Makkot Mitzrayim #5, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Dever: There is a New Shepherd in Town! "Dever" may seem pretty "Vanilla" ; discover the religious, economic and redemptive significance of "Dever" .

Makkot Mitzrayim #4, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Arov: Gangs of Beasts! Everyone is terrified by wild animals; why were they called AROV (Gang) - Learn about the first gangsters in history.

Makkot Mitzrayim #3, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Kinim: Insects in Egypt!! KINIM- What did the insects invade? How did this affect the construction industry in Egypt?

Understanding Minhagim #20, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Pesach

Special Pesach Shiur: The Exodus from Egypt as a Social Revolution, by Rav Mayer Lichtenstein

This shiur was given during the Herzog College Yemei Iyun 5770. This, as well as 14 other shiurim in English, from the past three years of Herzog College's Tanakh Study Days, can be found on our website at:

http://vbm-torah.org/yemei%20iyun%20audios.htm

We hope you enjoy them!!

Makkot Mitzrayim #2, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Tzefardea (Nile Creatures): What made "Tzefardei'a" so terrible. Frogs are so cute !! ??

Makkot Mitzrayim #1, by Rav Moshe Taragin - Blood: Was the first makkah of dam (blood) an attack on water or an assault upon the Nile) ?

Shemoneh Esrei #19, by Rav Ezra Bick - Tzemach David

Understanding Minhagim #19, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - K'riat HaTorah Part 2

Understanding Minhagim #18, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Kriat haTorah

Shemoneh Esrei #18, by Rav Ezra Bick - The 14th Beracha: Boneh Yerushalayim

We thought our listeners would be interested in this webcast:

Online Book Launch: Reuven Ziegler’s Majesty & Humility

The final session of “Writings of Rav Soloveitchik” with Rabbi Jeffrey Saks was an online “book launch” with R. Reuven Ziegler about his new volume Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (Amazon.com link or ordering info in Israel).

Rabbi Reuven Ziegler is Director of Research and Archives of the Toras HoRav Foundationand has edited numerous volumes of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s writings. He is also a founder of Yeshivat Har Etzion’s Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash and serves as its Editor-in-Chief.

See: 

http://blog.webyeshiva.org/podcast/online-book-launch-reuven-zieglers-majesty-humility

Chazal's Preambles to Megillat Esther #5 - Special Mussar Series - Parts 7 and 8 of an eight part series:

What meaning does Purim have to the people who actually returned to Israel a FEW YEARS LATER?

Part 8: Learning how to daven from Ninveh

Shemoneh Esrei #17, by Rav Ezra Bick - The 13th Beracha - Al HaTzadikim

Chazal's Preambles to Megillat Esther #4 - Special Mussar Series - Part 6 of an eight part series:

What impact did the Jewish Miracle have upon the Persian Empire? What exactly is the "smell" of Purim?

Understanding Minhagim #17, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Purim

Purim Special: The Culture of Shushan, by Rav Moshe Taragin. Cultural and Historical Challenges of the Megilla Story. Events didn't occur in a vacuum but as part of cultural struggles and historical challenges.  

Chazal's Preambles to Megillat Esther - Special Mussar Series - Part 5 of an eight part series: Reish Lakish

Chazal's Preambles to Megillat Esther - Special Mussar Series - Parts 3 and 4 of an eight part series

Understanding Minhagim #16, by Rav Binyamin Tabory - Birkat HaMazon

Chazal's Preambles to Megillat Esther - Special Mussar Series - Parts 1 and 2

Battling Empires and Battling Devils: Shmuel, Rav Chiya and Rebbi Yitzchak;

A Tale of Two Cities: Chanina bar Ada