The Practical Parsha Podcast

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the power of prayer and the specialness of the Shema. When we declare G-ds oneness why do we say "Hear O Israel"? It seems to be a personal statement before we accept upon ourselves the yoke of heaven. He answers the question of how it is possible to love G-D when love is an emotion. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments pl...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the power of positivity and the importance of not being ambigous. How the lense we view things effects the reality we live in. We can choose to see even the most beneficial acts of kindness negatively or choose to see life with positivity. This  connects the Parsha to Tisha B Av and teaches us a powerful lesson on how to rectify the destruction of the Te...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses 2 lessons from the first verse of Devarim. 1)Using the hints around us to improve ourselves 2)How we must say it like it is. To say what we beleive and not be afraid of who we are. He also discusses how the Parsha teaches us how Derech Eretz(respect) must be the foundation to all that we do. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or com...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn talks about the importance of putting our families first. How we learn what not to do from the tribes of Ruvain and Gad. He also discusses the connection between the death of the Kohen Gadol(High Priest) and an inadvertant killer going free from the City of Refuge. This event gives us an important insight into sharing our pain with others. Subscribe to The Practic...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusss the lesson from Pinchas on how 1 moment can change our destiny. The importance of making the the correct decisions at critical moments can change our lives and even the course of world history. He also expalins how that moment can be a time when we can channel all of our desires for Hashem and reach our perfection. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcas...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn asks the question of why the Torah says that Pinchas acted zealously for "his G-D". Why does the Torah use the singular wording in this context? With 2 answers Rabbi Kohn teaches about the concept of Leshaim Shomayim(for the sake of heaven) and the idea that we must view situations taht G-D has commanded us specifically to act.  Subscribe to The Practical Parsha P...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses 3 important lessons from Bilaam the evil prophet. 1)How we can use situations of others irritating for self improvement. 2)The importance of living as a jew and not just dying as a Jew. 3) The proper atitude we must have when it comes to the things we do to serve Hashem.  Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email ...

In this week's epiosde Rabbi Kohn expalins how we need to "wake up and smaell the coffee". We see from Bilaam who ignored the messages from G-D that we need to keep our eyes and ears open to see the messages that G-D sends us every day.  Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email RabbiShlomoKohn@gmail.com . To listen to Rabbi Kohn's other podcast use this lin...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the plague of serpents that afflicted the Jewish people in the desert. What caused it to occur and how they where healed. He also brings out a lesson form the miraclous copper snake that G-D commanded Moshe to create to heal the Jewish people. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email RabbiShlomoKohn@gmail.com . To...

Do some things in life not make sense sometimes? Do you ever wish you had the answers to humanities greatest questions? In this episode of The Practical Parsha Podcast Rabbi Kohn discusses a lesson from the mysterious mitzvah of the Para Adumah(Red Heifer). He also looks at an important insight from the sin of Moshe Rabbanu and how we can learn from it.  Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. ...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses how being right can actually be the wrong thing. He discusses how having peace can be more important than being right. He also discusses the source of Korach's rebellion. How envy ultimately caused him to loose everything. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email RabbiShlomoKohn@gmail.com . To listen to Rabbi Kohn...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn takes a deeper dive into the mitzvah of Challah. Based on the understanding of Rabbi Samson R Hirsch he expalins how the mitzvah of seperating Challah represents multiple lessons regarding a Jews mission in this world. He also talks about the juxtaposition of the story of the spies with last week's Parsha and the lesson we can learn from it. That everything is fro...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn asks the question of the generation of the desert could have doubts about G-D if they experienced first hand the miracles of Eygpt. Why did they think that G-D could not bring them into the land. He also talks about the connection between the mitzvah of tzitis and the story of the spies. Suscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please em...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses how we need to follow the clouds. Not the regular clouds but the clouds of glory. We see how the Jewish nation followed the divine clouds of glory in there travels in the desert gives us an insight on how we should view the situautions in our lives. That everything is from Hashem(G-D). He also brings out a powerful idea from Pesach Sheini(The second pask...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn talks about SDS(spiritual deficiency syndrome). He takes a lesson from the complainers who came to Moshe with a quam about the Manna. What was really bothering them and what can we learn from it? He also talks about how the Jewish people traveling with G-D teaches us an important lesson in the laws of Shabbos and our own lives. Suscribe to The Practical Parsha Pod...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the benefits of becoming a self made spiritual millionaire. He brings out from the mitzvah of the Nazarite how an indidvidual can reach great levels of holiness. He also teaches how the money you have in your bank account is not yours and how money you give away can be yours forever. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments pl...

In his week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the connection between the holiday of Shavous and Parshas Bamidbar. He explains how the giving of the Torah is not just important to the Jewish nation but also the Jewish individual and explains how each Jew has his place in Torah. He also teaches how we see from the Parsha the importance of standing up to injustice and how it can have lasting ramificatio...

In thos week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the Torah's outlook on how diversity can be our strength. With a lesson from the Degalim(banners) of the twelve tribes he shows how different strenghts can complement each other. He also explains how the Aron(Ark) carried its carriers and the lesson we can learn from it. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email Ra...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses what the Torah's definition of freedom is. He learns out from the mitzvah of the Jubilee year to give us the an insight that freedom is not the ability to do what you want when you want but rather something much deeper. He also brings out a lesson from the juxtapostion of the prohibition of overcharging to the mitzvah of Shmittah which seems to be unrela...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn disproves the notion that "ignorance is bliss" with a lesson from the weekly Parsha. He also discusses the practical lessons that we can take out from the mitzvah of Shemittah(The Sabbatical Year). Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email RabbiShlomoKohn@gmail.com .To listen to Rabbi Kohn's other podcasts use these links- ...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses the benefits of suffering. Although we pray that we should not suffer we must realize the many benefits of being in a challenging situation. We see from the commandment of the Thanksgiving offering  the proper prospective we need to develop. He also takes a lesson from the Parsha on how in life we are always getting closer or further from G-D> There i...

In this week's episode Rabbi Kohn discusses how the Torah tells us to look at our mentors. How we need to recognize that ultimately it is G-D that makes us holy and that our effort is needed to get to our full potential. He also speaks about the mitzvah of kiddush Hashem(Sanctifying the name of G-D). Suscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email  RabbiShlomoKohn@...

In this week's Parsha Rabbi Kohn asks what a powerful question. What do you live for? He explains from the Parsha how we need to make sure the things we are living for are of a higher calling. He also gives a lesson from the Parsha on the correct way to give rebuke or constructive critiscism so that it will be accepted. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please em...

Have you ever heard of the "scapegoat"? In this week's Practical Parsha Podcast Rabbi Kohn discusses this mitzvah and brings out a practical lesson. He also explains how every Jew has the ability to be "kadosh"(be holy) and sanctify themselves in their lives. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email RabbiShlomoKohn@gmail.com .To listen to Rabbi Kohn's other...

In this week's epiosde Rabbi Kohn discusses the Parsha's lesson on how powerful our words our. How we need to realize how important we are and thus how much of an impact our statements can make. He also teaches from the Parsha how some time things "seem" like an affliction but really are blessings in disguise. Subscribe to The Practical Parsha Podcast. For questions or comments please email RabbiS...