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We will begin with a brief introduction to Masechet Gittin. The first Mishna describes a case of an agent bringing a Get (document of divorce) from one place to another. There are certain requirements that the agent must fulfill based on where the agent is coming from and where the agent is delivering the Get to.

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion

This week we will learn what the Jewish people did before going out to battle. A special Cohen would address the army and send home certain groups of people. We will learn who these people are and why they couldn’t go to war. We will then complete the Masechet by learning about a ritual that was done if a dead body was found between two cities

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion.

This week we will continue learning about the miraculous crossing of the Jordan River. We will then learn about the Priestly Blessings, the blessings of the High Priest, and the Hakhel ceremony.

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion.

This week we will learn how many witnesses one needs to make the woman drink the bitter waters and how many can disqualify her from drinking the water.  The first Mishna in the 7th chapter enumerates things that can be said in any language and things that must be recited in Hebrew. The Sota ceremony must be done in a language that the woman understands and doesn’t need to be conducted in Hebrew.

Do you like coffee? Do you love coffee? What are the halachic considerations when making it on Shabbat? Join  Rabbi Dovid Fink  as he explains the issues. Join and you may end up with a nicer brew Shabbos morning.

This week we will learn that if the Sota woman has merit, her punishment can be delayed. However, not everyone agrees that this is correct. We will then learn the fourth chapter which deals with women who cannot drink the bitter water and don’t get their ketubah money when they get divorced.

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender as he reflects on his years living in the State of Israel and discusses Israel at 75.

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion.

After finishing the first chapter of Masechet Sotah, we will learn about the Sotah ceremony in the Temple this week. The ceremony is meant to pressure the woman to admit her guilt, if she is really guilty, or give her the opportunity to clear her name if she is innocent.

This week the Gemara discusses the steps the husband takes to bring his wife to the Temple as a Sota. When they arrive there is a very degrading ceremony meant to pressure the woman to confess. The Gemara describes what happens if she is innocent and what the consequences are if she is guilty. The Mishna then teaches the concept of a Measure for a Measure, for bad actions, and for good actions.

As we start a new Masechet, we will learn who is considered a Sota, a woman suspected of adultery. The first Mishna teaches us that to do the Sota ceremony in the Temple, the husband needed to warn his wife,  in front of witnesses not to seclude with a particular man. Then she is seen secluding with that man. The Gemara will explain what constitutes “seclusion”.

Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly shiur on the parshat hashavua and come away with creative insights into the weekly Torah portion.

This week we will learn about a Nazir who is uncertain if he came in contact with impurity and if he is a Metzora (leper). Each of these cases obligates him to shave, but only if there is certainty about his status. The Gemara proposes several solutions for this case. The last chapter of Masechet Nazir deals with who can be a Nazir and in what situations. We will finish this Masechet discovering i...

What is freedom? What about redemption? Join Rabbi Chaim Brovender as he provides a unique and creative view of the overall Pesach Seder.

1 sandwich, 2 times saying Hallel and 2 times washing hands, 3 matzot, 4 cups of wine and 4 sons, 5 books to the Torah, 6 items on the seder plate, 7 days celebrating, 8 -it’s beyond the natural realm, 9 months of pregnancy to tell a child the Pesach story, 10 plagues, and infinite ways to tell the story of leaving Mitzrayim. Join Rabbi Avraham Shira as he explores numbers in the Haggadah.

Everyone loves Nirtzah! The last step of the Seder is an intriguing combination of serious and silly. What does “Nirtzah” mean, anyway? And what’s the deal with the goat? Join Rabbi Uri Cohen as he explores Nirtzah and its songs.

We all know the simple story of how Benei Yisrael left Mitzrayim. What we might not understand is the level of strength and compassion that the Jewish people expressed as they left Egypt. Join Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker as he presents a new look at how Klal Yisrael left Egypt.

We continue to learn about things that make a Nazir impure enough to shave and restart his count. We will also learn about things that convey impurity, but don’t cause a Nazir to shave. We will then learn about the uncertainty that arises with 2 Nazirs and only one became impure.

What is the reason we recline at the seder? How important is it? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the practical halachic applications regarding leaning back, leaning to the side, or even lying down at the Pesach seder.

Hallel on seder night can be one of the highlights of the Seder as we sing our way to freedom. Join Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz as she explores the deep message in it being spread out throughout the evening

We may say Birkat Hamazon hundreds of times throughout the year; is it any different when it’s part of the Pesach seder? Join Mrs. Sarah Rudolph as she explores ways of relating this night’s Grace After Meals directly to Pesach itself.

The final checking for chametz ceremony can be a fulfilling and spiritual culmination of the cleaning for chametz ordeal. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the important practical halachic issues during the final hours before Seder night.