Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt

00:00 Introduction 5:22 Doing Chessed vs Writing Seforim 13:52 Marbitz Torah vs sacrificing your own Torah learning 15:00 Rebbe gaining from Talmid - Hafla'ah 15:55 R' Zilberberg's letter 18:20 Why Rabbanim answer questions from people not part of their Kehilah? 19:27 What is a Rav? - Minsker Gadol 20:38 Responding to letters in all areas was the Chazarah for R' Chaim 26:00 Lengthy Teshuvas - "speaking in learning" 27:32 Correspondence between R' Dov Landau and R' Chaim [over 100 letters] 38:35 Davening Vaskin 39:38 Aveilus and R' Yechiel Michel Tukitchinsky 41:50 Purim related letter 46:49 New sefer An ALL TORAH original podcast email: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com

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00:00 Introduction 2:55 - Clarifications and Additions to Likut Seforim episode 9:20 - Letters of R' Chaim 15:12 - Samples of Letters of R Chaim; Using Works of Saul Leiberman and R' Kehati 17:59 - Why does R' Chaim spend so much time answering questions? 22:20 - Serving the Tzibur at the expense of writing Seforim 25:00 - Rav's obligations to answering questions 30:00 - What the Aderet did when his Kehila was behind on paying him 33:38 - R' Chaim Volozhiner's Legacy: The Nefesh Hachaim 37:00 R Mordechai Gimpel Yafeh's Mesorah from Volozhin 45:20 New Sefer An ALL TORAH original podcast email: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com

0:00 Introduction 2: 57 - Steipler as a Posek 5:15 - Agunah cases; Paskening along with others 7:02 - Adnei Paz - Rabbonim who said not to rely on their own Seforim 7:38 - Pri Megadim 8:47 - Hafla'ah 9:19 - Nesivos 9:32 - R' Akiva Eiger 10:27 - Shach 10:55 - R' Moshe Feinstein 12:52 - R' Shimon Sofer Hisorerus Teshuvah 17:02 - The Maharsham's work 19:08 - Steipler & Maharsham 23:55 - Maharsham's first sefer The following Rabbonim & Maharsham 24:48 - Tchebiner Rav 28:15 - Darchei Teshuvah 29:30 - R' Isser Zalman Meltzer 29:44 - Chofetz Chaim 30:17 - Aderes 31:42 - R' Chaim Berlin 32:30 - R' Kook 35:44 - R' Elyashiv 38:54 - R' Herzog 41:47 - One Above has other plans 45:02 - New Sefer

0:00 Introduction 2: 57 - Steipler as a Posek 5:15 - Agunah cases; Paskening along with others 7:02 - Adnei Paz - Rabbonim who said not to rely on their own Seforim 7:38 - Pri Megadim 8:47 - Hafla'ah 9:19 - Nesivos 9:32 - R' Akiva Eiger 10:27 - Shach 10:55 - R' Moshe Feinstein 12:52 - R' Shimon Sofer Hisorerus Teshuvah 17:02 - The Maharsham's work 19:08 - Steipler & Maharsham 23:55 - Maharsham's first sefer The following Rabbonim & Maharsham 24:48 - Tchebiner Rav 28:15 - Darchei Teshuvah 29:30 - R' Isser Zalman Meltzer 29:44 - Chofetz Chaim 30:17 - Aderes 31:42 - R' Chaim Berlin 32:30 - R' Kook 35:44 - R' Elyashiv 38:54 - R' Herzog 41:47 - One Above has other plans 45:02 - New Sefer

0:00 Introduction 2: 57 - Steipler as a Posek 5:15 - Agunah cases; Paskening along with others 7:02 - Adnei Paz - Rabbonim who said not to rely on their own Seforim 7:38 - Pri Megadim 8:47 - Hafla'ah 9:19 - Nesivos 9:32 - R' Akiva Eiger 10:27 - Shach 10:55 - R' Moshe Feinstein 12:52 - R' Shimon Sofer Hisorerus Teshuvah 17:02 - The Maharsham's work 19:08 - Steipler & Maharsham 23:55 - Maharsham's first sefer The following Rabbonim & Maharsham 24:48 - Tchebiner Rav 28:15 - Darchei Teshuvah 29:30 - R' Isser Zalman Meltzer 29:44 - Chofetz Chaim 30:17 - Aderes 31:42 - R' Chaim Berlin 32:30 - R' Kook 35:44 - R' Elyashiv 38:54 - R' Herzog 41:47 - One Above has other plans 45:02 - New Sefer

This episode was sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchok Dovid 👉For more information about All Torah please visit: alltorah.org Sponsorships email: schwedm@ou.org Questions: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com 0:00 Introduction 2:20 Searching for Achronim: The Noda Beyehudah 3:10 Netziv on importance of Teshuvot 5:19 R' Chaim Volozhiner on collecting Teshuvot 7:58 - Why to be careful when using Likut Seforim 12:26 R' Tzvi Michel Shapiro seeking out Achronim 14:49 R' Debtilski and Likut Seforim 18:10 - Specialist seforim by experts of a topic: Likut Sefer on one topic 22:14 - R Yisroel Salanter and creating experts in topics 24:00 - R' Kook and his Journal Iytur Sofrim 24:50 - Mesorah on how Torah was learned in the Beis Medrash of the Balei Hatosfos 27:20 - Steipler on Likut seforim 31:00 - R' Chaim Kanievsky and Likut seforim 37:00 - Chazon ISh and Likut Seforim; the controversy how to write the letter Tzadi 44:10 - The Chazon ish and The Beis Yosef 53:33 - New Seforim

This episode was sponsored L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim ben Yitzchok Dovid 👉For more information about All Torah please visit: alltorah.org Sponsorships email: schwedm@ou.org Questions: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com

Season 2 of Rav Chaim's Seforim Explored with Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt has been generously sponsored by L’ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim Ben Yitzchok Dovid. For information about the All Torah apps and websites please visit alltorah.org 0:00 Introduction 5:13 Newspaper Advertisements and the Netziv 11:30 Shlomo Zalman Halberstam and his collection 15:30 Moshe Reines 17:20 Avhrom Eliyahu Harkavy 22:40 Mekitze Nirdamim 24:10 Publishing of Malmed hatalmidim 26:26 Items published by Mekitze Nirdamim 28:55 Avrhom Berliner 30:49 R Shlomo Buber 32:42 Gerer Rebbe and his collection of seforim 38:48 Publication of Midrashei Halacha and Agadah Breisah Deshmuel and Breisha Demazalot 41:17 Roceach רוקח R Klugman and R Chaim Kanievsky 43:00 R Shmuel Hominer, Birchat Cohanim at the Kotel

0:00 Introduction 2:35 Various omissions related to Chanukah 8:40 Early sources who ask this question about the Chanukah omission 11:00 The Chanukah controversy of 1891 15:45 Answer #1 Based on the Rambam things that everyone knew were not included in the Mishna 17:52 Answer #2 Mesechtas Chanukah was lost 19:00 Answer #3 Megilas Tannis 20:02 1908 Edition of Megilast Tannis 22:30 Deep dive into the Megilat Tannis 27:00 Megilat tannis in Americia in 1850's 29:00 Aderes and R Yakov Kahan correspondence 30:20 Answer #4 Chasam Sofer Answer 34:30 Rabanu Hakodesh role in writing Mishna 35:20 Answer #5 Hidden Halachos Chisuru Mechsrah on the Mishna 39:55 The rare work Chanukas Habeis 42:34 Chasm Sofer and mention of Pach Shemen Nes in All HaNissim For questions and comments - contact Rabbi Dr. Brodt at eliezerbrodt@gmail.com. For sponsorship opportunities and other topic possibilities - contact Rabbi Moshe Schwed at schwedm@ou.org For information about the All Torah apps and websites please visit alltorah.org

Season 2 of Rav Chaim's Seforim Explored with Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt has been generously sponsored by L’ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim Ben Yitzchok Dovid. For questions and comments - contact Rabbi Dr. Brodt at eliezerbrodt@gmail.com. For sponsorship opportunities and other topic possibilities - contact Rabbi Moshe Schwed at schwedm@ou.org For information about the All Torah apps and websites please visit alltorah.org 0:00 Introduction 4:10 Chasam Sofer position on newly discovered Rishonim and Manuscripts 8:16 Aruch Lener and New Rishonim 11:54 Why did the Netziv decide to write a work on the Shi'iltos? 13:20 Brief history of the publishing of Geonic material 17:50 Gra and Geonim 19:20 Reb Dovid Rothstein and Rif 21:00 Back to the Netziv and the significance of Geonim 34:30 Rav Binyomin Moshe Levine and the Otzar Hageonim 39:37 Rav Kook and Geonim 41:40 The Aderes and new manuscripts For questions and comments: Please email: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com For sponsorship opportunities: Please email: schwedm@ou.org For information about the All Torah apps and websites please visit alltorah.org

Season 2 of Rav Chaims Seforim Explored with Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Brodt has been generously sponsored by L'ilui Nishmas Moshe Chaim Ben Yitzchok Dovid. For questions and comments: Please email: eliezerbrodt@gmail.com For sponsorship opportunities: Please email: schwedm@ou.org For information about the All Torah apps and websites please visit alltorah.org 0:00 Intro & More on the Meiri and Or Zarua 7:55 Rabbenu Chananel 21:40 Sefer Hayashar of Rabbenu Tam 25:55 Edition of Shiltos of the Netziv 30:56 Rav Isser Zalman Metlzer, The Ramban and the Gra's Shita of Leining on Rosh Chodesh