Tanakh
Parashat Ha-shavua - the Weekly
Torah Reading - An analysis of the
parasha, incorporating innovative approaches as well as traditional
commentaries. This course was originally sent out ten years ago and is
being repeated. Instructor: Rav
Yonatan Grossman Level:
Advanced One hour
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Parashat HaShavua - MSWORD format -
Introduction to Parashat
Ha-shavua A beginners-level examination of the weekly Torah
portion, discussing themes and teaching one how to learn parasha.
Instructor: Rav Yaakov
Beasley Level: Beginner
One hour
The Book of Shemuel (2)
This course will use textual and literary analysis to
illuminate the figures of Shemuel, Shaul, and David, as well as to clarify
the meaning of the text. This year we will commence with I Shemuel chapter
16, David's anointment. Previous classes are archived.
Instructor: Rav Amnon
Bazak Level: Intermediate
One hour
Studies in Sefer
Tehillim This course seeks to reveal the themes and
religious messages of the psalms by examining their structure and literary
form. Instructor: Rav
Elchanan Samet Level: Intermediate
One hour
Halakha
Topics in
Halakha A weekly shiur discussing a
specific halakhic question, an analysis of a broad halakhic topic, or the
meaning and philosophy behind a particular aspect of the Halakha.
Instructor: Yeshiva
staff Level: Advanced
One hour
Laws of the Festivals
A course on the laws of the chagim . Each topic will
commence with an examination of the primary sources, tracing the halakha
from the relevant gemarot through the rishonim and acharonim, and will
address practical applications as well.
Instructor: Rav David
Brofsky Level: Intermediate
One hour
-- repeat --
Mishna Berura (2)
A guide to accompany the self-study of the Mishna Berura. The study
sheets summarize and expand on the basic issues in the assigned sections
of the Mishna Berura, beginning this year with Shulchan Arukh Orach Chaim
55, the laws of Kaddish.
Instructors: R. Yosef Zvi Rimon & R. Asher
Meir Level: Intermediate
One hour
Jewish Philosophy
Sichot of the Roshei
Yeshiva Addresses (sichot) on the weekly parasha by the
Roshei Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Harav Yehuda Amital and Harav Aharon
Lichtenstein . Level: all
Half an hour
Starting
Now January 2009
Torah Lishmah
The doctrine of “Torah
lishmah ,” Torah for its own sake, understands intellectual study
as part of the learner’s inner, experiential world. The course will
emphasize the concept's relevance today, drawing on history, modern
thought, and traditional sources from Chazal to R. Chaim of Volozhin, the
Musar masters, and Rav
Kook.
Instructor:
Rav Elyakim Krumbein
Level: Intermediate One
hour
Mikdash (2) The
course will examine the importance and role of the Temple in Tanakh,
Halakha, Jewish philosophy, and history. This continues our series on
Jerusalem, but is independent of the previous
parts. Instructor: Rav
Yitzchak Levi Level: All
One hour
Faith and the Holocaust
(2) Where was God in the Holocaust? How can we
continue afterwards? This course will explore how a broad array of
Orthodox thinkers grappled with these and other
questions. Instructor:
Rav Tamir Granot Level: All
One hour
Modern Rabbinic
Thought An analysis of major themes in the thought of some
of the most important and creative rabbinic thinkers of the last two
hundred years, including the Tiferet Yisrael, Rav Hirsch, the Netziv, the
Meshekh Chokhma, the Seridei Esh, and Rav Hutner.
Instructor: Rav Yitzchak
Blau Level: All
One hour
Talmud
Gemara Ketubot An
analysis of the major issues in the gemara, geared for students who are
learning the basic text on their own.
Instructors: Rabbanei
HaYeshiva Level: Advanced
2-4 hours
Introduction to the Study of
Talmud A structured tutorial on how to learn Gemara,
starting from the basics, using text and commentaries. We will be studying
the final chapter
of Kiddushin. Instructor: Rav
Michael Siev Level: Beginner
1-2 hours
Reading Midrash: Vayikra
Rabba This class will give you the tools necessary to study
classical midrashic texts on your own. You will learn to understand the
logic behind Chazal's interpretations of the Bible and to recognize the
important literary forms through which Chazal formulate their ideas.
Instructor: Dr. Moshe
Simon-Shoshan Level: All
One hour
Talmudic Methodology
A shiur using different talmudic topics to illustrate the
nature of rabbinic legal thinking, emphasizing the analytic methods
practiced in modern Yeshivot.
Instructor: Rav Moshe Taragin
Level: Intermediate One
hour
SPECIAL HOLIDAY PACKAGES
Special packages sent out before each holiday, with articles on
philosophic and halakhic topics, to enhance our appreciation of the
holiday.