Archive - This Week in Learning

Big and Small Moments in Jewish History

The Mitzvah of Bikurim

Published on This Week in Learning • Jun 1

5:52

May 2025

Intellectual Exposure

May 28 •

6:23

Behar-Bechukotai Recap 5785

The halacha of reading the curses in one go, and how the Rambam views blessings and curses in the Torah

May 23 •

Tension and Strength

Rebbe Akiva and Bar Kokhba: Lag BaOmer 5785

May 16 •

13:03

National Communication

The Mesorah Community

May 9 •

7:54

The Ancient Art of Interpretation: Yom HaAtzmaut 5785

Current Events in Ancient Categories: The Rav’s Famous 1956 Address on the State of Israel and the Jewish People

May 2 •

April 2025

Intellectual Humility

Nadav and Avihu and the Elders of Israel

Apr 25 •

8:40

Pesach Reader 5785

A recap of Torah ideas related to Pesach and the exodus

Apr 6 •

Remembering Shabbat and the Exodus

Defining Holiness

Apr 4 •

8:10

March 2025

Gold and the Manifestation of the Divine

How the Mishkan compares to the First and Second Temples

Mar 28 •

6:35

The Rise Before the Fall

Mar 21 •

4:30

Banality and Bureaucracy

Haman’s genocidal policies and the abstract ideal of justice

Mar 13 •

6:32

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