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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

Bshvili Nivra Ha’olam 2nd Day of Rosh Hashana

About a half hour drive from here, at the corner of Route 1 and Harford Rd. there is a park named The Henrietta Lacks Park. The young children who innocently swing and slide in the park are blissfully unaware of the dark backstory of Henrietta Lacks and the outsized...

G-d’s I Do Not Care Club Rosh Hashana Day 1.

Not a day goes by that there is not a new social media trend.  A new dance, a new prank, a new voiceover. Virtually all of them are here today and gone tomorrow. But there is one trend that seems to have an impressive amount of staying power and that is the We Do Not...

Cheshbon Hanefesh: A SWOT of Ner Tamid

In 1812, a small Jewish book was published by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Levin, titled, Cheshbon Hanefesh, Spiritual Accounting. It became a classic, studied in many yeshivos and beyond, really anyone looking to develop their character and track it, would turn to this...

Halacha

Halacha: When Tisha B’av Falls out on Motzei Shabbos

This year, 2022, Tisha B’av is observed on Motzei Shabbos. There are a number of unique laws:  There are differing opinions about learning Torah after midday. Ideally one should study sections that relate to the laws of Tisha B'av or the destruction of the Bais...

Laws of the Three Weeks and the Nine Days of Mourning

The Three Weeks of Mourning begin Saturday evening, June 27h. It is a time of mournful reflection for 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...

Laws of Purim 2022

Although one should not have a meal before hearing the Megillah, one is permitted to eat items that are not considered meal-type items. One should therefore not eat bread or items made from the five grains which one would say Mezonos on. All other foods may be eaten...

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