Weekly Parashah - Presented by Ohr Achdut

Why did Yaakov and Binyamin cry on each other's necks? 

The deep meaning of the sufganyah.

Yosef HaTzadik, the Ohr Haganuz.

Why did Yaakov ask for the angel's name after defeating him? And why didn't the angel give his name?

Temimus - how Star Wars was made.

The true meaning behind the famous Midrash that Eisav would ask his father halachic questions to deceive him into thinking he was pious.

What Yitzhak bringing Rivka into Sarah's tent tells us about our relationships––with Gd, Torah, and our loved ones. 

The connection between the letter HEI, Avraham, the moon, Noach and Moshe Rabeinu. 

How to reconcile the debate between the mefarshim about Noach's greatness--what can we take away from this?

What does it mean to have "Derech Eretz"? Why would we want to in any way emulate the ground? The Ohr HaChaim explains in his commentary to Parshas Bereishis.

Parshas Vzos Habracha - Prep the Vessel

Why does Moshe instruct Klal Yisrael to "remember the days of old", to remember the previous generations who were greater than us? This connects very deeply to the z'man of the Yamim Noraim and Succos, and how we are supposed to move forward in the year and our lives!

Moshe Rabeinu's final address, teshuva, and the power of a thought. 

Parshas Netzavim - Choose Life

What is Moshe Rabeinu telling us when he says that "HAYOM HAZEH NI’YEISAH L’AM LA’HASHEM ELOKECHA | ON THIS DAY YOU HAVE BECOME A NATION TO HASHEM YOUR GD." What is the mashal here? 

The Torah mentions 3 things one must return to their brother if found: 1) a donkey, 2) garments, 3) and any lost object. The Ohr HaChaim's explaination of the significance of these three things is imperative to our self assessment during the zman of Elul.

What does it mean to serve HaShem "b'tamim" - with perfection? 

Parshas Re'eh - Free Gd!

Rashi says that Moshe first made the ARON, the vessel in which the Luchos were stored, before he went up to receive the Luchos. Why would Moshe do that? Shouldn't he have first received the Luchos first as a show of respect and an acknowledgment of the more significant item? 

Moshe learns in this week's parsha a crucial lesson about Gd––But what does it teach us about ourselves?

What Rabbi Yosef Karo's Maggid teaches us about Parashas Devarim and Tisha B'av.

The connection between the IREI MIKLAT / CITIES OF REFUGE (parshas Masei), and AHAVAS HASHEM and AHAVAS YISRAEL.

What is Gd referring to when he tells Moshe "Reisah Osah"/You shall see it? In the previous verse, Gd explains to Moshe that he will see the land of Israel when he reaches the summit of the mountain of Avarim. The Ohr HaChaim explains the reason for what appears on the surface to. be a repetition.

Parashas Balak, Shiva Asar b'Tammuz, and how we can bring the Geulah Sheleima.

"Will I live tomorrow, well I just can't say. But I know for sure, that I don't live today" –– Jimi Hendrix Poignant and tragic words from a brilliant artist tormented by struggles with mental health, as geniuses often do. From this week's parasha, Reish Lakish, and the Tiferes Shlomo, we learn the importance of "living TODAY," of "carpe diem," seizing the moment as if it were the last chance we'v...