Rav Chaim Soloveitchik - Chidushei HaRambam

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Rav Chaim Soloveitchik was one of the greatest Talmudic commentators of all time. His works are studied in-depth in all yeshivot today and he is widely considered the father of modern Talmudic analysis. The only work he wrote was his chiddushim (insights) on the Rambam's halachic rulings, which is considered a classic of Talmudic analysis. But the complexity of the material and the analysis make it difficult for many to study. These audio presentations of his writings by Rabbi Elisha Friedman are intended to help make his Torah insights more accessible.

  1. 08/30/2023

    Supplement (Teshuvah) - Roundup of Ideas

    Survey of Reb Yosef Dov's insights into Teshuvah, primarily from the work, Al Hateshuvah

    1h 50m

  2. 08/28/2023

    Supplement (Tefilah) - Roundup of Ideas

    Survey of laws and philosophical ideas from Reb Chaim and Reb Yosef Dov relating to prayer

    1h 35m

  3. 08/27/2023

    Grid - Dimensions of the Altar

    Reb Yosef Dov resolves a contradiction in the Rambam whether the dimensions of the Mizbeach (altar in the Temple) have to be precise, and develops a fundamental idea regarding the Mizbeach, which Is similar to his uncles Reb Velvel's.

    33 min

  4. 08/25/2023

    Grid - Location of Beit Hamikdash

    Reb Yosef Dov differentiates between the sanctified structure of the Beit Hamikdash and the location upon which it rests, a concept which also applies also to Jerusalem, and which Reb Velvel also discusses

    41 min

  5. 08/24/2023

    Grid - Sanctity of a Sotah Scroll

    Reb Yosef Dov formulates a new understanding of the status of the Sotah scroll, and debates the issue with Reb Yitzchak Hutner

    50 min

  6. 08/23/2023

    Grid - Lulav on the Second Day

    Reb Yosef Dov analyzes the difference between Lulav on the first and second days and explains the views of the Rambam and Rashi

    58 min

  7. 08/22/2023

    Grid - Gifts to the Poor

    Reb Yosef Dov articulates a fundamental distinction between the obligatory gifts of produce to the poor vs. the tithes to the Kohein, and the Chazon Ish disagrees with him.

    55 min

  8. 08/21/2023

    Grid - Sanctifying the Calendar

    Reb Yosef Dov builds on insights from Reb Chaim and Reb Moshe to explain how we sanctify the calendar nowadays without a Jewish court

    1 hr
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Rav Chaim Soloveitchik was one of the greatest Talmudic commentators of all time. His works are studied in-depth in all yeshivot today and he is widely considered the father of modern Talmudic analysis. The only work he wrote was his chiddushim (insights) on the Rambam's halachic rulings, which is considered a classic of Talmudic analysis. But the complexity of the material and the analysis make it difficult for many to study. These audio presentations of his writings by Rabbi Elisha Friedman are intended to help make his Torah insights more accessible.

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