Explorations

Childbirth and Leprosy and Community 01.04.2022 5:09 ↓

An exploration of the connection between the blessing of childbirth and the curse of leprosy

Boruch Hashem LeOlam - According to 3 Tosfos'es 01.04.2022 47:35 ↓

exploring the newcomer to Maariv, and understand Maariv 

Gemara Shiur - Boruch Hashem LeOlam 01.04.2022 50:02 ↓

Analysis of Tosfos' several insights into the structure of Maariv

Gemara Shiur - Berachos 2a - Boruch Hashem LeOlam 1 01.04.2022 50:28 ↓

The first of two classes exploring the section of Maariv known as "Boruch Hashem LeOlam" according to Tosfos. 

Introduction to Sefer Shoftim 01.04.2022 6:35 ↓

Exploring the theme and purpose of Sefer Shoftim (the Book of Judges), the wildest of all the books of Tanach.

Tanya Chapter 24 30.03.2022 6:04 ↓

Exploring the idea that every aveira is a branch of idolatry.

Mitzvah 25 - To know that there is a God. 30.03.2022 4:44 ↓

Exploring the Mitzvah that is the foundation of all Mitzvos- acknowledging God.

Aleinu 28.03.2022 5:06 ↓

Exploring "Aleinu", a prayer said three times a day, but in the rush of concluding davening runs the risk of being overlooked by some of us.

The Joy of Parshas Parah 25.03.2022 5:31 ↓

Exploring the joy of Parshas Parah, and why we need to hear its message before Pesach.

Parshas Shemini: The Shechina and Imposter Syndrome 25.03.2022 5:40 ↓

Exploring the crisis of confidence that Aharon and the Jews suffered before the fire descended from Heaven.

Siyum on Sefer Yehoshua 25.03.2022 9:37 ↓

An exploration of the totality of Sefer Yehoshua, summarizing the whole Book, and offering insight on how it follows the Torah and is the prelude to the next book, Sefer Shoftim. 

Yehoshua Chapter 24 24.03.2022 7:30 ↓

An exploration of the concluding chapter of Sefer Yehoshua.

Mitzvah 24: Not to leave the "techum" boundary on Shabbos 23.03.2022 6:05 ↓

Exploring the mitzvah not to leave the community limits on Shabbos.

Tanya Chapter 23 23.03.2022 6:41 ↓

Exploring Tanya Ch.23, how all Mitzvos express and channel God's will, while Torah study internalizes God's will.

How Esther teaches us all how to daven 14.03.2022 6:54 ↓

An exploration of Esther and davening, based on the Megillah and Tehillim Chapter 22

The cold case of Amalek 11.03.2022 3:54 ↓

An exploration of Amalek's main villainy; cold.  

Exemplary Jews and their exemplary sins 11.03.2022 5:51 ↓

Exploring the increased effect that exemplary people exert in the world.

Yehoshua Chapter 23 10.03.2022 4:36 ↓

An exploration of the first of Yehoshua's two Farewell Addresses to the Jewish People.

Tanya Chapter 22 09.03.2022 9:48 ↓

Exploring how the world exists, and how evil exists, when everything comes from God.

Mitzvah 23; a mitzvah I hope nobody ever does: Killing an unredeemed firstborn donkey. 08.03.2022 4:27 ↓

Exploring a most unusual, undesirable mitzvah, and what it says about human nature.

Davening first thing 07.03.2022 4:47 ↓

Exploring the "first-ness" of davening.

Gemara Berachos. The first sugya. 06.03.2022 41:29 ↓

Exploring the Gemara's opening questions.

Simcha in Adar 04.03.2022 4:46 ↓

Exploring how to fulfill the Talmud's statement that Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha, When Adar enters, we increase in joy.

A nation is built by building 04.03.2022 4:30 ↓

Exploring why building the mishkan was the vehicle for Hashem's presence

Yehoshua Chapter 22 03.03.2022 7:00 ↓

Exploring Yehoshua Chapter 22; breaking up the band, and coming to the brink of a civil war.