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About tasteofyeshiva

RABBI YAIR FRIEDMAN teaches in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in YES and is the president of Visionary Reading. He was a Rebbi at The Torah School of Greater Washington, and a founding member of the Greater Washington Community Kollel and the owner of Camp Gevaldig LLC.

Parashas Beshalach 5772- Seeing G-d in this World- The Merkavah

Posted on March 11, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Beshalach 5772 PDF Seeing G-d in this World- The Merkavah A Taste of Pardes What was the most important aspect of the miracle of the splitting of the sea?  The words, “the horse with its rider drowned at sea” … Continue reading →

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Parashas Bo 5772- Taking Egypt out of the Jews- The Korban Pesach

Posted on March 11, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Bo 5772 PDF Taking Egypt out of the Jews- The Korban Pesach Taste of Parasha The Jewish nation was physically ready to be taken out of Egyptbut how was Egyptgoing to be taken out of the Jews?  How would … Continue reading →

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Parashas Va’eira 5772- Saying “Thank You” Like you Mean it: Hakaras Hatov

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Va’eira 5772 PDF Saying “Thank You” like you Mean It: Hakaras Hatov Taste of Parasha Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev arrived at a small town one evening without a place to rest.  Being that he was not known to … Continue reading →

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Parashas Shemos 5772- Adultery in Jewish Law

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Shemos 5772 PDF Adultery in Jewish Law Taste of Parasha “They did not listen to Pharoh and they gave life to the children.”  Yocheved and Miriam did more than just disobey the command of Pharoh.  They extended themselves on … Continue reading →

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Parashas Vayechi 5772- Putting our Mind over Matter

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Vayechi 5772 PDF Putting our Mind over Matter Taste of Parasha One of the students of Rava understood from him that the correct blessing to be recited prior to the Mitzvah of checking for chametz is L’vaer chametz to … Continue reading →

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Parashas Vayigash 5772- Making a Statement- Shema

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Vayigash 5772 PDF Making a Statement- Shema Taste of Talmud “Hear, O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One.”  A Jew is obligated to recite these words daily.  Is it sufficient to merely recite this declaration … Continue reading →

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Parashas Mikaitz 5772- Chanukah: Commemoration or Perpetuation

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Parashas Mikaitz 5772 PDF Chanukah:  Commemoration or Perpetuation Taste of Talmud and Halacha Where can you find the laws of Chanukah discussed in the Talmud?  In Tractate Shabbos 21a-24a.  Why Tractate Shabbos?  The discussion begins with a comparison of the … Continue reading →

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Parashas Lech Lecha 5772- Taking the Plunge- Bitachon

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Lech Lecha 5772 PDF Taking the Plunge- Bitachon Taste of Talmud The first step of the Jewish marriage process is called “Kiddushin,” which literally means to become holy or to separate oneself from the mundane.  In English it loosely … Continue reading →

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Parashas Vayeishev 5772- Courtrooms of the Mind- Do you Really Know what your Friend’s Intentions Were?

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Vayeishev 5772 PDF Courtrooms of the Mind- Do you Really Know What your Friend’s Intentions Were? Taste of Talmud For many of us, our first taste of Talmud came in the form of the topic of yiush (despair).  We … Continue reading →

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Parashas Toldos 5772- Education: Whose Responsibility is it?

Posted on March 4, 2012 by tasteofyeshiva

Download Toldos 5772 PDF Education:  Whose Responsibility is it? Taste of Talmud King Yannai had a dilemma. He had murdered all of the Rabbis in his area and now he did not have anyone to lead him in Birkas Hamazon! … Continue reading →

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