Explorations

Aleinu 28.03.2022 5:06 ↓

Exploring "Aleinu", a prayer said three times a day, but in the rush of concluding davening runs the risk of being overlooked by some of us.

The Joy of Parshas Parah 25.03.2022 5:31 ↓

Exploring the joy of Parshas Parah, and why we need to hear its message before Pesach.

Parshas Shemini: The Shechina and Imposter Syndrome 25.03.2022 5:40 ↓

Exploring the crisis of confidence that Aharon and the Jews suffered before the fire descended from Heaven.

Siyum on Sefer Yehoshua 25.03.2022 9:37 ↓

An exploration of the totality of Sefer Yehoshua, summarizing the whole Book, and offering insight on how it follows the Torah and is the prelude to the next book, Sefer Shoftim. 

Yehoshua Chapter 24 24.03.2022 7:30 ↓

An exploration of the concluding chapter of Sefer Yehoshua.

Mitzvah 24: Not to leave the "techum" boundary on Shabbos 23.03.2022 6:05 ↓

Exploring the mitzvah not to leave the community limits on Shabbos.

Tanya Chapter 23 23.03.2022 6:41 ↓

Exploring Tanya Ch.23, how all Mitzvos express and channel God's will, while Torah study internalizes God's will.

How Esther teaches us all how to daven 14.03.2022 6:54 ↓

An exploration of Esther and davening, based on the Megillah and Tehillim Chapter 22

The cold case of Amalek 11.03.2022 3:54 ↓

An exploration of Amalek's main villainy; cold.  

Exemplary Jews and their exemplary sins 11.03.2022 5:51 ↓

Exploring the increased effect that exemplary people exert in the world.

Yehoshua Chapter 23 10.03.2022 4:36 ↓

An exploration of the first of Yehoshua's two Farewell Addresses to the Jewish People.

Tanya Chapter 22 09.03.2022 9:48 ↓

Exploring how the world exists, and how evil exists, when everything comes from God.

Mitzvah 23; a mitzvah I hope nobody ever does: Killing an unredeemed firstborn donkey. 08.03.2022 4:27 ↓

Exploring a most unusual, undesirable mitzvah, and what it says about human nature.

Davening first thing 07.03.2022 4:47 ↓

Exploring the "first-ness" of davening.

Gemara Berachos. The first sugya. 06.03.2022 41:29 ↓

Exploring the Gemara's opening questions.

Simcha in Adar 04.03.2022 4:46 ↓

Exploring how to fulfill the Talmud's statement that Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha, When Adar enters, we increase in joy.

A nation is built by building 04.03.2022 4:30 ↓

Exploring why building the mishkan was the vehicle for Hashem's presence

Yehoshua Chapter 22 03.03.2022 7:00 ↓

Exploring Yehoshua Chapter 22; breaking up the band, and coming to the brink of a civil war.

Tanya Chapter 21 01.03.2022 4:31 ↓

Exploring Tanya Ch.21, the deepest chapter to date (IMO)

Mitzvah 22 - Redeeming a firstborn donkey 01.03.2022 5:30 ↓

Exploring the unusual mitzvah of Pidyon Petter Chamor.

The telescope and the microscope 28.02.2022 4:42 ↓

Exploring how God cares about the Big and the Little

Parshas Shekalim and Purim 25.02.2022 5:56 ↓

Exploring the connection between Parshas Shekalim and Purim.

How to set limits with foresight 25.02.2022 4:05 ↓

Exploring how one small change in Parshas Vayak'hel shows us how to set limits wisely. 

Yehoshua Chapter 21 25.02.2022 7:45 ↓

Exploring Yehoshua 21, the Cohanim and Leviim are allotted their cities.  

Tanya Chapter 20 22.02.2022 6:54 ↓

Exploring Tanya Chapter 20: How all mitzvos express God's oneness and exclusivity, which requires us to understand what the Torah means when it says that God is One.