00:00 – Daryavesh, king of the Chaldeans, conquers Bavel (Babylonia). *07:58 – Why a person should daven (pray) in a place where he can see the sky through a window. 13:34 – Comparison between Daniel being thrown into the lion’s den and the selling of Yosef HaTzaddik. “Save me from the hand of man.” 14:40 – Why is a scorpion more dangerous than a snake? 19:20 – King Daryavesh discovers that Daniel is still alive in the lion’s den. Daniel relates how an angel protected him from the lions, and tha...
Oct 03, 2022•40 min
00:00 – The second dream of Nebuchadnezzar. 03:31 – Daniel’s response to hearing the vision of the tree. 05:08 – The meaning of the dream. 07:07 – Any type of yisurim (difficulties) can be redeemed through tzedakah (charity). 10:02 – Question of whether the State of Israel should accept reparations from Germany. How should these reparations been viewed? As nothing more than partial repayment for stolen property. 12:39 – Nebuchadnezzar is transformed into an animal for seven years. ( Daniel 4:25-...
Sep 26, 2022•40 min
00:00 – Brief review of previous shiur in Sefer Daniel. 02:29 – Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar‘s dream. Daniel is elevated to the highest post in Bavel and the king recognizes and acknowledges the absolute supremacy of Hashem. 06:10 – Introduction to the miracle of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah in the fiery furnace. Why did Nebuchadnezzar stop believing in Hashem? This questions applies to all nations that attempt to harm Am Yisrael. Similarities between Hitler and Roosevelt יש”ו – b...
Sep 19, 2022•40 min
00:00 – Historical background of Sefer Daniel. 09:47 – Daniel, Mishael, Chananiah, and Azariah are renamed Belshezzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 12:02 – Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. *18:45 – The hisbodedus (personal prayer) of Daniel. How and why Hisbodedus can save your life. 27:38 – The elements of hisbodedus – gratitude, request, praise. 28:27 – Power over the rain and all the other weather elements are reserved by Hashem Himself. 29:14 – The four worlds, the greatest perceivable light of H...
Sep 12, 2022•38 min
00:00 – Archival recording of the LaG B’Omer shiur of 5735 (1975). 04:32 – How does the Zohar HaKodesh protect the Jew in every generation? 13:35 – Rebbe Nachman’s explanation of the debate in the gemara (Shabbos 139a) about the Torah being forgotten. 21:53 – How can a regular person living now connect with the light of the Torah and tzaddikim? 24:26 – Rabbi Rosenfeld introduces an archival recording of the LaG B’Omer shiur of 5733 (1973). 29:13 – [Recording becomes more audible.] Gahl Eyd – mou...
Sep 05, 2022•41 min
00:00 – Review of previous shiur – overview of Iyov’s life and suffering. 02:55 – Iyov’s fourth friend, Elihu . 08:31 – Hashem Himself responds to Iyov . 11:34 – Hashem describes His ongoing creation and sustenance of every creature. 24:24 – Hashem’s punishment of Eliyahu HaNavi for failing to defend the Jews. 28:57 – When a person is in pain, his mind is affected. Words spoken in pain can be forgiven, but only up to a point. 31:15 – In the latter part of Iyov’s life he was rewarded, living an a...
Jul 08, 2022•38 min
03:23 – The Satan praises Avraham Avinu and Hashem praises Iyov (Job). 07:04 – Hashem proposes a trial for Iyov . 08:26 – Why did the Satan praise Avraham Avinu ? 10:24 – The Satan is the “m’od” of “tov m’od” in the account of creation. 13:55 – Iyov responds to all his devastating losses: “Hashem gives and Hashem takes away.” 19:09 – The Arizal reveals that Iyov was a gilgul of Terach and his wife was a gilgul of Dinah bas Yaakov . 27:30 – Iyov’s three friends: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar . 31:2...
Jul 01, 2022•39 min
00:00 – Jewish history resembles the waxing and waning of the moon: there were fifteen generations from Avraham Avinu to Shlomo Hamelech and the Beis HaMikdash . 12:12 – There are two kinds of wisdom – upper and lower. 13:02 – Following Shlomo Hamelech were 16 generations to Galus Bavel (the Babylonian exile). 20:52 – Gan Eden and Gehinnam are separated by a very thin, almost imperceptible boundary. 24:00 – How anger destroys a person’s soul. 25:37 – The importance of answering אמן to a blessing...
Jun 24, 2022•39 min
00:00 – Review. 02:32 – The evil king Amon is assassinated and his righteous son Yeshayahu becomes king of Yehudah. 08:10 – Chuldah HaNaviyah (Huldah the Prophetess) is consulted by the king when a sefer Torah is discovered hidden in the heichal (chamber) of the Beis HaMikdash . 09:37 – To encourage teshuvah (repentance) among the People of Israel, Yeshayahu funded an especially festive celebration of Pesach . 13:22 – When Yeshayahu Melech Yehudah is killed in battle, his son Yoachaz becomes kin...
Jun 17, 2022•39 min
03:28 – Chezkiyahu HaMelech asks to marry the daughter of Yeshayahu HaNavi . 12:15 – A son is not named after his father if his father is still alive. 17:00 – The tests of Cain, Bilaam , and Chezkiyahu HaMelech . 19:21 – After the passing of Chezkiyahu HaMelech , his son, Menashe , became king. He spread idol worship among the Jews and “filled Yerushalayim with a river of blood” by killing Yeshayahu HaNavi . 25:37 – The question of Menashe – “Do we make the blessing hamotzei on the crust of brea...
Jun 10, 2022•41 min
00:00 – Review of Chizkiyahu Melech Yehudah . 03:12 – Chizkiyahu falls ill and is told by Yishayahu HaNavi that he will die. 04:25 – Debate in the gemara about what sin a man is doing if he abstains from fathering children. 07:36 – Yishayahu HaNavi tells the king that it doesn’t matter if evil children are foreseen, it’s still a mistake not to marry. 08:23 – Sometimes it’s necessary to break a Torah law in order to save a life, so why doesn’t that principle apply here? The king’s prophecy about ...
Jun 04, 2022•40 min
04:56 – As a result of idol worship in the Land of Israel, Hashem sent a plague of lions. Reference to Chulin 13 concerning the status of non-Jews who observe mitzvos . 07:96 – Sancherev , king of Assyria, set out to conquer Jerusalem. He surrounded the city and demanded surrender. 08:51 – Overview of the life of Chizkiyahu Melech Yehudah , a direct descendant of King David. He was the son of Achaz , but unlike his father, he turned away from idol worship. He became king of at the age of 25 and ...
May 27, 2022•41 min
00:00 – Overview of the kings of the Ten Tribes of Israel. Yeravam ben Yoash reigned for 41 years. 02:36 – Shalom ben Yaveish assassinated the son of Yeravam and became king of the Ten Tribes for one month until he was assassinated by Menachem ben Gadi . 03:42 – The rise of Assyria. The importance of knowing Jewish history. 06:41 – Hosheah ben Elah , the last king of the Ten Tribes of Israel (2 Melachim 17:1-6). 07:45 – The downfall of Shomron , the capital city of the Ten Tribes of Israel. The ...
May 20, 2022•44 min
00:00 – Introduction to the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and the reign of King Yoash. 03:47 – The passing of Elisha HaNavi and his prophecy to King Yoash concerning his victories over enemies from Syria. A dead man is revived when his corpse comes in contact with the bones of Elisha HaNavi . 09:47 – Debate in the Gemara concerning the final miracle of Elisha HaNavi . One opinion of the sages is that the man who was brought back to life was Shalom ben Tikvas , the husband of Hulda HaNeviah . 15:15 –...
May 13, 2022•42 min
00:00 – Clapping hands in tefilah (prayer), even on Shabbos. 06:11 – Yehu is commanded by Elisha HaNavi to kill the entire family of Achav , including all of Ahav’s 70 sons. 14:53 – Yehu executes every priest of Baal, yet fails to eradicate idol worship from Israel, and is punished. 22:15 – Slander can cause death. When Yehu said “I will serve Baal much…” in order to trick the priests of Baal, he didn’t really mean it. But because he allowed himself to say the words, eventually his statement was...
May 06, 2022•42 min
00:00 – Elisha HaNavi tells Hazoel that Ben Hadad , King of Aram, will die and that Hazoel will become king. Hazoel murders Ben Hadad . *05:19 – The angel of death has, as his assistants, incompetent doctors. 28:20 – Why and how clapping hands strengthen tefilah (prayer). 30:16 – Moshe Rabbeinu is a gilgul (reincarnation) of Hevel , and Yisro is a gilgul of Cain. 34:30 – “Today was Tu B’Shevat .” The kabbalah of birthdays, according to the Arizal , and a blessing given by Rabbi Rosenfeld z”l to ...
Apr 29, 2022•42 min
00:00 – Elisha HaNavi cures Na’aman of leprosy by telling him to immerse seven times in the Jordan River. 08:00 – Na’aman becomes a ger toshav (conditional convert to Judasim) in gratitude for the miracle of his recovery. 11:35 – It is forbidden for a Jew to bow to an idol. Chana and her seven sons. 12:24 – Gechazi collects a reward from Na’aman for Elisha HaNavi’s miracle, but he’s punished for his disrespect with leprosy. 20:37 – The King of Aram tries to capture Elisha HaNavi . 27:34 – The Ki...
Apr 22, 2022•41 min
03:55 – The blessing of techiyat hameytim (revival of the dead) in the shemoneh esrey is called birkhat gevurot . 05:55 – One of the 16 miracles done by Elisha HaNavi was to save yeshiva students from poisonous soup by adding flour to the pot. *07:43 – Elisha HaNavi accepts the offering of Bikurim (First Fruits), even though this mitzvah is only done in the Beit HaMikdash (Holy Temple). Through this we learn that a gift of food to a talmud chochom is equivalent to performing the mitzvah of Bikur...
Apr 15, 2022•35 min
00:00 – Yohoram ben Achav. The Kings of Israel combined forces against the King of Moab. 01:40 – First and second versions of what took place at that time. 04:37 – Third version of what took place during this war: when Moab asked his advisors “What gives the Jews their power to succeed?” he was told: “The Jews serve Hashem, and even when they stray, the merit of their forefathers protects them.” When the King of Moab heard about the near sacrifice of Yitzchak Avinu he decided to sacrifice his ow...
Apr 08, 2022•44 min
00:00 – The crime of Gehazi against his master, Elisha HaNavi through which he lost the key to his Gan Eden (Eternal Reward). 06:52 – Sidelight from the gemara – Hilkhasa DeMeshicha : precepts that are not found in the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Torah Law) because they are not applicable in our time. Yet the Shulchan Aruch does consider whether or not the wife of Eliyahu HaNavi may remarry, since he was taken alive into Gan Eden . This indicates that the case of Eliyahu HaNavi’s wife holds r...
Apr 01, 2022•41 min
The passing of Eliyahu HaNavi witnessed by his student, Elisha HaNavi. The miracles performed by Elisha. Shimush – service to a Torah scholar is greater than study. Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld z”l . 03:57 – The cape of Eliyahu HaNavi . 10:26 – Elisha HaNavi enters the city of Yericho (Jericho). 18:35 – The impurity of long hair at the back of a man’s head. 25:19 – Tzedakah (charity) should never be accepted from a non-Jew to support a talmid chocham (Torah scholar). 26:54 – Elisha HaNavi ...
Apr 01, 2022•43 min
00:00 – Yizavel has Navos murdered so that her husband, King Achav, can take possession of his land. The death of Achav. 22:55 – The Maharshah encounters an incarnation of Achav. 24:07 – Story of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai z”l killing an incarnation of Achav named Yehuda ben Gerim. This account shows how Hashem allows atonement for even the worst sins and every person a chance to return to Him, even if it takes many lifetimes, chas v’shalom (may Hashem protect). 29:50 – The reign of Achaziah, son o...
Feb 06, 2022•39 min
00:00 – King Achav defeats Ben Hadad, King of Assyria, but lets him live. Achav is rebuked by a prophet. 05:38 – “One who puts his armor on for battle should not boast as one who takes it off.” (1 Melachim/Kings 20:11) 21:46 – Eliyahu HaNavi and Elisha. 29:52 – How Reb Shimon became Rebbe Nachman’s servant in Olam Habah (the Next World).
Dec 26, 2021•41 min
00:00 – Review of the confrontation between Eliyahu HaNavi and the priests of Baal. On Yom Kippur, the last words we say before the final sounding of the shofar are “Hashem Hu HaElokim“. We also say these words on Yom Kippur Katan (the last day of each lunar month). 02:23 – Meaning of “Hashem Hu HaElokim” according to the gemara. 09:17 – The Baal Shem Tov HaKodesh explains שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד “I place Hashem before me always” (Tehillim/Psalms 16:8). 10:45 – Eliyahu HaNavi honors ...
Dec 19, 2021•40 min
Melachim 1 – Lesson 06 – Eliyahu HaNavi and the Key to Rain
Dec 12, 2021•46 min
Melachim 1 – Lesson 05 – Strife Between the Kingdoms of Israel; The Curse of Rebuilding Yericho; Eliyahu HaNavi vs. Achav – The Era of Miracles Begins
Dec 05, 2021•38 min
00:00 – Yeravam ben Navat promoted idol worship in Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel). 02:58 – The Zohar HaKodesh ends with the final statements of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai z”l about Yeravam ben Navat. 06:42 – Pirkei Avos – the honor due a talmid chochom. Hashem is more careful about the honor of a tzaddik than He is about His Own Honor. 07:08 – Yeravam asks Addo haNavi to pray for him. 10:35 – Why did a false prophet merit receiving a true prophecy with regard to Addo’s death? He honored the mit...
Nov 28, 2021•40 min
00:00 – Why, after centuries of tears and prayers, has the final geulah (redemption) not yet arrived? As long as Am Yisrael lacks unity, the Beis HaMikdash (Holy Temple) cannot be rebuilt. 03:50 – It’s forbidden to speak loshon hara (slander) against Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel). 08:09 – Achieving unity within even a small group of Jews is the key to establishing harmony within the entire People of Israel. The ARIzal tested his students in this unity, and they failed. Disputes between Jews...
Nov 21, 2021•41 min
05:16 – Hashem offers to grant Shlomo HaMelech (King Solomon) one special request. 08:23 – The days of the week correspond to the sefiros (spiritual levels). 10:23 – Shlomo HaMelech chooses to ask for a “heart that hears/discerns”. Since he chose a wise request, Hashem grants him far more. The king awakens from his dream with the ability to understand the languages of animals, plants, and the natural world. 13:16 – One of Shlomo HaMelech‘s first acts as king was to gather together the People of ...
Nov 14, 2021•38 min
00:00 – In his later years, Dovid HaMelech took Avishag as a concubine. He already had the permitted number of wives but he did not divorce any of his previous wives in order to marry her because 1) the Torah does not favor divorce, although it’s permitted; and 2) this union was not physical. 03:55 – Adam HaRishon gave 70 years of his own life to Dovid HaMelech. Why that number? 07:12 – There are ten sefiros (levels) of kedusha (holiness): three upper levels and seven lower. Adam gave 70 years c...
Nov 07, 2021•40 min
