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Perek 8: Yerushalayim in Ruins	show hide	Sefer Yechezkel	9	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller describes Yechezkel's vision of the destruction of Yerushalayim and its causes, and shows how these prophesies are still relevant today.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Jerusalem, Jewish Destiny, Prophecy, Tanach Class: Sefer Yechezkel Class Number: 9 of 10 Time: 42:46 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Holy Hair	show hide	Sefer Yechezkel	7	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this class on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller explains the pesukim describing Hashem's command to Yechezkel to shave his hair as a sign of the impending destruction of Yerushalayim.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach Class: Sefer Yechezkel Class Number: 7 of 10 Time: 52:07 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 36: The Burnt Scroll	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	16	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explains the details and nuances of perek 36.  In this perek, Yirmiyahu writes a scroll describing the future destruction of the kingdom of Yehuda.  Instead of responding with teshuva, the king Yehoyakim burns the scroll, and the result is disastrous for his future.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Teshuva Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 16 of 15 Time: 59:52 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 34: The Failed Release of Jewish Servants	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	14	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David teaches perek 34, which begins with the prophesy of the destruction of Jerusalem and the capture of King Tzidkiyahu.  Yirmiyahu commands the Jewish people to free their servants, yet many people free their slaves, only to recapture them and force them back into servitude.  This sin elicits a strong prophesy of destruction and suffering to the Jewish people.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 14 of 15 Time: 59:37 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 2 & 3	show hide	Sefer Yechezkel	4	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this shiur (Torah class) on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller continues with the second and third perakim of the sefer.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach Class: Sefer Yechezkel Class Number: 4 of 10 Time: 56:20 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Hashem's Presence in Exile	show hide	Sefer Yechezkel	1	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller introduces the book of Yechezkel, emphasizing Yechezkel's uniqueness as a navi, prophet, in exile.  The vision that Yechezkel had is a giluy, a revelation, of Hashem's Presence in Exile.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach Class: Sefer Yechezkel Class Number: 1 of 10 Time: 53:41 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
The Insurmountable Challenge of Greece	show hide	Sefer Daniel	13	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah shiur on Sefer Daniel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller teaches the prophesies of perek 10.  In this chapter, Daniel receives predictions regarding the near-impossible nature of the galut of Greece.  Daniel accepts this decree, and responds with silence and bitachon (trust in Hashem).  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Bitachon, Exile, Prophecy, Tanach Class: Sefer Daniel Class Number: 13 of 17 Time: 49:04 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
The Battle with the Western Nations	show hide	Sefer Daniel	12	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah shiur on Sefer Daniel, Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller teaches perek 9, which describes Daniel's prophesy of a goat.  Rebbetzin Heller explains how this prophesy corresponds to the challenges the Jewish people will need to face when they are subjugated by the nations of the West.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach Class: Sefer Daniel Class Number: 12 of 17 Time: 58:47 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 8: Daniel's Third Vision	show hide	Sefer Daniel	11	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah class (shiur) on Sefer Daniel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller teaches chapter 8, which describes the third vision of Daniel.  This vision also relates to the kingdoms who will dominate the Jewish People in exile, but here they are compared to domesticated animals.  This comparison shows that the wars that they will fight against the Jewish People will be focused and directed.  Rebbetzin Heller also explains why the times for redemption are written so vaguely.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach Class: Sefer Daniel Class Number: 11 of 17 Time: 58:49 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 32: Contradictory Prophesies	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	8	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explicates chapter 32. This chapter contains contradictory prophesies, on the one hand predictions of the impending destruction of the kingdom of Yehuda, and on the other hand the command to Yirmiyahu to go redeem his relative's field, paying for its full value, with documents and witnesses. Yirmiyahu follows Hashem's command though it seems to contradict reality, and then asks Hashem for an explanation. Hashem explains that though there will be a terrible exile, the Jews will return to Eretz Yizrael and once again property will be bought and sold here. This class includes a vort by Rabbi Soloveitchik comparing Yirmiyahu's dilemma to that of Avraham Avinu before the Akeida, as well as an explanation of Hashem's 13 Attributes of Mercy, which appear in this perek in truncated form. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Our Forefathers, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 8 of 15 Time: 54:31 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Chapter 7: The Defeat of Evil	show hide	Sefer Daniel	10	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Daniel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller reviews perek 7, which discusses Daniels prophesy of different animals, each representing a different kingdom that will dominate the world and subjugate the Jewish people.  Rebbetzin Heller analyzes their ultimate defeat, and Hashem's compassion leading to the destruction of all evil, and concludes with a discussion of the date of Mashiach's arrival.  This class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach Class: Sefer Daniel Class Number: 10 of 17 Time: 45:57 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 31, Part 3	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	7	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David completes his analysis of chapter 31, with a discussion of the remarkable sacrifice of Rachel Imeinu and her subsequent reward, and the different exiles that the Jewish people experienced, according to the explanations of the Malbim, Rav Yisrael Salanter, Rav Shalom Shwadron, and Rav Chaim Soloveitchik. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Women in Torah & Tanach Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 7 of 15 Time: 51:12 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 31: Kibbutz Galuyot	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	6	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explicates the prophesies of Jeremiah predicting the suffering of the Jewish people in exile, their repentance, and their ultimate return to the land of Israel.  The class includes a discussion of Rabbi Soloveitchik's explanation of Yerida l'tzorech aliyah (a spiritual fall that results in ultimate spiritual transcendence), and the Netziv's essay on antisemitism and the role of the Torah in the in-gathering of exiles.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Teshuva Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 6 of 15 Time: 52:27 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 30: The Mikdash in its Glory and Destruction	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	3	Rabbi Avishai David
In this shiur (Torah class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David analyzes chapter 30, a perek filled with references to the former majesty of the Beit Hamikdash, the horror of its destruction, and its future splendor.  Rabbi David analyzes the structure of the perek, as well the beautiful prophesies contained within it.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 3 of 15 Time: 56:53 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 29: The Nature of Galut	show hide		2	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David vividly describes galut, exile, and its many attributes, as seen in perek 29 and as is explained by the Meshech Chochma, Rav Meir Hacohen MiDvinsk, throughout his commentary on the Torah.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class Number: 2 of 0 Time: 53:50 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Perek 29: Galut: Resposibilities and Reactions	show hide	Yirmiyahu IV	1	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David analyzes some of the ramifications of going into exile, such as the obligation to pray for the welfare of one's host country, and the expected reaction to galut - repentance and prayer.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Prayer, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Teshuva Class: Yirmiyahu IV Class Number: 1 of 15 Time: 58:05 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Royal Dream	show hide	Sefer Daniel	2	Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Daniel, Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller teaches the famous dream of Nevuchadnetzar which dominates Sefer Daniel,and begins to explain its symbolism. Rebbetzin Heller discussed the idea of four galuyot (exiles) specifically the galut of Yishmael.  This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. Topics: Exile, Tanach Class: Sefer Daniel Class Number: 2 of 17 Time: 54:17 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)
Abandoned Homeland	show hide	Yirmiyahu III	3	Rabbi Avishai David
In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David explains perek 19.  In this perek, the sin of the Jewish people is presented as especially bad because it defiled the holy land of Israel, Eretz Yisrael.  Therefore, the land will be physically abandoned when the Jews are exiled after the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple). Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu Class: Yirmiyahu III Class Number: 3 of 17 Time: 52:39 Free Preview (Login for Full Access)