R Asher Brander explains why the Torah provides such a harsh penalty for the tempter: link
R Avigdor Nevenzal discusses the lure of the false prophet: link
Finding Oneself a Rav
R Baruch Simon explores the many dimensions of the statement that one should find oneself a rav: link (audio)
Hashkafic and Halachic Dimensions of Tzedaka
The Nesivos Shalom, as explicated by R Yitzchak Adlerstein, explains why Tzedaka , when given with a frown, compromises the entire mitzvah: link
Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks discusses the Rambam’s famous eight levels of Tzedaka: link
R Shmuel Maybruch discusses various halachic aspects of Tzedaka: link (audio)
R Yissocher Frand explores the different dimensions of Tzedaka: link
Various Aspects of Kashrus
R Hershel Shachter and R Menachem Genack discuss the transmission of a Mesorah for Kosher birds and the eating of a kosher animals by the identification of signs of kashrus without a Mesorah: link 1 (audio), link 2 (audio)
R Daniel Z. Feldman discusses the prohibition of cooking meat and milk: link (audio)
R Nossan Goldberg analyzes the definition of a kosher chicken: link (audio)
R Dovid Gottlieb discusses the kashrus of the turkey: link (audio)
R Seth Mandel discusses the pheasant: link (audio)
R Chaim Loike discusses the kashrus of the duck, turkey and other New World species: link (audio)
The Prohibition of Bal Tosif
R Yonasan Sacks explores the individual aspects of the prohibition of Bal Tosif: link (audio)
The Destruction and Uprooting of Avodah Zarah
R Shlomoh Riskin reminds us of the Divine Promise that our personalities will not be adversely affected by the waging of an unrelenting battle against Avodah Zarah: link
Edus, Drishos vChakiros U Shtaros
R Avraham Gordimer explains the nature of the seven inquiries posed by the Bes Din to witnesses , the answers to which either validate or invalidate a shtar: link (audio)
Yerushalayim and Yiras Shamayim
R Baruch Simon, based on the Bnei Yissascher, explores the connection between Yerushalayim and Yiras Shamayim: link (audio)
Simchas Yom Tov
R Avigdor Nevenzal and R David Horwitz illustrate the meaning of Simchas Yom Tov: link 1, link 2 (audio)
I hope that your comments and format will be available. As one who has probably had as many exchanges as anyone with Steve over the years I must take this opportunity to thank him for his cogent comments.
I hope that your comments and format will be available. As one who has probably had as many exchanges as anyone with Steve over the years I must take this opportunity to thank him for his cogent comments.