Shabbos and Beis HaMikdash – Point Center
Understanding why the Greeks hated these ideas: The Greeks were against the idea of “yeish mei’ayin”, that the world was created from nothing because it implies that God alone is the...
Ner Chanukah – Lighting up the Legs and the...
Chazal formulated the time until which the candles must be lit as when there are no more “legs” in the marketplace? Why the leg, why the marketplace?
The Molad and Its Impact on Every Day of...
Halachic issues when crossing the International Dateline visiting Hawaii, Japan or New Zealand Crossing the Arctic Circle where the sun does not rise in the winter visiting Alaska or Finland Shiur...
The Seal, the Kvittel & the Arava: Understanding Hoshana...
What is the chasima on Hoshana Rabbah and how is it different than the chasima of Yom Kippur? Why is the sealing of Hoshana Rabbah at night? Why the arava?
Yom Kippur: Getting Out of the Bechira Box
What is the energy of Yom Kippur? How do the hallmark special halachos of Yom Kippur help understand the nature of the day? What is the meaning of the Seir Hamishtaleach...
Yom Kippur, Tu B’Av, and Purim
The mishna says that Tu B’Av and Yom Kippur are the happiest days of the year. Why isn’t Purim included? What is the difference between Yom Kippur and Tu B’Av on...
Meet the Ushpizin
What is the correct order for the Ushpizin. Why do they visit us in the Sukkah? Sukkot coming on the coattails of Yom Kippur and its relationship to Chet HaEgel Why...
Tzom Gedaliah: Liberating the Soul
What is the State of God in Our World?
Harav Amital zt”l would always speak on first day of Rosh Hashana about the presence of God in the modern world and whether it had been a good year or a...
Shofar: Blasting Through the Blockage
Why is Rosh Hashana as a day of judgement hidden in the Torah? What is the connection between Rosh Hashana and Matan Torah?
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