Torah
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In Search of Freedom, Preparing for Pesach and Beyond
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4/2/2024 Echoes of Exodus: The External Tale of Maggid and Jewish History |
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4/8/2024 The Three Semesters of Makkos |
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4/15/2024 Liberation from Within: The Journey of Sefiras Ha'omer |
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Torah Demystified
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1/4/2022 Getting off on the right foot |
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1/11/2022 While you were sleeping |
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1/18/2022 Wow, that's wild |
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Moving On or Moving Forward? (Shabbat Shuva 5782)
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Sharing Thoughts and Prayers
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Scheduled Spontaneity and Shaky Structures: Confronting the Paradox of Jewish Prayer |
11/30/2020 |
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| Taking in the View - The Extraordinary Landscape of Jewish Prayer | 12/7/2020 |
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| What the Siddur Can Teach us About the History, Faith and Spirit of the Jewish People | 12/14/2020 |
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| Giving and Receiving: The Foundational Relationship of Sacrifice and Prayer | 12/21/2020
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| Morning, Afternoon, and Night - The Three Gateways of Prayer | 12/28/2020 |
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| Please Confirm Receipt: How Do I Know If My Prayers Have Been Answered? | 1/11/2021 |
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Torah from Rabbi Rothwachs
Pre-Pesach Planning Shuir click here
Capitol Offenses: In Search of a Torah Inspired Response
Lost in Communication (Parshas Vayechi)
The Beginning of the End: Reflections on Asara B'Tevet
אדם לעמל יולד: The Torah Imperative of Self-Improvement
"Zos Chanukah": Chanukah's Climactic Finale
The Making of a Name (Parshat Vayishlach)
Piece of Mind: Dreams in Halacha and Hashkafa
Needs or Wants? (No, They're Not the Same), Parshat Vayeitzei
Face Value: The Power of Empathy (Parshas Toldos)
Succos Question and Answers (October 5) Rabbi Rothwachs Click here.
Shabbos Shuva 5781
Shabbos Shuva Drasha: What 5780 Taught Us About Ourselves
Elul Be Prepared
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| From Low Spirits to High Holidays: Anxiously Awaiting 5781 | 9/1/2020 |
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Torah during self isolation
Peasach- Erev Erev Shavous
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| R' Gedalyah Berger | A Machlokes to End All Machlokes : The Mysterious Splitting of Hallel at the Seder | 3/25/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/DkxQn9otmOo | |
| R' Baruch Simon | Matza and Humility: A Spiritual Vaccine | 3/26/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/MFh-y4CDoKY | |
| Tzippy Staum | Can Distancing Bring Us Closer?: Exploring Some Examples Through Tanach | 3/28/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/6C_1Fttl8pI | |
| Yaacov Metzger | Beginner's Pesach Origami | 3/30/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/QHF41HV1Lec | |
| Rabbi Sam Frankel | Mindfulness and Tefillah | 3/31/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/5ZFZ-35r1MA | |
| CB Neugroschl | Seder Insights for Chinuch that Apply All Year | 4/1/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/LijjcNXg_5k | |
| Gabriel Geller | Pesach Wine Review | 4/2/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/4yYhRuN5KNs | |
| R' Sason Gabay | Learn to Lead Your Family to Redemption on Seder Night | 4/5/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/3rgYXMQt97w | |
| R' Sason Gabay | Shivti - Say Again? Same Story, Different Year: Examining the Mitzvah of Sippur Yetziyas Mitzrayim | 4/5/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/w7gts5yrrN8 | |
| Chanani Sandler & Binyamin Ginzberg | Pre-Pesach Kumzitz | 4/12/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/-IhMnQoq6jg | |
| Rivka Herzfeld | In the Midnight Hour I will Feel Your Power - ויהי בחצות הלילה | 4/12/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/6ME6BeyCSiw | |
| R' Binyamin Yablok | Jews in the Great War - 100 Years Ago | 4/19/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/SUVsJPZX0Es | |
| Shera Dubitsky | The Wizard of Maggid: Comparing The Wizard of Oz and Maggid, and the Lessons We Can Learn from Each | 4/21/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/fCcyD5mv3jM | |
| Nechama Pudell | Yashar Lachayal Introductory Meeting | 4/26/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/YgLvzRtr98c | |
| Moshe Markovitz | Witnessing the Birth of the State of Israel | 4/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/drpRsjerY4E | |
| R' Sason Gabay | Shivti: Don't Forget! The Halachot of Remembering to Count Each Night of Sefirat HaOmer | 5/3/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/3YtIKMVEk10 | |
| R' Michael Belgrade | Profane Approaches to Holiness: Understanding Parshat Emor in a Contemporary Context | 5/7/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/4zQEP4fmloQ | |
| Miriam Pascal | Cooking Demo | 5/10/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/Nh-ecjrZZ5U | |
| R' Larry Rothwachs | From Parks to Schools and Golf Courses to Shuls: Preserving Health and Protecting Life While Pursuing Torah u'Mitzvot | 5/11/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/n6HReXPCojE | |
| Shannon Gononsky, RD & Devora Wechter, RD | Healthy Nutrition During These Challenging Times | 5/12/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/LQslwosz708 | |
| R' Larry Rothwachs | וחי בהם: The Halachic Imperative of Personal Health Management | 5/3/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/x-xYqTdXIKs | |
| R' Larry Rothwachs | Five Unhealthy Habits of Orthodox Jews | 5/5/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/zw197qCpsoA | |
| R' Binyamin Yablok | Mostly Yerushlayim Recent Acquisitions | 5/28/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/kp0nhzd8Jf4 | |
| R' Scott Hoberman | The Impact of Archaeological Findings on the Halachic Process | 5/19/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/GGMEfJSP9l4 | |
| R' Michael Belgrade | Sukkah Matza & Cheesecake. What is the real mitzvah of Shavous |
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https://youtu.be/eNz60t9pIAU |
Erev Erev Shavous - now
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| R' Larry Rothwachs | BA Shavouos Promo | 5/27/2020 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8JuW66YfWY&feature=youtu.be | |||
| Sholly Fisch | Mincha and Siyum Tanach | 5/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/7lw87ACVvvo | ||
| Tzippy Staum | Find our Path Through the Flags of Bamidbar & Journey of Ruth | 5/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/f8Gc4boI2JA | ||
| Rachel Frazer | BeDibur Echad | 5/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/W9OHiPnhxNA | ||
| Jason Cyrulnik | Unmasking the Holiday - The Untold Story of the Shavuot Festival | 5/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/vgXZcrxmhCY | ||
| R' David Bashevkin | Lessons from Late Night - Amira, Dibbur, and Conan | 5/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/sYMii4Amz6g | ||
| R' Larry RothwRabbi Buchwaldachs | Plaguing Questions A Sampling of the Most Fascinating COVID-19 Halachic Questions | 5/27/2020 |
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https://youtu.be/LGY0Hs27RXM | ||
| R' Larry Rothwachs | Outdoor Minyamin. When will they start and what will they look like | 5/31/2020 |
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| R' Larry Rothwachs |
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| Rabbi Buchwald | The Baal Teshuva Movement: A revolution losing momentum” |
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| R' Larry Rothwachs | Embrace Uncertainty: The Six Most Important Takeaways from the COVID Crisis (Part 1) |
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| R' Larry Rothwachs | Home Rediscovered: The Six Most Important Takeaways from the COVID Crisis Part 2 |
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| R' Larry Rothwachs | In the Distance: The Six Most Important Takeaways from the COVID Crisis (Part 3) |
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| R' Larry Rothwachs | Open for Questions: The Six Most Important Takeaways from the COVID Crisis (Part 4) |
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What a Wonderful World: The Six Most Important Takeaways from the COVID Crisis (Part 5) |
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Less is More, More or Less: The Six Most Important Takeaways from the COVID Crisis (Part 6) |
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| R' Neil Lauer | The Other Sheva Brachot |
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| R' Michael Belgrade | All for the Gory - Lessons in Jewish Leadership |
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| R' Larry Rothwachs | Right on the Money - Bilam, Reb Yossi, and the Pursuit of Wealth |
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| Yaakov Metzger | Origami |
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| Sorole Levine Shiur | https://youtu.be/ZfxOeT2hM38 |
Shabbos Hagadol Drasha 2020
Bishul B'Shabbos
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| November 11 |
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| November 18 |
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| November 25 |
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| December 9 |
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| December 16 |
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Elul
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| September 3 |
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| September 10 |
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| September 17 |
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| September 24 |
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| October 7 |
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Special Pesach Shuirim
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| April 3 |
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| April 10 |
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| April 17 |
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Sefer Yonah - Models of Teshuva & Profiles of Prayer
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| August 29 |
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| September 5 |
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| September 12 |
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| September 17 |
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Parental Guidance Suggested
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| November 28 |
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| December 5 |
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| December 19 |
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| January 2 |
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| January 14 |
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Halachic Mythbusters
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| February 6 |
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| February 13 |  |
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| February 27 | |
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| March 6 | |
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Lectures at Beth Aaron
Rena Ariel - 9/14/2016
The mother of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, the 13-year-old girl who was murdered in her sleep in a terrorist attack at her home in Kiryat Arba in late June, spoke at the shul on “Having Emunah after the Unfathomable."
Dov Lipman - 9/12/2016
Former Knesset Member Dov Lipman represented Nefesh B'Nefesh
Rabbi Senter 11/24/2016
The Department of Synagogue & Community Services of the Orthodox Union presents
RABBI DR. TZVI HERSH WEINREB
Executive Vice President Emeritus, Orthodox Union
"Heroes to Inspire Us: A Personal List"
He will discuss one historical figure from American Jewish history, one Hero of the Holocaust who was a prominent Religious Zionist, and the recently deceased Ben Zion Shenker, whose “heroic” songs will be heard.
Rabbi Weinreb 12/4/2016
Rebbetzin Chana Reichman 3/22/2017
Rabbi Jacob Steinmetz -“No Artscroll Necessary: Who Says We Have to Understand What We Learn?”
On Sunday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m., Meylekh Viswanath discussed a Shabbat he recently spent with the Bnei Noah of Vishakapatnam on the eastern coast of India. Most of the Bnei Noah are former Christians who were dissatisfied with the contradictions they see in the Christian understanding of Biblical sources and look instead to the Hebrew Bible and to the Jewish view of the obligations of Gentiles.
Daf HaShavua
I am thrilled to inform you that there have already been over 35 respondents to the sign-up sheet for more Torah study during the year ahead. I am confident that there are many more who would gain immensely by committing to more Torah study, particularly the daf hashavua program. At 9:05 PM on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings (to end in time for the 9:30 maariv), a brief shiur, presenting approximately 1/3 of that week's daf, will be given in the beis medrash. Needless to say, individuals are certainly encouraged to prepare with a chavrusa (for which we are happy to arrange), review the daf and explore teh daf in even greater depth. However, even if one can only commit to a total of one hour a week, this is an incredible opportunity to participate in an international learning project, which enables one to reach new heights and milestones in personal Torah growth. Please follow the link below to sign up for this exciting initiative.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepXd_6oiTHhR_L3SUKAotbNSKy9dn7YkkHgiKkfehvDuim-Q/viewform
If you are looking for additional review (or if you miss a shiur), I would be honored if you considering listening to my shiur that will be featured 4x a week on the OUTorah website.
https://www.ou.org/torah/gemara/#?post_terms.gemara-series.name.unanalyzed=Daf%20Hashavua
A brand new masechta, maseches beitzah begins this coming week! Now is the perfect opportunity to join this effort. Please join me and at least 35 of your fellow members in this great undertaking.
For those who will be in Teaneck for the first days of sukkos, I will be giving the opening shiur on Beitzah 2a on Tuesday, following the 6 pm mincha.
Looking forward to celebrating with you at the siyum on maseches beitzah in 9 months!
OU Torah will be hosting audio shiurim, marei mekomot, vocabulary and bechinot on a dedicated page and more resources will be available online. Please share this link with your synagogue membership.
Kinnos 5776
Kinnos 5776, Presented by Rabbi Rothwachs on August 14, 2016 at Beth Aaron
Reflections of the Mourning Light - Mourning and Consolation in Jewish Law & Thought
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| May 2 |
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| May 9 | |
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| May 16 | |
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| May 23 | |
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Sanhedrin - Wednesday Night Shiur
Serving our Creator with a Healthy Body, Mind and Soul
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| November 24 |
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| December 1 | |
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| December 8 | |
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| December 15 | |
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| December 29 | |
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| January 5 | |
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| February 2 |
Insights into the Tefilot of the Yomin Noraim
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| September 8 | |
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| September 15 | |
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| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||