People of the Book - Nodah B'Yehudah

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the next installment of the Boca Raton Synagogue's wonderful program called People of the Book. Each week, we take you through different personalities within our rich tradition, transformational leaders and personalities who contributed to Torah study, to our sacred Torah texts, and to so much more. This evening, we have the privilege of learning together about the great Noda BeYehuda, Rabbi Yechezkel Landau. The Noda BeYehuda, here's my copy, is a staple in any rabbinic home and any Beit Midrash. His Tshuvas, the Noda BeYehuda, the name Noda BeYehuda is part of the tapestry of responsa literature. When trying to decide any fundamental question in Jewish law, we would be lost without the great Noda, without the great Noda BeYehuda. So, tonight we'll learn a little bit more about who he was, the life he led, and his legacy that he leaves us, not only his literary legacy, the legacy of the Torah that he leaves us, but also a legacy of leadership well beyond. But, let's go back to the very beginning. Let's start again from his beginning, from his start, from his childhood. Where does it begin? The Noda BeYehuda lives from 1713 to 1793. He's born in Apta, Poland, and there's a map, a little hard to see if it's small for you, but we see his hometown where he's born. He's the son of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Segal Landau and Rebbetzin Chaya. Notice father's name is Yehuda, hence the title of his book, Noda BeYehuda. We'll see later in his own words why he chose to name his magnum opus, his

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2. 4:09chacham. After his wedding, he goes to the father-in-law. Girl wants to live near her family,…
3. 8:46that position for another 10 years, and then another envelope arrived. And the Noda B'Yehuda's life…
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6. 22:29many sefarim, uh notable in halacha, among them the Matteh Efraim. And the Trumas HaMe'eravah, Rabbi…
7. 26:35took it as a sign that it was time to publish. So, in 1777, his responsa,…
8. 31:10Rabbis, including the Vilna Gaon, opposed Hasidus. And here is a paradox. Here is an enormous…
9. 35:43Sometimes we have halacha, which is the strict ruling, the strict law, and we have meta…
10. 40:19Now, what about his family? What about his offspring? His daughter Freida married Reb Yosef that…

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