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The Prince's Purchase: Sara's Burial, So Much More than Real Estate [Ramban on Chayei Sara]

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: November 10 2025

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Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Megillah, Sotah

Halacha:

Aveilut, Death and Burial, Kibud Av v'Aim, Non-Jews

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Ikkarei Emunah, Israel, Prophecy, Ramban, Spirituality, Tefillah, The Avos

Parsha:

Chayei Sara, Vayeira

Personalities:

Hespedim

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Ramban al haTorah

References: Megilla: 14A , Sanhedrin: 111A , Sotah: 34B

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A shiur on Ramban al ha-Torah for the 12th-grade Wrubel BMK (Beis Midrash Katan) at MTA

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The Prince's Purchase: Sara's Burial, So Much More than Real Estate [Ramban on Chayei Sara]

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Megillah, Sotah

Halacha:

Aveilut, Death and Burial, Kibud Av v'Aim, Non-Jews

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Ikkarei Emunah, Israel, Prophecy, Ramban, Spirituality, Tefillah, The Avos

Parsha:

Chayei Sara, Vayeira

Personalities:

Hespedim

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Ramban al haTorah

References: Megilla: 14A , Sanhedrin: 111A , Sotah: 34B

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The Prince's Purchase: Sara's Burial, So Much More than Real Estate [Ramban on Chayei Sara]

Series: Daily Shiur

Venue: YU High School for Boys YU High School for Boys

Gemara: Aggadeta, Megillah, Sotah Halacha: Aveilut, Death and Burial, Kibud Av v'Aim, Non-Jews Machshava: Beit HaMikdash, Ikkarei Emunah, Israel, Prophecy, Ramban, Spirituality, Tefillah, The Avos Parsha: Chayei Sara, Vayeira Personalities: Hespedim

Collections: R' Tanchum Cohen Ramban al haTorah

References: Megilla: 14A , Sanhedrin: 111A , Sotah: 34B

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Gemara:

Aggadeta, Megillah, Sotah

Halacha:

Aveilut, Death and Burial, Kibud Av v'Aim, Non-Jews

Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash, Ikkarei Emunah, Israel, Prophecy, Ramban, Spirituality, Tefillah, The Avos

Parsha:

Chayei Sara, Vayeira

Personalities:

Hespedim