Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares how we can counter-act the cause of the destruction of the Second Temple (Sinat Chinam – Baseless Hatred) and The Chofetz Chaim deducing that it’s really Lashon Hara (gossip). The main way to nip this before it manifests in your daily life is to judge others favorably – this helps circumvent lashaon hara and sinat chinam. Working on this really helps internalize the “Nine Days” and the antidote to reverse and bring the geula (redemption).
Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky – In this video Rabbi Orlofsky shares about the Nine Days we find ourselves in currently from the First of the month of Av until the Ninth of Av. How the 9th relates to the 10th day is very interesting as it parallels moving from being alone to being together (alone to minyan) and how those numbers permeate themselves throughout our history within our historical Jewish holy figures.
Rabbi David Kaplan – In this video, Rabbi Kaplan shares what some of the 42 journeys of Am Yisroel represented, how Judaism views embellishment, and how monitoring stress levels can determine how we are advancing (or not) in increasing what we can take on in our spiritual path.
Rabbi Breitowitz – Shares various halachos (Jewish laws) as they pertain to the following topics with their time stamp in the video:
0:00 Explanation of pardes 2:35 is there a halachic basis for tucking out tzitzit as being gaivadic 4:50 what is gehenom like, does saying Kaddish do anything for a neshama that’s already in olam haba 15:45 who is qualified to receive nevuah, are gerim eligible 21:45 what Torah laws are assur for goyim to keep, are they allowed to enforce halachic observance on Jews 30:00 since limud Torah is so excluded, why are women excluded and why are there discrepancies in learning talent 40:00 what criteria did Hashem use for selecting Bilam and Moshe 45:50 how do kiruv leaders of Jewish co-ed camps best maintain their shomer einayim and kedusha onsite 56:20 can you explain the vilna gon in saying that Torah will strengthen midot 1:00:40 why did Rav Ovadia matir heter mechira given that it is assur for non-Jews to own land in Eretz Yisrael 1:04:25 can you explain the recent daf yomi gemera instructing the right way to learn Torah 1:10:00 may Benei Torah maintain close friendships with non-Jews, does the sin of intermarriage apply to non-Jews 1:13:50 advice for Baal tshuvas struggling in conformity within the litvish system 1:18:40 is there anything going on today like a student initiative in Harvard 40 years ago in which married frum couples invited non religious students to their Shabbat meals 1:20:35 what’s the Halacha if a Jew is forced to do avodah Zara and he does so without kavanah
Rabbi Trugman – Shares the story written is Sefer Shmuel about Dovid Hamelech and Batsheva including the part where Batsheva is a reincarnation of seven different ancestors which is alluded to in her name which has the number seven in it.
Rabbi David Kaplan – In these two videos, Rabbi Kaplan shares about this past week’s Parsha (Pinchas) including the following: Detailed explanation of the relationship between the tribe is Yissachar and Zevulun – where one worked to support the one who learned and the equally share in the spiritual reward. The other detailed explanation of the tribe of Binyamin and the seven Hebrew “Peh” letters representing the seven members related to the tribe of Binyamin.
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Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky – In this video at the time stamp embedded in the link below, the following is said and why it is said: “…the Christian, the Moslems, and the Armenians all believe G-d created the World and gave the Jews the Torah on Mount Sinai. The only people who give me any trouble are the Jews…” Why is this? Because belief implies responsibility to keep the mitzvot (Kosher, Shabbat, etc).
Rabbi Trugman – Shares how the three weeks from the 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av is actually 22 days paralleling the 22 days in the Hebrew month of Tishrei from Rosh Hashanah to Simchat Torah. The first 22 days represent the harsh oppression the Jewish people have suffered under and what we can learn from that (the outline) and the second 22 days represent what we fill that oppression with/what we learn from it (coloring in).
Rabbi Lazer Brody – Shares about how to view and deal with difficult situations by moving over and letting Hashem run the World. By remembering all the minute details on something close (like our eye) and some far or big (our galaxy) and how this is under the purview of Hashem we are in awe of how things are how they are. Awareness = Aweness.
Rabbi Breitowitz – Shares many different historical events describing the five negative events that occurred on the 17th of Tammuz which is currently a fast day (this year observed on Sunday, July 13th). Rabbi Breitowitz gives a wide variety of opinions and potential explanations for each one and their relevance today in modern times.
