Learning Center
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
Classes
Sermons
FOMO for Israel Rosh Hashana Day 2
Who here has FOMO for Israel? I regularly experience a deep Fear Of Missing Out as it relates to Israel. When I get ready for Shabbos here in Baltimore, I feel like I am missing out on Friday afternoons in Jerusalem, where not only the smell of fresh challah fills the...
Will You Be My Assistant Rabbi? Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech
People like to say that being a rabbi is not a job for a good Jewish boy. It’s obviously a joke, but the underlying message is that there is something horrible about being a rabbi. I could not disagree more. I get to teach Torah every day. I get to try to help people...
The Blessing and Curse of Leadership Parshas Ki Savo
Tucked into a mountainside in the Shomron lives a community of about a thousand Samaritans. Their exact origin is a matter of dispute but we do know that when they were looking for a place to settle, they deliberately chose Har Gerizim for its significance. Though not...
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...