Nuclear physicist and professor Dr. Gerald Schroeder demonstrates the
harmony between Bible and Science and shows how science reveals the
ultimate truth behind one of the most obvious perceived contradictions
between Torah and science -- the age of the universe -- six days or 15
billion years.

Dr. Gerald Schroeder is a scientist with over thirty years of
experience in research and teaching. He earned his Doctorate at MIT,
prior to moving to Israel, where he joined the Weizmann Institute of
Science and the Volcani Research Institute at Hebrew University. His
formal theological training includes fifteen years of study under the
late Rabbi Herman Pollack, Rabbi Chaim Brovender and Rabbi Noah
Weinberg.

You are invited to join us LIVE in Torah Chat on Saturday, May 9 at
Midnight EST (Eastern Standard Time)."

Weekly Schedule of Live Interactive Classes and Programs

VirtualYeshiva.com  is the first and preeminent Jewish online learning
platform for
interactive Torah education on the Net. Our state-of-the-art voice and
video chat system allows you to participate in live classes and
discussions with Rabbis and Scholars from throughout the world.
Membership to the Virtual Yeshiva community and all classes offered
are provided at no charge.

Please note that all of our Rabbonim are Torah-observant with smicha
(rabbinical ordination). Please read about our Rabbonim and
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General classes are appropriate for all levels of observance and B'nai
Noach; Intermediate classes require a basic background in Judaism and
are taught at Yeshiva level; Advanced classes require observance and a
thorough knowledge of Torah and are taught at Kollel level.

All classes and programs repeat on a weekly basis (except on Yom Tov
and as noted) and are listed according to Eastern Standard Time (EST)
and found exclusively on the Virtual Yeshiva server:

SUNDAYS:

8:00 am EST, "Weekend Edition with Tamar Yonah & Malkah Fleisher,"
broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National
Radio, featuring politics, human interest, and the famous IsraQuiz
(testing your general knowledge about Israel where you can win
prizes), in the Virtual Studio. 2 hours.

2:00 pm EST, [SPECIAL!] "Spiritual Insights on the Upcoming Month and
Holiday," Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum offers presentations each
month of the year highlighting sources that tap into accessing its
energy and potential for spiritual growth, integrating Bible texts,
Midrash, Chassidism and Kabbalah, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

11:00 am EST, [NEW CLASS!]"Sugias in Halacha, "Rabbi Yochanan Marasov
delve's deep into varying halachic topics, revealing that every sugia
studied, no matter how technical or complexly structured, is a
potential lesson in life, a prism through which to perceive the
universe cognitively as well as spiritually, in the Torah Chat Room. 2
hours.

2:00 pm EST, "Parashat haShavuah," Toronto's Rabbi Elirok discusses
weekly chapters in the Chumash, in both hebrew and English, explained
according to Rashi and other rabbinic sources, in the Jewish Home
Room. 2 hours.

2:00 pm EST, "Darche Noam - Pleasant Paths," Reb Yuval Yisrael
provides an indepth insight and understanding of the previous weeks
Torah portion for wandering Jewish Souls as well as Righteous Gentiles
in assisting them to find their place in the Creator's Divine Plan, in
the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.

3:00 pm EST, "Pathways to Prayer,"  Rabbi Ezriel Yellin presents a
class in prayer, the meaning of our prayers, and how-to guide on
making our prayer more meaningful. The goal is to help everyone
develop and strengthen our relationship with our Creator, in the Torah
Chat Room. 1 hour.

3:00 pm EST, "B'nai Noach Study Group," Professor Vendyl Jones leads a
live a presentation reflecting on the Seven Laws which comprise the
Noahide Covenant, a part of the 613 laws given at Mount Sinai to the
Jewish people, in the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.

4:00 pm EST, "Growing Roses Among the Thorns," Rebbetzin Miriam and
Rabbi Ezriel Yellin's original discourse and presentation creating a
home filled with harmony, based on contemporary halachic sources. We
will be discussing getting along with your spouse, teaching proper
communication within the family, and raising a family to Torah
standards, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

5:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "TorahFit," Rebbetzin Miriam Shmueli's
presentation on Jewish topics demonstrating how we can internalize
Torah into our daily lives, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Netivot haMachshava: Pathways in Creative
Spiritual Thought," Rabbi Yosef Resnick original discourse into
spiritual concepts, particularly as illuminated through the lens of
Chassidic thought, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, "Talmud Greatest Hits," Rabbi Mat Hoffmann reviews some
of the most fascinating excerpts from Talmud. There will be stories,
lessons and, from time to time there will even be some law, in the
Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

10:00 pm EST, "The New Jewish Wake-Up Call," Veteran broadcaster Jeff
Osias's live Torah-based discussion covering many provocative subjects
generally left unsaid, yet affecting us all. We aim to expand the
envelope of consciousness to combine our Neshumas; only Hashem knows
the inroads before us, in Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

Midnight EST, "The Tamar Yonah Show," broadcasting live from our
Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Tamar Yonah features
exciting interviews with some of the most dramatic and interesting
people on the Israeli scene, in the Virtual Studio. 1 hour.

MONDAYS:

10:00 am EST, "Temple Talk," broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio
on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak
Reuven of Israel's Temple Institute, provide a unique focus on
Jerusalem from an authentic Jewish standpoint, in the Virtual Studio.
2 hours.

2:00 pm EST, "Parashat haShavuah," Toronto's Rabbi Elirok discusses
weekly chapters in the Chumash, in both hebrew and English, explained
according to Rashi and other rabbinic sources, in the Jewish Home
Room. 1 hour.

7:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "The Tanya: Psychology of the Soul," Rabbi
Shmuel Shmueli's ongoing discourse on human dilemmas and the
psychology of the soul through Kabbalistic eyes, in the Torah Chat
Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Open Forum Online," Rabbi Ariel Bar
Tzadok's prolific thoughts and teachings on current mystical,
spiritual, psychological, and religious topics of our time, in the
Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME!] "Introduction to Chassidic Study," Rabbi Phil
Cohen's presentation of Tzava'as Harivash, an enlightening anthology
of teachings and instructions attributed to the Baal Shem Tov and his
successor, R. Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezhrich, supplemented with
inspiring Hasidic stories, heritage, humor and niggunim, in the Torah
Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, "Modern Hebrew for Beginners," Starting from scratch and
assuming no prior knowledge of the Hebrew language, Professor Uri
Yosef teaches an "open-ended" course introducing the basic building
blocks of Modern Hebrew and then applying these to develop phonetic
reading skills of Hebrew text with vowel points, in the Jewish Home
Room. 1 hour.

10:00 pm EST, "The New Jewish Wake-Up Call," Veteran broadcaster Jeff
Osias's live Torah-based discussion covering many provocative subjects
generally left unsaid, yet affecting us all. We aim to expand the
envelope of consciousness to combine our Neshumas; only Hashem knows
the inroads before us, in Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

Midnight EST, "The Tamar Yonah Show," broadcasting live from our
Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Tamar Yonah features
exciting interviews with some of the most dramatic and interesting
people on the Israeli scene, in the Virtual Studio. 1 hour.

TUESDAYS:

2:00 pm EST, "Parashat haShavuah," Toronto's Rabbi Elirok discusses
weekly chapters in the Chumash, in both hebrew and English, explained
according to Rashi and other rabbinic sources, in the Jewish Home
Room. 1 hour.

3:00 PM EST, "Tovia and Tamar Show," broadcasting live from our
Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, featuring topics
ranging from politics to religion with Rabbi Tovia Singer and Senior
News Correspondent for Israel National Radio, Tamar Yonah in the
Virtual Studio. 1 hour.

3:00 PM EST, "Tovia Singer Show," broadcasting live from our Virtual
Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Rabbi Tovia Singer features
evocative guests on topics ranging from politics to religion, while
focusing on truth and balance in the media, in the Virtual Studio. 1
hour.

6:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME!] "Prophecy and Moshiach," Rabbi Zvi Homnick's
ongoing discourse on the weekly Torah portion as seen through the lens
of Chabad Chassidic philosophy, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

7:00 pm EST, "Kitzur Shulchan Aruch," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff's
Teaching and Discussion of the "condensed" Code of Jewish Law, deduced
from the Talmud or decided according to Talmudic principles, in the
Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, "The Laws and Customs of Judaism" HaRav Michoel Seligson
leads an interactive teaching and discussion of Jewish halacha and
minhag, with special emphasis on Jewish Holy Days. Appropriate for
talmedi chachomim and beginners as well, in the Torah Chat Room. 1
hour.

9:00 pm EST, "Stories of the Rebbe," A student of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe, Rabbi Gil Hirsch has provided Chabad social work and kiruv for
over 35 years. Having many private audiences with the Rebbe, he
relates his personal stories and insights, in the Torah Chat Room. 1
hour.

9:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME] "Service from the Heart," a weekly discussion
for Noahides using the rabbically-sanctioned Siddur on biblical prayer
and service for Noachides of the world with Rabbi and Rebbitzn Dov
Yitzchak, in the Noah Chat. Room. 2 hours.

10:00 pm EST, "Jewish Thought: The Calm and The Storm," Rabbi Benjamin
Hecht shares his insights and perspectives in the fields of Torah law
and ethics and their interaction with the world political scene and
the human condition, using stories and uplifting examples that will
inspire those who are - or are not - already living a life of Torah to
refresh their commitment, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

WEDNESDAYS:

2:00 pm EST, "Parashat haShavuah," Toronto's Rabbi Elirok discusses
weekly chapters in the Chumash, in both hebrew and English, explained
according to Rashi and other rabbinic sources, in the Jewish Home
Room. 1 hourh.

3:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Shir HaShirim: The Song of Songs," Rabbi
David Katz's interpretation of the timeless allegory of the
relationship between HaShem and the People of Israel, in terms of the
love between a man and a woman, based on the commentary and works of
the Vilna Gaon, in the Jewish Home Room. 1 hour.

3:00 PM EST, "Tovia Singer Show," broadcasting live from our Virtual
Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Rabbi Tovia Singer features
evocative guests on topics ranging from politics to religion, while
focusing on truth and balance in the media, in the Virtual Studio. 2
hours.

5:00 PM EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Proverbs and Providence, Mishlei and
Mysticism: A Kabbalistic Look at Life," Rabbi Yaakov Spivak
illustrates the depths implied by the words of Solomon, instilling the
mystical light of Sefirot with metaphorical insights of Mishlei,
through the use of Pshat, Remez, Drash and Sod, in the Torah Chat
Room. 2 hours.

7:00 pm EST, "Rhodes to Health," Dr. Sandy Rhodes original discourse
on healing our bodies and souls in a natural way using the guidelines
of some of the greatest doctors of the Torah, the Rambam (Maimonides),
the Ba'al Shem Tov, and Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, in the Torah Chat
Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, "What's the Torah Saying?," Rabbi Eliezer Schwartz's
original discourse and discussion on the relationship between the Jew,
the faith in his past, G-d and Torah, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

9:00 pm EST, "Torah, Kabbalah and Science," Reb Yoel David Bakst's
original translation and commentary on the Gaon of Vilna's Kol HaTor
(Call of the Turtledove), to prepare one's self for the inevitable
future - which has already begun, in Noah Chat Room. 90 minutes.

10:00 pm EST, "Topics in the Weekly Parsha," focusing on one of the
more the more challenging or controversial sections of the weekly
Torah portion, Rabbi Bob Garber will convey the skills needed to
recognize and analyze the issues and questions in the text, and to
disceern the deeper meanings in the Torah, in the Torah Chat Room. 1
hour.

10:30 pm EST, "Kabbalistic and Holistic Arts," Using ancient
Kabbalistic techniques to resonate with vibrations of sound and color,
Shayna Bracha Farber instructs on how to liberate our spiritual
energies to regain our purpose, develop self-esteem and overcome
life's obstacles to manifesting our goals, in Noah Chat Room. 2 hours.

THURSDAYS:

2:00 pm EST, "Parashat haShavuah," Toronto's Rabbi Elirok discusses
weekly chapters in the Chumash, in both hebrew and English, explained
according to Rashi and other rabbinic sources, in the Jewish Home
Room. 1 hour.

3:00 PM EST, "Tovia Singer Show," broadcasting live from our Virtual
Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Rabbi Tovia Singer features
evocative guests on topics ranging from politics to religion, while
focusing on truth and balance in the media, in the Virtual Studio. 2
hours.

4:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Baba Metzia: The Middle Gate," an in-depth
exploration of the Talmud's tractate which deals with the subjects of
property ownership, wages and civil law, by Rabbi David Katz, in the
Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

5:00 pm EST, "Classical Jewish Philosophy," Rabbi Ezriel Yellin
presents an original discourse on some classical Jewish works of
philosophy and mussar in order to help everyone become a better
person, covering classical teachers as the Chofetz Chaim, Rabbeinu
Bechaya, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Rabbeinu Yonah, and the Rambam,
among others, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

6:00 pm EST, "Gates of Halacha," Rabbi Ezriel Yellin provides outlooks
and insights into Jewish Law using many different sources, beginning
with a basic overview, followed by more detailed sources. While we
plan to cover the all of the relevant halachos in a relaxed, open
discussion forum, where questions are always encouraged, in the Torah
Chat Room. 1 hour.

7:00 pm EST, "Lessons in Tanya," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff illuminate's
the mystical, Talmudic, Kabbalistic, and Scriptural verses and
concepts of the most basic text of Chassidus, authored by Rabbi
Schneur Zalman of Liadi, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, "Wisdom of the Rebbe," Reb Israel Katz presents an
on-going discussion on the ideas presented on the "collected talks" of
the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson's Likkutei
Sichos, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

10:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Breslov Chassidus: The Teachings of
Rabbeinu Nachman of Breslov," Rabbi Avraham Bloomenstiel teaches
Breslov chassidus from the Breslover Rebbe's magnum opus, Likutey
Moharan, one of the deepest and most mysterious of the Chassidic
seforim, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

11:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Kol HaTor: Voice of the Turtledove," Rabbi
David Katz's original research and remarkable discoveries based on the
Kabbalistic teachings of the Gaon of Vilna about Moshiach and Geula,
in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

SATURDAY:

10:00 pm EST, "Virtual Farbrengen," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff hosts an
entertaining and inspiring evening of chassidic niggunim (spiritual
melodies), stories, insights and song - what we call "a farbrengen"
(get-together), in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

Midnight EST, [SPECIAL!] "The Age of the Universe: Six Days or 15
Billion Years," Nuclear physicist and professor Dr. Gerald Schroeder
demonstrates the harmony between Bible and Science and shows how
science reveals the ultimate truth behind one of the most obvious
perceived contradictions between Torah and science -- the age of the
universe, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

1:00 am (Sunday) EST, "Hilchot Avodah Zorah," Rav Yochanan Bechhofer's
original discourse on RaMBaM's discussion of the practice of idolitry,
forbidden for all Jews and Noahides, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

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