Vayishlach 5773

I had many thoughts about this Torah portion but I'll hold them to myself before I sort them out.  Rav Moshe Soloveichik presented this topic in a very interesting and inspiring way, touching upon the difficult questions of justification for mass violence in responce to one reprehensible act.

Chayei Sarah 5773

Rabbi Soloveichick dedicated this shiur in memory of Dr. Oberlander’s son, Moshe Itzchak, Mitchell.

                  

Bereishit 24:63 Vayeitze Itzchak lasuah basadeh lifnot arev

                        Isaac went out to pray in the field toward evening

Lech Lecha 5773

Bereishis 12:1 Vayomer Hashem el Avram lech lecha meartzeha umimoladteha u mibeit aviha el haaretz asher ar’eha   - Hashem said to Abram, “Go for yourself from your land, from your family, and from your father’s house to the land that I’ll show you”.

Noach 5773

Notes from Rav Moshe Soloveichik's shiur on parsha Noach, 5773. 

My apologies for the inadequacies and incompleteness of this transcript. I tried to capture as much as possible, however some points may have been lost in interpretation.  I took the liberty of adding some quotes from Tanach to frame the narrative. 
 

Bereishis 6:9   Noach ish tzadik tamim haya b’dorotav

Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations…

Bereishit 5773

From the shiur of Rav Moshe Soloveichik on parsha Bereishit. 

 

My apologies for the inadequacy of this transcript, that cannot fully capture the charisma of Rav Moshe’s shiur.  I tried to capture as much as possible, however some points may have been lost in interpretation.