Jewish Festivals

Shiurim

• 005 - The Book of Yona and Fast of Gedalia

  Rav Binny Freedman

  What do a massive fish, a renegade prophet, and idol-worshipping sailors have to do with the 10 Jewish steps to spiritual growth? Through an in-depth exploration of the Book of Yona, with a special focus on the many interconnected symbols a

• 004 - Tisha B’Av Morning ’97 (1000am)

  Rav Binny Freedman

  The morning after. Even after 2000 years of a bitter exile, the Jewish people are still alive, functional, and can still find solace in the face of great tragedy. Through stories of Rabbi Akiva and The Piaseczner Rebbe, we learn how to we c

• 003 - Tisha B’Av Night ’97 (8.30pm)

  Rav Binny Freedman

  Rav Binny, sitting on the floor of the Isralight Beit Midrash, vividly recounts the life of the Jews living in Jerusalem and all over the Land of Israel during the Roman occupation. Although Jewish scholarship at that time was exceptional,

• 001 - Erev Tisha B’Av ’97 (Preparation Class, 1130am)

  Rav Binny Freedman

  This class was given the morning of Erev Tisha B’Av. From chapter twenty-eight in the book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), the Jewish people are warned what will befall them if they choose to go against the covenant of their G-d. Rav Binny shows

• 009 - Counting the Omer Judaism’s Secrets of Time

  Rav Binny Freedman

  Thank G-d for the Counting of the Omer – the seven essential weeks that plug us back into the value of making our time productive and meaningful. Rav Binny will open up the process of moving from Passover through the Omer to Shavuot, touchi

• 002 - Erev Tisha B’Av ’97 (Before Sundown, 6pm)

  Rav Binny Freedman

  As the sun sets, and the darkness of Tisha B’Av night settles in, Rav Binny reminds us of what caused the destruction of our Second Temple. On this day, the Jewish People bear their souls and share their pain, sharing a common dream. It too

• 007 - Yom Kippur

  Rav Binny Freedman

  Finally, an opportunity to clean out all of our misconceptions of Yom Kippur! Rav Binny will explain what it really means to ‘afflict’ your soul, and the steps we take toward living in the reality of love and joy on this very special day. T

• 006 - Nineveh’s Teshuva

  Rav Binny Freedman

  Nineveh, the city that the prophet Yona was sent to, did a unique kind of teshuvah in turning away from their evil ways. Comparing their teshuvah to even higher level of teshuvah, we can learn a whole lot about how we can be in the proper f

• 008 - Chanukah Seeing the Light

  Rav Binny Freedman

  Tying together the history of Chanukah, the philosophical conflict between the Greek worldview and the Jewish, and the spiritual essence of the Chanukah miracles, Rav Binny gives us a complete picture of who we are, and why Chanukah is so e