Rabbi Eli Mansour

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After absorbing Rabbi Mansoor's vigorous and original presentation, you'll never look at your computer the same way again.

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Rabbi Eli Joseph Mansour is the Sephardic Rabbi of Congregation Bet Yaakob in Brooklyn, New York. He is an eminent Torah scholar, internationally renowned, and a highly sought after speaker.

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Jewish women and the Nobel Prize
As the 2009 Nobel prizes are being handed out, many are fussing over Obama's Peace Prize -- does he deserve it, will this affect his approach with Iran, etc. Important questions, certainly, but don't let them distract you from the real story this year: 2009 is a record year for women Nobel Prize-winners!

Only 40 women have ever won the prestigious Nobel Prize, 5 of whom were awarded the prize this year, one of whom is Israeli Jewess Ada Yonath, winner of the Chemistry Prize.

Ada Yonath is the newest member of an elite group of Nobel-winning Jewish women. She shares this honor with three American Jewish women. The first is Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori, who became an American citizen in 1928 and received the Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1947, becoming the first Jewish American woman to win a Nobel in science. The second is Rosalyn Yalow, who became the first American-born Jewish woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the first American-born woman to win a Nobel Prize in science. In 1988, Gertrude Elion followed these American Jewish women, winning the prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988.

So as the Nobel news circuits continue to buzz about Obama and his potentially premature Peace Prize (how's that for alliteration?) take a minute to read about Ada Yonath, Gertrude Elion, Rita Levi-Montalcin, and the other brilliant Jewesses paving the way for future women scientists. Mazel Tov!





An autodidact is someone who is largely or primarily self-educated. Autodidacticism is a good way to make yourself a better and more well-rounded person, and there's an immense library of books and other learning materials to cater to people who don't have the time or money to take classes, on every imaginable subject.

However, one major disadvantage self-teaching has, compared to traditional education, is that it's possible to hyperfocus and avoid viewpoints that go against one's prejudices; as a result, some of the more utterly batshit kooks are self-proclaimed autodidacts.

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The Tanakh(Old Testament Bible) predicts the coming of Jesus Christ and his death and his Resurrection! My/Your Messiah has Risen! Isaiah 7:14: 14Therefore, the Lord, of His own, shall give you a sign; behold, the young woman is with child, and she shall bear a son, and she shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Micah 5:2: “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”

Zechariah 9:9: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Psalm 22:16-18 16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

17 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

Isaiah 53:3-7 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Isaiah 50:6 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Zechariah 12:10 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Ephesians 4:8-10 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
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It is very simple to be saved. Dear Jesus, I admit that I am a sinner, deserving of Hell. Please forgive me of my sins and take me to Heaven when I die. I now believe upon You alone, apart from all self-righteous works and religion, as my personal Savior. Thank you. Amen.

God's simple plan of salvation is: You are a sinner. Therefore, unless you believe on Jesus Who died in your place, you will spend eternity in Hell. If you believe on Him as your crucified, buried, and risen Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins and His gift of eternal salvation by faith.

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Rabbi Joseph Dweck's address at his installation as Senior Rabbi to the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation, September 21st 2014 at Bevis Marks Synagogue, London.

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A leading posek and author of 20 seforim, Rabbi Yonason Sacks descends from a long line of illustrious rabbinic personalities. His great-grandfather, the legendary Rabbi Zvi Pesach Frank, served as Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim for more than 50 years. His grandfather, Rabbi Menachem Sacks, was a leader of Jewish education in Chicago for nearly six decades, and his father, Rabbi Louis L. Sacks, was rabbi of Congregation Anshe Emunah in Delray Beach, FL.

For the last quarter century, Rabbi Sacks has been a leading figure in disseminating Torah as a Rosh Yeshiva and Rebbe. For 18 years he was a Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at Yeshiva University where he was ordained and awarded Semikhah Yadin Yadin, an advanced rabbinic ordination. Currently, he is the Rosh Yeshiva of Lander College for Men. He has been the Rav of Agudas Yisroel Bircas Yaakov in Passaic, NJ for more than 20 years.

David Assoulin speaks at dinner with Rabbi Mansour in Uman
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Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski speaks about decision making.

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Dubbed a superstar by the New York Times, world-renowned counselor and philosopher on emotional wellbeing, self-help and spirituality, Rabbi Manis Friedman has attracted international acclaim with his book, Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore: Reclaiming Intimacy, Modesty and Sexuality in a Permissive Age. Bob Dylan described the book, which is currently in its fourth printing, as a must read, saying that anyone who is either married or thinking of getting married would do well to read Friedman's book. Rabbi Friedman is the Founder of the first ever women's yeshiva and hosts his own critically acclaimed cable television series, Torah Forum with Manis Friedman.

Eli Mansour and Yosef Mizrachi among others distort and lied about a brilliant speech on homosexuality. Here is one clip side by side.

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Rav Hershel Schachter, a noted Talmudic scholar, has had a distinguished career with RIETS for nearly 50 years. He joined the faculty in 1967, at the age of 26, the youngest Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS. Since 1971, Rav Schachter has been Rosh Kollel in RIETS’ Marcos and Adina Katz Kollel (Institute for Advanced Research in Rabbinics) and also holds the institution’s Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud.

In addition to his teaching duties, Rav Schachter lectures, writes, and serves as a world renowned decisor of Jewish Law. A prolific author, he has written more than 100 articles, in Hebrew and English, for such scholarly publications as HaPardes, Hadarom, Beth Yitzchak, and Or Hamizrach. Sefarim written include Eretz HaTzvi, B’ikvei HaTzon, Ginat HaEgoz, as well as Nefesh HaRav, MiPninei HaRav and Divrei HaRav. He is also the Senior Posek for OU Kosher.

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Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky, Rosh HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington is a son-in-law of Rav Beinish Finkel zt”l, the former Rosh Yeshiva of the Mir, brings with him decades of learning from the Mir Yerushalayim, and continues the mesorah of his rebbeim Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz zt”l and Rav Nachum Partzovitz zt”l, and has also remained as a close talmid and chaver of HaRav Moshe Shapiro for over 25 years.
Rabbi Lopiansky has a unique teaching ability that lures one into the depths of Chazal, pulling out profound messages as well as inspirational and practical lesson for life. His depth of understanding and broad application of the sugyot provides new clarity and insight into the many facets of Torah.

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Over the past three decades, Rav Yochanan Zweig has inspired thousands with his brilliant and thought-provoking lectures and shiurim. His keen analytical approach challenges his students, giving them a greater understanding and appreciation for Jewish law and philosophy. While attending Ner Israel Rabbinical College from 1955-1969, Rabbi Zweig received rabbinical ordination – Yoreh Yoreh & Yadin Yadin – from Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Ruderman zt”l and Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg zt”l.

Rav Zweig received his formal education from Johns Hopkins University and went on to pursue a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. Subsequently, he completed a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Talmudic Law from the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, MD.

Rabbi Zweig went on to Israel where he served as a Rosh HaYeshiva of Beis HaTalmud in Jerusalem. In 1974, Rabbi Zweig moved to Miami Beach, FL and opened the Talmudic University of Florida/Yeshiva v’Kollel Bais Moshe Chaim, Alfred and Sadye Swire College of Judaic Studies, a complete educational system on two campuses; from preschool to Smicha and graduate degrees.

Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski speaks about anger.

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Rabbi Eli Mansour of Safra Synagogue in Brooklyn gives the benediction in the NY State Senate during the Teach NYS Mission to Albany on March 1, 2017.

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Ms. Raizi Chechik is a Principal at the Stella K Abraham High School in Hewlett, New York. She studied Tanach and Counseling at the Michlala Jerusalem Teachers College, holds an MA in Medieval Jewish History, and has done doctoral work in Jewish History and Jewish Education. As a veteran educator, Ms. Chechik has developed curricular materials for the Sephardic Studies Institute at the City University of New York, serves as a mentor for the Principal’s Partnership at Yeshiva University, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the national Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. As a gifted orator with a broad base of knowledge, Ms. Chechik’s lectures are innovative, informative, and inspiring.

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Until his Aliyah in August 2008, Rabbi Shalom Rosner was a popular Maggid Shiur at Yeshiva University’s Stone Beis Medrash Program and the Rabbi of Congregation Bais Ephraim Yitzchok – the “Island Shul” – for six years. A graduate of Yeshivat Shaalvim and YU, he earned a BA in Economics and a Masters in Jewish Education and Administration from Azrieli. A Musmach of RIETS, Rabbi Rosner was a member of the Beren Kollel Elyon and a Kupietzky Kodshim Fellow. The Rosners’ Aliyah made headlines and shook the Jewish world. Kehillat Nofei HaShemesh in Bet Shemesh has been built around his Rabbinic leadership.

Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski speaks about love.

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Rabbi Dr. Ari Bergmann is Penso’s Advisors’ Founder, Managing Principal and CIO. He leads the firm’s investment committee and advises clients on systemic macro risks, derivatives trading and opportunities as well as financial structuring.

Rabbi Dr. Bergmann was the pioneer who created and implemented the first swaps on hedge funds. He started his career at Bankers Trust in 1989, when he joined the U.S. Interest Rate Derivatives trading desk, and managed this unit during 1992 and 1993. During this period, he was active in the development of structured notes, index-amortizing swaps, time swaps, binary options and other derivative products.

Rabbi Dr. Bergmann holds a Bachelors in Talmudic Law from Ner Yisroel Rabbinical College as well as a Masters in Liberal Studies and a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion, both from Columbia University. He is a much sought-after Torah lecturer and acknowledged as an “iluy” or “genius” by many prominent Gedolei Yisroel.

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Full Title: Understanding Yosef & His Brothers: Sibling Rivalry, Attempted Murder and Manipulation

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Mrs. Michal Horowitz, a graduate of Brooklyn College, teaches Judaic studies classes to adults of all ages, with a focus on Parshat HaShavua, the Chagim, Tefilah and Machshava. She teaches weekly at shuls and venues in her home community of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. Michal has served as a guest speaker and scholar in residence in many communities, both nationally and internationally. This past year she was invited to the YU RIETS Shavuos Yarchei Kallah, to present shiurim as a featured speaker. A selection of her recorded shiurim can be found on her website, YUTorah.org and TorahAnytime.com. Michal lives in Cedarhurst, NY with her husband and children.

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Rabbi Dr. Ari Bergmann is Penso’s Advisors’ Founder, Managing Principal and CIO. He leads the firm’s investment committee and advises clients on systemic macro risks, derivatives trading and opportunities as well as financial structuring.

Rabbi Dr. Bergmann was the pioneer who created and implemented the first swaps on hedge funds. He started his career at Bankers Trust in 1989, when he joined the U.S. Interest Rate Derivatives trading desk, and managed this unit during 1992 and 1993. During this period, he was active in the development of structured notes, index-amortizing swaps, time swaps, binary options and other derivative products.

Rabbi Dr. Bergmann holds a Bachelors in Talmudic Law from Ner Yisroel Rabbinical College as well as a Masters in Liberal Studies and a Ph.D. in Comparative Religion, both from Columbia University. He is a much sought-after Torah lecturer and acknowledged as an “iluy” or “genius” by many prominent Gedolei Yisroel.

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Rabbi Zev Leff is one of Israel’s most popular English-speaking Torah educators. For more than 20 years, he has served as the rav (rabbi) of Moshav Matityahu, a small religious community located in central Israel adjacent to Kiryat Sefer, and just outside Modiin. In addition to the shiurim (lectures) he gives seven days a week at Matityahu, Rabbi Leff is constantly traveling to speak at schools, yeshivot, seminaries, community centers, and events throughout Israel and abroad.

A much sought-after lecturer and teacher, Rabbi Leff is often called to England, South Africa, the United States and other countries to inspire, enlighten and provide Torah guidance. He has the rare ability to bring across a subtle point of Torah learning with wit, humor and analytical brilliance. Rabbi Leff has also authored books and countless articles.

Rabbi Leff received his semicha ordination from the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland Ohio, where he studied under Rav Mordechai Gifter, zt”l. In 1974, Rabbi Leff became the rabbi of Young Israel of North Miami Beach, where he spent the next nine years building a thriving young Torah community. Fulfilling a lifelong dream, he moved with his family to Eretz Yisrael in 1983, settling in Moshav Matityahu where he continues to serve as Rav, as well as Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Matisyahu.

SHABBAT FOR BEGINNERS: Sanctifying the Sabbath the 7th Day of Rest, as commanded in the Jewish Torah.

Shabbat (also known as Shabbos or the Sabbath) is the centerpiece of Jewish life, and has been so since the infancy of our nation. According to the Talmud, Shabbat is equal to all the other commandments. Shabbat is so central to Jewish life that the term shomer Shabbat (Shabbat observer) is synonymous with “religious Jew” in common parlance.

Shabbat is a day of rest and celebration that begins on Friday at sunset and ends on the following evening after nightfall. Let’s have a look at the history, importance and observances of this day.

We read in the Book of Genesis that G d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. The sages say that on that day, G d createdmenuchah,rest, without which sustained creativity would be impossible.

After G d took the Children of Israel out of Egypt in the year 2448, He taught them about the Shabbat: working for six days and resting on the seventh. Shabbat is also one of the 10 Commandments that G d transmitted at Sinai several weeks after the exodus. Thus, Shabbat commemorates both the creation of the world and G d’s intervention in world affairs when he took His nation out of slavery.

Throughout the 40 years that our ancestors wandered in the desert, nourishing mannawould rain down from heaven, except on Shabbat. But no one went hungry—extra rations would fall on Friday, so that everyone would have more than enough for the holy day.

The Torah is very brief about the observance of the day, telling us that no work is to be done and no fires are to be kindled. But rabbinic tradition coupled with careful study of the Torah’s texts yields a wealth of information, much of which is found in the Talmudic tractate aptly named Shabbat.

Our sages tell us that the Shabbat is a “queen,” whose regal presence graces every Jewish home for the duration of the Shabbat day. For this reason, we scrub our bodies, dress our finest and make sure our homes are in tip-top shape on Friday afternoon. According to the Talmud, we actually receive a special additional soul every Shabbat.

The prophet Isaiah foretells great delight that comes as a reward “if you restrain your foot because of the Sabbath, from performing your affairs on My holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the L rd honored, and you honor it by not doing your wonted ways, by not pursuing your affairs and speaking words.”

Shabbat is so special that even our choice of words, comportment, and the items that we touch must be consistent with this holy day. This includes the admonition not to handle items known as muktzeh, which have been set aside because they generally have no use within the Shabbat lifestyle.

Light Candles
Since we do not light fires on Shabbat, our sages declared that every Jewish home should have candles lit before the onset of the Shabbat, so that the evening be peaceful and festive. It is customarily the woman of the house who kindles these lights. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory, encouraged girls as young as three years old to light as well. The candles must be lit at least 18 minutes before sunset and should be placed near where the Shabbat meals will take place. A special blessing is said after the lighting.

Wine and Dine
The Torah commands us to “remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.” The sages understand this to mean that we must verbally declare the Sabbath a holy day, so on Friday night we say a special prayer over wine in a ritual known as Kiddush (sanctification). (A truncated kiddush is recited again the following day).
After kiddush, Shabbat is celebrated with a sumptuous feast. Make sure to have three large meals on Shabbat: one on Friday night, one the next day, and one smaller one in the late afternoon.
The meals begin with two whole loaves of bread, which remind us of the double portion of manna that fell every Friday. Before we break bread, we wash in a specially prescribed manner.
Typical European-Jewish Shabbat fare includes gefilte fish, chicken soup, kugels and other favorites, but the Shabbat meals really can feature whatever you feel is festive and delicious. During the daytime meal, we customarily eat something warm that has been sitting on a low flame (or other heat source) since the onset of Shabbat, such as the traditional stew of beans, barley, potatoes and meat known as cholent. Note: There are many laws about cooking on Shabbat, so make sure you prepare your cholent correctly.

The meal is a delight for the soul as well. Aside from the physical enjoyment of the feast, the Shabbat meal often includes heart warming stories, songs and Torah thoughts so that the meal is a delight for the soul as well.

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Rabbi Hayyim Angel is the National Scholar of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals. He has taught advanced Bible courses to undergraduate, graduate, and rabbinical students at Yeshiva University since 1996, and lectures widely. He also serves as the Rabbinic Scholar at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York. He has published over 120 scholarly articles, primarily in Bible, and is author or editor of fifteen books. His scholarship focuses on the interaction between traditional and academic approaches to Bible study. He received his B.A. in Jewish studies Summa cum Laude from Yeshiva College, his M.A. in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School, his M.S. in Jewish education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education, and his Rabbinical Ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University.

Some of his published works include Vision from the Prophet and Council from the Elders: A Survey of Nevi’im and Ketuvim, Pshat Isn’t So Simple: Essays on Developing a Religious Methodology to Bible Study, and Creating Space Between Peshat & Derash: A Collection of Studies on Tanakh