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Avelut during Sefira (2), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The various customs regarding mourning-type practices during all or part of the weeks between Pesach and Shavuot are well-known. Yet, the source for these practices is the subject of much speculation among the Rishonim - as we discover in this three-part shiur. Along the way, we also look at the story of the death of R. Akiva's students, including...

Avelut during Sefira (1), by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The various customs regarding mourning-type practices during all or part of the weeks between Pesach and Shavuot are well-known. Yet, the source for these practices is the subject of much speculation among the Rishonim - as we discover in this three-part shiur. Along the way, we also look at the story of the death of R. Akiva's students, including...

R. Yechezkel Landau_Noda BeYehuda_17 Iyar 5553, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Behar 5768

R. Naftali of Ropshitz_11 Iyar 5587, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Emor 5768  

Memories of Moreinu Harav Aharon zt"l, by Rav Danny Rhein and Rav Ezra Bick, given on Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5781, Harav Lichtenstein's 6th yahrzeit.

Yom HaZikaron: How the Mighty have Fallen, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom It is a long-standing tradition in some communities to read David's elegy for Shaul and Yonatan ( Shmuel II 1:17-27 ) on Yom haZikkaron. In this shiur, we review the dirge and point out several nuances which inform the subtextual message of this beautiful plaint for David's best friend - Yonatan - and the fallen king, Shaul. The s...

Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot Part 2, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Shiur given during daf yomi siyum of Massekhet Pesachim 5781, and released here in advance of Yom HaAtzmaut. Click here for source sheet . Chag ha'atzmaut sameach!

Reciting Birkat Shehecheyanu on Mitzvot, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Shiur given during daf yomi siyum of Massekhet Pesachim 5781, and released here in advance of Yom HaAtzmaut. We are accustomed to reciting the ברכה of "שהחיינו", known as ברכת הזמן, when we perform certain מצוות, such as תקיעת שופר, lighting נר חנוכה and so forth. We examine the development of this practice - which is not mentioned...

Harav Aharon Lichtenstein and the Concept of Bitachon, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Shiur given over zoom, April 26, 2020, in commemoration of Harav Aharon's 5th Yahrzeit. Yehi zikhro barukh.

The Impact of the Holocaust upon Harav Amital's Torah, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Shiur given over zoom in April 2020.

Kadesh, UrChatz, Karpas - The First 3 Innings of the Seder, shiur by Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein, March 22nd, 2021, given over zoom The shiur is in memory of Mr. Joshua (Yehoshua Moshe ben Chaya Rachel) Mermelstein z"l. Source sheet available here: http://gush.net/pdf/Likrat_Pesach5781-RML_Kadesh_UrChatz_Karpas.pdf

Reb Aryeh Levine_9 Nisan5729, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Metzora 5768  

R. Meir Dan Plotzki_6 Nisan 5688, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Tazria 5768      

R. Yechiel Michel Epstein_Aruch HaShulchan_22 Adar I 5668, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Shemini 5768

Haman_14 Adar, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Tzav 5768  

R. Moshe Feinstein_13 Adar II 5746, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Vayikra 5768    

R. Shabtai HaKohen – The Shach_Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet 5423, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Pekudei 5768    

R. Yaakov Kaminetzky - 29 Adar I 5746, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Vayakhel 5768  

Likrat Pesach: The 3 Things that Need to be Said at the Seder, by Moreinu Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l March 21, 1990

R. Yitzchok Isaac Tendler - 19 Adar 5740, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Ki Tisa 5768  

R. Avrohom Bornsztain, Avnei Nezer - 11 Adar 5670, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Tetzaveh 5768

R. David Rabinowitz-Teomim, ADeReT - 3 Adar 5665, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Teruma 5768

Parshat Mishpatim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb #1 - Classical Commentators - The Mysterious and Mystical End of Parshas Mishpatim The first of 5 installments.  #2 - Contemporary Commentators  #3 - Midrash -  #4 - Sparks of Mussar #5 - Halacha from the Parsha  

R. David Ben Shmuel HaLevi - The Taz - 26 Shevat 5427, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Mishpatim 5768

Watching the Super Bowl as a Religious Person, by Rav Moshe Taragin Building a healthy relationship with sports