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This week we will continue discussing the cases of rape and seduction  and when the perpetrator must pay the fine of fifty shekel and when he is exempt from paying the fine. We will learn about the additional payments he must pay including compensation for her embarrassment, depreciation, and suffering.

This week we will finish the second chapter of Masechet Ketuvot that discusses who’s testimony is believed in court. The third chapter deals with a man who violates or seduces a young girl and the consequences of his actions. We will continue learning key principles of Jewish law.

What was life like before the destruction of the First Temple? What was the state of the people and the commonwealth? Join tour guide Rabbi Alan Haber as he explores the reality of Israel prior to the destruction of God’s House.

Join Rabbi Yehoshua Geller as he explores several important kinot and selections from Eicha in the lead up towards Mincha on Tisha B’Av.

This week we will learn which testimony is believed and which testimony isn’t. The Gemara described women testifying that they were married and then divorced, or captured but remained pure. We also have the case of men testifying that they are Kohanim, priests, and if they are believed.

In this shiur, our last of the summer series, we will attempt to find the prayer of Yehoshua at Gilgal: what was it? We will also zoom out and sum up what we have learned in this series of shiurim, and see how it can apply to our own prayers today.

This week we will continue learning key concepts of the Talmud, We will  understand the concept of majority and when we follow it. After  completing the first chapter, we will begin the second chapter with a  discussion of “he said, she said” and who we believe in a court of law.  We will also discuss how one behaves before a bride and what one should say.

In this shiur, we will examine in depth selected comments of the classical meforshim to answer the questions: Did Aharon and Pinhas actually pray, in the accounts referred to by the piyut in selihot? What might have been the actual prayers of Aharon and Pinhas in their respective moments of crisis? What exactly were they wishing for? This shiur is dedicated by Charles Neuman in memory of his fathe...

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.

This week we will learn about the seven blessings, Sheva Brachot, recited at the wedding and for a week after the wedding. The Gemara  tells us that some women get 200 zuz for their Ketuva and others get 100 zuz. We will learn several cases where a husband came to court and  claimed that his wife wasn’t a virgin on the wedding night, and what the  court’s response was to the couple.

In the previous shiur, we discussed at length the verses that tell us  about the prayer of Moshe at Har Sinai following חטא העגל, but we did  not finish seeing the comments of Rashi and Ramban, that can very much  clarify what was actually happening. We will then move on to the next prayer mentioned in the piyut of  selihot: that of Aharon with the firepan of incense. No prayer...

Food: Sharing as Caring Food, Memory, and the Seder Seudat Mitzvah: When Does a Meal Become a Mitzvah?

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.

In our previous shiurim we saw that for many of the spiritual heroes  whose names appear in the piyut in selihot (and about their prayers at  times of distress we have speculated), the Torah does not explicitly  document the text of their prayers to G-d. This is definitely not the case with Moshe Rabeinu! The Torah contains several texts of prayers of Moshe at various times. But whe...

Women in the books of the Prophets seem to have a different and more  visible role than in the Chumash itself. They are not always named but    their wisdom is clear. Join Rabbanit Yafit Clymer as she explores their stories and their impact on the greater story that is the history of Israel.

Women in the books of the Prophets seem to have a different and more   visible role than in the Chumash itself. They are not always named but    their wisdom is clear. Join Rabbanit Yafit Clymer as she explores their stories and their impact on the greater story that is the history of Israel.

As we begin a new Masechet, we will review the concept of the Ketuva, its obligations, and its purpose. We will learn the proper day of the  week for a wedding and why. We will also learn several fundamental concepts in the laws of Shabbat, as they pertain to a wedding performed  on Friday.

How Do We Make Our Table Hashem’s Table? (Shulchan Domeh LeMizbe’ach) Part 1: Bein Adam LaChaveiro Part 2: Bein Adam LeAtzmo Part 3: Minhagim

In this shiur we will try from the verses in Beresheet to understand  what would have been Yosef’s prayer from his prison cell. Then we will  move on to the account of the entire nation of Israel with their backs  to Yam Suf and seeing Par’o and his army approaching. Who prayed, and  what did they pray?

This week we will learn the entire thirteenth chapter of Yevamot. We will be learning about the orphaned minor girl whose mother or brother married her off. She has the ability to annul the marriage. This is called Mi’un and she has the right to do this as long as she is a minor.

Women in the books of the Prophets seem to have a different and more  visible role than in the Chumash itself. They are not always named but   their wisdom is clear. Join Rabbanit Yafit Clymer as she explores their stories and their impact on the greater story that is the history of Israel

Berakhot and the Attitude of Gratitude Food and Family on Shabbat Mayim Acharonim as Preparation for Birkat HaMazon

This week we will learn the entire thirteenth chapter of Yevamot. We will be learning about the orphaned minor girl whose mother or brother  married her off. She has the ability to annul the marriage. This is called Mi’un and she has the right to do this as long as she is a minor.

The Ideal of Vegetarianism Must We Eat Meat on Shabbat and Yom Tov?

How We Gain By Keeping Kosher: Two Approaches Eating LeSheim Shamayim Why Do We Cover the Challahs for Kiddush? Plus parsha recipes for Behaalotekha AND Shlach!