Torah Study
מרצה Title תקציר סידרה
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Hunger for the Word of God As Jews, we should be animated by a hunger for the word of God. If we do not feel sufficient enthusiasm in Torah study, this can indicate either narrow problems or broader religious and personal issues. Holiday Packages
Rav Yair Kahn Birkat ha-Torah: The Highest of Blessings Is Birkat Ha-Torah a blessing on a mitzva or a blessing of praise and thanks? Is its recitation a biblical mitzva or a rabbinic one? Is it an individual mitzva or a communal one? This shiur explores these questions through the lenses of the Rambam and Rav Soloveitchik. Holiday Packages
Yeshiva Staff R. Yehuda Amital on Torah Study By Dr. Aharon Ahrend Rav Amital zt”l had fascinating insights into the nature and importance of Torah study in our day. Holiday Packages
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Why Learn Gemara? Judaism places great emphasis on the study of Torah. But why the focus on the realm of Halakha, and specifically the choice of gemara as the central text? Holiday Packages
Dr. Avigail Rock Rashi as a Teacher of Values Rashi’s Bible commentary not only fosters close reading of verses but also seeks to convey central Jewish values. Indeed, it has been perhaps the most influential vector of Jewish moral and religious teachings in the past millennium. Holiday Packages
Rav Elyakim Krumbein Torah Lishmah – In the Mind or in the Heart? “Torah for its own sake” is a particularly praiseworthy form of Torah study. Does this refer to one’s motivation for study, or the goal of studying? Is it in the heart or the mind? Holiday Packages
Rav Tzvi Sinensky The Purpose of Talmud Torah Why is talmud Torah assigned so much weight in the rabbinical tradition? We will propose a series of explanations for the importance of Torah study. Holiday Packages
Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein Beit Mikdash and Beit Midrash When God revealed Himself to give the Torah, the Jewish people were overwhelmed. The substitutes for this experience, and the perpetuation of it, are the Temple and Torah study. Now that we no longer have a Temple, how should Torah study affect our lives? Sichot Roshei Yeshiva
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Torah of Fire and Water Sichot Roshei Yeshiva
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Torah and Life Torah Study
Harav Yehuda Amital Torah Values and Torah Commandments Torah Study
Rav Moshe Taragin Maintaining the Boundaries of Written and Oral Law Torah Study
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein "Make Your Torah Permanent:" The Centrality of Torah Study Torah Study
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Reflections Upon Birkot HaTorah Torah Study
Harav Yehuda Amital The Importance of In-Depth Torah Study Torah Study
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein The Nature and Value of Torah Study In Jewish thought and experience, few values are as cherished as talmud Torah, the study of Torah; and few cultures, if any, have assigned to learning of any kind - let alone the mastery of scriptural and legal texts - the status it enjoys within Judaism. Torah Study
Harav Yehuda Amital Torah Study in the Modern World Torah Study
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Torah of Fire and Water Torah Study
Harav Aharon Lichtenstein Vitality in the Service of God In the final months of his life, Rav Lichtenstein zt”l gave a shiur in his home on Shabbat afternoons to a group of long-time students. What follows is the last shiur Rav Lichtenstein zt”l delivered.