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Optimal Environment: Appreciating Eretz Yisrael |
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Mrs. Shoshie Nissenbaum |
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| From Aphar to Pe'er |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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| Kinna 22: Mass Suicide For Hashem's Name |
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Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| This Torah class by Rabbi Avishai David explaining the kinnot of Tisha B'av, focuses on the incredible phenomenon of mass suicide in various Jewish communities faced with the choice of death or conversion to Christianity. Rabbi David discusses the halachic background to these killings, as well as the tragedy of the loss of incredible Torah scholars during these times. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, History, Month of Av, Tisha B'av, Tzadikkim
Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem
Class Number: 6 of 6
Time: 56:38
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| Perek 19: Learning from Tragic Mistakes |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this shiur (Torah class) on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller explains the two parables presented by Yechezkel in chapter 19. The parables speak of two lions who misuse their abilities and of a vine that could have been fertile but is no longer. Both meshalim (parables) refer to the end of the independent monarchy in the Land of Israel, and the reality of exile. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 22 of 26
Time: 41:51
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| Kinna 18: Broken Relationship |
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Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the kinnot of Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Avishai David explains the background and meaning of the kinna by Elazar haKalir entitled 'V'ata amarta, heitiv eitiv imach', (and You said, "I will be do many kindnesses to you"). In this kinna, the special relationship of the Jewish People with Hashem as promised in the desert and as seen throughout Jewish history seems to be shattered, as troubles and tribulations are unleashed on the Jewish nation during the time of the Churban (destruction of the Beit Hamikdash/Temple). This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem
Class Number: 5 of 6
Time: 55:51
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| Surmounting Sinat Chinam |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Mrs. Shira Smiles |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the Three Weeks, Mrs. Shira Smiles examines the issue of sinat chinam, one of the things that led to the churban, and how we can begin to rectify the sinat chinam. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Ahavat Yisrael, Bein Adam LeChavero, Exile, Loving your Fellow Jew, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks
Time: 62:55
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| Tisha B'Av: Teaching Our Children about the Churban |
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Bringing Torah to Life: Deepening our Children's Jewish Experience |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
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| Growing in Ruchniyus During the Three Weeks |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg |
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| Perek 125: Jerusalem and the Nations of the World |
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Tehillim VII: King David's Song |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Tehillim, Rabbi Avishai David continues
to explain
some of the 15 Shir Hamaalot chapters which were sung on the steps
leading to the Temple (Beit Hamikdash). In this perek, David Hamelech
describes how the nations of the world vie with each other in order to
control Yerushalayim during the times that the Jewish people is in
exile. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Jewish Destiny, Prayer, Tehillim
Class: Tehillim VII: King David's Song
Class Number: 17 of 18
Time: 48:54
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| Perek 43: Journey to Egypt |
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Yirmiyahu V |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
In this Torah class on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David teaches
chapter 43, which describes the escape of the remaining community of
Judea to Egypt, after the slaying of Gedalia ben Achikam. Yirmiyahu
warns them not to take this step, and prophesies the ultimate
subjugation of Mitzrayim to Nevuchadnetzar king of Bavel. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats.
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class: Yirmiyahu V
Class Number: 4 of 17
Time: 50:19
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| Perek 41: The Tragedy of Gedalyahu |
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Yirmiyahu V |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David
teaches perek 41, which describes the tragic end of Jewish settlement of
Eretz Yisrael after the churban. This happens because of the wicked
murder of Gedalyahu ben Achikam. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Yirmiyahu V
Class Number: 2 of 17
Time: 55:29
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| Perek 40: Hashem in Galut |
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Yirmiyahu V |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David discusses
the moving episode of Yirmiyahu's choice after the Churban. Nevuchadnetzar offers Yirmiyahu the option of staying in the destroyed
city of Jerusalem with a small remnant of the Jewish peopluation, or
going down to Babylon with the majority of the Jewish people. Yirmiyahu
chooses to stay in Eretz Yisrael, so that Hashem will accompany His
children in galut. Rabbi David ends with a discussion of the nature of
'Shechinta b'Galuta", Hashem in Exile. This
Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Yirmiyahu V
Class Number: 1 of 17
Time: 51:48
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| Perek 39: The Destruction of Jerusalem |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Yirmiyahu, Rabbi Avishai David
teaches perek 39, which describes the conquest of Jerusalem and the
exile of Tzidkiyahu and the Jewish people. Ironically, Yirmiyahu is
protected by Nevuchadnetzar, while those powerful Jews who thought they
would persevere are exiled. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 20 of 19
Time: 52:23
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| Perek 12: Exile: Roots of Redemption |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this Torah class (shiur) on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah
Heller teaches perek 12, which describes the exile of the Shechina, the
Divine Presence, from Yerushalayim, and shows how the calamity of exile
is also the beginning of the path to redemption. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 12 of 26
Time: 46:40
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| Perek 11 |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this Torah class (shiur) on Sefer Yechezkel, Rebbetzin Tziporah
Heller teaches perakim 10 and 11, which deal with the prophesies of the
destruction of the city of Jerusalem
and the devastation of the Jewish people. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Jewish Destiny, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 11 of 26
Time: 47:42
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| Gifts Earned from Exile |
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Galut Mitzrayim: Lessons for Today |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| In this shiur (Torah class), Rabbi Hershel Reichman continues to learn the Chassidic understanding of exile. In this class, Rabbi Reichman discusses the gifts the Jewish People earn through the experience of Galut, exile. This
Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in
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Topics: Chassidut, Exile, Pesach
Class: Galut Mitzrayim: Lessons for Today
Class Number: 4 of 4
Time: 50:30
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| Lessons of Exile |
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Galut Mitzrayim: Lessons for Today |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
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| Perek 8: Yerushalayim in Ruins |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Jerusalem, Jewish Destiny, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 9 of 26
Time: 42:46
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| Exile as Part of the Master Plan |
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Galut Mitzrayim: Lessons for Today |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| In this shiur (Torah class), Rabbi Hershel Reichman continues to explain the concept of Galut, exile, from a Chassidic perspective. In this lesson, Rabbi Reichman explores how exile is an integral part of G-d's Master Plan for the Jewish People and the World's history. |
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Topics: Chumash, Exile, Holidays, Pesach
Class: Galut Mitzrayim: Lessons for Today
Class Number: 2 of 4
Time: 49:29
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| Holy Hair |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 7 of 26
Time: 52:07
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| Perek 36: The Burnt Scroll |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Teshuva
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 16 of 19
Time: 59:52
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| Maoz Tzur, Part 1 |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Chanukah, Rabbi Avishai David explicates the beautiful poem sung by Jewish families throughout the
world after candle lighting, known as Maoz Tzur. Rabbi David discusses
the historical background of the liturgical poem, how it became
customary to recite it during Chanukah, its roots in Tanach, as well
as its structure and its themes of galut (exile) and geula (redemption). This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Chanukah, Exile, Holidays, Prayer
Class: Jewish Calendar II (Chanukah and Purim)
Time: 59:01
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| Perek 34: The Failed Release of Jewish Servants |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 14 of 19
Time: 59:37
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| Perek 2 & 3 |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 4 of 26
Time: 56:20
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| Hashem's Presence in Exile |
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Sefer Yechezkel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Yechezkel
Class Number: 1 of 26
Time: 53:41
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| The Three Weeks: Attaining Dveykut |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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| The Lessons of Jewish History |
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Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on selected Kinnos recited on Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Avishai David explains kinna number nine, "Eicha Tifarti", in detail. The kinna describes the tragedies of Jewish history, and the terrible consequences of distorting its causes. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Fast Days, History, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem
Class Number: 4 of 6
Time: 54:34
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| Bemoaning G-d's Anger |
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Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) explaining the Kinnot (mourning poems) recited on Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Avishai David explicates the themes and structure of the kinna "Eicha Atzta B'Apecha". In this class, we examine the reaction of the Jewish people to the destruction of the exile. Although the kinna is a mournful one, it also expresses the hope that we will merit redemption through the bris avos (the covenant made between Hashem and our forefathers). This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Fast Days, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem
Class Number: 3 of 6
Time: 54:13
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| Spiritual Destruction |
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Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur on the Kinnot recited on Tisha B'av, Rabbi Avishai David analyzes the themes of the first kinna. This Kinna describes the sudden shock of the Churban, as well as the mourning of both Hashem and the Jewish People at the unbelievable loss of the Beit Hamikdash. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem
Class Number: 2 of 6
Time: 52:48
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| Overview of the Three Weeks, Part 2 |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rabbi Ilan Segal |
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| The Insurmountable Challenge of Greece |
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Sefer Daniel |
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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. |
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Topics: Bitachon, Exile, Prophecy, Tanach
Class: Sefer Daniel
Class Number: 13 of 17
Time: 49:04
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| Eicha: Yirmiyahu's Kinna |
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Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) introducing the Kinnot of Tisha B'av, Rabbi Avishai David presents an overview of the dual nature of Tisha B'av as a day of mourning and a public fast day. Rabbi David then reviews Megillat Eicha, and shows how it parallels many of the themes of the Kinnot. The class also presents the loss of the Beit Hamikdash as well as the overwhelming human tragedy of the Churban as the primary themes of both Megillat Eicha and the Kinnot. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Fast Days, Megillot, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Kinnot: Poems for Jerusalem
Class Number: 1 of 6
Time: 53:29
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| The Three Weeks, A Recurring Pattern |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rabbi Ilan Segal |
| In this guest lecture by Rabbi Ilan Segal of Afikei Torah Seminary in Jerusalem, Rabbi Segal explores Bein Hamitzarim as part of a pattern of three week time periods which recur in Nissan and Tishrei. For more information about Afikei Torah, go to www.Afikeitorah.org. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Tisha B'av
Class: Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks
Class Number: 9 of 12
Time: 43:29
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| Mourning Over the Real Jerusalem |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on the Three Weeks, Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg explains what the true mourning for Jerusalem should be, a yearning for the deep spirituality that was once intrinsic to the city, and is no longer there. True mourning for Jerusalem will help us merit its rebuilding. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Fast Days, Tisha B'av
Class: Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks
Class Number: 8 of 12
Time: 48:09
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| The Battle with the Western Nations |
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Sefer Daniel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach
Class: Sefer Daniel
Class Number: 12 of 17
Time: 58:47
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| Perek 8: Daniel's Third Vision |
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Sefer Daniel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach
Class: Sefer Daniel
Class Number: 11 of 17
Time: 58:49
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| Perek 32: Contradictory Prophesies |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Our Forefathers, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 8 of 19
Time: 54:31
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| Chapter 7: The Defeat of Evil |
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Sefer Daniel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach
Class: Sefer Daniel
Class Number: 10 of 17
Time: 45:57
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| Perek 31, Part 3 |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Women in Torah & Tanach
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 7 of 19
Time: 51:12
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| Perek 31: Kibbutz Galuyot |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Teshuva
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 6 of 19
Time: 52:27
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| Perek 22, Part 3: The Gradual Break of Dawn |
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Tehillim VI |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this shiur (Torah class) on Tehillim, Rabbi Avishai david continues his analysis of the intriguing chapter 22, which refers to the travails of both Queen Esther and King David.
The perek is also a parable for the the difficulties of galut and the
nature of geula (redemption), and the dual reality of Hashem's
hiddenness and His guidance during difficult periods of history. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Purim, Redemption, Tehillim
Class: Tehillim VI
Class Number: 3 of 10
Time: 53:19
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| Perek 30: The Mikdash in its Glory and Destruction |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Redemption, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 3 of 19
Time: 56:53
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| Perek 29: The Nature of Galut |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class Number: 2 of 0
Time: 53:50
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| Perek 29: Galut: Resposibilities and Reactions |
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Yirmiyahu IV |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Prayer, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu, Teshuva
Class: Yirmiyahu IV
Class Number: 1 of 19
Time: 58:05
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| Royal Dream |
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Sefer Daniel |
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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. |
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Topics: Exile, Tanach
Class: Sefer Daniel
Class Number: 2 of 17
Time: 54:17
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| Perek 80: G-d's Vineyard |
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Tehillim V |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Tehillim,
Rabbi David teaches mizmor 80, which describes the Jewish Nation as a
vineyard that has been broken into and trampled, and begs Hashem to tend
to His vineyard again. This perek has many thematic and linguistic
comparisons with mizmor 44 and 79, which are pointed out and explained
in the class. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Prayer, Tehillim
Class: Tehillim V
Class Number: 7 of 16
Time: 52:46
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| Perek 44: Commitment Amidst Tragedy |
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Tehillim V |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Sefer Tehillim, Rabbi Avishai David
explicates perek (chapter) 44. The perek begins with an expression of
Hakara Hatov (gratitude) to Hashem for all of His Kindness,
specifically His Kindness to the Avot, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov. In
the second part of the perek, Dovid Hamelech bemoans the chillul Hashem
(desecration of G-d's Name) that occurs when the Jewish People are
exiled form their land, Eretz Yisrael, yet proclaims our everlasting
commitment to Hashem and His Torah despite the tragedy. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Our Forefathers, Prayer, Tehillim
Class: Tehillim V
Class Number: 5 of 16
Time: 55:52
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| Parshat Vayeitzei: Surviving Darkness |
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Chassidut on the Parsha 5769 |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| In this shiur (class), Rabbi Hershel Reichman explains the Medrash which says that the angels of Yakov's dream represent the four kingdoms which will subjugate the Jewish people. Based on the Shem MiShmuel's understanding of this medrash, Rabbi Reichman explains how Yaakov Avinu paved the way for our survival in the trying times of exile. |
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Topics: Chassidut, Chumash, Exile, Parsha, Parshat Vayeitzei
Class: Chassidut on the Parsha 5769
Class Number: 7 of 19
Time: 54:41
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| Tragedy and Vengeance |
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Tehillim V |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this Torah shiur (class) on Tehillim, Rabbi Avishai David expounds on Perek 79, the famous chapter which discusses the destruction
of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple) and the hope for Divine retribution.
Despite the somber tone of the mizmor, the underlying point that the
destruction of the Beit Hamikdash actually saved the Jewish people from
annihilation. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Prayer, Tehillim
Class: Tehillim V
Class Number: 3 of 16
Time: 53:21
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| Abandoned Homeland |
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Yirmiyahu III |
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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
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Topics: Exile, Prophecy, Tanach, Sefer Yirmiyahu
Class: Yirmiyahu III
Class Number: 3 of 17
Time: 52:39
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| Perek 4 |
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Megillat Eicha |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this class on perek daled of Megillat Eicha, Rebbetzin Tziporah
Heller talks of the terrible hunger that existed in the time of the
Churban, and of the supernatural strength of the enemy, bent on
destroying the Jewish People. The perek ends on a positive note,
stating that the suffering of the Jewish Nation will soon end, while
her enemies will receive retribution for their wickedness. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Eichah, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Megillat Eicha
Class Number: 4 of 5
Time: 45:43
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| Why Cry? |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rabbi Hanoch Teller |
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| Feeling the Churban |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
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| Overview of Megillat Eicha |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In this class on the Three Weeks and Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Avishai David discusses the background, content, purpose, and structure of Megillat Eicha. Rabbi David discusses the Tannaic disagreement over whether the Megilla is written as a rebuke or as a lament, and if it was written before or after the actual destruction of Yerushalayim. Rabbi David then reviews the content of each perek of the Megilla, and contrasts Perek Bet, which focuses on the Beit Hamikdash, with Perek Daled, which speaks about the fate of Klal Yisrael. Rabbi David ends this overview with an examination of the hopeful element found throughout the Megilla. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Eichah, Redemption
Class: Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks
Class Number: 3 of 12
Time: 50:04
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| Perek 3: Hope and Grief |
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Megillat Eicha |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller continues her study of Megillat Eicha. In perek gimmel, Yirmiyahu alternates between grief at witnessing the churban and hopeful prophesies of Hashem's future salvation. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Eichah, Month of Av, Redemption, Tisha B'av
Class: Megillat Eicha
Class Number: 3 of 5
Time: 54:01
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| The Three Weeks |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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| Perek 2: The Wrath of G-d |
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Megillat Eicha |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this class on Megillat Eicha, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller, discusses the anger of Hashem as He punishes His people during the Churban, and of the anguish of Yirmiyahu Hanavi as he describes the tragedy. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Eichah, Month of Av, Tisha B'av
Class: Megillat Eicha
Class Number: 2 of 5
Time: 36:56
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| The Most Beloved of Songs |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller concludes her study of Shir Hashirim by discussing what makes this book so holy and beloved by G-d and the Jewish People. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Shir HaShirim, Redemption
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 16 of 16
Time: 58:42
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| The Causes of Churban Habayit |
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Jerusalem, Echoes of Lament: Tisha B'Av and the Three Weeks |
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| Perek 7: Reunited |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this class on Shir Hashirim, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller begins the seventh chapter, describing the ultimate return of the Jewish People toward Hashem and His bringing them back from exile. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Shir HaShirim, Redemption
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 14 of 16
Time: 56:27
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| Perek 5: Slumber of a Yearning Nation |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this class on Shir Hashirim, chapter 6, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller speaks about the yearning of the Jewish Nation for Hashem while in exile in contrast with the spiritual inactivity that has set upon them. Rebbetzin Heller explains the metaphoric description of the megillah, which paint a painful picture of the Jewish Nation's resistance to Hashem's attempts to awaken us from our deep slumber of spiritual inactivity, while simultaneously yearning for His closeness. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Shir HaShirim
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 12 of 16
Time: 50:24
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| Perek 4: Galut |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller discusses life in exile, and how to respond to it. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Shir HaShirim
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 11 of 16
Time: 57:16
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| Perek 3: Beit Hamikdash, Meeting Place with Hashem |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller describes the way we search for Hashem in exile, and how our longing for Him once was fulfilled in the Beit Hamikdash. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Faith & Emunah, Megillot, Shir HaShirim
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 10 of 16
Time: 45:59
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| Spiritual Battle |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In perek 3, Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller examines Hashem's Hashgacha, the purpose of Amalek, and the spiritual forces at battle. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Megillat Esther
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 3 of 16
Time: 48:47
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| Partial Redemption |
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Jewish Calendar II (Chanukah and Purim) |
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Rabbi Hershel Reichman |
| Rebbi Hershel Reichman discusses the holiday of Purim which involved a fight against Amalek, our evil enemy. The fight was not only physical but a spiritual war against Amalek within us. The outcome determined the extent of the Purim redemption. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod formats. |
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Topics: Chassidut, Exile, Purim, Redemption
Class: Jewish Calendar II (Chanukah and Purim)
Class Number: 29 of 38
Time: 41:35
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| Eternal Struggle: Mordechai and Haman |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller examines Perek 2, with an introduction to Mordechai and Esther, and a deepening of our understanding of the galut, exile, and the specific roles of Haman and Mordechai. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Megillot, Megillat Esther, Purim
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 2 of 16
Time: 57:40
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| Luxurious Exile |
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Megillot I |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| In this Torah shiur (class), Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller describes Megillat Esther as a means of understanding our relationship to everything the Persian exile represents, and Hashem's plan in exposing us to it. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Holidays, Megillot, Megillat Esther, Purim
Class: Megillot I
Class Number: 1 of 16
Time: 1:02:48
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| The Covenant |
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Chosen People |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
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| Personal and Communal Mourning |
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Jewish Calendar I |
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Rabbi Avishai David |
| In analyzing our obligation of personal and communal mourning of the Churban (destruction of the Beit HaMikdash), Rabbi Avishai David gives us a legal and philosophical understanding of the Torah's approach to mourning. This class is available online in streaming video and for download in mp3 and ipod video formats. |
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Topics: Exile, Fast Days, Halacha, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Jewish Calendar I
Class Number: 28 of 18
Time: 38:58
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| Defeat of Great Cities |
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Maharal Netivot Olam II |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| Continuing with the roots of the Churban, Rebbetzin Heller discusses the Maharal's commentary of the city of Tur-Malka and the cause of its destruction. This Torah class is available online in streaming video and download in mp3 and ipod video format. |
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Topics: Exile, Maharal, Month of Av, Mourning, Tisha B'av
Class: Maharal Netivot Olam II
Class Number: 9 of 14
Time: 74:04
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| 17th of Tammuz: Complete Connection - Short Vort |
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Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller |
| On the 17th of Tammuz five horrible events occurred in Jewish history. One of these events was the chet ha'agel, the sin of the golden calf. A calf symbolizes the power of the people- the Jewish people were essentially worshiping themselves. From here we learn how to have a complete connection with Hashem, G-d. This Torah class is available on streaming video. |
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Topics: Exile, Fast Days, Holidays, Month of Av, Mourning, Short Torah Ideas
Time: 04:16
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