Pesach: Lir'os / L'har'os: Translating the Mindset of Appreciating Freedom Into Action
Pesach: Lir'os / L'har'os: Translating the Mindset of Appreciating Freedom Into Action
Mar 30, 2026
42:35
May 29, 2026
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Q&A at Sha'alvim (Feb. 10, 2025)
Q&A at Sha'alvim (Feb. 10, 2025)
Feb 13, 2025
38:24
Topics covered:The value of a Torah perspective on current eventsYU hashkafa:Balance in avodas HashemOpenness to genuine gedolim across the political spectrumSecular education & not being extreme in an unhealthy way in our relationship with the outside worldBoundaries of rabbinic authorityChinuch habanos: spiritual development including intellectual development Kavana in tefillahMachlokes in machshavaTikkun hamiddosHishtadlus for parnassaThe role of a rebbe, and how to pick one
Teaching Torah, peru u'revu: perpetuating the masorah.
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Ramban #37: Hakdama to Parshas Terumah
Ramban #37: Hakdama to Parshas Terumah
Feb 25, 2025
26:12
- Sequencing of kabbolas haTorah and Mishkan. - Mishkan, korbanos, and Hashro'as hashechina.
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Becoming Deeper People. Q&A.
Becoming Deeper People. Q&A.
Feb 25, 2025
1:10:27
Becoming Deeper People: - Yetzer Harah functions instinctively and reflexively, Yetzer hatov functions reflectively and thus requires effort. - Consistency. - Applying what we learned. Q&A: 1) living in EY vs staying in America 2) how to pick a yeshiva 3) how to stay aliyah-bound while learning in America. 4) YU haskafa: balance, Torah should never be politicized, tactical changes as facts on the ground change 5) What defines a gadol? 6) Moderation in gashmius. 7) Shidduchim 8) AI 9) Women's learning Note: there is silence at various points in the recording when Rav Twersky pauses, but the shiur/Q&A is not over.
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Pirkei Avos 6: Va'asu Syag laTorah
Pirkei Avos 6: Va'asu Syag laTorah
Mar 2, 2025
34:17
Sources Avos 1:1, with Meiri and R' Yona. Rambam, Hilchos De'os (2:4-5)