People often ask me for sources on a wide range of topics and so I have decided to share here the material for a large number of the shiurim and lectures I have given in various locations over the years. I will endeavour to write up short summaries of the shiurim to accompany the source sheets to enable people to give the shiurim over themselves.
Tanakh (Bible)
Themes and Structure of Sefer Bamidbar
Death of Mosheh in Midrashei Chazal
The First King’s Last Night: Saul and The Witch of Ein Dor
Chazal (Sages of the Talmud)
Rav Yochanan ben Zakai – A Very Short Introduction to the Man Who Saved Judaism
The Origins of Olam Haba in Jewish Thought
Two men walking in the desert – The Dispute of Rabbi Akiva and Ben Petura
Medieval
Rashi – The Rest is Commentary
Simcha in the Writiings of The Rambam
Contemporary
Chazal and the Shoah (The Talmud and The Holocaust)
Avraham Yehoshua Heschel – What Orthodox Jews Can Learn From Him
Rav Yehuda Amital – An Alternative Religious Zionism
Rav Ovadia Yosef – A Sage Misunderstood?
Festivals and Other Times of The Year
Yom Hazikaron and Yom Yerushalayim
Tisha B’Av: The Background to Eikha in Tanakh, and the Post-Script in Chazal
Gemara B’Iyun
Aveilut / Mourning (9 part course with recordings and sheets)
Lo Tasur – The Authority of Chazal. Plus accompanying chart
Lo Tayne / Bearing False Witness – The Ninth Commandment
Miscellaneous
Gedalia to Rabin – A History of Jewish Political Violence
If you are looking for material on a certain topic, or if you would like the source sheet in a different format, don’t hesitate to be in touch!
