Pesach

The Seder: Exploring the Greatness of Our Sages

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This video is class 21 of 68 in the series Pesach: Birth of a Nation.

In this Torah shiur (class) on Pesach, Rabbi Beinsh Ginsburg explains the connections between the statements of the Sages of the Mishna, which make up much of the narrative of the Haggadah, and the written Torah. The Seder night is an opportunity to strengthen our emunah, belief, in the truth of the words of Chazal, our Sages. This is part of the mesorah, the spiritual heritage, which we pass along at the Seder.

Sefirah

Shavuot: Naaseh V’Nishma

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This video is class 18 of 57 in the series Greatest of Gifts: Sefirat HaOmer and Shavuot.

In this Torah shiur (class) in honor of Shavuot, Rabbi Beinish Ginsburg discusses three possible ways to understand the words ‘Naaseh V’Nishma’, the declaration made by the Jewish People as they accepted the Torah. Rabbi Ginsburg explains how these words can help each individual prepare for their personal Kabbalat HaTorah on Shavuot.

Elul, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur

Merciful Judgment

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This video is class 16 of 62 in the series Elul, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

In this shiur (Torah class) on the prayer of ‘Unetaneh Tokef’, Rabbi Avishai David discusses three possible ways of understanding this powerful prayer. The theme of this prayer is the awesomeness of judgment, which evokes fear and terror, followed by the relief that is felt upon the declaration that we can turn judgment into mercy through Teshuva, Tefilla, and Tzedaka.