Rabbi Ephraim Avraham Sprecher, ztz"l
Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher, Dean of Students and Senior Lecturer at Diaspora Yeshiva, was not only a popular speaker and teacher, but also a dynamic thinker and writer. Educated by some of the most distinguished gedolim of the previous generation, Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky, zz"l; Harav Gedalia Schorr, zz"l; and Harav Avraham Pam, zz"l, Rabbi Sprecher was granted smicha (rabbinical ordination) by Torah Vodaath Yeshiva. Prior to his current position, Rabbi Sprecher was a professor of Judaic studies at Touro College in New York, and wrote a weekly article for The Jewish Press until he made aliyah to Israel in 1994.In addition to his duties at Diaspora Yeshiva, Rabbi Sprecher writes a regular column on various Judaic topics in Torah Tidbits (link is to the latest article only), and lectures regularly at the OU Israel Center in Jerusalem, where the videos below were recorded. His Torah teachings can also be found online at http://www.rabbisprecher.com, his YouTube channel and Facebook. NOTE: I have had to start taking videos off from the bottom of the page because it's taking too long to load! You can always view earlier videos on the YouTube link above.
Rabbi Sprecher's classes are also available as audio files here on Soundcloud. Each one corresponds with a video here, but since the Soundcloud account was started later, there are fewer of them.
The videos are no longer on Vimeo.
Short biography about the Rabbi HERE (what a story!)!
Posted approximately weekly here, as my schedule permits and as the Rav holds class. And, because I haven't made it clear before: I have had, and continue to have, open permission from Rabbi Sprecher to post these on my blog.
****A final note: You might find him quoting the B'nei Yissaschar a lot. That's his (great-great) grandpa!
R' Sprecher passed on 10 Iyar 5784, Shabbat Emor. During his first yahrzeit, people who wish to should pray for Rav Ephraim Avraham ben Pesach Moshe (v'Rivka if you include the mother).
Brachot uvri'ut l'khulam * blessings and health to everyone * ברכות ובריאות לכולם
-HDG
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Brachot uvri'ut l'khulam * blessings and health to everyone * ברכות ובריאות לכולם
-HDG
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Why is Moshe Rabbeinu missing in action in the Haggadah?
10 Nisan 5781 / 23 March 2021
Highlights of the Hagadah
5 Nisan 5781 / 18 March 2021
Pesach: Freedom to be Slaves
2 Nisan 5781 / 15 March 2021
Rosh Chodesh: God's Gift of Renewal
26 Adar 5781 / 10 March 2021
The Mishkan - A Model of the Universe
11 Adar 5781 / 23 February 2021
Parashath Tetzaveh and Megillat Esther
reposted from 2019 by R' Sprecher's request!
He's BAAAAACK!
Parashath Ki Tetze' 5780
6 Elul 5780 / 26 August 2020
T"u b'Av: The Remedy for Tisha b'Av
An Encore Presentation from 10 August 2014
14 Menahem Av 5780 / 4 August 2020
Sefer Devarim: The King's Speech
28 Tammuz 5780 / 20 July 2020
When is Revenge and Bearing a Grudge Kosher?
An encore presentation, originally given 13/7/2014
Parashath Pinhas
15 Tammuz 5780 / 7 July 2020
Parashath Balak 5780
9 Tammuz 5780 / 1 July 2020
Parashath Hukat 5780
1 Tammuz 5780 / 23 June 2020
Parashath Shelah Lekha 5780
15 Sivan 5780 / 7 June 2020
Yitro vs. Ruth: Parashath Beha'aloth'kha
8 Sivan 5780 / 31 May 2020
Parashath Naso 5780
2 Sivan 5780 / 25 May 2020
United We Stand: Shavuot 5780
1 Sivan 5780 / 24 May 2020 / Hodesh Tov!
Yom Yerushalayim 5780
23 Iyyar 5780 / 17 May 2020
Parashath Behar-Behukotai 5780
19 Iyyar 5780 / 13 May 2020
Lag b'Omer 5780
16 Iyyar 5780 / 10 May 2020
Parashath Emor 5780
13 Iyyar 5780 / 7 May 2020
Parashath Aharei Mot-Kedoshim 5780
9 Iyyar 5780 / 3 May 2020
Happy Birthday Israel at 72!
6 Iyyar 5780 / 30 April 2020
How does counting the Omer help us cope with Corona?
2 Iyyar 5780 / 26 April 2020
Parashath Tazria-Metzora 5780
29 Nisan 5780 / 23 April 2020
Sefirath haOmer: Climbing Our Soul Ladder
25 Nisan 5780 / 19 April 2020
Isru Chag: You CAN Take It With You
22 Nisan 5780 / 16 April 2020
Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher Pre-Passover Shiur, 2015 / 5775
in honor of Asher Shmuel Chaim Sprecher, z"l
posted 16 Nisan 5780 / 10 April 2020
Revival of the Dead Dry Bones: Reality or Parable?
12 Nisan 5780 / 6 April 2020
May Ashkenazim eat Kitniyot?
4 Nisan 5780 / 29 March 2020
Does G-d ask forgiveness for Corona?
1 Nisan 5780 / 26 March 2020
Life After Death: A Class by R' Ephraim Sprecher
posted* 29 Adar 5780 / 25 March 2020
*this video was recorded 2 years ago - watch and see how relevant it is today!
Pesach 5780
22 Adar 5780 / 18 March 2020
Parashath Ki Tisa
16 Adar 5780 / 12 March 2020
Ta'anit Ester
13 Adar 5780 / 9 March 2020
Cross-Dressing on Purim
12 Adar 5780 / 8 March 2020
Parashath Tetzaveh-Zachor 5780
9 Adar 5780 / 5 March 2020
Drink...not Drunk
5 Adar 5780 / 1 March 2020
Parashath Terumah 5780
2 Adar 5780 / 27 February 2020
How to Feel the Shechinah
28 Shevat 5780 / 23 February 2020
Parashath Mishpatim 5780
25 Shevat 5780 / 20 February 2020
Should we celebrate a birthday?
21 Shevat 5780 / 16 February 2020
Parashath Yithro
18 Shevat 5780 / 13 February 2020
SHIRATH HAYAM: Our National Anthem
14 Shevat 5780 / 9 February 2020
Parashath Beshalah
11 Shevat 5780 / 6 February 2020
Why Punish Par'o for Following G-d's Orders?
7 Shevat 5780 / 2 February 2020
Parashath Bo
4 Shevat 5780 / 30 January 2020
Was Par'o in De-Nile?
29 Tevet 5780 / 26 January 2020
Parashath Va'eira 5780
26 Tevet 5780 / 23 January 2020
Moshe and his step-mom: Yichud?
22 Tevet 5780 / 19 January 2020
Parashath Shemoth 5780
19 Tevet 5780 - 16 January 2020
Were Yosef's brothers in denial?
15 Tevet 5780 / 12 January 2020
Parashat Vayehi 5780
12 Tevet 5780 / 9 January 2020
Are church candles kosher for Shabbat?
8 Tevet 5780 / 5 January 2020
Parashath VaYigash 5780
5 Tevet 5780 / 2 January 2020
Did Yosef's Brothers Cause the Blood Libel?
1 Tevet 5780 / 29 December 2019
Israel: G-d's Hanukkah Candles!
24 Kislev 5780 / 22 December 2019
Parashath VaYeshev 5780
21 Kislev 5780 / 19 December 2019
Chanuka in the Parasha 5780
17 Kislev 5780 / 15 December 2019
Parashath VaYishlah 5780
14 Kislev 5780 / 12 December 2019
IVF: Who is the Halachic Mother?
10 Kislev 5780 / 8 December 2019
Parashath VaYetze' 5780
7 Kislev 5780 / 5 December 2019
Does Halacha Believe in Love at First Sight?
3 Kislev 5780 / 1 December 2019
Parashath Toledoth 5780
30 Heshvan 5780 / 28 November 2019
Kaddish: The Original Soul Food
26 Heshvan 5780 / 24 November 2019
For the ascent of the soul of Esther bat Sarah, mother of Rabbanit Ziona Sprecher
Parashath Hayyei Sarah 5780
23 Heshvan 5780 / 21 November 2019
Should Bad Dreams Disturb Us?
19 Heshvan 5780 / 17 November 2019
Parashath VaYera 5780
16 Heshvan 5780 / 14 November 2019
(Mar)Cheshvan: Stevie Wonder Month!
12 Heshvan 5780 / 10 November 2019
Parashath Lekh Lekha 5780
9 Heshvan 5780 / 7 November 2019
Singing in the Rain: The Greatest Miracle?
5 Heshvan 5780 / 3 November 2019
Parashath Noah 5780
2 Heshvan 5780 / 31 October 2019
Why did Adam eat from the forbidden fruit?
28 Tishrei 5780 / 27 October 2019
Parashath Bereshith 5780
25 Tishrei 5780 / 24 October 2019
Simchat Torah and Shemini Atzeret: Joy and Sorrow, the Dance of Life
11 Tishrei 5780 / 10 October 2019
T'shuva: The Ultimate Time Machine
8 Tishrei 5780 / 7 October 2019
Parashath VaYelekh and Yom Kippur 5780
4 Tishrei 5780 / 3 October 2019
3 Tishrei/Tsom Gedalya 5780 / 2 October 2019
in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rav's father, Rav Pesach Moshe ben Efraim.
in honor of the yahrzeit of the Rav's father, Rav Pesach Moshe ben Efraim.
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