Rabbi Brand: Recent Shiurim

 An insight into our description of Shavuot and Atzeret and what it means for life

Weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

A brief appreciation of Rav Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, zt"l, the Bostoner Rebbe - the first American born Chassidic leader

Weekly Rav Kook learning

weekly high school learning of the Bayam Darkecha

 A brief appreciation of the life, legacy and Torah of contemporary Chassidic giants: Rav Shlomo Twerski of Denver zt"l, the Bobover Rebbe zt"l, and the Bluzhever Rebbe zt"l

A selection of Rav Kook's comments on the worldview and outlook of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai

weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

 presentation for the docents of the Illinois Holocaust Museum. 

Five lessons from the life and legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe zt"l, Rav Menachem Mendel Schneerson zt"l

Weekly Rav Kook learning of חדריו

Reflections on Yom Hazikaron 5786- perspectives from outside Israel

 A brief appreciation of the Torah and contributions of the Nesivos Shalom

Weekly Rav Kook learning of Chadarav

Part of NILI's Windows Into the World of Torah Series

weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

Part of NILI's Windows into the World of Torah Series: A community presentation exploring our relationship with the land and people of Israel through a unique principle in the world of Tzedakah

Weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

Presentation for docents and volunteers of the Illinois Holocaust Museum

A presentation for high school students in memory of Gila Chana bas Chaim Shlomo z"l

A community presentation reflecting on the Israeli war on Iran in Adar 5786 - March 2026 as part of NILI's Windows into the World of Torah Series

Weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

A quick survey of ten key themes of Purim

 Rav Kook's Purim insight connecting us to the world of Daas beyond the tree of the Eitz Hadaas

Five Purim insights from the world of Chassidim

Weekly high school learning with Bayam Darkecha

A presentation for docents at the Illinois Holocaust museum on the teachings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks zt"l, monotheism and inclusion in light of thr Nazi T-4 program

An appreciation of Reb Mordechai Dov of Hornisteipel with an introduction to Rav Elimelech Kovalenko

 Community presentation in memory of Dr. Gail Berger Darlow z"l on the concept of the Jew as both a letter in the scroll and an entire Sefer Torah

Weekly high school student learning of Bayam Darkecha

Weekly Rav Kook learning

The height of a Mechitzah, Insemination with donor sperm and Zionism: Perspectives on the Satmar Rebbe's opinions

Chabura for the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago

Weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

 A brief portrait of the life and teachings of the Klausenberger Rebbe as part of a weekly series on Chassidic masters

Weekly Rav Kook teachings

Rav Kook's reflections on one's unique interests in Talmud Torah

 An exploration of the sanctity of the space we create in our human and spiritual interactions as part of NILI's Annual Midwinter Yarchei Kallah 5786

Weekly Rav kook Learning

A brief appreciation of the Kozhglover Rav, Rav Aryeh Leib Fromer zt"l, Hy"d, zy"a and his responsa Eretz Tzvi

Weekly high school learning of Bayam Darkecha

Three quick highlights of Rav Kook's Torah on Chanuka

 Learning with YU students in New York

 weekly high school learning of the Bayam Darkecha

A selection of the Niggunim of Modzitz shared as part of the weekly series on Chassidic Rebbes

The Rabbi Isaac Mayefsky Memorial Lecture