Are you looking for meaningful Torah to get in the mood for Pesach, or to discuss at your Seder? Use our Seder Companions, Haggadah Night thoughts, and in-depth classes to prepare for Pesach!
Upcoming Programs!
Articles of 500-1000 words on each part of the Seder; each Seder Companion includes 15-20 articles. Written by members of the Beit Midrash, and university students who study with us.
Seder Companion 5782 – with a special Teen section!
The format for these programs is simple: Seder-ready Torah Thoughts that are no longer than ten minutes (most speakers adhere to the timeframe). Source sheets for many of the thoughts are downloadable on the page with the audio recording:
Haggadah Night 5783 II with Shaarei Shomayim – Rabbi Jared Anstandig, Rabbi Steven Gotlib, Mrs. Sarit Anstandig, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Haggadah Night 5783 I with BAYT – Idan Rakovsky, Rabbi Yehuda Mann, Mrs. Prielle Rakovsky, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Haggadah Night 5782 II with Shaarei Shomayim – Mrs. Prielle Rakovsky, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Idan Rakovsky, Rabbi Jared Anstandig
Haggadah Night 5782 I with BAYT – Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Chaim Metzger, Rabbi Yehuda Mann, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Haggadah Night 5781 II with Shaarei Shomayim – Rabbi Sammy Bergman, Rabbi Chaim Metzger, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner and Rabbi Alex Hecht
Haggadah Night 5781 I with BAYT – Netanel Klein, Rabbi Sammy Bergman, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner and Rabbi Alex Hecht
Haggadah Night 5780 II with BAYT – Ezer Diena, Netanel Klein, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner and Rabbi Alex Hecht
Haggadah Night 5780 I with Shaarei Shomayim – Ezer Diena, Rabbi Alex Hecht, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner and Rabbi Sammy Bergman
Haggadah Night 5779 II at Shaarei Shomayim – Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Alex Hecht, Ezer Diena and Rabbi Elihu Abbe
Haggadah Night 5779 I at BAYT – Rabbi Alex Hecht, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Ezer Diena, Rabbi Elihu Abbe
Haggadah Night 5778 II at Shaarei Shomayim – Rabbi Adam Friedmann, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring, Rabbi Jesse Shore and Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Haggadah Night 5778 I at BAYT – Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring and Rabbi Adam Friedmann
Haggadah Night 5777 III at Baycrest – Rabbi Adam Friedmann, Yaron Perez, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring
Haggadah Night 5777 II at Shaarei Shomayim – Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Adam Friedmann, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring, Yaron Perez
Haggadah Night 5777 I at BAYT – Rabbi Adam Friedmann, Yaron Perez, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring
Haggadah Night 5776 II at Shaarei Tefillah – Rabbi Yisroel Meir Rosenzweig, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Haggadah Night 5776 I at Shaarei Shomayim – Rabbi Chaim Strauchler, Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Noah Cheses, Rabbi David Ely Grundland
Haggadah Night 5775 at BAYT– Rabbi Yisroel Meir Rosenzweig, Rabbi David Ely Grundland and Rabbi Josh Gutenberg
Are you a Firstborn? Prepare your own Siyum for Erev Pesach
Learn the shortest Masechet, Tamid, via audio recordings!
One long recording (3 hr 39 min): Download here!
Thirteen brief recordings: Download here!
Machshavah (Jewish Thought): The Story of Pesach
B’Rchush Gadol: Who Cares? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Why was Moshe Chosen to Lead? (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring)
Why was Slavery Part of the Plan? (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring)
S. Y. Agnon on the Eve of Pesach: To Father’s House (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Is the Downfall of our Enemies Reason to Rejoice? (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring)
Purim vs. Pesach: Simchah vs. Geulah (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
The Exodus and Hollywood: Pesach at the Movies (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring) – A series of classes
The Other Villains of Passover, Part I (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
The Other Villains of Passover, Part II (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
What Does Pesach Mean? (Rabbi Sammy Bergman)
Machshavah (Jewish Thought): The Rituals of Pesach
Leaving Egypt in the 21st Century (Rabbi Sammy Bergman)
The Saturday Night Seder: An Uncommon Opportunity (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Sensory Seder Series 1: Sights and Scenes of the Seder (Rabbi Sammy Bergman)
Sensory Seder Series 2: The Taste of Freedom (Rabbi Sammy Bergman)
Sensory Seder Series 3: Songs and Sounds of Seder Night (Rabbi Sammy Bergman)
The Customs of the Seder (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring) – A series of classes
Hanging the Afikoman on the Wall (Ezer Diena)
Does Eliyahu Really Come to Our Seder? (Rabbi Alex Hecht)
Why Do Jews Ask Questions? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Mah Nishtanah, In Depth, Part 1 (Adam Friedmann) and Part 2
Why do we do that? Charoset, and Spilling Drops (Adam Friedmann)
The Best Charoset Recipe (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Why Charoset? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Sweet Marror? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Koreich, In-Depth (Adam Friedmann)
Chagim in the Torah (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring)
Halachah (Jewish Law)
The Science of Chametz and Matzah (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Rosenzweig and Rabbi David Ely Grundland)
Ashkenazim and Soft Matzah (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring)
Machine Matzah: Boon or Bane? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Gluten Intolerance and Oat Matzah (Rabbi Jonathan Ziring)
Grape Juice at the Seder? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
Is Quinoa Kosher for Passover? (Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner)
May a robot bake my matzot? (Rabbi Sammy Bergman)
