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Center for the Jewish Future

February 21-27 • Shevat 30-Adar 6

This learning on the site this week was sponsored:

by Ruth Peyser Kestenbaum and Miriam & Alan Goldberg to mark the tenth yahrtzeit of their father, Irwin Peyser, Harav Yisroel Chaim ben R' Dovid V' Fraidah Raizel Peyser

by the Goldstein, Klavan, and Meyers families in loving memory of their mother, Rivka bas Shmuel Yitzchok, Rena S. Klavan

by Yanky and Adina Deutsch and family l'ilui nishmas their father, Aharon Tzvi ben Yehuda Deutsch on his yahrzeit

by Francine Lashinsky and Dr. Alexander & Meryl Weingarten in memory of Mary Wininger, Matel bat Ephraim, to mark her yahrzeit on the 29th of Shevat and in honor of their children, Mark, Michael, Julie, Marnie and Michelle

by Rhea and Leon Landau in memory of Jacob Frost

New This Week

 
Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein

Hesped for Rav Abba Bronspiegel zt"l
What are the two ways a rebbe is like a father?

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Rabbi Noach Goldstein

Who is Supreme: The Status of Israel's Court System
A Torah perspective on current events as they relate to parallel issues that came up during the founding of the State of Israel.

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Rabbi Dani Rapp

Using DNA to prove that someone is Jewish

Is there any way to trace Jewish status based on scientific data?

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Rabbi Baruch Simon

Importance of the Daled Parshiot

The source and laws of the special four parshiot we read leading up to Purim and Pesach.

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Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky

Halachos of Parshas Zachor, Is Megillah D'Oraisa or D'Rabbanan?

The first in a new series on Hilchos Purim.

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Rabbi Shimmy Steinmetz

Mixed Emotions: Mourning in Times of Joy

May one mourn on Purim? What is the unique nature of simcha on Purim?

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Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg

We Can't Live Without Adar

What does the month of Adar teach us about our relationship with Torah? Why is the mazal of Adar the fish?

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Featured This Week

 

Get FIRED UP for Purim!

Get ready for the holiday of kiymu v'kiblu, the renewed acceptance of the Torah, with shiurim and articles on halacha, history, nach and inspiration to make this the best Purim ever!

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What is True Happiness?

When Adar comes in we increase our happiness, but how exactly should we do that? What does the Torah consider to be real sources of joy?

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The First Breath

Enjoy the recordings of the recent YU Student Medical Ethics Society Conference, on issues of ethical dilemmas in beginning of life care, including abortion, infertility, genetics and contraception.

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Remembering Rav Bronspiegel zt"l

YU mourns the loss of Rabbi Abba Bronspiegel z"l, a long-time rosh yeshiva of RIETS and founding rosh yeshiva of Beis Medrash L'Talmud. Get an appreciation for his loss by learning his Torah through his articles and shiurim.

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Kollel & Midreshet Yom Rishon @YUTORAH

There was no program this past week. Please enjoy shiurim from our archives.

The Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon for Men and Millie Arbesfeld Midreshet Yom Rishon for Women are programs of Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future.

Daf Yomi @YUTORAH

Insights to the Daf with Shiurim for the week of Nazir 23-29

Rabbi Tanchum Cohen​​​​​: What I Do vs. Why I Do: A Surprising Insight about Intentions and Penimiyus (23a)

Rabbi Avishai David: The Parameters of Aveira L'Shma (23a)

Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman: The Proper Intent for Torah Study (23b)

Rabbi Yonah Gross: Why Do Mitzvos When We're Not 'Feeling It'? (23a)

Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz: Intention to Sin in Halacha (23a)

Rabbi Shay Schachter: Printing a Sefer For One's Own Honor (23b)

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter: The Mother's Role in Educating Children (29a)

Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner​​​​​​​: Yael: The Accidental Assassin (23b)

Rabbi Jonathan Ziring: When Philosophy Meets Halacha: Doctors and Soldiers Switching Shifts on Shabbos (23a)

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