19 Oct 23 Reb Arie The Return of Classification The Return Of Classification The Arba Turim restored the Mishna’s order to the Gemara’s chaos.…
12 Oct 23 Reb Arie One Generation From Another One Generation From Another It’s one thing to build a structure and another to maintain…
5 Oct 23 Reb Arie The Shoulders of Giants The Shoulders of Giants The Talmudic innovators were giants of a different place. The Tana’im…
28 Sep 23 Reb Arie Maimonides, Philosophy & Qaballa Maimonides, Philosophy & Qaballa Maimonides (1135-1204), whom we call Rambam after the abbreviation of Rabbi…
21 Sep 23 Reb Arie Aqiva & Ishmaél Aqiva & Ishmaél We have introduced Aqiva the student. He was also a master. Aqiva’s…
7 Sep 23 Reb Arie Times on Fire The previous four Fire Chapters consider two historical periods, classical antiquity (begins 700 BCE) and…
31 Aug 23 Reb Arie The Chasidim & The Mitnagedim The Chasidim & The Mitnagedim The Chasidic traditions begin to assert themselves in the early…
24 Aug 23 Reb Arie Ashes on Fire Ashes on Fire Ashes on Fire address the nationalist politics that turned European nations into…
17 Aug 23 Reb Arie More Ashes on Fire More Ashes on Fire America produces more ashes on fire than anywhere else in Jewish…
14 Aug 23 Reb Arie Sefer Hamitzvot 10 10 To learn from Shma each morning and evening The Shma collects 20 verses from…