Today is January 15, 2026 /
Today is January 15, 2026 /
Today’s online Torah study is dedicated by Yehuda Wurtzel l’ilui nishmas his dear father Shalom ben Chaim Moshe ע”ה whose yahrzeit is on the 21st of Teves.
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Sichos HaRan 5 – True Wisdom vs. Philosophy – The Menorah in the Beis HaMikdash – The Foundation of Faith Is Yirah – Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. (Lesson rw12a. Recorded in 1976.)
00:00 – True wisdom vs. philosophy.
04:38 – Faith leads to eternal life.
06:29 – Account of two students of Rav Noson of Nemirov zal, comparing their levels of simple faith vs. Torah scholarship.
09:53 – Emunah – faith – is called “a beautiful maiden who has no eyes”.
*16:37 – The foundation of faith is yirah – fear of punishment.
20:52 – Ahava and yirah are male and female respectively.
23:43 – Respect for parents.
*25:12 – When a person comes before the Heavenly Court, he is asked 6 question. These 6 questions correspond to the 6 sederim of the Mishneh.
30:00 – The foundation of faith is yirah.
*30:43 – Parshas Tetzaveh. The menorah in the Beis HaMikdash.
43:15 – Closing blessing.
The Questions Asked a Soul on Arrival in Olam HaBa (Shabbos 31a):
אָמַר רָבָא: בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁמַּכְנִיסִין אָדָם לְדִין, אוֹמְרִים לוֹ: נָשָׂאתָ וְנָתַתָּ בָּאֱמוּנָה? קָבַעְתָּ עִתִּים לַתּוֹרָה? עָסַקְתָּ בִּפְרִיָּה וּרְבִיָּה? צִפִּיתָ לִישׁוּעָה? פִּלְפַּלְתָּ בְּחׇכְמָה? הֵבַנְתָּ דָּבָר מִתּוֹךְ דָּבָר
1. [What is your name?] Were you honest in business dealings?
2. Did you establish a set time for Torah study?
3. Have you transmitted your values and knowledge? [Literally – have you fulfilled the commandment to be fruitful and multiply?]
4. Did you maintain hope?
5. Did you seek wisdom?
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