Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Masei (see below).

There's a machloket (Gittin) about how the Torah was written by Moshe Rabbeinu. What was the official sefer Torah? One of the verses that states Moshe 'wrote' is found in our parsha and Rabbi Brovender explores this topic.

 

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Pinchas (see below).

This week B'nei Yirael are counted (again) as it was the families in each tribe who inherited the land. Learn the Netziv's introduction to the book of Bamidbar which deals with problems regarding the counting.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Balak (see below).

Why is the parsha called 'Balak' when the main character is actually Bilaam? Furthermore, who is the winner in this story? Bilaam was unable to curse the Jews and was even forced to bless them, but in the end he came up with a plan which almost destroyed the Jewish People had it not been for Pinchas.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Chukat (see below).

This week Rabbi Brovender discusses the story about the death of Aharon HaCoken -how this took place and how it reflected on Moshe Rabbeinu.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Korach (see below).

This week Rabbi Brovender discusses a number of questions: Why does Korach have such a long name going back several generations? How is the verb 'lakach' meaning 'to take' understood here? Rabbi Brovender explains that Rashi says if you only read the story of Korach through the words in the Torah you won't understand what is happening. A good idea, Rashi notes, is to look at the Midrash Tanchumah. Rashi means to say there is a story behind the story and what you read in the Torah is only on the surface. Listen in as the story unfolds.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Shlach (see below).

This week Rabbi Brovender talks about tzitzit and tekhelet in particular. Even though tekhelet has been reintroduced to the world today do we really know if we are doing it right? Tziztit is given the job that when we see them we are supposed to remember ALL the 'mitzvot Hashem.'

How? Listen and learn...

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Bhaalotkha (see below).

This week Rabbi Brovender looks into the story of Miriam, Aharon, and Moshe. It's a story everyone knows but it's not so easy to figure out what was going. Did Miriam and Aharon speak lashon harah? Did Moshe Rabbeinu do something wrong for them to act in such a way? What was the difference in the prophecy of Moshe Rabbeinu and the prophecy of other prophets? Learn the pesukim, Midrash Rabba, Likutei Mahoran, and more in this recorded shiur.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Naso (see below).

This week Rabbi Brovender discuses  the 'metzorah' at the beginning of this week's parasha. The metzora sits alone and where? Outside the 'machane,' the encampment. But what machane is this? The machane was invented at the beginning of Book of Bamidbar and in order to do this B'nei Yisrael had to count the people, organize the tribes, and make a separate place for the Leviim, and so on. There had to be order before the people could take care of situations like the metzoraim. Listen in as Rabbi Brovender teaches Rashi, Ramban, Rashbam, and the Mei Hashiloach.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Bamidbar (see below).

This week Rabbi Brovender discuses the background of the book of Bamidbar, specifically why Chazal called it Sefer Hapkudim. He will learn Rashi, Ramban, Sefat Emet, and Kedushat Levi and adds that the Zohar asks, 'What is the most profound chapter of the chumash? Alufei Esav.' The Zohar meant that if you find something in the chumash that seems trivial or unimportant, you'll know those pesukim can only be understood profoundly, kabbalistically. They can't be taken at face value and so it is with much of Sefer Bamidbar.

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

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Listen below to this recorded shiur by Rabbi Brovender on Parshat Behar (see below). The actual shiur starts at the 3:00 mark...

This week Rabbi Brovender discuses the first pasuk of the parsha, which has three verbs. How are the three different? Learn the Rashi and a major question brought up by what Rashi says. Then see a selection from Avot D'Rebbe Natan (a Tosefta on the Mishnayot of Avot), an interesting Rambam, and a special piece from the Kedushat Levi (R. Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev).

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If you are in Jerusalem on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 PM you can attend the live shiur at Yakar, 10 HaLamed-Heh Street (click here for a map).

The weekly Parshat Hashavua Shiur is now being sponsored in memory of David Wichs z''l. To contribute to the fund please click here.