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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-par...

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 i...

This week we will begin Masechet Makkot by examining cases where false witnesses (eidim zomemim) are liable for punishment, including when their false testimony could not have possibly been true, and debates whether they receive the punishment they intended to inflict or not. In the second chapter, the Gemara explores distinctions between different types of murderers—intentional vs. unintentional—...

This week we will begin with discussions about King David’s sin with Batsheva and the consequences of his actions, followed by reflections on repentance and divine justice. The later pages focus on the downfall of the wicked kings of Israel and the rebellion of Korach, culminating in a broader conversation about false prophets, rebellious cities, and how the Torah guides dealing with internal thre...

Tragic 20th Century Haggadot: In this class, I speak about 20th century rewritten haggadot that were responses to the time when they were written: The Hitler Haggadah, written in 1943 by an anonymous author during the Allied liberation of North Africa through Operation Torch. A Survivors’ Haggadah, created in 1946 by Holocaust survivors in displaced persons camps near Munich, Germany. The Haggadah...

Tonight, our final in a series on the Maggid portion of the Haggadah, we will explore the notion how a Voice carries lifeforce to its listeners, and how the Voice is cut into expressions of sounds, letters and speech, dibbur, that transfer meanings to a person's inner being. These meanings trigger memories that activate feelings that prompt actions. All of this communication is to bring us to expr...

Nirtzah is the last step along the way on Seder night, but is it the end of the Seder? Join Rabbanit Fran Miller as she explores how nirtzah can be a stepping stone to endless telling of the Passover story.

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-pars...

When it comes to the Haggadah read on Seder Night, Maggid is the longest section encompassing many important and inspiring depths and wonders about Yetziat Mitzrayim. Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender as he explores telling the Passover story, as presented in the Haggadah.

From ushering in Pesach in the synagogue to singing late at night, reciting Hallel is a major part of the experience. Join Rabbi Yitzhak Zuriel as he explores Hallel on Seder night.

Sometimes doing something everyday, as easy as it may seem, may pose a challenge including what to do if you miss a night. Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman   as he reviews the laws of counting the Omer and explores the deeper meaning of the forty nine day lead up to Matan Torah.

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 imp...

Makat bechorot, the killing of the first born across Egypt, was what finally got Pharaoh to open the gates of Mitzrayim to B’nei Yisrael. Join   Ilana Goldstein Saks and explore Rashi’s unique understanding of the event and it’s connection to the korban Pesach.

“Eliyahu, come on in!” What’s the origin of the idea that Eliyahu the Prophet shows up at every Seder around the time of Barech? And is that really why we pour an extra cup of wine and open the door? Join Rabbi Uri Cohen in exploring the development of a popular tradition.

When it comes to the Haggadah read on Seder Night, Maggid is the longest section encompassing many important and inspiring depths and wonders about Yetziat Mitzrayim. Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender as he explores telling the Passover story, as presented in the Haggadah.

This week we will discuss various aggadic and halachic topics, including the dangers of scoffing at Torah, the fate of different biblical figures in the World to Come, and stories about the downfall of wicked individuals like Nebuchadnezzar and Bilaam. The Gemara explores the tension between divine justice and mercy, illustrating how even great scholars can be led astray by arrogance or improper i...

Tzafun, in many ways, ties the start of the Seder to it’s end. Join  Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz  as she explores how the bread of affliction is truly that which brings hope and the ultimate redemption.

The Maxwell House Haggadah is the most popular haggadah in history, with over 60 million printed, and another million copies every year. For Americans, it is the epitome of what a haggadah should be. So how did a Tennessee coffee company come to produce the greatest haggadah of all time? In this class I answer these questions and more: How did Maxwell House coffee come to be associated with a Hagg...

We will look further into the patterns and paradigms of Maggid,  the recitation of the Haggada on Leil haSeder.  We have seen many allusions to the ideas of contraction and expansion in the story of the Jewish people, and its significance for the individual.  Tonight we will look for the allusions that lead us to the Unity, the receiving the Torah and becoming a nation.  Surprises are always on th...

Most of us eagerly await Shulchan Orech, but what is it we’re waiting for? Join Mrs. Sarah Rudolph explore everyone’s favorite part of the Pesach seder and see what makes this meal different from all other meals.

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-parsh...

When it comes to the Haggadah read on Seder Night, Maggid is the longest section encompassing many important and inspiring depths and wonders about Yetziat Mitzrayim. Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender as he explores telling the Passover story, as presented in the Haggadah.

Sometimes it’s hard for kids under 12 or 13 to sit still at the table for long periods of time and Seder night can be the ultimate test. Join  Rabbi Johnny Solomon  as he explores a parent’s chinuch obligations for children under bar or bat mitzvah age. If they are not obligated in certain mitzvot, what should shape their experience? How much should a parent push them to participate in the Haggada...

For many Ashkenazim, the Pesach custom of Kitniyot (legumes and a bunch of other foods) involves (1) not eating them and (2) complaining instead. Does it have to be this way? Join  Rabbi Uri Cohen  as he reevaluates the meaning of the Kitniyot custom and recommends some practical leniencies.

Korech, otherwise known as the Hillel sandwich, is a brief step on the way to eating the Seder meal, but it has great significance and pays homage to the long tradition of various Talmudic opinions. Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman   as he explores the fascinating message of korech, and how a personality like Hillel was able to make this custom last.