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Aveilut and Simcha: How Rav Soloveitchik Read Yom Kippur's Hidden Joy
Shabbat Shuva | Teshuva Mei'Yir'a: The Runaway Son
Rosh Hashana 5787 | Chana's Silent Prayer
Rosh Hashana | How Did We Get To 30 Blasts?
When Rosh Hashana Falls on Shabbat
The Parasha Pod | 51 | Rosh Hashana
Nitzavim - Vayelekh | "Sos Asis" - I Greatly Rejoice in God
Ki Tavo | The Historical and Metaphysical Future
Ki Tavo | The Power of Mikra Bikkurim and Vidui Ma'asrot
Ki Tetze | Roni Akara: Hope That Transforms Present Pain
The Special Celebration of טו באב - the Fifteenth of Av
Vaetchanan | Nachamu Nachamu Ami
Devarim | "The vision of Yeshayahu son of Amotz"
Matot - Masei | "For My people have committed two evils"
Yirmiyah, the Joyous Sounds of Weddings, and the Return to the Land
Matot | Moabite Daughters, a Midianite Princess and Pinchas
Pinchas | Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee
Balak | The remnant of Yaakov shall be among the nations
Bein HaMetzarim | Brit Sinai and Brit Zion
Chukat | Now Yiftach the Gil'adite was a mighty man of valour
Korach | 5786 | For the Lord will not forsake His people
Birkat Chatanim | More (or perhaps less) Than You Thought...
Shelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av
Beha'alotekha | Sing and rejoice, o daughter of Zion
Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed?
Why is there a Mitzva to Learn Torah?
Ruth in Stereo: Mikra and Midrash
Geulat haShem: Redemption of a Name in Megilat Ruth
Bamidbar | "Say to your brothers Ammi?"
Yom Yerushalayim | Psalm 122 - "I rejoiced when they said to me"
Behar-Bechukotai | "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord"
Lag ba'Omer | What's Behind the Celebration?
Emor | "They shall enter into my sanctuary"
Emor | "ממחרת השבת" and the Calendar Controversy
Tazria-Metzora | The Unique Opportunity Afforded to the Metzora
Pesach | Miriam's Vital Role in the Redemption
Vayikra | 5786 | "I am first and I am last"
Pekudei | 5786 | Then Shlomo assembled the elders of Yisrael
Vayakhel | Shemot 35:3 and the Karaites
Ki Tisa | After the Fall: Recovenanting
Teruma | And I will dwell among the children of Israel
Shabbat Zakhor | And Shaul smote Amalek
Megillat Esther | Esther's Brilliant Plan
Mishpatim | "That everyone should set free their slaves"
Mishpatim | The Beloved Wife of the "Nirtza"
Yitro | Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh
Yitro | Reliving Sinai
Beshalach | And Devorah sang
Beshalach | Miriam's Role in the Song at the Sea
Bo | But fear not thou O my servant Yaakov
Va'era | And all the inhabitants of Miżrayim shall know that I am God
Vaera | The Makkot Curriculum
Shemot | And In that Day a Great Shofar Shall be Sounded
Shemot | What were the ערי המסכנות? And Why Does It Matter?
Thoughts for Asara B'Tevet 5786
Vayechi | David's Last Words: Moral Complexity and Leadership
Vayechi | Yaakov's Deathbed Charge
Vayigash | 5786 | And I Will Make Them One Nation
Vayigash | "And Yosef Could No Longer Restrain Himself"
Mitzvat Chanuka | A Fresh Look at the "Beraitot" of Chanuka
Vayeshev 5786 | For Three Transgressions of Yisrael
Vayeshev | The Apocrypha and the Midrash
Two Giants, One Vision: The Legacy of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav Yehuda Amital zt"l
Vayishlach | 5786 | Thus says the Lord God Concerning Edom
Vayishlach | Hegemonism or Conquest?
Vayetze | Back to Gerar (The Parenthetic Statement)
And Thou Knowest No God but Me | Vayetze | 5786
Yet I Love Yaakov. And I Hated Esav | Toldot | 5786
Toldot | The Gerar Conundrum
Chayei Sara | Ketura and the Sons of the East
Now King David was Old | Haftara | Chayei Sara | 5786
Lekh Lekha | Avraham's Early Years: The Genesis of Midrashic Visions
Noach | "My Covenant"
Should You Make a Berakha on Seeing the Freed Hostages
Thoughts About the Coming Week and The Release of our Hostages
Sukkot | Zman Simchatenu
How To Free Ourselves from Our Fears
The Glory of "Teshuva Gedola"
Nitzavim | The Devarim "Revolution"
Sefer Yonah | Chapter 3
Sefer Yonah | Overview, Introduction and Chapter 1
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 39 | Ki Tavo
Appreciating Our Dual Relationship With Hashem
Ki Tetze | 5785 | Sha'atnez
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 38 | Ki Tetze
The Secret Power that Makes Teshuva Possible
Deciding to Repent Even When the Temptation of Sin Remains
Mourning Our Lost Selves and the Emotions of Repentance
Shoftim | 5785 | Appointing a King
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 37 | Shoftim
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (7): Appreciating the Different Motivations for Repentance
Ekev | 5785 | The Ark of War
Devarim | Birkat HaMazon: Sources and Development (2)
Devarim | Birkat HaMazon (1)
Vaetchanan | 5785 | Children, Identity, and Hope
Devarim | 5785 | Lessons of Empowerment
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 36 | Matot-Masei
Matot - Masei | 5785 | War of Midian, War of Vengeance
Eikha Rabbati: Rachel's Tears
Divrei Hesped for Mori V'Rebbi HaRav Yehuda Amital on his 15th Yahrzeit
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 35 | Pinchas
Sefer Bamidbar | Pinchas | 5785 | The Meaning of Family
Bein HaMetzarim 5785
Sefer Bamidbar | Balak | 5785 | The Nature of Bilam's Prophecy
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 34 | Balak
Balak | Mah Tovu Ohalekha Yaakov
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 33 | Chukat
Sefer Bamidbar | Chukat | 5785 | Taking Initiative
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 32 | Korach
Sefer Bamidbar | Korach | 5785 | The Holiness of Am Yisrael
Korach | Korach, Datan and Aviram: When and Why?
Sefer Bamidbar | Shelach | 5785 | The Meaning of Ascent
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 31 | Shelach
Shelach | Bamidbar 15: Why Now, Why Here?
Thoughts over the Last 12 Hours | Erev Shabbat Behaalotekha 5785
Behaalotekha | Re'uel, Yitro, Chovav
Sefer Bamidbar | Behaalotekha | The Consecration Ceremony of the Leviim
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 30 | Behaalotekha
Naso | The Sotah Mystery Revisited
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 29 | Naso
Sefer Bamidbar | Naso | Religious Individualism and the Machaneh
Sefer Bamidbar | Bamidbar | A Lot of Names and A Lot of Numbers, Why?
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 28 | Bamidbar
Shavuot | The Claims of the Heretics
Tehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך (conclusion)
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 27 | Behar-Bechukotai
Behar-Bechukotai | 5785 | Abarbanel as Philosopher
Kaddish and the Idea of Jewish Nationalism
Tehillim 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 26 | Emor
Emor | 5785 | Abarbanel on the Holidays
Unraveling the Mystery of Lag BaOmer
Achari Mot - Kedoshim | 5785 | Why Be Holy?
Tazria Metzora | 5785 | The Concept of Tum'a
Acharei Mot - Kedoshim | Maaseh Eretz Cenaan
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 24 | Metzora
MiTalmidav shel Aharon
Yom HaAtzmaut | Psalm 126: BeShuv Hashem et Shivat Tzion
Shemini | 5785 | Why Couldn't David Build the Mikdash?
Shemini | The Sound of Silence: Vayidom Aharon
Pesach | Birkat HaShir (2)
Abarbanel on the Parasha | Tzav | 5785 | Fire on the Mizbe'ach
Abarbanel on the Parasha | Vayikra | 5785
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 23 | Vayikra
Pesach | Birkat HaShir (1)
Pekudei-HaChodesh | The Multiple Crowns of Rosh Chodesh Nissan
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 22 | Pekudei
Finding Faith During Crisis: 5 Lessons from HaRav Amital
Pesach | Introduction to Midrash Arami Oved Avi
Vayakhel | Teruma and Vayakhel: Repetition or Complement
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 21 | Vayakhel
Pesach | From Disgrace to Praise: A Reassessment
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 20 | Ki Tisa
Ki Tisa- Purim | Kabbalat HaTorah: From Sinai to Shushan
Purim | Mordekhai Would Not Bow...Why Not?
Tetzaveh - Likrat Purim | The Garments of the High Priest and Queen Esther
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 19 | Tetzaveh
Teruma | From the Mishkan
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 18 | Teruma
Conflicted and Confused
Mishpatim | Rejoice While Trembling
Yitro | Yitro and Moshe
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 17 | Mishpatim
Amos | On the Development of Prophecy
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 16 | Yitro
Beshalach | Shirat HaYam
Bo | The Dual Symbolism of Matza
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 15 | Beshalach
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 14 | Bo
Vaera | Pharoah and the Problem of Free Choice
Shemot | The Roots of Egyptian Antisemitism
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 13 | Vaera
Vaera | Pharaoh's Wizards (and the Parenthetic Phrase)
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 12 | Shemot
The Education of Pharoah
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 11 | Vayechi [complete]
Vayechi | Ad Ki Yavo Shilo: Solving A Biblical Riddle
Asara BeTevet | History and Laws
The Mysterious Date of Chanuka
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 10 | Vayigash
Vayigash | Yaakov's Daughters
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 09 | Miketz - Chanuka
Chanuka | "Mizmor Shir Chanukat haBayit...leDavid?"
Miketz | Pharoah's Dreams | Chida veChalom
Perspectives Upon the Impact of Chanuka upon the Non-Jewish World
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 08 | Vayeshev
Where Mikra Meets Midrash - The Case of Yosef haTzaddik
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 07 | Vayishlach
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 06 | Vayetze
Vayetze | Yaakov's Years in Haran
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 05 | Toldot
Toldot | "Do You Have Only One Blessing, Father?"
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 04 | Chayei Sara
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 03 | Vayera
Vayera | What Really (Almost) Happened in Sedom
The "Spier and the Shield" of Torah Study
Is Torah Study a Part of the "War Effort"?
Lekh Lekha | The Ethics of Rejoicing Over the Death of our Enemies
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 02 | Lekh Lekha
Iggeret HaRamban | 2 | Anger is a "Gateway to Sin" - Stay Away!
Torah Study vs Army Service: What Do the Sources Say?
Iggeret HaRamban | 1 | The Importance of Midot and Modeling Proper Behavior
Rav Asher Weiss on War (2): The Day After - Now What??
Rav Asher Weiss on War: "Shema" is a Segula for the Soldiers
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 01 | Noach
Noach | Days of Wine and Curses: A Fresh Look at The Curse of Canaan
Teshuva and the Fatal Flaw of Religious Mediocrity
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (6)
Kohelet 3 | To Everything a Season
Yom Kippur 5785 | Looking Back At Past Redemptions
The Role of the Tzibbur in Avodat HaKohen HaGadol
Dissecting the Pathology of Sin | Yom Kippur 5785
The Road to Teshuva | Part 9
Exploring the Themes and Pesukim of Rosh Hashana Part 2
Changing the Tone of Selichot after October 7th
Elevating our Sacrifice and Commitment
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (5)
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (4)
Exploring the Themes and Pesukim of Rosh Hashana
Ramban on the Torah | 61 | Nitzavim-Vayelekh
Vayelekh | Hakhel in Yavneh... And Beyond
The Road to Teshuva | Part 8
The Road to Teshuva | Parts 6-7
Ki Tavo | Why Did Bnei Yisrael Need a Second Tokhacha?
Ramban on the Torah | 60 | Ki Tavo
The Road to Teshuva | Part 5
The Road to Teshuva | Part 4
The Road to Teshuva | Part 3
Ki Tetze | The Slanderer
Ramban on the Torah | 59 | Ki Tetze
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (3)
Carrying our Broken Hearts to the End of a Cursed Year
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (2)
Rav Soloveitchik on Teshuva (1): The Duality of Sin and the Duality of Repentance
The Road to Teshuva | Parts 1 and 2
Shoftim | The Prohibition of "Raising" a Stele
Ramban on the Torah | 58 | Shoftim
Reeh | Ish haYashar beEinav | Revisiting a Biblical Conundrum
Ramban on the Torah | 57 | Reeh
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 34)
Ramban on the Torah | 56 | Ekev
Ramban on the Torah | 55 | Vaetchanan
Ekev | How Do You Spell "Mezuzot"?
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 32-33)
Vaetchanan | The Second "Version" of the Decalogue
KMTT - Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 30-31)
Tisha BeAv | Why Were the Keruvim Hugging at the Time of the Churban?
Eicha | "Cheit Chat'a Yerushalayim"
Ramban on the Torah | 54 | Devarim
Amos | The Opening Oracles Against the Nations
9 BeAv | Text Study of Psalm 137 - על נהרות בבל
The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a BeAv
KMTT - Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 29)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 28)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 26-27)
Matot-Masei | The Detailed Tax on the Spoils of Midian
Ramban on the Torah | 53 | Matot-Masei
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 25)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 23-24)
Is Torah Compatible With Material Indulgence? (Avot 6:4)
Ramban on the Torah | 52 | Pinchas
Pinchas | "And Their Libations"
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 21-22)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 20)
Special | A Communal Reassessment of our Relationship to America and Israel
Ramban on the Torah | 51 | Balak
Ramban on the Torah | 50 | Chukat
What's the Right Way to Disagree? (Avot 5:17)
Balak | The Book of Bil'am
Why Does Hashem Test Us (Avot 5:3)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 19)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 18)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 17)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 16)
The Power of Habits - for Good or for Bad (Avot 4:2)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 15)
Thoughts about the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Chabad
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 14)
Chukat | The Skirmish at Chormah
Avot 3:2-3 (2 Distinct Themes)
The Limitations of Ignorance and the Importance of Torah Knowledge (Avot 2:5)
Why is Being Liked by Others a Religious Value? (Avot 3:10)
Does it Matter WHY We Do Mitzvot? (Avot 1:3)
Enhancing our Personal Kabbalat HaTorah
The Holocaust and Challenges to our Faith
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 12-13)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 11)
6 Stories of Rav Amital Which Shaped My Life
Ramban on the Torah | 49 | Korach
Korach | Moshe's Brilliant Response to Korach's Challenge
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 9 and 10)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 8)
Ramban on the Torah | Naso
Ramban on the Torah | Behaalotekha
Ramban on the Torah | Shelach
Shelach | Who is the Edah?
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 7)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 6)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 4-5)
Behaalotekha | Where was the Korban Pesach Brought?
Fusing Justice with Mercy: The Secret to Maintaining a Flourishing Society (Avot 1:18)
The Value of Peace and the Virtue of Being a "People Person" (Avot 1:12)
Behaalotekha | Ner Tamid
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 3)
Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 1-2)
Land and Legacy: Redemption in Megillat Ruth
Simcha - An Essential Component of Torah Study (Avot 6:6)
Bamidbar | The Reasoning Behind The Exchange of the Levi'im for the Firstborn
Ramban on the Torah | 45 | Bamidbar
Yom Yerushalayim 2024 | Hodu LaShem Ki Tov
The Conquest of Yerushalayim: The Blind and the Lame
Yom Yerushalayim | The Never Changing, Ever Changing City
Torah Lishmah and "Clothing" our Nakedness (Avot 6:1)
Decorating the Shul on Shavuot: Custom and Controversy
Midot are the Foundation of Everything (Avot 5:19)
Bechukotai | Rebuke and Memory
Ramban on the Torah | 44 | Bechukotai
Appreciating Our Potential to Sustain or Destroy the World (Avot 5:1)
Behar | When and Where?
Ramban on the Torah | 43 | Behar
Having a Good Reputation is the Ultimate "Crown" (Avos 4:13)
Pursuing TRUE Wisdom, Wealth, Health and Honor (Avot 4:1)
Why is the "Spirit of the Law" So Important? (Avot 3:11)
Strategies to Avoid Sin and Temptation (Avot 3:1)
Ramban on the Torah | 42 | Emor
Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut
Preparing for Yom HaAtzmaut 2024
Ramban on the Torah | 41 | Kedoshim
The Power of Torah Study Under Challenging Circumstances (Avot 2:4)
Pirkei Avot Perek 2
What is the "Proper Path" in Life? (Avot 2:1)
Acharei Mot | Vayikra 17: Mishkan to Machaneh
10 Ways to Merge October 7th into our Seder Experience
Pesach | A Tale of Two Sedarim: From Bnei B'rak to Lod
Thoughts on the Iranian Attack
Pesach | Dayyenu?!
Haggada Highlights and Pesach Insights
Can You Invite Non-Religious Guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov Meals??
Shemini | Who Are "Those Who Are Close To Me"?
Ramban on the Torah | 40 | Shemini
Loving our Fellow Jews: The Obligations and Limits of Kiruv
Tzav | What is Torat Ha-Olah?
Ramban on the Torah | 39 | Tzav
Ramban on the Torah | 37 | Pekudei
Ramban on the Torah | 38 | Vayikra
Zakhor | Who Is Responsible For Eradicating Amalek?
Pekudei | On the First Day: The Commemorative Function of the Mishkan
Purim | Hiding in Plain Sight
Israel at War: Faith in War Time
Ramban On The Torah | 36 | Vayakhel
A Tale of Two Adars
Ki Tisa | What Was Written On the Second Set of Tablets?
Ramban On The Torah | 35 | Ki Tisa
Non-Jewish Fashion and Culture
What is Tzni'ut?
Israel at War: Tefilla in Challenging Times
Tetzaveh | The Strange Placement of the Golden Altar
Ramban On The Torah | 34 | Tetzaveh
On the Importance of Friendship
Teruma | Just a Vav: Rashi and Textual Criticism
Ramban On The Torah | 33 | Teruma
Beshalach | A Thought on the Parasha, followed by Q+A
Mishpatim | The Hebrew Maidservant and Marital Obligations
Ramban On The Torah | 32 | Mishpatim
Ramban On The Torah | 31 | Yitro
Israel at War: New Identities, Equilibriums and Dynamics
Israel at War: Milchemet Mitzva
Yitro | How Did We Get to the 6th of Sivan?
Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: False Testimony | Coveting
Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Adultery | Kidnappping
Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Honoring Parents | Murder
Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Taking Hashem's Name in Vain | Shabbos
Yitro | Asseret HaDibrot: Belief in Hashem | Idolatry
Ramban On The Torah | 30 | Beshalach
Tu Bishvat | Choni, the Carob and the Dream
Bo | The Four Parashot of Tefillin
Ramban On The Torah | 29 | Bo
Women and Kaddish
Kiddush: Principles and Practical Applications | 2
Special | Thoughts about the "Trial of Israel" in The Hague
Vaera | The Makkot In Narrative and in Song
Ramban On The Torah | 28 | Vaera
Kiddush: Principles and Practical Applications
Archaeology, Epistemology and Orthodoxy
Shemot | The Mystery Behind Moshe's Name
Questions and Answers with Rav Asher Weiss
Swords of Iron | Divrei Chizuk
The Magic and Meaning of Shabbat
Shemot | "The Midwives of the Hebrews - And Their Houses?"
Ramban On The Torah | 27 | Shemot
All It Takes to Change History Are Men and Women of Moral Courage
KMTT - Vayechi | "My Father's Blessings Increased": Birkat Yosef and Birkat Yehuda
Ramban On The Torah | 26 | Vayechi
Vayigash | "Seventy Souls" - Reconsidering the Count
Ramban On The Torah | 25 | Vayigash
Miketz | Haftara: Mishpat Shlomo - Solomon's Famous Judgment
Chanuka | On the Desecration of the Temple by the Greeks
Ramban On The Torah | 23 | Vayeshev
Chanuka | Ner Chanuka and the Enumeration of the 613 Mitzvot
Chanuka | Lighting up the Night
Is Revenge a Mitzva?
Thoughts about Freeing Hostages
Protecting "Innocent" Civilians During War
Unifying Three 'Sectors' for War
Believing that Hashem Directs War
When Evil Cultures Hold Back Humanity
War and the Cleansing of Cultural Evil
Vayishlach | An Embrace, A Kiss and Those Mysterious Masoretic Dots
Ramban On The Torah | 22 | Vayishlach
Swords of Iron | The Overlap between Halakha, Machshava and Emuna
Swords of Iron | On Pidyon Shvuyim
Swords of Iron | Happiness and Horror: Reflections on the Hostage Deal
Female Wartime Leadership: Devora HaNevia and Her Message
Swords of Iron | Maintaining Unity after the War
Nichum Aveilim: What - and What Not - to Do at a Shiva Visit
Vayetze | Who Knew What and When - Revisited
Ramban On The Torah | 21 | Vayetze
Lessons Learned from 6 Weeks at War
Aging and the Aging Parent (3)
Aging and the Aging Parent (2)
Aging and the Aging Parent (1)
Toldot | The Riddle of Esav's Wives
Ramban On The Torah | 20 | Toldot
Ramban On The Torah | 19 | Chayei Sara
Chayei Sara | The Abrahamic Dialogues
Swords of Iron | On Kiddush Hashem
Pidyon Shevuyim: the Great Mitzva to Free Hostages
Vayera | Who Were Those Three "Men"?
Ramban On The Torah | 18 | Vayera
Lekh Lekha | The Land that I Will Show You
"Korim Li Am Yisrael"
Chizzuk for our Current Situation
Ramban On The Torah | 17 | Lekh Lekha
A Divine Looking Away | Hester Panim
Noach's Altar
Ramban On The Torah | 16 | Noach
Divrei Chizuk
Trees and Consequences: עץ החיים ועץ הדעת
Ramban On The Torah | 15 | Bereishit
The Evolution of Forgiveness
Chumra: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Rav Amital's Response to the Yom Kippur War
Why is Sukkot the Holiday of Achdut?
Sukkot and the Secret of Happiness
Yom Kippur | Making Excuses or Taking Responsibility
Ramban On The Torah | 14 | Ha'azinu
Ha'azinu and the Levi'im
Ramban On The Torah | 13 | Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (4): A Modest Proposal
Ramban On The Torah | 12 | Nitzavim-Vayelekh
Rosh Hashana | Akedat Yitzchak (3)
Ramban On The Torah | 11 | Ki Tavo
Akedat Yitzchak (2)
Akedat Yitzchak (1)
Ramban On The Torah | 10 | Ki Tetze
Ramban On The Torah | 09 | Shoftim
Shoftim | You Shall Cleanse the Innocent Blood
Re'eh | Banim Atem - Why Here, Why Now?
Ekev | 40 Days and 40 Nights, Revisiting Moshe's Speech About the Egel
Ramban On The Torah | 08 | Vaetchanan
Vaetchanan | Revisiting the Wise Son's Question
Thoughts for Tisha BeAv 5783
Ramban On The Torah | 07 | Devarim
Ramban On The Torah | 06 | Matot-Masei
Matot-Masei | The Tribal Portion of Menasheh and the Enigma of Bamidbar 32
Pinchas | The Unusual and Reprehensible Worship of Baal Peor
Ramban On The Torah | 05 | Pinchas
Ramban On The Torah | 04 | Balak
Ramban On The Torah | 03 | Chukat
Chukat | The Decree Against Moshe Revisited
Korach | The Midrashic History of Datan and Aviram
Ramban On The Torah | 02 | Korach
Ramban On The Torah | 01 | Shelach
Shelach | Why Did Yehoshua and Kalev Rend Their Clothes?
Behaalotekha | "The Loyalty of Your Youth" Pesach, Clouds, Trumpets and Travels
Beirakhnukhem MiBeit Hashem: The Final Chapter of Hallel
Shabchuhu Kol HaUmim: The Fifth Chapter of Tehillim
Yom Yerushalayim | The Four Ripple Effects of the Six Day War
After the Fire: The Lasting Message of Lag BaOmer
Mah Ahavti: The Fourth Chapter of Tehillim
Shavuot | Mi-macharat Ha-Shabbat Revisited
Lo Lanu: The Third Chapter of Tehillim
Rav Lichtenstein zt"l and the Values of Humanism
Recollections of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
Tazria | Limitations and Flexibility in Reading and Interpreting the Text of the Torah
BeTzeit Yisrael MiMitzrayim: The Second Chapter of Tehillim
Pesach | Hallelu Avdei Hashem
Pesach | The Meaning of Matzah: Between Becoming and Being
The Obligation to Reexperience the Exodus
R. Yonah's Four Kitot 20: Rambam and Ramban on Nivul Peh
Ki Tisa | Inspiration: Day by Day
From Bereishit to Esther: A Midrashic Journey
R. Yonah's Four Kitot 19: Unrefined Speech and Complaining Too Much
Multiple Faces of the Rav | Dr. Atarah Twersky z"l
R. Yonah's Four Kitot 18: Proper Discretion with Information
Purim | Midrash Esther and the Sinaitic Covenant
The Arba Parashiot | More than Meets the Eye
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 17: True Negative Emotion
Inspiration for better Tefilla
Yitro | On The Third Day: Echoes of Moriah at Sinai
R. Yonah's Four Kitot 16: The Overall Evil in Slandering Others
Tu Bishvat | The Well-Rooted Righteous Man
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 15: Final Thoughts on Chanifa
Beshalach | Moshe: Catalyst for Redemption
Ashkenazim and Sefardim: The Goals of Talmud Study
Beshalach | A Thought on the Parasha
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 14: Finishing R. Yonah's Flatterers
Bo | Korban Pesach: Personal, Communal, Epochal
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 13: The First Five Flatterers
Vaera | The Surprising Genealogy
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 12: Fabricating a Quote and Its Challenges
Shemot | Elokei Avikha - The God of Your Father
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 11: Lying for Peace and Quoting a More Accepted Authority
Sheva Berakhot: Six, Five, Three or One?
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 10: Bending or Breaking the Truth for Peace
A Different Type of Gadol
Chanuka | The Evolution of a Berakha
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 9: Misleading Rather than Lying
Eight for 8 Days of Chanuka
Chanuka, Bein Mizrach leMaarav
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 8: Staying Far from Untrut
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 7: Rounding Out R. Yonah's Liars
Vayishlach | Rachel's Tragic Death: Why Did It Have To Happen?
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 6: Rabbenu Yonah's Most Serious Liars
Vayetze | Who Knew What, When?
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 5: Last Discussion of Moshav Leitzim
Toldot | Why "Beersheva"?
A Conversation About Covenants | Rabbi Lord Sacks zt"l
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 4: Moshav Leitzim in Avot and Shulchan Arukh
Chayei Sara | What's The Matter With Canaanite Girls?
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 3: Other Views of Leitzim
Vayera | Kesut Einayim - Unraveling a Biblical Enigma
Mental Health and Halacha - What Kinds of She'elot Arise
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot 2: Defining a Letz
Lekh Lekha | Vayikra BeShem Hashem: Avraham's Altars
Rabbenu Yonah's Four Kitot - How Not to Lose the Divine Presence
Noach | The Rainbow and the Covenant
Bereishit | Unravelling a Bereishit Enigma
Six Shifts in the "History" of Torah
Sukkah Zu al Shum Mah?
The Gates of Ne'ila
The Unusual Additions to the Third Berakha on Yamim Noraim
Special - Hashem Ori veYish'i - Psalm 27
Nitzavim | Sos Asis - The Seventh Stage of Consolation
Pre-Selichot Sicha Elul 5782
The Roots of Teshuva
Ki Tavo | Kumi Ori - The Sixth Stage of Consolation
Ki Tetze | Roni Akara - The Fifth Stage of Consolation
Shoftim | Anochi Anochi Hu Menachemkhem - The Fourth Stage of Consolation
Re'eh | Aniya So'ara - The Third Stage of Consolation
Ekev | VaTomer Tzion Azavani Hashem
Vaetchanan - Nachamu Nachamu Ami
Go Beyond Apple Pie Comfort
Talking About Eicha and More with Dr. Yael Ziegler
Shir HaShirim | Understanding the Last 10 Pesukim
Megillat Eikha 6 - Chapter 5
Mourning Jerusalem Beyond Tisha B'Av
Dena in Shekhem: A Reevaluation
Masei | What Did Tzelofhad's Daughters Really Want?
Thoughts on Mori veRabbi Harav Amital zt"l
Megillat Eikha 5 - Chapter 4
The Lessons in Finding the Reason for Jerusalem's Destruction
Matot | When Did Bnei Yisrael Learn of Moshe's Fate?
Megillat Eikha 4 - Chapter 3
The Trumpet Call and Lessons to Learn
Pinchas | Moshe's Demand that Hashem Appoint a Successor
Megillat Eikha 3 - Chapter 2
Overconfidence and the Destruction of Two Temples
Special sicha with Rav Blau: Reflection on a Zman Kayitz Afternoon
Balak | Making Sense of Bilam's Blessings
Megillat Eikha 2 - Chapter 1
Fasts with Lessons, 10 Tevet and 17 Tammuz
Megillat Eikha 1 - Introduction
Tokhacha and the Ideal Jewish Society
Parashat Korach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Korach | Three Books: Three Perspectives
The Active Voice of God in an Ideal Jewish State
Shelach | Of Spies and Scouts
Parashat Shelach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
The Role of the Beit HaMikdash in a Jewish Nation
Parashat Behaalotekha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Beha'alotekha | Those Memorable Cornets
Wiping out Amalek or Not?
The Development of Sefirat HaOmer
Parashat Naso with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Appreciating the Beauty of Yerushalayim
Why a King?
Al haNissim for Yom Yerushalayim
Parashat Bamidbar with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
What is So Important about Yerushalayim?
Shavuot as the Culmination of Pesach
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Bechukotai | Avraham's Path
From Rabbi Akiva's Students to Contemporary Israel
Understanding Anti-Semitism
Mapping Modern Redemption through Past Miracles
Rabbi Sacks and the Four Jewish Lessons for Modern Society
Appreciating the Religious Impact of Eretz Yisrael on ALL Mitzvot
What Are We Counting, Where Are We Going?
Behar | Fear My Mikdash - Which Mikdash?
The Omer and Yetziat Mitzrayim, Lessons of the Start
Parashat Emor with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Kedoshim Tiheyu | The Responsibility of Atzma'ut
Avi Mori | A Life Without Shame or Disgrace
Torah of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein: How Did Rav Lichtenstein zt"l Impact Religious Zionism
Kedoshim | לא תקום ולא תטור - Vengeance AND/OR/ON ACCOUNT OF Bearing a Grudge
Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Yom HaAtzma'ut | מדיניות ומדינה - Statecraft and State
Yom HaShoah | Rav Asher Weiss on Emuna
Pesach | As if We Came Out from Egypt
Pesach | "Five" Phrases of Redemption
Pesach | The Depths of our Tragedy in Egypt
Pesach | How Many Matzot?
Pesach | Insights into the Haggada
Pesach | Cleaning and Kashering for Pesach
Pesach | The Four Sons Revisited
Special | Two Types of Chinuch
Parashat Tazria Metzora with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Pesach | An Overview of the Halakhot of the Seder
Hasmadah, Anavah and Ahavah: A Tribute to Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l
How Many Questions? Re-examining the Mah Nishtanah
Parashat Shemini with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Hesped for Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l
Parashat Tzav with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Haman: From Mikra to Midrash
Parashat Vayikra with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Purim | An Halakhic Overview
Zakhor | What are We Supposed to Remember
Kibud Av V'Eim and Personal Autonomy
Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Pekudei | These are the Names
Vayakhel | A Defiant Act of Contrition
Kibud Av V'em: What, Why, and How
Ki Tisa | The Luchot of...Testimony? Covenant?
Parshat Ki Tisa with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Tetzaveh | B'nei Yisrael's Presence in the Mishkan
Parshat Tetzaveh + Purim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Mordechai and Esther
Why Isn't It Almost Purim?
Teruma | Mishpat and Mishkan
Anger - Avoid at All Costs
Parshat Teruma with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Anava: Balancing Ego and Self-Confidence Part 1
Parshat Mishpatim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Mishpatim | Moshe's Encounters Read As Prologue
Parshat Yitro with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Yitro | What Inspired Yitro?
Tefillah: Appreciating and Improving Our Davening Part 2
Beshalach | From Marah to Masah
Tefillah: Appreciating and Improving Our Davening Part 1
Parshat Beshalach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parshat Bo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Bo | "What Is This Service...To You?" Reevaluating the "Wicked Son's" Question
Gender Differences in Halakha Part 2
Contemporary Educational Challenges
Gender Differences in Halakha Part 1
Parshat Vaera with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Vaera | Brotherhood at Last
Parshat Shemot with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Shemot | The Roots of Subjugation
Vayechi | Menasheh and Ephraim: More Than Just a Hand-Switch
Parshat Vayechi with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Special Sicha with Rav Aharon Lopiansky
Vayigash | Of Farmers and Ranchers
Miketz | Dreams and Interpretations
Parashat Vayeshev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Vayeshev | Yosef's Dreams
Vayishlach | Revisiting Shkhem
The Inner Beauty of Chanukah
Parashat Vayishlach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Vayishlach | The Mysterious Wrestling Match
Empathy: Learning About Ourselves By Connecting With Others
Parashat Vayetze with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Chesed - The Gift of Giving
Vayetze | The "Duda'im" Story: A Janus Narrative?
Parashat Toldot with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Birkat HaMazon - Why, What, Where and When Part 2
Toldot | Toldot: Your Curse, My Son, Be Upon Me
Birkat HaMazon - Why, What, Where and When Part 1
Shabbat Candles, Why, Who, What and When Part 2
Parashat Chayei Sara 5782 with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Chayei Sara | Place your Hand under my Thigh - Solving a Bereishit Riddle
Thoughts about Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Parashat Vayera 5782 with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Vayera | "If There Are Fifty": Why Fifty, Why Ten...Why Not One?
Parashat Lekh Lekha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Lekh Lekha | Who is Avraham's Future?
Shabbat Candles, Why, Who, What and When Part 1
Noach | Avraham and Terach: A Midrashic Take
Tidbits for VeZot HaBerakha and Sukkot
Vayelech-Ha'azinu-Special Yom Kippur Vort with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Yosef Babad_Minchat Chinuch__23 Elul 5634
Rosh Hashana as "Yom HaDin"
Parashat Nitzavim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Ki Tavo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Practical Shemitta 2
Practical Shemitta 1
Parashat Ki Tetze with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Reuven Margolios_7 Elul 5731
Parashat Shoftim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Re'eh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Ekev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Vaetchanan with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parashat Devarim / Shabbat Chazon with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski_5 Av 5700
Aharon HaCohen_Rosh Chodesh Av
Questions of Gittin, Gerut and Mamzerut that Came Up During Corona
Parashat Matot-Masei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Moshe Cordovero_Ramak_23 Tamuz 5330
Parashat Pinchas with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Shlomo Polachek_21 Tamuz 5688
R. Yitzchak Isaac HaLevi Herzog_19 Tamuz 5719
Parashat Balak with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Shaagas Aryeh_15-end of Tammuz 5545
R. Elchanan Wasserman HYD_11 Tamuz5701
Parashat Chukat with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Yehuda Leib HaCohen Maimon_9 Tammuz 5722
R. Shneur Kotler_3 Tammuz 5742
R. Yaakov Yosef_8 Tamuz 5662
Values in a Valueless Society
R. Yisrael Zeev Gustman_28 Sivan 5751
Yossele Rosenblatt_25 Sivan 5693
R. Shmuel Mohilever_20-24 Sivan 5658
R. Shmuel Chaim Landau-Shachal_15 Sivan 5688
R. Yerucham Leibovitz_18 Sivan1936
R. Chaim of Volozin_14 Sivan 5581
R. Zelig Reuven Bengis_7 Sivan5713
The Ger Tzedek of Vilna_7 Sivan 5509
Megilat haHessed - Ruth, Avraham and the Meaning of Hessed
Rav Mordechai Willig: Memories of the 6 Day War
R. Yitzchak of Corbeil_28 Iyar 5040
In Light of the Meron Tragedy
In Preparation for Yom Yerushalayim
In the Wake of the Meron Tragedy
Divrei Chizuk in the Wake of the Meron Tragedy
R. Moshe Isserles_18 Iyar 5332
Maharam Meir of Rothenburg_24 Iyar 5053
Avelut during Sefira (2)
Avelut during Sefira (1)
R. Yechezkel Landau_Noda BeYehuda_17 Iyar 5553
R. Naftali of Ropshitz_11 Iyar 5587
Memories of Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
Yom HaZikaron: How the Mighty have Fallen
Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot Part 2
Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein and the Concept of Bitachon
The Impact of the Holocaust upon Harav Amital's Torah
Pesach | Kadesh, UrChatz, Karpas - The First 3 Innings of the Seder
Reb Aryeh Levine_9 Nisan5729
R. Meir Dan Plotzki_6 Nisan 5688
R. Yechiel Michel Epstein_Aruch HaShulchan
Haman_14 Adar
R. Moshe Feinstein_13 Adar II 5746
R. Shabtai HaKohen – The Shach_Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet 5423
R. Yaakov Kaminetzky - 29 Adar I 5746
Likrat Pesach: The 3 Things that Need to be Said at the Seder
R. Yitzchok Isaac Tendler - 19 Adar 5740
R. Avrohom Bornsztain, Avnei Nezer - 11 Adar 5670
R. David Rabinowitz-Teomim, ADeReT - 3 Adar 5665
Parshat Mishpatim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
The Taz - 26 Shevat 5427
Watching the Super Bowl as a Religious Person
The Kotzker Rebbe, 22 Shvat 5619
R. Yaakov Yehoshua Falk, Pnei Yehoshua, 14 Shvat 5516
R. Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, 4 Shvat 5757
R. Shmuel Shraga Bialoblutzky, 29 Tevet 5720
R. Avigdor Cyperstein, 19 Tevet 5736
Dubner Maggid, 16 Tevet 5565
Parshat Vayigash with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Assara BeTevet
Parshat Miketz with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Chaim Shmuelevitz z"l, 3 Tevet 5739
Parshat Vayeshev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Ra'avad z"l, 26 Kislev 4959
Parshat Vayishlach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Moshe-Zvi Neria z"l, 19 Kislev 5756
Parshat Vayetzei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Corona, Forms of Addiction, and Mental Health Issues of Your Time in Israel
R. Isser Zalman Meltzer z"l, 10 Kislev 5714
Parshat Toldot with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Bezalel Zolty z"l, 30 Cheshvan 5743
Parshat Chayei Sara with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
In Tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l
Building a Castle of Words: A Tribute to Rabbi Sacks zt"l
R. Menachem Kasher z"l, 27 Cheshvan 5744
Special Shiur: Religious Opportunity on a Secular Campus
Special Address "On Radical Responsibility" by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Parshat Vayera with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Chazon Ish z"l, 16 Cheshvan 5714
Parshat Lech Lecha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Meir Shapiro z"l, 7 Cheshvan 5694
Parshat Noach with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Yisrael of Ruzhin z"l, 3 Cheshvan 5611
Parshat Bereishit with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parshat VeZot HaBerakha with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
The Magic and Mystique of Torah Study at Night
Eating in the Sukkah: Analyzing the Dispute Between R. Eliezer and Hakhamim
The Multi-Faceted Sukkah
The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (4)
The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (3)
The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (2)
The Symbolism of the 4 Minim (1)
Divine and Human Sukkot
Parshat Ha'azinu with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Velvel Soloveitchik - The Brisker Rav z"l, 9 Tishrei 5720
R. Yerucham Gorelick z"l, 3 Tishrei 5744
Pre Rosh Hashana Ideas
Hacham Ben Zion Meir Chai Uziel z"l, 24 Elul 5713
Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelekh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Elya Lopian z"l,19 Elul5730
The Maharal of Prague z"l, 18 Elul 5369
Parshat Ki Tavo with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Yaakov Gesundheit z"l, 13 Elul 5638
The Power and The Glory of Rosh Hashana
Parshat Ki Teitzei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parshat Shoftim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
R. Reuven Margolios z"l, 7 Elul 5731
Parshat Re'eh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parshat Ekev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parshat Vaetchanan with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Two Seminal Stories of Harav Amital zt"l
Parshat Devarim and Religious Zionism
Parshat Devarim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
The Goals of Conquering Land In and Beyond Eretz Yisrael - Shiur in honor of Harav Amital's Yahrzeit
Parshat Matot-Masei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza - Special Shiur
Bein haMetzarim: The Symmetry of Tragedies
Sharing Memories of Harav Amital ztl
The Process of Pesak Halacha 33: The Limits of Shaat HaDechak: The Case of Kevod HaBeriyot
Parshat Pinchas with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
The Process of Pesak Halacha 32: Monetary Loss as a Model of Shaat HaDechak
Parshat Balak with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
Parshat Chukat with Rav Dovid Gottlieb
The Process of Pesak Halacha 31: Principles that Affect the Legislation and Adjudication of Halacha
Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #4 Judaism and Modernity
The Process of Pesak Halacha 30: Chillul Hashem as a Factor in Pesak and Halachic Policy
Understanding Minhagim #29
Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #3 On the Problem of Evil
The Religious Roots of Social Equality
The Process of Pesak Halacha 29: Theoretical or Practical Pesak
Understanding Minhagim #28
Exceptionalism, Excellence, Responsibility and Culpability
"Pas B'Melach Tochal" - Is Money Really Incompatible with Torah?
Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick #2 On Talmud Torah
The Process of Pesak Halacha 28: Why is Psak Binding?
Understanding Minhagim #27
In Memoriam of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm zt"l
The Process of Pesak Halacha 27: Slippery Slope (2)
Understanding Minhagim #26
The Process of Pesak Halacha 26: Slippery Slope (1)
Understanding Minhagim #25
The Process of Pesak Halacha 25: Psak as Persuasion
Parshat Behar-Bechukotai: Insight and Inspiration
Conversation with Rav Moshe Taragin and Michael Eisenberg
Understanding Minhagim #24
Lag B'Omer (and Sefirat Ha-Omer) in the Thought of Rav Asher Weiss
Pirkei Avot 6 - How Should We Relate to Money?
The Process of Pesak Halacha 24: Psak: Considering Language, Media, and Audience
Special Shiur - Conversation with Rav Ezra Bick
Pirkei Avot 5 - The Reward for a Mitzva is a Mitzva - Really?
The Process of Pesak Halacha 23: Halakhic Policy Making
Understanding Minhagim #23
Pirkei Avot 4 - Charting the Journey of Religious Excellence
The Mechayev of Mitzvat Kvod Rabo, In memory of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
"If two sit together and there are no words of Torah between them"
Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt'l, on the Response to Suffering
Thoughts Upon the 5th Yahrzeit of HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
Recollections of Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l (5777)
Pirkei Avot 3 - What to Do, What to Think and What to Remember
Pirkei Avot 2 - "Be From the Students of Aharon"
Pirkei Avot 1 - "Al Shelosha Devarim HaOlam Omed"
Understanding Minhagim #22
She'elot uTeshuvot #09 - Binyan Av - Harav Eliyahu Bakshi Doron zt"l
Understanding Minhagim #21 PESACH Part 2
Understanding Minhagim #20 PESACH
Understanding Minhagim #19
From our Siddur to the Seder 6
From our Siddur to the Seder 5
From our Siddur to the Seder 4
From our Siddur to the Seder 3
The Process of Pesak Halacha 22: The Role of Posek in Political Questions: The Case of Land for Peace
From our Siddur to the Seder 2
The Process of Pesak Halacha 21: The Role of Posek in Halakhic-Medical Questions
From our Siddur to the Seder 1
Understanding Minhagim #18
The Process of Pesak Halacha 20: Pesak - Applying the Theory to Reality
Understanding Minhagim #17
The Process of Pesak Halacha 19: Divergent Customs within a Family?
Rules for Success
Rav Soloveitchik on the Holiday of Purim
Understanding Minhagim #16
The Process of Pesak Halacha 18: Should Customs be Distinct or Unified?
Understanding Minhagim #15
The Process of Pesak Halacha 17: Minhagim: Geographic, Familial, and Ethnic
Understanding Minhagim #14
The Process of Pesak Halacha 16: Minhag as a Form of Personal or Communal Neder
Special Shiur - Mission to Abort
Understanding Minhagim #13
Excuses in Avodat Hashem
My Advocacy for Israel, An address by Colonel Richard Kemp
The Process of Pesak Halacha 15: The Importance of Lived Tradition in Psak Halacha
Understanding Minhagim #12
The Process of Pesak Halacha 14: Minhag as Evidence of the Correct Halacha
Shame and Secrecy on the Internet: There is a Way Out
Plug Into Reality: Don't Let Yourself Be Controlled
Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 08: Tosefet Shabbat (Part 3)
Understanding Minhagim #11
Aseret HaDibbrot 11: Kriat HaTorah of Aseret HaDibbrot
The Process of Pesak Halacha 13: Manuscripts in Halacha
The Persona of Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l
The Halachic Prenup
Understanding Minhagim #10
Aseret HaDibbrot 10: Lo Tachmod
The Process of Pesak Halacha 12: Halacha KeBatrai
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 07: Tosefet Shabbat (Part 2)
Understanding Minhagim #9
Aseret HaDibbrot 9 - Bearing False Witness
The Process of Pesak Halacha 11: Choosing Authorities: Mara D'Atra Classic and Modern
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 06: Tosefet Shabbat (Part 1)
Aseret HaDibbrot 8 - Theft
The Process of Pesak Halacha 10: Ruling Based on Previous Authorities
Understanding Minhagim #8
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 05
Aseret HaDibbrot 7 - Adultery
The Process of Pesak Halacha 09: The Ambiguity of Text
Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l as a Public Figure
Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l as a Rebbe (in hebrew)
Understanding Minhagim #7
"Ha-Omer Davar B'Shem Omro" - Bringing the Geulah 1 Quote at a Time
Understanding Minhagim #6
Aseret HaDibbrot 6 - The Prohibition of Murder
The Process of Pesak Halacha 08: The Role of Kabbalah in Halachic Decision Making
Lev Tov: Why is it Important to Have a Good Heart?
Understanding Minhagim #5
Q+A with Rosh Yeshiva Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein
Forgetting Ya'aleh veYavo on Leil Rosh Chodesh (Heb)
On Parshat Toldot
Aseret HaDibbrot 5 - Kibbud Av Va'Eim
The Process of Pesak Halacha 07: The Role of Aggada in Halachic Decision Making
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 04
Understanding Minhagim #4
Aseret HaDibbrot 4 - Shabbat
The Process of Pesak Halacha 06: Can We Derive New Halachot from Pesukim?
Understanding Minhagim #3
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 03
Aseret HaDibbrot 3 - Taking G-d's Name in Vain
The Process of Pesak Halacha 05: Primary Sources, Precedent, and the Status of the Bavli Part 2
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 02
Understanding Minhagim #2
Aseret HaDibbrot 2 - Avoda Zara
The Process of Pesak Halacha 04 - Primary Sources, Precedent, and the Status of the Bavli
Positive Mitzvot of Shabbat 01
Understanding Minhagim #1
Setting Aside Time for Torah Study
The Maharal of Prague: Torah and Secular Studies
Chovot HaLevavot on the Benefits of Talmud Torah
Aseret HaDibbrot 1
The Process of Pesak Halacha 03 - Pesikat Halacha BeShaat HaDechak (Part 2)
KMTT - 48 Kinyanei Torah 22
KMTT - An Evening of Tributes to Rav Binyamin Tabory zt"l
KMTT - Pesak Halacha 02 - Pesikat Halacha BeShaat HaDechak
KMTT - The Last Mitzva in the Torah
Ten Stages of Spiritual Growth - Mesilat Yesharim
KMTT - Pesak Halacha 01 - Introduction to the Process of Pesak
KMTT - Is Simchat Torah Permissible: the Role of Simcha During Torah Study
KMTT - Rambam Hilchot Teshuva - Ch 7 continued
KMTT - Pre Selichot Sicha by Rav Asher Weiss
KMTT - Rambam Hilchot Teshuva - Ch 7
Sicha for Selichot - Elul 5779
Sichat Mussar for Ki Tavo
Rambam Hilchot Teshuva - Ch 1, 2
Yissachar and Zevulun: Business or Torah?
The Lord Killeth and Maketh Alive - a Rabbinic Reading of a Biblical Text
Angels and Demons: The Akeda, the Exodus and a Pre-Rabbinic Midrash
Yosef and the Sar HaMashkim - The Limits of Human Involvement in the Redemptive Process
How Tefillat Shabbat Illuminates the Meaning of Vayechulu and Veshamru
Rashi's Peshat Revolution - Was it an innovation "ex nihilo"?
The Expulsion of Yishmael - The Problem of a God's Eye View
Art and Parshanut: Murder in the Making
The Role of Terach and the Foundational Stories of the Jewish People
When Will the Messiah Come
Ezra-Nechemiah's Revolutionary Strategies towards Continuity
Aliya: Parashat Shelach
When Politics and Religion Clash: A Crash Course on Sefer Yirmiyahu
Yiftah and Shemuel: The Power of Speech
The Spiritual Rehabilitation of Bat Zion in Eikha 1
Is Religious Freedom Enough? Early 2nd Temple Polemics
Yechezkel's Contribution to the Redemption
Competing and Completing Perspectives: Joshua, Yechezkel and our Idolatrous Forefathers
Are We Waiting for Mashiach or is He Waiting for Us?
Mikra: Gateway to Midrash?
Ma'aseh Avot Siman leBanim
On Parshat Masei
Building Our Middot (20-22)
Building Our Middot (16-19)
Building Our Middot (12-15)
Building Our Middot (8-11)
Building Our Middot (5-7)