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
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...
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...
Podcast
Halacha
Laws of Lulav and Esrog
Who can think of Sukkos? We haven’t even celebrated Rosh Hashana! The Talmud instructs us to study the laws pertaining to a holiday 30 days before the holiday. It’s less than 30 days to Sukkos and the laws of Lulav and Esrog are complicated and many. So let’s begin!...
Laws of the Sukkah
A few Halachos pertaining to building a Sukkah: - One must first build the walls and then place the s’chach. Placing the s’chach first and then building the walls would invalidate the Sukkah. - One must make sure there is no overhang (roof, leaves, etc.) over the...
Laws of Tisha B’av and the Day After
The following activities are forbidden on Tisha B’av: – Eating and drinking (If one has any medical concerns please contact me before the fast) – Intimacy – Studying Torah that does not pertain to Tisha B’av – Washing oneself in any way. This includes a...