Ramban On The Torah | 30 | Beshalach, by Rav Eli Weber Why did God send us the long way if we were going to fight with Amalek anyway? What made Pharaoh chase us in the sea?

Ramban On The Torah | 30 | Beshalach

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Decorating the Shul on Shavuot: Custom and Controversy, by Rav Dovid Gottlieb This shiur was given to the Kehillat HaEla women's group in Ramat Beit Shemesh. Discussing one of the very well-known traditional customs, which it turns out, was a hotly debated minhag.  

Decorating the Shul on Shavuot: Custom and Controversy

Midot are the Foundation of Everything (Avot 5:19), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb If midot are important why are they not counted among the 613 mitzvot?? Learning Pirkei Avot with the commentary of Rav Asher Weiss

Midot are the Foundation of Everything (Avot 5:19)

Bechukotai | Rebuke and Memory, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why is the rebuke (תוכחה) in Vayikra so much softer than its counterpart in Devarim?  Just having "gotten up" from Shiv'a for his beloved sister, שושנה תמר ז"ל, Rav Etshalom shares observations about the תוכחה, contrasting it with the much more severe threats in Devarim 28 (Ki Tavo) and commenting on the role of memory in the process of moving forward from mourning. יהא זכרה ברוך  Source sheet >>

Bechukotai | Rebuke and Memory

Ramban on the Torah | 44 | Bechukotai, by Rav Eli Weber What is the meaning of nature in Ramban's philosophy?

Ramban on the Torah | 44 | Bechukotai

Appreciating Our Potential to Sustain or Destroy the World (Avot 5:1), by Rav Dovid Gottlieb How do our actions - for good or otherwise - impact the world?? Learning Pirkei Avot with the commentary of Rav Asher Weiss

Ramban On The Torah | 30 | Beshalach

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