Nechemia and the Korban Haeitzim

Anash.org Feature: This week’s Iyun Podcast by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, is a six-part in-depth series exploring the Rebbe’s novel approach to the story of Nechemia and the Talmudic debate on Korban Haeitzim. 

Interested in taking your learning to the next level? Looking for an in-depth podcast on the Rebbe’s Torah? Would like to gain a derech halimud on how to uncover new depth in a sicha?

This weekly iyun podcast is for you!

With the aim of making in-depth Torah study accessible, engaging, relevant and geshmak to all, the Tzfunot Institute is presenting a weekly iyun podcast focusing primarily on the Rebbe’s Torah and the Rogatchover.

The weekly insights will present several principles and learning methods for learning a sicha b’iyun, showing the Rebbe’s precision in every detail of the sicha. Using a variety of examples, listeners will gain over time a derech halimud on how to be medayek and uncover new depth in a sicha.

Other insights will be deciphering the Rogatchover’s teachings on various topics. In addition to bringing to light the uniqueness of the Rogatchover’s lomdus and novel approach to Torah, the weekly podcast will highlight the Rebbe’s unique relationship with the Rogatchover and decipher some of the hundreds of references made to the Rogatchover in the footnotes of Likkutei Sichos.

The podcast will be taught by Rabbi Binyomin Bitton, director of the Tzfunot Institute, and will be made available weekly on Anash.org.

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Iyun Podcast on Vayikra:

Korban Haeitzim

A six-part in-depth series exploring the Rebbe’s novel approach to the story of Nechemia and the Talmudic debate on Korban Haeitzim. 

Episode 1: History and Background

In this episode, we will be introduced to the main elements of the debate — from a historical background to a synopsis of the sugya and a comprehensive overview of all the relevant halachos.

Episode 2: The Rebbe’s Novel Approach

In this episode, we will explore the Rebbe’s novel explanation — presenting three opinions in the sugya of Korban Haeitzim, as well as three ways to understand the story in the book of Nechemia and the ramifications evolving thereof.

Episode 3: Analyzing the Question

In this episode, we will be presenting a selection of in-depth iyunim, delving deeper into some of the ideas explained in the sicha and its rich footnotes.

Episode 4: Chronology of Nechemia

In this episode, we will be presenting a selection of in-depth iyunim, delving deeper into some of the ideas explained in the sicha and its rich footnotes.

Episode 5: The Rebbe vs. the Shaagas Aryeh 

In this episode, we will be presenting a selection of in-depth iyunim, delving deeper into some of the ideas explained in the sicha and its rich footnotes.

Episode 6: The Secret of the Wood 

In this episode, we will be presenting a selection of in-depth iyunim, delving deeper into some of the ideas explained in the sicha and its rich footnotes.