YBT Hashkafah

The Metaphysical Implications of Stubbing Your Toe (Redux) 04.12.2022 1:40:37 ↓

Note: Today's YBT Sunday Shiur (12/4/22) is a  "Take #2" of a shiur I gave on 5/20/22 as part of my "Machshavah Lab" series for women. Synopsis: It would be great to give a comprehensive shiur about how hashgachah pratis, reward and punishment, and Divine justice work. The problem is that these topics are WAY too broad and WAY too deep and WAY too beyond my knowledge level...

R' Akiva's Guidelines for a Good Judgment on Rosh ha'Shanah (Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss) 25.09.2022 1:33:46 ↓

Earlier this year I gave a three-part shiur (in my Machshavah Lab series for women) on a mishnah in Pirkei Avos about how Hashem judges the world. The question that sparked the shiur was: What is this doing HERE? Avos is a practical masechta about ethics - not metaphysics! Thankfully, we found a commentator who translates these seemingly metaphysical ideas into practical guidelines for receiving a...