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A 30-40 shiur on a Torah topic, every working day, from Yeshivat Har Etzion and the VBM.
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- 2 days ago39 min
Shelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av
Shelach | The Children of Lot, The "Sin of the Spies" and Tish'a b'Av by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Why did Chazal anchor the tragic history of Tish'a b'Av in the events of this week's Parasha (Parashat Shelach)? Chazal famously anchor the tragedies of ט' באב in the "חטא המרגלים" - which was really the sin of those who were persuaded by the "תרים את הארץ" and wept "that night" and wanted to appoint a new leader to take them back to Egypt. How was this frightened and impulsive reaction a catalyst for the series of deliberate and horrific catastrophes that make up the history of Tish'a b'Av?
- 1 weeks ago22 min
Beha'alotekha | Sing and rejoice, o daughter of Zion
Beha'alotekha | Sing and rejoice, o daughter of Zion, by Rav Eli Weber How do we recover from destruction? Zekharia 2:14 - 4:7
- 1 weeks ago34 min
Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed?
Naso | Shimson the Nazirite... Indeed? by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom The annunciation of Shimshon's birth (Shoftim 13) carries several anomalies; indeed, his own life reflects an unusual form of Nezirut, one which is not bound by the most severe violation of Nezirut (contact with the dead) - while his parents are the ones bound to avoid drinking wine. An investigation into the various types of נזירים in Tanakh - both before and after Matan Torah - opens up an intriguing possibility which allows us to decipher this last of the Shoftim and his unusual religious strictures. Source sheet >>
- 2 weeks ago18 min
Why is there a Mitzva to Learn Torah?
Why is there a Mitzva to Learn Torah? by Rav Mordechai Friedman This shiur tackles a fundamental philosophical question: if the Torah already obligates us to perform its 613 commandments, why is there a separate mitzva to learn Torah? You already need to know the laws to fulfill them — so why add a dedicated mitzva of Talmud Torah? Given before the Etzion Foundation dinner in New York, May 18th, 2026.
- 2 weeks ago36 min
Ruth in Stereo: Mikra and Midrash
Ruth in Stereo: Mikra and Midrash, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom After a brief introduction to the literature of Midrash and specifically Midrash Aggada, we analyze four passages in Megilat Ruth, first reading them in their literary context, then perusing several Midrashic comments on them. We analyze the comments with an eye towards the agenda of the Darshan - i.e. what lesson he is building from the text; that he is not trying to "rewrite the text", rather to build from the text with a vital message for his primary audience. Source sheet >>
- 2 weeks ago28 min
Geulat haShem: Redemption of a Name in Megilat Ruth
Geulat haShem: Redemption of a Name in Megilat Ruth, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom Who is being "redeemed" in Megilat Rut? The notion of "Geula" is prominent throughout Megilat Ruth, reaching a crescendo in the final chapter. The redemption is not just about land, but about a person's memory - as exemplified by the curious structural relationship between the 7 uses of "שם" before chapter 4 and the corresponding 7 mentions in chapter 4. Source sheet >>
- 3 weeks ago21 min
Bamidbar | "Say to your brothers Ammi?"
Bamidbar | "Say to your brothers Ammi?", by Rav Eli Weber Hoshea 2: 1-22 The Haftara for Bamidbar, from Hosea chapter 2, is simultaneously a prophecy of devastation and of hope. Through the striking metaphor of a faithless wife who ultimately returns, and culminating in the well-known verse of eirusin (betrothal), Hosea delivers an urgent message: God's covenant with Israel — and our hold on the Land — is conditional. An engagement is not yet a marriage.
- 3 weeks ago37 min
Yom Yerushalayim | Psalm 122 - "I rejoiced when they said to me"
Yom Yerushalayim | Psalm 122 - "I rejoiced when they said to me" by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom What is the message of Psalm 122, strongly associated with the upcoming celebration of יום ירושלים? 59 years ago, on the momentous and miraculous occasion of the raising of the Israeli flag over Har haBayit, the first thing that the announcer on Kol Yisrael did was to read this beautiful paean to our city, our heart. We analyze the chapter, identify its likely provenance and its powerful message about the dialectic nature of the city, between the eternal and the ever-changing, between the static and the dynamic. Source sheet >>
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