Yom HaDin in the Natural World
Rosh Hashanah is referred to over and over again in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy as Yom HaDin -the Day of Judgement. Join Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman as he explores what the Great Sages say about how we are judged and how Rosh Hashanah affects our year.
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August 26, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Yom HaDin in the Natural World: Yom HaDin in Our World
Yom HaDin in the Natural World: Yom HaDin in Our World
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Hello Everyone,
In the writings of our Sages and in our prayers, Rosh Hashanah is referred to as “Yom Hadin”- the Day of Judgement. Interestingly, the Torah does not describe Rosh Hashanah as “Yom Hadin.” It does not even refer to the first day of the seventh month as Rosh Hashanah. The Torah cryptically refers to that day as a “Yom Teurah”- a day of sounding a trumpet.
Why is Rash Hashanah referred so mysteriously? Why doesn’t the Torah at least tell us why we need to sound a trumpet ( or to be more precise Halachically a trumpet made from the horn of an animal)?
Today and for the next two sessions we will talk about the first day of the seventh month.
September 2, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Yom HaDin in the Natural World: Yom HaDin in Our World
Yom HaDin in the Natural World: Yom HaDin in Our World
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Hello Everyone,
Last week we began this series of classes by studying the various passages in masechet Rosh Hashanah which make reference to how Hashem judges the world. And we saw that there are various opinions regarding when Hashem judges and what actually does it mean to say that Hashem judges.
At the conclusion of the session we began to read the text of a lesson taught by the Ramban ( while he was still living in Spain) on the subject of Rosh Hashanah. We saw the Ramban’s explanation of how do we even know that Rosh Hashanah is the Day of Judgemnet ( since the Torah does not say this in so many words).
Today we will read more of the Ramban’s lesson and see his explanation of what is meant by Hashem’s judgement.
If we have any time left over we may beging to see the ideas of the Maharal of Prague on this subject.
September 9, 2026 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Yom HaDin in the Natural World: Yom HaDin in Our World
Yom HaDin in the Natural World: Yom HaDin in Our World
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Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman graduated from Yeshiva University in 1980 and the dental school of Columbia University in 1985. In 1989 he began studying and teaching at Yeshivat Hamivtar and now studies and teaches at Yeshivat Machanaim in Efrat. He has rabbinic ordination from Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg.