Simchas Avraham

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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.

103

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?

104

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.

105

Parshas Shelach - True Intentions

Jun 19, 2025

4:22

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

106

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?

107

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.

108

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?

109

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?

110

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?

111

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.

112

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.

113

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.

114

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.

115

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.

116

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.

117

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.

118

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.

119

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.

120

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.

121

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.

122

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.

123

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.

124

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.

125

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.

126

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.

127

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.

128

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.

129

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

Mar 26, 2025

4:56

A different way to understand the work 'pekudei'

130

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.

131

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

132

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.

133

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.

134

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.

135

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.

136

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.

137

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.

138

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.

139

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.

140

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.

141

Parshas Mishpatim - Shavous: A Deeper Look

Feb 19, 2025

4:49

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

142

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.

143

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.

144

Parshas Yisro - Matan Torah & Tu Bishvat

Feb 10, 2025

4:00

Just like Tu Bishvat celebrates the rejuvenation of the trees, so too, Matan Torah should be a newness, a rejuvenation amongst everyone.

145

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.

146

Parshas Beshalach - Yehoshua & Yaakov: A Common Denominator

Feb 5, 2025

4:38

Yehoshua takes center stage here and later on in Parshas Shelach. What is the common theme throughout? What is the common thread?

147

Parshas Beshalach - Prepare for Battle

Feb 3, 2025

3:43

Just because Bnei Yisrael was leaving Mitzrayim didn't mean they could be confident that they didn't need to prepare for war. A person must abide by what circumstances dictate and not rely on a miracle.

148

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.

149

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 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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