Simchas Avraham

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Parshas Vayechei- Alive Till The End

Dec 27, 2023

4:30

Just as Yaakov Avinu hasn’t died in essence, so too, we also won’t till we get to our homeland.

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Parshas Vayechei - Use Your Weapon Wisely

Dec 25, 2023

4:08

When one davens, there’s a certain power that one has with even a slightest amount of energy to have major implications. Of course, the more the energy, the more the effect.

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Asara B’Teves - Preventative Medicine

Dec 22, 2023

4:20

Strictly speaking, we don’t fast erev shabbos. The one exception is Asara B’Teves. Why? Because sometimes you need to make sure the situation doesn’t get worse.

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Parshas Vayigash - Yosef Reveals Himself.... Why?

Dec 20, 2023

4:23

Yosef revealed himself to the brothers after them not figuring out that it was him. Perhaps it wasn't for the brothers necessarily, but to save his father, Yaakov, any more pain.

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Parshas Vayigash - The Power Of Tears

Dec 18, 2023

4:22

When Yosef and Binyamin met up after so many years they both cried. But the crying was for something much more meaningful than not seeing each other.

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Parshas Mikeitz/Chanukah - Making The Good Last

Dec 13, 2023

4:17

It's easy to forget and get used to the good that takes place. But there's also ways to remember them.

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Chanukah - Not Just Lighting The Menorah

Dec 11, 2023

4:13

Chanukah is more than the physical activity of lighting the menorah. It’s about thanking HKB”H for that took place.

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Chanukah - Cause For Celebration

Dec 8, 2023

4:21

There could possibly be a difference what the main moment we’re celebrating. Accordingly, this might answer the famous question of the Beis Yosef.

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Parshas Vayeishev - Greatness Comes In Many Forms

Dec 6, 2023

4:24

Both Yehuda and Yosef became great people. However, the path they took to get there couldn't have been more different.

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Parshas Vayeishev - Down, But Not Out

Dec 4, 2023

4:19

Yehuda admitted that he had a relationship with Tamar, albeit unknowingly. That relationship produced the beginnings of Mashiach. Perhaps when a person admits to a wrongdoing, he can also have a personal “Mashiach.”

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Parshas Vayishlach - Keys To Survive Galus

Dec 1, 2023

4:00

Yaakov Avinu teaches us how to stay steadfast being a Jew in a world filled with temptation.

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Chanukah - A Sign Of Love

Nov 29, 2023

4:12

The entire yom tov of Chanukah is based upon the miracle of the menorah staying lit for 8 days long. It wasn't about the miracle per se, rather it was that it showed how beloved we are in Hashem's eyes.

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Parahas Vayishlach - The Line Was Crossed

Nov 27, 2023

4:06

Rav Shimshon Pincus z”l gives us an insight as to how the principle of the matter that you don’t do some things, is worse than actually doing a terrible act.

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Parshas Vayeitzei- Yaakov vs. Lavan

Nov 24, 2023

4:00

We see a distinct difference between Lavan and Yaakov. When one is so steeped in his bad ways, a terrible wicked person won’t change even the tiniest bit in the presence of a great tzaddik.

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Parshas Vayetzei - Saying Thanks & Giving Thanks

Nov 22, 2023

4:08

Leah wasn’t the first person that gave thanks to Hashem, she was the first person that showed and gave thanks in a big way.

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Parshas Vayeitzei - Leaving Isn’t Going

Nov 20, 2023

4:07

The Torah tells us that not only did Yaakov Avinu need to leave Be’er Sheva, he had to also go to Charan. They’re two independent things.

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Parshas Toldos - A Bracha Is Real

Nov 17, 2023

3:49

Yitzchak gave both Yaakov and Eisav a bracha. Although it seemed similar, it was vastly different.

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Parshas Toldos - Davening Secrets

Nov 15, 2023

4:17

We can learn from that which Yitzchak and Rivka davened how we can and should approach davening.

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Parshas Toldos - It’s In The Name

Nov 13, 2023

4:13

The names of each parsha aren’t irrelevant. They are very fundamental, and signify the core essence of every single one.

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Parshas Chayei Sara - The Significance Of Mincha

Nov 10, 2023

4:19

Chazal tells us that mincha has a uniquness that the other tefillos don’t. Perhaps it’s due to the time if say it’s davened.

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Parshas Chayei Sara - Siyata Dishmaya 101 Part 2

Nov 8, 2023

4:12

Even לבן & בתואל couldn’t deny the hashgacha that took place when Eliezer came to a wife for Yitzchak.

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Parshas Chayei Sara - Siyata Dishmaya 101

Nov 6, 2023

4:20

The Torah speaks at great length about the shidduch between Yitzchak and Rivka to show how every detail in a shidduch is of utmost significance.

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Parshas Vayeira - Explaining Laughter

Nov 3, 2023

3:58

Yitzchak was called by that name to show that after everything is said and done, laughter will reign for the good.

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Parshas Vayeira - From The Depths

Nov 1, 2023

4:19

Rav Elyashiv zt’l & R Chaim Kanievsky zt’l teach us the real way to approach davening.

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Parshas Vayeira - Rise Above The Challenge

Oct 30, 2023

4:06

By Avraham Avinu bringing up his son, Yitzchak, for the akeida, he brought out his true self.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - It Can Be Ovecome!

Oct 27, 2023

4:16

Avraham Avinu was the one who ingrained in us and the capability to overcome challenges, tests, and adversity. It can be done.

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Israel At War - The Ribnitzer z"l Knew

Oct 25, 2023

4:01

Every time a person davens, learns, or does any good deed - it doesn’t go for naught. Everything helps, even though the kavana may not be there.

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Parshas Lech Lecha - No Questions Asked

Oct 23, 2023

4:16

The test of lech lecha that Avraham Avinu overcame, wasn’t necessarily leaving that which he knew. Rather it was that he didn’t ask any questions.

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Parshas Noach - Don’t Stare

Oct 20, 2023

4:17

Perhaps we’re not supposed to look at a rainbow because that’s not the way the world is right now. Just keep on going, and after all is said and done, the proverbial rainbow will appear.

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Parshas Noach - The Power Of A Tzadik, Part 2

Oct 18, 2023

4:13

Not only was Noach the one who saved the world, but Avraham Avinu also had that same capability to save Sedom. That is the power of a Tzadik.. to save a one keep alive the world.

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Parshas Noach - The Power Of A Tzadik

Oct 16, 2023

4:10

The Torah goes out its way specifically to tell us Noach was the one who kept the world going. If not for him, it would’ve gone back to complete oblivion.

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Parshas Bereishis - Combatting War

Oct 13, 2023

4:09

Understanding what the world stands on and how to remind ourselves of it, may give us an understanding as to how to overcome our enemies.

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Parshas Bereishis - Resting Is Also Doing

Oct 11, 2023

4:07

By resting a person rejuvenates and that is also doing something. And that’s how Shabbos works.

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Parshas Bereishis - A Unique Opportunity

Oct 9, 2023

2:54

The calendar is set up this year in a way that one can take advantage of a minor opportunity.

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Simchas Torah - It’s Not Just About Finishing

Oct 6, 2023

4:14

The joy of Simchas Torah isn’t necessarily that we finished the Torah, it’s what we’ll learn in the future.

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Vzos Haberacha- Keep On Going

Oct 4, 2023

3:29

The Torah ends off with the breaking of the luchos to teach us that a person can have their own “broken luchos”. But afterwards don’t think it’s over. Start again from Bereshis.

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Sukkos - Pain Isn’t A Gain

Oct 2, 2023

4:02

One whom it pains to be in the sukkah is exempt because he’s missing the point of being in the sukkah.

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Lulav vs. Shofar: An Imponderable

Sep 29, 2023

4:02

What’s the difference between shofar and lulav when they’re not taken on shabbos? A question.

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Sukkos - Bring Yom Kippur With You. Part 2

Sep 27, 2023

4:04

The Vilna Gaon reveals to us the holiness of these days between Yom Kippur and Sukkos.

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Sukkos - Bring Yom Kippur With You

Sep 26, 2023

4:09

Sukkos is now right after Yom Kippur to show that just like abstaining from eating is a mitzvah, eating can also be made into a mitzvah.

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Shabbos Shuva - Turning Aveiros Into Mitzvos (Part 2)

Sep 22, 2023

4:05

The Chasam Sofer gives us a fascinating insight as to how the aveiros turn into mitzvos.

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Aseres Ymei Teshuva - I’m Better Than That

Sep 20, 2023

3:57

By going above and beyond that which one is commanded during these days, we can look back and realize what we can really become.

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Aseres Ymei Teshuva - Turning Aveiros Into Mitzvos

Sep 18, 2023

4:00

The chiddush of Teshuva is not only wiping the slate clean, but also the realization that the aveira was totally inappropriate to begin with.

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Rosh Hashana - It’s Not An Act

Sep 13, 2023

4:00

By acting differently on Rosh Hashana, you show HKB"H the real you.

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Rosh Hashana - The Re-coronation

Sep 11, 2023

4:11

Rosh Hashana is specifically before Yom Kippur to not only show that we accept His rulership, it also gives a a “good feeling” going into the Aseres Ymei Teshuva and Yom Kippur.

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Parshas Vayelech - Write It Down

Sep 8, 2023

4:04

By writing down what you learn, you don’t just understand things better … you gain something much more valuable.

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Parshas Vayelech - Moshe Rabbeinu's Birth & Death

Sep 6, 2023

4:09

Moshe Rabbeinu’s petirah on Zayin Adar isn’t a bad omen. This vort is sort of a continuation of a previous one that isn't on any public platform. If you'd like that recording (as is referred to at the end) please feel free to reach out to me at the email in the description.

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Parshas Nitzavim - It’s Not So Hard! (Part 2)

Sep 4, 2023

4:04

The parsha shows us that teshuva is closer than we think. You just have to want.

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Parshas Ki Savo - Remember What You Overcame

Sep 1, 2023

4:02

We learn from Yaakov Aveinu that’s we should learn from the past and say to ourselves that we can overcome difficulties.

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Elul - It’s Not So Hard!

Aug 30, 2023

3:54

Elul has a certain power that was ingrained in it from the time of Moshe Rabbeinu. All you have to do is tap into it.

Simchas Avraham

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