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My Heart is in the East (Part 5) - R’ Chaim ben Attar - Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh in the Teachings of Hassidut

Rabbanit Shira Mirvis

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e-TiM: What Should I Think About When I am Hearing the Shofar?

Rabbi Alex Israel

Wednesday, September 1 This special shiur is sponsored by Rabbi Refoel and Sharon Auman in memory of their dear son Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Auman z”l הרב שמואל אליהו ז״ל בן הרב רפאל נ״י  whose 16th yahrzeit is on Elul 26. He…
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e-TiM: Orot HaTeshuva-The Lights of Improvement in the Thought of Rav Kook

Rabbi Ari Chwat-Shvat

Innovative but clearly based upon classic sources, Rav Kook revamps our view of Teshuva to be positive and motivating, not depressing. The common misconception is based upon the mistranslation "Repentance from sin", instead of "Return from…
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My Heart is in the East (Part 4) - Rav Ovadia Yosef on those who “Remember Shabbat” (zachor) versus those who “Keep Shabbat” (shamor)

Rabbanit Shira Mirvis

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My Heart is in the East (Part 3) - Rav Yosef M’Shash and His Approach Regarding Women who Learn Torah

Rabbanit Shira Mirvis

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My Heart is in the East (Part 2) - The Ben Ish Chai and His Commentary on Aggadot Talmudiyot

Rabbanit Shira Mirvis

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Protesting G-d in the Face of Suffering: From Tanakh to Hasidut

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

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My Heart is in the East (Part 1) - HaRav Uziel - Conversion from Love

Rabbanit Shira Mirvis

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e-TiM: The Philosophy and Writings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l

Rabbi Alex Israel

Rabbi Sacks was the world's leading Jewish public intellectual and ambassador. But what were his core messages? This course will survey his books and their groundbreaking ideas. Each class will follow a particular work, its central arguments and…
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How the Ba_al Shem Tov Changed the World_ Major concepts in Hasidic thought (Part 5) - ‘When your wellsprings will flow forth’

Professor Ora Wiskind

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