Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 7) - Class 44 Class highlights: The seventh and final part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; quality vs quantity in Jewish thought; and more! (12/16/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 6) - Class 43 Class highlights: The sixth part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; finally returning to the En Aya after analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (12/9/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 5) - Class 42 Class highlights: The fifth part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (11/18/2021) — Tonight’s Shiur is generously sponsored by Barry and Rachel Savin in honor of the Hebrew birthdays of Rachel and Leeor. Mazal Tov! — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 4) - Class 41 Class highlights: The fourth part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (11/11/2021) — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in loving memory of the Rabbanit’s great-grandmother, Mrs. Devorah Liba Biston z”l. May her Neshamah have an Aliyah in Gan Eden, Amen! Tonight’s Shiur is also...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 3) - Class 40 Class highlights: The second part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (11/4/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — The Shiviti Night Kollel...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 2) - Class 39 Class highlights: The second part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; and more! (8/19/2021) — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of our dear friends - Moshe Chaim ben Silva Elmira and Malka bat Hoshiyana. — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 1) - Class 38 Class highlights: The first part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; and more! (8/12/2021) — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of our dear friends - Moshe Chaim ben Silva Elmira and Malka bat Hoshiyana. — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Another Reading From Rabbi Yosef Chaim And His Son Rabbi Yaakov - Class 37 Class highlights: Yet another reading of the Talmud based on the writings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad and his son Rabbi Yaakov; and more! (7/29/2021) — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of our dear friends - David ben Yitzchak v'Esther, Chana bat Machluf v'Simcha, Simcha bat Shalom v'Sultana, and Moshe Chaim ben Silva Elmira. — If you wish to volunteer with our...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Rabbi Yosef Chaim's Reading Of The Talmud - Class 36 Class highlights: Another reading of the Talmud based on the writings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad; and more! (7/22/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Perspectives of Maharsha, Riaf, and Maharal - Class 35 Class highlights: Perspectives based on the writings of the Maharsha, the Riaf, and the Maharal; a tangent on Mevushal wine; and more! (7/15/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Ideas Based On Rabbenu Bahya - Class 34 Class highlights: Perspectives based on the writings of Rabbenu Bahya, and more! (7/8/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah. Tonight's Shiur is also dedicated by Rabbanit Devorah Halevy...

ggadeta: Berachot 3a - A Deeper Reading of the Talmud - Class 33 Class highlights: A Deeper Reading of the Talmud; Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, and more! (7/1/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah; and the Refuah Shelemah of Aaliyah Velazquez. — The...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - A Second Reading of the Talmud - Class 32 Class highlights: Second Reading of the Talmud; and more! (6/17/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah. — The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we...

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - An Initial Reading of the Talmud - Class 31 Class highlights: Initial Reading of the Talmud; and more! (6/10/2021) — If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to [email protected]. Tizku L’Mitzvot! — Tonight’s Shiur is generously sponsored by Alan and Dena Sigman in memory of Chaim Yehudah Ben Natan z”l. May his Neshamah have an Aliyah in Gan Eden, Amen. — The Shiviti Night Kollel...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2b - A Thorough Reading Of A Brief Talmudic Passage - Class 29 Class highlights: Reading a brief passage in the Talmud; twilight is a like the blink of an eye; the life and commentary of "Haboneh", Rabbi Leon de Modena, and the greatness of HaKadosh Baruch Hu; the Ben Ish Hai and the soul of Benayahu Ben Yehoyada; the unique relationship between the wealthy and the poor, and it's connection to the sun and moon; homelessness in America; the wealthy shine when no one else...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Perspective of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - Class 28 Class highlights: A less literal reading of the Talmud through the lens of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, using his book En Ayah on the En Yaakov; understanding why the Chachamim chose to read a Torah verse in an unusual manner; clarifying that the terms "Tameh and Tahor" do not translate properly as "pure and impure"; an Ashenazi custom regarding Niddah status; the Rambam's Judaism is the Chachamim's...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Initial Reading of the Talmud - Class 28 Class highlights: initial reading of the first passage of the Talmud; Sepharadic and Ashkenazi rabbis who could have belonged to the opposite ideological camp; intentionally omitting "Sepharadic" in Shiviti's name, mission statements, and subdivisions; learning Torah from everywhere; truth-seekers will ultimately appreciate truth; a tangent on Korbanot (sacrifices); temporary severing of ties between the Creator and the Jewish...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Initial Reading of the Talmud - Class 27 Class highlights: initial reading of the first passage of the Talmud; the En Yaakov is not a complete Talmud; Mikveh immersion before sundown; the only job of a Balanit (Mikveh lady); the sacrifice of a Ger which will need to be brought in the future; Torah scholars increase peace in the world; using Talmudic side notes to uncover an example of Catholic censorship of our Talmud; and more! (2/4/2021) — The Shiviti Night Kollel...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Chassidic Insights and Perspectives - Class 26 Class highlights: A less literal reading the Mishnah through the lens of the Chassidic Masters; a disclaimer about Chassidut and a brief history of the Rabbi's complicated relationship with it; understanding the frame of reference in order to understand presumptuous rabbinic titles; finding strength in Galut by observing Talmide Chachamim; a tangent in the Rambam's Laws of Torah Study and the prohibition of using the Torah...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Perspective of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - Class 25 Class highlights: A less literal reading the Mishnah through the lens of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, using his book En Ayah on the En Yaakov; some insights into the personality of Rabbi Kook; the danger of quoting certain rabbis; brief history of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the office of Sepharadic Chief Rabbi; two types of Keriat Shema, corresponding to the two types of acceptance of Ol...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Insights of Rabbi Yaakov of Baghdad and Rabbi Yosef Messas - Class 24 Class highlights: Another reading the Mishnah through the lens of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad's son, Rabbi Yaakov, using his book Geon Yaakov; biography and background sketch of Rabbi Yaakov; greatness the son of greatness; the connection with Rabbanit Farha (Flora) Sassoon; the tragic attitudes of apathy and neglect towards our Chachamim, even in modern times; the purification of physical form as...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Rabbi Yosef Chaim's Reading of the Mishna (Part 3) - Class 23 Class highlights: Another reading the Mishnah through the lens of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, author of the Ben Ish Chai, using his book Ben Yehoyada; the attachment of Kohanim to their unique Mitzvah; a lesson in the concept of Chibuv Mitzvah; how to show respect between local and visiting rabbis; a visiting rabbis incorrect criticism of a Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim custom, and Morenu HaRav Yaakov...

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Rabbi Yosef Chaim's Reading of the Mishna (Part 2) - Class 22 Class highlights: We continue reading the Mishnah through the lens of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, author of the Ben Ish Chai, using his book Ben Yehoyada; an insight into our Mishna from the Chida, Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azoulay; the special work Shem HaGedolim; a brief biographical sketch of Rabbi Shlomo (Solomon) Sirilio and his insight into our Mishna; exploring the word "Me'ematai"; a famous Midrash...

ggadeta: Berachot 2a - Rabbi Yosef Chaim's Reading of the Mishna (Part 1) - Class 21 Class highlights: We begin reading the Mishnah through the lens of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, author of the Ben Ish Chai, using his book Ben Yehoyada; a reminder that no discipline or school of thought is off limits for us when attempting to study Aggadah; accepting truth from everyone and everywhere; touching lightly on the dismissive attitude towards Kabbalah; creating a whole new Mishna over and over...