{"teacherID":82758,"teacherPhotoURL":"https:\/\/cdnyutorah.cachefly.net\/_images\/roshei_yeshiva\/missingpicture.png?rev=201805017-2000003816","recentlyAddedLecturesHTMLSnippet":"<ul class=\"recently-added\"><li> <div class=\"post\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" ><div class=\"alignleft\"><div class=\"img-holder\"><img itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnyutorah.cachefly.net\/_images\/roshei_yeshiva\/missingpicture.png?rev=201805017-2000003816\" alt=\"Rabbi Shimon Kerner\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"textbox\"><strong itemprop=\"name\" class=\"title\"><a class=\"shiur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/lectures\/lecture.cfm\/955960\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/why-do-jews-insist-on-burial-over-cremation-\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/getLectureDataJSON.cfm?shiurID=955960\" data-type=\"audio\" data-id=\"955960\">Why do Jews insist on burial over cremation?<\/a><\/strong><ul><li class=\"speaker-li\"><span class=\"speaker-icon\">Speaker:<\/span> <span itemprop=\"performer\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"teacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/teacher\/82758.html\"><span class=\"speaker-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Rabbi Shimon Kerner<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"posted-li\"><span itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><span>Venue:&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/yu-high-school-for-boys\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/location\/476.html\"><span class=\"address\" itemprop=\"address name\">YU High School for Boys<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"YU High School for Boys\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"duration-li\"><span>Duration:<\/span> <small itemprop=\"duration\">35 min<\/small><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"slide-box\"><ul class=\"add\"><li class=\"download\"><a href=\"https:\/\/download.yutorah.org\/2020\/33319\/955960\/why-do-jews-insist-on-burial-over-cremation.mp3\" title=\"Download this shiur\" download target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/li><li class=\"queue\"><a href=\"#\" data-id=\"955960\" title=\"Add to queue list\">Play Later<\/a><\/li><li class=\"play\"><a class=\"shiur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/lectures\/lecture.cfm\/955960\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/why-do-jews-insist-on-burial-over-cremation-\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/getLectureDataJSON.cfm?shiurID=955960\" data-type=\"audio\" title=\"Play this shiur\">Play Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li> <div class=\"post\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" ><div class=\"alignleft\"><div class=\"img-holder\"><img itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnyutorah.cachefly.net\/_images\/roshei_yeshiva\/missingpicture.png?rev=201805017-2000003816\" alt=\"Rabbi Shimon Kerner\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"textbox\"><strong itemprop=\"name\" class=\"title\"><a class=\"shiur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/lectures\/lecture.cfm\/953395\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/sefirah-aveilus-or-chol-hamoed-\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/getLectureDataJSON.cfm?shiurID=953395\" data-type=\"audio\" data-id=\"953395\">Sefirah - Aveilus or Chol HaMoed?<\/a><\/strong><ul><li class=\"speaker-li\"><span class=\"speaker-icon\">Speaker:<\/span> <span itemprop=\"performer\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"teacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/teacher\/82758.html\"><span class=\"speaker-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Rabbi Shimon Kerner<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"posted-li\"><span>Series:&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/two-minute-torah\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/series\/4329.html\">Two Minute Torah<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/><span itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><span>Venue:&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/yu-high-school-for-boys\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/location\/476.html\"><span class=\"address\" itemprop=\"address name\">YU High School for Boys<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"YU High School for Boys\"><br \/><\/span><div><div class=\"category-group-name\">Mishna:<\/div><div class=\"posted-indent\"><span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/mishna\/avot\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/category\/234778.html\">Avot<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"category-group-name\">Machshava:<\/div><div class=\"posted-indent\"><span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/machshava\/jewish-thought\/mussar\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/category\/234977.html\">Mussar<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/span><span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/machshava\/jewish-thought\/sefirat-haomer\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/category\/235164.html\">Sefirat HaOmer<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/span><span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/machshava\/jewish-thought\/shavuot\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/category\/235166.html\">Shavuot<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"duration-li\"><span>Duration:<\/span> <small itemprop=\"duration\">7 min<\/small><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"slide-box\"><ul class=\"add\"><li class=\"download\"><a href=\"https:\/\/download.yutorah.org\/2020\/1057\/953395\/sefirah-aveilus-or-chol-hamoed.mp3\" title=\"Download this shiur\" download target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/li><li class=\"queue\"><a href=\"#\" data-id=\"953395\" title=\"Add to queue list\">Play Later<\/a><\/li><li class=\"play\"><a class=\"shiur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/lectures\/lecture.cfm\/953395\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/sefirah-aveilus-or-chol-hamoed-\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/getLectureDataJSON.cfm?shiurID=953395\" data-type=\"audio\" title=\"Play this shiur\">Play Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li> <div class=\"post\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Event\" ><div class=\"alignleft\"><div class=\"img-holder\"><img itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnyutorah.cachefly.net\/_images\/roshei_yeshiva\/taubes.jpg?rev=201805017-2000003816\" alt=\"Rabbi Michael Taubes\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><img itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnyutorah.cachefly.net\/_images\/roshei_yeshiva\/missingpicture.png?rev=201805017-2000003816\" alt=\"Rabbi Shimon Kerner\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"textbox\"><strong itemprop=\"name\" class=\"title\"><a class=\"shiur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/lectures\/lecture.cfm\/864593\/rabbi-michael-taubes-rabbi-shimon-kerner\/hesped-for-rav-shmuel-borenstein-zt-l\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/getLectureDataJSON.cfm?shiurID=864593\" data-type=\"audio\" data-id=\"864593\">Hesped for Rav Shmuel Borenstein zt'l <\/a><\/strong><ul><li class=\"speaker-li\"><span class=\"speaker-icon\">Speaker:<\/span> <span itemprop=\"performer\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"teacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/rabbi-michael-taubes\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/teacher\/80195.html\"><span class=\"speaker-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Rabbi Michael Taubes<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><span itemprop=\"performer\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a itemprop=\"url\" class=\"teacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/rabbi-shimon-kerner\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/teacher\/82758.html\"><span class=\"speaker-name\" itemprop=\"name\">Rabbi Shimon Kerner<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"posted-li\"><span itemprop=\"location\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Place\"><span>Venue:&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/yu-high-school-for-boys\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/location\/476.html\"><span class=\"address\" itemprop=\"address name\">YU High School for Boys<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"YU High School for Boys\"><br \/><\/span><div><div class=\"category-group-name\">Personalities:<\/div><div class=\"posted-indent\"><span><a class=\"postedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/personalities\/hespedim\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/cache\/category\/234966.html\">Hespedim<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"duration-li\"><span>Duration:<\/span> <small itemprop=\"duration\">19 min<\/small><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"slide-box\"><ul class=\"add\"><li class=\"download\"><a href=\"https:\/\/download.yutorah.org\/2016\/1053\/864593\/hesped-for-rav-shmuel-borenstein-zt-l.mp3\" title=\"Download this shiur\" download target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/li><li class=\"queue\"><a href=\"#\" data-id=\"864593\" title=\"Add to queue list\">Play Later<\/a><\/li><li class=\"play\"><a class=\"shiur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/lectures\/lecture.cfm\/864593\/rabbi-michael-taubes-rabbi-shimon-kerner\/hesped-for-rav-shmuel-borenstein-zt-l\/\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/sidebar\/getLectureDataJSON.cfm?shiurID=864593\" data-type=\"audio\" title=\"Play this shiur\">Play Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div 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