Aggadeta: Shiviti Kollel Talmud Track

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 7) - Class 44Class highlights: The seventh and final part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; quality vs quantity in Jewish thought; and more! (12/16/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 6) - Class 43Class highlights: The sixth part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; finally returning to the En Aya after analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (12/9/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 5) - Class 42Class highlights: The fifth part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (11/18/2021)—Tonight’s Shiur is generously sponsored by Barry and Rachel Savin in honor of the Hebrew birthdays of Rachel and Leeor. Mazal Tov!—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 4) - Class 41Class highlights: The fourth part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (11/11/2021)—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in loving memory of the Rabbanit’s great-grandmother, Mrs. Devorah Liba Biston z”l. May her Neshamah have an Aliyah in Gan Eden, Amen! Tonight’s Shiur is also dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of the Rabbi and Rabbanit’s great-niece, Perel bat Gittel. May she have a Refuah Shelemah, Amen!—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 3) - Class 40Class highlights: The second part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; analyzing the writings of the Ramchal - Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto; and more! (11/4/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 2) - Class 39Class highlights: The second part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; and more! (8/19/2021)—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of our dear friends - Moshe Chaim ben Silva Elmira and Malka bat Hoshiyana.—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Dimension of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook (Part 1) - Class 38Class highlights: The first part of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook's commentary to this section of Talmud; and more! (8/12/2021)—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of our dear friends - Moshe Chaim ben Silva Elmira and Malka bat Hoshiyana.—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Another Reading From Rabbi Yosef Chaim And His Son Rabbi Yaakov - Class 37Class highlights: Yet another reading of the Talmud based on the writings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad and his son Rabbi Yaakov; and more! (7/29/2021)—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of our dear friends - David ben Yitzchak v'Esther, Chana bat Machluf v'Simcha, Simcha bat Shalom v'Sultana, and Moshe Chaim ben Silva Elmira.—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Rabbi Yosef Chaim's Reading Of The Talmud - Class 36Class highlights: Another reading of the Talmud based on the writings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad; and more! (7/22/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Perspectives of Maharsha, Riaf, and Maharal - Class 35Class highlights: Perspectives based on the writings of the Maharsha, the Riaf, and the Maharal; a tangent on Mevushal wine; and more! (7/15/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - Ideas Based On Rabbenu Bahya - Class 34Class highlights: Perspectives based on the writings of Rabbenu Bahya, and more! (7/8/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah.Tonight's Shiur is also dedicated by Rabbanit Devorah Halevy in loving memory of her friend, Pearl Kissel z"l - a proud supporter of Shiviti.—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

ggadeta: Berachot 3a - A Deeper Reading of the Talmud - Class 33Class highlights: A Deeper Reading of the Talmud; Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, and more! (7/1/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah; and the Refuah Shelemah of Aaliyah Velazquez.—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - A Second Reading of the Talmud - Class 32Class highlights: Second Reading of the Talmud; and more! (6/17/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah.—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 3a - An Initial Reading of the Talmud - Class 31Class highlights: Initial Reading of the Talmud; and more! (6/10/2021)—If you wish to volunteer with our video team and help add a more detailed description to this YouTube Shiur, please send us an email to info@shiviti.org. Tizku L’Mitzvot!—Tonight’s Shiur is generously sponsored by Alan and Dena Sigman in memory of Chaim Yehudah Ben Natan z”l. May his Neshamah have an Aliyah in Gan Eden, Amen.—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Shiviti's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 2b - A Thorough Reading Of A Brief Talmudic Passage - Class 30Class highlights: Reading a brief passage in the Talmud; twilight is a like the blink of an eye; the life and commentary of "Haboneh", Rabbi Leon de Modena, and the greatness of HaKadosh Baruch Hu; the Ben Ish Hai and the soul of Benayahu Ben Yehoyada; the unique relationship between the wealthy and the poor, and it's connection to the sun and moon; homelessness in America; the wealthy shine when no one else cares; Rabbi David Nieto and his Triumph Of Poverty; Tzedakah increases peace and suppresses the Yetzer HaRah; the long-lasting effect Tzedakah and the donors to our Shiviti Studio; Rabbi Shalom Messas and HaKadosh Baruch Hu's time versus Rabbenu Tam's time; day and night refer to actions of Tzadikim and Resha'im; Rabbi Kook ties this to the argument between Rabbenu Bahya and the Re'avad regarding how many categories of actions exist in the world; Rabbi Yosef Kapach and the false understanding of "secular studies"; and more! (3/11/2021)—Tonight’s Shiur is dedicated in merit of the Refuah Shelemah of Dr. Arthur Platt - Chaim Ozer Ben Leah.—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Perspective of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - Class 29Class highlights: A less literal reading of the Talmud through the lens of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, using his book En Ayah on the En Yaakov; understanding why the Chachamim chose to read a Torah verse in an unusual manner; clarifying that the terms "Tameh and Tahor" do not translate properly as "pure and impure"; an Ashenazi custom regarding Niddah status; the Rambam's Judaism is the Chachamim's Judaism; spiritual Tumah and Tahrah; the shift in modern mental health care; determining essential businesses in the latest pandemic; Rabbi Kook, Rabbi Aryeh Levin, and a heavenly blade of grass; our actions have direct consequences that we are responsible for; "killing time" in current society; Shimon Peres and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef as the crown jewel of the Jewish people; Binyamin Netanyahu and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's writing the future of the Jewish people; Rabbi Yosef Tendler and not wasting one's life; wasting time is loss of life; doing Teshuvah restores ourselves to the place we were before our wrongdoing; passive and active purification; the Slonimer Rebbe and the parable of the farmer's boots; dealing with the danger of overwhelming guilt; and more! (2/18/2021)—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Initial Reading of the Talmud - Class 28Class highlights: initial reading of the first passage of the Talmud; Sepharadic and Ashkenazi rabbis who could have belonged to the opposite ideological camp; intentionally omitting "Sepharadic" in Shiviti's name, mission statements, and subdivisions; learning Torah from everywhere; truth-seekers will ultimately appreciate truth; a tangent on Korbanot (sacrifices); temporary severing of ties between the Creator and the Jewish people is never permanent; universal messages the Jewish people have for the world and their ineffectiveness in accomplishing this goal; humility on behalf of newcomers to the Jewish community; the difference between Rabbi Yehuda Halevy's Kuzari and Rambam's Moreh Nevuchim; converts to Judaism are role models for our children; and more! (2/11/2021)—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Rabbi Yonatan Halevy's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Initial Reading of the Talmud - Class 27Class highlights: initial reading of the first passage of the Talmud; the En Yaakov is not a complete Talmud; Mikveh immersion before sundown; the only job of a Balanit (Mikveh lady); the sacrifice of a Ger which will need to be brought in the future; Torah scholars increase peace in the world; using Talmudic side notes to uncover an example of Catholic censorship of our Talmud; and more! (2/4/2021)—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a unique Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Chassidic Insights and Perspectives - Class 26Class highlights: A less literal reading the Mishnah through the lens of the Chassidic Masters; a disclaimer about Chassidut and a brief history of the Rabbi's complicated relationship with it; understanding the frame of reference in order to understand presumptuous rabbinic titles; finding strength in Galut by observing Talmide Chachamim; a tangent in the Rambam's Laws of Torah Study and the prohibition of using the Torah for financial gain; a powerful story about Rabbi Yosef Kapach (Qafih); how to break the cycle of poverty; becoming an angel by giving Tzedakah; Chassidic dichotomies between physical and spiritual; opening our homes to Talmide Chachamim and for the study of Torah; understanding the Mishnah as corresponding to three stages in Teshuvah and human development; a tangent in the Rambam's Laws of Teshuvah; it is never too late for Teshuvah; the Kotzker Rebbe's radical teachings on truth and genuinity; Ashkenazi ignorance of Sepharadic rabbis, and vice versa; exposing a child to important things in their youth, even utilizing tools like television; the importance of pondering HaKadosh Baruch Hu's creation; and more! (1/14/2021)—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a brand-new Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Rabbi Yonatan Halevy's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

Aggadeta: Berachot 2a - Perspective of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook - Class 25Class highlights: A less literal reading the Mishnah through the lens of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook, using his book En Ayah on the En Yaakov; some insights into the personality of Rabbi Kook; the danger of quoting certain rabbis; brief history of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the office of Sepharadic Chief Rabbi; two types of Keriat Shema, corresponding to the two types of acceptance of Ol Malchut Shamayim - internal and external; the ultimate goal of spreading the Name of Hashem throughout the world; Morenu HaRav Yaakov Peretz and the job description of a community rabbi outside of Israel; the tragic state of Ashkenazi Jews in the Diaspora; the Mitzvah of seeking converts to Judaism; the deep Emunah of our forefathers and the new questions of our youth; a transition in time during which the deeper reasons for the Torah must be revealed; refining the truth of the Torah and translating our Emunah in language palatable by the rest of the world; the Jewish people as the ambassadors of HaKadosh Baruch Hu in this world; the need for separation between our "internal affairs" and our "external affairs"; and more! (1/07/2021)—The Shiviti Night Kollel has expanded with a brand-new Talmud Track! Join us as we delve into the non-Halachic segments of the Talmud, otherwise known as Aggadeta!—Google ClassroomPlease email info@shiviti.org if you wish to join the Google Classroom. Please do not join the Classroom out of curiosity as inactive members will be removed.—Rabbi Yonatan Halevy's official YouTube channel!Subscribe for the newest audio and video coming out of Shiviti/Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!