Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein

About Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein

Rabbi Mordechai (Mitchell) Silverstein is a founder and teacher at the Conservative Yeshiva as well as a teacher in Project Oded, both projects of the Fuchsberg Center for Conservative Judaism in Jerusalem. Before making aliyah in 1988 he served as the rabbi of Congregation Shomray Hadath in Elmira, New York. In 2010-11, he served as the sabbatical rabbi at Moriah Congregation in Deerfield, Illinois and in 2009 he was the scholar in residence for the Chicago region of United Synagogue. Rabbi Silverstein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he served as president of the Hillel Foundation. He graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary with an MA and rabbinical ordination and also received Smichah under the auspices of Yeshiva University. He also did advanced studies in Talmud at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Rabbi Silverstein, a native of Philadelphia, grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey. He is married to Shira, a Jerusalem native, who is a geneticist at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Together, they have five children and four grandchildren, all of whom live in Israel.
Rabbi Silverstein writes a popular weekly internet Haftarah Commentary for the Conservative Yeshiva.

May 1, 2022

Yevamot, Daf 55

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 55. In today’s episode we ask “does every action really count?” The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. […]

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April 30, 2022

Yevamot, Daf 54

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Yevamot, Daf 54. Today we ask do unintentional actions count for anything? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. http://media.blubrry.com/jcasttotalfeed/JCastNetwork.org/storage/DDD/Yevamot/Yevamot054.mp3Podcast: […]

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December 18, 2021

Megillah, Daf 6

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 6. Should a person confront a wicked person when fate is shining on them? In this episode we see how the Talmud responds to that question. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The […]

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December 17, 2021

Megillah, Daf 5

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 5. Today we ask the question “Why do they read Megillah in the city of Tiberius on the 14th and the 15th of Adar?” The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album […]

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December 16, 2021

Megillah, Daf 4

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 4. Today we explore why we read the Megillah both day and night? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with The Conservative Yeshiva […]

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December 15, 2021

Megillah, Daf 3

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megillah Daf 3. In this episode, we focus on the battle between sacrifices and the study of torah. The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast is a collaboration with […]

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December 14, 2021

Megilah, Daf 2

Welcome to the Daily Daf Differently. In this episode, Rabbi Mordechai Silverstein looks at Masechet Megilah Daf 2. What does the first Mishnah of Megillah tell us about the Mishnah, authority and the justification of the law? The opening and closing music for this podcast is Ufros from The Epichorus album One Bead. This podcast […]

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Yevamot, Daf 55

Yevamot, Daf 54

Megillah, Daf 6

Megillah, Daf 5

Megillah, Daf 4

Megillah, Daf 3

Megilah, Daf 2

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