Shavuos

  1. The Shavuos Reader 5780

    Click here to download single sided version Click here to download the double sided version (for double sided printing) CHAPTER 1 Erev Shavuos: Where the Finite goes Infinite 49 The forty-ninth day of the Omer, Erev Shavuos, is actually more of an impasse than a landmark, as will be discussed. The last day of the Omer must be special. It may ...
    Read more...
  2. The Sefira Reader part 2 5780

    Click here to download single sided version Click here to download the double sided version (for double sided printing) Introduction During the 7 weeks of the Sefira we are counting and adding up figures. We don’t say today is the 5th day of the Omer but rather  “today are 5 days of the Omer”.  When we reach “weeks” ...
    Read more...
  3. The Sefira Reader 5780

    Click here to download single sided version Click here to download the double sided version (for double sided printing) Chapter 1 Sfiras HaOmer – Preparing the World for Torah Beginning with the second night of Pesach we count forty-nine days until Shavuos. This Torah commandment is known as the mitzvah of Sfiras HaOmer. We will begin our discussion with ...
    Read more...
  4. Parsha sheet: Bamidbar-Shavuos: Borderless Space

    Click here to download PDF Parshas Bamidbar & Shavuos It is interesting to note that Shavuos always comes out after we read Parshas Bamidbar. This arrangement is ancient and is brought down in the Rambam’s Hilchos Tefillah. It corresponds with the historical event itself.  We always read Parshas Bamidbar within the first week of the month of ...
    Read more...
  5. Omer/Rosh chodesh Sivan/Pre-Shavuos: The Never Ending Journey

    If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  6. Parsha sheet: Bamidbar – From Quantity to Infinity

    Click here to download PDF To Count is to Love? Sefer Bamidbar is known as “Chumash HaPikudim” – The Book of Numbers because it has in it the census of the Jewish people. In the opening of this week’s parsha Moshe is commanded to conduct a census. Rashi (1:1) explains: “because of Hashem’s love for the ...
    Read more...
  7. Shavuos – Making the infinite jump from 49 to 50

    Delivered at pre-Shavuos program in congregation Ohr Torah in Silver springs Maryland. If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  8. Shavuos – Claiming What is Really Ours

    Delivered at pre-Shavuos  program at congregation Ohr Torah  Silver Springs Maryland If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  9. Shmitta and Omer – What Holds the Count Together

    A tribute to the Ramchal and his legacy If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  10. Shavuos – Recharge from the Source

    If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  11. Shavuos – Reforming reality

    Shavuos - Reforming reality
    Read more...
  12. Shavuos – Liberation from the market

    Shavuos - Liberation from the market
    Read more...
  13. Behar-Bechukosai – Pulling the Pieces Together: The Legacy of the Ramchal

    If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  14. Behar-Bechukosai – Ribis: The Snake Bite

    If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  15. Behar-Bechukosai – What really happened at Har Sinai

    If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  16. From Shavuos to Naso – Going from ‘Ohr Makif’ to ‘Ohr Penimi’

    If you’re viewing this on a portable device, such as a phone, and are having difficulty playing the shiur, then try the below YouTube version.  
    Read more...
  17. Shavuos – When Torah Was Given and Not Received

    Shavuos – When Torah Was Given and Not Received
    Read more...
  18. Seeing the Sounds: Understanding the Significance of the Sensory Crossover at Matan Torah

    Seeing the Sounds: Understanding the Significance of the Sensory Crossover at Matan Torah
    Read more...
  19. Matan Torah: Cosmic Rewiring

    Matan Torah: Cosmic Rewiring
    Read more...
  20. Erev Shavuos – Overcoming the Barrier to the Infinite

    Erev Shavuos – Overcoming the Barrier to the Infinite
    Read more...