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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 8), 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:

The "Language" of Role Modeling; Do We Care How the Non-Orthodox View Us?; Does Heresy Begin With Revulsion to Moral Misbehavior?; Rav Amital Joining a "Leftist" Government; Rav Menachem Zemba and the State of Israel

Ramban on the Torah | Naso, by Rav Eli Weber

Why can we rely on the miracle of sota? Is a nazir doing something good or bad? Why does the Torah repeat the korbanot of the Nesiim?

Ramban on the Torah | Behaalotekha, by Rav Eli Weber

Why is Aharon's lighting the Menorah comparable to the Nesiim's Korbanot? Why was Pesach celebrated in the Midbar? Why does Hashem stand up for Moshe?

Ramban on the Torah | 1 Year Anniversary! | Shelach, by Rav Eli Weber

Why doesn't Hashem stop Am Israel from sinning? What is the meaning of Moshe and Aharon falling on their faces? What does Moshe request from Hashem?

Shelach | Who is the Edah? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

The interactions between the various actors in the dramatic scene when the scouts return from Eretz Canaan is hard to decipher. At what point does Calev separate from the 10? When does Yehoshua join him? More significantly, who "cries on that night" and who "wants to stone them" (Calev and Yehoshua)? Most dramatically - who is the focus of the punishment of dying in the desert and having their children wander for 40 years? A close look at the text reveals surprising answers.

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Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 7), 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:

Why is Gemara Learning So Critical? Vision and Discipline Are Crucial for Growth in Learning; Shouldering Responsibility; The Yetzer Harah of the Beit Midrash

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Part 6), 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:

The Value of Torah Study; Providing Spiritual Leadership for an Emerging Community; Practical Rather Than Ideological; The Importance of Intellect in the Modern Culture; Romanticizing "Ba'alei Batim" Who Learn

Explaining the Wisdom of Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l (Parts 4-5), 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:

4. How Should The Holocaust Shape our Questioning of Hashem? How Does it Affect Our View of the State of Israel? How Does it Reshape our Feelings of Gratitude to Hashem? 5. A Message from Hashem That He Didn't Understand; A Conversation With Abba Kovner; Moral Lessons from The Holocaust; Representing Those Who Have Been Taken

Behaalotekha | Where was the Korban Pesach Brought? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom

Was the Pesach brought at the beginning of the 2nd year brought in people's homes?!

Although we broadly assume that, once the Mishkan was constructed, any offerings would be brought there; especially in line with Vayikra 17 which prohibits שחוטי חוץ - animals slaughtered outside of the precincts of the Mishkan. Yet, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that perhaps the Pesach brought at the beginning of the 2nd year (the first anniversary of the Exodus) was brought in the people's homes/tents in the camp. We explore the textual evidence for each side, first proposing an explanation as to why there was (seemingly) only one Pesach offered during the forty years in the desert and subsequently exploring the possibility that the function of the Mishkan was more "Ohel Moed" ("Tent of Meeting") than the locus of offerings - until we entered the Land and, perhaps, until the Mishkan was established at Shilo (Yehoshua 18:1) - which is the first place that we ever hear of anyone bringing offerings at the Mishkan (1 Shmuel 1).

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Fusing Justice with Mercy: The Secret to Maintaining a Flourishing Society (Avot 1:18), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb

Sharing Torah of Rav Asher Weiss

How can we build a society that is both just and compassionate (hint: it's really hard)?