A rite of passage for Shana Aleph talmidim in Yeshivat Hakotel is giving a Chanukah chaburah. This is a formal shiur that requires hours of research and preparation. As this is a time of war, much of the discussion in yeshiva leading up to Chanukah concerned the appropriateness of having celebrations, especially in Israel, and […]
Yoshiyahu HaMelech Rescues Torah Observance! What a dramatic question we posed in our Navi Shiur at TABC! We discussed the Teshuva movement led by the great Yoshiyahu HaMelech from 622 BCE to 609 BCE (Melachim II Perek 23; the Haftara for the second day of Pesach). Dramatically, at age 26, Yoshiyahu switched gears and became fully committed to Hashem.