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YUTORAH: R" Mordechai Torczyner -- Recent Shiurim

Torczyner, Rabbi Mordechai

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55:18

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 35: Nishmat Avraham...

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2025/04/28

Halachah in Healthcare Settings 35: Nishmat Avraham to OC 328 (9)-(12) - Apr 28, 2025 - A chabura on practical medical halachah, building from the sources toward the conclusions of the Nishmat Avraham. The Nishmat Avraham on Orach Chaim 328 (9)-(12) - Is וחי בהם really in olam haba? Choosing to override Yom Tov when a patient isn't in danger rather than wait for Shabbat when the patient will be in danger; Asking halachic questions when someone is in danger; Insisting on not violating Shabbat or Yom

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34:37

Fourteen Centuries #44: Riva Part 2, Rashbam Part 1

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2025/04/27

Fourteen Centuries #44: Riva Part 2, Rashbam Part 1 - Apr 27, 2025 - The death of the Riva, and starting to discuss the Rashbam. Note: The history is more overview than granular, and certainly not academic.

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11:00

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 81: 13:5 - Why Make a...

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2025/04/27

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 81: 13:5 - Why Make a Shimshon a Nazir? Part 2 - Apr 27, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Two more explanations for why Hashem makes Shimshon a nazir - to be a role model for connection to Hashem, and as a polemic against pagan reliance on magic. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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11:15

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 80: 13:5 - Why Make a...

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2025/04/25

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 80: 13:5 - Why Make a Shimshon a Nazir? Part 1 - Apr 25, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. A first approach to why Hashem makes Shimshon a nazir - to gain control. But did that really work? At all? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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6:20

Kashrut and the Joy of Life Without Labels

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2025/04/24

Kashrut and the Joy of Life Without Labels - Apr 24, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Shemini 5785. If Hashem made cows and Hashem made pigs, why are cows kosher and pigs not kosher? Learning the lesson of permanent labels for animals - but not for human beings. With a thought from Rav Aharon Lichtenstein on the joy of teshuvah and avodas Hashem.

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13:23

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 79: 13:3-5 - Hatzlelponi and...

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2025/04/24

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 79: 13:3-5 - Hatzlelponi and the Malach - Apr 24, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Hatzlelponi meets a malach; what does he tell her? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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12:25

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 78: 13:1-2 - Manoach and...

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2025/04/22

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 78: 13:1-2 - Manoach and Hatzlelponi - Apr 22, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Meeting Manoach, and Hatzlelponi's inability to produce children. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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64:07

Medical Halachah: OCD in Jewish Law Part 2

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2025/04/21

Medical Halachah: OCD in Jewish Law Part 2 - Apr 21, 2025 - Part 2 of a shiur on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Part 1 was in February and is available at https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/1125105/ . What should clinicians know about Judaism in treating observant Jews who are dealing with "religious OCD"? And what should rabbis know when their congregants are dealing with "religious OCD"?

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12:58

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 77: 13: Meet the Plishtim and...

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2025/04/21

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 77: 13: Meet the Plishtim and Hatzlelponi - Apr 21, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. A brief introduction to the Plishtim and Shimshon's mother. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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7:38

Minhag Avoteinu: Retrenchment and Renaissance

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2025/04/18

Minhag Avoteinu: Retrenchment and Renaissance - Apr 18, 2025 - Derashah for Day 8 of Pesach 5785. If parental practices do not carry automatic power as minhag, then why do we insist on following them, on Pesach and at other times? Inherent Torah value; Kibbud horim; and returning to our spiritual roots as a way to spur continued growth. Application to Yizkor.

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8:54

We Are Not Usurpers; We Are Agents of Redemption

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2025/04/16

We Are Not Usurpers; We Are Agents of Redemption - Apr 16, 2025 - Derashah for the seventh day of Pesach 5785. The anti-Zionist messages found in Parshat Beshalach with Shevet Ephraim and in the three oaths of Shir haShirim, and how Rav Soloveitchik countered them in Kol Dodi Dofek.

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4:10

The berachah on telling the story of escaping Egypt

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2025/04/10

The berachah on telling the story of escaping Egypt - Apr 10, 2025 - Two brief answers on why there is no berachah (apparently) for סיפור יציאת מצרים, telling the story of our exodus from Egypt. One from Rav Yehuda Kelemer, one from the Chatam Sofer.

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7:12

Hillel's Erev Pesach Ascent: Judaism Is What Jews Do

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2025/04/09

Hillel's Erev Pesach Ascent: Judaism Is What Jews Do - Apr 9, 2025 - Derashah for Day 2 of Pesach 5785. Hillel determines halachah on an Erev Pesach that is Shabbat by popular Jewish practice, as Rav Hai Gaon would later in history. The role of our kabbalat hatorah and our masorah.

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7:33

Hillel's Erev Pesach Ascent: A Lesson in Unity

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2025/04/08

Hillel's Erev Pesach Ascent: A Lesson in Unity - Apr 8, 2025 - Derashah for the first day of Pesach 5785. The reaction of the Bnei Beteirah when Hillel said to bring the korban pesach on erev Pesach which was Shabbos.

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Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 76: 12:11-15 - The Succession...

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2025/04/08

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 76: 12:11-15 - The Succession of the Mini-Shoftim? - Apr 8, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Concluding the brief accounts of the mini-shoftim, and asking Rabbi Michael Rotenberg's question: Did they have a plan? And if so, why did it fail? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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53:00

Shabbat and Pesach: A Tale of Two (Extra) Souls

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2025/04/06

Shabbat and Pesach: A Tale of Two (Extra) Souls - Apr 6, 2025 - Is there redeeming value, beyond the practical, for our strain and stress in preparing for Pesach? And what is our answer for the rasha? Answers based on the Ramban's vison of a neshamah yeteirah of Yom Tov which remains after Yom Tov ends.

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13:36

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 75: 12:8-10 - Ivtzan = Boaz?

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2025/04/06

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 75: 12:8-10 - Ivtzan = Boaz? - Apr 6, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. A midrash equates Ivtzan and Boaz, and says very difficult things about him. What is the basis for this midrash, and should we take it literally? To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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11:32

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 74: 12:8-10 - Return of the...

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2025/04/04

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 74: 12:8-10 - Return of the Mini-Shoftim: Ivtzan - Apr 4, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. Recapping the lessons of the short stories of certain shoftim, and introducing Ivtzan. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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5:36

Questions, Freedom and Connection

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2025/04/03

Questions, Freedom and Connection - Apr 3, 2025 - Derashah for Parshat Vayikra 5785. Why does the Torah choose the question/answer format for our Seder? Four ideas: Pedagogy; Transforming questions of doubt into questions of emunah; Demonstrating freedom to question; Building connections between people to foster transmission of the masorah.

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Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 73: 12:4-7 - The Shibboleth...

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2025/04/03

Shoftim Mini-Shiur Part 73: 12:4-7 - The Shibboleth and Yiftach's Burials - Apr 3, 2025 - A daily mini-shiur delivered via Whatsapp, on the book of Shoftim, in the merit of the soldiers of the IDF, as well as the hostages and the wounded. The test of Gilad to identify Ephraim's refugees, and Yiftach's odd burial. To join the Whatsapp, go to http://tiny.cc/washoftim.

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