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Yeshivat Har Etzion is proud to sponsor the 'The Virtual Beit Midrash', providing yeshiva style lessons in Torah and Judaism to students of all ages outside the Yeshiva walls. Using internet and email, 'The Virtual Beit Midrash' is a true window into the Beit Midrash. Courses are sent out weekly to subscribers, who are able to communicate with course instructors or coordinators.
 
 
 

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COURSES: 5760 (1999-2000)		Hebrew courses
Full descriptions of each course are  linked to the course name.		Alef - Introductory Courses

Tanakh

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Parashat Ha-shavua - the Weekly Torah Reading - List name: YHE-Parsha
An analysis of the parasha, incorporating innovative approaches as well as traditional commentaries.
    Discussion list: YHE-Par.D

    Level: Advanced    One hour

MSWORD format: If you would like to get this course as e-mail attachments in MSWORD format, please subscribe to YHE-Parsha.w

 

Themes and Structure in Parashat Ha-shavua (R. Menachem Leibtag) - List name: YHE-Parsha.ML

    Level: Advanced

    One hour

 

Introduction to Parashat Ha-shavua - List name: YHE-IntParsha
A beginners-level examination of the weekly Torah portion, discussing themes and teaching how to learn parasha.
    Level: Beginner
    One hour

The Weekly Haftora - List name: YHE-haftora
Analysis of the weekly reading from the prophets, examining both the internal theme as well as the connection with the weekly Torah reading.
    Level: All
    One hour

Tehillim - The Book of Psalms - List name: YHE-Tehillim
Each installment in this series attempts to examine the thematic unity and literary techniques of one mizmor.
    Level: All
    One hour

Talmudic Methodology (Talmudic topics) - List name: YHE-Metho

A shiur using different talmudic topics to illustrate the nature of rabbinic legal thinking, emphasizing the analytic methods practiced in modern Yeshivot.
    Level: Advanced
    One hour

The gemara courses are for students learning the basic talmudic text on their own.

Gemara Pesachim - List name: YHE-Pesachim

    Level: Beginner
    2-4 hours
Gemara Gittin - List name: YHE-Gittin
    Level: Advanced
    2-4 hours

Topics in Halakha - List name: YHE-Halak
A weekly shiur discussing a specific halakhic question, an analysis of a wide halakhic topic, or the meaning and philosophy behind a particular aspect of the Halakha.
    Level: Advanced
    One hour

The Laws of Shabbat - List name: YHE-Shabbat
A guided introduction to Hilkhot Shabbat, emphasizing the underlying principles in order to understand the practical applications, including cases arising in modern life.
    Level: Intermediate
    One hour

Mishna Berura List name: YHE-MB
Designed for students who wish to study Halakha independently, devoting a number of hours a week, the shiur accompanies the study of the Mishna Berura by providing background, explanations, expansion of select points, and applications to new questions.
    Level: Intermediate
    2 hours

Sichot of the Roshei Yeshiva - List name: YHE-Sichot

Addresses (sichot) on the weekly parasha by the Roshei Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, Harav Yehuda Amital and Harav Aharon Lichtenstein.
    Level: all
    One hour

Developing a Torah Personality - List name: YHE-Develop
Addresses by Harav Aharon Lichtenstein, dealing with a variety of fundamental issues such as: religion and ethics, society, secular studies, Torah study, and determining objectives in spiritual growth.
    Level: all
    One hour

The Philosophy of Rav A.I. Kook - List name: YHE-Rkook
An introduction to the basic themes in the philosophy of Rav Kook, one of the great mystic and thinkers of 20th century Judaism
    Level: All
    One hour

Jewish Philosophy Confronts the Modern World - List name: YHE-JewPhi
Prof. Shalom Rosenberg analyzes major issues of modern culture and philosophy against the backdrop of the Jewish philosophical tradition, using Rav Yehuda Halevi's 11th-century masterpiece, The Kuzari, as his starting point.
    Level: All
    One hour

Understanding the Meaning and Practice of Halakha - List name: YHE-undhalakha
The course will examine the practice of halakhic Judaism, explicating the philosophic significance of select halakhic topics, such as Shabbat, prayer, kashrut, holidays, charity, mourning, etc. The course is appropriate for all levels of Jewish knowledge.
    Level: All
    One hour

The Meaning of Shemona Esrei - List name: YHE-18
The course will closely examine the text of the central daily prayer, the "Shemona Esrei," in order to extract the basic philosophic ideas embedded in each section.
    Level: Intermediate
    One hour

 

Introductory Courses:

Meaning in Mitzvot - List name: YHE-Kitzur

The course will follow the sequence of laws in the popular halakhic digest, the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, explaining the inner meaning and significance of the practices of daily Jewish observance.
    Level: beginner
    One hour

Introduction to Parashat Ha-shavua
List name: Yhe-IntParsha
 

Understanding the Meaning and Practice of Halakha
List name: Yhe-Undhalakha
 

The following courses, though not written specifically for beginners, should be comprehensible even to those not proficient in Hebrew or in the study of halakhic texts:

 
Tehillim - The Book of Psalms
List name: YHE-Tehillim

 

The Laws of Shabbat

List name: YHE-Shabbat

The Philosophy of Rav A.I. Kook

List name: YHE-Rkook

Jewish Philosophy Confronts the Modern World

List name: YHE-Jewphi

 

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Miscellaneous:

Holiday Specials  - List name: YHE-Holiday Special packages sent out before each holiday, with lectures and sichot on various topics, to enhance the appreciation of the holiday.

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ARCHIVES
Each course archives several lectures as samples. The archives also include other Torah articles of interest from our Beit Midrash.

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