Congregation Beth Sholom - Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich

Parsha, Vayishlach: Like the sand of the sea, but not the dust of the earth 08.12.2022 27:32 ↓

Why Yakov rejects the bracha he was given in favor of the bracha of his grandfather Avraham.

Parsha - Vayeitzei: The dramatic meeting of Yaakov and Rachel at the well 02.12.2022 38:13 ↓

A deeper understanding of the medrash

Eim Habanim Semeicha (3) - Redemption - We know it will happen, the only question is how? 22.11.2022 48:15 ↓

Everything depends on if we are worthy or not

Alei Shur, Tefilla (3): Wait a minute, and the intersection of the Rational and Divine 21.11.2022 13:01 ↓

The value of our few minutes of tefilla, and of taking a few minutes brfore tefilla

Paternity in Halacha 18.11.2022 47:11 ↓

How is Paternity Established in Halakha?  Can one become a father posthumously?  How do ancient texts speak to modern medical technologies?

Parsha - Chayei Sarah: The defintion of Innocence and finding the perfect source for a Jewish wedding 16.11.2022 42:03 ↓

"Sarah was as innocent at 100 as at 20" - sounds a little odd. A why does can't the gemarah find a better source for giving a ring under the chuppah than Avraham buying a field from Efron?

Whose Your Mother? Defining Maternity in Halacha 16.11.2022 45:13 ↓

A shiur following the IVF clinic mixup when a woman was implanted with the wrong embryo.

Eim Habanim Semeicha (2): Persecuation and the Birth Pangs of Moshiach 15.11.2022 56:31 ↓

Why must there be such suffering and how to live as an Eretz Yisrael Jew in the exile

Alei Shur, Tefilla (2): Praying for Shleimus - not our material success - the essence of Emunah 15.11.2022 19:51 ↓

A fundamental shift in what we actually are doing when we daven: recognizing that everything comes from Hashem, whether we get what we want or not

Parsha Vayeira: Avraham asks about the Milah, and runs for bread and meat 10.11.2022 34:03 ↓

Some toughts from the Maharal on what it means to ask about the Milah and the boomering nature of Kindness

Eim HaBanim Semeicha (1) - Introduction and Love of the Land 08.11.2022 52:45 ↓

Rav Yissacher Shlomo Teichtal's groundbreaking work, written in the furnace of the Holocaust, about the Land of Israel, Redemption and Jewis Unity

Alei Shur - Tefilla (1): Undertanding the Challanges to a Meaningful Tefilla 06.11.2022 19:55 ↓

We all know it already: Tefilla is incredibly powerful, but also incredibly difficult!

Parsha: Lech Lecha -Famine? But I just got here! 03.11.2022 38:35 ↓

Lessons from a Famine in the Land

Parsha - Noach: Birthing Ourselves 27.10.2022 34:07 ↓

There are two types of progeny we create in this world, but one is more fundamental to who we are.

Mesilas Yesharim (11) - Perek Aleph: What is the purpose of Creation? Pleasure! 19.09.2022 4:52 ↓

Every Jew must be clear to what purpose do we direct our lives

Alei Shur (4) - The Power of Achdus: Hashem treats us exactly as we treat others 19.09.2022 19:42 ↓

There is no other way to greet the King other than as a unified Nation

The Story of my Kidney Donation - The many things I learned along the way (Selichos Night) 19.09.2022 43:31 ↓

A life changing experience

Mesilas Yesharim (10) - Concluding the Introduction 19.09.2022 5:06 ↓

The order of growth to achieve perfection

Parsha - Ki Tavo: Of Stones, Plaster, and writing the entire Torah 19.09.2022 36:28 ↓

"Access to information" and "accessing information" are two completely seperate ideas

Contempoarary Approaches to Teshuva - The Slonimer Rebbe 19.09.2022 46:12 ↓

The magnificient concept of Teshuva even on our Mitzvos

Mesilas Yesharim (9) - To do mitzvos with purpose and feeling 19.09.2022 5:33 ↓

Not by rote or for ulterior motives

Mesilas Yesharim (8) - The most beautiful description of what it means to Love Hashem 19.09.2022 4:19 ↓

Don't you want to be a source of Nachas to Hashem?

Alei Shur (3) - Kingship in the world we live in and what to learn from it 19.09.2022 23:16 ↓

Why arent there examples of Kings anymore?

Gemarah: To make, or not to make, a Shechiyanu on the second night of Rosh Hashana 19.09.2022 51:39 ↓

A fascinating study or new fruits, long days, and mistaken songs in the Beis Hamikdash

Mesilas Yesharim (7) - Walking in His ways: Perfecting our middos 19.09.2022 3:57 ↓

Walking in His ways: Perfecting our middos