Part Four of “A Jew’s Obligation to Learn Torah,” an essential series of shiurim for understanding the foundational mitzvah to learn Torah based on the Birkas Shmueil on Maseches Kiddushin 27, a piece with which HaGaon Rabbi Mordecai Goldstein, ztz”l started Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael some 60 years ago, and which he would continually teach his students year after year.
Part Three of “A Jew’s Obligation to Learn Torah,” an essential series of shiurim for understanding the foundational mitzvah to learn Torah based on the Birkas Shmueil on Maseches Kiddushin 27, a piece with which HaGaon Rabbi Mordecai Goldstein, ztz”l started Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael some 60 years ago, and which he would continually teach his students year after year.
Part Two of “A Jew’s Obligation to Learn Torah,” an essential series of shiurim for understanding the foundational mitzvah to learn Torah based on the Birkas Shmueil on Maseches Kiddushin 27, a piece with which HaGaon Rabbi Mordecai Goldstein, ztz”l started Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael some 60 years ago, and which he would continually teach his students year after year.
Part One of “A Jew’s Obligation to Learn Torah,” an essential series of shiurim for understanding this foundational mitzvah based on the Birkas Shmueil on Maseches Kiddushin 27, a piece with which HaGaon Rabbi Mordecai Goldstein, ztz”l started Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael some 60 years ago, and which he would continually teach his students, year after year.
Who is fit to serve in the Army of HaShem, how to win the war, and what it means to be a Rabbi.
Finding the balance between those dedicated to learning and teaching Torah and those involved in the physical concerns of the nation.
They asked the Chazon Ish, ‘What is the greatest success a person can attain?’ He answered, ‘To go through life without harming another…’
‘What is the service of the heart? This is Tefillah [Prayer].’ What, then, is the problem if our prayers are not being answered?
Beis Hillel’s position is to handle the body and soul as a unit—work with what we have and strive for spiritual growth. Beis Shammai’s position is to handle the soul as if it is almost out of the body.
