilchos Chametz u’Matzah
The Essence of Pesach and Our Job at the...
What is the spiritual necessity embedded in Pesach that was meant to be fulfilled by a historical event? What event is Pesach meant to rectify? How do the halachos help us...
The Pnimiyus of Pesach (Part 3)
Why were the Jews in Egypt to begin with, and what was really accomplished when they left? Listen to part 1 Listen to part 2 Shiur provided courtesy of torahthinking.com
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