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.
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
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
This week we will learn about the prohibition of chametz in grain offerings, examining when dough becomes halachically leavened and which processes (kneading, arranging, baking) would invalidate a korban if leaven occurs. The Gemara will expand the discussion to general rules governing what may be offered on the altar, including the prohibition of offering leaven or honey on the mizbeach.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/
We wrap up our many months delving into the life of Dovid Hamelech. We will get to see the closure of his reign as he passes the torch to his son Shlomo and his final words of advice to him, and to us as well.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/king-davids-diaries/
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 analyze the Shtei HaLechem of Shavuot, the waving with the two sheep, and whether the loaves and sheep are mutually indispensable. We will then learn about the broader principles of communal offerings, clarifying when components are me'akev, how improper intent affects them, and when communal korbanot override Shabbat or tumah. The Gemara then discusses the Chavitin (daily meal-offering of the Kohen Gadol), its preparation, division into two daily portions, oil and frying requirements, funding source, and what invalidates it.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-menachot/
This series with Rabbi Dovid Fink explores the halachic issues fulfilling mitzvot that involve hearing, such as Havdala and Megillat Esther, when participating remotely via telephone or VOIP. In what instances is listening over a digital connection valid? What practical guidelines are necessary?For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/hearing-havdala-over-a-phone/
This week we will continue our discussion of tefillin, detailing the structure of the batim, placement and order of the parshiyot, black straps, proper positioning, and who is obligated, including whether the mitzvah applies at night or on Shabbat and Yom Tov. We will then learn about tzitzit, deriving the requirements for the number of strings, inclusion of techelet, proper tying, and which garments are obligated, including the parameters of wool and linen combinations. The section ends with an aggadic teaching highlighting the spiritual power of tzitzit to protect from sin and cultivate constant awareness of mitzvot.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/
As we are wrapping up sefer Shmuel over the next 2 weeks we will get to see the last few stories that happen in Dovid's reign but also get to see his recap of certain events.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/king-davids-diaries/
This week we will learn about the laws of tefillin and mezuzah, deriving the requirement to write the four parshiyot of tefillin on parchment, in proper script, order, and placement. The Gemara analyzes details such as the order of the parshiyot, invalidating defects in writing, the shape of letters, and the requirement of complete writing. We will also learn about the form of the batim (boxes), the shin on the shel rosh, black straps, tying and positioning, and which arm and head placement fulfill the mitzvah.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/
Now that Dovid won the war and is finally on his way back to Jerusalem, how will he be received? Will the nation be pulled together to show strength or did Avshalom create doubts in people's hearts about Dovid?Tonight we will learn about the peoples varied responses and Dovid handles each one.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/king-davids-diaries/
This week, we will discuss the technical requirements of kemitza and the handling of the kometz, including what disqualifies it through improper placement, contact, or deviation from prescribed procedure. The Gemara analyzes vessels, measurements, and physical integrity of meal-offerings, clarifying when errors invalidate the korban and when they can be corrected. These dapim also further define which acts are indispensable avodah and which are secondary.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/
This week we will continue the analysis of invalid intent (pigul) in meal offerings, clarifying which actions are considered essential service acts and which are merely preparatory. The Gemara examines cases of partial validity, mixtures of valid and invalid components, and whether disqualifying intent affects the entire offering or only specific parts.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/
After Dovid finds out that Avshalom is dead he is devastated and continues to cry and mourn the loss. But what will this do to the morale of his army and supporters? And now that he regains the throne, how will he handle those who did not support him?For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/king-davids-diaries/
This week we will examine the valid preparation of meal-offerings, focusing on the required amounts of oil, proper mixing, and the role of kemitza in establishing sanctity and validity. It analyzes invalid intent (pigul) at each essential stage—kemitza, placing the kometz in a vessel, and burning it—and compares meal-offerings to animal sacrifices in determining which actions are legally decisive. The sugyot also address shared and communal meal-offerings and offerings that are entirely burned, clarifying when kemitza applies and what creates disqualification.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/
This week we will learn that grain offerings must be prepared and offered with proper intent, and analyze which incorrect intentions invalidate the offering versus merely prevent it from fulfilling the owner's obligation. The Gemara defines the essential components of a meal offering—flour, oil, frankincense, and kemitzah—and explains how missing elements or procedural errors affect validity. It also clarifies who may perform the service, how sanctity is transferred through vessels and actions, and which flaws in materials disqualify the offering.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/
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 discuss the prohibition of slaughtering and offering sacrifices outside the Mishkan or Temple, explaining that liability depends on whether private altars were permitted at that point in Jewish history. The Gemara maps the changing halachic status of bamot across the wilderness, Shiloh, Nov and Givon, and Jerusalem, clarifying which offerings could be brought privately and where sacrificial meat could be eaten in each period. It concludes that Jerusalem has permanent sanctity, and once the Temple was established there, private altars were forbidden forever.Mazal tov on finishing Masechet Zevachim!For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-zevachim
We left off in the middle of the rebellion of Avshalom. Tonight we will see whose advice Avshalom will take in terms of going to war with Dovid's army, and how exactly the war will work out for them both.For the original course page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/king-davids-diaries/
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 what one is liable for “offering outside of the Temple”. This includes sacrifices that would be valid to offer inside. There is a disagreement if this includes a partial sacrifice as well. We will also begin the 14th chapter of Zevachim and learn about services that are normally done outside the Temple complex, and if one would be liable if one did them in the wrong place.For more info or to visit the main shiur page please visit https://webyeshiva.org/course/daf-yomi-one-week-at-a-time-zevachim
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