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How to prepare/give a good drasha
I'm always inspired how people are able to get up in front of a crowd (big or small) and deliver a drasha or dvar Torah that is really good. How does one go about preparing a drasha? What's a starting ...
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Is it Halachically wrong to avoid the rabbi's sermon?
At some point in our history, the rabbi's Derashah, or sermon, went from being taboo to so integral to the service that some Shuls have ushers to keep the doors closed at that time, so that no one may ...
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What was the topic debated in the series of Satmar/Lubavitch talks?
I'd heard there was a point in the late twentieth century when the Lubavitcher Rebbe (R' Menachem Mendel Schneurson) would give an address, which would be relayed to the Satmar Rebbe (R' Yoel ...
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon's Nobel Prize Speech Audio?
Does anyone know where I can find a recording of Shmuel Yosef Agnon's speech for winning the Nobel Prize?
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Shabbos morning (Drasha) sermon before Kaddish of Musaf
Recently I saw in Halacha that it is inappropriate to have the sermon right before Kaddish of Musaf as it is considered a Hefsek. Yet many Shuls do just that and have the sermon right before Kaddish ...
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Agudath Israel Convention
Where can I find information on the annual Agudath Israel (of America?) convention that happens around Thanksgiving time?
I have been hearing references to this convention since I was young, but ...
