Chukat | The Skirmish at Chormah, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

When did this war take place?

The brief mention of a war with "Melekh Kna'ani" immediately after the report of the death of Aharon raises questions about geography, the route that Bnei Yisra'el took in the desert and the larger problem of post-Mosaic additions to the text of the Torah. Rashi, ibn Ezra, R. Yosef Bkhor Shor and Ramban's approaches to understanding this war are assayed, with an important digression within the comments of Ramban.

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Avot 3:2-3 (2 Distinct Themes), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Sharing the Torah of Rav Asher Weiss

This shiur was given to the Women's Halakha Group at Kehilat HaEla (RBS)

Civil Society and the Dangers of Chaos (Avot 3:2) Torah-Focused Meals and Conversations (Avot 3:2-3)

The Limitations of Ignorance and the Importance of Torah Knowledge (Avot 2:5), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Sharing Torah of Rav Asher Weiss

Can an "Am Ha-Aretz" be a good person?

Why is Being Liked by Others a Religious Value? (Avot 3:10), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Does Hashem only like people who are popular?

This shiur was given to the Kehillat HaEla women's group in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Does it Matter WHY We Do Mitzvot? (Avot 1:3), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Is it so bad if I do mitzvot for the reward?

This shiur was given to the Kehillat HaEla women's group in Ramat Beit Shemesh, on June 19, 2024.

Enhancing our Personal Kabbalat HaTorah, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

This shiur was given to the Kehillat HaEla women's group in Ramat Beit Shemesh, on June 10 of this year, in preparation for Shavuot.

3 independent thoughts on the holiday of Matan Torah / Chag HaBikkurim.

The Holocaust and Challenges to our Faith, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

This shiur was given as part of the Ramat Beit Shemesh Women's Halakha series the week of Yom HaShoah 5784, on May 9, 2024.

"The Jewish people are not witnesses to the miracle, we are the miracle." Emotional and religious considerations of the Holocaust, as well as of our immediate situation. Important items to discuss.

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 12-13), by Rav Moshe Taragin

In light of the recent publication of the sefer לעולם יהא אדם, מתורותיו של הרב יהודה עמיטל, Rav Taragin discusses with his talmidim many of the issues brought up in his rebbe's sichot:

Part 12: A Strange Voice of Jewish Universalism; The "Meeting" Between the Besh"t and the Maggid; Worrying About Wagon Drivers and Animals Part 13: Responding to the Fall of Communism (1991); Rav Kook on Social Justice Without Religion; Justice Without Religion; The Chillul Hashem of 9/11; The Art of Self-Critique

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 11), by Rav Moshe Taragin

A "Pintele Yid" or a "Poshete Yid"; Deveikut with Simple Jews; Grafting Trees; Don't Overhype Expectations; Inside Out; The Honesty to Say "I Don't Know"

6 Stories of Rav Amital Which Shaped My Life, by Rav Moshe Taragin

On the power of a story. Sicha given in advance of Harav Amital zt"l's 14th yahrzeit.

Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Oct 31, 1924 - July 9, 2010)