WebYeshiva.org, the world’s first fully interactive online Torah study program, was founded in 2007 by Rabbi Chaim Brovender with the goal of making Torah accessible to every Jew around the world. WebYeshiva.org a dynamic schedule of around-the-clock Torah study, providing live, interactive classes to students of all levels and backgrounds in a wide variety of topics. Our outstanding Rabbis and teachers join you from around the globe in your home, office, or on-the-go to replicate the nurturing spirituality of a conventional yeshiva and bring Jews from all over the world together.
This week we will begin to examine treifot (conditions that render an animal forbidden even after proper slaughter), particularly defects or injuries to internal organs like the trachea, esophagus, and other vital structures. Throughout, the Gemara debates the criteria distinguishing a wound that's survivable from one that's fatal, often citing cases brought to sages for rulings.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
We will learn about the laws of purity as they apply to food, focusing on the requirement that food be “prepared” through contact with one of seven liquids before it can become susceptible to impurity. We will then learn about the role of owner's intent in designating something as food. The Gemara then discusses shechita performed for the sake of idol worship, with a dispute about whether one person can render forbidden an animal that belongs to someone else, and whether partial cutting of the simanim with idolatrous intent is sufficient to prohibit the animal.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
This week we will begin Perek Ha'Shochet (the second chapter), establishing the foundational rules of how much of the simanim (windpipe and esophagus) must be cut for valid shechita, a majority of one siman for birds and two for animals. We will then learn the precise technical requirements of the cut itself, analyzing what counts as a “majority,” whether half equals a majority for purposes of treifah versus shechita, the laws of shehiyah (pausing mid-cut), and how long the knife must be — concluding it must extend beyond the length of the neck.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
This week the Gemara contrasts shechita with melikah (nape-nicking of bird offerings), detailing what is kosher for one but invalid for the other. We will then learn about disqualifications of Kohanim versus Leviyim (blemishes vs. age), and then shift to the tumah laws of earthenware vessels. The Gemara then debates the status of temed (water soaked through grape residue), whether it is treated as water or wine for Ma'aser Sheni and Mikveh purposes.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
We will discuss three main areas within the laws of shechita: the role of intent (focusing on whether a minor's actions and kavanah have Torah or Rabbinic validity, and whether conscious intent is required for kodshim), the requirements for a valid slaughtering instrument (the knife must be detached, with debate over wheels and re-attached knives, alongside a historical discussion of whether basar nechirah was ever permitted in the desert), and the laws of hagramah (cutting in the wrong location on the neck).For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
We will discuss issues of ritual slaughter, including the reliability of people performing shechita, invalid methods of slaughter, and the status of knives used for shechita and prohibited foods. The Gemara also discusses the principles of relying on majority (rov) and presumptive status (chazakah) in kashrut, especially regarding slaughter and determining whether an animal is kosher.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
This week we will begin Masechet Chulin. We are going to learn the laws of Shchita, ritual slaughter, and what makes an animal kosher and what renders it not kosher. This week we will learn who may perform shchita and who may not, and why.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-chulin/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
As we complete Masechet Menachot, we will learn the halachic details of who brings meal-offerings and how different formulations of vows determine one's obligation. The Gemara teaches the minimum and maximum amount of flour, oil and wine that can be donated to the Temple. We finish the Masechet with a discussion about a temple built in Egypt and its connection to the Temple in Jerusalem.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
We will learn about the shtei halechem and lechem hapanim preparation, how the loaves are made and handled. The daf discusses kneading, shaping, and baking processes. It also touches on how many loaves and their arrangement. The gemara explains the placement of the Lechem Hapannim on the Shulchan and the arrangement of the stacks. The Gemara analyzes how the bread is supported and how it stays fresh. There's also a discussion of associated vessels (like the branches/supports).For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
This week we will learn about the precise measurements and vessels for nesachim, clarifying how exact they must be and how sanctification of Temple utensils affects their validity. They then explore the relationship between korbanot and their nesachim, whether they must be brought together, can be delayed, or even brought independently, while defining categories of obligation vs. voluntary offerings. We will then learn about the process of Semicha on the sacrifice and exactly how it is done.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
We will analyze how voluntary menachot vows function, whether multiple obligations can be combined, how wording defines the number of required offerings, and when substituting types or altering quantities invalidates fulfillment. The Gemara carefully distinguishes between essential elements (me'akev), like proper type and minimum measures, and cases where partial or altered performance does not count at all. The Gemara then shifts to the requirement of min hamuvchar, detailing the hierarchy of quality for flour, wine, and especially olive oil, including the different pressings, and which are fit for the Menorah versus menachot.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
We will learn the entire 7th chapter of Masechet Menachot. We will learn which menachot are eaten by the Cohanim and which are completely burned on the altar. The Gemara teaches how the oil is added to the mincha and how the mincha is broken up into smaller pieces. The 8th chapter begins by describing the Korban Todah and its 40 loaves, 10 of which are chametz and 30 are matza.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
This week we will continue learning about the Korban HaOmer. The Gemara teaches how it was harvested and processed. We will learn that the Omer permits new grain to be eaten and the 2 loaves of Shavuot permit the new grain to be used in the Temple.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
On Pesach, the blessing on matzah is “ha-motsi lechem min ha-arets” because matzah is our bread on Pesach. But for the rest of the year matzah resembles a cracker, which should call for the blessing “borei minei mezonot.” Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the opinions and disagreements among the posekim regarding the blessing for matzah for the rest of the year.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
A few months after Rabbi David Sedley and his wife got married, someone put a sign up in his yeshiva selling for 10 shekels the haggadah collection entitled ‘Osef Haggadot Shel Pesach,' containing seven different haggadot.Thirty three years later, wine stained and marked by matza crumbs, he's used it at every seder since, particularly enjoying the second Haggadah in the collection, Migdal Eder, which itself is a compilation of ideas from 125 other books.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
On Pesach, the blessing on matzah is “ha-motsi lechem min ha-arets” because matzah is our bread on Pesach. But for the rest of the year matzah resembles a cracker, which should call for the blessing “borei minei mezonot.” Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the opinions and disagreements among the posekim regarding the blessing for matzah for the rest of the year.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
The Maxwell House Haggadah has been used as a marketing tool and ritual object since its introduction to American-Jewish homes in 1932. With over 50 million copies in print, it may be the best known and most popular Haggadah in the English speaking world, placed on Passover tables from the most humble tenements of long ago to the White House Seder.Join Rabbi Jeffrey Saks (who has used the same wine-stained copy since elementary school) as we discover what this Haggadah says about the Seder, American Jewry, and if it is indeed good to the last drop.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
Join Ilana Goldstein Saks as she reviews the Moss Haggadah, whose illustrations not only decorate the text, but interpret it – aiding and deepening the telling of its story.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Join Rabbi Chaim Brovender as he talks about the one Haggadah he likes to use Seder night, -Rashi's Haggadah. Compiled from Rashi's commentary on the Torah and elsewhere, it brings his brief and clear elucidations of the text.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores the Rav Tevele Bondi (Germany, c.1820 – c.1880) Haggadah. A straightforward and innovative perush in the style of Rav Shimshon Rafael Hirsch, Rabbi Korobkin enjoys using this Haggadah on Seder night because it has answers to questions that he couldn't find anywhere else.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Join Rabbi Johnny Solomon as he discusses his favorite Haggadah, ‘The Koach Eitan Empowering Seder Conversations Passover Haggadah'.This special Haggadah, which contains both contributions and a foreword by Rabbi Solomon, ‘presents clear and inspiring insights to foster broad inclusion and engagement', and incorporates ‘practical inclusion tools and instruction icons to help navigate the Seder.'For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
All forms of benefit from chametz are prohibited on Pesach. This means that you cannot feed your pets or farm animals chametz But most commercial pet food is inedible for humans. Is such pet food also prohibited on Pesach? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he surveys the opinions of the leading posekim.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
This week we will discuss which meal-offerings include or exclude oil and frankincense, focusing on exceptional offerings like the minchat choteh and minchat sotah, and what happens if these ingredients are added improperly. We will then analyze the procedures of tenufah (waving) and hagashah (bringing the offering to the altar), identifying which meal-offerings require these rituals and who performs them. The Gemara then introduces the Omer offering, describing the public barley harvest ceremony after Passover and establishing the timing that begins the count toward Shavuot.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
Join Rabbanit Dr. Tamara Spitz and explore ‘A Different Night' by Noam Zion, a Haggadah that transforms the Seder from a scripted ritual into a dynamic, question driven conversation. Together, we'll look at how it empowers participants of all ages to think, challenge, and engage deeply with the story of Yetziat Mitzrayim. We'll reflect on how to create a Seder that is not only informative, but genuinely transformative..For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Join Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Brovender for his weekly parsha shiur and come away with creative insights into the parshat hashavua.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/rabbi-brovender-parsha-shiur-5786/
The story of the Exodus is told in the plural, a fact that reflects deep truths not only about peoplehood, but about freedom itself. This Pesach, join Rachel Sharansky Danziger as she explores how the Book of Exodus, the Seder, and The Az Nashir Haggadah: On the Path to Redemption (Matan Edition) reveal that freedom is more than a mass movement; it is a shared project shaped by many perspectives.Together, we will consider how the polyphonic nature of the Haggadah reflects a profound reality: redemption is a path no one walks alone.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Rabbi Yitzhak Zuriel has been using the פרדס ההגדה השלם לנוער ולעם Haggadah for nearly 50 years. He loves its presentation and that much of the commentary is from Chasidut. With clearly defined parameters for how to perform the different mitzvot and various customs during the seder, join him as he discusses its deep explanations and stories about Yetziat Miztraim.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Many commercial products are labeled “kasher for Pesach for those who eat Kitniyot.” Some of these products have little actual kitniyot in them. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores if there is room for Ashkenazim who do not eat kitniyot to buy and use such products on Pesach.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman as he explores the Netivot Shalom, the Slonimer Rebbe's commentary to the Haggadah. Describing the Pesach Seder not only as a historical commemorative holiday but a perpetual celebration, the Slonimer details how the festival of freedom for our ancestors is also a festival for our own freedom. It is the festival when we are given the opportunity to free ourselves from our negative habits and to remake ourselves as better Jews.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Like Maharal's forensic examination of the words of Chazal across Tanach, his profound ideas that he derives from the words of the Great Sages likewise shows through in the story of Yetziat Mitzrayim as he explains the surprising meaning of לַחְמָא עַנְיָא: why there are four children – not more or less; and why there are 15 stages in דַּיֵּנוּ.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Rabbi Saadia Gaon's sefer Emunot V'Deot (Book of Beliefs and Opinions) innovated the genre of Jewish philosophy. Long before Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and the Rambam, R. Saadia paved the road for viewing Jewish principles through a lens of classic Greek philosophy, the science of his time, and is justifiably where Jewish philosophy begins. Join Rabbi Daniel Korobkin as he explores this important, monumental work, tracing the differences in approach between R. Saadia and those who came after him.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/emunot-vdeot-the-first-book-of-jewish-philosophy/
Why are cartoons so compelling to us and why do we suspend our disbelief in their projection in order to enjoy them? Why do we use our imagination beyond it's normal screen? Join Rabbi Avraham Shira as he explores how part of being freed from Egypt is having our own Jewish narrative, Jewish images and Jewish cultural icons, so many of which come out of Pesach.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
Until recently, Jewish communities all over the world ate soft matzot on Pesach. Today, this custom is limited to Sefardic communities. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores if Ashkenazim who nowadays eat hard matsot may enjoy Sefardic soft matzot on Pesach.For the full 2026 pre-Pesach program please CLICK HERE
© 2020-2026 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
