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Yeshiva of Newark Podcast

The Yeshiva of Newark /The Yeshiva at IDT is an on-line institution providing instruction and classes,lectures and dialogue for students of almost any background.  The original school was founded on a broad-minded approach to Jewish studies that still resided firmly within the Mesorah of Orthodox Judaism. With the advent of the Covid epidemic in 2020-the institution refashioned itself to meet the needs and requests of interested parties across the globe which has resulted in well over half a million downloads of episodes in three years.

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Standing in Two Worlds with Doctor Sam Juni -Episode 23-Chanukah: Unsheathing the Aggressive Persona- Normalcy vs Pathology 16.12.2020

Rabbi Kivelevitz grounds the discussion by pointing out that Chanukah celebrates the triumph of Jewish aggression and violence perpetrated by the Kohanim (Temple priests) whose function was traditionally peaceful, scholarly, and spiritual, and highlights that the Hasmonean dynasty was subsequently plagued by internecine enmity and bloodshed which led to the destruction of the Judaic kingdom. Kivel...

RambaN Vs.RambaM- The Esteemed Behag and Intractable Taryag :Two very different types of Genius 14.12.2020

AShiurthat mines ancient texts for illuminating new understanding and relevance! The following is a letter from Rabbi Kivelevitz .Shalom Ubracha-It is quite unnecessaryto state here how stressful the last few months have been. AsKlal Yisroel places an immeasurable value on learning and intellectual growth, many of us have weathered this storm by entrenching ourselves deeper into our rich literary...

A-Typical Vort with Rabbi Ari Koretzky-The light of family 11.12.2020

Well crafted insights from one of the United States' most important Jewish educators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/je...

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper begins reading Vayeshev and explains Yaakov's desire for tranquility 11.12.2020

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, Rosh Beit Midrash of its Summer Beit Midrash Program and a member of the Boston Beit Din. Rabbi Klapper is a widely published author in prestigious Hebrew and English journals. He is frequently consulted on issues of Jewish law from representatives of all streams of Judaism and responds from an explicit and uncompromised Orthod...

Fundamentals of the Talmud-78-Debating from the Right or Left-Where does the Menorah go? 11.12.2020

As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more. Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow...

The Deeper End of the Parsha-Why do we read the Yosef story during Chanukah? 11.12.2020

Rabbi Kivelevitz and Mrs Segall explain the Talmud's association and discuss the unique aspects of these Parshios and how they may be crucial in understanding Chanukah See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lectur...

Fundamentals of the Talmud-77-The Twenty Amos Limit for Menorah and Sukkah 11.12.2020

As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more. Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow...

Fundamentals of the Talmud 76-Who pays when the flax merchant's camel and the storeowner's Menorah cause a conflagration that burns down the marketplace? 11.12.2020

As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more. Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow...

Fine Tuned Halacha-49-Celebrating a Malchus that was illegitimate-Chanukah as a Torah Command to commemorate-the ultimate Gemar Din-Maariv's Tadir trumps Chanukah's Pirsumei 11.12.2020

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people. While the...

Fine Tuned Halacha-48-Using an electric Menorah or a flashlight in a hospital or as a soldier on the front lines-If a doctor has a choice of scheduling his shift, should he opt for lighting at night or joining a Minyan for Hallel in the day ? 11.12.2020

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people. While the...

Fine Tuned Halacha 47-Piskei Chanukah from Rav Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l 11.12.2020

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people. While the...

Fine Tuned Halacha-46-Piskei Rav Shlomo Aviner on Chanukah 11.12.2020

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people. While the...

Fine Tuned Halacha-45-Birchos Chanukah where there is no Menorah at all-Can a non-Jewish Health aide of a paralyzed Jewish man effect the lighting with the patient saying the Brachos? 11.12.2020

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people. While the...

Tshuvos and Poskim-How the Mitzvah of Ner Chanukah has turned every Jewish Home into a "House of Representatives" 11.12.2020

תנו רבנן: מצות חנוכה נר איש וביתו. והמהדרין - נר לכל אחד ואחד. והמהדרין מן המהדרין, בית שמאי אומרים: יום ראשון מדליק שמנה, מכאן ואילך פוחת והולך; ובית הלל אומרים: יום ראשון מדליק אחת, מכאן ואילך מוסיף והולךאשה ודאי מדליקה, דאמר רבי יהושע בן לוי: נשים חייבות בנר חנוכה, שאף הן היו באותו הנס.אמר רב ששת: אכסנאי חייב בנר חנוכה.אמר רבי זירא: מריש כי הוינא בי רב משתתפנא בפריטי בהדי אושפיזא.בתר דנסיבי אית...

Living Our Best Selves Takes Practice - Vayeishev 2020 10.12.2020

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Emeritus Rex-Chanukah-A Holiday that Morphs as Needed 09.12.2020

An interview program that seeks to pick the brain of one of the most influential Rabbinic figures of North America. RabbiReuben Joshua Poupko has been the Rabbi ofBeth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Montrealfor over 30 years. Please leave us a review at ravkiv@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. Th...

To STIR with Love-Tales from Prison- Freedom for Marriage Only: Nuptials behind Iron Gates 09.12.2020

'This podcast is operated with the activity of Rabbi Kolakowski as a private individual and not as a representative of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of Corrections, or any facility, bureau or office thereof. None of the statements, representations, viewpoints, images or other media contained herein has been sanctioned, approved or endorsed by the Commonwealth or the Department....

Standing in Two Worlds with Doctor Sam Juni -Episode 22 -The slippery slope of Secular Humanism 09.12.2020

Rabbi Kivelevitz begins the podcast by noting recent social events where contemporary notions of human rights are given precedence to traditional ideas of religious freedom. He particularly points to such causes as climate change and environmental consciousness as values which gained high visibility. Prof. Juni then addresses the religious, psychological, and psychiatric notions of morality and va...

RambaN Vs.RambaM 19-The animal within us 07.12.2020

AShiurthat mines ancient texts for illuminating new understanding and relevance! The following is a letter from Rabbi Kivelevitz .Shalom Ubracha-It is quite unnecessaryto state here how stressful the last few months have been. AsKlal Yisroel places an immeasurable value on learning and intellectual growth, many of us have weathered this storm by entrenching ourselves deeper into our rich literary...

Rischa D'Araisa-Season 2 Episode 14-Reversing Footsteps-Reaching those who have left Charedi life 07.12.2020

Moved by an article in the New Yorker that sketches the travails and anguish of formerly Chasidic persons who have left frumkeit, Rabbi Kivelevitz asks Rabbi Bechhofer if there is a method to reach these persons before organizations like Footsteps push them beyond a point of no return to any semblance of practicing religious behavior. Bechhofer indicates the fine work being done by a Jew in the Ci...

Rav Binny's Biurei HaParsha-Vayishlach-Battling Evil without detesting the evil-doer is what allows us to claim the mantle of Yisroel 04.12.2020

Rabbi Binny Freedman is a highly engaging and inspirational educator who has a gift for synthesizing difficult, sophisticated material in a way that inspires both the novice and the scholar. His proficiency in applying classic Jewish concepts to contemporary life in a personal and meaningful way has made him a sought after speaker throughout North America and around the world. We thank the Orayta...

Rabbi Francis Nataf on Vayishlach:The Patriarch who Became an Ax-murderer 04.12.2020

Rabbi Francis Nataf is a respected educator, writer and thinker, well known for his ability to find new ways of looking attextandtradition. He is the author of the groundbreaking book on the TorahRedeeming Relevance. The Yeshiva of Newark @IDT is proud to partner with Rav Nataf to help spread his important messages to as wide an audience as possible .In this episode the Rabbi asks his audience :Wh...

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper inquires whether Faith and Fear are compatible: Lessons from Yaakov's Battle preparations 04.12.2020

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, Rosh Beit Midrash of its Summer Beit Midrash Program and a member of the Boston Beit Din. Rabbi Klapper is a widely published author in prestigious Hebrew and English journals. He is frequently consulted on issues of Jewish law from representatives of all streams of Judaism and responds from an explicit and uncompromised Orthod...

A-typical Vort with Rabbi Ari Koretzky-Parshas Vayishlach-Selling G.I.Joes leads the Rabbi to an epiphany 04.12.2020

Insights on the Parshas HaShavua from one of the United States most important Jewish educators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedf...

Tshuvos and Poskim-Adoption: Paving over the Potholes 04.12.2020

As part of the regular Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur,Rabbi Kivelevitz presented over ZOOM a survey of the Halachic process for and reactions toadoption. Kivelevitz highlights the protocolsdirectives and leniencies ofRav Ben Tzion Meir Chai Uziel,Rav Yechezkel Abramsky, and Rav Moshe Feinstein,זצוק"ל זי"ע See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has be...

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