Rabbi Azriel Chaim Goldfein

Rabbi Azriel Chaim Goldfein established and headed the first Yeshiva in South Africa, the Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg. Rabbi Goldfein studied in Telz Yeshiva, under great rabbonim who survived the Holocaust, and was a lifelong talmid muvhak of Rabbi Mordechai Gifter. During this time, he developed a "love of and profound knowledge of" the writings of the Maharal of Prague. With his wife Clarice Goldfein, he came to South Africa from the United States in 1972, "with a mission to establish an authentic, world-class yeshiva... for the training of South African rabbis for South Africa", and "Yeshivah Gedolah" was established the next year, originally based at the Yeshiva College of South Africa. The Yeshivah's derech is built on "Telshe derech", stressing Mussar and Derech eretz alongside Talmud study. In a complementary fashion, the derech of the Maharal influences the Yeshivah's approach to learning, and more particularly, its Hashkafa.
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Pesach - These are the Ten Plagues that The Holy One, Blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt Pesach 92 min
Pesach - Vayebaku hamayim - And the waters (all the waters in the world) split. Pesach 72 min
Pesach - What were the reasons for the exile and enslavement in Egypt Pesach 73 min
Pesach - You shall remember the day you went out of Egypt Pesach 72 min
Pesach 1982 - Untitled Pesach 77 min
Pesach 1983- The Four Sons Pesach 88 min
Pesach 1986- The four sons Pesach 73 min
Shavuos - (1 of 3*) Rabbi Meir says, All who study Torah for its own sake...the entire world is indebted to him...(*see comment for next Part) Shavuos 69 min
Shavuos - All that the Almighty commands we shall do and then we shall understand. Reasons for mitzvahs and how to approach a mitzvah Shavuos 105 min
Shavuos - Because man was created in the image of G-d. Shavuos 93 min
Shavuos - How precious and special is man to the A-mighty - that he was created in His own image Shavuos 75 min
Shavuos - If not for your Torah which was my joy and delight, I would have been lost in my affliction. Shavuos 86 min
Shavuos - Rabbi Meir says, All who study Torah for its own sake...the entire world is indebted to him... Shavuos 79 min
Shavuos - The 48 attributes necessary for the acquisition of Torah (3rd of a series) Nos. 21-26 Shavuos 78 min
Shavuos - The 48 attributes necessary for the acquisition of Torah (4th of a series) Nos. 27-30 Shavuos 77 min
Shavuos - The 48 attributes necessary for the acquisition of Torah (7th of a series) Nos. 37-38. Shavuos 72 min
Shavuos - The 48 attributes necessary for the acquisition of Torah (8th of a series) Nos. 38-42. Shavuos 73 min
Shavuos - The book of Ruth. Mother of Israel's royalty Shavuos 101 min
Shavuos - The exactness of the A-mighty's payments of reward and punishment Shavuos 87 min
Shavuos - The greatness of the mitzvos of the Torah - and the study of the Torah itself; and the distinction between them Shavuos 75 min
Shavuos - The miracles that took place at Sinai Shavuos 78 min
Shavuos - The Torah is more valuable than pearls - all worldly or spiritual desires cannot equal her. Shavuos 70 min
Shavuos - Three great principles that can be learnt from Rabbi Akiva Shavuos 84 min
Shavuos - Torah values or the value of Torah Shavuos 68 min
Shavuos 1981 - Untitled Shavuos 86 min