Rav Yitzchak Berkovits, founder and director of The Jerusalem Kollel (www.thejerusalemkollel.com), is a widely respected authority on Halachah and well known for his telephone tapes on Shmiras Halashon. He is well known as a teacher and lecturer throughout Jerusalem and was ordained at the Mirrer Yeshiva, Jerusalem.
If no other human being is around to see your attire or hear your words, how is it possible to measure your own self-respect? Rav Berkovits's discussion goes to the heart of being dignified in your own eyes. Step forward to enter the realm of integrity, and freedom from seeking the approval of others.
Does God command us how we should feel towards other people? In this fascinating class, Rav Berkovits probes the essentials of relationships, and how to feel where others are coming from. Also hear how to response when you are angry at someone for wronging you, and if it's necessary to communicate your distress if it will be ignored.
Mankind has wrestled with the following question for thousands of years: Is competition good or not? Rav Berkovits describes the story of King Solomon and the two mothers fighting over the live child from a perspective that most of us have never heard before. He explains how to benefit from the competitive drive - without hurting others in the fray.
Isn't part of loving another person setting them straight when they stray? If so, what does this idea have to do with the laws between man and God? Hear a fascinating insight on why Avraham was the first person to discover a monotheistic God and why caring' for others is a basic pillar of Torah. The connection between two is eye opening.
Where does the concept of collective mass responsibility stem from, and what does it really mean? In short, why should we be accountable for other peoples' actions? Rav Berkovits discusses our halachic obligation, and explains the nature of the Jewish nation as an entity unto itself.
Rav Berkovits explains the entire shmiras halashon sefer of the Chofetz Chaim. Hear it straight from one who has himself mastered the skills of communication and of guarding his tongue. This series is ideal for advanced students intent on following along in a sefer, or just on solidly reviewing the laws of proper speech.
Rav Berkovits explains the entire shmiras halashon sefer of the Chofetz Chaim. Hear it straight from one who has himself mastered the skills of communication and of guarding his tongue. This series is ideal for advanced students intent on following along in a sefer, or just on solidly reviewing the laws of proper speech.
Rav Berkovits explains the entire shmiras halashon sefer of the Chofetz Chaim. Hear it straight from one who has himself mastered the skills of communication and of guarding his tongue. This series is ideal for advanced students intent on following along in a sefer, or just on solidly reviewing the laws of proper speech.
Rav Berkovits explains the entire shmiras halashon sefer of the Chofetz Chaim. Hear it straight from one who has himself mastered the skills of communication and of guarding his tongue. This series is ideal for advanced students intent on following along in a sefer, or just on solidly reviewing the laws of proper speech.
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