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Rabbi Shloime Schwartzberg is arguably the\u201cRosh Yeshiva of the largest Yeshiva in the world without walls\u201d.He is one of the architects of the multi-media online program Daf Hachaim.Shwartzberg excels in preternatural comfort in front of the camera, presenting even the most involved Sugya in a straightforward easy-to-understand Shiur ,which remains attentive to carefully and accurately translate every Aramaic word on the printed page.That day's Daf is displayed in crystal clarity alongside Svwartzberg's immaculate talking head.The exposition is melded with state of the art graphics, visual tools that help entrench the Talmud's complicated concepts and arguments through easy to read charts.Talented artists,informed by specialized archaeological and sociological expertise, have crafted representations of the arcane objects and ancient occupations that the Tannaim and Amaroim lived with and ruled on.These pop up on the screen precisely at the point that Schwartzberg sites their relevance.Building on the scholastic evidence for what insures retention of new knowledge,Rabbi Schwartzberg and the Daf HaChaim team offer a brief review of each lesson which as their advertising states"etches the Daf in stone."The Corona bubble has spawned an explosion of cyber options for effective Talmud study,yet Daf HaChaim towers above them all as the quintessential provider,having established itself close to a decade ago remarkably as a vehicle that attracts equally well seasoned Daf Yomi learners and beginners to the experience.Rabbi Kivelevitz attempts to extract from Rabbi Schwartzberg details of how the project came to be,and how the Charedi world lined up behind a project that was so dependent on internet connectivity.Assuming that a teacher should always be looking to enhance their methods, Kivelevitz is surprised that Schwartzberg hasn't spent time sampling what other presenters are doing in this challenging space.The pair shmooz about methodology and the level of reliance Daf Yomi teachers have on Ras'hi s running guide in their daily concise interpretations.Schwartzberg touches briefly on his occupation as a successful psychotherapistin private practice ,and how his secular education and real life experience has deepened his ability to convey the psychological underpinnings of many Talmudic statements.Rabbi Kivelevitz inquires to the next arena for Harbatzas Torah that Schwartzberg is setting his sights on.While he is attracting a large audience to his live ZOOM shiurim on each day's Tosfos,featured on the OU's AllDaf platform, he is most passionate about his own pet enterprise which he feels can eclipse all his myriad accomplishments in education,the "Self Project."Quoting a novel etymological analysis of the word Torah by Rav Shamshon Raphael Hirsch that sees in learning a method of self-actualization,Rabbi Schwartzberg, would like to follow in the path sketched by Rav Yisroel Salanter, who exhorted the brilliant yeshiva students of his day that the true purpose of Torah is creating a more moral holier persona.Acutely aware of the present Zeitgeist,the Self Project will use video clips and music tailored for specific audiences(Men and Women,and Teens) served up with Schwartzberg's inimitable style.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comFor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate