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Thursday, April 27, 2006

Parsha of the Week: Parshas Tazria - פרשת תזריע

Midrash on Chumash Vayikra - Parshas Tazria
by: Rabbi Zalman Manela
Lecture is approx. 63 minutes.
Click here to listen to the lecture.

Rabbi Zalman Manela's homepage.

This class was broadcasted in a room on PalTalk in the Judaism Section today, titled "Torah Classes - Jewish Music - and more".

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Parsha of the Week: Tazria/Metzora - פרשת תזריע\מצורע

Parsha of the Week: Tazria/Metzora
by Geller, Rabbi Avi

Lecture is approx. 88 minutes.
Click here to listen with Windows Media Player

A discription of this class as found on Aish Audio

Rabbi Avi Geller presents the five central books of Judaism with lively enthusiasm and humor. Each talk covers all the events of the weekly Torah portion, plus major commentaries and basic concepts and tenets of Judaism.

Another lecture that is related to this weeks parsha, as it relates to the Laws of Loshon Hara:

The Power of Speech by Rabbi Mendel Kessin

Emunah - Its Basic Element

Emunah - Its Basic Element
by Rabbi Noach Orlowek
Lecture is approx. 82 minutes.
Click here to listen with Windows Media Player

A discription of this class as found on Aish Audio

Focusing on emunah, Rabbi Orlowek explains, can bring one to true happiness and dispel the causes of laziness and depression. Such an attitude will improve our lives and have a positive ripple effect on our relationships with others. Hear an enlightening talk about deepening your basic emunah.


This class was broadcasted in a room on PalTalk in the Judaism Section today, titled "Torah Classes - Jewish Music - and more".

The World to Come

The World to Come
by Rabbi Zev Leff
Lecture is approx. 47 minutes.
Click here to listen with Windows Media Player


A discription of this class as found on Aish Audio:

The perpetual philosophical question raised by Jewish thinkers is: which is better, this world or the world to come? On one hand, King Solomon derides this world as "Vanity of Vanities," yet the Torah itself states at the end of the seven days of creation that this world is "very good." Understanding how the debate goes will add immense perception into the transient nature of this world.


This class was broadcasted in a room on PalTalk in the Judaism Section today, titled "Torah Classes - Jewish Music - and more".

Lectures by Rabbi Yisroel Belsky


1. Chanukah story, based on the work of ancient Jewish historian Josephus and rabbinic texts
by Rabbi Yisroel Belsky, a dean of the famed Yeshiva Torah Vodaath in Brooklyn
Lecture is approx. 29 minutes.
Click here to listen with Real Player

Lectures by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda


1. Chanukah Highlights
by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda
given on Dec. 15 , '97 Kislev 17 ,5758
Lecture is approx. 97 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

2. Megilas Rut
by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda
Taped by Ivan Norman
Lecture is approx. 93 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

3. The Three Weeks Part 1
by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda
Taped by Ivan Norman on 17 Tammuz 5757
Lecture is approx. 76 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

4. What should one be doing during the "Three Weeks"

by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda
Taped by Ivan Norman
Lecture is approx. 57 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

5. The 17th of Tamuz

by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda
Taped by Ivan Norman on 17 Tamuz 5756
Lecture is approx. 90 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

Lectures by Rabbi Paysach Krohn



1. Money: Do you Handle it or does it handle you?
by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
Lecture is approx. 85 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

2. Sharing the Burden of a Fellow Jew
by Rabbi Paysach Krohn
Lecture is approx. 88 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

3. The Art of Giving
by Rabbi Pasyach Krohn
Lecture is approx. 80 Minutes
Click here to listen in MP3

4. Kashrus
by Rabbi Pasyach Krohn
Source: http://www.oorah.org/tapes.htm
Click here for Side A: Approx. 33 minutes
Click here for Side B: Approx. 32 minutes

5. Stress Management
by Rabbi Pasyach Krohn
Source: http://www.oorah.org/tapes.htm
Click here for Side A: Approx. 46 minutes
Click here for Side B: Approx. 32 minutes

6. Power Of Individual
by Rabbi Pasyach Krohn
Source: http://www.oorah.org/tapes.htm
Click here for Side A: Approx. 30 minutes
Click here for Side B: Approx. 28 minutes

7.
The Importance of Learning Torah (Approx. 56 minutes)
8.
The Challenge of Change (Approx. 81 minutes)
Source: http://www.torahanytime.com/rabbi_paysach_krohn.html
Added to the growing list: 11/18/07


Lectures by Rabbi Yissochar Frand


Rabbi Frand's Homepage: http://www.yadyechiel.org -

Click here for information and bio of Rabbi Frand

1. The Effects of Cynicism
by Rabbi Yissocher Frand
Lecture is approx. 72 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

2. Bamidbar
by Rabbi Yissocher Frand of Yad Yechiel Foundation.
[Telephone 1- 410-358-0416 in USA]
Source: www.613.org
Lecture is approx. 15 minutes.
Click here to listen with Real Player

3. Pursuit of Happiness - Part 1
Lecture is approx. 45 minutes.
Click here to listen with Real Player
Pursuit of Happiness - Part 2
Lecture is approx. 17 minutes.
Click here to listen with Real Player
by Rabbi Yissocher Frand

Link to webpage where lecture was found.

4. What? Me Get Angry? Never! [Added August 1, 2007]
Lecture is approx. 53 minutes.
Click here to access the file to stream or download
by Rabbi Yissocher Frand

[Source: Torah Media]

[*For all Torah Media sources, one needs to register first.]

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Lectures by Rabbi Berel Wein


Rabbi Berel Wein's homepage: http://www.rabbiwein.com/

A noted scholar, historian, educator and raconteur - admired the world over for his lectures, books and now films - particularly on Jewish history.

1. The 70 Faces of Torah in Theory and Practice: The Spectrum of Orthodoxy

Click here for the link to the lecture location.

2. Caring for Elderly Parents
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Lecture is approx. 80 Minutes
Click here to listen in MP3

3. Yom Ha'Atzmaut
For information and links to listen to this lecture click here.

4. The Flood (Lecture 89) [Added August 1, 2007]
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Lecture is approx. 60 minutes.
Click here to access the file to stream or download

A description of this lecture from http://jewishhistory.org/: More than just a child's Bible story, the story of Noah and the Ark is a moral lesson of historic proportions. Hear the story retold from an adult perspective, complete with archaeological detail and philosophical analysis.

[Source: Torah Media]

5. The Six Day War
[Added August 2, 2007]
Travels Through Jewish History - Tape 84
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Lecture is approx. 58 minutes.
Click here to access the file to stream or download

A description of this lecture from http://jewishhistory.org/: The most dramatic event in Israeli history, this fateful war began when Egypt, Syria, and Jordan formed a Pan-Arab alliance in spite of enmity amongst themselves. Launching brutal threats against Israel, Jews worldwide feared a second Holocaust. With personal memories and a recording of the original live news broadcast of the recapture of the Old City this war and its miraculous victory is brought to life. [Source: ]

[Source: Torah Media]

6. Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon [Added August 2, 2007]
Travels Through Jewish History - Tape 27
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Lecture is approx. 58 minutes.
Click here to access the file to stream or download

A description of this lecture from http://jewishhistory.org/: Doctor, mathematician, philosopher, and Torah scholar, Maimonides is an unparalleled genius in Jewish thought. Yet his prolific work raised terrible controversy; his books were even burned. Hear about his life and times, and discover why it is said of him: "From Moses to Moses there arose none like Moses."

[Source: Torah Media]


7. Rabbi Yehuda Halevy - Kuzari [Added August 2, 2007]
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Lecture is approx. 57 minutes.
Click here to access the file to stream or download

A description of this lecture from http://jewishhistory.org/: "What heart is to the body, the Jewish people are to the world," wrote Rabbi Yehuda Halevy, author of the Kuzari. This philosophical work is almost like a novel; it is written as a debate between a Christian, Moslem, and Jew who are presenting the relative merits of their religions before the 8th century king of the Khazars. Between "the king's" relentless questions and the Jew's meticulous answers emerges a picture of a religion of joy, accomplishment, and universal love of mankind.

[Source: Torah Media]

8.
The Code of Jewish Law [Added August 5, 2007]
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Lecture is approx. 55 minutes.
Click here to access the file to stream or download

A description of this lecture from http://jewishhistory.org/: Skip the esoterics; let's have the bottom line. The Code of Jewish Law is the authoritative guide to correct Jewish behavior from the cradle to the grave, from the public sphere to the privacy of home. The complex scholarship that went into codifying this immortal work and the encyclopedic works it has since spawned is unraveled in this tape.


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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Lectures on the Holocaust

Today is known as "Holocaust Memorial Day".

Here are a number of lectures given on the topic of the “Holocaust”


1. How the Holocaust Affects us Today

by Rabbi Shmuel Dishon, Mashigiach Ruchani of Yeshiva Karlin
Lecture is approx. 65 Minutes
Click here to listen with Real Player

2. Jewish Obsession with the Holocaust
by Berkovits, Rabbi Yitzchak
Lecture is approx. 37 Minutes

A description of this lecture as written on Aish Audio:

This lecture is really very calming and helps to lessen the fright that many people harbor about this horrific event. What is the meaning to all the memorials, the reparation payments, and revisionists' counterclaims? And why do the youth, who often consider it just another historical event, have a vested interest to keep the lessons of the Holocaust close to their hearts?

Click here to listen with Windows Media Player


3. Responses to the Holocaust
by Rabbi Ari Kahn
Lecture is approx. 45 Minutes

A description of this lecture as written on Aish Audio:

Many Jews continue to wonder 'how could God allow the Holocaust to happen to His chosen people?' Rabbi Kahn asks the following question: 'was the Holocaust a punishment because so many Jews assimilated, or because so many observant Jews did nothing to stem the tide of leaving the fold?' Explore some of the more plausible responses to this inexplicable event.

Click here to listen with Windows Media Player


4. Why The Jews?
by Rabbi Raphael Shore
Lecture is approx. 68 Minutes

A description of this lecture as written on Aish Audio:

Why does this nation always end up being the scapegoat? Can it be that we are just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Rabbi Raphael Shore presents a perspective of antisemism that you most likely never heard in school. A very powerful class that is intelligent in its approach and inspirational in its message.

Click here to listen with Windows Media Player

5. The Holocaust: Like Sheep to the Slaughter
by Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg Z"TL
Lecture is approx. 51 Minutes

A description of this lecture as written on Aish Audio:

Perhaps the metaphor of Jews going ‘like sheep to the slaughter' was just a big excuse that non-religious Zionists used to dismiss 2,000 years of Jewish history in order to embrace secular values? Rabbi Weinberg takes the stand that it is our responsibility to scrutinize this exaggerated canard rather than sheepishly accept the popular tale of a wimpy flock being led to its own destruction.

Click here to listen with Windows Media Player


These Lectures were broadcasted in a room on PalTalk in the Judaism Section today, titled "Torah Classes - Jewish Music - and more".

Monday, April 24, 2006

Pirkei Avos [Ethics of the Fathers] Chapter 1 - פרקי אבות - פרק א

Listen to Chapter 1 of Pirkei Avos:

Rabbi Grossman's Mishnayis Shiurim - Pirkei Avos Chapters 1:

To Listen: Chapter 1 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 1 in MP3

With the Me'Am Loez Commentary - Pirkei Avos - Ethics of Our Fathers (Rabbi Zalman Manela):

Click here for the first lecture in MP3 - Mishnah 1
Click here for the second lecture in MP3 - Mishnah 2,3,4,5,6
Click here for the third lecture in MP3 - Mishnah 16,17,18 [first 21 Minutes]

Click here to see Chapter 1 in English


The 70 Faces of Torah in Theory and Practice

The 70 Faces of Torah in Theory and Practice: The Spectrum of Orthodoxy by Rabbi Berel Wein

This lecture was given on December 24, 1998

To listen to the class with Real Player click here.

To view a video of this lecture click here.

Click here for Rabbi Weins Website.

The length of this class is approximately 49 Minutes.

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Israel

"Israel" by Rabbi David Ordan

A discription of this class as found on Aish Audio:

Does Israel remind you of the eye of a tornado ­ with multiple layers of paradoxes and contradictions? And why does this tiny strip of land have such a magnetic pull on Jews? There happens to be a magic to this land that appeals to the adventurous at heart, whether to find yourself, your soul partner or those just looking for a colorful land with many interesting trails and tales.

To listen with Windows Media Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 42 Minutes.

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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Torah Classes in audio or video on Sefiras HaOmer and Lag BaOmer

Here is a growing list of online Shiurim (Torah Classes) on the Period of Sefiras HaOmer (49 Days between 2nd day of Pesach and Shavuos); Lag BaOmer (33rd day of the counting of the Omer), that will be updated as more are found. Comments are welcomed, especially if you have a listing, or a suggestion for a shiur from these lists that you would like to recommend, and they will be added to this growing list.


Sefiras HaOmer and the Mitzva of Loving our Neighbors as Ourselves - Approx. 27 Minutes

The Omer: A Time for Appreciation by Rabbi Leib Kelemen - Approx. 46 Minutes
Description of the class as mentioned on www.aishaudio.com
"Rabbi Kelemen's fresh perspective on the Exodus, the Omer, and the acceptance of the Torah ties together living in Eretz Yisrael, the deaths of Rabbi Akiva's students, and the korbon Omer. Rabbi Kelemen shows how Sefiras HaOmer is really about having HaKaras HaTov, and teaches an important lesson applicable all year round - the three essential steps of being frum."

The Omer and Consistency by Rabbi Zev Leff - Approx. 47 Minutes
Description of the class as mentioned on www.aishaudio.com
"The seven weeks we count the Omer prepares us for Kabbalas HaTorah on Shavuos. Not only the seven weeks, but also each and every day has a built-in opportunity to define, and refine our personality. Rabbi Leff offers concrete suggestions for developing more consistency in our lives."

Lag B'Omer: Understanding the Oral Law by Rabbi Noach Orlowek - Approx. 70 Minutes
Description of the class as mentioned on www.aishaudio.com
"Lag B'Omer is the holiday commemorating the oral Torah. It is the designated day for asking for more success in your learning. The lives of Aaron HaCohen and Rabbi Akiva, pillars of the oral Torah, are discussed to demonstrate the value of reaching for this on Lag B'Omer."

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Torah Classes in Audio on Pirkei Avos [Ethics of the Fathers]

Here is a growing list of online Shiurim (Torah Classes) on Pirkei Avos (Ethics of the Fathers) that will be updated as more are found. Comments are welcomed, especially if you have a listing, or a suggestion for a shiur from these lists that you would like to recommend, and they will be added to this growing list.

Pirkei Avos #1: Chapter 1, Mishnahs 1-2 - Approx. 27 Minutes
Pirkei Avos - Me'am Loez
- Link to 15 MP3 Files

Rabbi Grossman's Mishnayis Shiurim - Pirkei Avos Chapters 1-6 Links shown below:

To Listen: Chapter 1 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 1 in MP3
To Listen: Chapter 2 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 2 in MP3
To Listen: Chapter 3 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 3 in MP3
To Listen: Chapter 4 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 4 in MP3
To Listen: Chapter 5 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 5 in MP3
To Listen: Chapter 6 in MP3 ----- To Download: Chapter 6 in MP3


Rabbi Eli Mansour - Selected classes shown below from Chapters 1-5
Pirkei Avot - Perek 1 Mishnah 10 - Approx. 62 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 1 Mishnah-17
- Approx. 68 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 2 Mishnah 19 - Approx. 55 Minutes [Titled as shown, but instead is a class on Shavuot]
Pirkei Avot - Perek 3 Mishnah 02 - Approx. 64 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 3 Mishnah 10 - Approx. 62 Minutes [Starting with רבי דוסא בן הרכינס]
Pirkei Avot - Perek 4 Mishnah 01 - Approx. 63 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 4 Mishnah 02 - Approx. 45 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 4 Mishnah 03
- Approx. 61 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 4 Mishnah 04 - Approx. 55 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 4 Mishnah 04 - Approx. 34 Minutes [Starting with רבי יוחנן בן ברוקא אומר]
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5 Mishnah 07 - Approx. 62 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5 Mishnah 09 - Approx. 68 Minutes [Starting with גלות בא לאדם]
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5 Mishnah 10 - Approx. 57 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5 Mishnah 11 - Approx. 62 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5 Mishnah 16 - Approx. 79 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5 Mishnah 17 - Approx. 60 Minutes
Pirkei Avot - Perek 5-Mishnah 22 - Approx. 62 Minutes


The following is from the 5th Mishna in the 6th Chapter, known as the "48 Ways". The complete listing of the 48 Ways can be viewed at this link at www.aishaudio.com
. Some of those in the list are only available for a fee. The following is a list with the description of each class as mentioned on the aishaudio website with the link to the audio file of the free classes. [Note: all links with the title name should open up with Windows Media Player.]

Click here to see the 48 Ways online in print

Way #1 - Being Aware Every Moment by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 36 Minutes

Doesn't working to become constantly aware sound like a lot of effort? Jewish consciousness understands the nature of this exercise much differently. Learning about what makes you tick is a 24-hour fascinating and energizing voyage of discovery – including all its unpredictable ups and downs. The first of this amazing series for unlocking your potential explains the five aspects of having your antennas at full mast – constantly, continuously, consistently, repetitively and pervasively. Getting enough rest, relaxation and pleasure is also part of the process - learn how.

Way #2 - Listen Effectively by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 28 Minutes
A valuable starting point in life is the skill of simply hearing what was just said or what you read. Can we pause long enough to analyze what they are trying to say? Most disagreements stem from this oversight. Hear what the Jewish tradition has to share about focusing your attention, defining your terms, and uncovering the messages within every encounter.

Way #4 - Introduce Yourself to Yourself by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 35 Minutes
Did you ever get on a train going somewhere, only to find that you are headed in the wrong direction? The same thing often happens with goals and making plans. Don't wait until you are getting to the end of the road to discover you were on "the wrong train."

Way #6 - Mastering Fearby by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 43 Minutes
Man has nothing to fear but fear itself.' Today more than ever, mankind is faced with many global frights, and a jittery uncertainty of what the future has in store. Understanding the positive value of fear helps us to marshal our focusing powers and seek clarity and initiate personal growth. The point is to use the fear for a positive end, rather than to get overwhelmed with fright.

Way #8 - Joy by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 37 Minutes
Joy makes you feel good about yourself along with an anticipation that life has great things coming your way. When you have joy you have more energy, motivation and confidence to achieve your goals that otherwise might appear way beyond your grasp. Joy is more than a random happening - learn how to make it a part of your daily experience.

Way #10 - Emulate the Wise Man by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 28 Minutes
A primary way to acquire wisdom is to seek the company of those who have it! Just as an "apprentice" learns through interaction and experience, so too we acquire wisdom from a wise man. You can read all about wisdom, but until its value is clear, we probably won't make the effort to find a wise person from whom to learn.

Way #11 - What is Real Friendship?
by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 33 Minutes
Some roads can be traveled alone, but on the long rocky road of life it's really important to have a true friend. Hear two great stories about the difference between ‘a half friend' and ‘a full friend.' Understanding what true friendship is can take a lifetime – or just 35 minutes. This is a valuable class.

Way #13 - Stop ...Think ... Act by Rabbi Noah Weinberg -
Approx. 38 Minutes
Human beings tend to lack patience when it comes to making decisions. We frequently want results - now! People may throw themselves into a certain decision - for better or for worse - just to get the decision out of the way.

Way #18 - The Use of Physical Pleasure by Rabbi Noah Weinberg -
Approx. 39 Minutes
Did you ever start munching on a bag of potato chips and within a short time find yourself at the bottom of the bag - with a tummy ache? Which potato chip was it that hit the spot - and which chip started that downhill plunge? Join Rabbi Weinberg for a discussion on one of our most favorite topics - physical pleasure.

Way #21 - Laugh at Your Troubles by Rabbi Noah Weinberg -
Approx. 35 Minutes
Even if it sounds funny, laughter has a serious role to play in attaining Wisdom for living. Rabbi Weinberg explains what laughter does, and how to engineer it to blast you beyond some of the really big hurdles in your life.

Way #22 - Conquering Frustration by Rabbi Noah Weinberg -
Approx. 37 Minutes
Imagine you just bought a fancy new sports car, and at the last light before opening it up on the highway, the car behind bumps you - but you shrug it off. He backs up and bumps you good this time. In a rage, you jump out, storm back, and open his car door ready to pulverize him. Out steps a guy 10 feet tall. "UH, Pardon me, Sir, I'll be right out of your way in a jiffy." Tap into this ancient well of wisdom to harness the power of conquering all the frustrations and anger that usually end up ruining your day.

Way #27 - Happiness by Rabbi Noah Weinberg -
Approx. 38 Minutes
Happiness is today's most sought after pleasure - and also the most elusive. What's going on? Most of us were much happier as children. And now, regardless of how much fame, power or security we have, even a minimal level of happiness seems harder and harder to attain - and maintain. Rabbi Weinberg gives us sound advice to break common unhappiness habits, regain lost optimism, and how to increase our daily energy to live a more rewarding, enjoyable life.

Way #33 - Obligations: Chains or Freedom? by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 34 Minutes
As pleasure-seekers, most people seek happiness in careers, cars, big homes and status. In our generation, many people grumble about obligations as necessary but unpleasant aggravations. Learn how to tap into this hidden source of energy.

Way #35 - How to React to Criticism by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 36 Minutes
Most people see criticism as a personal attack, triggering all kinds of defense mechanisms. The sages urge us to "love criticism." Sounds ridiculous? Big businesses pay top consultants large fees to not leave a stone unturned. To forge ahead, learn to overcome self-imposed limitations by learning to deal with criticism in a positive way.

Way #37 - How Never to Be Bored by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 35 Minutes
Do you ever catch yourself saying "I know that already... I've heard all about that before..." A person who, G-d forbid, loses his eyesight for a year and then regains it will experience boundless joy. Every sight becomes a point of focus and fascination. Surface beauty quickly loses its sparkle, but the intrinsic beauty and meaning in life should keep us riveted and growing endlessly. Within our routine lives, a new lens through which to view the world awaits.

Way #39 - Sensitivity to Others by Rabbi Noah Weinberg -
Approx. 35 Minutes
Sometimes when you are upset, another person comes along and tells you to cheer up, usually making you feel even worse. Learn how to consider other people's feelings and offer the proper responses at the proper time.

Way #40 - Make Your Help Count by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 36 Minutes
Imagine you're in a hotel, and in the next room a guy is on the ledge of the balcony and is going to jump. Do you call out and grab him, or will you stand aside and watch as the crowd yells "Jump! Jump!" If he asks you, "Why shouldn't I jump," what will you say? Learn how you can help others even when it's not so clear what needs to be done.

Way #42 - Attaining Inner Peace by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 30 Minutes
Everyone seeks inner peace. But is real peace just a lack of conflict or is it an ever-shifting balance needing constant your constant attention and adjustment? Learn why peace is a lot more than tranquility.

Way #44 - How to Analyze an Issue by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 39 Minutes
Without a few basic tools for breaking down an issue into smaller parts, a small problem can loom over us like a huge mountain. Learn how to work out physical, emotional, mental and spiritual issues of life before they end up overwhelming your ability to even try.

Way #46 - Learn and Share With Others by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 36 Minutes
Whatever you learn -- whether it be from books, lectures, or your own life experience--begin to build an awareness to realize how valuable it can be to quickly integrate the lesson by articulating it to others.

Way #49 - Organize Your Mind by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 37 Minutes
Our minds have a capacity beyond the upper limits of the best computer, but most of us have never taken the time to sort out or prioritize all of the piled-up information. A few simple rules and examples will demonstrate the depth and ability each of us has to organize our minds.

Way #50 - The Rewards of Gratitude by Rabbi Noah Weinberg - Approx. 40 Minutes
After hearing a good story or idea, why are we anxious to repeat it to others as if it was the result of our own ingenuity or cleverness? The sages say, "say it in over in the name of he who said it." Such a practice has far-reaching benefits on one's integrity and ability to grow. Find out why.

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Sunday, April 9, 2006

The Power of Speech

The Power of Speech by Rabbi Mendel Kessin

For a description of this tape series click jewishbook.us.

Quote from the above link:

..."Rav Mendel Kessin has accomplished great things with his wonderful lecture on care in speech. We give our approval and assistance to the distribute of this shiur among the Jewish people."

Rav Avrohom HaKohen Pam [זצ"ל]; Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv; Rav Aron Leib Shteinman; Rav Chaim Kanievsky; Rav Shmuel Auerbach; Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky; Rav Dovid Feinstein; Rav Yisroel Avrohom Portugal; Rav Mattisyahu Salomon


"How to Significantly Improve Your Good Fortune"

Quote from the www.shemayisrael.co.il website:

"This year's presentation delivers the powerful words of Rabbi Mendel Kessin. Rabbi Kessin's profound words are singularly responsible for inspiring the creation of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of Shmiras Haloshon. To hear him is to understand at the deepest level the imperative for every Jew to harness his power of speech. Those who are fortunate enough to have experienced Rabbi Kessin's lectures credit them with permanently transforming the way they speak and think about others."

This is a very important lecture to listen to as Rabbi Mendel Kessin tells you the exact secret in order to significantly improve your good fortune. Simple ingredient: Be careful in how one speaks. How to go about doing that is key. Rabbi Kessin tells you how to do just that and the "Power of Speech" is the #1 lecture to listen to on this topic.

For the website on where the series [4 tape sides] can be found click here.

For the 1st part - Tape 1a, click here for tape 1a. -- Length: Approximately 30 Minutes

For the 2nd part - Tape 1b, click here for tape 1b. -- Length: Approximately 30 Minutes

For the 3rd part - Tape 2a, click here for tape 2a. -- Length: Approximately 30 Minutes

For the 4th part - Tape 2b, click here for tape 2b. -- Length: Approximately 30 Minutes

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Of Bans, Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Of Bans, Earthquakes and Tsunamis by Rabbi Nathan Kamenetsky

To listen to this class click here.

The length of this class is approximately 95 Minutes.

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Halachot for Women at the Seder

Halachot for Women at the Seder by Rabbi Yaakov Haber

To listen to this class click here.

The length of this class is approximately 51 Minutes.

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Thursday, April 6, 2006

Channel 4: Channeling Our Strengths on Pesach

Channel 4: Channeling Our Strengths on Pesach" by Rabbi Abba Wagensberg

A discription of this class as found on Aish Audio:

A person's body, spirit, intellect and emotions are four components that express the diverse drives within each of us. There also happens to be a number of themes in the Hagaddah also grouped by fours - like the four questions, the four cups of wine, the four sons, etc. These groupings parallel the intrinsic conflicts within us that continuously search for resolution and harmony. Rabbi Wagensberg tracks these themes and concludes this talk with how they will suddenly fuse together to bring about our final geula (redemption).

To listen with Windows Media Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 92 Minutes.

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Me'am Loez on the Haggadah

Haggadah - Me'am Loez by Rabbi Zalman Manela

A seven part series on the Haggadah of Pesach with the interpretation of the Me'am Lo'ez.

The series can be found here.

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Major Concepts of the Seder Night

Major Concepts of the Seder Night by Rabbi Noach Orlowek

A discription of this class as found on Aish Audio:

Just as Shabbos celebrates the creation of the universe once a week, Pesach celebrates the creation of Klal Israel. Just as unity was the key for our redemption from Egypt, it is also the key for bringing about our long awaited redemption. Learn significant lessons about what true unity is from our collective slavery, our redemption, and our unanimous acceptance of the Torah just seven weeks after the Exodus at the foot of Mount Sinai.

To listen with Windows Media Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 55 Minutes.

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Wednesday, April 5, 2006

What a Difference a Night Can Make

What a Difference a Night Can Make - Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein of the Yeshiva of Los Angeles

To listen with Real Player click here.

Length of class is approximately 55 Minutes.


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Pesah - The Now Nation

Pesah - The Now Nation by: Raymond Beyda

Tape C268 - Pesah The Now Nation which can be accessed at: http://www.raymondbeyda.com/audio.asp

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Tuesday, April 4, 2006

The Four Cups of Wine

Pesach: the Four Cups of Wine - Rabbi Dr. N. Cardozo

To listen with Real Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 62 Minutes.

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Going out of Egypt

"Going out of Egypt" by: Rabbi Aaron Tendler

To listen with Real Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 64 Minutes.

A contemporary story, discussing the story of the going out of Egypt for all ages.

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Selected Pesach-Seder Gems

Selected Pesach-Seder Gems from our Rebbeim, in Halacha and Agaddah by Rabbi Meir Fulda.

YU Torah is from Yeshiva University of New York.

To listen to this class click here.

The length of this class is approximately 55 Minutes.

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The Strange Customs of Seder Night

"The Strange Customs of Seder Night" by Rabbi Ari Kahn - is taken from Aish Hatorah's Audio Website.

The description to this class is:

Why do we invite 'those who are hungry to come and eat' - in the middle of the seder? Why do we wash our hands during the seder - without reciting the customary blessing? And how can we be commanded to feel as though we personally left Egypt in a comfortable home instead of marching into the desert? Join Rabbi Kahn for answers to these and many other questions about the strange and unusual nature of the Seder night. A light and humorous talk with a lot of ideas for keeping the 'kids' awake and involved.

This is a very interesting class as Rabbi Kahn takes the "Strange Customs" and helps us to understand them.

To listen with Windows Media Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 41 Minutes.

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Introduction to the Seder

This class titled, "Introduction to the Seder (How to make a Traditional Seder)" is by Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein and can be found on 613.org's Pesach Section.

This class is very thorough in that he goes through the order of the Seder night. He brings down interesting insights stories on the different parts of the Seder. A very worthwhile and interesting class to listen to.

The length of this class is approximately 85 Minutes.

To listen with Real Player click here.

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Monday, April 3, 2006

The Many Facets of Matza

This class "The Many Facets of Matza" is given by Rabbi Ari Kahn and also located at Aish Hatorah's Audio Website.

A very interesting class too. He explains what Matza is and more. From the Aish Audio description of the class: "If you thought matzah was just a flat, dried out, bumpy, boring piece of bread - think again. Rabbi Ari Kahn takes you down Matzah Lane to show you some of its many hidden wonders - between the holes. The first mention of matzah in the Bible defines its essence, and from there the lessons and wisdom begin to rise from this tasteless, but nourishing symbol of the Jewish Peoples Exodus from Egypt.

To listen with Windows Media Player click here.

The length of this class is approximately 47 Minutes.

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How to Run a Traditional Pesach Seder

This class is by Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits too, and also located at the link mentioned earlier in the "Pesach Cleaning Made Easy" on Aish Hatora's Audio website.

This is an excellent class in that he goes through the Seder night in the order, step by step for anyone who wishes to either learn how to conduct a Seder, or simply know what's happening on the Seder night.

To listen to this class with Windows Media Player click here.

Length of class is approximately 54 Minutes.

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Rabbi Rietti: Greatness of Being Tested

Rabbi Rietti has been a most engaging speaker at various Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation video tapes we view each Tisha B'Av. His recorded shiur Greatness of Being Tested
discusses topics related to learning from mistakes, being drilled by a coach, and being tested.

After hearing this shiur I am seeking further Torah wisdom regarding which of the two methods of learning might be preferable in various situations, or in the absolute:
  • learning by mistakes
  • learning by training
What Torah wisdom is there regarding which is better?

As the shiur discussed, mistakes in child rearing with relatively low stakes can be easily recovered. Learning by mistakes seems to be appropriate for a new parent learning how to raise children.

Learning open heart surgery without training is surely not recommended; a lot of practice seems appropriate before operating on a live patient. And mistakes are not easily corrected then.

The shiur gave laying out clothing for the next morning by one's bed before going to sleep is a good example of training.

As a general question, with an ideal teacher who can give over a thorough visualization of an abstract problem, is training even necessary? Can one learn by abstract instruction to the same level of proficiency by abstract instruction without ever practicing or having hands-on training?

Surely when it comes to learning to be a professional athlete, some of the training is also exercise and strenghening of muscles, and even learning subtle muscle control, for aiming.

If strength would not be an issue, which is more ideal?

These questions should probably be asked within the framework of at least these two Torah stories.

Moshe Rabbeinu surely had an ideal teacher when learning directly from Hashem on Har Sinai, and this seems to be abstract learning; and apparently there was a difficulty in understanding how to make the menorah.

And furthermore, by the rules of the years of service for the Leviim, there is a comment which explains that they had something like 5 years of in-service training before their actual years of service. I think their service started at age 30, and their training started at age 25.

What other examples from the Torah are there describing these two, or other, types of learning?

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Sunday, April 2, 2006

Pesach Cleaning Made Easy

From this link 0n Aish Hatorah's audio Torah classes website:

There is a class titled: Pesach Cleaning Made Easy by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits

To listen with Windows Media Player click here.

Length of lecture is approximately 88 Minutes.

It is a very interesting class to listen to because, the speaker, Rabbi Berkovitz tells you exactly what is needed to do for the cleaning of one's house for Pesach and the removal of the Chametz. He explains very well that one need not hurt themself in the process of cleaning up, with easy to follow advice, and be relaxed at the Seder too.

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