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Classes

Amud Yomi (Daily)

 

Sundays at 7:25 AM
Monday – Friday at 6:20 AM
Shabbos: 25 minutes before Mincha

Rav Soloveitchik on the Parsha

Shabbos morning at 8:45 AM

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.

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. 

Thursdays 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

The Death of Good and Evil Parshas Toldos

About a decade ago, Ms. Noa Goldman, the principal of our preschool came to my office with a dilemma. It was Parshas Toldos, our parsha, and the children were given coloring pages that told the story of the parsha, and one of the parents was upset. In the coloring...

The Most Boring Shabbos of the Year Parshas Chayei Sarah

Welcome to the most boring Shabbos of the year! Hear me out - We are in the month of Cheshvan. Some called this month Mar Cheshvan, bitter Cheshvan, because in contrast to every other Jewish month, there are no inspiring holidays, no special rituals. Inspiration dies...

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...

Videos

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