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Purim - Accepting The Torah With The Yetzer Horah
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @ Chatam - 9:2 - Shiur 34 - Purim and Shmitta and Yovel
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Supplementary materials available upon request
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A deep dive into Smicha and the efforts to return it.
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Roman Holidays - Cleopatra and Science - Greek and Roman Dialog
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @ Chatam - 8:1 - Shiur 29
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @ Chatam - 7b - Shiur 28
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @ Chatam - 7a-7b - Shiur 27
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Machlokes In Halacha
What to do when Rabbis disagree?
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When can you psak shop, and when do you have to live with your first?
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In this shiur, we covered:
- When is Sheniu Koneh
- The ordering of the Talmud
- Asking a Non-Jews for assistance on Shabbos
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In this episode, we cover the Gemara discussing extending loans and gifts to an Idol Worshipper
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An exploration of this concept, and how it supports me during this challenging time in our history.
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @ Chatam - 6b - Shiur 22 Issur Hanah and Eivah
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What is the issue with Mesayeh?
From the Gemara to Halacha.
Source Sheet: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/519706?lang=he
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Our first shiur on the topic of Lifnei Iver. In this class, we explore the questions surrounding how the prohibition is parameterized in the Torah.
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @Chatam - 5a - 5b - Shiur 18
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Is Existence Worth It? And the Shelah on prediction vs projection.
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Topics: When Rabbis Curse, Death by gunshot vs lighting bolt and why it can matter, Prayer vs. Cursing
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In this Shiur we discuss what it means that Hashem gets angry every day, the story of Bilam, and what happens if you slide into home plate with Kriat Shema.
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Topics covered:
- When Being Righteous Won't Save You
- When to rebuke and when to MYOB
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How are we to understand the role of the Ma Nishtana in the Seder
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Tuesday Night Avodah Zorah Shiur @Chatam - 4a - Shiur 11
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Topic: Levyasan, Sukkah test, and G-d's dealings with the Nations
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Topic: Can G-d Testify? And Why Chanaya Mishael V'Azryah Choose the Flames.
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In this shiur, we systematically survey last week's topic, Teaching Torah to Non-Jews.
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In this shiur, we discuss the concept of metzuvah ve'oseh and the possibility of teaching Torah to non-Jews
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Here we continue with the Gemara's description of the conversation between Hashem and the Nations.
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We begin the Gemara and start the agadata about the End of Days
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We finish the Mishna. Included are discussions about modern day Christianity with regards to the Mishna.
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A deep dive into the laws, challenges, and complexities of making a zimun during your daily lunch hour.
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NLP and Psak: Can machines create Torah? A talk given at Chatam, a wonderful Shul in Rechovot.
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Monday Night Beiyun - Opening Beer and Tuna Cans on Shabbos
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Parsha Class - Shelach: The Devastating Consequences of Settling
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Monday Night Beiyun - Psik Reisha De 'Lo Nicha Lei Applications: Video Recording
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Parsha Class Bamidbar: More Than A Number - Torah in a Desert
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Monday Night Beiyun: Psik Reisha Halacha Lem'asa Introduction
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Monday Night Beiyun: The Aruch and The Ri: Intentionality defining action
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Parsha Class Emor: Lag Ba'Omer: Rabbi Akiva's Darkness, Rabbi Shimon's Light
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Making it to Sinai: A guest class by Rabbi David Merkin "Who Was Rav Hirsch"
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Monday Night Beiyun: Ainu Miskaven and Psik Reisha De'Lo Nicha Lei - Lecture 2: The Debate
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Parsha Class Acharei Mos - Kedoshim: The Twin Goats for Twin Paths - A conversation about coincidence
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A Sefira focused Pirkie Avos class using the commentary of Rav Hirsch
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A Sefira focused Pirkie Avos class using the commentary of Rav Hirsch
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Monday Night Beiyun: Shhh, Alexa is listening - Ainu Miskaven and Psik Reisha De'Lo Nicha Lei
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Parsha Class: Tazria Meztora: The Social Dilemma
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Parsha Class - Vayikra: Rambam vs. Ramban, Two Approaches to the Material World
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Monday Night Beiyun - Selling Another's Chametz: The Player and the Self-Destructive Believer
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Parsha Class Vayakhel-Pikudei: Shabbos and the Mishkan, A Reciprocity of Affection
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Monday Night Beiyun: Selling Another's Chametz Episode 1: The Shelmazel
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Parsha Class - Ki Sisa: What Was The Eigel All About?
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Monday Night Beiyun - Schar Shabbos: Gemara, Rishonim and Beis Yosef Part 1
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Monday Night Beiyun - Amira Le'Akum 11: Day Laborers and Craftsman
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Rav Hirsh and the Hyksos, Kiddush, and Havdalah, etc
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Monday Night Beiyun - Maros Ayin and Cheese Burgers
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Talmud Initiative - Brachos 4b Geula to Tefilla
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A question with no easy answer. Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/287360
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Epicureanism, Atomism, and the struggle of Chanukah.
Yosef, the next Esav
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Monday Night Beiyun - Bein Hashmashos Is a Piece of Meat
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Relating to Esav and his descendants. The battle for survival.
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In this class we discuss the opinion of the Geonim and the Shulchan Aruch
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A discussion of the laws of Kli RIshon, Shieni and Shlishi with regards to Basar Bechalav.
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We look at the contradiction between the Gemaros in Pesachim and Shabbos and introduce Rabbenu Tam's resolution.
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We discuss the laws of hinting to a non-Jew to do some melacha on Shabbos.
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In this class, we discuss the question of using the same dishwasher for meat and milk.
Source sheet can be found here: www.sefaria.org/sheets/271388
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Monday Night Beiyun - Amirah Le ' Akum 8 - End of the laws of Deriving Benefit.
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Monday Night Beiyun - Amirah Le'Akum 7. We complete Siman 276 with a discussion regarding newspapers on Shabbat
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Mishnayos Leilu Nishmas Dina Leah Bas Menachem Mendel
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Talmud Initiative - Brachos 3a Part 2 - 3b Part 1
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Mishyanos Leiluy Nishmas Dina Leah bas Menachem Mendal
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Kitchen Disasters: Episode 4 "Coffee at a Restaurant"
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We begin sif 3 with a discussion of the laws of muktza and psik risha
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In this class we cover the Gemara until the bottom of 2b
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Here we cover the principle of Nat Bar Nat. We start with the Talmudic sources and end with its practical implications.
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Here we complete Siman 276:2. We discuss the Bad Haitur and some interesting consequences of his opinion.
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We conclude Tosfos, and discuss the possible regulations to the debate between Tosfos and Rashi. We then started the first section of the Gemara until the first two dots.
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In this class we finish sif alef, resolve the contradiction between 276:1 and 252:4; and begin sif beis with a discussion of the leniency of the Baal Haitur with regards to tzorech mitzvah
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Intro to Brachos. Mishna, and Rashi vs Tosfos on which Shema rules part 1
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In this class we covered the first sif in Shulchan Aruch, Aruch Chaim 276.
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The Torah perspective on beauty and aesthetics: a class by Dr. Peryl Agishtein
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In this episode we cover the concept of Chanan, and the laws of Dakar tzli (roasted food) with two additional anacdotes.
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A discussion of the laws of davar charif and dechuka desakina
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Monday Night Beiyun - Amirah LeAcum 2
We talked about the reasoning behind the prohibition of benefiting from work done on your behalf on Shabbos, and why the standard laws of proxy do not suffice.
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Here we review the Talmud discussion on Shabbos 122 a-b and we begin the Tur and Beis Yosef
