An introduction to the world of Rav Kook
An introduction to the world of Rav Kook - Oct 11, 2026 - Introduction to the new series of shiurim on the Torah of Rav Kook with an historical overview
Ramban on Breishis
── Shiur Outline ──(0:02) Intro: Skipping Ramban’s Introductory Hakdamot(2:42) Ramban’s Answer: Koach Ma’asav Higid Le’amo(4:28) Bechorot Losing Firstborn Status in Bereishit(6:25) Land Ownership Tied to National Righteousness(7:36) Kabbalistic Sections and Their Omission(8:40) Meaning of ‘Bereshit…
A Faint Heart: How We Lost Tanach
Why make time for Tanach when there is so much Torah to learn? Drawing on Rav Kook and the Vilna Gaon’s commentary on Yeshayahu, this shiur explores the importance of learning Tanach and opens a discussion of leadership through the imagery of the community’s eyes, head, and heart.
No Kings: The Torah of Thomas Paine
American democracy was argued into existence with the Hebrew Bible: when Thomas Paine made the case against monarchy in Common Sense, he built it on Gideon's refusal to rule and Samuel's warning about kings, concluding that in a free country the law must be king. We will study Paine alongside the J…
What Hashem Sees When He Looks at You
Most of us hear “Ayekah?” and imagine a question filled with disappointment: Nu, where are you?
But what if Hashem asks because He sees something in us that we have forgotten how to see in ourselves?
In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David continue learning Rav Reuven Sasson’s …
The World Is Always Ascending
The World Is Always Ascending - Oct 18, 2026 - A community presentation exploring Rav Kook’s view of the development of our world
What Does It Mean to Be Alive? R' Steven Gotlib on Consciousness and the Soul
Following our episode on death and the afterlife, Rabbi David Silverstein welcomes Rabbi Steven Gotlib back to the podcast for the flip side of that question: what does it actually mean to be alive? More specifically, why do we have conscious experience at all?
They start with what philosophers cal…
Why AI Came to Our Generation
What if the overwhelming changes of our generation aren’t only obstacles we have to survive, but part of the way Hashem is pushing us toward something deeper?
Rav Shlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David continue learning Rav Reuven Sasson’s Ayekah and the teachings of Rav Kook that stand behind i…
Why Do These Orthodox Jews Burn Israeli Flags?
They burn Israeli flags, embrace Iran's president, and get paraded everywhere as proof that Orthodox Jews oppose the State of Israel. Who are Neturei Karta, and do they speak for religious Jews?Rabbi Daniel Rowe answers a viewer's question about Neturei Karta and Satmar. He sets out what every Orth…
Believe in Yourself: A New Series with Rav Zev Reichman On Rav Kook's Torah | Introduction Episode
Believing in Yourself: A New Series with Rav Zev Reichman | Intro
So much of religious life is framed as obligation, and obligation often brings guilt: I didn’t do enough, I messed up, I should be better. Rav Kook taught a different starting point: believe in yourself, in the goodness within you, …
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