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Be'haaloscha - Preparing the Leviim; every Jew is a Sefer Torah

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 30:32


Maharal and rav Hirsch on teh consecration of the Leviim

Nasso - Singing with Joy and the Birchat Kohanim

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 32:44


There are two types of service, the kind we like and the kind we don't.

Bamidbar: Rav Hirsch on the Counting, Shavuos, and the role of the Individual in the "army" of Jewish service

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 32:44


Ideal vs. reality, Torah was given in the desert specifically, and the "army" of Jewish service

Behar: Rav Hirsch on Shmita and Yovel

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 36:19


A Shabbos of the Land to remind us who is in charge and a fascinating approach to Socialism and Capitalism

Parsha shiur: Kedoshim and Holiness through Self-restraint, Parenting and Shabbos

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 34:30


Rav Hirsch's take on living a life of Holiness, channeling, but not killing off, tendencies and drives we have, and the training ground parenting presents

Getting Your Kitchen Ready for Pesach

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 63:31


kashering and cleaning - what needs and doesn't need to be done

Halacha: A Review of the Mitzvos of Purim

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 25:00


Megillah, shaloch manos, matanos l'evyonim, and a seudah

Purim - Know Thine Enemy: What Made Haman tick?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 45:28


A study of the Tree of Garden of Eden and how it relates to (Ha)Man's greatest Challange

Parsha Shiur: Tetzaveh - Rav Hirsch on the messages of lighting the Menorah and the Clothing of the Kohanim

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 34:48


Halacha shiur: Can you ask a Jew to do something on Shabbos that you are not allowed to do?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 25:29


Sometimes no, sometimes yes, and sometimes it depends.

Parsha Shiur: Terumah - Rav Hirsch on the meanings and messages of the Mishkan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 32:19


Metal and wood; what they mean and how they function together

Parsha shiur: Mishpatim - Two fundamental insights from Rav Hirsch that define our nature to the Mitzvot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 35:12


Elevating ourselves and the relationship between Oral and Written Laws

Parsha Shiur: Yitro

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 34:17


Comments from Rav Hirsch on the beginning of the Parsha

Halacha (12) Fish and Meat Friday night

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 23:21


Why do people eat fish Friday night and what do we need to do to keep it separate from meat?

Parsha shiur - Beshalach: Of detours and Jewish wit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 34:15


Rav Hirsch's comments on two "detours" the Jews take on their way out of Mitzrayim

Parsha Shiur - Bo: No one can be left behind

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 28:14


Rav Hirsch on "Celebrating Hashem"

(5) Jewish Wisdom, 3 Minutes at a Time - Are you destined for the World to Come?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 2:43


The two qualities, both accessible to us all, that will get us there. (Taanit 22a)

Parsha Shiur - Vayigash

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 22:13


Rav Hirsch on Yosef's balancing act of Divine Providence on one hand, while using his Brother's free-willed mistaken decisions on the other. Plus the reasons why we needed to be in Mitzrayim to become a nation ad how that impacted later centuries of Jewish History

Modern Jewish History (16): The Rise of Hitler

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 44:21


Understanding the factors behind his improbable and devastating rise to power

Shabbos Drasha: Miketz - What are searching for?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 5:26


Shabbos Chanukah - The Brothers don't recognize Yosef, and the kohanim search for oil

Moments of Chanukah - The Secret of Gratitude (Day 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 2:27


Remembering the Miracle of the War by lighting candles

Chanukah moments: Ascending or Descending in Holiness, but never static

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 2:40


Moments of Chanukah - The Centrality of the Jewish Home (Day 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 2:27


The Sages placed a strong emphasis on the Jewish Home on Chanukah. Why?

Moments of Chanukah: "Oh yeah... it's Chanukah" (Day 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 2:03


2 minute daily Chanukah messages

Shabbos Drasha: Vayeishev - Making Peace: There's an "I can't", and then there's an "I Can't"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 6:37


A brief recap of the Drasha

Parsha shiur: Vayeishev - Rav Hirsch on Yosef's dreams and the Brother's calculation to sell him

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 36:19


The Avos and their families were not perfect; they have given us much to learn from.

Halacha (11) - Flowers on Shabbos

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 17:44


Can i put them in water? Are they Muktzeh?

Modern Jewish History (15) - American Jews in the Roaring 20s

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 51:43


As Europe was a disaster, the US takes its place as the largest and most powerful Jewish community

Modern Jewish History (14) - Palestine in the 20s

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 45:34


Highlighting the role of Rav Kook in the development of the Land

Halacha (10) - More from Retzei in bentching, plus forgetting Yaalah v'yavoh

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 17:20


Halacha shiur

Parsha Shiur: Vayishlach - The Eternal Wrestling Match Between Yaakov and Eisav

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 32:23


Rav Hirsch's insights into this eternal struggle an dhow it will finally end

Shabbos Drasha: Vayeitze - To see the Blessings we have, not what we wished we had

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 7:51


Leah has both an interesting introduction and change in how she names her children

(4) Jewish Wisdom, Three minutes at a Time - It's never too late to start

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 2:52


What do Rabbi Akiva and Rabban Yochanan ben Zachai have in common?

Parsha Shiur: Vayeitzei - Yaakov leaves home

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 39:26


Thoughts from Rav Hirsch on setting up Jewish Home

Modern Jewish History (13) - The Third Aliya 1919-1929

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 48:34


The decade of the 20s was a major transition in the Land of Palestine

Halacha (9) - I forgot to add 'retzei' in bentching on Shabbos, now what?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 22:02


a short a halacha shiur

Shabbos Drasha: Toldot - The Atlanta Braves and the World to Come

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 10:51


It's the present vs the past, and the Braves have what to teach us about Yaakov and Eisav

(3) Jewish Wisdom, Three minutes at a time: The most valuable gift doesn't actually cost anything

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 2:41


Parsha Shiur: Toldot - The (Avoidable) Divergent Paths of Yaakov and Eisav

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 39:42


Rav Hrsch's bold insights on the cause of Eisav's path in life. To educate a young Eisav as if he were a Yakov will lead to disaster

Halacha (8) - Netillat Yadayim (part 3) - What if there is no water?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 20:21


A short halacha series

Modern Jewish History (12): Palestine under the British Mandate

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 41:28


A series from the end of the First World War to the Founding of the State of Israel

Shabbos Drasha: The Antidote to the Worship of the Self (Chayei Sarah)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 7:53


A recap of the Drasha; based on a talk from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on the occasion of his first yahrtzeit

(2) Jewish Wisdom, Three minutes at a time: The Gift of Different Minds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 2:59


We look different, we sound different, and we also think differently. And that is a gift!

Halacha (7) - Netillat Yadayim (part 2): The Mechanics of washing; the cup, how much water, how much of the hand

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 22:28


Parsha - Chayei Sarah: An Ancient Purchase of Land, An Eternal Hope for the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 37:28


A parsha shiur based on the writings of Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Yahrtzeit Tribute: Emotionally Spiritual Intelligence

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 18:08


A short talk delivered to high school students on the occasion of Rabbi Sacks's first yahrtzeit.

Drasha: Vayeira - Aspiring to greatness while focusing on the task in front of us now

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 6:58


(1) Jewish Wisdom, 3 Minutes at a Time: Misplaced Anger

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 2:31


One person often bears the brunt of another person getting us angry

Halacha (6): Talking After Washing for Bread - Three great misconceptions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 19:17


Halacha (5) Shabbos: Do I actually have to drink the wine/grape juice for kiddush?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 16:20


Parsha - Vayeira: Rav Hirsch on the convergence of Milah, Tzedakah and the Destruction of Sedom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 32:22


Parsha shiur based on the writings of Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch

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