Daily Classes With Rabbi Gordon

I have been studying Chumash, Tanya, and Rambam only one chapter a day with all my other studies with other Rabbis, I always study with Rav Gordon first thing when I am done Davening in the morning. How blessed are we to have such a lovely, wise, hysterically inappropriate not MY inappropriate but, for Rav G's kind of inappropriate rated G. No pun intended. Cannot think of a better way to start my day. On his Yartzite, I dedicate a day of learning in his honor. Just feels like the right thing to do instead of ordering a whole 7 layer cake..LOL Reply

Agreed, I like it. "Music to my soul."
I've listened to Rabbi Gordon's (zichrona livracha) two full annual cycles in Chumash. I'm on my third this year.
One full cycle of Tanya.
I just bought Rambam's Mishnah Torah to do that with him.
He is unique and uniquely wonderful. Reply

Rabbi Gordon's style of teaching has been a wonderful blessing to me. OBM

His wisdom combined with humor and masterful language is music to my soul. Reply

I am able to listen to these classes on Apple Podcasts, but not on Amazon Music, so it doesn't work on my Amazon Echo. Could you add this podcast to Amazon Music? Reply

One time I was listening to that day’s Parshah about Joseph trying to explain that he comes from “good stock” not “Woodstock”!! Lol,, Love that man!
Miss G of Woodstock ~ Reply

Great Jewish scholars . I am a secular Jew that barely remembers my Bar Mitzvah.
I must ask this question .

The Rabbi teaches what the Rambam teaches and what Rashi teaches. Is the Rambam
meant for the Sephardic Jews and Rashi for the Ashkenazi Jews ???

Or no , Both are for the education of all Jews.

Thank you. Reply

Rich,
I do not know you but I certainly related to what you said about Rabbi Gordon. What a masterpiece he is! I have been studying with him via internet for the last five years, studying the Chumash, Tanya and Rambam every morning. He is as much a part of my life now as he was when he was alive, when sadly I did not make his acquaintance. His, humor, demeanor, insight, lessons are vital to my daily growth both spiritually and physically. He is alive within me! And that my fellow Jew, Rich is a blessing to my life. It emulsifies me, his way, his teachings to develop within my own life to always be the best Jew I can be. I would have loved to have met him when his soul dwelled among us, you did! How blessed is that? Thank you Rich for sharing your memory. May it continue to propel you into the future. To life!!! BH Reply

I learned Chumash Rashi with Rabbi Gordon for two full years and then did Tanya with him for an entire year. He was alive and responded to my emails. I'm back to doing my Shnayim Mikra with him. It is bittersweet to enjoy him and remember that he is no longer with us.
I now live in Eretz Yisroel, in Beit Shemesh, going to Kollel every day. Doing Daf Yomi. Rabbi Gordon is a very important part of my past and my life. May his Neshama continue to rise. Reply

what is the title and author of the book that Rabbi Gordon uses as illustrations for the Tabernacle parts, vessels and Kohen's garments Reply

I am shocked to learn he is no longer with us. Just discovered his lessons online.
They are great. I do not speak a word of Hebrew and yet I even love to hear his Hebrew
and then the English and then his New York humor regarding the meaning of many verses.
I will put up prayers for him for all he gave me.

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Just discovering Rabbi Gordon through the daily Rambam. Grateful that he recorded these classes as I am learning alot Reply

I am saddened by R. Yehoshuas passing. I think today is his 6th yarzit. MY his name be blessed.
I am so thankful for all his video/audios that he been archived for us to study.
And on a side note, I love his Jersey sence of humor.. From a
Jersey girl! Reply

After the lots have been cast and the one goat has been led away to the mountain, what happens to the other goat?
Thank you. Reply

knot???? in the last verse the comment was made that, when the l_rd passed by the cave that Moses was in ,,Moses saw the "back" of G-d....this is the knot of the tefillin
I knoe this not..what does this mean???? Reply

moshe was a brillant torah scholar and kaballist.he knew that he and the people were essentially the same.destroy them is in essence destroying moshe. we all come from the same source and upon our death return to the same source, we are all one person from god via the master soul adam. do harm to another you areactually doing harm t yourself. help someone else you are actually helping yourself. get rid of your ego.hashem only . Reply

Goshen & Israel Baruch Hashem and thank you for your teaching.

Why is the word Goshen written so many times in 46:28-29?

Is there a special meaning when the name "Israel" is used instead of Jacob and "Jacob" used instead of Israel? Va-Yehi verses 28 thru 31. First its Jacob then Israel Reply

Part II of my questions from Brooklyn, NY Please may I have sources which I can flesh out with further study; however, the sources, for my sake, need to be extant in English translations. Thank you, Reply

Posting a comment and Esav's head Had to switch to the old Chabad version, in order to post a comment. Where is it on the newer version? In an earlier shiur, you said that Esav was a Jew. His head, luz bone, is in the Cave of Machpela. What about Techias ha Maisim, and the significance of head, the resting place of his head, and the Tanya perspective? Reply

Overall reaction to your work Your chumash lectures are very much worth listening to since you have such a genuine and innocent sense of humor. Thank you. Reply