Rabbi Fridman's Recorded Shiurim
General Shiurim
Ramban’s View of Temimut 5/15/19
Introduction to Masekhet Bikkurim: Relationship between Hava'ah and Mikra 5/15/19
The Ethics of Halakhic Debate: Reflections on Contemporary Partisanship 12/13/19
Mitzvat Yishuv Eretz Yisrael, Talmud Torah, and Service in IDF 2/10/20
Zayin Adar: Moshe Rabbenu and Chevra Kadisha 3/3/20
Shabbat HaGadol 5780: והיא שעמדה- Embracing Vulnerability in the Pesach of Pandaemic 4/5/20
קרוב ה׳ לנשברי לב: Halakhic, Hashkafic, and Experiential Responses to Suffering 2/9/21
וצדיק באמונתו יחיה: Reflections on the Singular Principle of the Torah 2/18/21
Torah, Empathy, and Humility: Memories of Rav Lichtenstein zt’l on His Sixth Yahrzeit 4/12/21
מי שנשאו לבו לקיים מצוה זו כראוי:Talmud Torah B’Et Tzarah 5/5/21
בעניין אדם גדול בדין: דיינות, עדות, בעל דבר 11/29/21
Kevod Ha’Adam and Kevod Shamayim: Balancing Halakhic Values 12/24/21
The Rabbinate and Kevod Ha’Adam: In Tribute to Rabbi Zevulun Charlop 1/31/22
Ketoret as Aharon’s Personal Korban 2/11/22
ונשיא בעמך לא תאור: A Halakhic Analysis of Communal Authority 2/20/22
לא תשא שמע שוא: Integrity as an Halakhic Axiom 2/28/22
Balancing Kibbud Av V’Em and Yishuv Eretz Yisrael 5/24/22
איש אשר רוח בו: The Halakhic Persona of Yehoshua bin Nun 7/20/22
The Joy of Return: The Teshuva of Ezra and Nechemiah 9/13/22
Three Oaths: The Satmar Rebbe and the Meshech Chochmah 11/15/22
11/21/22 The Mitzvah of Kevurah: An Analysis of שיטת הרמב׳ם
לשבת יצרה: Halakhic Perspectives on Civic Duty 11/24/22
לשבת יצרה: Halakhic Perspectives on Civic Duty 11/27/22
12/6/22 Halakhic Parameters Concerning Relating to Widows and Orphans: כל אלמנה ויתום לא תענון
לא תעמוד על דם רעך- Incurring Risk to Save a Fellow Jew 12/14/22
ולא ישיב את העם מצרימה- Conceptions of the Prohibition against Living in Egypt 12/27/22
חצי עבד חצי בן חורין לשיטת הרמב׳ם 1/3/22
A Matter of Intent? Conceptual Approaches to Chukot Ha-Goyim 1/10/23
Moonlight Sonata? Kiddush Levana in Halacha and Hashkafa 2/1/23
Jews Without Borders? Techum Shabbat in Halacha and Hashkafah 2/7/23
ורפא ירפא: Medical Intervention in Halacha and Hashkafa 2/8/23
Heal Thy Father? Medical Treatment of Parents 2/14/23
בעניין קללת שתוקי 2/22/23
The Obligation of Bnei Noach in Kiddush Hashem 3/21/23
Minchat Chinuch: The Status of the Fetus in Halacha 5/2/23
The Singular Role of Parents in Chinuch 5/4/23
Halakhic and Hashkafic Dimensions of Ona’at Devarim 5/12/23
Rosh Bnei Gershon: Divrei Hesped for Rav Gershon Edelstein zt’l 5/30/23
The Worst of all Possible Sins? Rambam and the Gravity of Lashon HaRa 6/13/23
Introducing מימיני מיכאל: Rabbi Michael Rosensweig in Conversation with Talmidim 9/9/23
Rachmanut Revisited: When Compassion itself Requires Use of Force 10/19/23
מצוות פדיון שבוים: Halakhic Considerations in Redeeming Captives 10/24/23
לפיכך אנחנו חייבים להודות: On the Rescue of Oreo Megedish 10/30/23
Prayer for All Nations: Rav Moshe Feinstein on the Universal Nature of Prayer 11/22/23
The Outer Limits of Kavod HaTorah: A Talmid Chacham Summoned to Beit Din
The Need of the Hour: Mechirat Yosef and the Needs of אחדות
בעניין כיבוד זקנים: Honor Thy Grandparent
To Redeem a Jewish Child: Two Thousand Years of Rabbinic Intervention
The Delicate Balance: Approaching Hashem in Tefilah
Yosef and the Roots of Antisemitism: A Surprising Encounter Between Twain and Ramban
בעניין שיתוף לבני נח: זThe Status of Catholicism in Halakha 12/26/23
A Matter of National Identity: בעניין קבורה בארץ ישראל
בעניין מחזיר גרושתו: The Unlikely Origins of Moshe Rabbenu
Special Shiurim
From Tolerance to Affection: Acceptance in a Polarized Age
Shiur Delivered at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School, February 14, 2019
The Challenge and Value of Inclusion: A Shiur to RIETS Students.’ Feb 2019
"Divrei Chizuk for Chodesh Nissan" 3/26/20
Responding to Suffering: Rambam, The Rav, and Rav Lichtenstein 4/23/20
Recording of Rabbi David M. Feldman zt’l 6th Yahrzeit Tribute 11/22/20
11/27/20 Ceaseless Gratitude: Halakhic Reflections on ברכות התורה Thanksgiving 2020
ובחרת בחיים: A Halakhic Perspective on Covid-19 Vaccination 1/3/21
מעמד המסית בהלכה: Incitement in Halacha 1/11/21
A Halakhic Perspective on Inclusion: The Imperative, the Challenge, and the Method 1/31/21
In Search of Return: The Halakhic Status of Those Who Engaged in Idolatry During Shoah 4/9/21
אל תקרי ושננתם אלא ושלשתם: Divide and Conquer as a Mandate for Talmud Torah 5/3/21
Other Recordings
Shiur on Pittsburgh
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להכנס בצרתן: Reflections on the Shooting in Jersey City 12/11/19
Leaders of Faith: Spirituality in the Presidencies of Washington and Lincoln 2/18/20
Tue, July 8 2025
12 Tammuz 5785
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