Learning Center
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 8:45 AM
Classes
Sermons
From Picking Up Tissues to Saving Lives: The Radical Idea of Achrayus Parshas Mikeitz
I’ll often hear from Jewish visitors to Baltimore about the strange looking shul at the corner of Fallstaff and Park Heights. The architecture stands out – the light pink Middle Eastern colors, the pointed arches meant to invoke Persian palaces, the shul is obviously...
The Dark and Inspiring Historically-Accurate Chanukah Story
There is not a single element of Chanukah that is not confusing or hotly debated. For example, probably the most famous Talmudic debate of all times is, of course, the one between Shammai and Hillel – one candle on night one, two candles on night two, etc. or, eight...
70 Years of Physical and Spiritual Growth – Remarks from the 70th Anniversary Celebration
Good evening, Ner Tamid! Sometime in the late 18th century, President John Adams wrote a letter to his wife, Abigail. “I must study politics and war,” he wrote, “that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics...
Podcast
Halacha
Laws of the Nine Days 2024
The ‘9 Days’ begin Sunday evening, August 4th at sunset. During this time the following activities are forbidden: Home improvements, laundering, buying or wearing new clothes, eating meat, drinking wine, and bathing for pleasure. We will discuss the details of all...
Laws of the Three Weeks and Nine Days 2023
The Three Weeks of Mourning begin July 6th. It is a time of mournful reflection on the destroyed Bais HaMikdash and subsequent tragedies. In order to instill within ourselves a sense of loss, our Sages instituted numerous restrictions to create a feeling of sadness....
Mishna Yomi and Toilet Paper Rolls (Revisited)
This past summer, Hindy and I visited an art museum in Alexandria, Virginia to see an exhibit titled, a Year In, a retrospective of the pandemic. The first few pictures depicted the loneliness that many experienced during this time; a single chair on a rooftop...