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Purpose, Content, Potential: A Trio of Uplifting Questions about Downtime

Speaker:: Rabbi Tanchum Cohen
Date:: February 11 2024

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Series: Daily Shiur

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

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Avoda Zara

Halacha:

Contemporary Issues, Even Haezer, Non-Jews, Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah

Machshava:

Middot, Non-Jews, Rambam, Simcha/Happiness, Spirituality

Nach:

Tehillim

References: Avoda Zara: 3B

Description

A series of questions about recreation and watching sports, shared with ambitious bnei Torah (Wrubel BMK at MTA) for self-reflection and growth. Orach Chaim 231, Yoreh Deah 178, Even ha-Ezer 21.

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Purpose, Content, Potential: A Trio of Uplifting Questions about Downtime

Series: Daily Shiur

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

Gemara:

Aggadeta, Avoda Zara

Halacha:

Contemporary Issues, Even Haezer, Non-Jews, Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah

Machshava:

Middot, Non-Jews, Rambam, Simcha/Happiness, Spirituality

Nach:

Tehillim

References: Avoda Zara: 3B

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Purpose, Content, Potential: A Trio of Uplifting Questions about Downtime

Series: Daily Shiur

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

Gemara: Aggadeta, Avoda Zara Halacha: Contemporary Issues, Even Haezer, Non-Jews, Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah Machshava: Middot, Non-Jews, Rambam, Simcha/Happiness, Spirituality Nach: Tehillim

References: Avoda Zara: 3B

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Gemara:

Aggadeta, Avoda Zara

Halacha:

Contemporary Issues, Even Haezer, Non-Jews, Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah

Machshava:

Middot, Non-Jews, Rambam, Simcha/Happiness, Spirituality

Nach:

Tehillim