Ish Hahalacha (5785-5786)

These shiurim were given on Thursdays in Y.U., to Rav Twersky’s shiur.

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See the table below the player for details about the shiurim in this series.

TrackTitleLength
1Perek 144:37
2Perek 1, #2: Scientific vs. Religious Attitude Towards the Unknown.38:37
3Perek 1, #3: Knowledge, Understanding, and their Limits42:28
4What We Know & Can’t Know About Hashem40:23
5Halacha is a World of Ideas40:12
6Halacha is a World of Ideas, Part 240:54
7Halacha is an Ideal System Given to Us in Olam Hazeh32:16
8Halacha/Torah Tells Us How to Think40:23
9Man’s Role in Torah43:26
10Internalized Halachic Thinking & Intuition50:43
11R’ Chaim’s Derech Halimud & Ish Hahalacha42:23
12Halacha Relates Specifically to This World50:31
13Physical & Transcendental44:54
14Connecting to, and Creating, Kedusha46:18
15Halacha Objectifies Spirituality36:59
16Objective Norms for Religiosity49:49
17Torah is Grounded in this World, Including Knowing the Halacha Even When it’s not L’Maaseh40:06