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Torat Rav Elon
Rav Mordechai Elon, Shlit'a, is one of the most engaging and sought after personalities in Israel. But his teachings and Torah remain largely inaccessible to an English speaking audience. In "Torat Rav Elon", Rabbi Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer, an avid student of Rav Elon and rabbi of the Young Israel of Forest Hills, presents Rav Elon's shiurim in English for your enjoyment. To listen to the original shiur and learn more about Rav Elon, visit www.elon.org. |
Avraham & His Neighbors: A time to draw near, and a time to keep at distance
Our father Avraham lived a colorful life and was considered a "Prince among Men", as he interacted with Kings and common folk in all their variety. He even had extensive dealings with the people of Sodom & Gomorrah. Yet, there were some who even this lover of all mankind refused to deal with. Expounding on a fascinating Midrash, Rav Elon opens a revealing window into the the life of our Patriarch from which we can draw important lessons regarding our own relationships. Click here to download source sheet
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Hayom! Achieving Spiritual Maturity: A shiur on Nitzavim/Ki Tavo and Elul
There is a word that is repeated many times in these parshiyot, that seems to point to acritically important event that is obscured by a simple reading of the text. In this masterful shiur, Rav Elon taught how responsibility comes with spiritual maturity, an incredibly important lesson before the Day of Judgment. Click here to download source sheet
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Shofar of Elul: Connecting With Your Inner Voice
Day after day, the shofar calls us each morning to - what? How do we connect with this sound, and begin to hear the inner voice of conscience and connectedness to Hashem that is seeks to evoke? Rav Mordechai Elon takes some lessons from the timeless call to Adam & Eve. Click here to download source sheet
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Menachem Av: An unusual time of Happiness
While we ususally think of Av as a time of sadness, we refer to it as the month of consolation. In an in-depth look at Tu b'Av and its contrast with Tisha B'Av, Rav Elon showed how this month shows the way to real consolation in difficult times. Click here to download source sheet.
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Breaching the Walls of Jerusalem: Good or Bad?
In this shiur, Rav Elon focused on the 17th of Tammuz as the beginning not only of the three weeks, but of the entire season of Teshuva, through Yom Kippur and culminating in Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. Breaking the walls is sometimes a neccesary precursor to a rebuilding a broken building, or a human or national life. Click here to download source sheet.
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Bil’am: Our source for Moshiach??
The strange story of the hired sorcerer who fails to curse the jewish people seems to be getting far more "screen time" than he deserves -- until we note that he is our primary source for our belief in the coming of Moshiach. In this beautiful shjiur, Rav Elon explains why Bil'am, of all people, is our Moshiach Rebbe. Click here to download source sheet.
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Shlach: Why Spy?
An analysis of the Haftorah reveals a deeper understanding of the entire Parshat Shlach that is so very relevant to our relationship to Eretz Yisrael today, which is all too often decided by "What will the Goyim say???" Click here to download source sheet.
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