(Wednesday) Yeshivat Har Etzion is headed by three Rashei Yeshiva: Harav Yaakov Madan, Harav Baruch Gigi and Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein. All three were distinguished students of the Founding Rashei Yeshiva Harav Yehuda Amital zt"l and Harav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l, who headed the yeshiva for roughly forty years and were privileged to appoint thousands of students, many of whom became educators, rabbis and even other Rashei Yeshiva. Here, we will release an address (sicha) by one of the Rashei Yeshiva about the week's parasha or current events.

(Tuesday) An analysis of the parasha, incorporating innovative approaches as well as traditional commentaries, with particular attention to literary aspects and their religious meaning. We welcome the addition of Rav Itiel Gold and the return of Harav Yaakov Medan and Rav Gad Eldad to the writing staff of this series. 

(Wednesday) VBM Digest, concise divrei Torah in a pdf format, prepared weekly by Rav Dov Karoll, for distribution in shuls. 

(Monday) The geopolitical and religious developments in the shadow of the threat of Assyrian conquest in the middle of the 8th century BCE spurred an unprecedented literary output from Judean prophets which led to four books of Tanakh: Yeshayahu, Micha, Amos and Hoshea. This course will survey the period and the role of prophets against the background of geopolitical events of the era. Along with a general overview of the rhetoric of the nevi'im, we will study the prophecies of Hoshea and Amos, identifying their audiences and the temporal, as well as timeless, messages that their prophecies impart. Last year we finished our examination of Amos, and this year we will cover the entire book of Hoshea. 

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(Thursday) An analysis of the major issues in the gemara, geared for students who are learning the basic text on their own. This series, we will focus our learning on the first perek of Kiddushin. 

(Monday) Over the past millennium, the Jewish community has faced many challenges, opportunities, and changes, and all of these have been reflected and refracted through the lens of Halakha. In this course, we will address the halakhic challenges that arose directly from important historical events, starting from the 11th Century and continuing up to the Second World War. UPDATE: The 5781 syllabus has reached 1802, with an examination of Napoleon and the Emancipation. Rav Tabory will continue to explore halakhic ramifications of the 19th and 20th century immediately after the chagim. You may register now to ensure your participation in this mailing.

(Thursday, every other week) Guided, source-based study of halachot pertaining to women, from a woman's perspective. This series is presented in conjunction with Deracheha: Women and Mitzvot, a halachic education website sponsored by Yeshivat Har Etzion in partnership with the VBM and Beit Midrash Migdal Oz. 

(Sunday) Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi (1922-1996), known as “Manitou,” was a profound and original thinker and a spiritual leader of francophone Jewry in Israel, Europe, and North Africa. His thought, which draws from diverse sources such as the Kabbala and Rav Kook, focuses on understanding Jewish history and identity within the interplay of ideas in the world. We are pleased to offer the first extensive introduction to his thought in English.