Weekly Schedule of Live Interactive Classes and Programs
Reb Ephraim
and as noted) and are listed according to Eastern Savings Time (EST)
and found exclusively on the Virtual Yeshiva server at http://www.virtualyeshiva.com:
SUNDAYS:
10:00 am EST, [9:00 am STARTING NOV 4!] "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.
11:30 am EST, [10:30 am STARTING NOV 4!] "Dafyomi Advancement Forum,"
Rabbi Mordecai Kornfeld hosts live interactive video presentations on
subjects related to the daily Daf providing an in-depth analyses of
the Talmud, in the Torah Chat Room. 90 minutes.
Noon EST, "Topics in Halacha," Rabbi Nathan Glick discusses how the
Jewish law, governed by rabbinic interpretations, guides our religious
practices and beliefs, and numerous aspects of day-to-day life, in the
Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
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.
3:00 pm EST, "B'nai No'ach 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. 90 minutes.
6:00 pm EST, "Discussions on the Zohar," considered the most important
work of Kabbalah, Rabbi Nathan Glick presents its mystical commentary
on the Torah, from the origin and structure of the universe, the
nature of souls, sin, redemption, good and evil, in the Torah Chat
Room. 2 hours.
9:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "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.
9:00 pm EST, "Chazak! Live on the Air," Broadcasting live out of NYC,
the Chazak show plays Israeli rock, pop, and folk songs. DJ Shaul
disuses Israeli music, politics, and anything that starts with Isra-
and ends with -eli. A new special guest is brought on the show every
week, in the "Noah Chat" Room. 1 hour.
10:00 pm EST, "Contemporary Halachic Issues," Rabbi Avraham
Bloomenstiel's weekly discussion delving into some of the more
perplexing issues in contemporary Jewish life such as: abortion, stem-
cell research, homosexuality, Zionism and Anti-Zionism, and many other
topics, in the Torah Chat Room. 90 minutes.
Midnight EST, "Torat HaArizal," Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok's original
presentation of Sefer Otzrot Hayim, outlining the process of creation,
the initial manifestations of light and form, and the primordial
worlds (Adam Kadmon) and the spiritual worlds (Atzilut). This is the
proper and correct way to understand the Kabbalah, in the Torah Chat
Room. 1 hour.
1:00 am EST (Monday), [Midnight STARTING NOV 4!] "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:
Noon EST, [10:00 am EST STARTING NOV 5!] "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. 2 hours.
8:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "A Practical Guide to Shabbos Observance,"
Rav Dovid Bendory's introductory level guide to Shabbos observance.
This class covers a basic overview of the mitzvah of keeping Shabbos
and the origins of the prohibited activities, in Torah Chat Room. 1
hour.
9:00 pm EST, [STARTING OCT 29!] "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 Torah Chat
Room. 1 hour.
9:00 pm EST, [STARTING NOV 5!] "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, [STARTING OCT 29!] "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.
1 hour.
11:00 pm EST, "Alef Bais - Not just Another Alphabet," a mystical
journey to the infinite Kabbalistic World of Olam Ha'Osios, the Wisdom
Inherant of the Hebrew Alphabet which comprises our Torah, by Reb
Dovid Chaim, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
1:00 am EST (Tuesday), [Midnight STARTING NOV 5!] "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. 2 hours.
6:00 pm EST, "Kitzur Shulchan Aruch," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff's
Teaching and Discussion of the "condensed" Code of Jewish Law, in the
Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
8:00 pm EST, "The Laws and Customs of Shabbos and Yom Tov," HaRav
Michoel Seligson leads an interactive teaching and discussion of
Hilchos Shabbos, 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, "Chazak! Live on the Air," Broadcasting live out of NYC,
the Chazak show plays Israeli rock, pop, and folk songs. DJ Shaul
disuses Israeli music, politics, and anything that starts with Isra-
and ends with -eli. A new special guest is brought on the show every
week, in the "Noah Chat" Room. 1 hour.
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.
11:00 pm EST [10:00 pm STARTING NOV 6!] "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.
1:00 am EST (Wednesday), [Midnight STARTING NOV 6!] "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.
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. 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.
7:00 pm EST, RaMBaM's Guide to the Perplexed," Jack Saunders'
presentation of Maimonides' work reflecting a rational approach to
Judaism and thought, within an Aristotelian framework, in the Noah
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. 1 hour.
8:00 pm EST, "Biblical Archeology and the Laws of the Nations,"
Professor Vendyl Jones' discussion of geography, history, linguistics
and hermeneutical principles of interpretation of the Biblical Laws of
Noah, in the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.
10:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Advanced Parsha haShavua," focusing on one
of the more difficult 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.
11:00 pm EST [10:00 pm STARTING NOV 7!] "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.
Midnight EST, [STARTING NOV 7!] "Spiritual Realities," Rabbi Emanuael
Gentilcore's discussion of spiritual discovery in the dimension of
human experience and endeavor, and how our religious experience can be
accelerated as rapidly as progress in other disciplines, in the "Torah
Chat" Room. 1 hour.
THURSDAYS:
10:00 am EST, "Shuvoo... Obstacles and Opportunities to Spiritual
Clarity," Ashirah Yosefah's historical overview from Tanach, and how
the Noahide Laws affect history, in the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.
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.
3:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME!] "Jewish and Chassidic Meditation," based on
classics, Rabbi Avraham Maimonides son of Rambam, Piaseczna Aish
Kodesh, Noam Elimelech, and the Chassidic Siddur Tefillah Yeshara
(with the commentary of Keser Nehora and others) are presented by
Rabbi Tal Moshe Zwecker, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
4:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Intro to Kabbalistic Meditation," From
D'vekut to a full contemplation of the Divine, Rabbi Nathan Glick
introduces Kabbalistic meditation based on the works of the Bal Shem
Tov and other Classical Sources, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
5:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS] "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, "Chassidus from the Depth," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff's
presentation of the Sefer Sha'ar Hayichud, the mystical, Talmudic,
Kabbalistic, and Scriptural verses and concepts written by the Mittler
Rebbe and often called "The Key to Chassidus," in the Torah Chat Room.
1 hour.
8:00 pm EST, "Wisdom of the Rebbeim," Reb Israel Katz presents an on-
going discussion on the ideas presented on the "collected talks" in
the Likkutei Sichos, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
8:00 pm EST, "The Emes V'Emunah Show," NCSY Teen Leaders Josh and
Scott bring you their perspectives on everything Jewish, Torah, music
and more! You're welcome to call in or particpate live each week, in
the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.
9:00 pm EST, "Spirituality for the Nations," [NEW CLASS!] Miriam Ben-
Yaakov leads an interactive teaching on the origins of Jewish
Spirituality and its application to the B'nai No'ach community.
Included with be teaching and workshop on Kabbalistic meditation for
B'nai No'ach, in the Noah Chat. Room. 90 minutes.
10:00 pm EST, "Intro to Breslov Chassidus," Rabbi Avraham
Bloomenstiel's introduction to the studies of Rebbe Nachman of
Breslov, great-grandson of the Baal Shem, a Kabbalist and mystic who
taught the need to live with faith, honesty and simplicity through
tales of princes and princesses, beggars and kings, demons and saints,
in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.
11:00 pm EST [10:00 pm STARTING NOV 8!] "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.
Midnight EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Intro to Hasidic 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.
SATURDAY:
11:00 am EST, "The Seven Laws: In Practice and Theory," Adam Penrod
teaches a class devoted to the exploration of the Noachide Laws.
Students will learn both Noachide Law theory and how to practically
implement the Seven Laws in their everyday life, in the Noah Chat
Room. 1 hour.
10:00 pm EST, "Virtual Farbrengen," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff, Reb Israel
Katz, and Rabbi Elirock host 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, [NEW CLASS!] "Hilchot De'ot," Rav Yochanan Bechhofer's
original discourse on Rambam's discussion of personality and character
growth and development of a program of Torah study, in the Torah Chat
Room. 1 hour.
