Assorted Topics – Audio

The Mitzvah of Tefillin Part 1 – Based on Collected Writings V3 140-149
An understanding of what’s inside the Tefilllin

 

The Mitzvah of Tefillin Part 2 – Based on Collected Writings V3 149-161The Symbolism of the Tefillin and its various details

 

Symbolism of Tzitzis Part 1 – Based on Collected Writings V3 111-137

 

Symbolism of Tzitzis Part 2 – Based on Collected Writings V3 111-137

 

Symbolism of the Para Aduma – Based on RSRH’s commentary to Parshas Chukas

 

Biblical Origins of the Arab Israeli Conflict – Based on RSRH’s commentary to Beraishis Chapter 16

 

Symbolism of Shaatnez, Kashrus and More

 

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Beraishis – Audio

Beraishis 1:1 – God and Man’s Free Will – The foundation of morality

 

Beraishis 1:2 – Light and Darkness, Water and Earth

 

Beraishis 1:3 – The Great Law in Creation of “L’mino” Everything According to its Species

 

Beraishis 1:4 – Let Us Make Adam – Creation of Man

 

Beraishis 1:5 – Sanctity of the Body, Creation of the Home and Contributing to Society as well as Acquiring Property, The Value of Evil and Suffering

 

Beraishis 2:1 – Friday Night Kiddush (last words of first Perek and first 3 psukim of the second Perek)

 

Beraishis 2:2 – The Name Hashem Elokim (Discusses the meaning of the Tetragammaton vs. the meaning of the Name Elokim, and what is the idea when they are used together. This is a commentary to Chapter 2, verse 4)

 

Beraishis 2:3 – Rain (Nature put to use with Divine Providence) The Formation of Adam (Man’s life force is tied to his spirit)

 

Beraishis 2:4 – The Commandment in Gan Eden

 

Beraishis 2:5 – The Separate but Equal Role of Woman – The Physical Shares and Equal Place with the Spirit in Serving God – Shame

 

Beraishis 3:1 First Sin- Part One,
Also discusses the major theme of Ikar Shechina B’Tachtonim (God’s aim to fill this physical world with His Divine Presence)

 

Beraishis 3:2 God’s Response to the Sin of Adam and Chava- Part One

 

Beraishis 3:3 God’s Response to the Sin of Adam and Chava- Part Two

 

Beraishis 3:4 Gemilus Chesed- A Direct Result of the Sin, Torah im Derech Eretz — The Way Back to Gan Eden

 

Beraishis 4:1 Kayin and Hevel Part One – Their Names and Vocations

 

Beraishis 4:2 Kayin and Hevel Part Two – Their Offferings. Sin Waits Calmly at the Door

 

 

 

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Jewish Calendar – Audio

Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh – The Ability to Renew!

 

Shabbos

Shabbos – Homage to the God of Nature and History

 

Shabbos – A Sign Between God and Israel – RSRH’s commentary on the verses relating to Shabbos from Parshas Ki Sisa

 

The First Shabbos Experience – The Lesson of the Mon – RSRH’s commentary on the verses relating to the Manna from Parshas BeShalach

 

Adar

Theme of the Four Parshios

 

Nissan/Pesach

1 – The Bris Bein Habisarim – The Covenant Between the Pieces
Avraham is foretold about his descendants in Egypt (This shiur explains the symbolism of the entire section of Beraishis Ch. 15)

 

2 – The Pattern of the 10 Plagues, The Way the Jews Became Enslaved, The Four Expressions of Redemption and The Korban Pesach (This shiur shows how the 3 stages of the Bris Ben Habisarim played out in all of the above)

 

3 – Korban Pesach – the Foundation of the Jewish Nation (This shiur explains the symbolism of many of the halochos of the Korban Pesach – Based on Hirsch’s commentary to Shemos, Ch. 12)

 

Sefiras HaOmer

Sefiras HaOmer – Counting Weeks and Days (Based on RSRH’s commentary to Parshas Emor)

 

Shavuos is a Celebration of the Days Preceding Matan Torah (and NOT a celebration of the Day we Received the Torah)

 

Shavuos

Matan Torah; Truth of Torah, Yisrael’s Mission, Finding Yourself in Dedication – Based on RSRH’s commentary on selected verses from Shemos, Chapters 19 and 24

 

The 10 Commandments; Epilogue and Explanation of their Order – Based on RSRH’s commentary on selected verses from Shemos, Chapters 19 and 20

 

A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation

 

The Three Weeks

Why the Land was Lost – (based on Collected Writings on Tammuz)

 

Elul & Tishrei

The Duality of Our Lives in Days and Year – (2 kinds of days and 2 kinds of Years)

 

L’David Hashem Ori – Psalms 27 

 

Tekias Shofar Part One – (Based on RSRH’s explanation in Horeb/Edoth)

 

Tekias Shofar Part Two – Based on RSRH’s explanationin Horeb/Avodah)

 

The Two Goats of Yom Kippur and Free Will Based on Collected Writings Vol. 2, Tishri V. Also Commentary to Acharei Mos

 

Lessons of the Sukkah and the Arba Minim

 

The Sukkah of Livyasan, The War of Gog and MaGog and the 70 Bulls of Sukkos – From Collected Writings, Volume 2

 

 

Chanukah

The Dreidel, Noah’s Sons’ Names and the Fall of the Roman Empire

 

 

 

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Prayer – Audio

An Approach to Tefillah

 

Baruch Applied to Birkas HaShachar and Pesukei D’Zimra

 

Pesukei D’Zimra – The Five Hallelukas

 

Kaddish, Barchu, Kedusha and the Significance of Community

 

Ahava Rabbah and Krias Shema

 

Shmoneh Esrei – Explaining how Shmoneh Esrei Corresponds to the Twice-Daily Korban Tamid

 

Hallel Part One (Introduction and overview. Also explains first chapter)

 

Hallel Part Two

 

Hallel Part Three

 

 

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