Rabbi Yakov Bronsteyn - Parsha Classes

Humility isn’t a choice of behavior, but a consequence of the knowledge of what one could be compared to who they are.

We explore how being happy for others requires a state of being called “good heart”. This is the real reason of Aharon’s happiness for Moshe’s appointment. Please note: This is a throwback episode and the audio quality is a bit grainy. 

A case of mistaken identity and an interesting question of law. Learn how it relates to the real reason of why Yaakov Avinu didn’t reveal the future to his children.

A purposeful life is a justified life. A life that’s justified is full of purposeful action. Not just paying lip-service to that life, which is hypocrisy.

How bemoaning and complaining about our circumstances in life can affect us physically. Our fears can become a self-fulfilling prophecy both in the negative and positive. 

Note: This is a throwback episode. Due to it's age, it’s audio quality is not as high as most episodes, however content quality is as high as you've come to expect. 

Discover what the light of the menorah represents and why it's a fire. Also, delve into some halachic issues that have ramifications for using cigarettes instead of candles. 

Dark moments in life fashion our character. The only way to make the darkness disappear is with light. 

Reading people's faces is key to understanding them. This ability inspired Yosef to withstand a very difficult moment in his life.  

Together with everyone in the class, ponder the familial dynamics of Yaakov’s family and their ramifications for our lives; hatred, jealousy, revenge, dispute and favoritism.

Not all villains wear capes. Yaakov's prayers to be saved from Esav's evil whether through violence or love. 

How the religious parties in Israel can get more votes according to Rabbi Soloveitchik, and the necessity for change by living up to an ideal.

The origins of anti-semitism and why it's effects reverberate through history. 

How Leah inserted herself into a marriage in which she didn't belong, according to the perspective of the Shem MiShmuel.

Riding the emotional wave that is anger and avoiding conflict escalation.

Are the rewards and punishments for God's commandments commodities to be sold or bartered?