Machshava

  1. Reflections for Moshe Rabbeinu’s Yahtzeit – 7th of Adar 5784

    Reflections for Moshe Rabbeinu's Yahtzeit - 7th of Adar 5784
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  2. שובבי”ם ת”ת – What’s it about – Part 4

    שובבי"ם ת"ת - What's it about - Part 4
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  3. שובבי”ם ת”ת – What’s it about – Part 3

    שובבי"ם ת"ת - What's it about - Part 3
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  4. שובבי”ם ת”ת What’s it About? Part 2

    שובבי"ם ת"ת What's it About? Part 2
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  5. שובבי”ם ת”ת – What’s it about? part 1

    שובבי"ם ת"ת - What's it about? part 1
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  6. Reishis Chochma – Part 27

    Reishis Chochma - Part 27
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  7. Reishis Chochma – Part 26

    Reishis Chochma - Part 26
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  8. Reishis Chochma – Part 25

    Reishis Chochma - Part 25
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  9. Reishis Chochma – Part 24

    Reishis Chochma - Part 24
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  10. Reishis Chochma – Part 23

    Reishis Chochma - Part 23
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  11. Reishis Chochma – part 22

    Reishis Chochma - part 22
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  12. Reishis Chochma – Part 21

    Reishis Chochma - Part 21
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  13. Reishis Chochma – Part 20

    Reishis Chochma - Part 20
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  14. Reishis Chochma – Part 19

    Reishis Chochma - Part 19
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  15. Me’ulefes Sappirim – part 15

    Me'ulefes Sappirim - part 15
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  16. Reishis Chochma – Part 18

    Reishis Chochma - Part 18
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  17. Reishis Chochma – Part 17

    Reishis Chochma - Part 17
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  18. Reishis Chochma – Part 16

    Reishis Chochma - Part 16
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  19. Zera Shimshon Vayeira 5784

    Zera Shimshon Vayeira 5784
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  20. Reishis Chochma – Part 15

    Reishis Chochma - Part 15
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  21. Reishis Chochma – Part 14

    Reishis Chochma - Part 14
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  22. Reishis Chochma – Part 9

    Reishis Chochma - Part 9
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  23. Reishis Chochma – Part 8

    Reishis Chochma - Part 8
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  24. Me’ulefes Sappirim – Part 5

    Me'ulefes Sappirim - Part 5
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  25. Laws of Ribis (usury) from Shulchan Aruch HaRav – Part 2

    Laws of Ribis (usury) from Shulchan Aruch HaRav - Part 2
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  26. Reishis Chochma – part 6

    Reishis Chochma - part 6
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  27. Reishis Chochma – part 5

    Reishis Chochma - part 5
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  28. Me’ulefes Sappirim – Part 4

    Me'ulefes Sappirim - Part 4
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  29. Laws of Family Purity from Sefer Mar’eh Kohen – part 1

    A authoritative concise guide to laws of family purity with background information
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  30. Me’ulefes Sappirim – Part 3

    Me'ulefes Sappirim - Part 3
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  31. Reishis Chochma – Part 4

    Reishis Chochma - Part 4
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  32. Me’ulefes Sappirim – Part 2

    This is a compendium of Mussar lessons from the ZOHAR collated and translated into Hebrew by Rav Shlomo Nissim Algazi (1610 – c. 1683) who was rabbi in Smyrna and in Jerusalem in the 17th century. He was a prolific writer on all topics of rabbinical literature, and won distinction by his treatment of Talmudic ...
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  33. Reishis Chochma – Part 3

    Reishis Chochma - Part 3
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  34. A message for בני עליה ONLY – Part2

    Not for ‘snowflakes’, the proudly mediocre, or the politically correct.
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  35. Me’ulefes Sappirim – Part 1

    This is a compendium of Mussar lessons from the ZOHAR collated and translated into Hebrew by Rav Shlomo Nissim Algazi (1610 – c. 1683) who was rabbi in Smyrna and in Jerusalem in the 17th century. He was a prolific writer on all topics of rabbinical literature, and won distinction by his treatment of Talmudic ...
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  36. Reishis Chochma Part 2

    in our response to the Simchas Torah war we called on OURSELVES to do TESHUVA and learn ZOHAR. The sefer Reishis Chochma “that every page of it adds to a person’s YIRAS SHAMAYIM” (I heard that from the mouth of my Rebbe Rav Yaakov Weinberg ZT”L the Rosh Yeshiva of Ner Israel) written by the 16th ...
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  37. Reishis Chochma part 1

    Reishis Chochma part 1
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  38. Yeah it REALLY hurts, but is it REAL? A penetrating analysis into the nature of pain and suffering

    Delivered Motzei Shabbos Ki Savo 2023 over Melaveh Malka at the Home of Moshe Uri Lobel in Scottsdale Arizona  
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  39. Issues in Resurrection

    Delivered 8/31/23 in Scottsdale Arizona Audio version:
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  40. 2023 Siyum and Gala Dinner Address – Marking the Yahzeit of the Arizal: Rabbi Yotzchak Luria A”H

    2023 Siyum and Gala Dinner Address - Marking the Yahzeit of the Arizal: Rabbi Yotzchak Luria A"H
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  41. Did the Rambam plan for the Mishneh Torah to replace the Talmud

    A brave and honest analysis based solely on the Rambam’s own words. Delivered in Merkaz L’Torah v’Tefillah Motzei Shabbos parshas Shemos 1/15/23
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  42. Understanding SHOVAVIM and why some years it’s SHOIVAVIM-TAT

    Delivered in Merkaz L’Torah v’Tefillah Motzei Shabbos parshas Shemos 1/14/23
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  43. Creating Containment for Divinity

    Delivered in the office of City Horizon group 1/12/23
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  44. Our Do-Over Rosh Hashanna – The Torah of the November 8th, 2022 Mid Term Elections

    Our Do-Over Rosh Hashanna - The Torah of the November 8th, 2022 Mid Term Elections
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  45. Did the Rambam intend for the Mishneh Torah to Replace the Talmud

    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.  
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  46. The Mind of the Generation – A Tribute to Rav Chaim Kanievsky ZT

    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.
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  47. The Voice of Zachor – a tribute to Rush Limbaugh

    The Voice of Zachor - a tribute to Rush Limbaugh
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  48. Reflections from Quarantine

    Words of insight inspiration & Chizuk  
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  49. The dialogue between the deaf and the blind – a message for 2020

    Identifying the real problem facing our nation and the whole world #unity #peace #hope #reconciliation #Torah #2020    
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  50. Ramchal Derech Hashem – Luzzatto Way of God 1

    Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto’s book of principles of Creation, Divine providence, and Divine service. #Luzzatto #philosophy #Kabbalah #faith #reason #Judaism #Torah #Hashkafa #machshava  
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  51. Response to recent antisemitic attacks

    Response to recent antisemitic attacks
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  52. MIshna Maseches Brachos chapter one with commentary of the Rambam

    Going through Mishna with the Pirush HaMishnayos of the Rambam #Mishna #Maimonides #Brachot #masechet #Talmud #shas
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  53. Parsha sheet: Ve’eschanan-Nachamu-Tu B’Av – Unity Shining Through

    Click here to download PDF How do you add up inactions? “Do not kill” and Do not commit adultery and Do not steal and Do not bear false witness against your neighbor and Do not covet the wife of your neighbor and Do not desire the house of your neighbor, his field and his slave and his ...
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  54. Grafting Knowledge to Faith – The Yahrtzeit of the Ari HaKadosh zy”a

    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.  
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  55. Make Am Yisroel Great Again – Address on the occasion of the Arizal’s 445th Yahrtzeit

    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.  
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  56. What I Learned From the Pittsburgh Massacre

    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.  
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  57. A Response to the Pittsburgh Massacre

    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.  
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  58. Reflections Upon the Passing of My Mother

    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.  
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  59. Parsha sheet: Nitzavim/Rosh Hashanah – Solid support from Middas HaDin

    Click here to download PDF Nitzavim & Rosh Hashanah Parshas Nitzavim is always the parsha we read right before Rosh Hashanah, therefore there must be some message Rosh Hashanah in it. Rashi (29:12) Re-works the pesukim based on the midrash and says that the reason why Parshas Nitzavim is right after reading all the curses in partial ...
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  60. Back to One: Yahrtzeit of the Arizal 5778

    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.  
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  61. Reflections on the state of the union address and the Jewish New year for Trees

    Reflections on the state of the union address and the Jewish New year for Trees
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  62. Bad Guys of the Bible 4: Generation of the Flood – No Boundaries

    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.  
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  63. A Special Message for 2018

    A Special Message for 2018
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  64. Reflections on the passing of Rav Shteinman Chanukah and current global situation

    Reflections on the passing of Rav Shteinman Chanukah and current global situation
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  65. Reflections on Shabbos and Jerusalem – inspired by President Trump’s bold declaration

    Reflections on Shabbos and Jerusalem - inspired by President Trump's bold declaration
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  66. Bad Guys of the Bible 2: Kayin

    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.
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  67. HITLER WON! (I’ll explain, hear me out)

    HITLER WON! (I'll explain, hear me out)
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  68. Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving
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  69. Politics the Torah Way

    Delivered Nov 9 in the white shul
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  70. Re’eh: Rambam on Binyan HaMikdash

    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.  
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  71. Yahrtzeit of the Arizal 5776

    Delivered August 7th 2016 at the Wein Residence, New York.
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  72. Bechukosai – Ramchal – Keeping the Connection

    Commemorating the 269th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato (Ramchal) zt”l, starting Thursday night, June 2, 2016 (26 Iyar 5776). 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.  
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  73. The Ramchal’s Derech

    Commemorating the 269th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato (Ramchal) zt”l, starting Thursday night, June 2, 2016 (26 Iyar 5776).
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  74. Life of the Ramchal

    Commemorating the 269th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato (Ramchal) zt”l, starting Thursday night, June 2, 2016 (26 Iyar 5776).
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  75. Perspectives on Derech Hashem: How it Embodies the Ramchal’s Life’s Work

    Commemorating the 269th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato (Ramchal) zt”l, starting Thursday night, June 2, 2016 (26 Iyar 5776).
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  76. Seminar on Torah authority

    How did Halacha work before the Mishna? What obligates us to accept the Mishna and the Talmud? How does Halacha work since the Talmud? What makes the Shulchan Aruch authoritive? All this and more….
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  77. More about Yetzer Hara

    Guest lecturer Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer discusses the qualities of the Yetzer Hara in the Maharal’s other works. This Class was first published on www.naaleh.com – click here to view the class there.
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  78. Rambam’s 13 Principles of Faith part 3

    Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer teaches the last segment on the special series on Rambam’s Principles of Faith. This Class was first published on www.naaleh.com– click here to view the class there.
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  79. Rambam’s 13 Principles of Faith part 2

    Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer teaches the second segment of this enlightening overview of Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles. This Class was first published on www.naaleh.com– click here to view the class there.
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  80. Rambam’s 13 Principles of Faith part 1

    Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer addresses the question: What do we mean by Principles of Faith if the entire Torah is Absolutely True? This Class was first published on www.naaleh.com– click here to view the class there.
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  81. Lag B’omer seminar: What is Kabbalah? what’s special about the ZOHAR?

    Lag B'omer seminar: What is Kabbalah? what's special about the ZOHAR?
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  82. Understanding the Metaphysics of Haman’s Male Chauvinism

    Understanding the Metaphysics of Haman’s Male Chauvinism
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