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Bein HaMetzarim | Brit Sinai and Brit Zion

2

Chukat | Now Yiftach the Gil'adite was a mighty man of valour

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Korach | 5786 | For the Lord will not forsake His people

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Birkat Chatanim | More (or perhaps less) Than You Thought...

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Shelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av

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Beha'alotekha | Sing and rejoice, o daughter of Zion

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Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed?

8

Why is there a Mitzva to Learn Torah?

9

Ruth in Stereo: Mikra and Midrash

10

Geulat haShem: Redemption of a Name in Megilat Ruth

11

Bamidbar | "Say to your brothers Ammi?"

12

Yom Yerushalayim | Psalm 122 - "I rejoiced when they said to me"

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Behar-Bechukotai | "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord"

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Lag ba'Omer | What's Behind the Celebration?

15

Emor | "They shall enter into my sanctuary"

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Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy

17

Tazria-Metzora | The Unique Opportunity Afforded to the Metzora

18

Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption

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Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last"

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Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael

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Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites

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Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting

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Teruma | And I will dwell among the children of Israel

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Shabbat Zakhor | And Shaul smote Amalek

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Megillat Esther | Esther's Brilliant Plan

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Mishpatim | "That everyone should set free their slaves"

27

Mishpatim | The Beloved Wife of the "Nirtza"

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Yitro | Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh

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Yitro | Reliving Sinai

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Beshalach | And Devorah sang

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Beshalach | Miriam's Role in the Song at the Sea

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Bo | But fear not thou O my servant Yaakov

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Va'era | And all the inhabitants of Miżrayim shall know that I am God

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Vaera | The Makkot Curriculum

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Shemot | And In that Day a Great Shofar Shall be Sounded

36

Shemot | What were the ערי המסכנות? And Why Does It Matter?

37

Thoughts for Asara B'Tevet 5786

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Vayechi | David's Last Words: Moral Complexity and Leadership

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Vayechi | Yaakov's Deathbed Charge

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Vayigash | 5786 | And I Will Make Them One Nation

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Vayigash | "And Yosef Could No Longer Restrain Himself"

42

Mitzvat Chanuka | A Fresh Look at the "Beraitot" of Chanuka

43

Vayeshev 5786 | For Three Transgressions of Yisrael

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Vayeshev | The Apocrypha and the Midrash

45

Two Giants, One Vision: The Legacy of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehuda Amital zt"l

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Vayishlach | 5786 | Thus says the Lord God Concerning Edom

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Vayishlach | Hegemonism or Conquest?

48

Vayetze | Back to Gerar (The Parenthetic Statement)

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And Thou Knowest No God but Me | Vayetze | 5786

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Yet I Love Yaakov. And I Hated Esav | Toldot | 5786

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Toldot | The Gerar Conundrum

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Chayei Sara | Ketura and the Sons of the East

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Now King David was Old | Haftara | Chayei Sara | 5786

54

Lekh Lekha | Avraham's Early Years: The Genesis of Midrashic Visions

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Noach | "My Covenant"

56

Should You Make a Berakha on Seeing the Freed Hostages

57

Thoughts About the Coming Week and The Release of our Hostages

58

Sukkot | Zman Simchatenu

59

How To Free Ourselves from Our Fears

60

The Glory of "Teshuva Gedola"

61

Nitzavim | The Devarim "Revolution"

62

Sefer Yonah | Chapter 3

63

Sefer Yonah | Overview, Introduction and Chapter 1

64

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 39 | Ki Tavo

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Appreciating Our Dual Relationship With Hashem

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Ki Tetze | 5785 | Sha'atnez

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 38 | Ki Tetze

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The Secret Power that Makes Teshuva Possible

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Deciding to Repent Even When the Temptation of Sin Remains

70

Mourning Our Lost Selves and the Emotions of Repentance

71

Shoftim | 5785 | Appointing a King

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 37 | Shoftim

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Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (7): Appreciating the Different Motivations for Repentance

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Ekev | 5785 | The Ark of War

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Devarim | Birkat HaMazon: Sources and Development (2)

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Devarim | Birkat HaMazon (1)

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Vaetchanan | 5785 | Children, Identity, and Hope

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Devarim | 5785 | Lessons of Empowerment

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 36 | Matot-Masei

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Matot - Masei | 5785 | War of Midian, War of Vengeance

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Eikha Rabbati: Rachel's Tears

82

Divrei Hesped for Mori V'Rebbi HaRav Yehuda Amital on his 15th Yahrzeit

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 35 | Pinchas

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Sefer Bamidbar | Pinchas | 5785 | The Meaning of Family

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Bein HaMetzarim 5785

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Sefer Bamidbar | Balak | 5785 | The Nature of Bilam's Prophecy

87

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 34 | Balak

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Balak | Mah Tovu Ohalekha Yaakov

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 33 | Chukat

90

Sefer Bamidbar | Chukat | 5785 | Taking Initiative

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 32 | Korach

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Sefer Bamidbar | Korach | 5785 | The Holiness of Am Yisrael

93

Korach | Korach, Datan and Aviram: When and Why?

94

Sefer Bamidbar | Shelach | 5785 | The Meaning of Ascent

95

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 31 | Shelach

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Shelach | Bamidbar 15: Why Now, Why Here?

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Thoughts over the Last 12 Hours | Erev Shabbat Behaalotekha 5785

98

Behaalotekha | Re'uel, Yitro, Chovav

99

Sefer Bamidbar | Behaalotekha | The Consecration Ceremony of the Leviim

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 30 | Behaalotekha

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Naso | The Sotah Mystery Revisited

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 29 | Naso

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Sefer Bamidbar | Naso | Religious Individualism and the Machaneh

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Sefer Bamidbar | Bamidbar | A Lot of Names and A Lot of Numbers, Why?

105

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 28 | Bamidbar

106

Shavuot | The Claims of the Heretics

107

Tehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך (conclusion)

108

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 27 | Behar-Bechukotai

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Behar-Bechukotai | 5785 | Abarbanel as Philosopher

110

Kaddish and the Idea of Jewish Nationalism

111

Tehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 26 | Emor

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Emor | 5785 | Abarbanel on the Holidays

114

Unraveling the Mystery of Lag BaOmer

115

Achari Mot - Kedoshim | 5785 | Why Be Holy?

116

Tazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a

117

Acharei Mot - Kedoshim | Maaseh Eretz Cenaan

118

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 24 | Metzora

120

MiTalmidav shel Aharon

121

Yom HaAtzmaut | Psalm 126: BeShuv Hashem et Shivat Tzion

122

Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash?

123

Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon

124

Pesach | Birkat HaShir (2)

125

Abarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach

126

Abarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785

127

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra

128

Pesach | Birkat HaShir (1)

129

Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan

130

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 22 | Pekudei

131

Finding Faith During Crisis: 5 Lessons from HaRav Amital

132

Pesach | Introduction to Midrash Arami Oved Avi

133

Vayakhel | Teruma and Vayakhel: Repetition or Complement

134

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 21 | Vayakhel

135

Pesach | From Disgrace to Praise: A Reassessment

136

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 20 | Ki Tisa

137

Ki Tisa- Purim | Kabbalat HaTorah: From Sinai to Shushan

138

Purim | Mordekhai Would Not Bow...Why Not?

139

Tetzaveh - Likrat Purim | The Garments of the High Priest and Queen Esther

140

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 19 | Tetzaveh

141

Teruma | From the Mishkan

142

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 18 | Teruma

143

Conflicted and Confused

144

Mishpatim | Rejoice While Trembling

145

Yitro | Yitro and Moshe

146

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 17 | Mishpatim

147

Amos | On the Development of Prophecy

148

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 16 | Yitro

149

Beshalach | Shirat HaYam

150

Bo | The Dual Symbolism of Matza

151

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 15 | Beshalach

152

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 14 | Bo

153

Vaera | Pharoah and the Problem of Free Choice

154

Shemot | The Roots of Egyptian Antisemitism

155

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 13 | Vaera

156

Vaera | Pharaoh's Wizards (and the Parenthetic Phrase)

157

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 12 | Shemot

158

The Education of Pharoah

159

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 11 | Vayechi [complete]

160

Vayechi | Ad Ki Yavo Shilo: Solving A Biblical Riddle

161

Asara BeTevet | History and Laws

162

The Mysterious Date of Chanuka

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 10 | Vayigash

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Vayigash | Yaakov's Daughters

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 09 | Miketz - Chanuka

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Chanuka | "Mizmor Shir Chanukat haBayit...leDavid?"

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Miketz | Pharoah's Dreams | Chida veChalom

168

Perspectives Upon the Impact of Chanuka upon the Non-Jewish World

169

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 08 | Vayeshev

170

Where Mikra Meets Midrash - The Case of Yosef haTzaddik

171

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 07 | Vayishlach

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 06 | Vayetze

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Vayetze | Yaakov's Years in Haran

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 05 | Toldot

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Toldot | "Do You Have Only One Blessing, Father?"

176

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 04 | Chayei Sara

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Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 03 | Vayera

178

Vayera | What Really (Almost) Happened in Sedom

179

The "Spier and the Shield" of Torah Study

180

Is Torah Study a Part of the "War Effort"?

181

Lekh Lekha | The Ethics of Rejoicing Over the Death of our Enemies

182

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 02 | Lekh Lekha

183

Iggeret HaRamban | 2 | Anger is a "Gateway to Sin" - Stay Away!

184

Torah Study vs Army Service: What Do the Sources Say?

185

Iggeret HaRamban | 1 | The Importance of Midot and Modeling Proper Behavior

186

Rav Asher Weiss on War (2): The Day After - Now What??

187

Rav Asher Weiss on War: "Shema" is a Segula for the Soldiers

188

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 01 | Noach

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Noach | Days of Wine and Curses: A Fresh Look at The Curse of Canaan

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Teshuva and the Fatal Flaw of Religious Mediocrity

191

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (6)

192

Kohelet 3 | To Everything a Season

193

Yom Kippur 5785 | Looking Back At Past Redemptions

194

The Role of the Tzibbur in Avodat HaKohen HaGadol

195

Dissecting the Pathology of Sin | Yom Kippur 5785

196

The Road to Teshuva | Part 9

197

Exploring the Themes and Pesukim of Rosh Hashana Part 2

198

Changing the Tone of Selichot after October 7th

199

Elevating our Sacrifice and Commitment

200

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (5)

201

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (4)

202

Exploring the Themes and Pesukim of Rosh Hashana

203

Ramban on the Torah | 61 | Nitzavim-Vayelekh

204

Vayelekh | Hakhel in Yavneh... And Beyond

205

The Road to Teshuva | Part 8

206

The Road to Teshuva | Parts 6-7

207

Ki Tavo | Why Did Bnei Yisrael Need a Second Tokhacha?

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Ramban on the Torah | 60 | Ki Tavo

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The Road to Teshuva | Part 5

210

The Road to Teshuva | Part 4

211

The Road to Teshuva | Part 3

212

Ki Tetze | The Slanderer

213

Ramban on the Torah | 59 | Ki Tetze

214

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (3)

215

Carrying our Broken Hearts to the End of a Cursed Year

216

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (2)

217

Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (1): The Duality of Sin and the Duality of Repentance

218

The Road to Teshuva | Parts 1 and 2

219

Shoftim | The Prohibition of "Raising" a Stele

220

Ramban on the Torah | 58 | Shoftim

221

Reeh | Ish haYashar beEinav | Revisiting a Biblical Conundrum

222

Ramban on the Torah | 57 | Reeh

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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 34)

224

Ramban on the Torah | 56 | Ekev

225

Ramban on the Torah | 55 | Vaetchanan

226

Ekev | How Do You Spell "Mezuzot"?

227

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 32-33)

228

Vaetchanan | The Second "Version" of the Decalogue

229

KMTT - Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 30-31)

230

Tisha BeAv | Why Were the Keruvim Hugging at the Time of the Churban?

231

Eicha | "Cheit Chat'a Yerushalayim"

232

Ramban on the Torah | 54 | Devarim

233

Amos | The Opening Oracles Against the Nations

234

9 BeAv | Text Study of Psalm 137 - על נהרות בבל

235

The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a BeAv

236

KMTT - Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 29)

237

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 28)

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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 26-27)

239

Matot-Masei | The Detailed Tax on the Spoils of Midian

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Ramban on the Torah | 53 | Matot-Masei

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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 25)

242

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 23-24)

243

Is Torah Compatible With Material Indulgence? (Avot 6:4)

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Ramban on the Torah | 52 | Pinchas

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Pinchas | "And Their Libations"

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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 21-22)

247

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 20)

248

Special | A Communal Reassessment of our Relationship to America and Israel

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Ramban on the Torah | 51 | Balak

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Ramban on the Torah | 50 | Chukat

251

What's the Right Way to Disagree? (Avot 5:17)

252

Balak | The Book of Bil'am

253

Why Does Hashem Test Us (Avot 5:3)

254

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 19)

255

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 18)

256

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 17)

257

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 16)

258

The Power of Habits - for Good or for Bad (Avot 4:2)

259

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 15)

260

Thoughts about the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Chabad

261

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 14)

262

Chukat | The Skirmish at Chormah

263

Avot 3:2-3 (2 Distinct Themes)

264

The Limitations of Ignorance and the Importance of Torah Knowledge (Avot 2:5)

265

Why is Being Liked by Others a Religious Value? (Avot 3:10)

266

Does it Matter WHY We Do Mitzvot? (Avot 1:3)

267

Enhancing our Personal Kabbalat HaTorah

268

The Holocaust and Challenges to our Faith

269

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 12-13)

270

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 11)

271

6 Stories of Rav Amital Which Shaped My Life

272

Ramban on the Torah | 49 | Korach

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Korach | Moshe's Brilliant Response to Korach's Challenge

274

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 9 and 10)

275

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 8)

276

Ramban on the Torah | Naso

277

Ramban on the Torah | Behaalotekha

278

Ramban on the Torah | Shelach

279

Shelach | Who is the Edah?

280

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 7)

281

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 6)

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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 4-5)

283

Behaalotekha | Where was the Korban Pesach Brought?

284

Fusing Justice with Mercy: The Secret to Maintaining a Flourishing Society (Avot 1:18)

285

The Value of Peace and the Virtue of Being a "People Person" (Avot 1:12)

286

Behaalotekha | Ner Tamid

287

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 3)

288

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 1-2)

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Land and Legacy: Redemption in Megillat Ruth

290

Simcha - An Essential Component of Torah Study (Avot 6:6)

291

Bamidbar | The Reasoning Behind The Exchange of the Levi'im for the Firstborn

292

Ramban on the Torah | 45 | Bamidbar

293

Yom Yerushalayim 2024 | Hodu LaShem Ki Tov

294

The Conquest of Yerushalayim: The Blind and the Lame

295

Yom Yerushalayim | The Never Changing, Ever Changing City

296

Torah Lishmah and "Clothing" our Nakedness (Avot 6:1)

297

Decorating the Shul on Shavuot: Custom and Controversy

298

Midot are the Foundation of Everything (Avot 5:19)

299

Bechukotai | Rebuke and Memory

300

Ramban on the Torah | 44 | Bechukotai

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Appreciating Our Potential to Sustain or Destroy the World (Avot 5:1)

302

Behar | When and Where?

303

Ramban on the Torah | 43 | Behar

304

Having a Good Reputation is the Ultimate "Crown" (Avos 4:13)

305

Pursuing TRUE Wisdom, Wealth, Health and Honor (Avot 4:1)

306

Why is the "Spirit of the Law" So Important? (Avot 3:11)

307

Strategies to Avoid Sin and Temptation (Avot 3:1)

308

Ramban on the Torah | 42 | Emor

309

Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut

310

Preparing for Yom HaAtzmaut 2024

311

Ramban on the Torah | 41 | Kedoshim

312

The Power of Torah Study Under Challenging Circumstances (Avot 2:4)

313

Pirkei Avot Perek 2

314

What is the "Proper Path" in Life? (Avot 2:1)

315

Acharei Mot | Vayikra 17: Mishkan to Machaneh

316

10 Ways to Merge October 7th into our Seder Experience

317

Pesach | A Tale of Two Sedarim: From Bnei B'rak to Lod

318

Thoughts on the Iranian Attack

319

Pesach | Dayyenu?!

320

Haggada Highlights and Pesach Insights

321

Can You Invite Non-Religious Guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov Meals??

322

Shemini | Who Are "Those Who Are Close To Me"?

323

Ramban on the Torah | 40 | Shemini

324

Loving our Fellow Jews: The Obligations and Limits of Kiruv

325

Tzav | What is Torat Ha-Olah?

326

Ramban on the Torah | 39 | Tzav

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Ramban on the Torah | 37 | Pekudei

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Ramban on the Torah | 38 | Vayikra

329

Zakhor | Who Is Responsible For Eradicating Amalek?

330

Pekudei | On the First Day: The Commemorative Function of the Mishkan

331

Purim | Hiding in Plain Sight

332

Israel at War: Faith in War Time

333

Ramban On The Torah | 36 | Vayakhel

334

A Tale of Two Adars

335

Ki Tisa | What Was Written On the Second Set of Tablets?

336

Ramban On The Torah | 35 | Ki Tisa

337

Non-Jewish Fashion and Culture

338

What is Tzni'ut?

339

Israel at War: Tefilla in Challenging Times

340

Tetzaveh | The Strange Placement of the Golden Altar

341

Ramban On The Torah | 34 | Tetzaveh

342

On the Importance of Friendship

343

Teruma | Just a Vav: Rashi and Textual Criticism

344

Ramban On The Torah | 33 | Teruma

345

Beshalach | A Thought on the Parasha, followed by Q+A

346

Mishpatim | The Hebrew Maidservant and Marital Obligations

347

Ramban On The Torah | 32 | Mishpatim

348

Ramban On The Torah | 31 | Yitro

349

Israel at War: New Identities, Equilibriums and Dynamics

350

Israel at War: Milchemet Mitzva

351

Yitro | How Did We Get to the 6th of Sivan?

352

Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: False Testimony | Coveting

353

Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Adultery | Kidnappping

354

Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Honoring Parents | Murder

355

Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Taking Hashem's Name in Vain | Shabbos

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Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Belief in Hashem | Idolatry

357

Ramban On The Torah | 30 | Beshalach

358

Tu Bishvat | Choni, the Carob and the Dream

359

Bo | The Four Parashot of Tefillin

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Ramban On The Torah | 29 | Bo

361

Women and Kaddish

362

Kiddush: Principles and Practical Applications | 2

363

Special | Thoughts about the "Trial of Israel" in The Hague

364

Vaera | The Makkot In Narrative and in Song

365

Ramban On The Torah | 28 | Vaera

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Kiddush: Principles and Practical Applications

367

Archaeology, Epistemology and Orthodoxy

368

Shemot | The Mystery Behind Moshe's Name

369

Questions and Answers with Rav Asher Weiss

370

Swords of Iron | Divrei Chizuk

371

The Magic and Meaning of Shabbat

372

Shemot | "The Midwives of the Hebrews - And Their Houses?"

373

Ramban On The Torah | 27 | Shemot

374

All It Takes to Change History Are Men and Women of Moral Courage

375

KMTT - Vayechi | "My Father's Blessings Increased": Birkat Yosef and Birkat Yehuda

376

Ramban On The Torah | 26 | Vayechi

377

Vayigash | "Seventy Souls" - Reconsidering the Count

378

Ramban On The Torah | 25 | Vayigash

379

Miketz | Haftara: Mishpat Shlomo - Solomon's Famous Judgment

380

Chanuka | On the Desecration of the Temple by the Greeks

381

Ramban On The Torah | 23 | Vayeshev

382

Chanuka | Ner Chanuka and the Enumeration of the 613 Mitzvot

383

Chanuka | Lighting up the Night

384

Is Revenge a Mitzva?

385

Thoughts about Freeing Hostages

386

Protecting "Innocent" Civilians During War

387

Unifying Three 'Sectors' for War

388

Believing that Hashem Directs War

389

When Evil Cultures Hold Back Humanity

390

War and the Cleansing of Cultural Evil

391

Vayishlach | An Embrace, A Kiss and Those Mysterious Masoretic Dots

392

Ramban On The Torah | 22 | Vayishlach

393

Swords of Iron | The Overlap between Halakha, Machshava and Emuna

394

Swords of Iron | On Pidyon Shvuyim

395

Swords of Iron | Happiness and Horror: Reflections on the Hostage Deal

396

Female Wartime Leadership: Devora HaNevia and Her Message

397

Swords of Iron | Maintaining Unity after the War

398

Nichum Aveilim: What - and What Not - to Do at a Shiva Visit

399

Vayetze | Who Knew What and When - Revisited

400

Ramban On The Torah | 21 | Vayetze

401

Lessons Learned from 6 Weeks at War

402

Aging and the Aging Parent (3)

403

Aging and the Aging Parent (2)

404

Aging and the Aging Parent (1)

405

Toldot | The Riddle of Esav's Wives

406

Ramban On The Torah | 20 | Toldot

407

Ramban On The Torah | 19 | Chayei Sara

408

Chayei Sara | The Abrahamic Dialogues

409

Swords of Iron | On Kiddush Hashem

410

Pidyon Shevuyim: the Great Mitzva to Free Hostages

411

Vayera | Who Were Those Three "Men"?

412

Ramban On The Torah | 18 | Vayera

413

Lekh Lekha | The Land that I Will Show You

414

"Korim Li Am Yisrael"

415

Chizzuk for our Current Situation

416

Ramban On The Torah | 17 | Lekh Lekha

417

A Divine Looking Away | Hester Panim

418

Noach's Altar

419

Ramban On The Torah | 16 | Noach

420

Divrei Chizuk

421

Trees and Consequences: עץ החיים ועץ הדעת

422

Ramban On The Torah | 15 | Bereishit

423

The Evolution of Forgiveness

424

Chumra: Too Much of a Good Thing?

425

Rav Amital's Response to the Yom Kippur War

426

Why is Sukkot the Holiday of Achdut?

427

Sukkot and the Secret of Happiness

428

Yom Kippur | Making Excuses or Taking Responsibility

429

Ramban On The Torah | 14 | Ha'azinu

430

Ha'azinu and the Levi'im

431

Ramban On The Torah | 13 | Rosh Hashana

432

Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (4): A Modest Proposal

433

Ramban On The Torah | 12 | Nitzavim-Vayelekh

434

Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (3)

435

Ramban On The Torah | 11 | Ki Tavo

436

Akedat Yitzchak (2)

437

Akedat Yitzchak (1)

438

Ramban On The Torah | 10 | Ki Tetze

439

Ramban On The Torah | 09 | Shoftim

440

Shoftim | You Shall Cleanse the Innocent Blood

441

Re'eh | Banim Atem - Why Here, Why Now?

442

Ekev | 40 Days and 40 Nights, Revisiting Moshe's Speech About the Egel

443

Ramban On The Torah | 08 | Vaetchanan

444

Vaetchanan | Revisiting the Wise Son's Question

445

Thoughts for Tisha BeAv 5783

446

​​​​​​​Ramban On The Torah | 07 | Devarim

447

​​​​​​​Ramban On The Torah | 06 | Matot-Masei

448

Matot-Masei | The Tribal Portion of Menasheh and the Enigma of Bamidbar 32

449

Pinchas | The Unusual and Reprehensible Worship of Baal Peor

450

​​​​​​​Ramban On The Torah | 05 | Pinchas

451

​​​​​​​Ramban On The Torah | 04 | Balak

452

Ramban On The Torah | 03 | Chukat

453

Chukat | The Decree Against Moshe Revisited

454

Korach | The Midrashic History of Datan and Aviram

455

Ramban On The Torah | 02 | Korach

456

Ramban On The Torah | 01 | Shelach

457

Shelach | Why Did Yehoshua and Kalev Rend Their Clothes?

458

Behaalotekha | "The Loyalty of Your Youth" Pesach, Clouds, Trumpets and Travels

459

Beirakhnukhem MiBeit Hashem: The Final Chapter of Hallel

460

Shabchuhu Kol HaUmim: The Fifth Chapter of Tehillim

461

Yom Yerushalayim | The Four Ripple Effects of the Six Day War

462

After the Fire: The Lasting Message of Lag BaOmer

463

Mah Ahavti: The Fourth Chapter of Tehillim

464

Shavuot | Mi-macharat Ha-Shabbat Revisited

465

Lo Lanu: The Third Chapter of Tehillim

466

Rav Lichtenstein zt"l and the Values of Humanism

467

Recollections of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l

468

Tazria | Limitations and Flexibility in Reading and Interpreting the Text of the Torah

469

BeTzeit Yisrael MiMitzrayim: The Second Chapter of Tehillim

470

Pesach | Hallelu Avdei Hashem

471

Pesach | The Meaning of Matzah: Between Becoming and Being

472

The Obligation to Reexperience the Exodus

473

R. Yonah's Four Kitot 20: Rambam and Ramban on Nivul Peh

474

Ki Tisa | Inspiration: Day by Day

475

From Bereishit to Esther: A Midrashic Journey

476

R. Yonah's Four Kitot 19: Unrefined Speech and Complaining Too Much

477

Multiple Faces of the Rav | Dr. Atarah Twersky z"l

478

R. Yonah's Four Kitot 18: Proper Discretion with Information

479

Purim | Midrash Esther and the Sinaitic Covenant

480

The Arba Parashiot | More than Meets the Eye

481

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 17: True Negative Emotion

482

Inspiration for better Tefilla

483

Yitro | On The Third Day: Echoes of Moriah at Sinai

484

R. Yonah's Four Kitot 16: The Overall Evil in Slandering Others

485

Tu Bishvat | The Well-Rooted Righteous Man

486

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 15: Final Thoughts on Chanifa

487

Beshalach | Moshe: Catalyst for Redemption

488

Ashkenazim and Sefardim: The Goals of Talmud Study

489

Beshalach | A Thought on the Parasha

490

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 14: Finishing R. Yonah's Flatterers

491

Bo | Korban Pesach: Personal, Communal, Epochal

492

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 13: The First Five Flatterers

493

Vaera | The Surprising Genealogy

494

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 12: Fabricating a Quote and Its Challenges

495

Shemot | Elokei Avikha - The God of Your Father

496

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 11: Lying for Peace and Quoting a More Accepted Authority

497

Sheva Berakhot: Six, Five, Three or One?

498

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 10: Bending or Breaking the Truth for Peace

499

A Different Type of Gadol

500

Chanuka | The Evolution of a Berakha

501

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 9: Misleading Rather than Lying

502

Eight for 8 Days of Chanuka

503

Chanuka, Bein Mizrach leMaarav

504

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 8: Staying Far from Untrut

505

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 7: Rounding Out R. Yonah's Liars

506

Vayishlach | Rachel's Tragic Death: Why Did It Have To Happen?

507

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 6: Rabbenu Yonah's Most Serious Liars

508

Vayetze | Who Knew What, When?

509

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 5: Last Discussion of Moshav Leitzim

510

Toldot | Why "Beersheva"?

511

A Conversation About Covenants | Rabbi Lord Sacks zt"l

512

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 4: Moshav Leitzim in Avot and Shulchan Arukh

513

Chayei Sara | What's The Matter With Canaanite Girls?

514

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 3: Other Views of Leitzim

515

Vayera | Kesut Einayim - Unraveling a Biblical Enigma

516

Mental Health and Halacha - What Kinds of She'elot Arise

517

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 2: Defining a Letz

518

Lekh Lekha | Vayikra BeShem Hashem: Avraham's Altars

519

Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot - How Not to Lose the Divine Presence

520

Noach | The Rainbow and the Covenant

521

Bereishit | Unravelling a Bereishit Enigma

522

Six Shifts in the "History" of Torah

523

Sukkah Zu al Shum Mah?

524

The Gates of Ne'ila

525

The Unusual Additions to the Third Berakha on Yamim Noraim

526

Special - Hashem Ori veYish'i - Psalm 27

527

Nitzavim | Sos Asis - The Seventh Stage of Consolation

528

Pre-Selichot Sicha Elul 5782

529

The Roots of Teshuva

530

Ki Tavo | Kumi Ori - The Sixth Stage of Consolation

531

Ki Tetze | Roni Akara - The Fifth Stage of Consolation

532

Shoftim | Anochi Anochi Hu Menachemkhem - The Fourth Stage of Consolation

533

Re'eh | Aniya So'ara - The Third Stage of Consolation

534

Ekev | VaTomer Tzion Azavani Hashem

535

Vaetchanan - Nachamu Nachamu Ami

536

Go Beyond Apple Pie Comfort

537

Talking About Eicha and More with Dr. Yael Ziegler

538

Shir HaShirim | Understanding the Last 10 Pesukim

539

Megillat Eikha 6 - Chapter 5

540

Mourning Jerusalem Beyond Tisha B'Av

541

Dena in Shekhem: A Reevaluation

542

Masei | What Did Tzelofhad's Daughters Really Want?

543

Thoughts on Mori veRabbi Harav Amital zt"l

544

Megillat Eikha 5 - Chapter 4

545

The Lessons in Finding the Reason for Jerusalem's Destruction

546

Matot | When Did Bnei Yisrael Learn of Moshe's Fate?

547

Megillat Eikha 4 - Chapter 3

548

The Trumpet Call and Lessons to Learn

549

Pinchas | Moshe's Demand that Hashem Appoint a Successor

550

Megillat Eikha 3 - Chapter 2

551

Overconfidence and the Destruction of Two Temples

552

Special sicha with Rav Blau: Reflection on a Zman Kayitz Afternoon

553

Balak | Making Sense of Bilam's Blessings

554

Megillat Eikha 2 - Chapter 1

555

Fasts with Lessons, 10 Tevet and 17 Tammuz

556

Megillat Eikha 1 - Introduction

557

Tokhacha and the Ideal Jewish Society

558

Parashat Korach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

559

Korach | Three Books: Three Perspectives

560

The Active Voice of God in an Ideal Jewish State

561

Shelach | Of Spies and Scouts

562

Parashat Shelach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

563

The Role of the Beit HaMikdash in a Jewish Nation

564

Parashat Behaalotekha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

565

Beha'alotekha | Those Memorable Cornets

566

Wiping out Amalek or Not?

567

The Development of Sefirat HaOmer

568

Parashat Naso with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

569

Appreciating the Beauty of Yerushalayim

570

Why a King?

571

Al haNissim for Yom Yerushalayim

572

Parashat Bamidbar with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

573

What is So Important about Yerushalayim?

574

Shavuot as the Culmination of Pesach

575

Parashat Behar-Bechukotai with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

576

Bechukotai | Avraham's Path

577

From Rabbi Akiva's Students to Contemporary Israel

578

Understanding Anti-Semitism

579

Mapping Modern Redemption through Past Miracles

580

Rabbi Sacks and the Four Jewish Lessons for Modern Society

581

Appreciating the Religious Impact of Eretz Yisrael on ALL Mitzvot

582

What Are We Counting, Where Are We Going?

583

Behar | Fear My Mikdash - Which Mikdash?

584

The Omer and Yetziat Mitzrayim, Lessons of the Start

585

Parashat Emor with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

586

Kedoshim Tiheyu | The Responsibility of Atzma'ut

587

Avi Mori | A Life Without Shame or Disgrace

588

Torah of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein: How Did Rav Lichtenstein zt"l Impact Religious Zionism

589

Kedoshim | לא תקום ולא תטור - Vengeance AND/OR/ON ACCOUNT OF Bearing a Grudge

590

Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

591

Yom HaAtzma'ut | מדיניות ומדינה - Statecraft and State

592

Yom HaShoah | Rav Asher Weiss on Emuna

593

Pesach | As if We Came Out from Egypt

594

Pesach | "Five" Phrases of Redemption

595

Pesach | The Depths of our Tragedy in Egypt

596

Pesach | How Many Matzot?

597

Pesach | Insights into the Haggada

598

Pesach | Cleaning and Kashering for Pesach

599

Pesach | The Four Sons Revisited

600

Special | Two Types of Chinuch

601

Parashat Tazria Metzora with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

602

Pesach | An Overview of the Halakhot of the Seder

603

Hasmadah, Anavah and Ahavah: A Tribute to Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l

604

How Many Questions? Re-examining the Mah Nishtanah

605

Parashat Shemini with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

606

Hesped for Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l

607

Parashat Tzav with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

608

Haman: From Mikra to Midrash

609

Parashat Vayikra with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

610

Purim | An Halakhic Overview

611

Zakhor | What are We Supposed to Remember

612

Kibud Av V'Eim and Personal Autonomy

613

Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

614

Pekudei | These are the Names

615

Vayakhel | A Defiant Act of Contrition

616

Kibud Av V'em: What, Why, and How

617

Ki Tisa | The Luchot of...Testimony? Covenant?

618

Parshat Ki Tisa with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

619

Tetzaveh | B'nei Yisrael's Presence in the Mishkan

620

Parshat Tetzaveh + Purim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

621

Mordechai and Esther

622

Why Isn't It Almost Purim?

623

Teruma | Mishpat and Mishkan

624

Anger - Avoid at All Costs

625

Parshat Teruma with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

626

Anava: Balancing Ego and Self-Confidence Part 1

627

Parshat Mishpatim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

628

Mishpatim | Moshe's Encounters Read As Prologue

629

Parshat Yitro with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

630

Yitro | What Inspired Yitro?

631

Tefillah: Appreciating and Improving Our Davening Part 2

632

Beshalach | From Marah to Masah

633

Tefillah: Appreciating and Improving Our Davening Part 1

634

Parshat Beshalach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

635

Parshat Bo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

636

Bo | "What Is This Service...To You?" Reevaluating the "Wicked Son's" Question

637

Gender Differences in Halakha Part 2

638

Contemporary Educational Challenges

639

Gender Differences in Halakha Part 1

640

Parshat Vaera with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

641

Vaera | Brotherhood at Last

642

Parshat Shemot with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

643

Shemot | The Roots of Subjugation

644

Vayechi | Menasheh and Ephraim: More Than Just a Hand-Switch

645

Parshat Vayechi with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

646

Special Sicha with Rav Aharon Lopiansky

647

Vayigash | Of Farmers and Ranchers

648

Miketz | Dreams and Interpretations

649

Parashat Vayeshev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

650

Vayeshev | Yosef's Dreams

651

Vayishlach | Revisiting Shkhem

652

The Inner Beauty of Chanukah

653

Parashat Vayishlach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

654

Vayishlach | The Mysterious Wrestling Match

655

Empathy: Learning About Ourselves By Connecting With Others

656

Parashat Vayetze with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

657

Chesed - The Gift of Giving

658

Vayetze | The "Duda'im" Story: A Janus Narrative?

659

Parashat Toldot with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

660

Birkat HaMazon - Why, What, Where and When Part 2

661

Toldot | Toldot: Your Curse, My Son, Be Upon Me

662

Birkat HaMazon - Why, What, Where and When Part 1

663

Shabbat Candles, Why, Who, What and When Part 2

664

Parashat Chayei Sara 5782 with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

665

Chayei Sara | Place your Hand under my Thigh - Solving a Bereishit Riddle

666

Thoughts about Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

667

Parashat Vayera 5782 with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

668

Vayera | "If There Are Fifty": Why Fifty, Why Ten...Why Not One?

669

Parashat Lekh Lekha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

670

Lekh Lekha | Who is Avraham's Future?

671

Shabbat Candles, Why, Who, What and When Part 1

672

Noach | Avraham and Terach: A Midrashic Take

673

Tidbits for VeZot HaBerakha and Sukkot

674

Vayelech-Ha'azinu-Special Yom Kippur Vort with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

675

R. Yosef Babad_Minchat Chinuch__23 Elul 5634

676

Rosh Hashana as "Yom HaDin"

677

Parashat Nitzavim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

678

Parashat Ki Tavo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

679

Practical Shemitta 2

680

Practical Shemitta 1

681

Parashat Ki Tetze with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

682

R. Reuven Margolios_7 Elul 5731

683

Parashat Shoftim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

684

Parashat Re'eh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

685

Parashat Ekev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

686

Parashat Vaetchanan with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

687

Parashat Devarim / Shabbat Chazon with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

688

R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski_5 Av 5700

689

Aharon HaCohen_Rosh Chodesh Av

690

Questions of Gittin, Gerut and Mamzerut that Came Up During Corona

691

Parashat Matot-Masei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

692

R. Moshe Cordovero_Ramak_23 Tamuz 5330

693

Parashat Pinchas with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

694

R. Shlomo Polachek_21 Tamuz 5688

695

R. Yitzchak Isaac HaLevi Herzog_19 Tamuz 5719

696

Parashat Balak with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

697

Shaagas Aryeh_15-end of Tammuz 5545

698

R. Elchanan Wasserman HYD_11 Tamuz5701

699

Parashat Chukat with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

700

R. Yehuda Leib HaCohen Maimon_9 Tammuz 5722

701

R. Shneur Kotler_3 Tammuz 5742

702

R. Yaakov Yosef_8 Tamuz 5662

703

Values in a Valueless Society

704

R. Yisrael Zeev Gustman_28 Sivan 5751

705

Yossele Rosenblatt_25 Sivan 5693

706

R. Shmuel Mohilever_20-24 Sivan 5658

707

R. Shmuel Chaim Landau-Shachal_15 Sivan 5688

708

R. Yerucham Leibovitz_18 Sivan1936

709

R. Chaim of Volozin_14 Sivan 5581

710

R. Zelig Reuven Bengis_7 Sivan5713

711

The Ger Tzedek of Vilna_7 Sivan 5509

712

Megilat haHessed - Ruth, Avraham and the Meaning of Hessed

713

Rav Mordechai Willig: Memories of the 6 Day War

714

R. Yitzchak of Corbeil_28 Iyar 5040

715

In Light of the Meron Tragedy

716

In Preparation for Yom Yerushalayim

717

In the Wake of the Meron Tragedy

718

Divrei Chizuk in the Wake of the Meron Tragedy

719

R. Moshe Isserles_18 Iyar 5332

720

Maharam Meir of Rothenburg_24 Iyar 5053

721

Avelut during Sefira (2)

722

Avelut during Sefira (1)

723

R. Yechezkel Landau_Noda BeYehuda_17 Iyar 5553

724

R. Naftali of Ropshitz_11 Iyar 5587

725

Memories of Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l

726

Yom HaZikaron: How the Mighty have Fallen

727

Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot Part 2

728

Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot

729

Harav Aharon Lichtenstein and the Concept of Bitachon

730

The Impact of the Holocaust upon Harav Amital's Torah

731

Pesach | Kadesh, UrChatz, Karpas - The First 3 Innings of the Seder

732

Reb Aryeh Levine_9 Nisan5729

733

R. Meir Dan Plotzki_6 Nisan 5688

734

R. Yechiel Michel Epstein_Aruch HaShulchan

735

Haman_14 Adar

736

R. Moshe Feinstein_13 Adar II 5746

737

R. Shabtai HaKohen – The Shach_Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet 5423

738

R. Yaakov Kaminetzky - 29 Adar I 5746

739

Likrat Pesach: The 3 Things that Need to be Said at the Seder

740

R. Yitzchok Isaac Tendler - 19 Adar 5740

741

R. Avrohom Bornsztain, Avnei Nezer - 11 Adar 5670

742

R. David Rabinowitz-Teomim, ADeReT - 3 Adar 5665

743

Parshat Mishpatim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

744

The Taz - 26 Shevat 5427

745

Watching the Super Bowl as a Religious Person

746

The Kotzker Rebbe, 22 Shvat 5619

747

R. Yaakov Yehoshua Falk, Pnei Yehoshua, 14 Shvat 5516

748

R. Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, 4 Shvat 5757

749

R. Shmuel Shraga Bialoblutzky, 29 Tevet 5720

750

R. Avigdor Cyperstein, 19 Tevet 5736

751

Dubner Maggid, 16 Tevet 5565

752

Parshat Vayigash with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

753

Assara BeTevet

754

Parshat Miketz with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

755

R. Chaim Shmuelevitz z"l, 3 Tevet 5739

756

Parshat Vayeshev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

757

Ra'avad z"l, 26 Kislev 4959

758

Parshat Vayishlach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

759

R. Moshe-Zvi Neria z"l, 19 Kislev 5756

760

Parshat Vayetzei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

761

Corona, Forms of Addiction, and Mental Health Issues of Your Time in Israel

762

R. Isser Zalman Meltzer z"l, 10 Kislev 5714

763

Parshat Toldot with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

764

R. Bezalel Zolty z"l, 30 Cheshvan 5743

765

Parshat Chayei Sara with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

766

In Tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l

767

Building a Castle of Words: A Tribute to Rabbi Sacks zt"l

768

R. Menachem Kasher z"l, 27 Cheshvan 5744

769

Special Shiur: Religious Opportunity on a Secular Campus

770

Special Address "On Radical Responsibility" by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

771

Parshat Vayera with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

772

Chazon Ish z"l, 16 Cheshvan 5714

773

Parshat Lech Lecha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

774

R. Meir Shapiro z"l, 7 Cheshvan 5694

775

Parshat Noach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

776

R. Yisrael of Ruzhin z"l, 3 Cheshvan 5611

777

Parshat Bereishit with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

778

Parshat VeZot HaBerakha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

779

The Magic and Mystique of Torah Study at Night

780

Eating in the Sukkah: Analyzing the Dispute Between R. Eliezer and Hakhamim

781

The Multi-Faceted Sukkah

782

The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (4)

783

The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (3)

784

The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (2)

785

The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (1)

786

Divine and Human Sukkot

787

Parshat Ha'azinu with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

788

R. Velvel Soloveitchik - The Brisker Rav z"l, 9 Tishrei 5720

789

R. Yerucham Gorelick z"l, 3 Tishrei 5744

790

Pre Rosh Hashana Ideas

791

Hacham Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel z"l, 24 Elul 5713

792

Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelekh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

793

R. Elya Lopian z"l,19 Elul5730

794

The Maharal of Prague z"l, 18 Elul 5369

795

Parshat Ki Tavo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

796

R. Yaakov Gesundheit z"l, 13 Elul 5638

797

The Power and The Glory of Rosh Hashana

798

Parshat Ki Teitzei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

799

Parshat Shoftim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

800

R. Reuven Margolios z"l, 7 Elul 5731

801

Parshat Re'eh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

802

Parshat Ekev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

803

Parshat Vaetchanan with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

804

Two Seminal Stories of Harav Amital zt"l

805

Parshat Devarim and Religious Zionism

806

Parshat Devarim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

807

The Goals of Conquering Land In and Beyond Eretz Yisrael - Shiur in honor of Harav Amital's Yahrzeit

808

Parshat Matot-Masei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

809

Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza - Special Shiur

810

Bein haMetzarim: The Symmetry of Tragedies

811

Sharing Memories of Harav Amital ztl

812

The Process of Pesak Halacha 33: The Limits of Shaat HaDechak: The Case of Kevod HaBeriyot

813

Parshat Pinchas with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

814

The Process of Pesak Halacha 32: Monetary Loss as a Model of Shaat HaDechak

815

Parshat Balak with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

816

Parshat Chukat with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

817

The Process of Pesak Halacha 31: Principles that Affect the Legislation and Adjudication of Halacha

818

Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #4 Judaism and Modernity

819

The Process of Pesak Halacha 30: Chillul Hashem as a Factor in Pesak and Halachic Policy

820

Understanding Minhagim #29

821

Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #3 On the Problem of Evil

822

The Religious Roots of Social Equality

823

The Process of Pesak Halacha 29: Theoretical or Practical Pesak

824

Understanding Minhagim #28

825

Exceptionalism, Excellence, Responsibility and Culpability

826

"Pas B'Melach Tochal" - Is Money Really Incompatible with Torah?

827

Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #2 On Talmud Torah

828

The Process of Pesak Halacha 28: Why is Psak Binding?

829

Understanding Minhagim #27

830

In Memoriam of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l

831

The Process of Pesak Halacha 27: Slippery Slope (2)

832

Understanding Minhagim #26

833

The Process of Pesak Halacha 26: Slippery Slope (1)

834

Understanding Minhagim #25

835

The Process of Pesak Halacha 25: Psak as Persuasion

836

Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: Insight and Inspiration

837

Conversation with Rav Moshe Taragin and Michael Eisenberg

838

Understanding Minhagim #24

839

Lag B'Omer (and Sefirat Ha-Omer) in the Thought of Rav Asher Weiss

840

Pirkei Avot 6 - How Should We Relate to Money?

841

The Process of Pesak Halacha 24: Psak: Considering Language, Media, and Audience

842

Special Shiur - Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick

843

Pirkei Avot 5 - The Reward for a Mitzva is a Mitzva - Really?

844

The Process of Pesak Halacha 23: Halakhic Policy Making

845

Understanding Minhagim #23

846

Pirkei Avot 4 - Charting the Journey of Religious Excellence

847

The Mechayev of Mitzvat Kvod Rabo, In memory of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l

848

"If two sit together and there are no words of Torah between them"

849

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt'l, on the Response to Suffering

850

Thoughts Upon the 5th Yahrzeit of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l

851

Recollections of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l (5777)

852

Pirkei Avot 3 - What to Do, What to Think and What to Remember

853

Pirkei Avot 2 - "Be From the Students of Aharon"

854

Pirkei Avot 1 - "Al Shelosha Devarim HaOlam Omed"

855

Understanding Minhagim #22

856

She'elot uTeshuvot #09 - Binyan Av - Harav Eliyahu Bakshi Doron zt"l

857

Understanding Minhagim #21 PESACH Part 2

858

Understanding Minhagim #20 PESACH

859

Understanding Minhagim #19

860

From our Siddur to the Seder 6

861

From our Siddur to the Seder 5

862

From our Siddur to the Seder 4

863

From our Siddur to the Seder 3

864

The Process of Pesak Halacha 22: The Role of Posek in Political Questions: The Case of Land for Peace

865

From our Siddur to the Seder 2

866

The Process of Pesak Halacha 21: The Role of Posek in Halakhic-Medical Questions

867

From our Siddur to the Seder 1

868

Understanding Minhagim #18

869

The Process of Pesak Halacha 20: Pesak - Applying the Theory to Reality

870

Understanding Minhagim #17

871

The Process of Pesak Halacha 19: Divergent Customs within a Family?

872

Rules for Success

873

Rav Soloveitchik on the Holiday of Purim

874

Understanding Minhagim #16

875

The Process of Pesak Halacha 18: Should Customs be Distinct or Unified?

876

Understanding Minhagim #15

877

The Process of Pesak Halacha 17: Minhagim: Geographic, Familial, and Ethnic

878

Understanding Minhagim #14

879

The Process of Pesak Halacha 16: Minhag as a Form of Personal or Communal Neder

880

Special Shiur - Mission to Abort

881

Understanding Minhagim #13

882

Excuses in Avodat Hashem

883

My Advocacy for Israel, An address by Colonel Richard Kemp

884

The Process of Pesak Halacha 15: The Importance of Lived Tradition in Psak Halacha

885

Understanding Minhagim #12

886

The Process of Pesak Halacha 14: Minhag as Evidence of the Correct Halacha

887

Shame and Secrecy on the Internet: There is a Way Out

888

Plug Into Reality: Don't Let Yourself Be Controlled

889

Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety

890

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 08: Tosefet Shabbat (Part 3)

891

Understanding Minhagim #11

892

Aseret HaDibbrot 11: Kriat HaTorah of Aseret HaDibbrot

893

The Process of Pesak Halacha 13: Manuscripts in Halacha

894

The Persona of Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l

895

The Halachic Prenup

896

Understanding Minhagim #10

897

Aseret HaDibbrot 10: Lo Tachmod

898

The Process of Pesak Halacha 12: Halacha KeBatrai

899

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 07: Tosefet Shabbat (Part 2)

900

Understanding Minhagim #9

901

Aseret HaDibbrot 9 - Bearing False Witness

902

The Process of Pesak Halacha 11: Choosing Authorities: Mara D'Atra Classic and Modern

903

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 06: Tosefet Shabbat (Part 1)

904

Aseret HaDibbrot 8 - Theft

905

The Process of Pesak Halacha 10: Ruling Based on Previous Authorities

906

Understanding Minhagim #8

907

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 05

908

Aseret HaDibbrot 7 - Adultery

909

The Process of Pesak Halacha 09: The Ambiguity of Text

910

Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l as a Public Figure

911

Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l as a Rebbe (in hebrew)

912

Understanding Minhagim #7

913

"Ha-Omer Davar B'Shem Omro" - Bringing the Geulah 1 Quote at a Time

914

Understanding Minhagim #6

915

Aseret HaDibbrot 6 - The Prohibition of Murder

916

The Process of Pesak Halacha 08: The Role of Kabbalah in Halachic Decision Making

917

Lev Tov: Why is it Important to Have a Good Heart?

918

Understanding Minhagim #5

919

Q+A with Rosh Yeshiva Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein

920

Forgetting Ya'aleh veYavo on Leil Rosh Chodesh (Heb)

921

On Parshat Toldot

922

Aseret HaDibbrot 5 - Kibbud Av Va'Eim

923

The Process of Pesak Halacha 07: The Role of Aggada in Halachic Decision Making

924

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 04

925

Understanding Minhagim #4

926

Aseret HaDibbrot 4 - Shabbat

927

The Process of Pesak Halacha 06: Can We Derive New Halachot from Pesukim?

928

Understanding Minhagim #3

929

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 03

930

Aseret HaDibbrot 3 - Taking G-d's Name in Vain

931

The Process of Pesak Halacha 05: Primary Sources, Precedent, and the Status of the Bavli Part 2

932

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 02

933

Understanding Minhagim #2

934

Aseret HaDibbrot 2 - Avoda Zara

935

The Process of Pesak Halacha 04 - Primary Sources, Precedent, and the Status of the Bavli

936

Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 01

937

Understanding Minhagim #1

938

Setting Aside Time for Torah Study

939

The Maharal of Prague: Torah and Secular Studies

940

Chovot HaLevavot on the Benefits of Talmud Torah

941

Aseret HaDibbrot 1

942

The Process of Pesak Halacha 03 - Pesikat Halacha BeShaat HaDechak (Part 2)

943

KMTT - 48 Kinyanei Torah 22

944

KMTT - An Evening of Tributes to Rav Binyamin Tabory zt"l

945

KMTT - Pesak Halacha 02 - Pesikat Halacha BeShaat HaDechak

946

KMTT - The Last Mitzva in the Torah

947

Ten Stages of Spiritual Growth - Mesilat Yesharim

948

KMTT - Pesak Halacha 01 - Introduction to the Process of Pesak

949

KMTT - Is Simchat Torah Permissible: the Role of Simcha During Torah Study

950

KMTT - Rambam Hilchot Teshuva - Ch 7 continued

951

KMTT - Pre Selichot Sicha by Rav Asher Weiss

952

KMTT - Rambam Hilchot Teshuva - Ch 7

953

Sicha for Selichot - Elul 5779

954

Sichat Mussar for Ki Tavo

955

Rambam Hilchot Teshuva - Ch 1, 2

956

Yissachar and Zevulun: Business or Torah?

957

The Lord Killeth and Maketh Alive - a Rabbinic Reading of a Biblical Text

958

Angels and Demons: The Akeda, the Exodus and a Pre-Rabbinic Midrash

959

Yosef and the Sar HaMashkim - The Limits of Human Involvement in the Redemptive Process

960

How Tefillat Shabbat Illuminates the Meaning of Vayechulu and Veshamru

961

Rashi's Peshat Revolution - Was it an innovation "ex nihilo"?

962

The Expulsion of Yishmael - The Problem of a God's Eye View

963

Art and Parshanut: Murder in the Making

964

The Role of Terach and the Foundational Stories of the Jewish People

965

When Will the Messiah Come

966

Ezra-Nechemiah's Revolutionary Strategies towards Continuity

967

Aliya: Parashat Shelach

968

When Politics and Religion Clash: A Crash Course on Sefer Yirmiyahu

969

Yiftah and Shemuel: The Power of Speech

970

The Spiritual Rehabilitation of Bat Zion in Eikha 1

971

Is Religious Freedom Enough? Early 2nd Temple Polemics

972

Yechezkel's Contribution to the Redemption

973

Competing and Completing Perspectives: Joshua, Yechezkel and our Idolatrous Forefathers

974

Are We Waiting for Mashiach or is He Waiting for Us?

975

Mikra: Gateway to Midrash?

976

Ma'aseh Avot Siman leBanim

977

On Parshat Masei

978

Building Our Middot (20-22)

979

Building Our Middot (16-19)

980

Building Our Middot (12-15)

981

Building Our Middot (8-11)

982

Building Our Middot (5-7)

983

Building Our Middot (1-4)

984

On Parshat Balak

985

THE WORLDWIDE DATI LEUMI COMMUNITY AND THE HAR ETZION INSTITUTIONS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

986

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE DIASPORA

987

On Parshat Chukat

988

On Parshat Korach

989

48 Kinyanei Torah 21

990

On Parshat Shelach

991

On Parshat Behaalotecha

992

The Kedusha of Yerushalayim and Eretz Yisrael

993

On Parshat Bemidbar

994

Defining Yir'at Shamayim and the Challenges of Living in Israel

995

On Parshat Bechukotai

996

48 Kinyanei Torah 20

997

48 Kinyanei Torah 19

998

PASSING TORAH FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION: ENGAGING POST-MILLENNIALS IN A 2020 JEWISH WORLD

999

IS THE WORLD TOO MUCH WITH US? THE DEVAR HASHEM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

1000

FROM THE YESHIVA TO THE ACADEMY; OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN ACADEMIC JEWISH STUDIES