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Validation Of A Struggle - Vayishlach 2020
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Emeritus Rex-- Channeling Seinfeld from the Bimah- The Joke makes the Drasha stick
An interview program that seeks to pick the brain of one of the most influential Rabbinic figures of North America.RabbiReuben Joshua Poupko has been the Rabbi ofBeth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Montrealfor over 30 years.Please leave us a review at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Standing in Two Worlds with Doctor Sam Juni Episode 21-Cowered by the Command : Be fruitful-The conundrum faced by a couple with fertility issues-Extreme medical intervention or adoption
Inspired by Tamara Jenkins’s critically acclaimed Private Life, detailing a husband and wife's struggles to have a child, Doctor Juni sets forth some steep psychological challenges that threaten any happy resolution to many Orthodox couples faced with the same quandary confronting the fictional characters in the film.Rabbi Kivelevitz points out that adoption was originally restricted to orphans and viewed solely as an act of kindness to abandoned children. The discussants outline the religious, cultural, and psychological aspects of the Fertility Anguish Syndrome.Kivelevitz eloquently depicts the prevalent pain of childlessness which he sees as a potential threat to the self-concept of some couples as it mitigates marital viability. This is especially true in cultures where childrearing is the cardinal purpose of marriage. This, in addition to the positive value children have on the richness of the marital relationship proper.On the flip side, Prof. Juni elaborates on the pernicious effects of mandates on any human endeavor. They are in agreement, however, that resentment will prove inevitable in reaction to the traumas often connected to IVF and adoption procedures, and will burst to the surface with negative repercussions.Prof. Juni is emphatic that there is always an underlying feeling of resentment on the part of adopted children. Arguing that children are best off if they never become aware of their adoption, Dr. Juni acknowledges that Halachic guidelines preempt this possibility in religiously observant families – particularly when adopting a non-Jewish child.From the Rabbinic perspective,. Kivelevitz shares details of the keen sensitivity to personal issues by the contemporary Rabbinate and outlines Halachic innovations in the IVF and adoption arenas. He also shares his experiences in the Modern Orthodox community, where he finds no evident prejudice toward adopted children who bear tell-tale signs of hailing from non-Jewish heritages.The episode stresses the value of couples having their eyes wide open before considering a response to childlessness . Kivelevitz promotes the option of coming to terms with the reality of infertility and considering adoptive or other options, while Juni stresses the need for preemptive counseling to anticipate the negative effects inherent in any steps they may consider.Doctor Samuel Juniis one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today.He has published groundbreaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals, and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and experts in the field who have built on his theories and observations.Samuel Juni studied inYeshivas Chaim Berlinunder Rav Yitzchack Hutner, and in Yeshiva University as aTalmidof Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchick.ProfessorJuni is a prominent member of theAssociation of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, and has regularly presented addresses to captivated audiences.Associated with NYU since 1979,Juni has served as Director of MA and PhD programs, all the while heading teams engaged in important research.Professor Juni's scholarship on aberrant behavior across the cultural, ethnic, and religious spectrum is founded onpsychometric methodologyand based on a psycho-dynamicpsychopathologyperspective.He is arguably the preeminent expert inDifferential Diagnostics, with each of his myriad studiesentailing parallel efforts in theory construction and empirical data collection from normative and clinical populations.Professor Juni created and directed NYU's Graduate Program in Tel Aviv titledCross-Cultural Group Dynamics in Stressful Environments.Based inYerushalayim, he collaborates with Israeli academic and mental health specialists in the study of dissonant factors and tensions in the Arab-Israeli conflict and those within the Orthodox Jewish community, while exploring personality challenges of second-generation Holocaust survivors.Below is a partial list of the journalsto which Professor Juni has contributed over 120 articles.Many are available on lineJournal of Forensic PsychologyJournal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma.International Review of VictimologyThe Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseInternational Forum of PsychoanalysisJournal of Personality AssessmentJournal of Abnormal PsychologyJournal of Psychoanalytic AnthropologyPsychophysiologyPsychology and Human DevelopmentJournal of Sex ResearchJournal of Psychology and JudaismContemporary Family TherapyAmerican Journal on AddictionsJournal of Criminal PsychologyMental Health, Religion & CultureAs Rosh Beis Medrash, Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz serves asRavandPosekfor the morningminyanat IDT.Hundreds of listeners around the globe look forward to his weeklyShiurinTshuvos and Poskim.Rav Kivelevitz is aMaggid ShiurforDirshu Internationalin Talmud and Halacha as well as a Dayan with theBeth Din of America.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.

RambaN Vs.RambaM-18- Nothing like the Moreh Nevuchim-The Mishneh Torah presents understanding Mitzvos as a Sisyphean challenge
AShiurthat mines ancient texts for illuminating new understanding and relevance!The following is a letter from Rabbi Kivelevitz .Shalom Ubracha-It is quite unnecessaryto state here how stressful the last few months have been.AsKlal Yisroel places an immeasurable value on learning and intellectual growth, many of us have weathered this storm by entrenching ourselves deeper into our rich literary heritage, discovering insight and inspiration and using the pause of hustle bustle activity to savor new texts and articulate probing questions. The tools of teleconferencing have generated thebrachaof wide attendance inShiurimand access to the world's finest Torah teachers. Energized by these positives, I am humbly offering to partner with all of you on a venture of discovery.Over twenty-five years ago, I listenedwith rapt attention as Professor Haym Soloveichick eulogized his father. He said theRambam,Maimonides, was theGirsa DaYankusaof his father, which the prodigygrew up memorizing like nursery rhymes, with all ofMishna Torahetched in his memory and flowing easily from his lip.However,it wasin that otherMoshe, Nachmanides,that the elder Soloveichickdiscovered his intellectual approach and soul.It can be assumed that Rav Soloveichick's flowering as the premier Talmudist of our times was built in great part by contrasting the words of each of these Medieval teachers in areas they had both worked on, or whereRambanlevels his often withering criticism ofRambam's position.There are scores of examples throughout Shas,and in particular in the work Nachmanides dedicated to staking his disagreements with his Egyptian counterpart-Hasagosto theRambam'sSefer HaMitzvos.In his classic toweringPerushonChumash,Rambanforcefully attacks many ofRambam's explanations ofmitzvosand interpretations of biblical events.In the coming weeks, we can together discover anew these diamond like gems ofcodification, inquiry analysis and poetic barbsthat issued from these giants.....-armed with the salient texts, and buoyed by an enthusiasm to discover, I relish the prospect of learning with you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rischa D'Araisa Season 2-Episode 13-Let's make this Yud Tes Kislev more about the Graz than the Baal HaTanya
The Rabbis sketch the enormous impact Rav Schneur Zalman of Liadi has had on all of Klal Yisroel,with Rabbi Kivelevitz wanting to emphasize the major contribution of the Shulchan Oruch HaRav.Rabbi Bechhofer probes how the Rav's refashioning of the Shulchan Oruch compares with the earlier work ,Rav Mordechai Yoffe's Levush,and Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein's Aruch HaShulchan.Kivelevitz makes the case for distinguishing "the Graz" qualitatively and in purpose from those works with sharp somewhat startling assertions, which Bechhofer agrees to.Please contact us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

On Principle-24- Challenges in Jewish Education with Rabbi Jon Kroll-The struggle faced by Scholarship students in attending the expensive elite Jewish High Schools
The renowned educator and Principal ofSAR High SchoolRabbi Jonathan Kroll and Rabbi Kivelevitz discuss the process and chances for success for an underprivileged student to attend a school like SAR whose official tuition is 34,000 a year.Rabbi Kroll wonders how much longer the system now in place can be viable,especially in light of the economic implosion brought on by the Pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Tshuvos and Poskim-Simply Brilliant The Illuminating Psakim of Rav Dovid Feinstein Ztvk"l-featuring Rabbi Paysach Krohn
אין עושין נפשות לצדיקיםדבריהם הן הן זיכרונםכילד אומללעוד אנותושבי מדינת חסדארה"בשרוין בצערעל הסתלקות מורנופוסק הדורגאון קדוש וטהורנקי במידותיו כמאלך אלקיםסמל של ענוה ויראת חטאכל התורה כולה היה מונח בכיסורב דוד בן הגאון הצדיק רב משה פיינשטייןזצוק"ל זי"עOn Thanksgiving Day 2020-The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur presented a ZOOM convocation thatstressed Rav Feinstein's important directives for Chanukah and Aveilus with textual readings and analysis from the Niftar's own written words.Please leave us a review at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper on Ruling by Majority-is the lack of consensus a sign of a failure in the system
As we still recover from the fractious election in the United States,Rabbi Klapper leads a Thanksgiving Shiur on ZOOM that elaborates on the concept of Majority rule making very original use of Talmudic sources.Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, Rosh Beit Midrash of its Summer Beit Midrash Program and a member of the Boston Beit Din.Rabbi Klapper is a widely published author in prestigious Hebrew and English journals. He is frequently consulted on issues of Jewish law from representatives of all streams of Judaism and responds from an explicit and uncompromised Orthodox stance.The Yeshiva of Newark @IDT is proud to partner with Rabbi Klapper to help spread his scholarly thoughtful ideas and Halachic insight to as wide an audience as possible .Please visithttp://www.torahleadership.org/for many more articles and audio classes from Rav Klapper and to find out about his Summer programs as well as Rabbi Klapper's own podcast sitehttps://anchor.fm/aryeh-klapper.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fundamentals of the Talmud 71-Why do we continue to light our Menorahs inside and not as the Takanah was originally conceived?
As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow of the Talmud's discussion,and what are the goals the text wants the reader to achieve.The Rabbi brings his immense erudition to the fore,in indicating who's who on the page,granting the mature reader a historical perspective of the Halachic process.It isn't child's play- and it might make you fall in love with Gemara learningThe page of Talmud connected with this episode can be foundhere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fundamentals of the Talmud-70-Chanukah is our collective "Girsa Diyankusa" embedded solidly
As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow of the Talmud's discussion,and what are the goals the text wants the reader to achieve.The Rabbi brings his immense erudition to the fore,in indicating who's who on the page,granting the mature reader a historical perspective of the Halachic process.It isn't child's play- and it might make you fall in love with Gemara learningThe page of Talmud connected with this episode can be foundhere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fundamentals of the Talmud-69-What should the light of your Menorah be used for?
As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow of the Talmud's discussion,and what are the goals the text wants the reader to achieve.The Rabbi brings his immense erudition to the fore,in indicating who's who on the page,granting the mature reader a historical perspective of the Halachic process.It isn't child's play- and it might make you fall in love with Gemara learningThe pages of Talmud connected with this episode can be foundhere and here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rav Elyashiv on the Parsha-Vayetze-Concentrating on the Rungs
Listen to the insights andbiurimthat the Posek HaDor of the late 20th and early 21st centuries brought to these subjects in this week's Torah reading, displaying his unmatched mastery over the whole of Rabbinic literature.Every week, you will gain an appreciation ofRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv's profound perspectives on theParshafiltered through the lucid analytic enthusiasm of Rabbi Kivelevitz who has lectured extensively on this Giant ofHalacha's life and work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

A-typical Vort with Rabbi Ari Koretzky-Parshas Vayetze-A Quotidian Thanksgiving
Insights on the Parshas HaShavua from one of the United States most important Jewish educators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-39-Weaponized language against Apikorsim-Squashing Baalei Machlokes-Asking personal questions about your children from their neighbors-Taking a job as an auditor with the IRS where you might report Jewish scofflaws
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Emeritus Rex-Reflections and Insights from Rabbi Reuben Poupko-Anticipating with hope and relief the Vaccine yet understanding the deeper metaphor of inoculation
An interview program that seeks to pick the brain of one of the most influential Rabbinic figures of North America.RabbiReuben Joshua Poupko has been the Rabbi ofBeth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Montrealfor over 30 years.Please leave us a review at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Lives In The Balance - Vayeitzei 2020
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The Quest for Authentic Self - Toledos 2020
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Fine Tuned Halacha 38- Kalah Naah ViChasudah-If you don't have any fancy dance moves and can't juggle or keep pace with the Hora-what can you do to fulfill Simchas Chasan ViKalah-Heterim for cosmetic surgery
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last nine years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-37-Malei Shevua Hazos-Work that is forbidden for the Chasan all week-Why a Shul is not a recommended venue for Sheva Brochos-Differences between Sefardim and Ashkenazim-How crucial is the Kallah's presence
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

To STIR with Love-Tales from Prison -Missing the chance to be Jonathan Pollard's Chaplain at Federal Prison by that much
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Standing in Two Worlds with Doctor Sam Juni -Episode 20 -Viewing Genesis through the lens of Adlerian Birth Order theory
Rabbi Kivelevitz begins the discussion by requesting an analysis of the rich biblical narratives of the Patriarchs’ relationships with their siblings, spouses, and children. This engenders a joint exploration of the biblical themes of favoritism among children, sibling rivalry, and the mutability of the first-born role – as well as the positive vs negative effects of these phenomena. Based on Adlerian personality theory as systemized in Walter Toman’s Family Constellation Its Effects on Personality and Social Behavior, Prof. Juni outlines the immutable character traits of oldest siblings, youngest siblings, the middle child, and the only child – including strengths and weaknesses. Juni highlights the success/failure of pairings of specific combinations, with pointed implications for relationship harmony and stability.Rabbi Kivelevitz shifts the emphasis in order to evaluate the suitability of these various personalities for leadership and governing abilities, cornering the doctor to apply the theory to the style of political figures. Innovative ,out-of-the-box leadership is seen by Juni to be characteristic of younger siblings who have a hard time competing head-on with established leaders. The professor stresses the profound effects of societal gender roles on family life, spelling out the importance of congruence of basic beliefs and attitudes on one hand, which he contrasts with the need for non-congruence (complementarity) when it comes to differential roles within any dyadic relationship. The episode concludes with Kivelevitz again seeking a confluence between the lessons of personality theory and the lessons to be learned from the patriarchs, with particular relevance to marital relations and child rearing strategies.Doctor Samuel Juniis one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today.He has published groundbreaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals, and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and experts in the field who have built on his theories and observations.Samuel Juni studied inYeshivas Chaim Berlinunder Rav Yitzchack Hutner, and in Yeshiva University as aTalmidof Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchick.ProfessorJuni is a prominent member of theAssociation of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, and has regularly presented addresses to captivated audiences.Associated with NYU since 1979,Juni has served as Director of MA and PhD programs, all the while heading teams engaged in important research.Professor Juni's scholarship on aberrant behavior across the cultural, ethnic, and religious spectrum is founded onpsychometric methodologyand based on a psycho-dynamicpsychopathologyperspective.He is arguably the preeminent expert inDifferential Diagnostics, with each of his myriad studiesentailing parallel efforts in theory construction and empirical data collection from normative and clinical populations.Professor Juni created and directed NYU's Graduate Program in Tel Aviv titledCross-Cultural Group Dynamics in Stressful Environments.Based inYerushalayim, he collaborates with Israeli academic and mental health specialists in the study of dissonant factors and tensions in the Arab-Israeli conflict and those within the Orthodox Jewish community, while exploring personality challenges of second-generation Holocaust survivors.Below is a partial list of the journalsto which Professor Juni has contributed over 120 articles.Many are available on lineJournal of Forensic PsychologyJournal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma.International Review of VictimologyThe Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseInternational Forum of PsychoanalysisJournal of Personality AssessmentJournal of Abnormal PsychologyJournal of Psychoanalytic AnthropologyPsychophysiologyPsychology and Human DevelopmentJournal of Sex ResearchJournal of Psychology and JudaismContemporary Family TherapyAmerican Journal on AddictionsJournal of Criminal PsychologyMental Health, Religion & CultureAs Rosh Beis Medrash, Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz serves asRavandPosekfor the morningminyanat IDT.Hundreds of listeners around the globe look forward to his weeklyShiurinTshuvos and Poskim.Rav Kivelevitz is aMaggid ShiurforDirshu Internationalin Talmud and Halacha as well as a Dayan with theBeth Din of America.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

RambaN Vs.RambaM-Episode 17- Prishus: more than mere restraint
AShiurthat mines ancient texts for illuminating new understanding and relevance!The following is a letter from Rabbi Kivelevitz .Shalom Ubracha-It is quite unnecessaryto state here how stressful the last few months have been.AsKlal Yisroel places an immeasurable value on learning and intellectual growth, many of us have weathered this storm by entrenching ourselves deeper into our rich literary heritage, discovering insight and inspiration and using the pause of hustle bustle activity to savor new texts and articulate probing questions. The tools of teleconferencing have generated thebrachaof wide attendance inShiurimand access to the world's finest Torah teachers. Energized by these positives, I am humbly offering to partner with all of you on a venture of discovery.Over twenty-five years ago, I listenedwith rapt attention as Professor Haym Soloveichick eulogized his father. He said theRambam,Maimonides, was theGirsa DaYankusaof his father, which the prodigygrew up memorizing like nursery rhymes, with all ofMishna Torahetched in his memory and flowing easily from his lip.However,it wasin that otherMoshe, Nachmanides,that the elder Soloveichickdiscovered his intellectual approach and soul.It can be assumed that Rav Soloveichick's flowering as the premier Talmudist of our times was built in great part by contrasting the words of each of these Medieval teachers in areas they had both worked on, or whereRambanlevels his often withering criticism ofRambam's position.There are scores of examples throughout Shas,and in particular in the work Nachmanides dedicated to staking his disagreements with his Egyptian counterpart-Hasagosto theRambam'sSefer HaMitzvos.In his classic toweringPerushonChumash,Rambanforcefully attacks many ofRambam's explanations ofmitzvosand interpretations of biblical events.In the coming weeks, we can together discover anew these diamond like gems ofcodification, inquiry analysis and poetic barbsthat issued from these giants.....-armed with the salient texts, and buoyed by an enthusiasm to discover, I relish the prospect of learning with you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rischa D'Araisa-Season 2-Episode 12-A Halachic Prescription for Celebrating the First Covid-19 Thanksgiving
In anticipation of the Thanksgiving Holiday,Rabbi Kivelevitz recaps some of the salient Halachic opinions regarding the celebration of the day by prominent Poskim with Rabbi Bechhofer appending his own customs and approach.Bechhofer cites Abraham Lincoln's1863 proclamation as instructive to the religious nature of the day,while Kivelevitz believes the language and context of the directive has important lessons for recognizing God's care and grace especially after the last ten months of fear and death. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rabbi Francis Nataf on Parshas Toldos-Israel, Sudan and our Hungry Forefathers
Rabbi Francis Nataf is a respected educator, writer and thinker, well known for his ability to find new ways of looking attextandtradition.He is the author of the groundbreaking book on the TorahRedeeming Relevance.The Yeshiva of Newark @IDT is proud to partner with Rav Nataf to help spread his important messages to as wide an audience as possible .In this episode the Rabbi asks his audience :"Why does a country on the Nile need wheat from Israel? What has changed since the time of Avraham and Yitzchak when famine worked in the opposite direction; and can it ever change back?"Please visithttps://francisnataf.wordpress.com/for many more articles and audio classes from Rabbi NatafPlease leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

A-typical Vort-with Rabbi Ari Koretzky-Toldos-Projection Vs. Reflection
Insights on the Parshas HaShavua from one of the United States most important Jewish educators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper on Parshas Toldos and the Morality of Suspense-or deciphering Yitzchak's adventures in Gerar
Rabbi Klapper leads a ZOOM Shiur on a much ignores and surprisingly fascinating text,the struggles of Yitzchak and Avimelech.Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is Dean of the Center for Modern Torah Leadership, Rosh Beit Midrash of its Summer Beit Midrash Program and a member of the Boston Beit Din.Rabbi Klapper is a widely published author in prestigious Hebrew and English journals. He is frequently consulted on issues of Jewish law from representatives of all streams of Judaism and responds from an explicit and uncompromised Orthodox stance.The Yeshiva of Newark @IDT is proud to partner with Rabbi Klapper to help spread his scholarly thoughtful ideas and Halachic insight to as wide an audience as possible .Please visithttp://www.torahleadership.org/for many more articles and audio classes from Rav Klapper and to find out about his Summer programs as well as Rabbi Klapper's own podcast sitehttps://anchor.fm/aryeh-klapper.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rav Elyashiv on the Parsha-Toldos-The Aura of a Rasha
Listen to the insights andbiurimthat the Posek HaDor of the late 20th and early 21st centuries brought to these subjects in this week's Torah reading, displaying his unmatched mastery over the whole of Rabbinic literature.Every week, you will gain an appreciation ofRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv's profound perspectives on theParshafiltered through the lucid analytic enthusiasm of Rabbi Kivelevitz who has lectured extensively on this Giant ofHalacha's life and work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-36-Who owns the Nazi Pillaged Menorah ?-Which Menorah is more Mehudar-the shiny new silver one-or the ornate antique?
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-35-Is there a source to eat a suedah shlishish on Yom Tov?-Saying "harei at mekudeshes before placing the ring-writing family names in the kesuvah- Do witnesses of the kesuvah need to be the eidei kiddushin?-Should the Chasan sign?
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha- 34-Standing when the choson and kallah walk down the aisle-do the witnesses need to see the bride's face clearly before kiddushin is effected-making sure the groom truly owns the ring- discovering much later that he never did
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-Season 2 Episode 33-hearing Loshon hora from the most honest unimpeachable source- garnering the ugly truth from a completely incidental conversation- venting to spouses flaccid excuses by the party justifies belief
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-Season 2-Episode 32-Corona sheva brochos-married children returning to their parents home for a three day Yom Tov-trying to be tricky in halacha is worse than being a blatant violator
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fundamentals of the Talmud 68-Biblical Antecedents to the Mitzvah of Shabbas Candles and the Lighting of the Menorah
As a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow of the Talmud's discussion,and what are the goals the text wants the reader to achieve.The Rabbi brings his immense erudition to the fore,in indicating who's who on the page,granting the mature reader a historical perspective of the Halachic process.It isn't child's play- and it might make you fall in love with Gemara learningThe page of Talmud connected with this episode can be foundhere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fundamentals of the Talmud-67-Promoting physical incentives for doing Mitzvos might be the smartest path to promote adherence
Lirefuah Sheleimah ofHaTinok-Gavriel Ben Chayah SorahAs a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow of the Talmud's discussion,and what are the goals the text wants the reader to achieve.The Rabbi brings his immense erudition to the fore,in indicating who's who on the page,granting the mature reader a historical perspective of the Halachic process.It isn't child's play- and it might make you fall in love with Gemara learningThe page of Talmud connected with this episode can be foundhere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fundamentals of the Talmud 66-Do you assume lighting the Shabbas Candles initiates Shabbas observance? Guess again!
Lirefuah Sheleimah ofHaTinok-Gavriel Ben Chayah SorahAs a public service the Yeshiva of Newark presents Talmud classes for beginners or for those who have been ill-served by their schooling in the past,or in some way jaundiced towards what still remains the definitive Jewish text of scholarship and more.Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz,a teacher with over forty years of experience teaching Talmud to students of all levels,presents in a clear mannerthe flow of the Talmud's discussion,and what are the goals the text wants the reader to achieve.The Rabbi brings his immense erudition to the fore,in indicating who's who on the page,granting the mature reader a historical perspective of the Halachic process.It isn't child's play- and it might make you fall in love with Gemara learningThe page of Talmud connected with this episode can be foundhere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Emeritus Rex-Reflections and Insights from Rabbi Reuben Poupko-Oratory or Pastoral ability-Which is primary for a community Rabbi?
An interview program that seeks to pick the brain of one of the most influential Rabbinic figures of North America.RabbiReuben Joshua Poupko has been the Rabbi ofBeth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Montrealfor over 30 years.Please leave us a review at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-Season 2-Episode 31- Loshon Hora loopholes :Hearing Loshon Hora in Beis Din-Speaking Loshon Hora about yourself-Asking Mechilah from someone who was unaware you had spoken against them-Telling a patient that he was abused
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rischa D'Araisa-Special Edition with Rabbi Mark Gottlieb-Placing the Lord in Context-Appraising Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Z"l contribution to world philosophy and Torah scholarship
Rabbi Mark Gottlieb,senior director of the Tikvah fund and respected intellectual spokesman responds to Rabbis Kivelevitz and Bechhofer'sRischa Daraiisa 10 which featured a woefully inadequate appreciation for Rabbi Jonathan Sacks,and helps put the late Rov's world view in perspective as well as finding surprising influences for the main current of Sacks' views on realistic Jewish activism.Joining Rabbi Kivelevitz on a special mid-week episode, Gottlieb expands a bit on the memoriam he penned for First Things and revisits the controversy caused by the first edition of The Dignity of Difference.Rabbi Gottlieb explains how significant it was that Alasdair MacIntyre and Charles Taylor, two of the most important philosophers of recent decades, joined twelve Jewish contributors to afestschriftin Rabbi Sacks’ honor, with MacIntyre authoring the lead essay.The pair compare and contrast the two seminal figures evoked by Rabbi Sacks who caused him to direct his life towards Jewish leadership, Rav Menachem Mendel Schneerson and Rav Yosef Dov Soloveichick, with Gottlieb making the case that the Chasidic Rebbe was the stronger influence.Kivelevitz notes how widely accepted Rabbi Sacks was as a spokesman and writer across the spectrum of Jewish Orthodoxy and mourns the vacuum created by his tragic death.Please leave us a review at [email protected] more information on this podcastvisit yeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Standing in Two Worlds with Doctor Sam Juni-Episode 19-Sleeping in Graveyards :Mental Competency in civil and religous law
Both discussants grapple with the intersection (or perhaps, clash) of psychiatry and Halacha in the mental competence domain. Rabbi Kivelevitz detailed how Mental Health experts are regularly consulted by Bet Din in halachic child custody case. Kivelevitz further relates that competence is a quandary in Talmudic discourse primarily in the arena of marriage/divorce. He enumerates the limited Talmudic behavioral criteria of incompetence: Sleeping in the cemetery, walking alone at night, destroying one’s clothing, and losing important items.Dr. Juni and Kivelevitz exchange barbs about the degree of overlap between the medical Psychosis diagnosis and the lay notion of “crazy.” The Rabbi cautions against the labeling idiosyncrasies as mental disorders, seeing this as the basis for Halacha’s reluctance to accept the psychiatric disqualification of individuals. Dr. Juni juxtaposes this stance to Thomas Szasz’s decrying psychiatry as a political tool of suppression of the different.The salience of competence in Forensics concerns the construct of criminality regarding liability and punishment. Dr. Juni points out that different states have various criteria that may be used to disqualify voters, contrasting the equivocal rationale disqualifying felons with the more cogent disqualification of the mentally incompetent. He further points out that voting restriction refer solely to intellectual limitations, claiming there is no state which lists psychiatric incompetence as a criterion.The professor presents the forensic-legal premise behind disqualifying testimony of those with intellectual limitations. The assumption there is that the threat of punishment for possible perjury is the main deterrent which keeps witnesses honest. Consequently, those who do not adequately understand possible consequences of presenting false testimony cannot be assumed to feel compelled to tell the truth.Regarding testimony disqualification based on mental incompetence, Rabbi Kivelevitz explains that Halachic jurisprudence is quite similar to its civil counterpart in contemporary court systems, where testimony is not sees as an independent cause of legal consequence, but rather as one of many factors which are taken into account by judges. As such, testimony may be advisory at most, and its relevance is merely secondary and not central; more crucially: it is the judge who is directly responsible for the ensuing legal decision. Juni feels this to be a stark parallel to the rationale of the Electoral College in the American constitution, where voters are seeing as merely choosing representatives who are then responsible for decisions. In both cases,the precise criteria of competence (of witnesses or voters, respectively) therefore become less relevant.Donning his hat of expertise in the History of Scientific Philosophy, Dr. Juni argues that the notion that behaviors may be indicative (or symptomatic) of an underlying condition is not characteristic of systematic analytic thinking in Talmudic times. From the stance of presentism, Prof. Juni argues that the four Talmudic criteria of mental deficit seem to be based on the clear danger of certain behaviors – with some of the so-called clarity being based on superstition – and that the rationale there is that people who brazenly ignore personal safety concerns are obviously not thinking rationally.Accordingly, he challenges his co-host to explain whether the Talmudic criteria of incompetence harken back to a unitary conceptualization of intellectual deficit and – furthermore – whether such an underlying construct accommodates psychiatric disorder as well. Surprisingly, R. Kivelevitz does not disagree with Dr. Juni’s implications, but argues that the halachic system explicitly empowers rabbinic scholars to extrapolate and expand text-based constructs in their application of narrower Torah-based laws and concepts. Kivelevitz recognizes the cryptic anachronistic terminology of the original halachic sources, but he asserts that paradigmatic shifts definitely occur periodically as Halacha is interpreted and applied to evolving social, cultural, and scientific changes in the world. He insists that these more modern adaptation are definitely anticipated by the primary Tana’im in the Mishna and prominent codifies in the 1200’s.Describing Halacha as dynamic instead of static, R. Kivelevitz argues thatHalacha would otherwise be relegated to an irrelevant historical museum artifact.Both discussant seem to concur that bridging the psychiatric and halachic perspectives on mental and psychiatric competence are not necessarily incongruent, but they do not resolve the key question: What is the likelihood of constructing a connecting conceptual bridge between these the two worlds?Doctor Samuel Juniis one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today.He has published groundbreaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals, and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and exp

Rav Duvie in Depth on the Daf-Brachos 36-a-The significance of process
Rabbi Weiss clarifies a debate among the Amoraim concerning ingesting wheat flour-and connects this to many concepts across the breadth of the Talmud.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Diracheha Darchei Noam-Rav Elchanan Adler Rosh Yeshiva Yeshiva University offers a hesped for Rav Dovid Feinstein Ztvk"l
The renowned author and scholar Rav Elchanan AdlerShlitaראש ישיבה ישיבת רבנו יצחק אלחנןprovides his perspective on the incredible personality of the Posek of America, and the magnitude of the loss incurred by our people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

To STIR with Love-Tales from prison -The disgraced cop who recreated himself as a Lanape Indian Chief
'This podcast is operated with the activity of Rabbi Kolakowski as a private individual and not as a representative of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of Corrections, or any facility, bureau or office thereof. None of the statements, representations, viewpoints, images or other media contained herein has been sanctioned, approved or endorsed by the Commonwealth or the Department. Nothing contained herein should be deemed to represent the official views of the Commonwealth or the Department.' This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-Season 2-Episode 30-Fasting on your wedding day-The level of expertise expected for the Mesader Kiddushin-The couple's marriage might be incomplete unless the groom owns the chupah(and yichud room)
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

RambaN Vs.RambaM-Asias HaYosher ViHaTov-A Tribute to Rav Dovid Feinstein Ztvk"l
Rabbi Kivelevitz and the Shiur discuss the topic of Yashar ViHaTov in the Ramban and relate the ideas to the life and work of Rav Dovid Feinstein Ztvk"l Using an incredible Medrash Tanchuma and the statements of the Chida, Kivelevitz illustrates the power of humility as a teaching tool, citing examples from Rav Dovid's interactions with persons across the whole spectrum of Judaism .Ramban- Devorim-6-18שאי אפשר להזכיר בתורה כל הנהגות האדם עם שכניו ורעיו וכל משאו ומתנו ותקוני הישוב והמדינות כלם, אבל אחרי שהזכיר מהם הרבה, כגון לא תלך רכיל (ויקרא יט טז), לא תקום ולא תטור (שם פסוק יח), ולא תעמוד על דם רעך (שם פסוק טז), לא תקלל חרש (שם פסוק יד), מפני שיבה תקום (שם פסוק לב), וכיוצא בהן, חזר לומר בדרך כלל שיעשה הטוב והישר בכל דברMedrash Tanchuma Ekevוהיה עקב תשמעון מה כתיב למעלה מן הענין לא מרובכם מכל העמים חשק ה' בכם וגו' לא ממה שאתם מרובין מכל האומות ולא ממה שאתם עושין מצוה יותר מהם שהאומות עושין מצוה שלא נצטוו יותר מכם והם מגדילים שמי יותר מכם שנאמרכִּ֣י מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֜מֶשׁ וְעַד־מְבוֹא֗וֹ גָּד֤וֹל שְׁמִי֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּבְכׇל־מָק֗וֹם מֻקְטָ֥ר מֻגָּ֛שׁ לִשְׁמִ֖י וּמִנְחָ֣ה טְהוֹרָ֑ה כִּֽי־גָד֤וֹל שְׁמִי֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם אָמַ֖ר הֹ צְבָאֽוֹתוְאַתֶּ֖ם מְחַלְּלִ֣ים אוֹת֑וֹ בֶּאֱמׇרְכֶ֗ם שֻׁלְחַ֤ן אֲדֹנָי֙ מְגֹאָ֣ל ה֔וּא וְנִיב֖וֹ נִבְזֶ֥ה אׇכְלֽוֹכי אתם המעט אלא בזכות שאתם ממעטין את עצמכם לפני לפיכך אני אוהב אתכםDrashos Chidaדעושה מצות ולומד תורה ומגדיל שמו יתברך בשירות ותשבחות ולא יש לו ענוה ...............אינו כלום ואין להקב"ה חפץ בו.והיו נושאים ק"ו מאברהם אע"ה שהיה חכם גדול שכליותיו נובעו' חכמה ועשיר גדול וגבור ומילא העולם חסד ........ובכל זה היה שפל מאד.והיה תועלת הרבה לחולים חולי הנפש שהיו קונין הענוה ומתרפאים מחולי הנפש .........וזהו המרגלית טובה שהיתה בצוארו See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

RambaN Vs.RambaM-Episode 16-The Path of Unio Mystica-Extracting from core ideas
AShiurthat mines ancient texts for illuminating new understanding and relevance!The following is a letter from Rabbi Kivelevitz .Shalom Ubracha-It is quite unnecessaryto state here how stressful the last few months have been.AsKlal Yisroel places an immeasurable value on learning and intellectual growth, many of us have weathered this storm by entrenching ourselves deeper into our rich literary heritage, discovering insight and inspiration and using the pause of hustle bustle activity to savor new texts and articulate probing questions. The tools of teleconferencing have generated thebrachaof wide attendance inShiurimand access to the world's finest Torah teachers. Energized by these positives, I am humbly offering to partner with all of you on a venture of discovery.Over twenty-five years ago, I listenedwith rapt attention as Professor Haym Soloveichick eulogized his father. He said theRambam,Maimonides, was theGirsa DaYankusaof his father, which the prodigygrew up memorizing like nursery rhymes, with all ofMishna Torahetched in his memory and flowing easily from his lip.However,it wasin that otherMoshe, Nachmanides,that the elder Soloveichickdiscovered his intellectual approach and soul.It can be assumed that Rav Soloveichick's flowering as the premier Talmudist of our times was built in great part by contrasting the words of each of these Medieval teachers in areas they had both worked on, or whereRambanlevels his often withering criticism ofRambam's position.There are scores of examples throughout Shas,and in particular in the work Nachmanides dedicated to staking his disagreements with his Egyptian counterpart-Hasagosto theRambam'sSefer HaMitzvos.In his classic toweringPerushonChumash,Rambanforcefully attacks many ofRambam's explanations ofmitzvosand interpretations of biblical events.In the coming weeks, we can together discover anew these diamond like gems ofcodification, inquiry analysis and poetic barbsthat issued from these giants.....-armed with the salient texts, and buoyed by an enthusiasm to discover, I relish the prospect of learning with you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rischa D'Araisa-Season 2-Episode 11-Cloaking Devices: "itztala sheaino shelo"-Does being caught in a lie about their past achievements invalidate a Rav from ever being considered a Manhig for Klal Yisroel?
Thinking about how the lies and exaggerations from President Trump, and those from President-elect Joe Biden have not stood in their way from assuming the highest position in our land, Rabbi Kivelevitz asks Rabbi Bechhofer about Rabbanim that have been similarly caught telling falsehoods about their past that are part of a false narrative of achievement and study.Rav Herschel Shachterunderscores that theIssurei HaTorahthat mentionshekerare concerned with denying a financial debt, falsifying a past history would violatetheMitzvahofVehalachta Bidrachav, asone of the prime attributes of God is Emes.Bechhofer believes that after a sufficient censure-ship period of contrition and humility, the Rabbi who has been caught in this distortion, should be welcomed into the community of scholars and be allowed to rise to prominence and leadership.During the episode, Rabbi Bechhofer referred to his series on theLaws of Lyingand theAlter of Kelm.Viewers can see the presentation here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

On Principle-23-Challenges in Jewish Education with Rabbi Mordechai Tropp-The Fulfillment of Reb Noach's dream-Stirring and Galvanizing the Sleeping Giant-Project Inspire
Rabbi Mordechai Tropp, a highly respected Mechanech, serves as the executive liaison of Project Inspire, overseeing the development of financial resources for this revolutionary new approach to reaching the disenfranchised Jewish person. As a member of the mosod's management team since its inception, Rabbi Tropp plays an integral role in every major initiative.Rabbi Tropp is questioned by Rabbi Kivelevitz as to why less affiliated Jews get involved.Kivelevitz discovers in this conversation what the essential attraction is for these Baale Batim who heretofore were not trained mekarvim.Tropp describes how the Pandemic shutdown and reliance on teleconferencing has worked to the project's advantage and caused an expansion of its reach and influence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Tshuvos and Poskim-Rav Asher Weiss :Faced with a choice of a full leg amputation or death-Does the patient have any real choice?
Rabbi Kivelevitz leads a ZOOM Shiur that highlights the cogent thinking and Halachic fearlessness of one of the world's premier poskim. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-Season 2-Episode 29-When your parents stand in strict opposition to your choice for a spouse: Does Kibbud Av ViAim dictate abandoning your plans?
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Fine Tuned Halacha-Season 2-Episode 28-When can you rely on your Rov's Eruv Tavshilin?
Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz has spent the last eight years writing and teaching for Dirshu International'sDaf Yomi B'Halacha,In general,every episode ofFine Tuned Halachadelves into an important Halachic textand extracts important nuggets of direction,history and most importantly,an understanding of how the Jewish legal system developed and continues to guide the lives of a committed people.While the learning tends to align with the seasons we find ourselves in,we are confident it will resonate well beyond the calendar into your consciousness.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate