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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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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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Yom Kippur - Forgiveness With Bonuses

Sep 30, 2025

4:13

What is the chiddush of teshuva? A person can also forgive! The answer may be what lies in the benefits of teshuva.

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Sukkos - A Stark Reminder

Oct 5, 2025

4:55

Sukkos reminds us of Who controls everything

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Sukkos - A Stark Reminder Part 2

Oct 9, 2025

4:08

Continuing the same theme, we can explain a specific halachos that is unique to this Yom Tov.

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Parshas Vzos Habracha - Nothing But The Truth

Oct 12, 2025

4:20

The end and beginning of the Chumash tell the world that we are the true religion.

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Parshas Shmini - Kosher 101

Apr 10, 2026

3:58

Why are we commanded to eat only certain types of animals? It is because we're special.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - Real Mesiras Nefesh

Oct 20, 2026

5:00

Avraham Avinu performed bris milla only when he was commanded to teach us something very foundational.

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Parshas Noach - The Torah Teiva

Oct 15, 2026

4:30

Why did Noach need to build a teiva? Was there no other way to save him and his family?

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Parshas Noah - Stone Light

Oct 14, 2026

4:50

How did they see in the teiva? Would a window suffice with it pouring outside? Surely not!

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Parshas Bereishis - It's All For Us

Oct 8, 2026

4:52

The beginning and end of the Torah show us that we are the ones the world was created for.

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Geshem Or Gashem? - The Great Debate

Oct 5, 2026

4:53

How should one pronounce the word "geshem" in Mashiv Haruach? It's not so simple.

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Parshas V'zos Harbracha - You Can Be Like Moshe Rabbeinu

Sep 30, 2026

4:55

Moshe Rabbeinu was the greatest person to ever walk on the earth. However, you can be like him in a certain respect.

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Sukkos - It's All Him

Sep 24, 2026

4:58

Sukkos is the next step from the Yamim Noraim, that all is in Hashem's hands.

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Parshas Ha'azinu - Yom Kippur All Year Long??

Sep 17, 2026

4:53

How can one achieve a state of Yom Kippur during the year?

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Aseres Ymei Teshuva - The Real Me

Sep 16, 2026

4:49

What you do now isn't a facade. It's the real you.

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Rosh Hashanah - Born Again

Sep 10, 2026

4:32

Rosh Hashanah is a time to renew ourselves. Not just in the traditional sense as we know it, but also through being toivel in a mikvah.

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Parshas Vayakhel - Hakhel: The Power of the Kids

Sep 4, 2026

4:38

What is the reward for bringing kids to Hakhel?

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Parshas Nitzavim - Two Types Of Standing

Sep 2, 2026

4:48

There's standing in awe and reverence, and there's standing and relaxing. Knowing when to use each is the trick.

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Parshas Ki Savo - How are Ya, Reb Yid

Aug 28, 2026

4:31

Why does the Torah stress "ger" with an orphan and a widow?

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Parshas Ki Savo - Why Are You Happy?

Aug 25, 2026

4:19

The Meshech Chochmah zt"l explains what the Torah means when it warns us that bad things can take place c"v if we aren't happy for the correct reasons.

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Parshas Ki Seitzei - So Many Opportunities

Aug 20, 2026

4:46

Why are there so many mitzvos in this parsha?

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Parshas Ki Seitzei - War Tactics

Aug 18, 2026

4:41

How does one win the war against our arch-nemesis?

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Parshas Shoftim - Noach, Avraham, & You

Aug 14, 2026

4:46

What does it mean to be a tamim? Our great, illustrious predecessors show the way.

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Parshas Shoftim - Tefillin & War

Aug 11, 2026

4:54

How does speaking between putting on the tefillin shel yad and the shel rosh exempt a person from war?

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Parshas Re'eh - Even Better Than Giving Tzedaka

Aug 6, 2026

4:38

If a person can't give tzedaka, there is one way to get even more reward than actually giving.

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Parshas Re'eh - Achieving Happiness

Aug 5, 2026

4:57

One can only achieve happiness through having a sense of peace.

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Parshas Eikev - 45+1

Jul 31, 2026

2:39

A pasuk in the parsha may allude to the days we're currently in and those that are coming in the not-so-distant future.

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Parshas Eikev - Watch Your Step

Jul 28, 2026

4:32

The word "Eikev" tells us where we should avoid walking.

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Parshas Veschanan - Rav Chaim Shmulevitz's zt"l Request

Jul 24, 2026

4:07

Rav Chaim Shmulevitz zt"l shows us what it means to never stop davening.

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Tisha B'av - Pesach Upside Down

Jul 21, 2026

4:20

Pesach and Tisha B'av are connected. But how?

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Parshas Devarim - Directly Indirect

Jul 16, 2026

4:31

Sometimes it's better not to say things directly. Let them be self-understood.

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Chodesh Av - Bracha Needed

Jul 14, 2026

4:17

If there's any month that needs to be benched, it's Av.

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Parshas Matos - It's Obvious

Jul 9, 2026

4:21

There is no need for the Torah to introduce us to the halachos of our speech as all the others. It's obvious.

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The Three Weeks - Joy Will Come

Jul 7, 2026

3:06

The Maharsha compares these three weeks to the three weeks between Rosh Hashanah and Hoshana Rabba. How do we understand that?

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Parshas Pinchas - Korbanos, Torah, & Tefilla

Jul 3, 2026

4:30

Today, much to our chagrin, we can't bring korbanos. But we do have the ability to do things in their stead.

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Parshas Pinchas - Peace Through Destruction

Jun 30, 2026

4:58

Sometimes bringing peace is only possible if done to extremes.

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Parshas Balak - The Greatest Miracle Ever

Jun 25, 2026

4:09

Rav Shimshon Pincus zt"l explains what the greatest miracle ever was.

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Parshas Chukas - Rocks, Water, & Torah

Jun 23, 2026

4:58

How do water going out from a rock and water flowing on a rock connect Moshe Rabbeinu and Rebbe Akiva?

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Parshas Korach - Why Swallowed Alive?

Jun 19, 2026

4:26

Why did Hashem choose Korach's demise most unusually?

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Parshas Korach - Look Like a Yid

Jun 17, 2026

4:52

Korach wanted to get out of doing certain mitzvas that define being a Yid.

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Parshas Shelach - The Potency of Tzitzis

Jun 12, 2026

4:09

Tzitzis is extremely powerful. A true story brings the point out

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Parshas Shelach - The Connection Between Challah & Shabbos

Jun 9, 2026

3:55

Why is the bread we eat on Shabbos called challah? The answer explains the essence of both of them.

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Parshas Beha'aloshcha - True Pleasure

Jun 4, 2026

4:55

The Parsha explains what true pleasure is.

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Parshas Beha'aloscha - Miriam & Yitzias Mitzrayim

Jun 3, 2026

4:41

The Sefas Emes illuminates us as to what the connection is between Yitzias Mitzrayim and Miriam getting tzaraas.

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Parshas Naso -You Have the Power

May 28, 2026

4:49

A Sotah can get blown up or get a bracha from having Hashem's name written and then erased. We, too, have a similar power to use our abilities both ways.

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Parshas Naso - Bring It On

May 26, 2026

3:19

Why does Naso always follow Shavous?

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Shavous - Coercion: Good Or Bad?

May 21, 2026

4:59

Why does the Torah not tell us when the Torah was given? The answer may lie in how to get someone to do something.

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Shavous - Life Itself

May 19, 2026

3:58

Why did Hashem lift the mountain over our heads if we had already accepted the Torah? Because without it, there is no life.

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Parshas Bamidbar - Lost In The Desert

May 15, 2026

4:49

What does one do when lost with nowhere to turn?

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Parshas Bamidbar - A Shavous Prelude

May 12, 2026

3:39

Why does this Parsha always come right before Shavous? The answer is key to Kabbalas Hatorah.

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Parshas Behar - Bechukosai: Entering a New Year

May 7, 2026

4:41

We read the Tochecha this week to usher in the new year and get rid of all the curses.

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Lag Baomer - Rebbe Akiva & Rebbe Shimon

May 4, 2026

4:49

Lag Baomer celebrates two holy people who, without them, the world would be a totally different place.

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Parshas Emor - Holy Things

May 1, 2026

4:44

The parsha is filled with all things holy.

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Pirkei Avos - Rav Moshe Feinstein's zt"l conviction

Apr 27, 2026

4:59

Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l knew that learning Torah has tremendous power.

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Parshas Acharei Mos - Kedoshim: Be Normal

Apr 24, 2026

4:49

Yiddishkeit isn't an all-or-nothing religion. It is one of enjoyment and normalcy within parameters.

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Parshas Acharei Mos - Say No To Blood

Apr 22, 2026

3:40

What is behind the issur of not eating blood?

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Parshas Tazria-Metzora - An Imponderable

Apr 17, 2026

3:28

What is the exact middah kneged middah of tzaras?

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Parshas Tazria - Metzora - Not Just Gibberish

Apr 14, 2026

3:42

The Torah uses such vague terms to teach us something important.

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Parshas Vaeira - Hail to the Hail

Jan 16, 2026

4:35

What is the point of the Torah telling us that the hail didn't fall in Goshen? Why would we think it did?

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Parshas Noach - It's Not Just About Intetions

Oct 21, 2025

4:01

Noach's intentions when he planted a vineyard after he left the teiva were good. Unfortunately, things went array from there,

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Parsha Noach - Cover Him Up

Oct 23, 2025

4:21

When someone is inebriated, you don't let them be and make a fool of themselves. You need to make sure they don't embarrass themselves. However, Cham didn't seem to care about Noach's state.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - What Test?

Oct 28, 2025

3:50

What was the exact test of Lech Lecha? Arvaham was guaranteed many good things if he went?!? Why the fuss? The answer lies in how it is done.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - It's All Yours

Oct 31, 2025

4:43

The two tests at the beginning and end of the parsha that Avraham underwent contain a common theme.

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Parshas Vayeira - Lift Yourself Up

Nov 5, 2025

4:31

When a person overcomes a challenge, it not only means he has overcome it, but he also uplifts himself to greater heights.

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Parshas Vayeira - So Salty

Nov 7, 2025

4:24

Lot's wife became a pillar of salt not just because she didn't give salt, but also because her head was in the wrong place.

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Parshas Chayei Sara - Holy Servants

Nov 12, 2025

4:41

Eliezer was just a servant. Why did he have such Siyata Dishmaya? It wasn't him. It was Avraham.

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Parshas Chayei Sara - All For Us

Nov 14, 2025

3:36

The Torah tells us the age of Yishmael for only one reason. Similarly, everything that happens in the world is also for one reason.

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Parshas Toldos - Yitzchak & Eisav Explained

Nov 19, 2025

4:38

How is it that Yitzchak loved Eisav over Yaakov? The answer lies in Yitzchak himself.

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Parshas Toldos - Why Yitzchak Thought Yaakov Was Eisav

Nov 21, 2025

4:28

How could Yitzchak think Yaakov was Eisav? Did he not realize when he spoke and heard his voice? It could be understood based on how Yitzchak viewed Eisav.

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Parshas Vayeitzei - Thank You Hashem

Nov 26, 2025

4:45

Leah called her fourth son Yehuda because she wasn't missing anything without him.

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Parshas Vayeitzei - Hashem Never Forgets

Nov 28, 2025

4:47

Rochel gave up herself not to embarrass her sister. Hashem didn't forget and paid her back. We too won't be forgotten for what we do.

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Parshas Vayishlach - Finish & Finish Again

Dec 3, 2025

4:51

The Malach started up with Yaakov Avinu to start up with the one who learned Torah non-stop. But for us, it may be even more than this.

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Parshas Vayishlach - Finish & Finish Again, part 2

Dec 5, 2025

4:36

Continuing to explain Yaakov's battle vs. the malach, and what it means for us.

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Parshas Vayeishev - Yaakov Seeks Peace

Dec 10, 2025

4:45

Yaakov Avinu attempted to find peace and tranquility. How did he do it? Not just by what he did, but also where he did it.

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Parshas Vayeishev - Yosef's imprisonment

Dec 12, 2025

4:28

Why did Yosef get two more years in prison? Hishtadlus is always necessary ?!?

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Chanukah - The End Will Come

Dec 14, 2025

4:50

With all the tragedies we've endured throughout the years, there is still an end to it all. Chanukah is the Yom Tov that brings the point home.

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Parsha Mikeitz - Refuah Before The Maka

Dec 18, 2025

4:54

The story of Bnei Yisrael in this parsha and throughout is always calculated to bring the healing before the unfortunate event takes place.

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Zos Chanukah - The Climax

Dec 21, 2025

4:45

What is so special about Zos Chanukah? It may be like all the other Yomim Tovim. The end is everything.

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Parshas Vayigash - Crying Correctly

Dec 26, 2025

4:48

Yosef Hatzadik cried for different things at different times because he knew what to focus on.

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Parshas Vayechi - Know Your Strengths

Dec 31, 2025

4:46

Yaakov's brachos weren't your classic bracha. It was a way to tell his children how to become the best version of themselves.

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Parshas Vayechi - Yosef's Legacy

Jan 2, 2026

4:38

Why was Yosef zoche to have the status of an 'av'? Why is he any better than the other shvatim?

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Parshas Shemos - Hard Is Good

Jan 5, 2026

4:54

The Torah gives us a glimpse into how to become successful.

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Parshas Shemos - Success 101

Jan 9, 2026

3:12

How does one achieve success?

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Parshas Vaeira - Bloody Murder

Jan 14, 2026

4:52

Why was blood used as one of makkos? The answer may be because of how they treated it.

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Purim - Same Story, Different Characters

Mar 2, 2026

3:16

The current war with Iran is nothing new; it's just different people doing the same thing.

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Shevi'i Shel Pesach - Why No Seperate Yom Tov?

Apr 6, 2026

4:45

Why is there no separate Yom Tov for Kriyas Yam Suf? The answer may lie in a famous Chazal.

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Leil Haseder - Korech Explained

Apr 1, 2026

3:52

What is the point of saying a Tefilla by Korech? Rav Dovid Cohen shlita explains the meaning behind it.

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Leil Haseder - Not Just a Yom Tov Meal

Mar 30, 2026

4:41

The difference between Leil Haseder and mentioning Yitzas Mitzrayim every day explains a deeper layer to the seder.

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Shabbos Hagadol - Big Things are Happening

Mar 27, 2026

3:33

What is so big about this Shabbos? It may be what can happen.

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Parshas Tzav - Pesach Merits

Mar 25, 2026

4:26

What is the connection between this parsha and Pesach? The answer gives us a powerful insight into why we left Mitzrayim.

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Parshas Vayikra - Good Annoyances

Mar 20, 2026

3:30

Unfortunately, we don't have korbanos today. But we may have a way to get an atonement without them.

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Parshas Vayikra - Hold The Alef

Mar 17, 2026

4:04

Moshe Rabbeinu teaches us a powerful lesson.

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Parshas Vayikra - Hold On

Mar 17, 2026

4:04

Moshe Rabbeinu teaches us a powerful lesson.

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Parshas Hachodesh - Rejuvenation

Mar 13, 2026

4:08

Nissan is a time when nature rejuvenates itself. Mankind can also have that same power.

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Parshas Vayakhel - Thinking About Doing

Mar 10, 2026

3:34

If you think about doing a mitzvah, you may have already done it.

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Parshas Ki Sisa - Try Again

Mar 6, 2026

4:37

Moshe breaking the luchos shows us that sometimes we have to start over again.

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Parshas Ki Sisa - Purim Gives Chizuk

Mar 4, 2026

2:24

Purim precedes Ki Sisa to show us how we still have the Torah

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Tu Bshvat - Be Like a Tree

Feb 1, 2026

4:33

A person is compared to a tree. Take lessons from it and apply it.

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Parshas Beshalach - All For Us

Jan 30, 2026

3:47

The Yam Suf splitting was stipulated before creation. That, and everything else, is all just for Bnei Yisrael...

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