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How Does Elul Prepare Us?
How Does Elul Prepare Us?
What about the month of  Elul makes it a key to preparing for Rosh Hashanah? What does it mean that Elul a time of love? Why is “Ani L’Dodi V’Dodi Li” so...
Sep 6, 2011
By Shira Smiles
The 3 Weeks Part II: Tov and Ra
The 3 Weeks Part II: Tov and Ra
Ra (evil) is that which gets in the way of our achieving the tzurat ha’adam, man in his ideal state, as he was at the time of creation. For part 1 click here.
Aug 3, 2011
By Esther Wein
Yom Yerushalayim Community Event
Yom Yerushalayim Community Event
Let’s Open Our Sefarim This Yom Yerushalayim   Yom Yerushalayim Community Event with a shiur by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb and introduction by Rabbi Josh Blass. Recorded at Kehillas Bais...
Jul 26, 2011
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
The 3 Weeks Part I: Tov and Ra
The 3 Weeks Part I: Tov and Ra
The big picture: the 3 weeks and the Fragmenting of the Tzurat Ha’adam – a much earlier concept which is found at the beginning of Sefer Bereishit expresses itself during the 3 weeks & especially...
Jul 22, 2011
By Esther Wein
Spiritual Growth for Women During The Three Weeks
Spiritual Growth for Women During The Three Weeks
One of Israel’s most influential woman speakers, Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi of Jerusalem, spoke at the Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center to a standing-room only crowd of women on...
Jul 14, 2011
By Rebbetzin Yemima Mizrachi
Thoughts on Shavuot: Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
Thoughts on Shavuot: Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
The difference in visualization before & after Matan Torah from lightning (before Matan Torah) to torches (after Matan Torah) symbolizes our serving God by transforming the physical into the spiritual.
Jun 6, 2011
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Shavuos: Acceptance and Action
Shavuos: Acceptance and Action
On Shavuot we reenact Matan Torah & accept the Torah anew. Where do we find the corollary from Har Sinai to our own lives? What is Shavuot about?
Jun 3, 2011
By Shira Smiles
The Sanctity of Time
The Sanctity of Time
The sanctity of time as it relates to 4 times on the Jewish calendar: chol, Rosh Chodesh, Shabbos, and Yom Tov. The lesson we learn from Rosh Chodesh. The latest episode...
May 19, 2011
By Rabbi Yosef Grossman
Torah Tidbits Audio: Shabbat HaGadol and Pre-Pesach 5771
Torah Tidbits Audio: Shabbat HaGadol and Pre-Pesach 5771
The 4 children aren’t just 4 types of children – each of the 4 traits can be found in a each child, to some extent. We try to transform the others into a...
Apr 15, 2011
By Phil Chernofsky
Understanding The Questions and Answers of the Haggadah
Understanding The Questions and Answers of the Haggadah
All the mitzvot connected with Pesach are termed an avodah. Usually Avodah means sacrifice or prayer. What is the meaning of avodah when it comes to the mitzvot of Pesach? The latest...
Apr 13, 2011
By Rabbi Yosef Grossman

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