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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 18), 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:

Honesty, Humility and Integrity; The Search for "Emmet"; Avoiding Exhibitionist Frumkeit; Deluxe "Marror"; Don't Become an Onion; Children Can Discern Authenticity

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 17), 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:

Was Da'as Torah Popular in Europe in the Non-Chasidic World?; Empowering Talmidim with Independence; What Happened in Volozin if a Talmid Spoke "Like Rav Chaim"

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 16), 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:

Symptoms of Religion Becoming Abnormal: Dismissiveness Toward "Ba'alei Batim", Not Singing Zemirot, Detachment From Family, Obsession With Chumrot; In Hungary The Word "Frum" Was an Insult

The Power of Habits - for Good or for Bad (Avot 4:2), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Sharing the Torah of Rav Asher Weiss

Why are habits (good or bad) so powerful?

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 15), 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:

Calibrating Aspiration With Emotional Health; Interrupting His Son's Bar Mitzvah; Objecting to The Term "Iluy"; Demanding That His Daughter Fail The Test; The Polarity Between Rav Amital and Rav Lichtenstein

Thoughts about the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Chabad, by Rav Moshe Taragin

Upon the rebbe's 30th yahrzeit, 3 Tammuz, 5784

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 14), 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:

Predicting a Crisis in Western Civilization..35 Years Ago; Food Rationing in Israel; Rav Amital's Favorite Sicha From His Rebbe; Responding to the Wave of Terror in 2001; Feeling Gratitude and Guilt

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?