Yakov Bronsteyn

Rabbi Yakov Bronsteyn - Parsha Classes

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Rabbi Bronsteyn is the West Coast Kashrus Administrator for the world renowned Star-K Kosher Certification. Rabbi Bronsteyn is one of the four "Founding Fathers” of the Phoenix Community Kollel. He was raised in Lawrence, New York. While studying in both the US & Israel, he earned a Bachelors in Economics from Queens College & was ordained at Yeshiva Mercaz Hatorah in Jerusalem. As a well seasoned senior lecturer, he offers popular public classes in the community & other venues in the greater Phoenix area. Questions or comments? Email Rabbi Bronsteyn at Yaakov.bronsteyn@gmail.com

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Yakov Bronsteyn

Episodes

16. Shemos - Humility as a result of knowledge 16.01.2020 44:15

Humility isn’t a choice of behavior, but a consequence of the knowledge of what one could be compared to who they are.

15. Shemos - Being Happy for Others 12.01.2020 51:30

We explore how being happy for others requires a state of being called “good heart”. This is the real reason of Aharon’s happiness for Moshe’s appointment. Please note: This is a throwback episode and the audio quality is a bit grainy.

14. Vayechi - Reciting a Bracha on one Thought to be Dead 09.01.2020 40:34

A case of mistaken identity and an interesting question of law. Learn how it relates to the real reason of why Yaakov Avinu didn’t reveal the future to his children.

13. Vayechi - Good people do good things 06.01.2020 44:54

A purposeful life is a justified life. A life that’s justified is full of purposeful action. Not just paying lip-service to that life, which is hypocrisy.

12. Vayigash - Age and Happiness Depend on Attitude 30.12.2019 44:12

How bemoaning and complaining about our circumstances in life can affect us physically. Our fears can become a self-fulfilling prophecy both in the negative and positive.

11. Mikeitz - Chanukah and Forgetting Torah 26.12.2019 41:36

Note: This is a throwback episode. Due to it's age, it’s audio quality is not as high as most episodes, however content quality is as high as you've come to expect.

10. Chanuka - Using Cigarettes in Your Menorah 23.12.2019 44:10

Discover what the light of the menorah represents and why it's a fire. Also, delve into some halachic issues that have ramifications for using cigarettes instead of candles.

9. Vayeishev - When Darkness Disappears 20.12.2019 31:28

Dark moments in life fashion our character. The only way to make the darkness disappear is with light.

8. Vayeishev - Reading Faces! 19.12.2019 44:58

Reading people's faces is key to understanding them. This ability inspired Yosef to withstand a very difficult moment in his life.

7. Vayeishev - Pondering Hatred and Jealousy 16.12.2019 51:35

Together with everyone in the class, ponder the familial dynamics of Yaakov’s family and their ramifications for our lives; hatred, jealousy, revenge, dispute and favoritism.

6. Vayishlach - With Brothers Like That 13.12.2019 35:11

Not all villains wear capes. Yaakov's prayers to be saved from Esav's evil whether through violence or love.

5. Vayishlach - The Face of a Jew and a Politician 13.12.2019 41:30

How the religious parties in Israel can get more votes according to Rabbi Soloveitchik, and the necessity for change by living up to an ideal.

4. Vayishlach - Anti Semitism 09.12.2019 50:38

The origins of anti-semitism and why it's effects reverberate through history.

3. Vayetzei - Leah’s Intrusion 06.12.2019 45:46

How Leah inserted herself into a marriage in which she didn't belong, according to the perspective of the Shem MiShmuel.

2. Vayetzei - What to do When One is Angry 02.12.2019 46:04

Riding the emotional wave that is anger and avoiding conflict escalation.

1. Toldos - Can I Sell My Sins? 29.11.2019 53:01

Are the rewards and punishments for God's commandments commodities to be sold or bartered?