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Aggadot from Hamivtar

Rabbi Yitzchak Blau
If you have comments or questions please feel free to e-mail Rabbi Blau at: nyz@netvision.net.il

To read more of Rabbi Blau's Aggadah Shiurim, sign up for his course on the aggadah at www.vbm-torah.org

  Of Rivers and Men

  Rabbi Akiva’s Classroom and the Nature of the Oral Law

  The First Day of Hillel's Career

  Depart From Evil and Do Good

  Why Does Hospitality Override an Encounter With the Divine Presence?

  Of Philosophers, Hassidic Rebbes and Love of Learning

  Perils of Arrogance

  Circles of Ethical Responsibility

  Halakha and Aggada

  Popularity and the Teaching Profession 

  "Halakha And Aggadah"

  Torah Only and Having a God

  A Talmudic Joke and the Nature of Humility

  The Three Daily Prayers 

  The Proper Amount of Torah Study

  The Many Stages on the Way to The Throne of Glory

  The Proper Place for Praying: Of Windows and Valleys

  The Placement of a Blemish and The Placement of a Rabbinic Story

  Avoiding Embarrassment at All Costs?

  Prolonging Life, Shortening Life and The Well Balanced Life

  Intensity, Integration and Talmud Torah

  Breadth, Depth and Choosing a Rosh Yeshivah

  Halakha and Gemara

  Ashrei, Thanking God for Nature and The Compassion of Justice

  Isolation and Education

  Integration and the Tale of a Lifetime

  Optimism and the Song of Songs

  Ignorance, Arrogance and the Wisdom That Edifies

  Bribery, Popularity and Integrity

  Praying in Ruins and Praying on the Way

  The Business of Yeshiva

  Two Types of Sacrifice

  Preventing Sinful Thoughts

  Hidden Hatred

  Argumentation and Peace

  The Significance of Ubiquitous Crimes

  Order, Compassion and the Moral Society

  Youthful Exuberance and the Wisdom of Experience

  Dependency and a Change of Color

  A Hedge of Roses 

  Admitting Wrongs and Long Term Repentance 

  Do Clothes Make the Halakhic Man? 

  Honor, Friendship and Pursuing Ideals  

  Free Will and Accepting the Torah  

  Human Initiative and the Divine Hand  

  Two Aspects of Gratitude  

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  A Change of Environment and a Change of Heart

 

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