Sources

Avos 1:1, with Meiri and R' Yona.

Rambam, Hilchos De'os (2:4-5)

Becoming Deeper People:

- Yetzer Harah functions instinctively and reflexively, Yetzer hatov functions reflectively and thus requires effort.

- Consistency.

- Applying what we learned.

Q&A:

1) living in EY vs staying in America

2) how to pick a yeshiva

3) how to stay aliyah-bound while learning in America.

4) YU haskafa: balance, Torah should never be politicized, tactical changes as facts on the ground change

5) What defines a gadol?

6) Moderation in gashmius.

7) Shidduchim

8) AI

9) Women's learning

Note: there is silence at various points in the recording when Rav Twersky pauses, but the shiur/Q&A is not over.

- Sequencing of kabbolas haTorah and Mishkan.

- Mishkan, korbanos, and Hashro'as hashechina.

Teaching Torah, peru u'revu: perpetuating the masorah.

Feb. 17, 2025

Sources:

Bava Metzia 24b, with Tosafos s.v. Lifnim

Bava Metzia 30a - 30b

Rambam: Hilchos Gezeila Va'aveida 11:7 and 11:17. Hilchos Rotzeach, 13:4.

Thursday shiur in YU

Thursday shiur in YU

Thursday shiur in YU