YUTORAH: R' Mordechai Torczyner -- Recent Shiurim

Makkot 6b-7a - May 14, 2024 - Is hatraah (a warning) truly necessary?, Use of translators in Beit Din, and more

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 37: Chapter 9 - Ezra and Intermarriage - May 14, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Introducing the issue of intermarriage in Ezra's day - were these people who intermarried in Bavel, or in Israel? And was intermarriage actually prohibited?

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 36: 8:35-36 - Ezra's Korbanot - May 14, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Ezra arrives at the Beit haMikdash, and brings some very unusual korbanot. Why?

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 35: 8:24-34 - Ezra Arrives, with Gifts - May 13, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Ezra arrives in Jerusalem, with gifts for the Beit haMikdash!

Fourteen Centuries #18: Rav Hai Gaon, Part 3 - May 12, 2024 - Samples of Rav Hai Gaon's rationalist, pragmatic philosophy. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 34: 8:20-23 - Punishing Levi, Rejecting Assistance - May 12, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. How did Ezra punish the missing Leviyim? And why did Ezra refuse royal help?

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 33: 8:1-20 - Ezra's Entourage - May 10, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Who came to Israel with Ezra? And who is missing?

The Corpse Flower Haftorah - May 9, 2024 - Derashah for Parshat Kedoshim 5784. Understanding why Yechezkel's scathing haftorah for Kedoshim exists, and why so many opt for the hope of Amos from the haftorah of Acharei Mot instead, based on Rav Soloveitchik's insight in Divrei Hashkafah.

Ezra Mini-Shiur Part 32: 7:21-28 - The Rest of Artachshasta's Largesse - May 9, 2024 - A daily mini-shiur on the book of Ezra, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. We see the rest of Artachshasta's generous decree of support for the Beit haMikdash - but is he placing a cap on his support?

Medical Treatment on Shabbat II #28: Bikkur Cholim on Shabbat, Part 2 - May 8, 2024 - Is looking after people who are ill appropriate for Shabbat? Might it even be better on Shabbat than during the week?