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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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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?-
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The YU Lamdan ; March 2016
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2016-03)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; April 2015
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2015-04)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; April 2014
(SOY, Yeshiva University, 2014-04)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; December 2014
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2014-12)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; September 2014 (Tishrei 5775)
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2014-09)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Purim 5774
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2014)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Fall 2013 (Chanukkah 5774)
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2013)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2013 (Shavuos 5773). 2(5).
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2013)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2013 (Pesach 5773)
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2013)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Winter 2013 (Purim 5773)
(The Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY), 2013)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Winter 2012 (Chanukah 5773)
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2012)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Fall 2012 (Elul 5772)
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2012)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2012 (Sivan 5772)
(SOY, Yeshiva University, 2012)"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 ... -
The YU Lamdan ; Spring 2012 (Iyar 5772)
(SOY, Yeshiva University, 2012)"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 ... -
Passover: A holiday of generations
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2020-04-14)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 ... -
Hannukah’s insight into abuse
(Student Organization of Yeshiva (SOY) ; Jewish Studies Council(JSC), Yeshiva University, 2017-12-14)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. ... -
May the korban Pessaḥ be eaten on upper floors?
(SOY, Yeshiva University, 2018-03-28)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 ... -
The power of rabbinic authority and its implications
(SOY, Yeshiva University, 2017-03-13)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 ... -
Chanukah and the power of dedication
(SOY, Yeshiva University, 2016-12-28)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. ... -
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)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 ...
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