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Parshas Pekudei - Moshe's Part in the Mishkan part 2

Mar 26, 2025

4:56

A different way to understand the work 'pekudei'

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Shabbos Shuva - It Was an Accident

Sep 26, 2025

4:46

When a person does an aveira, it wasn't what he really meant to do. Sure, he knew what he was doing. But, deep down, he wishes he weren't doing it.

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Rosh Hashana - A Wonderful Time

Sep 21, 2025

2:29

Rosh Hashana is a time when we can gain so much. We just need to look at it differently.

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Parshas Nitzavim - The Best Segulah

Sep 19, 2025

4:27

The roshei teivos Elul aren't only the well-known ones. There are others as well. Perhaps we can gain a great insight into how our approach should be viewed during these days.

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Parshas Neitzavim - It's So Close

Sep 16, 2025

4:37

By understanding how forgiveness works, we can understand why teshuva is so close to us.

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Parshas Ki Savo - The Tochecha Explained

Sep 12, 2025

4:09

The curses in this parsha aren't a punishment per se; they are a result.

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The Ramot Tragedy - A Flashback

Sep 10, 2025

4:29

This terrible tragedy brought back memories of a different tragedy that took place this time of year.

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Parshas Ki Seitzei - Cool It Off

Sep 5, 2025

4:08

How do you keep the Yetzer Hara from taking you over? A very practical eitzah

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Parshas Ki Seitzei - The Bumpy Road

Sep 2, 2025

4:34

Two things we must remember daily happened "on the road". Why there? Because even on the road, things need to stay as normal as possible.

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Elul - An Unbreakable Bond

Aug 29, 2025

4:44

The month of Elul is a reminder of who we are.

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Parshas Shoftim - Be Kingly

Aug 26, 2025

4:21

A king had a very significant role. A role that comes with power and responsibility. To carry out his role correctly, there was one thing he constantly needed to have with him.

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Parshas Reah - The Best Bracha

Aug 22, 2025

4:29

People go to great lengths to obtain brachas from the most prominent rabbanim. However, the best bracha is one you can get without going anywhere.

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Parshas Reah - Life After Death

Aug 19, 2025

4:50

When one passes away, it's not the end of life. Therefore, we have an issur to harm ourselves. Our Real Father is always around. We are never orphans.

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Parshas Eikev - Eretz Yisrael in Chutz La'aretz

Aug 15, 2025

4:14

Want to be in Eretz Yisrael while still in Chutz La'aretz? There's one place to go, to transport yourself there. It'll help you here, and later on as well.

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Parshas Eikev - Yiras Shamayim Shortcut?

Aug 12, 2025

4:35

Attaining yiras shmayim is no small task, or is it??

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Parshas Veschanan - Rebuild The Beis Hamikdash

Aug 8, 2025

4:48

What is the connection between Tisha Bav and this week's parsha? Perhaps its alluding to how it was destroyed and how to rectify it.

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Parshas Veschanan - The Connection Quest

Aug 5, 2025

4:43

The greatest person ever to walk the face of this planet, Moshe Rabbeinu, was told by Hashem to stop davening. It's not necessarily about getting a yes; it's about connecting.

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Tisha Bav - You Can Relate

Jul 31, 2025

4:41

How is one to relate to Tisha Bav? We never saw the Beis Hamikdah; we didn't witness what took place then. Perhaps, however, relating isn't so far-fetched.

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Parshas Devarim - Hanging Out With Greatness

Jul 29, 2025

4:55

When you hang around the right people, you become like them. You take on their characteristics and may even be their successor.

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Parshas Matos - Masei - Make It Your Own

Jul 25, 2025

4:35

A person has the power to do something that he doesn't have to do. Hashem gave us lots that we must and must not do. When it comes from you, it makes it special.

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The Three Weeks - I Wed You Not

Jul 21, 2025

4:59

What is the reason behind not getting married during the three weeks? It may have a lot to do with what getting married is akin to.

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Parshas Pinchas - Pieces of Peace

Jul 15, 2025

4:12

Pinchas not only receives the ultimate reward by living forever, but he also brings peace, just as he did originally.

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Parshas Balak - Avraham vs. Bilam

Jul 11, 2025

4:34

Biliam was as anti-Avraham as it comes. His body, lust, and whole physical being got the better of him. Don't be a Bilam.

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Parshas Balak - Antisemitism Explained (maybe)

Jul 9, 2025

4:15

Balak saw that Bnei Yisrael were victorious in battle against the Emori. He wanted so much to destroy Bnei Yisrael that he made peace with their archenemy.

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Parshas Chukas - All's Not Well

Jul 4, 2025

4:54

Miriam passes away, and the well ceases to spring forth water. In her merit, the well came. Only one person was able to bring the well back to life.

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Parshas Chukas - Para Aduma & Learning Torah: A Dual Power

Jul 1, 2025

4:58

Parah Aduma is called a chok. By the same token, Torah in a way is also a chok. They both have different ways to affect a person.

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Parshas Korach - Earthquake, Sinkhole, Both, Or None?

Jun 25, 2025

4:40

What happened to the earth that swallowed these wicked people alive? Was it a natural occurrence like we have today, or a one-time phenomenon?

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Parshas Korach - Korach Was No Fool

Jun 23, 2025

4:39

Korach knew what he was doing. He asked very pointed questions. But he was missing the boat.

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Parshas Shelach - True Intentions

Jun 19, 2025

4:22

Were the Meraglim tzaddikim or reshaim? An apparent contradiction needs explanation.

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Parshas Shelach - What Do You See?

Jun 17, 2025

4:44

The Meraglim saw the same exact thing as Yehoshua and Calev. So why did they come back with such a terrible report?

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Parshas Beha'aloscha - Israel On The Attack

Jun 13, 2025

3:13

The Rambam tells us how to conduct ourselves in a time of war.

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Parshas Beha'aloscha - Understanding Aharon's Role

Jun 9, 2025

4:37

What was it that Hashem told Aharon that made him feel better? What is it about the Menorah that helped him?

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Parshas Naso - Hashem Saves The Day

Jun 6, 2025

4:25

Why is it that by a Sotah, there is no other way to check if she was guilty? Can it not be like any other halacha where we can testify, swear, or the like? Why is Sotah so different?

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Shavous - Where It All Started

May 29, 2025

4:40

What is the celebration of Shavous? The Torah we have today is not the Torah of Shavous. We made a major mistake then. So why the fuss?

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Parshas Bamidbar - Self-Worth

May 26, 2025

4:30

On the one hand, we must be extremely humble, but on the other hand, we must know we are great.

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Parshas Behar - Bechukosai - It Isn't a Punishment, It's a Result

May 22, 2025

4:43

The connection between Bhar & Bechoshai seems to lie in the simple understanding of the Parsha themselves. If you don't follow the Halachas in Behar, then Bechukosai will take place, ח״ו.

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Parshas Behar - Shmeita & The Jews: A Common Theme

May 19, 2025

4:53

The connection between Shmeita and the Jews is the same. They both make no sense.

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Pirkei Avos - Not Just For Show

May 15, 2025

4:35

The Dubna Magid z"l gives us an insight into what it means to be a frum upstanding jew.

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Parshas Emor - Seven Complete Weeks

May 12, 2025

4:16

Should every day need to be a complete day? Why do we wait till it's night only on Shavous? The Netziv zt"l illuminates our eyes.

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Parshas Acharei Mos - Defining Holiness

May 7, 2025

4:50

Holiness isn't just some intangible concept that is above us. It's putting into practice certain guidelines that we must not cross.

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Sefiras Haomer - Up, Up, & Away

May 5, 2025

3:18

We count sefira in ascending order, not descending. That may be because of the significance and importance of the matter.

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Parshas Tazria/Metzora - Talking Like Birds

Apr 30, 2025

4:46

When someone speaks too much, they're prone to say something derogatory. When that happens, they are likened to someone else.

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Sefiras Haomer - Rebbe Akiva's Talmidim Death: Why Now?

Apr 28, 2025

4:50

Did Rebbe Akiva's talmidim need to die now? Why not at any other time during the year? The answer perhaps proves a point the sefarim tell us.

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Parshas Shemini - Understanding Kosher Animals

Apr 25, 2025

4:53

Kosher animals have an innate trait that other animals do not have. It's not just the physical attributes, it's a certain nature.

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Parshas Shemini - Take Pesach With You

Apr 23, 2025

4:30

Yiddishkeit gives us structure daily and tells us what we can and cannot do. If we comprehend this, we can apply it to our personal lives.

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Shevei Shel Pesach - It makes no sense

Apr 17, 2025

4:38

Krias Yam Suf makes no sense. This is a fundamental part of the whole Yom Tov of Pesach.

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Pesach - Yetzer Hara Be Gone

Apr 16, 2025

4:26

Matzah represents having no Yetzer Hara. When we became a nation, when we left Mitzrayim we were perfect. Therefore only on Pesach do we have the prohibition of eating chametz.

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Pesach - Foursomes and Their Signifigance

Apr 10, 2025

4:41

We have so many things at the Seder that we do in fours at the Seder. Perhaps to allude to our original, central foursome that we had, and keeps us around till this day.

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Leil Haseder - Counteracting Lavan

Apr 7, 2025

5:00

Lavan was the ultimate Rasha. We talk about him during the Seder to counteract his doing.

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Parshas Vayikra - What We're Missing

Apr 3, 2025

4:17

Without the Beis Hamikdash, it's just that we're in Galus and we don't have a clear vision like it should be. We also don't have a way to achieve atonement as we used to.

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Parshas Vayikra - Korban Pesach Prep

Apr 1, 2025

2:57

Sefer Vayikra deals mainly with Korbanos. It is no coincidence that it falls out right when the one Korban that everyone must do without exception.

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Chodesh Nissan - We Are A Miracle

Mar 28, 2025

3:31

The word Nissan comes from the word ״נס״. As we enter the month, we should realize it's a miracle we're still here.

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Parshas Vayechei - Magical Mishnayos

Jan 10, 2025

4:26

Want a way to get out of Gehinom? Asher ben Yaakov will make sure you'll get out if you do a certain task. Just make sure you do it correctly.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - The Best Bracha

Nov 4, 2024

3:31

How does one get real bracha? What is the secret? The answer lies right here.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - Pass on the Faith

Nov 6, 2024

3:15

What was the first comment mentioned in the Torah that Avraham said to Hashem?? It was simply about making sure there was someone to pass on his wisdom to.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - Bris Millah 101

Nov 8, 2024

3:03

Why is one punished so severely with כרת if a bris is never done? The answer may lie in the reason for having a bris

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Parsha Vaeira - Defining a Test

Nov 11, 2024

3:56

Why isn't the story of Avraham Avinu waiting outside his tent for guests included in one of the 10 tests? The answer explains how a test is defined

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Parshas Vayeira - Akeidas Yitzchak: Who's Test Was It?

Nov 15, 2024

3:29

Why is this test of Akeidas Yitzchak attributed to a test for Avraham? Was it not a test for Yitzchak?

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Parshas Chayei Sara - Explaining Death of The Avos

Nov 18, 2024

4:46

The Torah uses different terms for death regarding the Avos. (״מיתה, גויעה, אסיפה״) But by Moshe Rabbeinu, it uses just the term ״מיתה״. Why the different terms, and why is it different by Moshe?

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Parshas Chayei Sarah - The Overarching Middah in Shidduchim

Nov 21, 2024

4:39

Eliezer saw Rivka and asked for water. She came back and gave the camels as well. We see from here the key middah to look out for in shidduchim

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Parshas Toldos - How Low Did Eisav Go

Nov 25, 2024

3:48

Eisav wasn’t just a rasha after he was born. Even before he was born, his intent was to do bad not just to him, but to Yaakov as well.

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Parshas Toldos - What Was Bothering Rivkah?

Nov 27, 2024

3:14

The Brisker Rav zt”l gives us an insight to Rivkah’s dilemma when she was pregnant

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Parshas Vayeitzei - The Masmid Closes the Gemara

Dec 2, 2024

4:48

Learning Torah is paramount to us. However, Yaakov teaches us that the Gemara must be closed for one specific purpose.

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Parshas Vayeitzei - Chanukah Revealed

Dec 5, 2024

4:46

Leah showed us the way to show thanks, which is the real point of Chanukah.

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Parshas Vayeitzei - Chanukah Revealed

Dec 5, 2024

4:46

Leah showed us the way to show thanks, which is the real point of Chanukah.

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Parshas Vayeitzi - Lavan Teaches Us a Halacha

Dec 6, 2024

3:38

We learn a Halacha from Lavan about marriage, and some ramifications that comes with it.

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Parshas Vayishlach - Was Yaakov a Baal Bitachon?

Dec 9, 2024

4:09

Yaakov Avinu made an effort to ensure that he greats Eisav. Why such an all-out effort? Did he not believe in what Hashem told him?

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Parshas Vayishlach - Keep Battling

Dec 11, 2024

3:34

The Malach chanhed Yaakov’s name to Yisrael to show us a very important lesson.

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Parshas Vayishlach - Explaining Dina's Character

Dec 13, 2024

3:02

The Sefer Apiryon (written by the author of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch) gives us an amazing insight into Dina's wandering outside.

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Parshas Vayeishev - What Did Yosef Do Wrong?

Dec 16, 2024

4:09

What did Yosef Hatzaddik do wrong by asking the butler to remember him? Is this not a normal thing to do? Why did that warrant an additional two years in prison?

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Chanukah - You Are Pure

Dec 18, 2024

4:26

The Gemara explains what Chanukah is not just to tell us the story but to tell something much deeper.

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Parshas Vayeishev - Can an Animal Kill?

Dec 20, 2024

4:32

When the brothers throw Yosef into the pit, he could have been killed very easily by the snakes and scorpions inside it. Or could he? The Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh tells us it's not that simple.

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Parshas Vayeishev- The Salvation Will Come

Dec 23, 2024

3:59

Yosef Hatazadik was pulled out of the dungeon in an instant. The same happened by Yitzias Mitzrayim, and will happen Leasid Lavo. And the same will happen to us all!!

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Chanukah - From Impossible To Possible

Dec 25, 2024

4:30

Chanukah teaches us that things that look impossible are very much attainable. For Chanukah to happen seemed impossible, yet it did. So, too, we all can make the seemingly impossible possible.

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Parshas Vayigash - Yaakov Gets Invigorated

Dec 30, 2024

4:28

Yosef reveals himself to his brothers and then asks if his father is alive. This wasn't a question, but he told the brothers that Yaakov wasn't the same since they sold him. After Yaakov sees the wagons, he gets a jolt of energy, seeing that his son Yosef is still the same as when he left.

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Parshas Vayigash - True Life

Jan 1, 2025

3:57

Yosef and Yaakov had the same thought process when they heard about each other. They both overcame their circumstances and both took satisfaction that the other did so.

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Parshas Vayechei - Yaakov Lives On

Jan 6, 2025

4:48

The pasuk does not mention Yaakov dying; rather, it uses other terms to refer to death. He was very different from his predecessors, Avraham and Yitzchak, as all his kids went on the path of the Torah. Someone who passes on and has children on the correct path is as if they are still alive.

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Parshas Vayechei - First Pasuk Ponderables

Jan 8, 2025

4:53

The opening pasuk in the parsha is hard to understand. There are lots of questions we may ask. Perhaps these are some ways to answer them up..

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Parshas Mishpatim - Our Halachos, Not Theirs

Feb 17, 2025

4:37

The Parsha talks about a lot of halachos that we have between people. Do these pertain to between a Jew and a non-jew? Certainly not.

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Parshas Pekudei - Moshe's Part In The Mishkan

Mar 24, 2025

4:45

What did Moshe do to contribute to the Mishkan? It's a very big one. Maybe the most significant of all.

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Parshas Vayakhel - The Miniature Mishkan

Mar 20, 2025

4:04

The Chasam Sofer zt"l tells us an astounding chiddush regarding the building of the Mishkan

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Parshas Vayakhel - The Chofetz Chaim's Tears

Mar 17, 2025

4:57

The Chofetz Chaim affected someone so deeply that he stopped being mechalel Shabbos.

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Purim - Take It With You All Year

Mar 13, 2025

4:33

Purim is a day that is filled with simcha. All the mitzvos bring us to that state of glee. When you do that, it can be a catalyst for the whole coming year.

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Purim - A Common Theme

Mar 10, 2025

3:41

What do three out of the four mitzvos on Purim have in common? They bring people together.

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Parshas Tetzavah - The Torah Takes Moshe's Feelings into Account

Mar 5, 2025

4:18

Moshe's name isn't mentioned in the parsha to teach us a very powerful lesson.

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Parshas Tetzaveh - Clothing Matters

Mar 3, 2025

4:01

Why do the Kohanim need to wear certain clothes? Could they not just wear simple clothes? No, they can't. What you wear defines you.

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Parshas Shekalim/Adar - Unity Breeds Happiness

Feb 28, 2025

3:59

When everyone gives the same half of a shekel, it means that no one is bigger or better than anyone else. And when that happens, it makes everyone happy.

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Parshas Terumah - Learning Like a Child

Feb 26, 2025

4:06

The Kruvim represents two people learning. But not just any two people. Two children. Perhaps to signify how one needs to approach learning.

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Parshas Terumah - Today's Beis Hamikdash

Feb 24, 2025

4:50

How do we feel the inspiration we once had when the Beis Hamikdash was around? Go to the shuls and Batei Midrashim, places where spirituality reigns, and see people to look up to.

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Parshas Mishpatim - An Eye For An Eye: Why Not Literal?

Feb 21, 2025

2:27

The Vilna Gaon illuminates our eyes as to why the pasuk isn't to be taken literally.

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Parshas Mishpatim - Shavous: A Deeper Look

Feb 19, 2025

4:49

Shavous seems to have more significance than due to Matan Torah.

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Parshas Bo - The Merits To Leave Mitzrayim

Jan 31, 2025

4:22

Bnei Yisrael kept their names, clothes, and language while in Mitzrayim. If so, why did they need more merits to leave? Why add Korban Pesach and Bris Milah? The answer tells us a fundamental part of being Yidden.

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Parshas Shemos - We Are A Miracle

Jan 13, 2025

4:42

The Torah tells us the number of people who came down to Mitzrayim to tell us how improbable it is that we are still here.

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Parshas Shemos - From Worst To First

Jan 15, 2025

4:04

Moshe Rabbeinu grows up in Pharaoh's palace, and the most unlikely scenario occurs. He turns out to be the savior of Bnei Yisrael. The same can happen to us all. We can be in the worst scenario, but the salvation will come in the end

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Parshas Vaeira - The Miraculous Hail

Jan 20, 2025

4:26

The Brisker Rav zt'l illuminates our eyes, explaining how miraculous this plague was.

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Parshas Vaeira - Trump, Paroh, & You

Jan 22, 2025

4:48

Donald Trump and Paroh show us a powerful lesson in how we can end up where we ultimately want to.

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Parshas Vaeira - Cloudless Hail

Jan 24, 2025

4:42

This was no regular hail. Regular hail (or any precipitation) needs clouds. This was no ordinary hail.

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Parshas Bo - Why Nissan?

Jan 28, 2025

3:30

Why was Nissan chosen over any other month to be the head of the year? The Ran illuminates our eyes/

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Parshas Beshalach - Elephant Syndrome

Feb 7, 2025

4:15

Why do elephants not knock down a circus tent? Why didn't Bnei Yisrael wage battle against Mitzrayim? Because they both thought that there was no way they would win.

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Parshas Yisro - Kibbud Av: To Wake Up Or To Not Wake Up?

Feb 13, 2025

4:38

Should one wake up a parent for them to gain? A machlokes amongst modern-day poskim.

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