Rabbi Kraz's Shiurim

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Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk: The Rebbe of Rebbes

Mar 10, 2026

1:38:26

Source SheetHistory of R Elimelech of Lizhensk and his great Talmidim who became Rebbeim.Why do we follow Beis Hillel over Beis Shamai?Stories of R' Elimelechs humilityR' Elimelech did Teshuva for sins as a youth and before.R' Elimelechs Sefer is all about TzadikimDid the Alter Rebbe write a Sefer of Tzadikim? What happened to it?

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Haman's Promiscuous Reverie Over Esther (Mature Audience)

Feb 24, 2026

1:30:14

Source SheetWhy did Esther show Haman favor in front of Achashverosh?How could Haman think that Esther wanted him and why would he covet the kings wife?How could a Malach frame Haman for a crime he didn't commit?What actually happened between Yael and Sisra?Why were Chevers family and the Keini friendly with Yavin and Sisra?Was Yael a Yid, ger or ger toshav?Is it greater to commit an Aveira Lishma or a Mitzvah not Lishma? Why was Yael greater than other great women?Who was Yaels Gilgul?Who was Sisras Gilgul?

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Divination, the Vilna Gaon's Gorel, and the Rogachover from nowhere

Jan 1, 2023

1:39:33

Source Sheet 1 Source Sheet 2 Class given on 11/17/22

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Kotzk and Lubavitch

Feb 11, 2026

1:33:14

Source SheetHistory of R Elimelech, The Chozeh, the Yid Hakadosh, R Simcha Bunim and The KotzkerHistory of KotzkDid the Tzemach Tzedek and the Kotzker correspond?The scholarship of the KotzkerTorah thoughts of the Kotzker

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It's Time To Meet The Chida

Feb 19, 2026

1:41:31

Source Sheet (https://rabbikraz.com/Chida)The Chida's teachers.The night they sought to bring Mashiach.The consequences of forcing the redemption.The Rashash leaves Yerushalayim and passes on.Rav Chaim De La Roza receives 4 missos beis din.B'nei yissaschar accepts the Chida"s authority. Explanations of the Chida.Episode of the unfaithful woman in Livorno.Rav Ovodia challenges the Chida. Rav Yaakov Hillel defends.The Chida and the Chasidim.Chida's sadness after the untimely passing of his wife. The Rebbe publicizes the Chida's remedy for the redemption.

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The Magic of the Bach, and the Enchanted Cemetery of Cracow.

Mar 21, 2025

1:33:06

Source Sheet (https://rebrand.ly/TheBach)History of the Bach & his generationStories of the Enchanted Cemetery of CracowThe Bach's take on Chodosh & YoshonHow a Calabrian Esrog landed in CorfuLetter of the Bach on Birchas HatorahStories of the Bach and the Taz

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Defending Reb Yonason Eibeshitz (His brilliance, his life, and the Shabsai Tzvi debacle with Reb Yaakov Emden)

Nov 10, 2023

2:09:18

Source Sheet 1 Source Sheet 2 Source Sheet 3

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Join us as We Enter into the Universe of the Ketzos Hachoishen - on His Yortzeit

Jan 1, 2024

1:25:14

Source Sheet 1 Source Sheet 2 Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Heller HaKohen. History of his life and works; Shev Shmatsa, Ktzos Hachoshen, Avnei Miluim. Debate of Sfek Sfeka. Is it better than Roiv or not? What about money matters? Rashba, Tosfos, Pnei Yehoshua, Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Mahari Ben Lev (Rabbi Yosef ben Lev, Saloniki Greece)

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Rabbinic Judaism. The Avnei Nezer Is Attacked By His Dearest Student

Aug 26, 2025

1:43:28

Source sheet How do we view Mitzvos D'rabanan?Rambam vs Ramban vs BahagThe 3 elements of Torah Shebaal PehHow much power do the Rabanan/Chachamim have?Do Chachamim have the power to say my way or the highway?Once Chachamim formulate how to do a Mitzvah, is that now the only way to fulfill the Mitzvah?

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Does a Child Have a Claim to the Father's Rabbinical Post?

Jul 23, 2024

1:21:24

Source Sheet Why was Yehoshua Moshe's successor and not Moshe's child? Does the child need to be the greatest around or are some qualities enough? How does inheritance work with the Cohen Gadol? Parshas Pinchas

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