Perek Shira: Ox/שור by Rabbi Moshe Rube (February 17, 2020/כ'ב שבט תש'פ)

Rabbi Asher Weiss is the Rosh Beis Medrash of Yeshiva Sha'arei Torah in Monsey, NY. He is a Musmach of Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZATZAL, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim in Jerusalem, Israel.

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz is a Senior Lecturer in Yeshivas Ohr Sameach in Jerusalem and Rov of Kehillas Ohr Sameach. Until his family’s Aliyah in April 2010, he was the Rabbi of the Woodside Synagogue in Silver Spring, Maryland and Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Law School. He received his rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College, his BA from Johns Hopkins University, and a JD from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude). He has written and lectured extensively both in the US and Israel on the interface of halacha and contemporary society, with a special interest in medical, family, business, and legal ethics. He has also written many basic sourcebooks on Jewish values for NCSY, an organization that does Jewish outreach to teenagers, and has many shiurim on YouTube and TorahAnytime.

Rabbi Yitzchok Summers was born in Los Angeles, and is the son of Rabbi Avrohom Summers, founding Rov of Anshe Emes. He attended Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim for 13 years, where he was very close to the Rosh Yeshiva, HaRov A. H. Leibowitz ZATZAL. He received Smicha from HaRov Leibowitz and also from Maran HaRov Moshe Feinstein ZATZAL. He has been the Rov of Anshe Emes since 1987, which has developed into a מקום תורה ותפילה, with a wide range of Shiurim and programs. Anshe Emes is also the home for the community Keylim Mikvah, and its members are at the forefront of many communal resources.

R' Avromi Fishman grew up in Har Nof, Israel, and later moved to Monsey, NY where he learned in Yeshivas Ohr Naftali. Afterwards he joined the ranks of Beis Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood, NJ where he received his Bachelors and Masters deferred. He currently lives in Lakewood with his family, and is in the accounting profession, but is still considered a "Kollel Yungerman" by trade due to his knowledge of Torah insights and Halacha.

Rabbi Menachem Nissel is a renowned speaker and author who has inspired thousands throughout the world. He is a widely published author including the highly acclaimed Rigshei Lev: Women and Tefillah (Targum/Feldheim 2001) and is a regular contributor to Mishpacha Magazine. He has the rare ability to translate lofty concepts into practical daily living, spiced with irrepressible British humor. He is a senior lecturer for Ner LeElef (Jewish Leadership Training) and teaches in yeshivas and seminaries in Jerusalem. He is the Senior Educator for NCSY, the worldwide youth group of the Orthodox Union. He has an MBA from the London Business School.

Rabbi Stephen Baars has spoken all over the world, from the United States Senate to the famous Los Angeles Improv. He is a regular speaker at the Fortune Magazine Summits and the author of many books, including Bliss: The Marriage and Parenting Book and The Worst Marriage Advice in the World. He is also the creator of the highly popular motivational seminar: Think Like a Winner. Rabbi Baars and his wife, Ruth, are blessed with seven children. He is known for imparting important ideas with creativity and humor, as you will see on his websites: www.getbliss.com and www.core9.live.

Rabbi Moshe Rube is the Rabbi of Knesseth Israel of Birmingham, AL, the only Orthodox shul in Alabama. He was born in San Diego and went to Yeshiva University where he studied music and received Smicha from RIETS. He also received a Masters in Music Education from Lehman College.

Rabbi Yisroel Fuchs grew up in Brooklyn, NY. After learning in the Mirrer Yeshiva of Brooklyn for first year Beis Medrash, Rabbi Fuchs attended Yeshivas Heichal HaTorah in Staten Island, NY for 3 years. He then went on to study in Israel for over 2 years by the Brisk Institution in Jerusalem, headed by Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik. Rabbi Fuchs currently lives with his family in Lakewood, NJ, where he studies full time in Beis Medrash Gevoha.

Rabbi Daniel Coren was born and raised in Eretz Yisroel and moved to the United States as a teenager. He received Smicha from Rabbi Betzalel Rudinsky of Yeshivas Ohr Reuven in Monsey, NY. After studying there for two years, Rabbi Coren moved on to Yeshivas Chaim Berlin and Yeshivas Mikdash Melech in Brooklyn, NY. He then returned to Yeshivas Ohr Reuven and currently lives with his wife and children in Monsey, NY. With the encouragement of Rov Noach Weinberg ZATZAL, Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah, Rabbi Coren worked several years with Project Inspire. Currently, Rabbi Coren is one of the dynamic Rabbis associated with Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey. He also disseminates daily Shiurim on Halacha and personal growth which can be followed on TorahAnytime.com or WhatsApp.

Rabbi Yechiel Gruman is the oldest son of Rabbi Aaron Gruman, Executive Director of Torah Links and Rabbi of the Twin Rivers, NJ community. In addition to his full time studies in Beis Medrash Gevoha (BMG), the biggest Yeshiva in America located in Lakewood, NJ, Rabbi Yechiel Gruman is a Magid Shiur (lecturer) for the Twin Rivers Area Community Kollel (TRACK). Prior to attending BMG, Rabbi Yechiel Gruman studied extensively in the Yeshiva of Philadelphia, located in Philadelphia, PA. He currently resides with his family in Lakewood, NJ.