Podcast appearances and mentions of Joseph B Soloveitchik

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Length: 1 hourSynopsis: Tonight (1/8/24), in our Wednesday night tefilah shiur, we continued our analysis of what we mean when we say that Hashem loves us. We began by reviewing the essence of what we covered last time, but in a much slower, clearer, and thought-out manner than last time. As we reviewed the sources, we sharpened last week's approach. We then read an excerpt from R' Joseph B. Soloveitchik's "From There Shall You Seek" which not only confirmed that we were on the right track, but also gave us a lot more to think about. I'd say we now have a solid theory in the works! Next time, we'll revisit the Rav again in an effort to gain more clarity, and then tackle some of the pesukim which the berachos of Ahavah Rabbah and Ahavas Olam are based on (בג"ה).-----מקורות:תמיד אוהב אותי – ששון איפרם שאולובאהבה רבה (נוסח אשכנז)אהבת עולם (נוסח אשכנז)אבודרהםראב"ןר' חסדאי קרשקש אור ה' ב:הSoloveitchik - "From There Shall You Seek" (pp.153-157) -----This week's Torah content has been sponsored l'zecher nishmas Yosef Yoshayahu ben Yechezkel Eliezer, whose yahrzeit is on the 3rd of Teves. Yehi zichro baruch.-----If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissInstagram: instagram.com/rabbischneeweiss/"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comOld Blog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/WhatsApp Content Hub (where I post all my content and announce my public classes): https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel

Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.#297> To purchase "The Lord is Righteous in All His Ways" (out of print - limoted availability) click here.> To purchase the Mesorat Harav Kinnot click here.> We discussed when & why Rabbi Soloveitchik began his Tisha B'Av program, how long he would speak, what he would speak about, his opinion on Holocaust Kinnos (and by extension Rabbi Schacter's opinion on October 7th Kinnos), how we can connect to Kinnos, exaples from Kinnos, and more.> To listen to prior years Seforimchatter Tisha B'Av podcasts:1. History of Kinnos2. Judean Revolt episode one, two, and three3. Josephus4. Aggados Chazal about the Churban

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 21.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 20.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 19.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 18.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 17.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 16.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 15.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 14.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 13.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 12.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 11.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 10.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

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Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 9.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 8.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 6.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 7.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 5.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 4.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 3.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 3.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 2.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

Our new series “Letters from the Rav” is the result of decades of archival research. It covers many of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's private letters, and brings surprising insight into one of the most prominent Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. This is Episode 1.For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcastsTo support more thoughtful Jewish content like this, visit torahinmotion.org/donate

“When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that person be guilty; then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall make restitution for this trespass in full.” So reads chapter 5 from the book of Numbers. Repentance is on the Jewish mind these days. The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is called the Ten Days of Teshuva—the Ten Days of Repentance—and during it observant Jews engage in prayer and penitence. What is repentance? How does it operate? What's actually happening in the mind of the penitent? Daniel Rynhold is dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and professor of Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University. He has thought and written much about repentance and sees it as a way to illustrate some of the most interesting contrasts between medieval and modern philosophers. Joining Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver here to discuss the subject, he focuses on three major thinkers, two from within the Jewish tradition and one outside of it. The first is Rabbeinu Yonah, the 13th-century author of the rabbinic work The Gates of Repentance. The second is Joseph B. Soloveitchik, known as the Rav, who was perhaps the central intellectual figure of post-war Modern Orthodoxy. The third is the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, a famous critic of the Enlightenment, of liberalism, and of modernity. The last two are the focus of his book, written with Michael Harris, Nietzsche, Soloveitchik, and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy, published in 2018 by Cambridge University Press. Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.

Between the late 1950s through 1980, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l ("the Rav") annually delivered a two- to four-hour lecture (derashah) in Yiddish between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to the Rabbinical Council of America on the topic of repentance and the Days of Awe. Before Hashem You Shall Be Purified: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on the Days of Awe (Ohr Publishing, 2022) contains summaries of the derashos that the Rav delivered from 1973 through 1979, and includes two additional derashos presented in 1964 and 1966.  There are also links to free on-line audios and videos of the Rav presenting many of these same teshuvah drashos in Yiddish, subtitled in English by Dr. Lustiger. With the appearance of this volume, one can read the summaries and then experience the Rav's dramatic delivery of these extraordinary discourses. Matthew Miller is a graduate of Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. He studied Jewish Studies and Linguistics at McGill for his BA and completed an MA in Hebrew Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London. He works with Jewish organizations in media and content distribution, such as TheHabura.com and RabbiEfremGoldberg.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Between the late 1950s through 1980, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l ("the Rav") annually delivered a two- to four-hour lecture (derashah) in Yiddish between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to the Rabbinical Council of America on the topic of repentance and the Days of Awe. Before Hashem You Shall Be Purified: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on the Days of Awe (Ohr Publishing, 2022) contains summaries of the derashos that the Rav delivered from 1973 through 1979, and includes two additional derashos presented in 1964 and 1966.  There are also links to free on-line audios and videos of the Rav presenting many of these same teshuvah drashos in Yiddish, subtitled in English by Dr. Lustiger. With the appearance of this volume, one can read the summaries and then experience the Rav's dramatic delivery of these extraordinary discourses. Matthew Miller is a graduate of Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. He studied Jewish Studies and Linguistics at McGill for his BA and completed an MA in Hebrew Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London. He works with Jewish organizations in media and content distribution, such as TheHabura.com and RabbiEfremGoldberg.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic. Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora (Kodesh Press, 2021) include the claim that we cannot properly understand the Bible and Talmud without studying logic, philosophy, and science; when we are obligated to accept standard rabbinic interpretations of verses, and when we are permitted to draw our own conclusions; the reasons for - and classification of - the commandments in the Torah; the composition of the soul according to Jewish philosophy; how we connect to God by achieving deveikut (communion) with God This edition of Yesod Mora is based on a version originally published in 1995, with additional notes and critical analysis. The original Hebrew text has been supplied as well. Editor, interpreter, and translator H. Norman Strickman is Rabbi emeritus of the Marine Park Jewish Center in Brooklyn and is a Professor emeritus of Jewish Studies at Touro College in New York City. He earned his ordination from Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin of Yeshiva University. Dr. Strickman received his B.A. and M.H.L. degrees from Yeshiva University, and his Ph.D. from Dropsie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic. Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora (Kodesh Press, 2021) include the claim that we cannot properly understand the Bible and Talmud without studying logic, philosophy, and science; when we are obligated to accept standard rabbinic interpretations of verses, and when we are permitted to draw our own conclusions; the reasons for - and classification of - the commandments in the Torah; the composition of the soul according to Jewish philosophy; how we connect to God by achieving deveikut (communion) with God This edition of Yesod Mora is based on a version originally published in 1995, with additional notes and critical analysis. The original Hebrew text has been supplied as well. Editor, interpreter, and translator H. Norman Strickman is Rabbi emeritus of the Marine Park Jewish Center in Brooklyn and is a Professor emeritus of Jewish Studies at Touro College in New York City. He earned his ordination from Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin of Yeshiva University. Dr. Strickman received his B.A. and M.H.L. degrees from Yeshiva University, and his Ph.D. from Dropsie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic. Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora (Kodesh Press, 2021) include the claim that we cannot properly understand the Bible and Talmud without studying logic, philosophy, and science; when we are obligated to accept standard rabbinic interpretations of verses, and when we are permitted to draw our own conclusions; the reasons for - and classification of - the commandments in the Torah; the composition of the soul according to Jewish philosophy; how we connect to God by achieving deveikut (communion) with God This edition of Yesod Mora is based on a version originally published in 1995, with additional notes and critical analysis. The original Hebrew text has been supplied as well. Editor, interpreter, and translator H. Norman Strickman is Rabbi emeritus of the Marine Park Jewish Center in Brooklyn and is a Professor emeritus of Jewish Studies at Touro College in New York City. He earned his ordination from Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin of Yeshiva University. Dr. Strickman received his B.A. and M.H.L. degrees from Yeshiva University, and his Ph.D. from Dropsie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic. Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora (Kodesh Press, 2021) include the claim that we cannot properly understand the Bible and Talmud without studying logic, philosophy, and science; when we are obligated to accept standard rabbinic interpretations of verses, and when we are permitted to draw our own conclusions; the reasons for - and classification of - the commandments in the Torah; the composition of the soul according to Jewish philosophy; how we connect to God by achieving deveikut (communion) with God This edition of Yesod Mora is based on a version originally published in 1995, with additional notes and critical analysis. The original Hebrew text has been supplied as well. Editor, interpreter, and translator H. Norman Strickman is Rabbi emeritus of the Marine Park Jewish Center in Brooklyn and is a Professor emeritus of Jewish Studies at Touro College in New York City. He earned his ordination from Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin of Yeshiva University. Dr. Strickman received his B.A. and M.H.L. degrees from Yeshiva University, and his Ph.D. from Dropsie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra is one of the most important Jewish personalities of all time. Aside from being a Bible commentator of great consequence, his works in Jewish philosophy - though less famous - impacted many of his successors, including Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed, Nahmanides, and Rabbi Joseph Albo, as well as the Jewish mystics and Kabbalists. The Yesod Mora is one of the first books of Jewish philosophy written in Hebrew, which blazed the trail for philosophy to enter those parts of the Jewish world that were unfamiliar with Arabic. Highlights of Ibn Ezra's The Secret of the Torah: A Translation of Abraham Ibn Ezra's Sefer Yesod Mora (Kodesh Press, 2021) include the claim that we cannot properly understand the Bible and Talmud without studying logic, philosophy, and science; when we are obligated to accept standard rabbinic interpretations of verses, and when we are permitted to draw our own conclusions; the reasons for - and classification of - the commandments in the Torah; the composition of the soul according to Jewish philosophy; how we connect to God by achieving deveikut (communion) with God This edition of Yesod Mora is based on a version originally published in 1995, with additional notes and critical analysis. The original Hebrew text has been supplied as well. Editor, interpreter, and translator H. Norman Strickman is Rabbi emeritus of the Marine Park Jewish Center in Brooklyn and is a Professor emeritus of Jewish Studies at Touro College in New York City. He earned his ordination from Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Dr. Samuel Belkin of Yeshiva University. Dr. Strickman received his B.A. and M.H.L. degrees from Yeshiva University, and his Ph.D. from Dropsie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all inevitably shaped by the "dusty old books" of the Jewish past: our institutions, ideas and identities are built on the thought and work of our intellectual forbearers, even when we ultimately repudiate their teachings. Host Yehuda Kurtzer is joined by David Ellenson, Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College and professor emeritus at Brandeis University, to discuss three key figures who were instrumental in the making of American Judaism as we know it today: Abraham Joshua Heschel, Mordecai Kaplan, and Joseph B. Soloveitchik. They examine what these three iconic rabbis stood for, and try to understand how their legacies have shaped American Judaism as we live it.

Rav Moshe Meiselman is an American-born Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Toras Moshe in Jerusalem, which he established in 1982. He also founded and served as principal of Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA) from 1977 to 1982. He is a descendant of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty and nephew of the Rav, R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik who he considers to be his Rebbe par excellence. 00:00 - Intro 8:36 - Interview 1:11:56 - Outro Stay up to date with Rabbi Efrem Goldberg at https://rabbiefremgoldberg.org/whatsapp.Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS).Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik delivered a historic eulogy for Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzenski; we consider this perspective in light of the Rav's transition from Agudah to Mizrachi and the role of Torah leaders in general life decisions.

Mishlei 21:16 - Resting in the Congregation of the Deadאָדָם תּוֹעֶה מִדֶּרֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּל בִּקְהַל רְפָאִים יָנוּחַ:This morning (12/30/21), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we began a new, dramatic pasuk. We came up with a really nice interpretation which was beautifully expanded upon by the Rav in Halakhic Man. We came up with what we THINK is a good understanding of the Ralbag, and read the Meiri as well. We may or may not continue this pasuk tomorrow, depending on who plans on coming to shiur.----------מקורות:משלי כא:טזמצודת ציון - משלי כא:טזתרגום - משלי כא:טזRabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, "Halakhic Man"רלב"ג - משלי כא:טזמאירי - משלי כא:טז----------This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Albert Hanan and Justin Coskey in honor of Aryel and Batya's wedding.----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.----------YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlAmazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_share

In this evening's tefilah shiur (11/18/21) we set out to answer the two questions we raised last time: (1) Why can't/shouldn't we change the scientifically inaccurate parts of tefilah to make them more accurate? (2) Why can't/shouldn't we change the text of tefilah in general? After a brief recap of Part 1, we learned FOUR answers to the first question, while also resolving a major NEW problem that came up in the process. I had actually prepared a fifth answer which I forgot about, so we'll have to save that for next time, along with at least a partial answer for the second question.----------מקורות:נוסח אשכנז - ברכה ראשונה שלפני קריאת שמע של מעריבנוסח אשכנז - ברכה ראשונה שלפני קריאת שמע של שחרית שבתרמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות תפילה וברכת כוהנים א:א-דרמב"ם - משנה תורה, ספר אהבה, הלכות ברכות א:ה-ואבודרהם - ב:ב + מעריב של חולרמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים א:נטשד"ל - בראשית ח:כא"Blessings and Thanksgiving: Reflections on the Siddur and Synagogue" from the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik ר"י בר יקר - שחרית של שבת"Nature," by Ralph Waldo Emerson----------This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Shirley, and since she didn't specify a dedicatory message, then I'm going to dedicate this to the entire Sinclair family - Shirley, David, and Ken.----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.----------YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlAmazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_share

This afternoon (11/16/21), in our Rambam Bekius chavurah, we ACTUALLY DID BEKIUS! Our goal was to get an overview of what a Beis ha'Kneses is, in an effort to understand the Rambam's Hilchos Talmud Torah 3:12 about the virtue of learning Torah in a Beis ha'Kneses. We didn't end up circling back to that halacha, but we'll give it one more try tomorrow.----------מקורות:Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, "Blessings and Thanksgiving: Reflections on the Siddur and Synagogue" (based on the Rav's shiurim)רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות תלמוד תורה ג:יברמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר אהבה, הלכות תפלה וברכת כהנים ח:א-ג; יא:א-יג----------This week's Torah content has been sponsored by Shirley, and since she didn't specify a dedicatory message, then I'm going to dedicate this to the entire Sinclair family - Shirley, David, and Ken. ----------Bekius Disclaimer:Note that this is a bekius chavurah - as opposed to an iyun shiur. Each session consists of us reading through the Rambam's writings together without much preparation on my part, and without going into depth by consulting commentaries or primary sources. For all these reasons, there are bound to be inaccuracies, errors, and other types of shortcomings which would not be acceptable in a prepared shiur, but are quite typical of a bekius chavurah. Please bear this in mind, and know what you're signing up for when you listen!----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I can be reached at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor a day's or a week's worth of content, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.----------YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.comGuide to the Torah Content of Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/2021/04/links-to-torah-content-of-rabbi-matt.htmlAmazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_share

by Rabbi Gil Student of TorahMusings.com. In less than ten minutes: 1) Rav Moshe Feinstein on preconditions for peace, 2) Rav Ya'akov Ettlinger on sending messengers before you, 3) Rav Yosef Karo on Ya'akov's detailed instructions, 4) Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik on acting like gedolim, 5) the Taz on the need to prevent future attacks. Subscribe to Five Quick Divrei Torah on Parashah on your preferred podcast player.

On June 24, 2021, in the middle of the night, part of a 12-story condominium building in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida suddenly collapsed. Thus far, eighteen people are confirmed dead and 145 remain missing as rescue operations continue. Like other natural disasters, the tragedy in Surfside was a loss of innocent life that, for believers in a just God, seems completely disconnected from notions of justice, reward, and punishment. Why is there suffering? How should Jews understand a world laden with it, while still trying to connect to a loving and benevolent God? On this week's podcast, the theologian and rabbi Shalom Carmy, a professor of Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University and, until 2019, the longtime editor of Tradition, the theological journal of the Rabbinical Council of America, joins Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver. Carmy guides listeners through Jewish ways of thinking about suffering, in part by referring to an essay by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, “Aninut and Avelut”. Musical selections are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.

This week marks the yahrzeit, the annual remembrance, of the passing of one of the outstanding sages of 20th century Judaism, and perhaps the key intellectual figure of Modern Orthodoxy in America, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. This week’s podcast looks back on a speech he delivered before a rapt audience on Israel’s Independence Day in […]

This week marks the yahrzeit, the annual remembrance, of the passing of one of the outstanding sages of 20th century Judaism, and perhaps the key intellectual figure of Modern Orthodoxy in America, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. This week’s podcast looks back on a speech he delivered before a rapt audience on Israel’s Independence Day in 1956, during the tense days leading up to the Suez Crisis. It was titled in Hebrew "Kol Dodi Dofek" or “Hark, My Beloved Knocks,” a line from the Song of Songs, which will be chanted in synagogues across the world this Shabbat.  A few years ago, the distinguished scholar and rabbi Jacob J. Schacter of Yeshiva University joined Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver for a discussion of Soloveitchik’s speech, which was later published as a short book entitled Fate and Destiny. In this discussion, Schacter describes the dramatic history behind Soloveitchik’s address and guides us through the “six knocks'' that to him demonstrated God’s involvement in the creation of Israel. In the process, he also discusses Soloveitchik’s attitude toward suffering, messianism, and secular Zionism.  Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.  

Words familiar in olden times are now archaisms; so also the names of those whose praises were hymned in bygone days are now in a sense archaisms; Camillus, Caeso, Volesus, Dentatus; a little after, Scipio too and Cato; then also Augustus, then also Hadrian and Antoninus. For all things quickly fade and turn to fable, and quickly, too, utter oblivion covers them like sand. And this I say of those who shone like stars to wonder at; the rest, as soon as the breath was out of their bodies were “unnoticed and unwept.” And what after all is everlasting remembrance? Utter vanity. What then is that about which a man ought to spend his pains? This one thing: right understanding, neighborly behavior, speech which would never lie, and a disposition welcoming all which comes to pass as necessary, as familiar, as flowing from a source and fountain like itself. ----------The excerpt I quoted from Halakhic Man, by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, is too lengthy to cite here, but I did cite it in full in my article Yom ha'Kippurim 5778: Vidui Yom ha'Kippurim.----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------Stoic texts:The Meditations of Marcus AureliusLetters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)The Discourses of EpictetusThe Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus----------Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/rabbischneeweissBlog: https://kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmschneeweiss"The Mishlei Podcast": https://mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: https://thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: https://rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: https://machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": https://tefilah.buzzsprout.com

When the Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah each winter, what are we celebrating? The story of the holiday is the tale of rededicating the Temple in Jerusalem after it had been occupied and defiled by the Seleucid Greeks, who—with the aid of Hellenizing Jews—were not content only to have conquered the land, but also demanded that the Jews living there relinquish their religious way of life. And with that tradition so close to being snuffed out, monotheism itself was nearly snuffed out. The stakes were great, and each and every believing Muslim, Christian, and Jew who walks the earth today owes some measure of debt to the small remnant of a small people who resisted the mightiest military empire on earth. In this podcast, Jonathan Silve is joined by Tikvah's Rabbi Mark Gottlieb to explore the deepest theological meaning of Hanukkah. Their conversation centers on an essay by 20th-century Modern Orthodoxy's leading thinker, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. The essay, “The Everlasting Hanukkah,” can be found in a volume of Rabbi Soloveitchik's writings entitled Days of Deliverance. Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.  

In the first-ever episode of the Koren Podcast, we sit down with Rabbi Reuven Ziegler to talk about approaching times of crisis. Rabbi Ziegler gives us unparalleled insight into the hashkafa of Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik (the Rav), and Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and how each approached life's most challenging times. We see how we can learn from these two Torah giants to gain strength in these difficult times.Rabbi Reuven Ziegler is Director of Research at the Toras HoRav Foundation, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Yeshivat Har Etzion's Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash, Editorial Director of Koren Publishers and Chair of the Editorial Board of Maggid Books.Get 10% off On Repentance by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Adapted and Edited by Pinchas H. Peli) and By His Light by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein with code PODCAST here: https://bit.ly/2V2cpXq

Check out our high school offerings at www.tikvahfund.org/hs  In this episode, Ari explores with Shuli Taubes the theological and social implications of the Jewish doctrine of election in the modern Western context. In her course, she explores the subject using a variety of lenses, including the propositions of divine free love (“Grace”), inherent superiority, Abraham’s initiative, and pluralism. Students study with her the writings of several modern Jewish theologians—including Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Michael Wyschogrod, Jon D. Levenson, and Jonathan Sacks—and the pre-modern sources that animate their thought as we consider the origins, development, and limits of Jewish “chosenness.”  Shuli Taubes serves as a faculty member at SAR High School in Riverdale, New York, where she teaches Tanakh, Jewish Identity, Comparative Religion and chairs the Jewish Philosophy department.  Read more about the course: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fdt8darnadbbboi/What%20is%20Chosenness%20-%20Reader.pdf?dl=0 

“Hark, my beloved knocks! ‘Let me in, my own, My darling, my faultless dove! For my head is drenched with dew, My locks with the damp of night.’” The fifth chapter of the biblical Song of Songs tells the story of two lovers who long for each other, but see their reunion thwarted by lethargy and indifference. The great commentators of the Jewish tradition have long seen the Song of Solomon as an extended metaphor for the relationship between God and the People of Israel. The Almighty knocks at the door of His chosen nation, but will Israel answer His call? That is the question Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik posed to a rapt audience at Yeshiva University on Israel’s Independence Day in 1956. Delivered in the tense days leading up to the Suez Crisis, Soloveitchik’s speech, titled “Kol Dodi Dofek,” “Hark, My Beloved Knocks,” uses the Song of Songs to place before American Jews a hortatory call: through the creation of the State of Israel, God knocked at the door of the Jewish people. Will the Jews of America open the door and stand beside the reborn Jewish state in its hour of need? In this podcast, Tikvah’s Jonathan Silver is joined by Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter for a discussion of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s speech, later published as a short book entitled Fate and Destiny. Rabbi Schacter describes the dramatic historical background of Soloveitchik’s address and guides us through the “six knocks” that demonstrate God’s involvement in the creation of the State of Israel. He also discusses Rabbi Soloveitchik’s attitude toward suffering, messianism, and secular Zionism in a conversation as relevant today as when it was first delivered over half a century ago. Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble as well as “Shining Through the Rain” by Big Score Audio. If you enjoy this podcast and want learn more from Rabbi Schacter about the life and thought of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, we hope you will enroll in Rabbi Schacter’s online course, “Majesty and Humility: The Life, Legacy, and Thought of Joseph B. Soloveitchik.” Visit Courses.TikvahFund.org to sign up.

“The Lonely Man of Faith”, by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik is arguably the single most important Jewish Philosophy book written in modern times. This 20 minute class by provides introduction to some of the books ideas.

Highlights: interview with Dr. Dovid Fishman about the book he edited: “Droshes un Ksovim”, the 2009 book of writings in Yiddish by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (replay: last aired 21 July 2010). News report of previous day's terrorist murders in Har Nof shul, and and host comments take note in particular of Rabbi Mosheh Twersky with his strong ties to Boston and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Har Nof Shul Terrorist Slaughter in Har Nof Shul During Shachris - See more at: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/271968/terrorist-slaughter-in-har-nof-shul-during-shachris-leaves-4-dead-hyd.html#sthash.TvYD1HmL.dpuf Terrorist Slaughter in Har Nof Shul During Shachris - See more at: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/271968/terrorist-slaughter-in-har-nof-shul-during-shachris-leaves-4-dead-hyd.html#sthash.TvYD1HmL.dpuf

On the Thought of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik zt"l, by Rabbi Reuven Ziegler. Rabbi Ziegler, VBM Editor in Chief, recently published a book "Majesty and Humility, The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik." A panel discussion was held at YU, with Rabbi Michael Rosensweig, Rabbi Jacob J. Schachter, Dr. David Shatz, and Rabbi Ziegler. The first half of the panel can be heard at http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/772057/Rabbi_Dr_Jacob_J_Schacter/Panel_on_%E2%80%98Majesty_and_Humility:_The_Thought_of_Rabbi_Joseph_B_Soloveitchik%E2%80%99_by_Rabbi_Reuven_Ziegler