MZH - Shiur Klali
by Rabbi Dr. Yosef Bronstein
Rabbi Dr. Yosef Bronstein is the Rosh Beit Midrash of Machon Zimrat Ha'aretz, embedded into the ever-growing Shirat David Community. This dynamic community of 140+ families in the Zayit neighborhood of Efrat, fosters spiritual growth, passionately serving Hashem with joy. With Machon Zimrat Ha'aretz in Zayit, we aim to enhance Kehilat Shirat David and the broader Efrat community via impactful programs, including this monthly Shiur Klali.
Episodes
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Are There Jews Whom We Are Not Supposed To Love?
This shiur examines the tension between the mitzvah of V'ahavta L'reacha Kamocha and the Gemara's directive to hate those who commit sins. The discussion explores how various Rishonim and Acharonim, including the Tanya and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, resolve the apparent contradiction between loving…
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Is Anyone Nowadays a תינוק שנשבה?
This shiur explores the evolving halachic status of non-observant Jews, specifically examining the application of the 'tinok shenishba' (captured child) category to contemporary secular populations. It traces the development of this concept from the Rambam's treatment of Karaites through the...
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Who is a תינוק שנשבה?
This shiur explores the halachic status of a 'tinok shenishba' (a child captured among non-Jews) and how this category is applied to non-observant Jews. Rabbi Dr. Yosef Bronstein traces the evolution of this concept from the Gemara in Maseches Shabbos through the Rambam's treatment of the Karaite...
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Can a Jew Lose His Jewishness?
This shiur explores the halachic question of whether a person born Jewish can ever lose their status as a Jew. Rabbi Dr. Yosef Bronstein analyzes conflicting Talmudic sources and the varying approaches of Rishonim and Acharonim regarding the status of a mumar (apostate). The discussion highlights...
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What Creates Kaparah on Yom Kippur?
What Creates Kaparah on Yom Kippur? Reading the Rambam with Rav Soloveitchik and the Lubavitcher Rebbe
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Can a Jew Lose His Jewishness
Can a Jew lose their Jewishness? This opening shiur in the Kedushas Yisrael series explores the halachic debate surrounding apostasy, assimilation, and Jewish identity. Drawing on the Gemara and Rishonim, it examines the distinction between a Jew’s core status and their ability to perform certain...
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Is There a Mitzvah of Kibbush Eretz Yisrael Nowadays?
Please note that I misspoke when describing Rashi on the pasuk of והורשתם את הארץ וישיבתם בה. I said in the shiur that Rashi understood the pasuk to be a הבטחה. The Or HaChaim explains that Rashi understands והורשתם to be a command and וישיבתם בה is a הבטחה. My apologies.
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Mechikas Shem Hashem
The Name of Hashem in a Bathroom and the Shuls of Gush Katif: Can one Destroy a Kadosh Object to Save It From Desecration?
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Simcha’dik Slichot? A Halachik Analysis
What is the change in the texture and the mood of slichot? The actual text of the the slichot is more somber, more serious. Where does the simcha, upbeat niggunim play into this?
About this show
Rabbi Dr. Yosef Bronstein is the Rosh Beit Midrash of Machon Zimrat Ha'aretz, embedded into the ever-growing Shirat David Community. This dynamic community of 140+ families in the Zayit neighborhood of Efrat, fosters spiritual growth, passionately serving Hashem with joy. With Machon Zimrat Ha'aretz in Zayit, we aim to enhance Kehilat Shirat David and the broader Efrat community via impactful programs, including this monthly Shiur Klali.
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