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Back to SearchThe Mitzvah of Kavod Talmidei Chachamim: An Example of What’s Missing from Rabbeinu Tam’s Curriculum
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In tonight's Chumash Methodology shiur (given at YBT on 4/28/21) emerged from a machlokess …
5 years, 1 month ago
Parashas Kedoshim Mitzvah Marathon
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In last week's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (4/23/21) we attempted to do something that, traditio…
5 years, 1 month ago
"Is There an Obligation to Believe that the Zohar Was Written by R' Shimon Bar Yochai?" (Part 1)
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In last night's Chumash Methodology shiur (given at YBT on 4/21/21) we took up a the contro…
5 years, 1 month ago
Midrashic Betrayal: the Detrimental Effects of the Failure to Distinguish Between Pshat and Drash
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This morning's Sunday shiur (4/18/21 at YBT) was inspired by a Richard Feynman anecdote in …
5 years, 1 month ago
A Joke Before Shiur: The Role of Humor in Torah Study
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Today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (4/16/21) was about the role of humor in Torah study, as ref…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Ten Principles of Shadal's Approach to Tanach Interpretation
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Tonight's Chumash Methodology shiur (given at YBT on 4/14/21) is a follow-up to our shiur o…
5 years, 1 month ago
Mussar Without "Should"s and "Shouldn't"s
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This episode is an "audiobook style" reading of an article I wrote on August 4, 2015 entitl…
5 years, 1 month ago
Shadal's Opposition to Philosophical Judaism
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Today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (4/9/21) was intended to expand the horizons of my particula…
5 years, 2 months ago
Can God Do the Impossible?
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In today's Iyov class (4/7/20 at Lomdeha) we tackled one of the classic "spicy questions": …
5 years, 2 months ago
Maror as a Philosophical Theme of Pesach
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Length: 43 minutes
Synopsis: In today's Lomdeha Friday Seminar (3/19/21) we explored one of …
5 years, 2 months ago