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Rabbi Shalom Rosner was at the peak of his American career. His shul in Woodmere had grown from 20 families to 120 in six years, people flocked to his shiurim, and his Daf Yomi was being heard around the world. Then he packed up and made aliyah.
In this episode of Behind The Bima, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg and Rabbi Philip Moskowitz sit down with Rabbi Rosner, Rav of the Nofei HaShemesh community in Beit Shemesh, to talk about why he left when he did, the advice from his Rebbe that still shapes his life, what October 7th changed for his family, and what it is like to have five children and sons-in-law serving in the army at the same time. He explains how he prepares the Daf every single day, why he refuses to touch controversy, and why the Ba'alei Mussar say it matters that Mashiach arrives on a donkey and not a stallion.
Before the interview, Rabbi Goldberg and Rabbi Moskowitz take on a question that has been bothering them: why does every event now have a rabbinic dais, and should rabbis be sitting on it?
Rabbi Shalom Rosner is the Rav of Nofei HaShemesh in Beit Shemesh and teaches in the English-speaking program at Machon Lev. His daily Daf Yomi shiur on YUTorah is followed by learners across the Jewish world. He previously served as a Rav in Woodmere, NY, and taught at Yeshivat Reishit and Kerem B'Yavneh.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The biggest moments
0:36 Welcome back: should rabbis sit on a dais?
2:19 Shnayim Mikra and a rainy night in Brooklyn
5:32 Why Rabbi Goldberg hates sitting on the dais
8:51 What honoring Torah leaders teaches a community
15:36 How to start Shnayim Mikra
18:33 Give gedolim the dignity they deserve
20:07 Introducing Rabbi Shalom Rosner
20:34 Rabbi Shalom Rosner joins Behind the Bima
21:22 Why he made aliyah at the peak of his career
26:59 Na'aseh v'nishma for the Land of Israel
28:56 After October 7th: would he do it again?
31:15 Why benching changes in Israel
33:12 Raising children after aliyah
39:04 From Woodmere to Daf Yomi around the world
41:20 How he prepares the Daf
43:10 Growing up in his father's shadow
48:11 Five children in the army
50:06 A fourth mitzvah: bein adam l'amo
51:39 "This is Am Yisrael"
53:11 Mashiach on a donkey
54:42 Why he stays away from controversy
1:01:28 Time management: one thing at a time
1:03:11 Machon Lev and staying in Israel
Behind The Bima is hosted by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Senior Rabbi, and Rabbi Philip Moskowitz, Associate Rabbi, of Boca Raton Synagogue.
Subscribe for new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@rabbiefremgoldberg
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In this episode of Behind The Bima, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg and Rabbi Philip Moskowitz sit down with Rabbi Rosner, Rav of the Nofei HaShemesh community in Beit Shemesh, to talk about why he left when he did, the advice from his Rebbe that still shapes his life, what October 7th changed for his family, and what it is like to have five children and sons-in-law serving in the army at the same time. He explains how he prepares the Daf every single day, why he refuses to touch controversy, and why the Ba'alei Mussar say it matters that Mashiach arrives on a donkey and not a stallion.
Before the interview, Rabbi Goldberg and Rabbi Moskowitz take on a question that has been bothering them: why does every event now have a rabbinic dais, and should rabbis be sitting on it?
Rabbi Shalom Rosner is the Rav of Nofei HaShemesh in Beit Shemesh and teaches in the English-speaking program at Machon Lev. His daily Daf Yomi shiur on YUTorah is followed by learners across the Jewish world. He previously served as a Rav in Woodmere, NY, and taught at Yeshivat Reishit and Kerem B'Yavneh.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The biggest moments
0:36 Welcome back: should rabbis sit on a dais?
2:19 Shnayim Mikra and a rainy night in Brooklyn
5:32 Why Rabbi Goldberg hates sitting on the dais
8:51 What honoring Torah leaders teaches a community
15:36 How to start Shnayim Mikra
18:33 Give gedolim the dignity they deserve
20:07 Introducing Rabbi Shalom Rosner
20:34 Rabbi Shalom Rosner joins Behind the Bima
21:22 Why he made aliyah at the peak of his career
26:59 Na'aseh v'nishma for the Land of Israel
28:56 After October 7th: would he do it again?
31:15 Why benching changes in Israel
33:12 Raising children after aliyah
39:04 From Woodmere to Daf Yomi around the world
41:20 How he prepares the Daf
43:10 Growing up in his father's shadow
48:11 Five children in the army
50:06 A fourth mitzvah: bein adam l'amo
51:39 "This is Am Yisrael"
53:11 Mashiach on a donkey
54:42 Why he stays away from controversy
1:01:28 Time management: one thing at a time
1:03:11 Machon Lev and staying in Israel
Behind The Bima is hosted by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Senior Rabbi, and Rabbi Philip Moskowitz, Associate Rabbi, of Boca Raton Synagogue.
Subscribe for new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@rabbiefremgoldberg
Instagram: @rabbiefremgoldberg
#BehindTheBima #RabbiShalomRosner #DafYomi #Aliyah #Israel #Torah #BocaRatonSynagogue #JewishPodcast