The YU Lamdan

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From the editor, Ephraim Meth, 1(1): In our nation’s earliest years, we were forbidden to publicly disseminate halakhah and lomdus through writing. Some Rishonim maintain that we were even forbidden from recording oral Torah thoughts for personal reference. R. Yehudah haNasi revoked both of these prohibitions. Nowadays, we may write Torah thoughts for our own growth, and for the public’s pleasure. Similarly, our publication has a dual purpose: first, to motivate and train its writers to formulate Torah thoughts clearly, concisely, and powerfully; second, to provide its audience with high-quality Torah thoughts via the medium of high-quality writing. Historically, our gedolim have demanded that only first-rate Torah thoughts be committed to writing. The Rambam wrote that one should review an essay’s content one thousand times before committing it to writing. Rav Ashi wrote two drafts of Shas; Rashi’s rough drafts are published alongside his final drafts in some masechtos; the Tosfos Rid wrote four drafts of his commentary, as did Rav Shach in our generation. When the Ketzos realized that some novellae he was ready to publish had already been printed by R. Yonason Eybeschutz, he deleted them from his manuscript to eliminate redundancy. The Chofetz Chaim checked every copy of his books for typographical errors. Our gedolim have long supported augmenting the Torah-writing skills of budding talmidei chachamim; we hope and pray that our publication lives up to their standards.

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    The YU Lamdan ; March 2016
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2016-03) Goodman, Meir; Poupko, Elchanan; Meth, Ephraim
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; April 2015
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2015-04) Carmy, Shalom; Meth, Ephraim; Poupko, Elchanan; Goodman, Meir
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; April 2014
    (SOY, Yeshiva University, 2014-04) Meth, Ephraim; Poupko, Elchanan; Zuckier, Shlomo
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; December 2014
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2014-12) Goodman, Meir
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; September 2014 (Tishrei 5775)
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2014-09) Goodman, Meir; Meth, Ephraim; Poupko, Elchanan
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Purim 5774
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2014) Meth, Ephraim; Poupko, Elchanan; Perlow, Jeremy; Kupchik, Aryeh; Goodman, Meir; Zuckier, Shlomo
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Fall 2013 (Chanukkah 5774)
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2013) Zuckier, Shlomo; Poupko, Elchanan; Meth, Ephraim
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2013 (Shavuos 5773). 2(5).
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2013) Meth, Ephraim; Levinson, Avi; Poupko, Elchanan
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2013 (Pesach 5773)
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2013) Sacks, Jonathan; Meth, Ephraim; Poupko, Elchanan; Levinson, Avi
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Winter 2013 (Purim 5773)
    (The Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY), 2013) Meth, Ephraim; Levinson, Avi; Poupko, Elchanan
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Winter 2012 (Chanukah 5773)
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2012) Meth, Ephraim; Levinson, Avi; Poupko, Elchanan
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Fall 2012 (Elul 5772)
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2012) Meth, Ephraim; Poupko, Elchanan; Genack, Moshe
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2012 (Sivan 5772)
    (SOY, Yeshiva University, 2012) Genack, Moshe; Levinson, Avi; Poupko, Elchanan; Meth, Ephraim
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community.
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    The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2012 (Iyar 5772)
    (SOY, Yeshiva University, 2012) Meth, Ephraim; Genack, Moshe; Poupko, Elchanan
    "The Lamdan hopes to fulfill a dual purpose: first, to provide the YU student body a journal in which to express their Torah thoughts and ideas in a clear and succinct form; secondly, to enrich a wider audience with first-rate divrei Torah from the YU community."
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    Passover: A holiday of generations
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2020-04-14) Sigal, Jonathan
    Imagine viewing the most dramatic event in History. Something truly Epic and then just because you are there to witness it you become incorporated and part and parcel of the story itself. Perhaps even the central hero of the story. Well Surprise, you actually are! Let me explain. The Hagadah brings the argument between R Eliezer Ben Ezariah and the Sages of how to understand the Verse “you shall remember (mention) the leaving of Egypt “all” the Days of your life. They are arguing about the meaning of the word “all” does it mean the “whole” or “every” If it means “Whole” then we need mention our leaving Egypt every morning and evening. If it means “every” then we mention it once a day but every day even in the future times of Mashiach.
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    Hannukah’s insight into abuse
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2017-12-14) Rosenblatt, Andrew
    Various Midrashim offer descriptions of the spark that ignited the Hasmonean rebellion. Some speak of the violation to the sanctity of the Temple. There is one Midrashic account that that has particular resonance this year. The Midrash is quoted in compendiums of minor Midrashim such as Otzar haMidrashim by R. Judah David Eisenstein (N. Y., 1915) and the Yotzer (additional prayer recited before Shema) for the first Shabbat of Chanukah written by Yosef ben Shlomo (1033):
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    May the korban Pessaḥ be eaten on upper floors?
    (SOY, Yeshiva University, 2018-03-28) Folger, Arie; Folger, Arie
    The Talmud Bavli, Pessaḥim 85b-86a seems to conclude unequivocally that Qodashim Qalim, including but not limited to the Qorban Pessaḥ, which may be eaten in the entire city of Yerushalayim, may only be eaten on the ground floors: Rav said: The roofs and the upper chambers were not sanctified. But that is not so, for Rav said on the authority of R. Ḥiyya: „There was [only] as much as an olive of the Passover-offering [to eat], yet the Hallel split the roofs!“ Does that not mean that they ate on the roof and recited [the Hallel] on the roof? No: they ate on the ground and recited [it] on the roof. Yet that is not so, for surely we learned: „You must not move on after the Paschal meal to the aftermeal (the ‚Afiqoman‘)!“ and Rav said: „[That means] that they must not remove from one company to another?
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    The power of rabbinic authority and its implications
    (SOY, Yeshiva University, 2017-03-13) Schertz, Chaim E.
    In Jewish tradition, there were two types of rabbis which were given different authorities: those who were ordained; and those who were not. Ordained rabbis were called Smuchin or Mumchin. The institution of ordination was initiated by Moshe Rabbenu when he ordained Yehoshua, and from that time on, each ordained rabbi could ordain others. Later on, during a specific period of the Patriarchate from the Second Century C.E. to the Fifth Century C.E., the Patriarch or Nasi was primarily responsible for the ordinations of rabbis. All ordinations could only occur in the land of Israel , and ordained rabbis could engage in all aspects of Jewish law. An ordained court of three who convened in the land of Israel is what the Torah calls elohimA court which was ordained in Israel could extend its authority to anywhere in the world. See Mishneh Torah, Shoftim, Hilchot Sanhedren Chapt. 4, Halachot 1-4 and 12. ¶ Since ordination could not occur outside the land of Israel, what was the underlying authority of a court which was not ordained? The initial authority for courts outside of Israel was the appointment of rabbis and judges by the Head of the Exiles (Reish Galuta) which occurred in Babylonia after the first exile and ended in the Sixth Century C.E. That authority was also valid all over the world, including Israel. Nevertheless, it was far more limited than the authority given to ordained rabbis or courts. One example, is that those appointed by the Reish Galuta did not have the power to levy fines (Knassot). Ibid, 4:14. ¶ In the absence of a Reish Galuta or his ability to appoint rabbinic courts, an interesting analysis is presented in the Talmud.
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    Chanukah and the power of dedication
    (SOY, Yeshiva University, 2016-12-28) Schertz, Chaim E.
    In both cases, the light of the menorah in the Temple and the light of the Chanukah menorah is symbolic of the presence of God amongst Israel. It was through this primordial light that God started the process of creation. The illumination of light is a symbolic representation of God’s presence in the world. This perhaps is best illustrated by the description that the face of Moses was illuminated by a special light when he came down from Mount Sinai. ¶ In addition, divine illumination is manifested in the very process through which the human mind understands the nature of God’s universe and God’s code for human behavior. The people of Israel were chosen by God to have God’s Shechinah (presence) rest upon them. In turn, it became their obligation and responsibility to dedicate themselves to the revelation of that light to the entire world through the example which they set in ethical and moral behavior, the rejection of idolatry, and the belief in one true God. This is an awesome responsibility. When they succeed, the world becomes a better place. When they fail, the world is subject to great disaster
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    Inyana D’Yoma: Tisha B’Av: Awaiting the arrival of Moshiach
    (Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council (JSC), Yeshiva University, 2019-08-05) Schenker, Shimon
    It is said about Rav Moshe Teitelbaum zt”l, that his longing for Moshiach to come was incredibly intense. He is quoted as saying, “If I had known in my youth that in my old age Moshiach still had not come, I would not have physically survived due to the pain (his delay) would cause me. My soul would have left me. However, it is only because of my trust and hope in Hashem that he will come that I have survived until today. “[1] This is the delicate emotional balance we all strive for on Tisha B’av. On the one hand sad that we are still in exile, while at the same time looking towards the future hoping and believing that Moshiach will come.
For print issues, please see the Gottesman library circulation desk. Gottesman Periodical The YU Lamdan Publisher Information: New York: Student Organization of Yeshiva: Jewish Studies Council 2011?-