In the Beis at Yeshivat Orayta
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Rav Blau- Ethics and Halakha
Ep 155Rav Blau - Hallel [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 154Rav Gavriel - Tzafun [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 153Rav Judah - Maror, Korech, Shulchan Orech [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 152Rav Binny Davis - Motzi Matza [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 151Rabbi Aaron - V’hi She’amda [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 150Rav Binny - The Four Sons [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 149Rav Moish - Dayenu & Hakarat Hatov [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 149Rav Josh - Arami Oved Avi [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 148Rav Dovid - The Mystery of the Bikurim [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 147Rav Dovid’l - Avadim Hayinu [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 146Rav Noam - Ma Nishtana [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 145Rav Adi - Karpas [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Chodesh tov! We’re excited to share insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
Ep 144Rav Yitzchak Blau - The Relationship Between Shabbat and the Mishkan
R' Blau gives a parsha shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.Chapters:
Ep 143Rav Yitzchak Blau - Can We Control Emotions?
Ep 142Rav Yitzchak Blau - Women and Judaism Part 2
Ep 141Rav Yitzchak Blau - Five Themes in Megillat Esther
Rav Blau gives a shiur just in time for megillah reading. Chag purim sameach!
Ep 140Rav Moish Kornblum - Vashti, Zeresh and Esther: The Women of the Megilla, A Profile of Differences
R' Moish gives a shiur in advance of Purim for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
Ep 139Rabbi David Aaron - Living a Joyous Life
Rabbi Aaron gives a shiur in advance of Purim for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
Ep 138Rav Yitzchak Blau - Women in Judaism
Ep 137Rav Dovid'l Weinberg - Three Things that Reveal Who You Are on Purim
R' Dovid'l gives a shiur in advance of Purim for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
Ep 136Rav Yitzchak Blau - The Power and Beauty of Prohibitions
Ep 135Rav Binny Davis - Why Are We So Grateful if Hashem Sent Us Down to Egypt to Be Slaves?
R' Binny Davis gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
Ep 134Rav Yitzchak Blau - Is the Monarchy a Mitzvah?
Ep 133Rav Josh Botwinick - A Tale of Two Benchings: Why Birkat Hamazon Isn’t About The Food
R' Josh gives a shiur on Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
Ep 132Rav Gavriel Singer - The Halachos of Coffee
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
Ep 131Rav Moish Kornblum - Why Do We Call Moshe, Rabbeinu?
R' Moish gives a shiur on parsha for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
Ep 130Rav Binny Freedman - K’Heref Ayin: Just One Moment
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
Ep 129Rav Noam Himelstein - Shemot: From Family to Nation
R' Noam gives a shiur on parsha for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
Ep 128Rav Noam Himelstein - The Mitzvah of Yibum vs. the Story of Yibum in Bereshit: The Torah’s Chiddush
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
Ep 127Rav Dovid’l Weinberg - How to Learn Gemara Like a Lamdan, a Halakhist, a Chassid, and a Mystic
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
Ep 126Rav Adi Krohn - A Look Ahead to Sefer Shemot: Transition and Transformation
R' Adi gives a parsha shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
Ep 125Rav David Silverstein - A Brief Thought on Maoz Tzur, Today
Ep 124Rabbi David Aaron - Life in the Light of Chanukah
Rabbi Aaron gives a shiur to help us prepare for Chanukah on Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
Ep 123Rav Yitzchak Blau - Rav Kook on Character Growth
Ep 122Rav David Silverstein - Why Did Chazal See Eisav as Such a Bad Person?
R' Dovid gives a parsha shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual beit midrash.
Ep 121Rebbe Panel Discussion - Divine Providence
Ep 120Rav Yitzchak Blau - Does Judaism Believe in Demons?
Ep 119Rav Adi Krohn - Yaakov, Man of Truth?
R' Adi gives a shiur on Parashat Toldot for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
Ep 118Rav Gavriel Singer - Laws of Interest Pt. 1
Ep 117Rav Yitzchak Blau - The Clash Between Peace and Truth
Ep 116Rav Yitzchak Blau - Justifying Belief
R' Blau gives a shiur on the 5786 Desert retreat.
Ep 115Rav Josh Botwinick - Parashat Vayera
Meet R' Josh Botwinick, the newest addition to Orayta's staff! R' Josh gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
Ep 114Rav Yitzchak Blau - A Jewish Sexual Ethic [Issues in Jewish Thought]
Ep 113Rav Yitzchak Blau - Was the Tower of Bavel a Sinful Endeavor?
R' Blau gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash, as part of our new 'Parshiot' series.
Ep 112A Quick Thought from Rav Nuriel on the Hostage Release
Shared with the Orayta Alumni WhatsApp on October 16, 2025.
Ep 111Rav David Silverstein - The History and Theology of the Aleinu Prayer
Rav Dovid kicks off this year's shiurim on Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
Ep 110Rav Gavriel Singer - Preparing for Rosh Hashanah
Ep 109Rebbe Panel: Torah and Truth
Ep 108Rabbi David Aaron - Receiving the Torah: Why the Angels Protested
Rabbi Aaron gives a shiur in advance of Shavuot for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.