VirtualYeshiva.com: Interactive Torah Learning on the Net

The Virtual Yeshiva is a state-of-the-art interactive video and voice chat system, which allows you to participate in live classes and discussions with your opinions and questions. All you need is a web cam, computer microphone and speakers (even if you don't have a cam or mic, you can participate using text chat), and an easy-to-install JAVA plug-in. It's quick, it's safe and it's necessary.

If this is your first time, press New User to register your free Logon ID (provides entry to Torah Chat, Noah Chat, Jewish Home, and the Israel National Radio Virtual Studio. Please make sure disable any spam filter which requires a human reply and add

to your cleared senders. We will send you a confirmation with your password momentarily.

After selecting your classroom, a JAVA plug-in for Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux i686 will download to Mozilla Firefox (preferred) or you own favorite browser. You don't even need to reboot! If you have any difficulties entering the studio, please download the latest JAVA update.

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Presently in Rooms (press tabs below to view):

(The Virtual Yeshiva classrooms and studio are OPEN at the scheduled times
or when you see names of participants listed above)

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Weekly Schedule of Live Interactive Classes and Programs

Please note that all of our Rabbonim are Torah-observant with smicha (rabbinical ordination). Please read about our Rabbonim and Instructional Staff. General classes are appropriate for all levels of observance and B'nai Noach; Intermediate classes require a basic background in Judaism and are taught at Yeshiva level; Advanced classes require observance and a thorough knowledge of Torah and are taught at Kollel level.

All classes and programs repeat on a weekly basis (except on Yom Tov and as noted) and are listed according to Eastern Standard Time (EST) and found exclusively on the Virtual Yeshiva server:

SATURDAY:

10:00 pm EST, "Virtual Farbrengen," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff hosts an entertaining and inspiring evening of chassidic niggunim (spiritual melodies), stories, insights and song - what we call "a farbrengen" (get-together), in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

Midnight EST, [SPECIAL!] "God According to God: A Physicist Proves We Have Been Wrong About God All Along," Nuclear physicist and professor Dr. Gerald Schroeder demonstrates the harmony between Bible and Science and shows how science reveals the ultimate truth behind one of the most obvious perceived contradictions between Torah and science -- the age of the universe, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

1:00 am (Sunday) EST, "Hilchot Avodah Zorah," Rav Yochanan Bechhofer's original discourse on RaMBaM's discussion of the practice of idolitry, forbidden for all Jews and Noahides, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

SUNDAYS:

8:00 am EST, "Weekend Edition with Tamar Yonah & Malkah Fleisher," broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, featuring politics, human interest, and the famous IsraQuiz (testing your general knowledge about Israel where you can win prizes), in the Virtual Studio. 2 hours.

11:00 am EST, [NEW CLASS!]"Sugias in Halacha, "Rabbi Yochanan Marasov delve's deep into varying halachic topics, revealing that every sugia studied, no matter how technical or complexly structured, is a potential lesson in life, a prism through which to perceive the universe cognitively as well as spiritually, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

2:00 pm EST, "Parashat haShavuah," Toronto's Rabbi Elirok discusses weekly chapters in the Chumash, in both hebrew and English, explained according to Rashi and other rabbinic sources, in the Jewish Home Room. 2 hours.

2:00 pm EST, "Darche Noam - Pleasant Paths," Reb Yuval Yisrael provides an indepth insight and understanding of the previous weeks Torah portion for wandering Jewish Souls as well as Righteous Gentiles in assisting them to find their place in the Creator's Divine Plan, in the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.

3:00 pm EST, "Pathways to Prayer," Rabbi Ezriel Yellin presents a class in prayer, the meaning of our prayers, and how-to guide on making our prayer more meaningful. The goal is to help everyone develop and strengthen our relationship with our Creator, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

3:00 pm EST, "B'nai Noach Study Group," Professor Vendyl Jones leads a live a presentation reflecting on the Seven Laws which comprise the Noahide Covenant, a part of the 613 laws given at Mount Sinai to the Jewish people, in the Noah Chat Room. 1 hour.

5:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "TorahFit," Rebbetzin Miriam Shmueli's presentation on Jewish topics demonstrating how we can internalize Torah into our daily lives, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

6:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "The Kabbalah of Shidduchim," Rabbi Dovid Kenner's presentation on the Kabbalistic teaching that we can learn to recognize who our soul mate is supposed to be on the first or even the second introduction, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

8:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Netivot haMachshava: Pathways in Creative Spiritual Thought," Rabbi Yosef Resnick original discourse into spiritual concepts, particularly as illuminated through the lens of Chassidic thought, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, "Talmud Greatest Hits," Rabbi Mat Hoffmann reviews some of the most fascinating excerpts from Talmud. There will be stories, lessons and, from time to time there will even be some law, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

10:00 pm EST, "The New Jewish Wake-Up Call," Veteran broadcaster Jeff Osias's live Torah-based discussion covering many provocative subjects generally left unsaid, yet affecting us all. We aim to expand the envelope of consciousness to combine our Neshumas; only Hashem knows the inroads before us, in Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

Midnight EST, "The Tamar Yonah Show," broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Tamar Yonah features exciting interviews with some of the most dramatic and interesting people on the Israeli scene, in the Virtual Studio. 1 hour.

MONDAYS:

10:00 am EST, "Temple Talk," broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven of Israel's Temple Institute, provide a unique focus on Jerusalem from an authentic Jewish standpoint, in the Virtual Studio. 2 hours.

7:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "The Tanya: Psychology of the Soul," Rabbi Shmuel Shmueli's ongoing discourse on human dilemmas and the psychology of the soul through Kabbalistic eyes, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Open Forum Online," Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok's prolific thoughts and teachings on current mystical, spiritual, psychological, and religious topics of our time, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME!] "Introduction to Chassidic Study," Rabbi Phil Cohen's presentation of Tzava'as Harivash, an enlightening anthology of teachings and instructions attributed to the Baal Shem Tov and his successor, R. Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezhrich, supplemented with inspiring Hasidic stories, heritage, humor and niggunim, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, "Modern Hebrew for Beginners," Starting from scratch and assuming no prior knowledge of the Hebrew language, Professor Uri Yosef teaches an "open-ended" course introducing the basic building blocks of Modern Hebrew and then applying these to develop phonetic reading skills of Hebrew text with vowel points, in the Jewish Home Room. 1 hour.

TUESDAYS:

3:00 PM EST, "Tovia and Tamar Show," broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, featuring topics ranging from politics to religion with Rabbi Tovia Singer and Senior News Correspondent for Israel National Radio, Tamar Yonah in the Virtual Studio. 1 hour.

3:00 PM EST, "Tovia Singer Show," broadcasting live from our Virtual Studio on Arutz-7: Israel National Radio, Rabbi Tovia Singer features evocative guests on topics ranging from politics to religion, while focusing on truth and balance in the media, in the Virtual Studio. 1 hour.

6:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME!] "Prophecy and Moshiach," Rabbi Zvi Homnick's ongoing discourse on the weekly Torah portion as seen through the lens of Chabad Chassidic philosophy, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

7:00 pm EST, "Kitzur Shulchan Aruch," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff's Teaching and Discussion of the "condensed" Code of Jewish Law, deduced from the Talmud or decided according to Talmudic principles, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, "The Laws and Customs of Judaism" HaRav Michoel Seligson leads an interactive teaching and discussion of Jewish halacha and minhag, with special emphasis on Jewish Holy Days. Appropriate for talmedi chachomim and beginners as well, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, "Stories of the Rebbe," A student of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Gil Hirsch has provided Chabad social work and kiruv for over 35 years. Having many private audiences with the Rebbe, he relates his personal stories and insights, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

9:00 pm EST, [NEW TIME] "Service from the Heart," a weekly discussion for Noahides using the rabbically-sanctioned Siddur on biblical prayer and service for Noachides of the world with Rabbi and Rebbitzn Dov Yitzchak, in the Noah Chat. Room. 2 hours.

10:00 pm EST, "Jewish Thought: The Calm and The Storm," Rabbi Benjamin Hecht shares his insights and perspectives in the fields of Torah law and ethics and their interaction with the world political scene and the human condition, using stories and uplifting examples that will inspire those who are - or are not - already living a life of Torah to refresh their commitment, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

WEDNESDAYS:

3:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Shir HaShirim: The Song of Songs," Rabbi David Katz's interpretation of the timeless allegory of the relationship between HaShem and the People of Israel, in terms of the love between a man and a woman, based on the commentary and works of the Vilna Gaon, in the Jewish Home Room. 1 hour.

5:00 PM EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Proverbs and Providence, Mishlei and Mysticism: A Kabbalistic Look at Life," Rabbi Yaakov Spivak illustrates the depths implied by the words of Solomon, instilling the mystical light of Sefirot with metaphorical insights of Mishlei, through the use of Pshat, Remez, Drash and Sod, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

7:00 pm EST, "Rhodes to Health," Dr. Sandy Rhodes original discourse on healing our bodies and souls in a natural way using the guidelines of some of the greatest doctors of the Torah, the Rambam (Maimonides), the Ba'al Shem Tov, and Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, "What's the Torah Saying?," Rabbi Eliezer Schwartz's original discourse and discussion on the relationship between the Jew, the faith in his past, G-d and Torah, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

9:00 pm EST, "Torah, Kabbalah and Science," Reb Yoel David Bakst's original translation and commentary on the Gaon of Vilna's Kol HaTor (Call of the Turtledove), to prepare one's self for the inevitable future - which has already begun, in Noah Chat Room. 90 minutes.

10:00 pm EST, "Topics in the Weekly Parsha," focusing on one of the more the more challenging or controversial sections of the weekly Torah portion, Rabbi Bob Garber will convey the skills needed to recognize and analyze the issues and questions in the text, and to disceern the deeper meanings in the Torah, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

10:30 pm EST, "Kabbalistic and Holistic Arts," Using ancient Kabbalistic techniques to resonate with vibrations of sound and color, Shayna Bracha Farber instructs on how to liberate our spiritual energies to regain our purpose, develop self-esteem and overcome life's obstacles to manifesting our goals, in Noah Chat Room. 2 hours.

THURSDAYS:

4:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Baba Metzia: The Middle Gate," an in-depth exploration of the Talmud's tractate which deals with the subjects of property ownership, wages and civil law, by Rabbi David Katz, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

5:00 pm EST, "Classical Jewish Philosophy," Rabbi Ezriel Yellin presents an original discourse on some classical Jewish works of philosophy and mussar in order to help everyone become a better person, covering classical teachers as the Chofetz Chaim, Rabbeinu Bechaya, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, Rabbeinu Yonah, and the Rambam, among others, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

6:00 pm EST, "Gates of Halacha," Rabbi Ezriel Yellin provides outlooks and insights into Jewish Law using many different sources, beginning with a basic overview, followed by more detailed sources. While we plan to cover the all of the relevant halachos in a relaxed, open discussion forum, where questions are always encouraged, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

7:00 pm EST, "Lessons in Tanya," Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff illuminate's the mystical, Talmudic, Kabbalistic, and Scriptural verses and concepts of the most basic text of Chassidus, authored by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

8:00 pm EST, "Wisdom of the Rebbe," Reb Israel Katz presents an on-going discussion on the ideas presented on the "collected talks" of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson's Likkutei Sichos, in the Torah Chat Room. 2 hours.

10:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Breslov Chassidus: The Teachings of Rabbeinu Nachman of Breslov," Rabbi Avraham Bloomenstiel teaches Breslov chassidus from the Breslover Rebbe's magnum opus, Likutey Moharan, one of the deepest and most mysterious of the Chassidic seforim, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

11:00 pm EST, [NEW CLASS!] "Kol HaTor: Voice of the Turtledove," Rabbi David Katz's original research and remarkable discoveries based on the Kabbalistic teachings of the Gaon of Vilna about Moshiach and Geula, in the Torah Chat Room. 1 hour.

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