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Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join  ⁠⁠⁠ Rabbi Daniel Korobkin ⁠⁠⁠  as he explores this importa...

This class is about the addition for Rosh Chodesh and Festivals,  Ya’aleh veyavo . I try to answer these questions: Why do we only say Ya’aleh veyavo on Rosh Chodesh and Festivals, but not on Shabbat or Chanukah or Purim? Why is there such a long thesaurus of words at the introduction of the prayer? What is the connection between remembrance and Rosh Chodesh or Festivals? I spend quite a bit of ti...

This week we will discuss various cases of self-defense, capital punishment, and rebellious behavior. THe Gemara explores the concept of rodef (a pursuer), allowing lethal force to stop someone attempting murder or severe harm, and the laws regarding a ben sorer u’moreh (rebellious son), whose extreme disobedience and gluttony are seen as indicators of a dangerous future. For more info or to visit...

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Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join  ⁠⁠ Rabbi Daniel Korobkin ⁠⁠  as he explores this important...

In last week’s shiur we met Dovid for the first time, but we didn’t get to know him much more than his physical description. Tonight we learn the famous story of his fight with Goliat and his passion for Gd and His honor. This story will not only be an introduction to getting to know Dovid but will literally be the paradigm of who he is and what drives him in so many scenes through the sefer. For...

This week will begin learning about the rebellious son. We will learn what makes him rebellious and why he is punished even though he is a minor. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedrin/

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. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join  ⁠ Rabbi Daniel Korobkin ⁠  as he explores this important,...

After seeing the mistakes Shaul made as king we can now have a better understanding of what Hashem is looking for in the next one. In tonight’s shiur we will see the choosing of Dovid and what Hashem highlights about him in the pshat. We will then get to see Shaul meet him for the first time and how their relationship begins to develop. For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva....

This week we will learn about the prohibition of Idolatry, what actions are prohibited and what punishment one gets if he transgresses. We will learn the different types of worship for different pagan gods. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedrin/

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. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

David’s journey to kingship found him in various situations which allowed him to gain invaluable experience for his eventual time on the throne. Join  Sepha Kirshblum  as she explores the emotional side of this journey and how it made him the leader he needed to be. For the original course page please visit ⁠ https://webyeshiva.org/course/king-davids-diaries/⁠

Rabbi Saadia Gaon’s sefer Emunot V’Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join  Rabbi Daniel Korobkin  as he explores this important, monu...

Concluding meditation: This is the final section of the Amida, after the conclusion of the 19 blessings. In this class I will answer some of these questions: Who wrote this prayer? Why is this prayer in the singular, not plural? Why is the focus on speaking evil (lashon hara)? What is the relationship between sacrifices and prayers? For the original course page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://web...

This week we will continue learning about the other 3 types of capital punishment that the Sanhedrin was able to carry out. The Gemara teaches which sins were punished by which type of death. Each death was carried out as mercifully as possible. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedri...

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. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

Blessing of Peace: This class is about the final blessing of the Amida, the blessing of peace. Why are there two forms of this blessing, “Sim Shalom” and “Shalom Rav”? Why does it follow Birkat Cohanim? Why is this the last blessing? Why do we say “peace on us” even when praying alone? For the original course page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/the-shemoneh-esrei-in-depth/

Birkat Cohanim part 2: This is the second shiur on Birkat Cohanim. In it, I address: How do the Cohanim give the blessing? Why do Levi’im wash the hands of the Cohanim? What does the Shaliach Tzibbur do? What does the congregation do? How sure does he have to be that he is a Cohen? Can non-Cohanim give the blessing? When do we recite the Priestly Blessing — daily? On festivals? Other uses of the P...

Birkat Cohanim part 1: This is the first of a two-part shiur on the Priestly Blessing, Birkat Cohanim. In it, we look at: The importance of Birkat Cohanim The verses relating to the Priestly Blessing The reason this blessing comes between thanksgiving and peace Who is blessed in this blessing How should the cohanim conduct themselves while giving the blessing For the original course page please vi...

This week the Gemara describes the process of stoning a person. The person is pushed off a structure by one of the witnesses that convicted him. If he doesn't die from the fall, the second witness throws a heavy stone off the structure.  The body is hanged for a moment and then buried right away. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://web...

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. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/

Al Hanisim: In a pre-Chanukah special, this class will look at the Al Hanisim prayer, added on Chanukah and Purim (but we will focus on the Chanukah one this time and leave the Purim one for a few months) Who was “the Hasmonean”? How did the Greeks make the Jews “forget Your Torah”? I understand why it is miraculous to deliver the strong into the hand of the week, and the numerous into the hands o...

This week we will finish the fourth chapter and learn the entire fifth chapter of Masechet Sanhedrin. We will learn how a court of 23 judges capital cases. We will also learn how the court questioned witnesses with 2 types of questions. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-sanhedrin/

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. For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5785/