Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
By Rabbi Mayer Twersky
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This podcast shares hashkafa shiurim given by Rav Mayer Twersky. More shiurim and divrei Torah from Rav Twersky are available on TorahWeb.org and RavTwersky.TorahWeb.org. If you are aware of any hashkafa shiurim given by Rav Mayer Twersky that we miss on this podcast, please share a recording with diament@torahweb.org so we can post it!
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Simchas Beis HaShoeiva 5787: Yediah, Ahava, Dveykus
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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5787 Yohrtzeit Shiur for Rav Yitzchok Asher Twersky, Motzaei Y'K
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Pre-Selichos Schmooze, 5786
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Reflecting On Our Own Communities
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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This is Not the World I Grew Up In
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Ahavas Torah. Simchas Hachaim. (Shloshim of Jonathan Cohen.)
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: A Person Chooses What He Will Do & Who He Will Be
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Teshuva, Mesorah, & the Reality of Nitzchiyus - Past, Present, & Future
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Teshuva: Reframing the Past and Changing its Future Reverberation
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha - Keeping Halacha - an Act of Creation
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Chiddushei Torah. Creativity. To'hu Va'vo'hu.
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May 31, 2026 |
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Goy Kadosh
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May 21, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Halacha is the Reality of the Ish Hahalacha, and Dictates His Behavior At All Times
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May 10, 2026 |
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What is the Utopia of Mashiach, and How Do We Bring Mashiach? Noble, Exalted Deeds vs. Noble, Exalted People.
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May 08, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Kitzur lashon, Tznius. Being driven by sechel. Applicability of ma'aseh rav.
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May 04, 2026 |
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The Place of Belief in Yemos Hamosiach in Avodas Hashem.
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May 01, 2026 |
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Kol Dodi Dofek: Can't Escape Being a Jew & Part of Klal Yisroel
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Patience & Understanding vs. Superficiality in Religious Experience
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Medinas Yisroel: Halachic Significance, Messianism.
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Individuality, Halacha, and Chiddush
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Rav Mayer Twersky - Insulation and Integration: Balancing Withdrawing From, and Navigating Within, Society
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Mitzvas Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Equanimity of the Ish hahalacha. The Mussar Movement.
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Pesach: Lir'os / L'har'os: Translating the Mindset of Appreciating Freedom Into Action
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Freedom is Sechel Ruling Over Emotion
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: The Ideal World of Halacha Was Designed for Olam Hazeh, & That's Affirming.
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Elevating Sechel Over Feelings
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Purifying Emunah From Emotion
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: This World is a Natural Fit for a Live of Avodas Hashem
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Understanding Hashem & His Yichud
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Torah is Grounded in this World, Including Knowing the Halacha Even When it's not L'Maaseh
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Objective Norms for Religiosity
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Reflections on Current Realities in Chinuch, Mesorah, and Eretz Yisroel
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Iyunim B'Hilchos De'os
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Bitachon Mei'Hishtadlus Al Pi Halacha
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Two Paths to Simcha, One Profound Truth
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Q&A at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Ish Hahaclacha: Halacha Objectifies Spirituality
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Ish Hahaclacha: Connecting to, and Creating, Kedusha
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Levels of Yichud Hashem
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevaos: Mutually Indispensable Parts of Avodas Hashem
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Talmud Torah & Focus on Hashem
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Physical & Transcendental
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Hashem & Elokim
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Machlokes & Ahavas Yisroel
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Sha'ar Hayichud. Intelectually-Based Awareness.
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Developing a Sense for What the Torah Wants is Critical
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Goal, Audience, and Priority of the Sefer
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: The Gift of Life. More on the Sequence of the Sefer.
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Halacha Relates Specifically to This World
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Ish hahalacha: R’ Chaim’s Derech Halimud & Ish Hahalacha
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Chovos Ha;evavos: Chochmo Bagoyim. Yichud -> Bechina -> Avoda -> Bitachon.
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: 1) R' Bachya's Modesty 2) The Need fir Brevity 3) Each Discipline Has it's Own Type of Logic
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Sequence is Critical in Talmud Torah and in all Aspects of Avodas Hashem
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Natural Progression. Overcome Inhibitions to Pursue Truth.
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Wholeheartedness in Mitzvos
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Relationship Between Chovos of Levavos & Eivarim
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Internalized Halachic Thinking & Intuition
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Reasons for Chukim. Focus on Shleimus.
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Man's Role in Torah
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Using Sechel. Sechel Guided & Bounded by Mesorah
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Ahavas Yisroel, Humility, Divisions Within, & Divisiveness
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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ChovosHalevavos: Knowing and/vs. Understanding Chovos Halevavos
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Are Chovos Halevavos Expressed as Mitzvos? Definition of "Mitzvah".
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Halacha/Torah Tells Us How to Think
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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We Exist and Serve Hashem as Part of Klal Yisroel
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Attitudes and Reactions are Independent of External Circumstances
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Letter & Spirit of Mitzvos
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Attitudes Underlying Mitzvos Sichliyos
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Gain from the Pain (רמב"ם הל' תלמוד תורה ג.ו)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Halacha is an Ideal System Given to Us in Olam Hazeh
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Middos, Chovos Halevavos, and Mitzvos
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: The Nature of Post-Talmud Seforim
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: The Necessity of Understanding for Belief.
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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How to React To the NYC Mayoral Election Result
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Halacha is a World of Ideas, Part 2
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha: Halacha is a World of Ideas
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Current Events in Eretz Yisroel: the Draft, etc.
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Chukim, Mishpatim, and Sevara
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Sources of Mistakes in Sevara
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Sevara, Truth, and its Distortion
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Hakdama : Opinions re: Shelo Lishma
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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The Realities of Antisemitism and of Slef-Hating Jews
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Hakdama to Sefer Chovos Halevavos, part 1
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Simchas Beis Shoeiva, 5786: Definition of Tzaddik. Simcha on Sukos / in the Mikdash.
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Yohrtzeit Shiur for Rav Twersky's father: Meis B'Teshuvaso
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Chovos haLevavos, Sha'ar haTeshuva: Perek 5: Yiras haOnesh & Kabbolas ol Mitzvos. Regret, Objectifying Teshuva.
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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יום שימת אהבה ורעות - How is Achdus Possible?
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Hilchos Teshuva: Environment of Sin. Before Hashem.
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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What We Know & Can't Know About Hashem
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Teshuva: Focused on the Past, Focused on the Future.
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Elements of Teshuva
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Assur and/vs Wrong. Work Required to do Teshuva.
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Achieving Kedoshim Tihiyu Through Consistency
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ish HaHalacha: Perek 1, #3: Knowledge, Understanding, and their Limits
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ish HaHalacha: Perek 1, #2: Scientific vs. Religious Attitude Towards the Unknown.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Things a Sinner Must Know in Order to Do Teshuva.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Sechel vs. Desires. Cheshbon HaNefesh. Awareness of HKB"H and the Magnitude of Sin.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Types of Teshua.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Changing the Middah Which Caused Sin. Regret Without Change.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Substane of Teshuva. Kabbolas Ol Malchus Shomayim.
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Elul: Focus on Year-Round Avodah, Part 2
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Elul: Focus on Year-Round Avodah, Part 1
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Chovos halevavos: The Level of a Baal Teshuva vs a Perfect Tzaddik
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Chovos Halevavos: Hakdama to Sha’ar Hateshuva. Teshuva is a Chessed.
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Ish Hahalacha, Perek 1
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Kinnos 2025
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Avos 1:18 - Definition of Shalom. Extent of Emmes.
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May 15, 2025 |
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3:10-12 - Hana'ah from divrei Torah. Results of systemic lack of financial support. Definition of hashmada.
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May 11, 2025 |
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Hilchos Talmud Torah, Halacha 3:6 - Pas balelech. Al Tomar. Anava.
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May 06, 2025 |
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Hilchos Talmud Torah, Halacha 3:6 - Pas balelech. Al Tomar. Anava.
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May 06, 2025 |
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Torah vs. Other Mitzvos. Shelo Lishma. Love of Torah.
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May 05, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #7
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #6
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #5
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #4
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #3
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #1
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Rambam, Hilchos Chametz U'Matza #2
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Further Reflections on and Reactions to a Student Club for "LGBTQ"
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Reflections on and Reactions to a Student Club for "LGBTQ"
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Hamas' (and Iran's) Depravity: When Our Enemies Know No Limits, Should We? Do We Need to Act Morally When Dealing With an Immoral Enemy?
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Pirkei Avos 8: 1:4, 1:6
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Pirkei Avos 7: Perek 1, Mishna 2 and 3.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Kevias Ittim: Setting a Rendezvous with the Melamed Torah
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Zechiras Amalek: Always Remember that Our Choices Count
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Chochmo V'Chassidus: Siyum & Yahrtzeit Shiur for Rav Twersky's Mother
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Ramban #38: Zachor, Megillah, & Mitzvos d'Rabbanan
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Pirkei Avos 6: Va'asu Syag laTorah
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Becoming Deeper People. Q&A.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ramban #37: Hakdama to Parshas Terumah
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Thursday Shiur: Pirkei Avos 5: Ha'amidu Talmidim Harbeh.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Lifnim Mishuras Hadin
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Thursday Shiur: Pirkei Avos 4: Halacha L'Moshe MiSinai.
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Thursday Shiur: Pirkei Avos 3: The Cheftza of Torah sheBiksav
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Thursday Shiur: Pirkei Avos 2: Writing Down B’al Peh
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Thursday Shiur: Pirkei Avos 1: Torah b’Ksav & B’al Peh
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Q&A at Sha'alvim (Feb. 10, 2025)
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Feb 13, 2025 |