Learning Center
Classes
Rav Kook on the Parsha
Text-based, interactive, in-depth exploration of Eyn Ayah, Rav Kook’s magnum opus, as it relates to the weekly parsha.
Every Shabbos afternoon. See shul bulletin for times.
Parsha Class
In-depth, text-based, and relevant exploration of the weekly parsha.
Thursdays at 11:00 AM in the Chapel.
Semichas Chaver Program
In-depth study of pertinent Halachos, with tests, and certification upon completion. For men. Registration is required. Please contact Rabbi Motzen at yisrael.motzen@gmail.com.
Thursday’s at 8:30 PM
Women's Halacha Class
Currently learning about the Kosher Kitchen.
An in-depth source-based Halacha class for women.
From the Talmud through the Shulchan Aruch through the modern authorities.
Sundays at 8:30 AM
Sermons
We Are Not There… Yet
The timing of the hostage release is a gift from G-d. Not only the fact that this war is wrapping up on its two-year anniversary, but the fact that we are already saying Hallel this week is nothing short of historic poetry. “Eim habanim s’meicha, the mother of the...
Entering this Liminal Space Sukkos
A liminal state – a transitional phase of ambiguity, uncertainty, and transformation. No better term to capture our current experience. Time froze on October 7th, we never really moved on, and now, that excruciatingly long day is entering into Bein Hashmashos, the...
The Other You Yizkor Yom Kippur
His was the ultimate redemption story. The destitute shepherd who became the wealthy leader, the man who said of himself that he would venomously bite a Torah scholar if he saw one who became the greatest Torah scholar to have ever lived, the loner who is the central...
Podcast
Halacha
Laws of Shabbos-Erev Pesach 2025
The search for Chametz is done on Thursday night after nightfall (8:21 PM). The burning of chametz is done Friday by 12:02 PM (Baltimore, MD). Although you may eat chametz until Shabbos morning at 10:56 AM, the sale of chametz takes place on Friday morning. Any...
Kashering the Kitchen for Pesach
Sink: One cannot kasher their sink unless it is made of stainless steel. 1) Clean sink thoroughly. 2) Do not use hot water in the sink for 24 hours prior to kashering. 3) Boil water. 3) Pour boiling water directly on every surface of one’s sink. Allowing the water to...
When Erev Pesach falls out on Shabbos (2025)
The search for Chametz is done on Thursday night after nightfall (8:21 PM). The burning of chametz is done Friday by 12:02 PM (Baltimore, MD). Although you may eat chametz until Shabbos morning at 10:56 AM, the sale of chametz takes place on Friday morning. Any...