Rabbi Shurin – “Resilience through Adversity”
Shapell's Darche Noam · Rabbi Shurin – "Resilience through Adversity"
Yom Kippur Tefilot and Nigunim with Rabbi Hirshfeld
Shapell's Darche Noam · Yom Kippur Tefilot and Nigunim with Rabbi Hirshfeld
Having A Rav
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Rav Schoonmaker – The Lazy Man and The 3 Weeks
Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Schoonmaker, drawing on the teachings of Harav Avigdor Miller ztl: What is lazy thinking? What weeds can grow within our brains if we don’t diligently tend to the orchards within? And how can we combat our laziness and develop healthy, positive thinking?
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer Rav Of Ohr Chadash Jerusalem And Founding Editor Of The Tzarich Iyun Journal
Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer grew up in London, England, moving to Israel to study in Yeshiva. After marriage, he studied for close to a decade under Rav Asher Weiss, shlita, and proceeded to serve for several years as a Dayan on Rav Weiss’s Beis Din. During this period, he also served in several Halacha-related positions, including moderating a prominent international Halacha website (dinonline.org), serving as chief editor of Ner Le’elef’s Resources Program, and acting as assistant to Israel’s Chief Rabbi in writing Halachic responsa. Rabbi Pfeffer continued to study law at Hebrew University, where he completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and did his internship at Israel’s Supreme Court He was the first head of Hebrew University’s pre-academic school for Charedim and was a partner in establishing Yeshivat Chedvas Ha-Torah, a “Yeshiva Ketana” that also incorporates general studies. Today, Rabbi Pfeffer heads the Charedi Division at the Tikvah Fund, where he runs a range of programs and initiatives related to public policy from a Torah and Haredi perspective. He is the founding editor of “Tzarich Iyun,” a journal of Chredi thought that deals with a broad range of topics and has developed a large following. He lives in Ramot, Jerusalem, where he is Rav of the “Ohr Chadash” community, with his wife Tamar and their eight children.
We were privileged to hear him address the Yeshiva.
Rabbi Karlinsky – Lessons In Leadership
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Shmuel Rothenberg – Three Elements of Kedusha in Your “Real Life”
At a special Rosh Chodesh lunch, alumnus Shmuel Rothenberg shared important advice from more than 25 years of “real life” after Shapell’s. He discussed the importance of three important elements of kedusha as we strive to incorporate Torah learning into our post-yeshiva lives.
Rabbi Shuster – “Alef Beis”
“Rabbi Shuster draws on Rav Eizik Sher ztl’s advice for learning and living: Zoom out and focus on the Alef.”
Yehuda Geberer – Medicine And The Holocaust
As part of Shapell’s Holocaust Education Program, we were honored to hear from noted Jewish Historian and lecturer Yehuda Geberer. In this informative and engaging talk, he discussed the perpetrators and the moral challenges and triumphs of the victims and bystanders.
Rabbi Schoonmaker – Har Meron To Har Sinai
Lessons and Inspiration from the Meron Tragedy for Shavuot and Beyond.