Yevamos

יבמות

8 shiurim · Aggadita · 2 dafim covered

Dedicate a Shiur in Mesechta Yevamos

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Daf 2b

1 shiur

Aggadita

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Chayei Sarah

Marriage as Eternal Bond: Yibum and Burial Together

Why does Masechta Yevamos open Seder Nashim instead of Masechta Kiddushin? Yibum reveals that marriage creates an eternal bond rather than a temporal contract - the deceased husband's kedushas hames continues beyond death. This explains why Avrohom insisted on buying Mearas Hamachpelah to be buried with Sarah and why truly committed marriage requires understanding its nitzchiyusdik nature from the beginning.

199636:46

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55b

Daf 55b

1 shiur

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KedoshimSefirah / Omer

The Foundation of Torah Study: Honoring Others

Why did Rabbi Akiva's 24,000 students die for not honoring each other? The shiur develops that kedushah means transcending self-centeredness to focus outward on others. Without kavod for fellow learners, Torah study remains trapped in personal ego rather than authentic connection to Hashem and His Torah.

200330:48

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Friday Morning · Part 12Vayeishev

Group Dynamics and the Need to Belong - Yosef and His Brothers

How could the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, whom Yosef befriended and defended against their half-brothers' denigration, later join the plot against him? The drive to belong to the dominant group overpowers gratitude and self-interest. This explains why people often betray those who help them to gain acceptance from those who reject them.

Dec 19, 200245:43

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Yevamos

Daf 2b

Marriage as Eternal Bond: Yibum and Burial Together

Daf 55b

The Foundation of Torah Study: Honoring Others

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Group Dynamics and the Need to Belong - Yosef and His Brothers

Marriage as Eternal Unity: Understanding Kicha Kicha

The Eleven Curses at Mount Ebal: Protecting Our Humanity

Lag BaOmer: Recognizing the Tzelem Elokim in Others

Love and Fear: The Talmidei Rabbi Akiva and the Balance of Torah Study

Tznius and Malchus: The Hidden Virtue of Bnos Moab