Listen to Rabbi Bieler's Shiurim Podcasts
Rabbi Bieler previously taught these weekly classes at KMS:
- Yeshayahu (Isaiah)
- David HaMelech (King David)
- Mishlei (Proverbs)
- Pikei Avot (Chapters of the Fathers)
For the benefit of those who are unable to attend these classes, Rabbi Bieler recorded them and posted them here along with the source materials used.
For a complete listing of Rabbi Bieler's audio shiurim, click here to visit Rabbi Bieler's website.
Instructions: To listen to one of the shiurim, click the green 'play' button 
. If source sheets are available for that particlular shiur, click the link and the file will open in a new popup window (large files may take several seconds to load).
Yeshayahu - Isaiah
A study of the text attributed to the Prophet from which are drawn many of the Haftarot throughout the year, as well as expressions of central ideas in Jewish thought and belief. Yeshayahu deals with the shortcomings of the Jewish people, how their enemies will eventually be given their just desserts, and descriptions of the Messianic period.
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Yeshayahu 22:6-11 |
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Yeshayahu 22:12-14 |
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Yeshayahu 22:15-21 |
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Yeshayahu 22:22-25; 23:1-3 |
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Yeshayahu 23:4-8 |
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Yeshayahu 23:6-9 |
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Yeshayahu 23:10-12 |
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Yeshayahu 23:13-16 |
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Yeshayahu 23:17-18; 24:1-6 |
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Yeshayahu 25 |
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Yeshayahu 26 |
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Yeshayahu 27 |
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Yeshayahu 28 |
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Yeshayahu 29 |
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Yeshayahu 30 |
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Yeshayahu 31 |
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Yeshayahu 32 |
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Yeshayahu 33 |
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Yeshayahu 34 |
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Yeshayahu 35 |
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Yeshayahu 36 |
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Yeshayahu 37 |
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Yeshayahu 38 |
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Yeshayahu 38, 39, II Melachim 20, 40 part 1 |
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Yeshayahu 40 |
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Yeshayahu 41 |
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Yeshayahu 42 part 1 1-19 |
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Yeshayahu 42 part 2 20-21 |
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Yeshayahu 42 part 3 22-25; 43 part 1 1,10,15,21 |
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Yeshayahu 43 part 2 10-15 |
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Yeshayahu 43 part 3 16-28 |
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Yeshayahu 44 part 1 1-20 |
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Yeshayahu 44 part 2 21-7 |
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Yeshayahu 45 |
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Yeshayahu 46 |
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Yeshayahu 47 |
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Yeshayahu 48 |
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Yeshayahu 50 part 1 |
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Yeshayahu 50 part 2 |
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Yeshayahu 51 part 1 |
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Yeshayahu 51 part 2 |
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Yeshayahu 52 |
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Yeshayahu 53 |
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Yeshayahu 54 part 1 |
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Yeshayahu 54 part 2; 55 part 1 |
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Yeshayahu 55-56 |
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Yeshayahu 57 |
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Yeshayahu 58 |
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Yeshayahu 59 |
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Yeshayahu 60 |
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Yeshayahu 61 |
David HaMelech - King David
A spiritual and psychological analysis based upon verses in Shmuel as well as Tehillim, of this seminal figure in Jewish history, the paradigm of the soldier-poet.
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II Shmuel 23:3-5 |
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II Shmuel 23:7 RaLBaG part 1 |
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II Shmuel 23:7 RaLBaG part 2 |
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II Shmuel 23:7 RaLBaG part 3 |
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II Shmuel 23:7 RaLBaG part 4 |
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II Shmuel 23:7 RaLBaG part 5; 8-16 |
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Tehillim 59:1-8 |
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Tehillim 59:9-18 |
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Tehillim 3 part 1 |
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Tehillim 3 part 2 |
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Tehillim 3 part 3; Tehillim 34 part 1 |
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Tehillim 34 part 2 |
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Tehillim 56 |
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Tehillim 57 |
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Tehillim 59 part 1 |
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Tehillim 63 |
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Tehillim 142 part 1 |
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Tehillim 142 part 2 |
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Tehillim 18 |
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Tehillim 18; II Shmuel 22; Tehillim 131 part 1 |
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Tehillim 18, 131, 24, 15; Makkot 23b-24a |
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Tehillim 51 part 1 verses 1-7 |
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Tehillim 51 part 2 verse 7 |
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Tehillim 51 part 3 verses 8-15 |
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Tehillim 51 part 4 verses 17-21 |
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Tehillim 69 part 1 verses 1-7 |
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Tehillim 69 part 2 verses 8-14; 22-6 |
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Tehillim 69 part 3 verses 30-7 |
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Tehillim 7 part 1 verse 1 |
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Tehillim 7 part 2 verses 2-20 |
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Tehillim 30 |
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Tehillim 58 |
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Tehillim 27 part 1 |
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Tehillim 27 part 2 |
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Tehillim 27 part 3 |
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Tehillim 121, 130 |
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Tehillim 32 part 1 |
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Tehillim 32 part 2 |
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Tehillim 35 |
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Tehillim 36 |
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Tehillim 37 part 1 |
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Tehillim 37 part 2 |
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Tehillim 52 |
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Tehillim 53 |
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Tehillim 54 |
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Tehillim 60 |
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Tehillim 144 |
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Tehillim 140 |
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Tehillim 6 |
Mishlei - Proverbs
Mishlei (Proverbs) is part of what is known as the “Wisdom Literature” of the bible. Wisdom, informed by the fear of God, plays a central role in Mishlei’s discussion of the challenges of life and the choices that face every person throughout his/her life. As in the case of so much of Tora literature, studying a book like Mishlei inevitably leads to holding a mirror up to ourselves and reflecting about how we live and what we do.
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Mishlei 1 part 1 |
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Mishlei 1 part 2 |
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Mishlei 1 verse 7 |
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Mishlei 1 verses 8-9; 10-16 |
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Mishlei 10 verse 1; 15 verse |
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Mishlei 1 verses 20-25 |
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Mishlei 1 verses 26-31; 2 verses 1-5 |
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Mishlei 2 verses 6-11 |
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Mishlei 2 verses 12-15 |
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Mishlei 2 verses 16-22 |
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Mishlei 3 4, 16-8 |
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Mishlei 3 25, 34 |
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Mishlei 3 verses 1-7 |
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Mishlei 3 verses 8-15 |
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Mishlei 4 part 1 |
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Mishlei 4, 5 part 1 |
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Mishlei 6 part 1 |
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Mishlei 6 part 2 |
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Mishlei 6 part 3 |
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Mishlei 7 |
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Mishlei 8 part 1 |
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Mishlei 8 part 2; 9 part 1 |
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Mishlei 9 part 2 |
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Mishlei 10 |
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Mishlei 11 |
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Mishlei 12 |
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Mishlei 13 |
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Mishlei 14 |
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Mishlei 15 |
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Mishlei 16 |
Pirkei Avot - Chapters of the Fathers
An analysis of the ethical, moral and spiritual teachings of the Tannaitic Rabbis, relying not only on the primary text, but also secondary commentaries.
This class ended on January 16, 2014.
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Avot 6:1 |
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Avot 6:2 |
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Avot 6:3 |
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Avot 6:4 |
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Avot 6:5 part 1 |
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Avot 6:5 part 2 |
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Avot 6:5 part 3 |
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Avot 6:5 part 4 |
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Avot 6:5 part 5 |
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Avot 6:5 part 6 |
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Avot 6:5 part 7 |
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Avot 6:6 part 1 |
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Avot 6:6 part 2 |
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Avot 6:6 part 3 |
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Avot 6:6 part 4 |
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Avot 6:6 part 5 |
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Avot 6:6 Summary, 6:7 part 1 |
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Avot 6:7 part 2; Avot 6:8 part 1 |
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Avot 6:8 part 2 |
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Avot 6:8 part 3; Avot 6:9 part 1 |
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Avot 6:9 part 2 |
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Avot 6:10 |
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Avot 6:11 |