ואין נסתר מנגד עיניך ✡️ Weekly Insights on the Parasha by Rabbi Eli Menaged

Ha’azinu 5784 - Yehoshua’s Missing Yud 15.09.2026 13:29 ↓

A look at why Yehoshua is called Hoshea in our parasha.

Ha’azinu 5783 - Honey from the Rock 15.09.2026 15:37 ↓

The Beracha of honey coming forth from the rock.

Ha’azinu 5782 - Hashem is Our Rock 15.09.2026 10:27 ↓

A deeper look at the rock imagery in the Shira of Ha’azinu.

Ha’azinu 5781 - Eagles Wings 15.09.2026 4:46 ↓

Understanding the mashal of Hashem protecting us and our job to get there first.

Ha’azinu 5780 - Bringing Greatness to Hashem 15.09.2026 3:28 ↓

Bringing greatness to Hashem through the Torah.

Ha’azinu 5779 - The Rope of the Avot 15.09.2026 9:40 ↓

Understanding our connection to the Avot in our tefillah and our relationship to Hashem.

Rosh Hashana 5787 - Avraham Avinu’s Silent Tefillah and Our Lack of a Shofar on Shabbat 08.09.2026 9:16 ↓

A tefillah from a deeper place when we can’t blow the shofar on Shabbat.

Rosh Hashana 5787 - Two Piyutim: Two Aspects to the Cry of the Shofar 08.09.2026 17:55 ↓

A deep look at two famous piyutim we read on Rosh Hashana in our tefillah and the seeming contradictory lessons in the Akeidat Yitzchak.

Aseret Yemei Teshuva 5781 - How Teshuva Erases Sins 08.09.2026 3:55 ↓

A look at our Avodah of Teshuva over doing more mitzvot during these 10 days.

Tzom Gedalia 5781 - Our New Avodah for Aseret Yemei Teshuva 08.09.2026 2:57 ↓

Looking at the terrible event of Tzom Gedalia and the most basic lesson we must learn.

Rosh Hashana 5784 - Listening to the Shofar 08.09.2026 7:51 ↓

Opening up our ears to the sound of the Shofar, the Kol of Hashem in Gan Eden.

Rosh Hashana 5783 - The Akeida and Our Holy Soldiers 08.09.2026 4:02 ↓

Relating the soldiers we have lost to the Akeidat Yitzchak

Rosh Hashana 5783 - The Mixture of Good and Evil in Man 08.09.2026 5:52 ↓

A mystical look at the yetzer hatov and the yetzer hara inside of us as it relates to the Rambam’s idea that we should view ourselves as one mitzvah away from tipping the scales to Mashiach.

Rosh Hashana 5782 - Turning On the Light 08.09.2026 5:25 ↓

The reset we all need on Rosh Hashana.

Rosh Hashana 5781 - Why Do We Dip an Apple in Honey? 08.09.2026 19:17 ↓

A look at different approaches to our Rosh Hashana minhag of apples and honey.

Rosh Hashana 5780 - Crowning Hashem Together 08.09.2026 8:20 ↓

Understanding the importance of crowning Hashem together as one united people.

Rosh Hashana 5779 - The Akeidah: The Merit of Avraham or Yitzchak? 08.09.2026 11:20 ↓

Understanding the specific merits of Avraham and Yitzchak in the Akeidah.

Rosh Hashana 5779 - Zechut Avot in the Tefillah 08.09.2026 4:06 ↓

Connecting to our Jewish roots when we pray.

Rosh Hashana 5779 - Sarah Imeinu’s Tears 08.09.2026 8:18 ↓

A look at Sarah Imeinu’s tears as the relate to the shofar.

Nitzavim 5786 - (Mystical) Doing Teshuva Until We Reach the Wine 02.09.2026 10:25 ↓

A mystical hint to the level Teshuva can reach.

Nitzavim 5784 - Bringing Back the Lamed 02.09.2026 11:04 ↓

A look at the hint behind the large lamed in the parasha

Vayelech 5783 - The Excitement of Children 02.09.2026 7:44 ↓

Learning from the experience of the children at Hakhel.

Nitzavim 5783 - Cleaning Off the Filth of Sin 02.09.2026 17:09 ↓

The power of teshuva to bring us out of the lowest spiritual places to the kisseh hakavod.

Vayelech 5782 - The Song of the Torah 02.09.2026 14:05 ↓

Another approach to the Torah being called a song and its relationship to Yehoshua and the angel.

Nitzavim Vayelech 5782 - Becoming a Holech 02.09.2026 11:58 ↓

The symbolizing of the first word of the two parshiot - Nitzavim vs Vayelech and how they relate to our Avodat Hashem.