Fwd: Celebrating Israel, Understanding Iyar, and Remembering Rav Lichtenstein

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Subject: Celebrating Israel, Understanding Iyar, and Remembering Rav Lichtenstein
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To view this email as a web page, click here. April 21-27 | Iyar 4-10 The learning on the site was dedicated this week: by the Gluck Family l'ilui nishmas Faige Sarah bas Mordechai Gluck on her first yahrtzeit by Harris and Elli Teitz Goldstein l'ilui nishmas her beloved mother Rebbetzin Bessie Preil Teitz, הרבנית בתיה בת הרב אלעזר מאיר ז'ל,  whose yahrzeit is ג' אייר by the Moise Family in memory of James Moise by the Goldberg and Mernick Families in loving memory of the yahrzeit of Illean K. Goldberg, Chaya Miriam bas Chanoch by Miriam L. and Stephen Wallach upon the 7th yahrzeit of Dr. Vivian B. Mann, חיה ביילע בת ישיעהו יעקב in memory of Harav Ya’akov Ben Chaim Baruch Bassan in memory of David Shur z"l Join the YUTorah Society Dedicate Learning on YUTorah Shiurim on Yom Hazikaron What is the religious significance of Yom Hazikaron, and how does it transition to Yom Haatzmaut? Get Started Celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut The founding of the State of Israel is something more than just an independence day for the Jewish people. Learn more about the religious and historical significance of the Jewish state and what it means for us today. Learn More Understanding the Month of Iyyar What is the role of the month of Iyyar in the transition from leaving Egypt to Matan Torah? Why is this considered the month of refuah? Learn More Remembering Rav Aharon zt"l We recently marked the 11th yahrtzeit of Rav Lichtenstein zt"l. Gain an appreciation of his greatness with his shiurim on YUTorah for an aliyah for his neshama. Learn More Learn the Basics of Zeraim Celebrate the Land of Israel with a better understanding of the mitzvot hatluyot b'aretz, which are now part of regular Jewish life with the founding of the State of Israel. Learn More RECENTLY FEATURED SHIURIM Rabbi Yosef Bronstein Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut: Was There a Redemption for Jews of the Diaspora? Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein Sefiras Haomer—Growing Day by Day and Week by Week Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman Lashon Hara and Therapy Rabbi Daniel Fridman Eretz Yisrael as Nachalat Hashem: In memory of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l Mrs. Michal Horowitz Memory and Meaning: Amalek, Yom HaZikaron, and the Legacy of Noam Shemesh הי״ד Rabbi Hershel Reichman Praying with God Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig The Architecture of Halakha Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky Talmud Torah for Life Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank Kol Dodi Dofek Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim |  Daf Yomi |  Support YUTorah The Marcos and Adina Katz YUTorah Website is a project of Yeshiva University. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) 515 West 185th St. New York, NY 10033 To continue receiving RIETS emails, please subscribe to the RIETS option in the Manage My Subscription form