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Or Torah LightsSetting the Table and the Tefila for Pesach 5784How the Torah guides us to set up our table for Pesach - literal and spiritual- to enjoy it as a time of simcha, despite the difficulties of the moment. (Presented at Or Torah after Mincha on 14 Nisan.)
2024-04-2209 min
2024-04-1240 min
Or Torah LightsMission Day 1 - Sowing with Tears in Tel AvivOur tefila that Hashem bring back those in captivity -- and the abiding faith despite the anxiety
2024-02-1301 min
Rabbi Zvi EngelGuest Shiur by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag - Eliyahu and Achav: Who is the Hero and Who is the Villain?
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2023-05-1000 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 15 Pt 4 and Divrei Hayamim Bet Ch 16: Consulting Spin Doctors
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2023-01-1200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 15 Pt 3 and Divrei Hayamim Bet Ch 16: An Alliance of Urgency
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2023-01-1200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 15 Pt 2 and Divrei Hayamim Bet Ch 14 and 15: A Little Victory
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2022-12-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 15 Pt 1 & Divrei Hayamim Bet Ch 13: Two Portaits of Aviya
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2022-12-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 14 Pt 2: Empty Coffers
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2022-12-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 14 Pt 1: Sick Prince
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2022-12-1200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 13 Pt 3: Prophetic Truth and Lies
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concluding the source sheets "Prophetic Truth and Lies"
2022-12-1200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 13 Pt 2: Prophetic Truth and Lies
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2022-11-1000 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 13 Pt 1: Prophetic Truth and LiesThis shiur opens a new season of Sefer Melachim Alef, following the Yamim Noraim and Yamim Tovim 5783
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2022-11-1000 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 12 Pt 3: Two Golden Calves - Folly or The Future?
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2022-07-0700 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 12 Pt 2: Royal Inquiry
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2022-06-3000 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 12 Pt 1: Royal Inquiry
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2022-06-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 11 Pt 5: Following Suits
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2022-06-0900 minRabbi Zvi EngelMegilat Rut and Sefer Melachim Alef: Maternal Counsel
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2022-06-0200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 11 Pt 4: Enemies List
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2022-05-2600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 11 Pt 3: Torn Cloaks
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2022-05-1200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 11 Pt 2: Foreign Loves
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2022-05-0500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 11 Pt 1: Foreign Loves
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2022-04-2800 minRabbi Zvi EngelA Hand on The Throne - A Shiur for Parshat Zachor and Purim
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2022-03-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 10 Pt 2: The Riddles and The PrayersFor source packet see Ch 10 Pt 1
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2022-03-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 10 Pt 1: Queen on a Spiritual Safari
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2022-03-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 9 Pt 2: Trading Power by Land and Sea
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2022-03-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 6 and Ch 9 Pt 1: The Blessing For the Acceptance of Prayer
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2022-03-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 5: A Prayer for the House of Prayer - A House of Allegoryfor source sheets see Ch 8 Pt 3
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2022-01-2100 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 4: A Prayer for the House of Prayerfor source sheets see Ch 8 Pt 3
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2022-01-2100 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 3: A Prayer for the House of Prayer
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2022-01-2100 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 2b: Open the Gates By Recalling the Kindnesses of Your Servant David(Please use the source sheets from Ch 8 Pt 2a Opening the Gates)
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2021-12-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 2a: Opening The Gates
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2021-12-1600 minRabbi Zvi EngelChanuka and Sefer Melachim Alef Ch 8 Pt 1: At the First Chanukat Habayit
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2021-12-0900 minRabbi Zvi EngelChanuka and Sefer Melachim Alef Ch 7: The Ten Menorot
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2021-12-0900 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 6 Pt 3: Of Wood & Gold
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2021-12-0900 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 6 Part 2b: The Mysterious Quest for the Shamir
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2021-12-0900 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 6 Pt 2: Building Out Too
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2021-12-0900 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 6 Pt 1: Building Out
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2021-11-0200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 5 Pt 2: Strong Covenants & Tall Trees
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2021-11-0200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 5 Pt 1: Promises of Sand & Brothers Fulfilled
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2021-11-0200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 4: Cabinet Picks & First Encounter with Malach Hamavet
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2021-11-0200 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 3 Pt 3: Should We Just Cut the Baby in Half?
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2021-10-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 3 Pt 2: Raising Mitzrayim & Going to High Places
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2021-10-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 2 Pt 4 and Ch 3 Pt 1: Two Stories and a Prayer
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2021-10-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 2 Pt 3: Coup De Grace
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2021-07-1400 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 2 Pt 2: A Little Seditious Request
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2021-07-1400 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 2 Pt 1: Dear Departing
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2021-07-1400 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 1 Pt 5: Grasping at Corners
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2021-07-1400 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 1 Pt 4: Recognizing a Fraternal King
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2021-07-1400 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 1 Pt 3: Promise Lost and Found
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2021-05-0300 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch 1 Pt 2 & Yom Haatzmaut: Celebrating With All the Political Parties
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2021-04-1500 minRabbi Zvi EngelSefer Melachim Alef Ch1 Pt 1: Strange Beginnings
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2021-04-1500 min
Or Torah LightsParshat Noach - Baruch SheAmar and Ten Opening Statementsלעילוי נשמת ברוך יהודה בן דוד הכהן ז״ל Sponsored Anonymously in Memory of Bert Kahn, z"l, on his first yahrzeit, 30 Tishrei 5781.
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2020-10-1800 minOr Torah LightsParshat Breisheet - Adon Olam and The Meaning of "Hashem"Tefila Notes on the Parsha 001
2020-10-1600 minOr Torah LightsDaily Dvar Halakha - Selichot - 3 Elul1 Minute Daily Dvar Halakha Recorded Live at Or Torah by R’ Engel and R’ Sprung
Keeping it extremely brief owing to Covid 19 !
2020-08-2501 min2020-06-1400 min2020-06-0500 min2020-05-2700 min2020-05-2200 min2020-05-1500 min2020-05-0700 minDaf HaShavuaTalmud Chagiga Daf Hashavua 21
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2020-04-3000 min2020-04-2200 minOr Torah LightsMaking A Seder to Confront Chaos - Divrei Chizuk for Pesach 5780For Shabbat HaGadol 5780
2020-04-051h 27Or Torah LightsA Great Universal and National Day - Divrei Chizuk for OU Tehilim Conf Call 1 Nisan 5780For more Divrei Chizuk please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvtQvAM_zd9fugtUbhWCl5g or www.ortorah.org
2020-03-2610 minOr Torah LightsParshat Ki Tisa 3MT - Washing Hands to Serve HashemFor more shiurim, please visit www.ortorah.org
2020-03-1302 minOr Torah LightsParshat Tetzave 3MT - When We All Wear Sacred ClothingFor more shiurim please visit www.ortorah.org
2020-03-0603 min2020-03-0600 minOr Torah LightsParshat Truma 3MT - Where They Found the WoodFor more shiurim and divrei Torah, please visit www.ortorah.org or www.rabbizviengel.org
2020-02-2803 min2020-02-2700 minOr Torah LightsParshat Mishpatim 3MT - Kids at the Base3 minute Divrei Torah on the Parshat Hashavua
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2020-02-2103 min2020-02-2000 minOr Torah LightsParshat Yitro 3MT - The Positive Vision of YitroFor more shiurim, please visit www.ortorah.org or www.rabbizviengel.org
2020-02-1403 min2020-02-1300 minOr Torah LightsParshat Beshalach 3MT - Words in the Spaces of the SongFor more shiurim please visit www.ortorah.org or rabbizviengel.org
2020-02-0702 min2020-02-0600 minOr Torah LightsParshat Bo 3MT - What’s This?For more shiurim and divrei Torah, please visit www.rabbizviengel.org
2020-01-3103 min2020-01-3000 minOr Torah LightsParshat Vaera 3MT - Impressions on the HeartShort Divrei Torah
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2020-01-2403 min2020-01-2300 min2020-01-1703 min2020-01-1600 min2020-01-0800 min2020-01-0300 minOr Torah LightsZot Chanuka - This is What Chanuka is AboutFor more shiurim, please visit rabbizviengel.org
2019-12-2903 minOr Torah LightsThe Meeting of the Fire and The Flame - Parshat Miketz 3MTFor more shiurim, please visit www.rabbizviengel.org
2019-12-2703 minOr Torah Lights"And After That, Your Children Arrived"For more shiurim, please visit www.ortorah.org
2019-12-2603 minOr Torah LightsWhat is the First Miracle of Chanuka?The first miracle is not victory or lights, but something much more subtle.
2019-12-2502 min2019-12-2500 minOr Torah LightsLighting New Candles Each Night Tells the StoryFor more audio shiurim, please visit www.ortorah.org
2019-12-2402 minOr Torah Lights"Moshe, in the end, you will command it."Where is Chanuka hinted at in the Torah?
Linking the legacy of Moshe Rabeinu, Av HaNeviim, to his spiritual inheritors, Chazal.
2019-12-2303 minOr Torah LightsThe First of 36 Lights of ChanukaFor more shiurim, please see https://www.ortorah.org/online-learning1.html
2019-12-2202 min2019-12-1800 min2019-12-1200 min2019-12-0500 min2019-11-2700 min2019-11-2000 minDaf HaShavuaTalmud Chagiga Daf HaShavua Daf 3
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Two articles by Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt'l, regarding Talmud Torah for women:https://www.lookstein.org/professional-dev/torah-study-women/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JZm_agjDHtQJ:https://thelehrhaus.com/commentary/women-talmud-study-and-avodat-hashem/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari
2019-11-1300 minDaf HaShavuaTalmud Chagiga Daf Hashavua Daf 2
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2019-11-0600 minDaf HaShavuaTalmud Chagiga Daf Hashavua : By Way of Introduction
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2019-11-0600 min