Shiurim
18 publishedWhy Rabbi Yochanan Holds the Finder Keeps It
A close reading of the sugya of disputed ownership — and the unstated principle that drives the entire…
Compromise
Rabbi Yochanan said: “Jerusalem was destroyed because the Rabbis decided cases by the exact letter of the law…
Derech Eretz
Rabbi Yochanan says a Mishnah teaches the rules about giving respect to the president of the Sanhedrin. It…
Teaching Habits
Ta’anis 8a : Reish Lakish prepared his Mishnayos forty times (paralleling the forty days that Moshe spent learning…
Leave The Bais Midrash
Rabbi Yochanan goes to study in Tzippori at the yeshiva led by Rabbi Oshaya B’Ribi (The Great One).…
Rav By Another Other Name
In Chulin 54a it reads: “When Rav Chiyah bar Rav Yosef left (Bavel) [and came to Israel] he…
Every Word Counts
As a youngster in grammar school, we are taught every word- every letter- in the Torah counts, serves…
Rabbi Meir and Names
Rabbi Meir, the great Tanna attributed tp many Mishnaic rulings, seems to be a person of several names.…
Visiting The Sick
Rabbi Akiva visits a sick student. He notices that his living conditions are not good. He cleans the…
Rabbi Akiva’s Wife Part Three
Rabbi Akiva laughs because he has a premonition that their futures will intertwine. (According to Rabbenu Nissim’s narrative,…
Rabbi Akiva’s Wife Part 2
Rachel reminds Akiva that it is now time to go off to Yeshiva and learn. He studies at…