Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.
Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.
Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.
The story of Har HaMelech, a mountain range that contained 600,000 cities each with 600,000 citizens during the reign of King Yannai.
The tragic story of how the metropolis of Tur Malka fell over the simple matter of a rooster and a hen, with Kabbalistic commentary from the Tzemach Tzedek and the Rebbe's father.
Onkelos the Convert, in his search for truth, uses necromancy to raise and interview three deceased enemies of the Jewish people: Titus, Bilaam, and Jesus.
Titus' triumphant return to Rome, and his painful demise.
Curing R. Tzadok; Titus destroys Jerusalem and the Holy Temple
R. Yochanan is smuggled out of a beseiged Jerusalem, where he first impresses, and then negotiates with, the wicked Titus
The life and demise of one of the richest women in Jerusalem
The three wealthiest families in Jerusalem launch a plan to save the city (plus: the crime of wasted talent)
Bar Kamtza betrays the Jewish people, Zecharya Ben Avkulus makes a fatal error, and Nero converts to Judaism
Bar Kamtza is humiliated, the Rabbis do not protest, and he hatches a plan to get revenge.
How R. Meir defeated Satan. Plus the mystical significance of peace, Shabbos, and clearing the way for repentance.
R. Meir saw in a dream that property he had saved was meant to be destroyed. Here's how he responded
The incredible story of Resh Lakish's confrontation with cannibals (or gladiators), with lessons for our own confrontations with the evil inclination.
Gibeon joined the Jewish people under false pretenses in the times of Joshua. Why did they feel the need to lie, and what can we learn from their unique role?
The strange story of R. Nachman's daughters, and Chassidus on the verse that motivates the story: "one man in one thousand I have found; one woman I have not found"
"One does not understand the words of Torah until one stumbles in them": making humilitating mistakes in public can solidify our Torah knowledge and make us better.
A deep dive into the spiritual causes of poverty, featuring a lively discussion about stepping out of Shul to eat during the Rav's speech on Shabbos.