Torah Weekly

Topics: ​The word of machlokes hinting to its nature ​ Only three letters of Yaakovs name being mentioned by Korach - not the Ayin ​ Hillel and Shammai; an encore of Korach and Aharon ​ Why Moshe couldn’t live longer than 120 - a Math problem ​ The talmidim of Hillel and Shammai’s Failing ​ R Yonasan Eibuschitz and R Yaakov Emden ​ Kofrim and Cats - the Long Arm of Machlokes

Topics: ​ The Meraglim as the source of 10 for holiness in the Talmud Bavli ​ The Yerushalmi’s source in the shevatim ​ Were there really 12 meraglim? R Shteinman answers for R Akiva ​ How can we learn holiness out from those who are not? ​ The chiddush of Igros Moshe about Reshaim in a minyan ​ The Lev Avrahams attack on R Moshe and R Moshe’s possible defense ​Why the Bavli and Yerushalmi learn d...

Topics: ​The Zohar on the hair of Levi'im and the hair of women ​Hair, storms, and barley ​The nazir and his hair - sin or holiness? ​The connection between the hair of the sotah and that of the nazir ​The two types of Nezirim ​The kedusha of Shabbos vs that of weekday - avoda vs matana ​Eisav, Avshalom, and hair of א"א ​Chava as a Sota, Yaakov fighting eisav who had the holiest of "hair" ​Yosef a...

Topics: ​ Atzeres, Shavuos, Matan Torah - All hinting to David Hamelech ​ David Hamelech as the reason we stay up all night ​ Milk and Blood - Lessons in change ​ David Hamelech as the reason we read Rus ​ The connection between David and Moshe ​ The Satan, Matan Torah, and David Hamelech ​ The baaal Shem Tov and David Hamelech ​ The baal Shem Tov and the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh

Topics: ​We DESTROY the idea of embarrasing others in an EPIC TAKEDOWN ​Causing pain to others - The lesson from Rabbi Eliezer's Wife ​-eravam's dizzying rise and precipitous fall ​Galus, Geulah, and the two Mashiachs ​The Rashbi, Arizal and Baal Shem Tov as Tikkunim for Yeravam and Achiya ​Tremendous Story about Rav Yoshiyahu Pinto and the Copper Idol

Topics: ​Be a Kohen who is a "Ben Aharon" ​ Chillul Hashem as a Kadosh ​ Why were the students of Rabi Akiva killed for such a small sin? ​ The menorah at the end of the parsha ​ The yesod of R Chaim Vital ​ Why is the 2nd galus so much longer than the 1st if the sins are so much smaller? ​ R Shach on Jealousy Desire and Honor Taking Man out of the World ​ Lessons from the lives of R Yisrael Salan...

Topics: ​The seven circles of Molech’s Gehennom ​ The Ishbitzer on co-opting love and fear for avoda zara ​ “Killing” A Child by sending them to priesthood ​ Drowning out the childs cries and the Yetzer Hara’s cry to Hashem ​ The miraculous salvation of Chizkiyahu from Molech ​ The Spider’s Web, Insanity, and the Tachash ​ Molech, Abortion, Homosexuality, and Bestiality ​ Molech as sorcery vs Avod...

Yahrtzeit of Nachshon Meir Eckhardt

Topics: ​Aharon’s silence despite the 8th day being מעין עולם הבא ​The Kinnor of 7 8 and 10 and its connection to the world now and the times of mashiach ​The 7 note scale representing this world of seven days with the 8th note including all seven but also being of the first ​Olam Chessed Yibaneh vs Binah ​The dissonance of notes too close together and parallels in Torah and the world ​The creatio...

Topics: ​ Yitzchak taking out the Afikomen and showing it to Eisav when he was tricked ​ A Yitzchakian Bargain with Hashem to Save Bnei Yisrael ​ Yitzchak, the cause of and solution to our Galus ​ Yitzchak's sacrificing his name to shorten our slavery ​ Counting the 400 years from Yitzchak ​ Remazim in Yachatz and Yitzchak ​ The 4 sons and Yitzchak giving up everything for Eisav ​ Chiddush in the...

Topics: ​Three stories from the Kozhnitzer Maggid - a Segulah for parnassa before Pesach ​the creation of the world and Hashems conversation with Alef ​Rabbi Akiva and Moshe Rabbeinu ​The source for 100 brachos and similarities between Moshe and David ​Tefillins root and connection to Moshe and Rabbi Akiva ​How could R Akiva be greater than Moshe Rabeinu? Tiferes Shlomo ​Was Moshe happy with his l...

Topics: ​ The purpose of the neshama’s journey to this world ​ Betzalel and his connection to Shlomo Hamelech ​ Betzalel and the Arizal ​ Betzalel Atoning for the Eigel ​ Chur as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom ​ Aharon and Chur: who was right? ​ Miryam as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom

Topics: ​On the malbim on his birthday ​Biography ​ Seforim and Style ​ internal “contradictions” ​ relationship to chassidim ​ Eretz Yisrael and the Geulah ​ Science and Kabbala ​ stories know what to answer an apikores

Topics: ​Simcha as a protector of Haman and the greatest zechus in shamayim ​How could Haman come to Simcha which comes from Kedusha? ​Hashems oath not to accept gerim from Amalek, yet haman's descendents were gerim ​Hamans last night and the survival of zeresh ​Arizal on What happens to a persons neshama on the last day of their life ​Shaul's Insistence that he had fulfilled Hashem's word despite...

Topics: ​The Purim story as a cautionary tale in listening to Da'as Torah ​ Moshe Rabbeinu not being mentioned specifically in Tetzaveh and around Purim ​ Making an Eigel as a replacement for Moshe instead of appointing Aharon leader ​ The yesod in Emunas Chachamim of Rav Dessler ​ Stories and lessons in emunas chachamim from the Alter Rebbe, R Yisrael Salanter, R Chaim, the Chazon Ish, and the Oz...

Topics: ​Keruvim - l’iluy nishmas kfir ben shiri, ariel ben shiri, shiri bas margit ​ The keruvim as children. The power of children’s joy, and what children who who die early do in shamayim ​ How were the keruvim intertwined during the churban if at that time bnei yisrael were angering Hashem? ​ The difference between the keruvim of Moshe, those of Shlomo, and the ones on the walls of the Beis Ha...

Topics: ​ Gerim as a connection point between Jews and non Jews ​ To be a Jew also means rejoicing in the downfall of our enemies ​ To be a Jew means not rejecting Hashem in tragedy ​ The power of stories ​ Why is Yisro called Moshes father in law, isn’t he not related once he converts? ​ The highest level ger ​ Yisro/Rus/Yeser ​ Was Yisro a dissenter of evil or a pal of amalek? When did he turn h...

Topics: ​The Avoda Zara of Baal Tzfon ​The heter to say the name of the Avoda Zara. ​Stories of Avoda Zara working through Sheidim to trick humanity. ​belief in science or liberalism place of Avoda Zara. ​Worship of capitalism and consumerism as replacements for Avoda Zara. ​What is the Baal Tzfon and its power, The dog and the 50th level of Tumah. ​Incredible Leshem on Mitzrayim and the 50th leve...

Midweek Special -Tzvi Eckhardt

Topics: ​The sin of the Jews who died in Makkas Chosech ​The Zohars description of makkas choshech before mashiach comes​The ohr Hachaims premonition that we must hit the 50th level of tumah before mashiach​The maharal on What did the shfachos do wrong that their firstborn died? ​The sin of the “average” Gazan​Why did Hashem only give us wealth so Avraham wouldn’t complain? R yehuda Tzadkas mashal...

Topics: ​Moshe not hitting the water or earth - hakaras hatov to inanimate objects​Iyunim on whether or not they feel​What is the purpose if they don’t, and why did Hashem make it have to happen through hitting? And why learn this lesson now?​Thanks towards those that bring us to where we are today even if they hurt us​Why was Moshe able to do makkas shchin after being saved by coals as a child?​T...

Topics: ​Amram divorcing his wife and Miryams advice​The infallibility of gedolim - can we question and disagree with them and be right?​The capabilities of children compared to us and even tzaddikim​How could amram be considered never winning when it seems there were a number of serious issues in his conduct?​Chsam Sofer/Orach Yesharim answer and why they differ - how we judge klal yisrael and th...

Topics: ​Yaakov wanting to reveal the time of mashiach ​R yaakov kameneztky on the difference between baruch Shem and amen yehei shmei rabba ​When is the ketz?​The dangers, curse and oath of figuring out the time of mashiach​The bas kol about why Hashem is delaying mashiach ​Why the main problem is we never know where to start counting​Answers from shamayim of when it will come​The dates gedolim g...

Topics: ​Why did the brothers try to kill Yosef after he revealed himself to them?​1) the deathly power of being exposed for our own hypocrisy. Eliyahu hanavi and the fisherman​2) Alter of Kelm - the lasting “gut reaction” power of first impressions even after later “logical” consideration ​3) Shitas hashela and the rambams loophole to killing a mored blamchus​4) Yosef as one of 13 born with a bri...

Topics: ​Remazim between Parshas Mikeitz/Yosef and Chanukah​Yosef and Kisvu Al Keren Hashor​Why our children start with bavas​The battle against doing Mitzvos bsimcha​Sufganiyot and antiyochus’s kryptonite​Similarities between megillas Antiochus, medrash yehudis and megillas Esther​Using megillas Antiochus to explain why we celebrate oil and not the war​What impressed R Meshulam Igra and why was R...