196 episodes
Time for Torah: By Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Zt"l AK Publishers
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- Religion & Spirituality
Rabbi Elimelech Kohn zt”l was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States at the age of 3 with his mother and brother. He grew up in Detroit and attended Telshe Yeshiva for 15 Years. After R’ Elimelech married he lived in Lakewood and learned in Beth Medrash Govoha before moving to Riverdale to join Telshe Yeshiva there. Once in Riverdale, R’ Elimelech became a beloved Rebbe to hundreds of Talmidim over the course of two and a half decades. His Shiurim are based upon the weekly Parsha or upcoming Yom Tov and infused with lessons and ideas from science, history, philosophy and Mussar.
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Parshas Behar: Shemita and Har Sinai - EVERY Jew Needs to Learn!
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת בהר.
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Lag B'Omer: The Commencement of Torah Shebal Peh
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on לג בעומר, finishing the topic of ספירה.
Discussed:
The seemingly contradictory duality of Sefira; a joyful preparation for Kabalos Hatorah on Shavuos yet a time of mourning for the loss of Rabbi Akiva's students. Why is mourning even allowed during such a joyous time?
Why do we celebrate that people stopped dying on Lag Baomer if the only reason there were no more deaths was that there was simply no one left alive?
The connection between: 1) The Chasam Sofer regarding Lag B'omer being the day the first Maan fell. 2) The Kaf Hachaim pointing out that Rabbi Akiva began teaching his new students on that specific day. 3) The Orach Shulchan showing that Reb Shimon Bar Yochai came out of the cave on that day. -
Sefirah: Sustained by a Small Allowance
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on ספירה, continuing the theme of the last Shiur.
Discussed:
Why do we count Sefira using the Korban Omer as a reference point, isn't Pesach or Shavous a more significant event? And why is the Sefira/Korban named after the size of the Korban, (Omer is just a measurement)? Furthermore, why do we start from the second day of Pesach and not the first?
The Torah is seemingly inter-connected to the Mitzvah of Shemita and to the מן, what is this relationship?
A Pshat why the מן fell only in small quantities. -
Sefira: Growing from Emunah to Bitachon
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on ספירה.
Discussed:
The Baal Haturim explains that the Pasuk of the מן has all the letters of the Alef Bais as a message that Hashem will provide someone who keeps the Torah with all their needs just as Hashem provided Klal Yisroel in the desert with the מן. This is why when Yirmiyahu rebuked Klal Yisroel to learn more Torah he showed them the מן as proof a person has time to learn since Hashem will take care of them. This is the Gemora’s message that the Torah was only given to מן eaters, to highlight two interconnected parts; you need faith in Hashem to be able to learn, and at the same time, if you learn Torah, Hashem will take care of your needs.
Sefer Chinuch explains that the Korban Omer celebrates the idea that everything is from Hashem, and that the yearly crop is no different than מן which falls from heaven. We can now understand why we count Sefira using the Korbon Omer as a barometer, and why we count away from Pesach (which represents Emunah) and build towards Bitachon and the Kabalas Hatorah of Shavous. -
Parshas Emor: Making a Kiddush Hashem by Living a Life of Kedusha
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת אמור.
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Parshas Emor: Awareness of Divine Providence
Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת אמור, continuing on the topic of Hashgacha Pratis begun in Parshas תזריע-מצורע.
Discussed:
R' Shamshon Refael Hirsch explains why the Torah has several Mitzvos concerning mother and baby animals.
The Chinuch writes that the Mitzva אותו ואת בנו (the prohibition to slaughter mother and child on one day) generates an awareness of divine providence and should cause one to be more conscious of Hashgacha Pratis.
The Orach Chaim in Parshas Vayeshev writes that man has free choice and therefore is able to affect other people, even against Hashem's divine plan.