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The great Talmudic commentators of the past century have produced some of the most profound and penetrating Talmudic analyses in history. These writings offer us a window into the profound depth and insight of Jewish law and tradition. But often these ideas are not accessible to many people because of their complexity. These audio presentations by Rabbi Elisha Friedman are intended to make some of these insights more widely accessible.
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Ramban #29 - Tzav: Eating Korban on the First Day
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Ramban #28 - Vayikra: The Reasons for Korbanot
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Rashi Shir Hashirim #2: Chapter One
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Rashi Shir Hashirim #1: Introduction
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Ramban #27 - Pekudei: When was the Mishkan put up?
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Ramban #26 - Vayakhel: Mishkan Building on Shabbos
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Ramban #25 - Ki Tisa: Was the Golden Calf Idolatry?
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Ramban #24 - Ki Tisa: When did Moshe go up to Heaven?
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Ramban #23 - Tetzaveh: Kohen Gadol's Clothes
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Ramban #22 - Terumah: When was the Mishkan Commanded?
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Ramban #21 - Mishpatim: The Order of Mishpatim
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Ramban #20 - Mishpatim: When did they say Naaseh Vnishma?
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Ramban #19 - Yitro: When did Yitro Come?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Beshalach: Why Were the Bnei Ephraim in Israel?
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Ramban #18 - Bo: 400 or 430 Years?
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Vaera: Frogs or Crocodiles?
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Ramban #17 - Vaera: Pharaoh’s Free Will
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Shemot: Moshe’s Speech Impediment
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Ramban #16 - Shemot: The Secret Code of Redemption
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Ramban #15 - Vayechi: What Chanukah Celebrates
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Ramban #14 - Vayigash: Did Yaakov Ever Know Who Sold Yosef?
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Ramban #13 - Vayigash: Yocheved’s Birth
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Ramban #12 - Miketz: Why Didn’t Yosef Contact His Father?
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Ramban #11 - Vayeshev: Tamar’s Yibum
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Ramban #10 - Vayishlach: The Killing of Shechem
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Ramban #9 - Vayetze: Yaakov’s Dream
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Ramban #8 - Toldot: Was Yitzchak Poor?
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ramban #7 - Chaye Sarah: Where Did Avraham Live at the Akedah?
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Vayera: Avraham’s Tent
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Ramban #6 - Vayera: Avraham’s Angelic Visitors
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Ramban #5 - Lech Lecha: Avraham’s Birthplace
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Ramban #4 - Noach: Who Defiled Noach?
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Bereishit: Tree of Life in Gan Eden
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ramban #3 - Bereishit: Why Did the Ancients Live so Long?
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Ramban #2 - Bereishit: How Did God Create the World?
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ibn Ezra’s Secrets
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Ramban #1 - Introduction to the Torah
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Griz Avel - Laundry on Tisha B’av
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Griz Avel - First Day of Shiva
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Griz Avel/Rav Soloveitchik #3
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Rav Soloveitchik #2 - Kavanah During Shema
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Rav Soloveitchik #1 - Shema and the Exodus
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Haggadah: The Haggadah's Drashot
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Haggadah: The Meaning of Matzah
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Purim: The Three Day Fast
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Succot: Oral Torah of Etrog
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Succot: Sacrificial Order
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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R. Chaim Soloveitchik - Two Insights on Succah
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Rabbenu Tam on Succah
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Succot: What is the Pitom?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Prostrating on Yom Kippur
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Is Rosh Hashana a day of Universal Prayer?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Minyan on Rosh Hashana
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Rosh Hashana: Judgement “Day” or “Night”?
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Rogatchover - Rosh Hashana Night
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - וזאת הברכה
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - כי תבא/נצבים/וילך/האזינו
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - כי תצא
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - עקב/ראה/שופטים
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - דברים/ואתחנן
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Rav Reines #5 - Principles of Aggadah
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Rav Reines #4 - Middle Ground in Halacha
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Rav Reines #3 - Principles vs. Details
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Rav Reines #2 - Effects on Behavior
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Rav Reines #1 - Principles of Halacha
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - מטות/מסעי
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - פנחס
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - בלק
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - חקת
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #10 - Roundup of Ideas
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #9 - Marriage in Halacha
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #8 - Boundaries in Halacha
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #7 - Ownership in Halacha
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #6 - External vs. Essential Ownership
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #5 - Letters in Halacha
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #4 - Measurements in Halacha
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #3 - Numbers in Halacha
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #2 - Time in Halacha
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Rogatchover #1 - Introduction
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - קרח
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - שלח
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - בהעלותך
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - נשא
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - במדבר
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #13 - Shlichut (Messenger)
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #12 - Witnesses on a Shtar (Document)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #11 - Types of Witnesses
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #10 - One Witness
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May 31, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #9 - Private Property in Halacha
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May 29, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #8 - Stationary Doubt
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May 29, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #7 - Majority of Judges
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May 28, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #6 - Rov in Financial Disputes
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May 27, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #5 - Types of Rov
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May 26, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #4 - Types of Chazakah
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May 24, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #3 - Uncertain Warnings
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May 23, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #2 - Rabbinic Law
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May 22, 2024 |
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R. Shimon Shkop #1 - Uncertain Prohibitions
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May 21, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - בהר/בחוקותי
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May 19, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - אמור
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May 12, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - קדושים
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May 07, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - אחרי מות
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May 03, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - מצורע
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May 02, 2024 |
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Haggadah: Detzach Adash Be’achav
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Haggadah: The Ancient Mah Nishtanah
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - תזריע
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - שמיני
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Haggadah: Korban Pesach at the End
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Haggadah: Hillel’s Sandwich (Koreich)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - צו
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - ויקרא
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - פקודי
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - ויקהל
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - כי תשא
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - תצוה
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - תרומה
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - משפטים
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - יתרו
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - בשלח
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - בא
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - וארא
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - שמות
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - ויחי
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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המדרש והמעשה - ויגש
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - מקץ
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - וישב
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - וישלח
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - ויצא
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - תולדות
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - חיי שרה
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - וירא
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - לך לך
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - נח
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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המדרש והמעשה - בראשית
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Succot: Shaking Two Lulavs
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Yom Kippur Timeline
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Lotteries on Yom Kippur
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Confession Before Yom Kippur
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Rosh Hashana: Shofar as Remembrance
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Rav Soloveitchik - Two Insights on Rosh Hashana
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Rosh Hashana: Shofar on Shabbos
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Travel Effort to do a Mitzvah
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Haggadah: Rambam on Charoset
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Haggadah: Saving the Jewish Firstborns
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Haggadah: A “70 Year Old” Teenager
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Haggadah: Aramaic in the Haggadah
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Pesach: A National Pesach Sheini
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Pesach: Preparing for a Mitzvah
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Purim: God’s Absence in the Megillah
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Purim: Achashverosh’s Clothes
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Purim: Are Antisemites Amalek? A Soloveitchik Debate
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Purim: R. Berel Soloveitchik on Amalek
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Haggadah: Why Did Dasan and Aviram Leave Egypt?
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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A Pattern in Onkelos' Translation
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Laws of Shabbos #17 - Making Toast on Shabbos
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Laws of Shabbos #16 - Cooking Water on Shabbos
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #15 - Torah Study on Shabbos
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #14 - Challahs on Yom Tov
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #13 - Covering Challahs
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #12 - Sitting or Standing for Kiddush
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #11 - Rabbeinu Meshulum on Candle Lighting
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #10 - Accepting Shabbos at Candle Lighting
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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What is Meant by “Take the Lulav”?
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Etrog of Shemitah (#2)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Etrog of Shemitah (#1)
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Rosh Hashana: Blowing Shofar Early
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #9 - Two Aspects of Shabbos Candles
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #8 - God’s Creation During Dusk
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #7 - Accepting Shabbos Before Sunset
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #6 - Accepting Shabbos Early
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #5 - Tasting Shabbos Food on Friday
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #4 - When Does Shabbos Prep Begin
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #3 - Great Rabbis Doing Shabbos Cleaning
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #2 - Shabbos Prep vs Torah Study
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Laws of Shabbos #1 - Starting Shabbos Prep Early
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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A Philosophical Purim Midrash
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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The Sin Precipitating Purim
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Was the Torah given on Shavuos?
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May 06, 2021 |
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Shavuot: The Conversion at Mt. Sinai
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May 05, 2021 |
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Counting Omer and Niddah Days
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Is Sefiras Haomer a Time Bound Mitzvah?
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Haggadah: The Origins of Matzah
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Nissan is the First Month
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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The Purim Timeline
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Kiddush Hachodesh - Witnesses vs. Mathematics
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Rav Yosef Eliyahu Henkin - Secular Marriage in Halacha
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Rav Eliezer Silver - Divorce
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Rav Eliezer Silver - Mechitza
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Rav Eliezer Silver - The Difference Between Chanukah Candles and Lighting the Menorah
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May 27, 2020 |
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Shavuot: Was the acceptance of the Torah at Har Sinai forced?
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May 27, 2020 |
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Rav Eliezer Silver - Halachic Issues and Implications of Akeidas Yitzchak
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May 27, 2020 |
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Rav Eliezer Silver - “Shnei” and “Shnayim”
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May 20, 2020 |
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Rav Eliezer Silver - Discomfort in the Succah
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May 18, 2020 |