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In the Beis at Yeshivat Orayta
Listen to a broad variety of shiurim from the Yeshivat Orayta rebbeim. This feed includes recordings from shiurim presented as part of Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash, in addition to other classes given in the Yeshiva. New recordings uploaded semi-regularly.
Episodes
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRebbe Panel Discussion: Divine Intervention (Rav Binny Freedman, Rav Yitzchak Blau)
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRabbi David Aaron- The Shema
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Adi Krohn - Going Back to the Source: Spontaneity and Formality in Tefilla
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Dovid Silverstein - Can You Daven In English?
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Blau - Hallel, Heretics, and Other Prayers
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRabbi David Aaron - Shofar So Good: Secrets to an Inspirational Rosh Hashanna
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - Self Incrimination in Jewish Law
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - Radical Skepticism
Rabbi gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - Why Are There No Mitzvot on Shavuot?
Rav Blau gives a shiur in advance of Shavuot for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRabbi David Aaron - The Kabbalah of Purpose
Rabbi Aaron gives a shiur in advance of Lag B'Omer for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Blau - Hallel [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Gavriel - Tzafun [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Judah - Maror, Korech, Shulchan Orech [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Binny Davis - Motzi Matza [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRabbi Aaron - V’hi She’amda [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Binny - The Four Sons [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Moish - Dayenu & Hakarat Hatov [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Josh - Arami Oved Avi [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Dovid - The Mystery of the Bikurim [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Dovid’l - Avadim Hayinu [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Noam - Ma Nishtana [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Adi - Karpas [Getting Ready for the Seder]
Chodesh tov! We’re excited to share insights into the Haggadah from our staff as we prepare for Seder night.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - The Relationship Between Shabbat and the Mishkan
R' Blau gives a parsha shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash. Chapters:


In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - Five Themes in Megillat Esther
Rav Blau gives a shiur just in time for megillah reading. Chag purim sameach!
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Moish Kornblum - Vashti, Zeresh and Esther: The Women of the Megilla, A Profile of Differences
R' Moish gives a shiur in advance of Purim for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRabbi David Aaron - Living a Joyous Life
Rabbi Aaron gives a shiur in advance of Purim for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Dovid'l Weinberg - Three Things that Reveal Who You Are on Purim
R' Dovid'l gives a shiur in advance of Purim for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Binny Davis - Why Are We So Grateful if Hashem Sent Us Down to Egypt to Be Slaves?
R' Binny Davis gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Josh Botwinick - A Tale of Two Benchings: Why Birkat Hamazon Isn’t About The Food
R' Josh gives a shiur on Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Gavriel Singer - The Halachos of Coffee
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Moish Kornblum - Why Do We Call Moshe, Rabbeinu?
R' Moish gives a shiur on parsha for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Binny Freedman - K’Heref Ayin: Just One Moment
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Noam Himelstein - Shemot: From Family to Nation
R' Noam gives a shiur on parsha for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Noam Himelstein - The Mitzvah of Yibum vs. the Story of Yibum in Bereshit: The Torah’s Chiddush
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Dovid’l Weinberg - How to Learn Gemara Like a Lamdan, a Halakhist, a Chassid, and a Mystic
Shiur for alumni back in yeshiva this winter break, January 2026.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Adi Krohn - A Look Ahead to Sefer Shemot: Transition and Transformation
R' Adi gives a parsha shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRabbi David Aaron - Life in the Light of Chanukah
Rabbi Aaron gives a shiur to help us prepare for Chanukah on Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav David Silverstein - Why Did Chazal See Eisav as Such a Bad Person?
R' Dovid gives a parsha shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual beit midrash.


In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Adi Krohn - Yaakov, Man of Truth?
R' Adi gives a shiur on Parashat Toldot for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash.


In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - Justifying Belief
R' Blau gives a shiur on the 5786 Desert retreat.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Josh Botwinick - Parashat Vayera
Meet R' Josh Botwinick, the newest addition to Orayta's staff! R' Josh gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.

In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav Yitzchak Blau - Was the Tower of Bavel a Sinful Endeavor?
R' Blau gives a shiur for Illuminate, Orayta's virtual adult beit midrash, as part of our new 'Parshiot' series.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaA Quick Thought from Rav Nuriel on the Hostage Release
Shared with the Orayta Alumni WhatsApp on October 16, 2025.
In the Beis at Yeshivat OraytaRav David Silverstein - The History and Theology of the Aleinu Prayer
Rav Dovid kicks off this year's shiurim on Illuminate, Orayta's adult virtual beit midrash.

