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Torat Rav Elon
Rav Mordechai Elon, Shlit'a, is one of the most engaging and sought after personalities in Israel. But his teachings and Torah remain largely inaccessible to an English speaking audience. In "Torat Rav Elon", Rabbi Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer, an avid student of Rav Elon and rabbi of the Young Israel of Forest Hills, presents Rav Elon's shiurim in English for your enjoyment. To listen to the original shiur and learn more about Rav Elon, visit www.elon.org. |
Creating a Holy Nation
Parshat Kedoshim is famous for containing directions on how to lead a holy life - which is usually the path of the individual. In this shiur, Rav Elon shows how this directive was given to us as a collective nation, and challenges us to use the great opportunity of Medinat Yisrael to actualize this great calling on Yom ha'Atzmaut. Download the source sheet.
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The Need For Ultimate Evil
Tazria Metzora and Yom HaShoah: The need for Ultimate Evil - In this shiur, Rav Elon uses some very unusual features of the laws of tzara'as (not quite leprosy) to help us understand the role that extreme evil plays in a world that is governed by G-d's goodness and kindness. Download the source sheet.
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The Four Sons: Who is This Wicked Son?
Who is this wicked son - and if he is so wicked, why he is here? And the one who does not know to ask - Can he not even ask the question "What is this?" What is our responsibility to them - and to each of the four sons that resides inside each of us. Part 3 of 3 of a wonderful series of shiurim by Rav Elon that made the Haggada come alive in ways that help us to truly experience "as if we ourselves have left Egypt".
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Avadim Hayenu
What does it mean that we are supposed to feel as if We ourselves are leaving Egypt? How do we truly engage our children and ourselves in the process? Part 2 of 3 of a wonderful series of shiurim by Rav Elon that made the Haggada come alive in ways that help us to truly experience "as if we ourselves have left Egypt".
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Ma Nishtana: The Art of Asking Questions
We are used to thinking of ourselves as adults who graciously listen to our children's questions and encourage them to ask so that THEY should learn from us. In fact, Rav Elon argues, it is us who learn from them how to escape our jaded supposed sophistication, and ask again with a childlike wonder. Part 1 of 3 of a wonderful series of shiurim by Rav Elon that made the Haggada come alive in ways that help us to truly experience "as if we ourselves have left Egypt".
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Are Answers Needed Today?
Are Answers Needed Today? Redemption & the Four Sons - A shiur on the Haggada and Parshat Bo: The Four sons are among the most famous characters in the Haggadah, indeed the tendencies towards all four reside in each of us. In analyzing the differences between them, some fascinating patterns emerge. In this masterful shiur, Rav Elon uses an insight from the Kli Yakar to teach us timeless lessons about how to ask questions, what answers we can expect in a complicated world, and when we might just have to wait for "Tomorrow".Download the source sheet.
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Shushan Purim - Why can’t we have unity on Purim
Why is Purim an eternal Holiday more than any other, and what is the deep connection between Yehoshua (Joshua) and the second day of Purim. Click here to download source sheet.
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