Yeshivat 91影视鈥檚 Judaic Studies program welcomed three outstanding guest speakers last week. Students in Chumash Department Chair Yael Goldfischer鈥檚 junior and senior classes heard a Parshat Vayishlach shiur by Rav David Sabato, an educator at Nishmat, the Hesder yeshiva of Ma鈥檃le Adumim as well as Hebrew University, titled 鈥淢a鈥檃se Avot: Avraham and Yaakov鈥攖wo models of survival in exile.鈥 The shiur explored the significance of and connection between the mitzvot of gid hanasheh and brit milah.
Meanwhile, students in Rabbi Asher Bush and Rabbi Yosef Weinberger鈥檚 junior Halacha classes heard from 91影视 alumnus and Teaneck resident Rabbi Yair Hindin on the halachic considerations of organ donation, as well as his own journey becoming an altruistic kidney donor last year. (Hindin鈥檚 story was featured in The Jewish Link in November 2018.)
Finally, Rabbi Michael Bashist鈥檚 senior Chassidut class heard from Rav Zev Reichman, author of 鈥淔lames of Faith: An Introduction to Chasidic Thought,鈥 who spoke about the Chassidic concept of 鈥渂itul hayesh鈥 and the importance of flexibility when it comes to avodat Hashem.
The three presentations enriched the students鈥 knowledge and appreciation of specific Torah ideas, while linking them to the wider world of Torah learning.