Rabbi Moshe Shulman
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Every year on Shavuot we talk about the significance of the fact that when Bnei Yisrael were offered the Torah, they said "Na'aseh venishma" - "we will do...
A Synopsis of the Five Chumshei Torah
Rabbi David Milston
Lesson Length: Hour and 3 minutes
In this shiur, we survey the Chumash - from Parashat Bereisheet to Vezot Haberacha. The aim is to define ach sefer to a degree and try to show a...
Rabbi Dr. Daniel Tropper
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Lesson Length: Hour and 6 minutes
Parashat Lekh Lekha seems to begin a series of stories that appear random in terms of their sequence and content. We find, however, that there is...
Dr. Yael Ziegler
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Lesson Length: Hour and 6 minutes
The Sages describe the "Children of Rachel" as having certain traits, and if one is born into a family with certain gifts - one is meant to use those...
Rabbi Dr. Aharon Adler
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Much of our liturgy contains phrases from the Tanakh. In this shiur, we look at various allusions to Biblical texts in context, some of them surprising....
Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky
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We ask how it is possible to witness spectacular miracles and still end up as Dor HaMidbar. We examine the story of Noah and conclude that what is...
Rabbi Yitzchak Twersky
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The books of Ezra and Nehemiah contain specific similarities to events in other parts of the Tanakh. By closely comparing the various texts we can gain a...
Rabbi Alex Israel
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What is unique about Moshe Rabbeinu? When we examine the character of Moshe we can notice a unique dichotomy – he was the greatest prophet who ever lived...
Dr. Baruch Alster
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Lesson Length: Hour and 4 minutes
The mitzva of Shabbat is portrayed in both the ten commandments listed in sefer Shemot and in sefer Devarim- with a slight difference in wording. The...
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein
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Lesson Length: Hour and 6 minutes
What can we learn from the character and story of Lemech? Through an examination of the episode of Lemech as well as the generations preceding and...