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Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur
Sukkos and Shmini Atzeres
Baha"b
Tal Umatar (Praying for Rain)
Chanukah
Tu B'shvat
Shana Meuberes (The Jewish Leap Year)
Purim
Pesach
Sefiras haOmer - Lag B'Omer
Yom HaShoah
Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom Yerushalayim
Shavuous
Tisha B'av
Rosh Chodesh
(The New Month)

Birkas Hachodesh (Blessing the New Month)

Understanding Ya'aleh V'yavo

Elul, Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur

The Month of Elul & Slichos

NEW What is Elul All About, and How Can We Use It to Prepare for Rosh Hashana?
Elul 5766 (47 min.)

The Components of Tshuva Elul 5765 (60 min.)

Striving for Perfection - An Introduction to Selichos 5765 (30 min.) NEW

How to do Tshuva (repentence) for the sin of Lashon Hara (Slander) - Delivered over the phone to the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation's Worldwide Torah Teleconference on the 24th of Elul, 5765
(10 min.)

Crying with the Shofar - delivered Elul, 5749
(57 min.)

Preparing for Yamim Noraim (Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur) - What Hashem Judges us for
(30 min.)

How to Utilize the Month of Elul Properly to Prepare for Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur

Shiur on Slichos
delivered at the Israel Center
(26:31 min.)

Words of Inspiration given before Slichos
(15:31 min.)

Halachos & minhagim of Slichos
(2:35 min.)

Another Hint to the Month of Elul

General Rules of Hataras Nedarim (Annuling vows before Rosh Hashana)
(3 min.)

Yom Kippur Halachos and Minhagim - 5767

Rosh Hashana

The Halachas & Hashkafas of Malchios, Zichronos & Shofros
(59:41 min)

The Central Theme of Rosh HaShana:
Malchios, Zichronos and Shofaros - part 1
(31:31 min)

The Central Theme of Rosh HaShana:
Malchios, Zichronos and Shofaros: Making one's self a sacrifice - part 2 (14:07 min)

Shabbos Drasha for the first night of Rosh Hashana
(6:24)

Halachos & minhagim of Erev Rosh Hashana
(10:45 min)

Have we used our free will to make the best use of the set of circumstances that Hashem has dealt us? (21 minutes)
Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur Drosha 5758
(12 min)

Divrei Chizuk on Erev Yom Kippur Leilui Nishmas HaRav Refoel Green Z"TL
(38 min)

The Mechanics of Teshuva
(52 min)

The Mitzva of Vidui (Confession) on Yom Kippur
(60 min)

What is H-shem judging us on?
(46 min)

The Three Aspects of Mishpat (Judgement)
(48 min)

Halachos and Minhagim of Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur
(42 min)

Hashkafa of Yom Kippur
(17 min)

Yom Kippur - Are we really accomplishing anything? And if so, what?
(52:37min)

Parshas Ki Savo - What we can learn from Vidui Maaser to help us prepare for Yamim Noraim
(30 min)

Making Yom Kippur Last - delivered Elul, 5750
(57 min)

How to Present Ourselves to Hashem in the Most Favorable Light in Preparation for Yom Kippur
Delivered at the Israel Center, 5766 (42 min)
Sukkos and Shmini Atzeres

Sukkos - Yom Harishon (2:49 min)

Why Sukkos is not in the Spring (4:10 min)

Sukkos and Anti-Semitism (2:33 min)

Minhagim of Hoshana Rabba
Rabbi Leff's yearly shiur given on Leil Hoshana Rabba in memory of Yehudis bas Shlomo Yisrael Ostrin of Dolev, murdered by a terrorist booby trap in Matityahu
Leil Hoshana Rabba - 5754 -
(27:19 min)

Sukkos - The Shleimus of all 3 Regalim
(28:58 min)

Words addressed in Hebrew to gathering of Avos Ubanim on Sukkos - The Connection between Avos Ubanim and the 3 Regalim
(4:26 min)

The following 3 shiurim are 3 parts of Rabbi Leff's yearly shiur given on Leil Hoshana Rabba in memory of Yehudis bas Shlomo Yisrael Ostrin of Dolev, murdered by a terrorist booby trap in Matityahu, Leil Hoshana Rabba 5756

The History behind Celebrating Simchas Torah

Understanding "Ya'aleh V'yavo"

The Connection between "Ata Bachartanu" and the Relationship between a Husband and Wife

Hilchos Yom Tov (43 min.)

BaHa"B BaHa"B in a Nutshell
(3:18 min.)
Tal Umatar (Praying for Rain)

The Halachos and Hashkafos of Praying for Rain
(31 min.)

Chanukah

Tahara & Kedusha - The Essence of the Jewish People - 5768
(52 min.)

Halachos & minhagim of Chanukah - 5763
(55 min.)

What can we learn from the miracles of Chanukah? - 5763
(46 min.)

The Halacha, Hashkafa and History of Chanukah - 5766
(53 min.)

Pirsumei Nisa - Publicizing the Miracle - 5766
(47 min.)
Tu B'Shvat

The Connection between Tu B'shvat & Tu B'Av - 5768 (40 min.)

The Connection between Tu B'shvat & Tu B'Av - 5768 (11 min.)

Tu B'shvat Halachos & Hashkafos - The Connection Between Tu B'shvat and Tu B'av, and between Man and Trees.

Tu B'shvat 1

Tu B'shvat 2

Tu B'shvat - What it's Really About - 5766

Shana Meuberes

The Jewish Leap Year

The Halachos of Yahrzeit on a Shana Meuberes

Why is a Jewish Leap Year called a Shana Meuberes - A "Pregnant Year"?
Purim

What Distinguished Amalek from Our Other Enemies? - 5768

Hilchos Purim Meshulash - 5768

Shushan Purim, 5765

Why Do We Need the First Perek of Megillas Esther?

Halachos of Purim, 5766

Questions & Answers, 5766

2 Lessons We Learn from Purim - 5768
Pesach

NEW SHIUR
Hilchos Pesach 5768 - cleaning and kashering the house, how and what to eat on Shabbos erev Pesach, various foods and products
(1 hr. 45 min.)

NEW SHIUR
Using the Power of the Seder to Help Us Break Free From Our Own Personal Mitzrayim (5768)

NEW SHIUR
The Halachos of Erev Pesach that Falls on Shabbos (5768)

Personally Identifying with Yetzias Mitzrayim (5767)

Eating and Talking at the Seder (5767)

Hilchos Pesach (The Laws of Passover) 5767 (2007) - Part 1

Hilchos Pesach (The Laws of Passover) 5767 (2007) - Part 2

Preparing your Kitchen for Peasach - Part I (5765)

Preparing your Kitchen for Peasach - Part II

Some of the Reasons we Eat Matza

Hilchos Yom Tov (43 min.)

Korban Pesach (The Pesach Sacrifice)What Are We Trying to Accomplish at the Seder?
5765

Shiabud Mitzrayim (The Egyptian Slavery)

The Purpose of Slavery - I

The Purpose of Slavery - 2

Shabbos Hagadol Drasha - 5766 - Dayenu

Drasha for the First Night of Pesach
5763

Drasha for Chol HaMoed Pesach (The Intermediate Days)
5763

Drasha for the Seventh Day of Pesach
5763

Seventh Day of Pesach - 5766 - Delivered on the 50th Yahrzeit of Shevach ben Avraham Mordechai Black, and Chaim ben Avraham Moshe Talent's 40th Yahrzeit

Pesach Sheini in a Nutshell
(4:56 min.)

Sefiras haOmer / Lag B'Omer

Sefiras HaomerSefiras HaOmer and the Mitzva of Loving our Neighbors as Ourselves

Lag B'Omer in a Nutshell
(4:15 min.)

Yom HaShoah

Yom HaShoah - Debunking the Myth of Jews going as sheep to the Slaughter
(22 min.)
Yom HaAtzmaut

Different Perspectives on the State of Israel
Deliverd at Sharfman's Seminary, April 16, 2007 (68 min.)

Different Perspectives on the State of Israel - 1st part of a series of lectures deliverd at Michlala Seminary, April 16, 2007 (30 min.)

Yom HaAtzmaut
(59 min.)

Establishing New Yomim Tovim - An analysis of when we are and when we are not allowed to establish yamim tovim - Rabbi Leff discusses the halachos, hashkafos and history of the establishment of Jewish holidays throughout our history and whether or not they apply to Yom Ha'atzmaut. (80 minutes)

Yom Yerushalayim The Meaning behind Yom Yerushalayim - Delivered on the 40th anniversary of the Unification of Jerusalem - 5767 (2007)
Shavuos

Hilchos Yom Tov (43 min.)

What is the Torah? (50 min.)

Are you prepared for Kabbalas haTorah?

Laws & Customs of Shavuos 1 | 2 | 3

Why do we Celebrate the Giving of the Torah on Shavuous?
(45 min.)

The Importance of Keeping Minhagim (Customs)
(11:40 min.)

Tisha B'av
Tisha B'av, 5767

Tisha B'av - What We Should Be Accomplishing on This Day

Leil Tisha B'av 5767 - Focusing on 2 things we are lacking since the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash - Shalom and Emes (Peace and Truth).

 

Tisha B'av, 5766
The Root of Churban Beis Hamikdash
(Destruction of the Temple)
Leil Tisha B'av 5766 (night)- Words of Inspiration - Crying with Thought
Kinos - ליעקב היא צרה עת - Examining the Matzav We're Currently In (The War in Lebanon) And Doing Our Part to Remedy It.
1 Shavas - שבת
2 A'adeh - אאדה
3 Chavatzeles Hasharon - השרון חבצלת
4 Eicha Eli Konnenu Me'eilav - מאיליו קוננו אלי איכה
5 Im Tochalna Nashim Peryam - פרים נשים תאכלנה אם
6 Arzei Halvanon - הלבנון ארזי
7 Mi Yitein Roshi Mayim - מים ראשי יתן מי
8 Eish Tukad B'Kirbi - בקרבי תוקד אש
9 Tzion Halo Tishali - תשאלי הלא ציון
Tisha B'av, 5765
Shmiras Halashon Kenes in Har Nof - 5765 (2005)
"Love & Self Esteem - Wanting the Best for Others as We Want for Ourselves "
Introduced by Rav Dovid Orlofsky (56 minutes)
Halachos & Hashkafos of Bein Hametzarim (the 3 weeks) 5765

Leil Tisha B'av 5765 (night)- Words of Inspiration-
Crying for a Reason

Kinos 5765
1
 Intro - The Purpose of Aveilus
2
 איכה אצת באפך
3
 איכה ישבה / איכה אלי
4
 זכור אשר עשה צר בפנים / אם תוכלנה נשים פריה
5
 ארזי הלבנון
6
 החרישו
7
 ואת נוי חטאתי
8
 אז בהלוך ירמיהו על קברי אבות
9
 איך תנחמוני הבל
10
 אש תוקד בקרבי
11
 ציון הלא תשאלי / ציון גברת לממלכות
Tisha B'av, 5764
Kinos - What the Beis Hamikdash was, and what we are missing by not having it, and what we yearn for in the rebuilding of it. Different aspects of the Beis Hamikdash
1
 Al Churban Beis Hamikdash - A hesped for the Beis Hamikdash / A hesped for Am Yisrael
2
 Ohali Asher Taavta - Gilui Schina - The place of revelation of the Divine Presence in the World.
3
 Mi Yiten Roshi Mayim / Kina l'Churban Europe (Holocasut) - Kaparas Avonos - Atonement of our sins
4
 Arzei Halvanon Adirei Hatorah - (10 Harugei Malchus) - Torah, Sanhedrin. The Beis Hamikdash as the source of all spirituality in the world
5
 Eicha Yashva Chavatzelet Hasharon - Kehuna, Kedusha, Tahara.
6
 Eicha Eili Konenu Me'Eilav - Malchus Yisrael, Ga'avas Yisrael, Achdus Yisrael
7
 Im Tochalna Nashim Piryam - The Beis Hamikdash's effect on this world as provider of physical bounty
8
 Eish Tukad b'Kirbi / B'Tzeisi MiMitzrayim- Tisha B'av as a festival to cause us to repent and bring atonement for our sins.
9
 Tzion Halo Tishali / Tzion Giveres - Making the most of a bad situation: What we can do today to compensate for not having a Beis Hamikdash until we have a 3rd Beis Hamikdash
Tisha B'av, 5762
Leil Tisha B'av (night)- Words of Inspiration-
Crying for a Reason
Special Shiur on
Shmiras Halashon
delivered Rosh Chodesh Av, 5762
Dedicated in memory of
HaRav Nachman Bulman, zt"l.
The Halachos and Minhagim of the Nine Days and Tisha B'av - 5762