Parshat Shoftim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

#1 - Classical Meforshim - Rabbinic Authority - Even if They're Wrong? #2 - Contemporary Meforshim - Political Leaders as Religious Role Models - The Inspiring Vision of the Oznayim Le'Torah #3 - Midrash - Is Judaism Really Pro Monarchy? #4 - Sparks of Chassidus - Healthy and Balanced Religiosity - The Kotzker's Remarkable Insight #5 - Halacha from the Parsha - Why Do We Have to Keep Rabbinic Mitzvos?

R. Reuven Margolios z"l, 7 Elul 5731, by Rav Binyamin Tabory, originally given for Parshat Shoftim 5768

Parshat Re'eh with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

#1 - Classical Meforshim - The False Prophet - If He's "False" Then How is He a "Prophet"? #2 - Achronim - The Twin Benefits of the Mikdash and Centralized Worship #3 - Midrash - A Life of Blessing or Curse - The Choice is Ours #4 - Sparks of Musar - The INABILITY to Sin: A Profound Religious Insight #5 - Halacha from the Parsha - The Mitzva of Tzedaka

Parshat Ekev with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

#1 - Classical Meforshim - Is Yiras Shamayim a "Small Thing"?! #2 - Modern Meforshim - How Can We "Bless Hashem"? Rav Hirsch's Revolutionary Approach #3 - What Makes Us Worthy of Eretz Yisroel? #4 - Sparks of Musar - Why Do We Bentch? The Amazing Insight of the Meshech Chochma #5 - Halacha from the Parsha - Is There is a Mitzvah to Daven?

Parshat Vaetchanan with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

#1 - Classical Meforshim - Loving Hashem - The Rambam's Perspective #2 - Moshe's Desire to Enter Eretz Yisroel - And Ours #3 - Kibud Av V'Em: The Important Lessons Learned from non-Jews #4 - Sparks of Chasidus - Praying to be Able to Pray: The Powerful Insight of R. Levi Yitzchok #5 - Halacha from the Parsha - Kibud Av V'Em In Deed, Word, and Thought

Two Seminal Stories of Harav Amital zt"l and How They Impacted My Life, by Rav Moshe Taragin

Parshat Devarim and Religious Zionism, by Rav Moshe Taragin

Parshat Devarim with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

#1 - Classical Meforshim - What's Devarim About? The Ramban's Theory #2 - Contemporary Meforshim - Who Was Responsible for the Cheit Ha-Egel - Hashem or the Jewish People? #3 - Midrash - Learning How to Give - and Grow From - Cristicism #4 - Sparks of Chasidus - Emunah "Conquers" Machshava and Maaseh - A Beautiful Thought from the Sefas Emes #5 - Halacha from the Parsha - Kavod Ha-Beriyos: Human Dignity as a Halachic Value

The Goals of Conquering Land In and Beyond Eretz Yisrael (Including an Insight from Moreinu HaRav Yehuda Amital zt'l on his 10th Yahrtzeit), by our alumnus Rabbi Michael Taubes. The shiur was given by zoom on July 16, 2020.

Sourcesheet available here.

Rabbi Taubes is Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University and the spiritual leader of Congregation Zichron Mordechai in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Parshat Matot-Masei with Rav Dovid Gottlieb

#1 - Classical Meforshim - Why Do We Need to Know About Alllll of the Stops in the Midbar? #2 - Contemporary Meforshim - The Basis of Jewish Morality: An Amazing Insight from R. Moshe Feinstein #3 - Midrash - Obsessing Over Money: The Tragic Mistake of Benei Gad and Reuven #4 - Sparks of Musar - The Importance of Being Inspired: Rav Schwab's Beautiful Insight into Am Yisroel's Journeys #5 - Halacha from the Parsha - The ABCs of Tevilas Keilim