Parshat Shelach, A Hodgepodge and Religious Growth During the Summertime
This was the parsha mini-shiur I taught to Kohelet's high school students this morning, the last day of classes. As you can tell throughout and especially »
Revisiting Mendelssohn’s Living Script
I read with interest Dr. Lawrence Kaplan’s insightful essay concerning the key role oral instruction plays in the thought of Moses Mendelssohn. I appreciate his »
Reverence and Joy in Torah Study
More highlights from my current series on Torah study at Yeshivat Har Etzion's Virtual Beit Midrash: As captured by Rambam (Hilkhot Yesodei Ha-Torah 2:1-2) and »
Dr. Norman Lamm’s Trailblazing Talmudic Methodology
https://www.thelehrhaus.com/commentary/dr-norman-lamms-trailblazing-talmudic-methodology/ Two trends are particularly prominent in contemporary Modern Orthodox Torah study. First, the last two decades have seen a rise »
Talmud Torah as Self-Actualization
Very much enjoying working on my current VBM series on Torah study. I particularly enjoyed writing the section below, in which I discuss Talmud Torah as »