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Amud Yomi (Daily)

Starting Meseches Sukkah on Monday, October 12!

  • Sunday – Friday: 25 minutes before Shacharis
  • Shabbos: 25 minutes before Mincha

Also available daily at HERE

Women's Halacha Class

 

First Sunday of every month at 8:45 AM 

The Chabura

 

For single men and women under 35

Mondays at 8:30PM at the Motzens

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. 

Tuesday evenings at 8:15 PM 

Parsha Class

In-depth, text-based, and relevant exploration of the weekly parsha.

Thursdays at 11:00 AM in the Chapel. 

Also available at HERE

Rav Soloveitchik on the Parsha

Shabbos morning at 8:45 AM

Rav Kook on Aggadah

Shabbos: Between Mincha and Maariv

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Sermons

A Team with No MVPs Parshas Noach

Imagine for a moment that instead of sending a dove, Noach sent an oriole out of the Teivah. The oriole would have started out, full of promise and hope, “this is the year I will be successful,” and then halfway through its journey, it would basically shut down. It...

Not Holding On to the High Yizkor Shmini Atzeres

30 seconds. That is the amount of time it would have taken for our national consciousness to have been plunged into the deepest state of mourning. Flight 1073 was 14,000 feet from the ground, dropping at 33,000 feet a minute. Thirty more seconds is all it would have...

Ozempic, Esrogim, and the Jewish Pursuit of Beauty

There are two things Jews seem willing to spend an extraordinary amount of money on this time of year: Esrogim and Ozempic. People spend hundreds of dollars to buy a beautiful esrog for sukkos. And hundreds of dollars to fit in their suit or dress for sukkos. 13% of...

Halacha

Pesach Resources from OU/ Star-K/ CRC

Orthodox Union Pesach Guide: OU-PassoverGuide2025 Star-K Pesach Guide: Lots of great articles and abridged Passover Guide https://www.star-k.org/passover How to use product guide STAR-K | STAR-D | STAR-S Product Guide star-k-prod-guide 5785/2025 STAR-K Pesach Guide...

Laws of Pesach

Pesach is less than thirty days away! Are you ready? It is not only forbidden to eat chameitz, there is also an obligation to get rid of all chameitz that is in one’s possession. Biblically, one can relinquish ownership of chameitz that is in one’s possession and that...

Laws of Purim 2025

Yes, Purim falls out on Friday. But no, that does not mean it has to be more stressful. We'll review the pertinent Halachos below, but before we do so, there are some other Purim-related mitzvos that need to be discussed: Parshas Zachor One should make an extra effort...

Videos

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