The Torah: Audio Classes

A four part lecture series presenting the oral tradition: A well defined, efficient and structured system, as taught through the ages by our sages.

Did the Torah really come from heaven, or is it a product of powerful human imagination? An unapologetic response to bible criticism.

Was Torah progressive enough in its creation? Is capital punishment just? What about slavery and animal sacrifices mentioned in the Torah? Questions and Answers to Bible Criticism

Could a document written thousands of years ago in the desert have practial applications to our lives in a modern world? The difference between religion and culture

A few of the most amazing codes in the Torah, and how -- now -- in our time we can find codes in the Torah. See very clearly that these things just don’t happen by chance.

The mishnah is the first compilation of the oral law. Discover the process by-which the oral tradition evolved.

The Talmud teaches that mitzvahs will be nullified in the Messianic age. How do we reconcile this with Judaism’s cardinal principal that Torah is eternal and mitzvahs don’t change? Join us for a detailed discussion on the very nature of Torah.

The laws of studying Torah: An overview of Torah education through our history, and its current form today.

A profound insight into the inner reason to why G-d’s powerful voice at Mt. Sinai did not produce an echo.

This class explains the significance of the logical and mundane laws of the Torah and the special connection of these mitzvot to the general theme of the giving of the Torah.

This class clarifies what the Talmud consists of, its function and how it embodies the entire Oral Torah.

Why did Moses translate the Torah into 70 languages and what did it accomplish?

The special quality attained through serving G-d through our involvement in “mundane matters” such as working for a livelihood.

This class highlights the special quality attained through immersing oneself in Torah study – G-d’s wisdom.

This class attempts to reconcile how the medical advice and remedies mentioned in the Talmud are eternal – like all of Torah – if much of it doesn’t apply to us today.

This class presents a comprehensive analysis of the last mitzvah of the Torah which is for each individual to write a Sefer Torah.

An overview of the Oral Torah's systemized rules for how the Written Torah may be interpreted.

Presented in a style accessible to beginners, this series analyzes the difference in opinion between the schools of Hillel and Shammai by studying dozens of specific cases from their primary text in the Talmud.