Thursday, March 10, 2011

YU Torah on Vayikra and Purim


Audio Shiurim on Vayikra
Rabbi Aaron Soloveichik: The Purpose of Korbanos 
Rabbi Michael Rosensweig: Maimonides on the Reason for Sacrifices 
Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg: Mitzvos on a Higher Level 
Rabbi Baruch Simon: Standing at the Entrance of the Ohel Moed 
Rabbi Hershel Schachter: Inyanei Korbanos 
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag: The Structure of Sefer Vayikra 
Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky: Chametz & Matza in Service of Hashem
Rabbi Shlomo Drillman: The Uniqueness of Moshe Rabbeinu
Rabbi Ally Ehrman: Korbanos: Finding The New In Old And The Old In The New 
Rabbi Chaim BrovenderRashi vs. Ramban on the Small Alef
Rabbi Michael TaubesBerachos on Food and the Prohibition of Me'ilah 
Rabbi Yaacov ThalerThe Importance of Talmud Torah
Rabbi Aryeh LebowitzWith Great Power Comes Great Responsibility 
Rabbi Yonason SacksL'Shma by Korbanos
Rabbi Shmuel WagnerWhat is the greatness of Korbanos? 
Rabbi Alex IsraelThe Meaning of Korbanot 
Rabbi Yitzchok CohenAmalek and Safek 
Rabbi Eliezer ZwicklerLearning from the First Korbanos 
Rabbi Joel FinkelsteinThe Book of Perfection 
Rabbi Moshe TaraginTorah in the Home 
Rabbi Shalom HammerProper Productive Intentions 
Mrs Ilana SaksThe Meaning of Sacrifice 
Rabbi Zvi RommHaftarat Vayikra - The Folly of Avoda Zara 
Dr. Shawn Zelig AsterYeshayahu Perek 43 (Haftarah for Vayikra)

Articles on Vayikra
Rabbi David HorwitzThe Structure of the Laws of Sacrifice
Rabbi Avigdor NebenzahlWhy does Hashem need our Korbanos? 
Rabbi Shmuel GoldinConfronting Korbanot 
Rabbi Avraham GordimerPrivate Avodah 
Rabbi Dovid GottliebSalt vs. Honey - The Spiritual Taste Test
Rabbi Ephraim MethThe Crime of Ignorance
Rabbi Maury GrebenauThe Symbolism of Chometz: Matza, Hold the Honey
Rabbi Ari KahnMaking Space for Holiness
Rabbi Josh HoffmanGo with the Flow
Rabbis Stanley M Wagner and Israel DrazinBeginning Vayikra

Rabbi Jeremy WiederLaining for Parshat Vayikra
See all shiurim on YUTorah for Parshat Vayikra





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Recordings from the "Purim in Tanach, Talmud and Jewish History" program on March 6, 2011
Dr. Naomi GrunhausForm without Substance: Fasting and Rituals in Prophetic Perspective 
Professor Steven FineVe-Nafokh Hu: Haman, Yeshu and the Commemoration of Purim in the World of Hazal
Dr. Jill KatzThe Purim Story: The View From Jerusalem 538-333 BCE 
Dr. Michelle J. LevineStability and Discord in the Book of Esther 
Rabbi Shmuel HainThe Mitzvot of Purim: More Than Meets the Eye 
Rabbi Kenneth BranderYom hak'Purim and Purim: The Journey to a Romantic Rendezvous with God 
Dr. Lawrence SchiffmanThe Apocryphal Additions to Esther 
Rabbi Dr. Richard HidaryWhy Didn't Esther Pray? Three Responses to the (Ir)Religiousness of Megilat Esther 
Rabbi Ezra FrazerWhen Did the Purim Story Happen? Chronology, Aggadah, and a Modern Orthodox Educational Challenge 
Rabbi Menachem LeibtagFrom 'Ezra' to 'Esther': Considering "Author's Intent" When Studying Ketuvim 
Rabbi Mark DratchMegillat Esther: A Scarlet Letter? A Look at the "Relationship" of Esther and Achashverosh and its Halakhic, Moral, Political, and Personal Implications 
Rabbi Ephraim KanarfogelAf Hen Hayu be-Oto ha-Nes: Clarifying the Views of the Ba'alei ha-Tosafot in Learning and Scholarship 


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1 comment:

Moshe Sharon said...

In the building of the Tabernacle as described in the the last four Parashahs of Shemos (Exodus) G-d commanded that Shittim (Acacia wood) be used for the Ark, table, carrying poles and support beams. Since the Jews were in the desert where nothing grows, as Rashi points out, the only way they could have had the wood available was if they carried it from Egypt. Thus, Rashi concluded that Jacob brought seedling Acacia trees from Canaan and transplanted them in Goshen in anticipation of the need to fulfill the Mitzvah of building the Tabernacle. So it appears that Shittim wood was part of the plan and when called for, the lumber was prepared and ready. The Acacia tree has a rough exterior with a thick homely bark and long sharp thorns growing out of its branches while sporting lush green leaves and beautiful flowers at certain times of the year. Thus in order to make this tree suitable for such Holy service the rough exterior has to be peeled off and the wood must be smoothed over with an abrasive cloth. This procedure is called refinement and it indeed is a painful process. But, when we apply this principle to ourselves we can see that every hardship we endure individually and as a nation is a gift because with every moment of suffering HaShem brings us closer to the eternal rapture of basking in His G-dly light.

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