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  Psalm 132: קומה ה' למנוחתך

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Yesterday
  • Holidays:

    Yom Yerushalayim,
    Nach:

    Tehillim,
  • Duration: 34 min

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  Kaddish and the Idea of Jewish Nationalism

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: May 18, 2025
  • Mishna:

    Megillah,
    Parsha:

    Emor,
  • Duration: 40 min

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  Vayyikra 16: זבח השלמים (part 4)

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: May 14, 2025
  • Halacha:

    Tzitzis,

    Shaatnez,
    Parsha:

    Vayikra,
  • Duration: 33 min

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  Vayyikra 15: זבח השלמים (part 3)

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: May 07, 2025
  • Halacha:

    Korbanot,
    Parsha:

    Vayikra,

    Tzav,
  • Duration: 33 min

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  בשוב ה' את שיבת ציון: Shiur in honor of Yom ha'Atzma'ut - Psalm 126

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Apr 30, 2025
  • Nach:

    Tehillim,
  • Duration: 39 min

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  Vayyikra 14: זבח השלמים (part 2)

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Apr 23, 2025
  • Parsha:

    Emor,

    Vayikra,

    Naso,
  • Duration: 33 min

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  A Tale of Two Sedarim: From Bnei B'rak to Lod

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Apr 17, 2024
  • Duration: 33 min

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  עקידת יצחק (Part 4) A Modest Proposal

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Sep 13, 2023
  • Machshava:

    Avraham,

    Akeidas Yitzchak,
  • Duration: 40 min

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  עקידת יצחק (Part 3) - Midrashic and Exegetical Approaches

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Sep 06, 2023
  • Parsha:

    Vayeira,
    Midrash:

    Midrash Rabbah - Torah,
  • Duration: 30 min

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  אברעים יום וארבעים לילה: Revisiting Moshe's Speech About the Egel

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Aug 02, 2023
  • Nach:

    Melachim,

    Yechezkel,
    Parsha:

    Ki Tisa,

    Eikev,
  • Duration: 35 min

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  The Decree Against Moshe Revisited

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Jun 21, 2023
  • Parsha:

    Chukat,

    Devarim,

    Shelach,

    Va'etchanan,
  • Duration: 31 min

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  Sefer Yonah and Its Inclusion in the Prophetic Canon

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Aug 26, 2020
  • Nach:

    Yeshayahu,

    Yonah,

    Yirmiyahu,

    Hosheia,
  • Duration: 36 min

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  A Tale of Two Sedarim: From Bnei B'rak to Lod

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Apr 17, 2024
  • Duration: 33 min

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  "Dayyenu: 'nuff said"

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Apr 10, 2024
  • Duration: 37 min

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  Ner Hanukkah and The Enumeration of the 613 Mitzvot

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Dec 06, 2023
  • Duration: 35 min

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  A Tale of Two Sedarim: Lod and B'nei Brak (expanded version)

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Mar 22, 2021
  • Duration: 1 h

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  Dayyenu

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Mar 03, 2021
  • Duration: 26 min

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  ובכן תן פחדך - The Unusual Additions to the Third Berakhah on Yamim Noraim

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Sep 09, 2020
  • Mishna:

    Rosh Hashana,
    Machshava:

    Tefillah,
    Holidays:

    Aseret Y'mei Teshuvah,
  • Duration: 44 min

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  Sefer Yonah and Its Inclusion in the Prophetic Canon

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Aug 26, 2020
  • Nach:

    Yeshayahu,

    Yonah,

    Yirmiyahu,

    Hosheia,
  • Duration: 36 min

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  Exceptionalism, Excellence, Responsibility and Culpability: Four Interlocking Perspectives of Chosenness

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Jun 10, 2020
  • Parsha:

    Lech Lecha,

    Shelach,
  • Duration: 40 min

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  Megilat Esther: East and West

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Feb 19, 2020
  • Nach:

    Esther,
    Midrash:

    Midrash Rabbah - Megilot,
  • Duration: 42 min

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  Rashi vs. Rabbenu Tam: The Tefillin Dispute

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Jan 29, 2020
  • Gemara:

    Menachot,
    Halacha:

    Tfillin,
    Parsha:

    Bo,
  • Duration: 35 min

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  BIRKAT HANER; The Blessing over Lighting the Hanukkah Candle

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Dec 18, 2019
  • Gemara:

    Shabbat,
    Halacha:

    Brachot,
  • Duration: 37 min

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  Mikra: Gateway to Midrash

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Aug 08, 2019
  • Machshava:

    Midrash,
  • Duration: 1 h 10 min

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  Rambam’s Approach To Sefirat Ha’omer

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: May 15, 2019
  • Parsha:

    Emor,
    Personalities:

    Rambam,
  • Duration: 27 min

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  Sukkah Zu Al Shum Mah?

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Sep 27, 2017
  • Parsha:

    Beshalach,

    Emor,

    Vayishlach,
  • Duration: 38 min

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  Tefillat Nacheim

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Jul 19, 2017
  • Machshava:

    Tefillah,
    Holidays:

    Tisha Bav,
  • Duration: 31 min

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  Rav Yitzchak Etshalom ~ Kamtza & Bar Kamtza

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Jul 04, 2017
  • Venue:

    Camp HASC 
    Holidays:

    Tisha Bav,
  • Duration: 48 min

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  Ahashverosh of the Midrash

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Mar 16, 2016
  • Machshava:

    Midrash,
    Nach:

    Esther,
  • Duration: 40 min

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  The Fast of the 8th of Tevet: Midrash uMikra

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Dec 16, 2015
  • Holidays:

    Taaniot (fasts),
  • Duration: 35 min

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  Megilat Eikhah (1): Introduction

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Jun 17, 2015
  • Nach:

    Eichah,
  • Duration: 38 min

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  The Dialectic of Mitzvat Hagadah

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Mar 11, 2015
  • Duration: 30 min

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  The Establishment of Purim

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Feb 18, 2015
  • Nach:

    Esther,
  • Duration: 48 min

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  Archaeology in Tanach

  • Speaker: Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom  
  • Date: Nov 03, 2013
  • Venue:

    YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago 
    Series:

    YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago 
  • Duration: 44 min

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