Preparing for the Seder with Rabbi Brander
[Video] Tune in to this pre-Pesach Zoom shiur by Rabbi Brander: “Exploring Rabbi Akiva’s Seder Table and Understanding its Historical and Philosophical Significance”
March 26, 2020
Esther, Yosef, and the First Gulf War
Esther, Yosef, and the First Gulf War By Rabbanit Sally Mayer, Rosh Midrasha of the Maria and Joel Finkle Overseas
March 8, 2020
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts
Day One – Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin Day Two – Rabbanit Sally Mayer Day Three – Rabbi Chaim Kanterovitz Day
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Eight
The Flame and the Light Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel offer differing views on the kindling
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Seven
A Light that Gradually Diminishes; a Light that Gradually Intensifies Rabbanit Bili Rabenstein The Sages taught in a beraita: The
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Six
“If it was Extinguished, One is Not Bound to Relight it” Atirat Granevich The flickering lights in the Chanukiyah are
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Five
Chanukah: For All and For Us Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein The private and public symbiosis of the Chanukah candles is vital
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Four
The Women of Chanukah Pnina Omer Lighting Chanukah candles is an obligation as well as a privilege for women. This
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Three
The Precedent for the Final Redemption Rabbi Chaim Kanterovitz In his assessment of the causes, and aftermath of the historical
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day Two
The Message in the Candles Rabbanit Sally Mayer The festival of Chanukah commemorates an incredible miracle. When the Beit Hamikdash
December 15, 2019
Eight Days – Eight Thoughts: Day One
The Miracle of Lights or of Victory? Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin The festival of Chanukah celebrates the victory of a
December 15, 2019
Why do we beat the aravot?
Hoshana Raba: Why do we beat the aravot? Listen to an audio shiur from Rabbi David Brofsky of the Maria and
October 20, 2019