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The Power of Tisha B’Av: An Analysis of Kinot 11, 21 and 23
The Power of Tisha B’Av: An Analysis of Kinot...
The personal losses of the churban – The Death of the Righteous: The Tragedy of the Deaths of Yoshiyahu HaMelech, The Children of Rabbi Yishmael, and the Ten Martyrs – Presented...
Jul 20, 2012
By Rabbi Steven Weil
The Event That Irrevocably Changed the Destiny of Ashkenazic Jewry
The Event That Irrevocably Changed the Destiny of Ashkenazic...
In Tisha B’Av Kinah 25 we mourn the loss of the Jews of the Rhineland, the center of Judaism, including Speyer, Worms, & Mainz in the First Crusade. OU Tisha B’Av...
Jul 12, 2012
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Haftorahman: Parshat Pinchas (3 Weeks)
Haftorahman: Parshat Pinchas (3 Weeks)
In the first Haftarah of the 3 weeks preceding Tisha B’Av Jeremiah is called upon to warn the people that the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash is coming. Haftorahman brings you...
Jul 12, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Rabbi Baruch Taub: Shavuot, Bamidbar, and Har Sinai
Rabbi Baruch Taub: Shavuot, Bamidbar, and Har Sinai
We don’t know where Har Sinai is, unlike most other places in Tanach. This deemphasizes the location and further emphasize the content. Rabbi Taub also discusses similarities to the mishkan. A shiur...
May 25, 2012
By Rabbi Baruch Taub
Haftorahman: Shavuot Day 1
Haftorahman: Shavuot Day 1
The Haftarah for the first day of Shavuot is Yechezkel’s vision of the Merkavah (chariot). Haftorahman explains why Chazal choose it for this day. Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this...
May 24, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Haftorahman: Shavuot Day 2
Haftorahman: Shavuot Day 2
In the haftarah the Jews complain Hashem is abandoning them. God responds: “I didn’t abandon you, you didn’t follow the Torah which I gave you!” Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this...
May 24, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Eliyahu HaNavi and Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Eliyahu HaNavi and Yom Ha’Atzmaut
The two faces of Eliyahu HaNavi: We are presented with two diametrically opposed pictures of Eliyahu HaNavi (one in Tanach and one in Chazal). How do we reconcile the two opposite...
Apr 26, 2012
By Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 8th Day of Pesach
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 8th Day of Pesach
The haftarah for the 8th day of Pesach deals with the coming of Moshiach, a descendant of David, and the ingathering of exiles. Haftorahman brings you a shiur on this Shabbat’s...
Apr 12, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 7th Day of Pesach
Haftorahman: Haftarah for the 7th Day of Pesach
In keeping with the theme of the song at the sea (Az Yashir) which we read in the Torah portion, the Haftarah for the 7th day of Pesach is King David’s...
Apr 9, 2012
By Reuben Ebrahimoff
Arami Oved Avi: Why Not Just Tell the Story? – An Analysis of the Pesach Hagaddah
Arami Oved Avi: Why Not Just Tell the Story?...
Why did the Baalei Haggadah choose pesukim from Devarim to darshen for the Maggid section rather than from Shemos? Join us for a line-by-line analysis of the “Arami Oved Avi” section...
Apr 5, 2012
By Rabbi Steven Weil

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