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דער שיעור באהאנדלט די נאטור פון תשובה און חרטה לויט רבינו יונה און רמב"ם, און ווי אזוי "פילן שלעכט" איז א פונדאמענטאלער חלק פון כפרה. ס'ווערט אויסגעקלערט דער…

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דער שיעור אונטערזוכט פארוואס א בעל תאוה ווערט געקוקט אראפ ערגער ווי איינער וואס האט מורא, און פארוואס די הלכה באהאנדלט "אונס יצרו" אנדערש פון אנדערע סארטן אונס.…

דער שיעור אונטערזוכט די מחלוקת צווישן צוויי פילאסאפישע שיטות וועגן גשמיות און מענטשלעכקייט. איין שיטה (אריסטו און דער רמב"ם) האלט אז עבירות פון חוש המשוש זענען נידריגער ווייל…

אין דעם שיעור ווערט אויפגעוויזן ווי די מציאות פון היינטיגע שפע און טעכנאלאגיע האט געטוישט דעם אינהאלט פון עבודת המידות, ספעציפיש לגבי תאוות אכילה. די הויפט טענה איז…

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https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/viykriuj8k3c7qob0nxwc/SPE062-Sins-of-the-eyes-or-of-the-sense-of-touch-using-eyes.mp4?rlkey=5otejxmzuh535hahrhihxk26s&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website

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אין דעם שיעור ווערט אויסגעקלארט די אמתע משמעות פון אריסטו'ס זאץ "חוש המישוש חרפה" און וויאזוי דער רמב"ם האט עס פארשטאנען. די הויפט נקודה איז אז דאס רעדט…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yrtm1aimixcoowfhcuf1i/SPE061-The-Secret-of-Yisrael-in-Galus.mp4?rlkey=tka51qk20lrewn0vucxouwe7l&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website

דער שיעור אונטערזוכט די גרונט-טעות אין פארשטיין תאוות און תענוגים: צי זענען אלע פיזישע תאוות בעצם די זעלבע זאך (נאר אין אנדערע כמות), אדער צי איז יעדע תאוה…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/81vxajdnusehrtp42p1q5/SPE060-Desiring-People-vs-Desiring-natural-pleasure.mp4?rlkey=q7aq7k3f2ofv1801dj0bb563m&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript

דער שיעור באַהאַנדלט די מידה פון זהירות/פרישות (temperance) און פרעגט פאַרוואָס עס פעלט פּראַקטישע ערפאַרונג און ווירקזאַמע דרשות אויף דעם געבעט. עס ווערט געמאַכט אַ חילוק צווישן צוויי…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p4hejxoubg54b5467lgew/SPE059-Obesity-Epidemic-isn-t-a-failure-of-Temperance-NE-III.11.mp4?rlkey=jwyqxs0hst0hp3n2gzvxpf26r&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript

דער שיעור אנאליזירט די פילאזאפישע פראבלעם פון תאוה דורך א מעשה פונעם חוזה פון לובלין, וואו א איד טענה'ט אז זיין א רבי איז אויך א תאוה. דורך…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tz2icgfz2pn1y8y398h1o/SPE058-Dialectic-restricting-temperance-to-pleasures-of-body-and-to-sense-of-touch-NE-III.10.mp4?rlkey=8plui8jdatcmcrln0ftkohk1y&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website

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https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xl1ydb0e9za9iky1qe4rz/SPE057-Broad-and-Specific-meanings-of-S-phrosun-or-Zehiurs.mp4?rlkey=vs3uc1gfp9vg96nfd6g6j41fo&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript

דער שיעור באהאנדלט דעם רמב"ם'ס פרק ד' פון שמונה פרקים וועגן דרך הממוצע און דרך הרפואה. די הויפט נקודה איז אז די תורה איז נישט געמאכט פאר צדיקים…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g20kr79zt8e8vwg0fg0qs/SPE056-Authority-Form-and-Content-in-Prophecy.mp4?rlkey=dpi63g7dr2vw7xfkebcn71bww&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript 📞 Listen by phone:…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kxa7iug6seodi0k2lzyc0/SPE055-Shavuos-Harvest-and-the-value-and-danger-of-belief-in-torah-from-heaven.mp4?rlkey=2d2cu778f09v5ae932ukwvqve&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript 📞 Listen by phone:…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mc5ehbym6r8qf1ajbik2a/SPE054-Stop-beating-your-torah-rock-Rambam-and-Mekubalim-on-shells-and-fruit-in-Torah.mp4?rlkey=9oq09ci4cfq5ptybmuuuxjzgx&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript 📞 Listen by phone:…

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y01mj7xumwq61xh26wj71/SPE053-Talmidei-Chachamim-as-elite-investors-The-Rambamist-way-of-supporting-Torah.mp4?rlkey=vp7isclkwqhv4xi5x8dv8w7mp&dl=0 📌 This Shiur Also On 🎧 Listen to Audio 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Watch on Website 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Transcript 📞 Listen by phone:…

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דער שיעור אונטערזוכט פארוואס דער רמב"ם'ס ליסט פון מידות איז נישט דעפיניטיוו, און פארגלייכט צוויי פונדאמענטאלע וועגן צו קאטעגאריזירן כאראקטער טרייטס: איינער באזירט אויף די סטרוקטור פון די…

This lecture addresses the question of why Jews should remain Jewish rather than assimilate, examining Leo Strauss's argument that assimilation fails because one can only be a "Jewish…

דער שיעור דיסקוטירט דעם רמב"ם'ס פרק ד' פון שמונה פרקים, וואס דער רמב"ם אליין האט געהאלטן פאר דעם צענטראלער פרק, ווי מען זעט פון זיינע אייגענע צוצייכענונגען אין…

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Religious questioning follows predictable stages: initial rejection of obvious absurdities, attempts to connect with those who've left observance, and eventual recognition that the "simple" religious person may understand…

This shiur examines the fundamental question of Jewish identity: are we defined by the Exodus from Egypt or by receiving the Torah at Sinai? The instructor argues that…

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This shiur examines a fundamental question raised by the Chazon Ish about the nature of middos (character traits): why do we treat virtues like courage, humility, or temperance…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 23, focusing on Bilam's first two prophecies and the setup for the third. The chapter reveals that sacrifices serve as a vehicle for…

This lecture examines the fundamental shift in Jewish ideals from the classical emphasis on Torah study and mitzvah observance (the Talmid Chacham ideal) to modern movements that prioritize…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 22, the beginning of the Balak and Bilaam narrative. The story fulfills the prophecy from Shirat Hayam about nations fearing Israel, serving to…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 21, examining the fragmentary narratives at the threshold of entering the Promised Land. The chapter includes the war with the King of Arad,…

This lecture covers Bamidbar Chapter 20, marking the transition to the 40th year in the desert as the generation prepares to enter the Land of Israel. The chapter…

This shiur covers Bamidbar Chapter 19, the laws of the Parah Adumah (red heifer) and purification from corpse impurity. The chapter appears out of sequence with the surrounding…

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This shiur on Shemonah Perakim Chapter 4 examines the Rambam's introduction to his list of character traits and addresses a fundamental tension between halacha and mussar. The Chazon…

Bamidbar Chapter 17

Bamidbar Chapter 16 covers the rebellion of Korach, the most significant and explicit challenge to Moshe and Aharon's leadership in Sefer Bamidbar, involving three distinct groups: Korach and…

מצוות זכור איז די מידה פנימית פאר מצוות מחיית עמלק

The modern split between "inner" and "outer" goodness stems from the loss of natural teleology — once you deny that things in the world have inherent purposes, goodness…

Bamidbar Chapter 13 covers the story of the scouts (commonly called the Meraglim, though that word never appears in the text) sent to assess the Land of Canaan.…

Bamidbar Chapter 12

Bamidbar chapter 11 presents the trials in the desert not simply as failures of faith, but as a crisis of leadership — the people's complaints about the manna…

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This shiur examines the definition of goodness (gutskait) and argues that most moral failures stem not from wickedness or battling the yetzer hara, but from a fundamental blindness…

Bamidbar Chapter 9 covers the command to perform the Korban Pesach in the desert and the origin of Pesach Sheni — a second chance in the second month…

This shiur examines the prohibition of Lo Tachmod (do not covet) through two competing readings: one that treats desire itself as the root of all evil and calls…

Bamidbar Chapter 8 covers the mitzvah of placing the lamps on the menorah — a command repeated multiple times in the Torah, likely because it belongs to the…

This deep dive into Bamidbar Chapter 7 explores why the Torah dedicates its longest chapter to repeating the identical offerings of the twelve tribal princes during the Mishkan's…

This chapter explores the laws of the Nazir — a person who voluntarily takes on a form of priestly holiness through vows of abstaining from wine and grape…

This deep dive into Bamidbar Chapter 5 explores why a seemingly random collection of mitzvos—from sending away the impure to the dramatic sotah ritual—appears right in the middle…

דער שיעור גייט אריין אין דעם רמב"ן'ס טיפן פירוש אויף פרשת משפטים, וויאזוי "ואלה המשפטים" איז א פירוש אויף "לא תחמוד" - אז מען דארף וויסן וועמען עס…

This chapter explores the unique role of the Levites, detailing how they replaced the firstborn as those dedicated to God's service following the events in Egypt. The shiur…

This lecture explores the distinction between authentic and false interiority in Jewish ethics, arguing that true inner virtue must always be directed toward external action rather than being…

Discover how the census in Bamidbar Chapter 2 transforms into a divine blueprint for organizing the Israelite camp, with the 12 tribes strategically positioned around the Mishkan like…

This deep dive into Bamidbar Chapter 1 explores why the Torah preserves detailed census records and tribal genealogies, revealing their significance for Jewish identity, military organization, and the…

This deep dive into Vayikra's final chapter explores the fascinating laws of voluntary dedications to the Temple—covering how people, animals, and land could be consecrated to God and…

אין דעם שיעור ווערט באלויכטן די טיפע פראגע: ווער איז טאקע א "גוטער מענטש"? דער רעדנער צעברעכט די אילוזיע אז "האלטן" אז מען דארף זיין גוט איז גענוג,…

Vayikra Chapter 26 Originally published on February 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM, reissued on February 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM

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Vayikra Chapter 25 📌 Related Content 📺 Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/TLGtFhijz9w 🎬 Video Post https://yitzchoklowy.com/english/vayikra-chapter-26-video/ 📝 Read Transcript https://yitzchoklowy.com/english/vayikra-chapter-26-transcript/ Originally published on February 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM,…

Vayikra Chapter 24 📌 Related Content 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Video Post 📝 Read Transcript Originally published on February 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM, reissued on February…

Vayikra Chapter 23 📌 Related Content 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Video Post 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Translation Originally published on February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM,…

Vayikra Chapter 22 📌 Related Content 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Video Post 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Translation Originally published on February 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM,…

הרגלים מאכן בחירה נישט אוטומאטיש 📌 Related Content 📺 Watch on YouTube 🎬 Video Post 📝 Read Transcript 🌐 Hebrew Translation

https://youtu.be/ULkfulJAkGM סיכום השיעור 📋 צום העשירי ונבואת יחזקאל התנאים מביאים מיחזקאל על צום העשירי יחזקאל הנביא היה בתוך הגולה, כדכתיב: "וַאֲנִי בְתוֹךְ הַגּוֹלָה עַל נְהַר כְּבָר נִפְתְּחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם…

תמלול מלא 📝 חוקים ומשפטים צדיקים - 'עדל' - גלייך, ריכטיג, ממוצג Series: Shmone Prakim Yiddish Number: 53 Date: 2025-12-10 In this fascinating shiur, the maggid explores how…

Originally published on November 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM, reissued on November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM