Aggadot HaRav II [Hardcover]

The Lectures of Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik on Aggadah Vol. II
Aggadot HaRav presents Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s shiurim on the aggadic passages of the Talmud. This volume contains the Rav’s shiurim on Masekhet Berakhot, daf 10a-20a, delivered, in Yiddish, at the Moriah Synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the 1950s-60s. In these lectures, the Rav brings his Brisker analytic method to the study of aggadah, revealing its philosophical richness and enduring relevance. Drawing on sources from the Talmud and Midrash, medieval Jewish thought, and homiletic literature, as well as his own personal reflections, the Rav illuminates central principles of Jewish belief and ethics, including such concepts as Jewish distinctiveness, parental and rabbinic authority, and religious sacrifice. This volume brings to light a remarkable body of the Rav’s Torah, offering readers unprecedented access to an essential dimension of his teaching.

Aggadot HaRav offers a rare glimpse into the Rav’s profound approach to Aggadah. Translated from his original Yiddish shiurim, this volume demonstrates how the Rav applied his incisive analysis to extract the depths of meaning from often ignored sections of the Gemara.

Binding: Hardcover
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 224
Language: English
Publisher: Aleh Zayis
Release Date: 04/15/2026
ISBN-13 : 9798985216882

Aggadot HaRav Volume 2 [Hardcover]
The Lectures of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on Aggadah, Vol. II
Stephen Neuwirth Edition
Translated by: Rabbi Shaul Hutner
Edited by: Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman
This is the second volume in a new series; Vol. I will be released later this year