Harav Aharon Lichtenstein

“The Nature and Value of Torah Study”

"In Jewish thought and experience, few values are as cherished as talmud Torah, the study of Torah; and few cultures, if any, have assigned to learning of any kind - let alone the mastery of scriptural and legal texts - the status it enjoys within Judaism..."

"בענין מצוות ימים טובים"

"...והנראה בזה, שיש להבחין בנידון בין שני פנים של שמחת החג..."

Harav Yaakov Medan

The Way of God and the Way of Righteousness and Justice

"...The two sides of the scale that represent man's labor are "derekh eretz," good character traits, good deeds and interpersonal relationships – on the one hand, and faith, Torah, fear of Heaven and man's relationship with God – on the other hand. What is the ratio between these two? Which is more important? Can there be a contradiction between them? And if so, how can it be bridged?"

Harav Baruch Gigi

Allocating National Resources

"As we all know, issues relating to the running of a state were not studied in batei midrash for thousands of years. It is, therefore, very difficult to establish hard and fast rules on an issue like "the allocation of national resources." This notwithstanding, I shall attempt in this shiur to propose certain criteria and try to describe Halakha's general attitude on this topic."

מבוא והקדמה להלכות שבת

"...נפתח בסקירה ראשונית של תחומים שונים הנכללים בעניינה של השבת. ...מגמתה של הסקירה היא למקם אותנו במכלול הנושאים של השבת, ולפתח יסודות רעיוניים שעומדים במרכזה של השבת."

Harav Mosheh Lichtenstein

God's Handiwork: Human Dignity as a Halakhic Factor

"We all know that tzelem E-lokim (divine form or divine image) is a major concept in Judaism's concept of man... It is a cardinal rule of Torah that the Torah is the book of man... Therefore, I would like to examine certain halakhic expressions of man's greatness."

משכן ה' ומקדש שלמה

ניתן לומר שהתורה לא ראתה חשיבות רק בעצם בניין המשכן, אלא ייחסה חשיבות גם לתהליך בנייתו - לנכונותו של העם לתרום למענו ולמעורבותם של בני ישראל בבניין המשכן.

Rav Yair Kahn

Moshe Rabbeinu and Matan Torah

"...the experience created a people of God, ...the connection and perception of God has been burned into the Jews by virtue of what they heard."

The Three Books of Bemidbar

"...The ideal Bemidbar does exist, even though it has yet to take place. It was merely prevented on the practical level by certain human frailties and local conditions. However, it contains a profound truth about the essence of Am Yisrael, their relationship to God and the fulfillment of their destiny." 

התנערי מעפר קומי - מאת הרב יאיר קאהן

"מנקודת המבט של ט"ו באב ויוה"כ אפשר להסתכל בצורה כללית יותר ואמיתית יותר על אופי כנסת ישראל וייעודה."

Rav Shlomo Levi

"Nowadays, we have a fixed calendar, and we observe either one day of Rosh Chodesh (if the thirtieth day becomes the first of the new month) or two (the thirtieth and the thirty-first, the latter becoming the first day of the new month).  Nevertheless, on the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh (for all months but Tishrei), we make a formal announcement in the synagogue about it, amid prayers for peace and prosperity in the coming month, which we call Birkat Ha-chodesh (blessing of the month).  What is the relationship between them?"