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Rischa D'Araisa — 247 episodes · page 1 of 3
Flood and Faith-Emunah in the Midst of Scientific Knowledge
Storming the Cockpit of Israeli Politics-The Tzibur Charedi Party with Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
Collateral Damage-Regents Regression and the Nekudas Habechariah
להיזכר מעשים רבים והמון בריות לאין תכלית-Does the 25th anniversary of 9/11 figure into our Rosh HaShanah Zichron Teruah?
No"Strings Attached!"-The Insistence on Traditional Selichos
New World "Shorter"-Scooting to Shul-Ozemping your Taavos-Micro-Gestures as Mussar
From 26 to 3-A Week of Yartzheits-The Satmar Rav-The Netziv-Rav Kook Ztvk"l
From Micro to Macro-Vatranus and Mechilah in our interpersonal relationships can change our whole Society
The Gift of the AI"- Ease of use can cripple intellectual growth and encourage our worst instincts
The Mistake in the "Infallible Gedolim" Principle
Chaviv Adam-The Creator's Endowment-Defining The Equality of Mankind
Avos and Toldos-Self Evident Truths-Getting a Read on the Founders
Basking in the Presence-National Anthems,Torch Songs,Athletic Achievement, and the Drafting of Post Seminary Girls
Rabbinic Kings Declare War-Rischa Prize Finalists
Dying on the Sword of Hashkafah-The Magen Dovid-Giyus-Aliyah
The Baal Shem Tov-Still the Mechanech For Our Times
Between the Tactically Wrong and the Morally Indefensible-Kars 4 Kids Deceptions and Yom Yerushalayim Riots
Announcing the Rischa D'Araisa Prizes For Literature and More!
Rabbanim Lecturing and Teaching Women-The Difficulty of a Halachic Standard
Bekeshas,Frocks,and Caftans-The Rishon LiTzionov-Do Clothes Make the Mensch?
כבוד זה לזה-Respect and Honor in the Era of Trump
To Bring to Kever Yisroel-Pride in Trying-In Memory of Elik Topolosky Z"L
The Iran War-Yetziah Through Mitzrayim with Rabbi Ari Koretzky-Shiites-Sunnis and Sufis-Islam's Historical Relation to Judaism
Hatzolah Call-Rischa's Rapid Response to the Viral Video on Lakewood
Gvirbusters-Speaking Truth to the Power of the Pursestrings
Stirring a Delectable Pot of Lomdus and Halacha-A Tribute to Rav Moshe Shternbach for his 100th Birthday
Zionism-The "Un"definition-Plus a Moderate Mea Culpa
It's Not What Our Zaides Did-The Thank You Hashem Phenomenon and Its Critics
שְׂאוּ־מָר֨וֹם עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם-Klal Yisroel as Guardians of the Environment
138th Yartzheit Special-Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on Medinas Yisroel-Hirsch as Halachist
Dor Shekulo Chayiv?-Protests or Riots?-Presidents or Robber Barons?
Signs of Change-Hope Springs from Eretz Yisroel-with Dayan Yehoshua Pfeffer and Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
A Donors,Draft and Demarcation Dialogue
Zos Chanukah Special-Steadfast Despite Hatred and Threats-After Bondi Beach-Trump's Ugly Reiner Response-The Legacy of Rav Yitzchok Abadi Z"l-The Victory of Norman Podhoretz
From Oppression, Cold, and Darkness ,the Light of Creativity Emerges
Submitting to Authority and Defying the Rule of Law
Derech Eretz,Derech Eretz, Wherefore Art Thou?
Three Courses and Dessert-Remembering Rabbi Jay Marcus-Settler Violence-Ponevezh Decision-Boruch Chait's Anthem
-כלי קודש וכלי שרת וכלי כסף וכלי חרס-Should we be offering steep discounts for Rabe'im?
יורה משפט ותורה לנר ישראל- Remembering HaRav Ezra Dovid HaLevi Neuberger Zt"l-בר בי רב דכוליה יומיה
עָצֹ֤ר עָצַר֙ הֹ-The Million Man March in Yerushalayim
Rav Moshe Hauer Z"l-To Understand and Work with the Other-Encouraging Curiosity and Engagement with the broader World
Unbox Your Soul-Suggested Hisbonenus for this Year's Hoshana Rabbah and Shmini Atzeres
An Exercise in Apologetics?-Bakashas Mechilah and Forgiving
Reclaiming the Tzom of Gedaliah- Lessons for Our Time
אימת הדין- Desperate Directives Due to Mamdani-Mourning Charlie Kirk
Torah Only in Eretz Yisroel?-The Trap of Perfectionism
Crossing the Red Line Into Cancellation-The Bais HaVaad-Rav Kook- Prof. Shaul Lieberman-Rav Yosef Blau
Rosh HaMedabrim-Rav Berel Wein Z"l-Voice of Sechel,Kavod and Achdus Yisroel
For Your Tisha B'Av Listening-Reflecting on Vanished Kehilos-Ukraine-Germany-Provence-American Heartland
Gorgeous Gemara-Wrestling With the Entrenched Yeshiva System
Pained and Determined-Ichud Kehillos Rockland Against Skver Leadership
Rav Yitzchok Zilbershtein-Chulent on Thursday Night-Dogged Pursuit of a Posek
Books for your Carry-on,Summer reading suggestions
רישא דלא אתידע-Why is Chabad Chasidus marginalized by both the Yeshivish and Chasidish Veldt?
A Modern "Austritt" and "Teiling"?-Skver's separatist crusade to prevent Jewish families from residing near their village
?נִפְתַּ֛לְתִּי עִם־אֲחיי גַּם־יָכֹ֑לְתִּי-What we can learn from the case of Naftuli Moster and the YAFFED organization
?לָבִיא, מִי יְקִימֶנּוּ-Sounding off on Netanyahu,Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin,Rav Malkiel Kotler,Trump and Musk
Black Hats and Baseball Caps-Possible Futures and Instructive Histories
The Brightest Aren't the Best-Why so many Gemara Talmidim remain ill-served by their Rabbeim
Kavod to Bar Yochai-Kabbalah's Lasting Impact
Kavod Zeh BiZeh-The Tandem Template of Jewish Leadership
Neturei Karta-Looking Past the Shouts and Slogans
Succession-Popes,Rebbes, and Roshei Yeshivah
כי ישאלך-Responding to Feedback-Five Minute Answers to Six of Your Questions
אילו לא הוציא-Bonus Afikomin Episode-Haggadah Inspired Counter-History
Attacks from Without and Within-WZO's Eretz HaKodesh Slate-YU's Hareni Club
An Encouraging Spark of Rischa-Send Questions and Comments for the Season Finale
Meshulush Mash-Up-Diplomatic Dress Downgrades-with Vladymir Z and "Bear"-ly Davening in your Purim Costume-with Rav Vozner and Rav Yaakov zatzal
Is there a Quality of Life Gap between the Chasidish and Litvish Communities?
נהמת הגאון-A Talmudic Reading of the Transcript of Rav Dov Landau Shlita against the Medinah
Mourning the Last Real Rav Ha'Ir-Elizabeth's Rav Elazar Mayer Teitz Zatzal
Yakeer Lanu Ephraim- Remembering Rav Ephraim Greenblatt Zatzal on his 11th Yartzheit
Opposition, Betrayal and Hatred-Reacting to the Hostage Prisoner Swap and Trump's First Week Back
Haoros on Doctor GrACH-Discussing the Reflections of Doctor Haym Soloveichick
Trials of Teves-Mourning the Close of the Prophetic Era-Reflecting on the Closure of the Solomon Schechter Day Schools
Jimmy Carter-What Did We Want and What Can We Still Get From You?
"Happy Chanukah! And to all our Christian friends we say....."
Sheva Brochos Standoff-Ahavah and Achvah Vs Dykanus and Ameilus-Rav Izak Scher and The Chazon Ish
"Barber"ous Outrage-"UnFair"Lawn Vilification-The Dangers of Selective Explanatory Narratives
? עוד יותר טוב-Ode to Breslover Bitachon-What the Controversy over the Rav Shalom Arush Megahit Reveals
Can Thanksgiving Help Heal the Divisions Among Us?
Yeshiva System Failures-A Three Ponged Response to Two Epistles
In Bava Basra's Last Daf Yomi Month We Consider Alternative Daily Learning Options
?דידן נצח-The Enticement of Swagger-Reflections on Trump's Victory
וַיִּ֤פֶן כֹּה֙ וָכֹ֔ה וַיַּ֖רְא כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין אִ֑ישׁ-Election Special-Looking Back and Forth
Nurturing The Essence on Yom Kippur-The Chesed of Realistic Tshuvah
לִפְקֹד עַל צְבָא מָרוֹם בַּדִּין -Justifying Resistance(theirs and ours) before the Highest Court
Zaakas HaGolah-A Failed Asifah reveals the difficulty of escaping ideological strait-jackets-with Rav Meyer Schiller
Hashgacha Pratis GPS-Was that Errant Turn the Right One?- The Besht and Chazon Ish
זֶ֖רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹהֲבִֽי-Gimmel Elul-Shever and Zichoron-The Towering Achievement of Rav Avremel Ausband Zatzal-The Recognized Halachic Greatness of Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook Ztvk"l
Explosive Season Finale-Fielding your questions and critiques
Shluchei D'Rachmana-God's Flawed Agents-Pharaohs, Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers
17th of Tamuz-Rav Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg z"l Yartzheit Special-Living on in our minds, hearts and words-A Conversation with Rav Yochanan Meir Bechhofer
Trump Escapes Death-Assassinations' Shaping of History
Fearless Leader and Visionary-Marking the 30th Yartzheit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Zatzal
Lessons from Biden's Debate Debacle-Can we agree to Draw the Line at 85 for our Gedolim?
"Adireinu?"-The Campaigns that are jackknifing the attempts to solve the tuition crisis
Post Shavuos Charge-Gibush Hatzibur-Distilling the Daas of Moshe
Failing Mussar 101-The Dearth of Hakaras HaTov in our society