Chizuk & Comedy with Zechariah Saltman

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Parshas Emor: You Are Hashem's Child

May 14, 2025

2:33

It's very difficult to fight the Yetzer Hora when you aren't involved in any spiritual related activity. However we learn an incredible strategy as to how we can overcome him from this week's Parsha.

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Parshas Acharei Mos: Hashem Just Wants Your Love

May 7, 2025

1:21

We see from this week's Parsha that when we do a Mitzva despite not understanding how it connects us to Hashem it is still valued by Hashem.

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In Memory of Sarah Gittel Bas Tzvi: The Paradigm of Emunah

Apr 27, 2025

5:49

My mother in-law lived a life enriched with Emunah and love for Hashem. She inspired others to climb the steps that lead to a high level of spirituality. And although she is no longer with us she left behind a legacy of Emunah. A legacy of love for Yiddishkeit. A legacy of yearning for Moshiach. And that legacy will last forever.

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Post Pesach Comedy Show: Matzah Frisbees

Apr 24, 2025

4:35

I talk about all the side effects from Pesach such as; waiting in line in a pizza store right after Pesach, matzah frisbees, petting zoos and more

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Special Pesach Comedy Show: Pesach Cereal-The 11th Plague

Apr 7, 2025

12:02

Join me as I talk about cleaning the inside of my walls with a toothbrush, all the different characters you see while food shopping, which one of my sons qualifies as a Rasha and much much more.

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Parshas Vayikra: The Potential to Connect

Apr 2, 2025

3:22

We learn from this week's Parsha that although we only have the potential to become closer to Hashem it is still dear to him.

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I Lost My Father but Gained Perspective

Mar 26, 2025

11:00

I discuss how the Mitzvos compare to the Mishkan, how my father was someone who truly valued the Torah and how I lost my father but gained perspective on loss.

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Parshas Vayakhel: Hashem Wants to Connect with You

Mar 19, 2025

3:59

When we are far away from Hashem what stops us from returning to him is the thought that he doesn't want a relationship with us because we sinned. However the fact that Hashem gave us the Torah which is a way to connect with him shows that he wants a relationship with us.

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Post Purim: The Message from Purim

Mar 17, 2025

4:08

Purim is not just about dressing up like a twizzler, blowing people's ears off when we hear the word Haman or drinking until we can't even remember our own name. It's about using the Torah as a way to make Hashem part of our lives and that is something we can do throughout the entire year.

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Special Purim Comedy Show: Dancing with House Plants

Mar 10, 2025

8:08

In this episode I talk about various Purim topics such as; How to tell if a bochur is drunk, what to give for Mishloach Manos if you're dressed up as a q-tip, how I got a ride on a real horse when I was six years old and the loudest graggers

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Parshas Tetzaveh: Hashem is Within You

Mar 5, 2025

3:41

The Neis of the Ner Maaravi of the Menorah in the Mishkan teaches us that Hashem is always with us.

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Parshas Terumah: Elevate Your Day

Feb 23, 2025

3:29

Many of us go through periods of feeling disconnected from Hashem but the Mitzvah of Donating to the Mishkan sheds light on how we can reconnect with him.

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Parshas Mishpatim: The Light of the Torah

Feb 18, 2025

2:52

The laws of the Torah aren't there to restrict us but to give us the clarity to stay on the right path.

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Parshas Yisro: Make the Torah Your Own

Feb 10, 2025

3:41

When you accept the Torah you are channeling your strengths to serve Hashem.

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Parshas Beshalach: The Point of Emunah

Feb 6, 2025

4:05

When you believe in Hashem you are showing you want to connect with him.

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Parshas Bo: Becoming Hashem's Chosen People

Jan 28, 2025

4:55

The Exodus from Egypt transformed our entire beings to become Hashem's chosen people.

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Parshas Vaera: Emunah is a Relationship with Hashem

Jan 22, 2025

3:05

Emunah is not a standalone belief in Hashem rather it stems from a deep relationship we have with him.

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Parshas Sh'mos: My Son a Breathing Miracle

Jan 12, 2025

7:20

For two weeks my son struggled to breathe on his own during which I realized that none of us are ever truly breathing on our own.

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Parshas Vayechi: Hashem is Always Talking to You

Jan 8, 2025

5:25

Parshas Vayechi is the perfect ending to Sefer Bereishis because we see from Yaakov that although our Avos struggled they never suffered. They lived a life of meaning by seeing how Hashem was talking to them through their challenges.

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Parshas Vayigash: The Key to Good Relationships

Jan 1, 2025

5:15

When we feel slighted by our friends it is crucial not to get lost in the details but rather to see how much your friend does for you.

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Chanukah: The Real Miracle of Chanukah

Dec 26, 2024

3:43

Hashem didn't make us become stronger or change the properties of the oil to last for 8 days. He did those things because he is above nature.

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Parshas Mikeitz: It's All From Hashem

Dec 25, 2024

3:01

If we try to internalize that everything including our suffering is from Hashem we can see the end in sight.

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Parshas Vayeshev: You Are Not Your Struggles

Dec 17, 2024

4:24

If we don't let our challenges define us than we can overcome them more easily.

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Parshas Vayishlach: Your Journey is Your Destination

Dec 11, 2024

3:17

The point of our journey is not about getting to a destination but rather it's about what we learn on the way.

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Parshas Vayetzei: Daven Out of Desperation

Dec 1, 2024

3:30

Hashem hears our tefillos more if we davan out of desperation.

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Parshas Toldos: Inspire Others

Nov 24, 2024

2:07

Eisav was born as Yaakov's twin because of the possibility that Yaakov would be able to influence him.

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Parshas Chayei Sarah: Face Your Challenge

Nov 21, 2024

5:20

Sometimes the point of a challenge is not to overcome it but to face it as a warrior.

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Parshas Vayera: Pushing Past Your Past

Nov 10, 2024

3:56

Don't give up because you failed one challenge you are a victor and will overcome the next one.

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Parshas Lech Lecha: Growing from the Roots Upwards

Nov 5, 2024

4:01

Personal growth starts even in the darkness because you have to go through the darkness to grow.

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Parshas Noach: Holding Onto Hope

Nov 3, 2024

3:00

Hashem used Noach to repopulate the new world to teach us that from every faliure there is what to be salvaged.

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Parshas Bereishis: The Meaning of Life

Oct 29, 2024

2:39

Just like the creation of the world is a process so too life is a process. Sometimes our lives go smoothly and sometimes we struggle but the point of the struggles is to grow from them.

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Shemini Atzeres: Connected Forever

Oct 28, 2024

4:12

The Chag of Shemini Atzeres/Simchas Torah is all about connecting to Hashem regardless of where we are holding spiritually.

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Succos: A Spark of Belief

Oct 21, 2024

3:22

Succos is all about showing Hashem that we believe in him on some level.

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Yom Kippur: Remaining Pure

Oct 20, 2024

6:28

Succos is right after Yom Kippur because it ensures that we stay in the pure state the rest of the year.

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Rosh Hashanah: Our Merciful Judge

Oct 15, 2024

3:58

Although Hashem is judging us on Rosh Hashanah it is a holiday because he wants us to have a good verdict.