Zman Kehilla LaKol

#192 - Parshat Lech L'cha - The Call 06.11.2019 8:29 ↓

In 2013, we looked to the Sefat Emet to help us understand why Hashem decided to speak to Avraham.

#191 - Parshat Noach - The Sign of the Rainbow 30.10.2019 11:05 ↓

In 2017, we learned Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch's explanation of the rainbow as the sign of the new Brit forged between Hashem and Noach.

#190 - Parshat B'Reishit - Let Us Make Man 23.10.2019 8:13 ↓

In 2017, we looked to the Zohar to help us understand one of the more controversial lines in the Torah.

#189 - Sh'mini Atzeret - The End is the Beginning 17.10.2019 7:28 ↓

At the end of the Yamim Noraim season, there seems to be a very large emphasis on the water and rain of the upcoming year. Is now the right time?

#188 - Shabbat Chol HaMoed Sukkot - The Aftermath of Atonement 16.10.2019 9:24 ↓

Moshe makes a wild request. Why now? And, why are we reading about it now?

#187 - Sukkot - The Extra Joy of Sukkot 10.10.2019 10:03 ↓

In 2013, we tried to understand Rabi Akiva's explanation of the underlying motivation for the celebration of Sukkot. It helped us answer a couple of other questions too.

#185 - Yom Kippur - The Holiest Avodah of Yom Kippur 07.10.2019 8:22 ↓

In 2014, Rav Pinkus helped us understand something puzzling about the Kohen Gadol going Lifnay V'Lifnim on Yom Kippur.

#186 - Parshat HaAzinu - We Can Do Anything With Our Tefillot 07.10.2019 10:31 ↓

Rav Chaim Shmulevitz notes how the Bnei Yisrael can do pretty powerful things with their Tefillot.

#184 - Parshat VaYeilech - Complete Teshuva 02.10.2019 9:18 ↓

We turn to the Ramban to help us understand a troubling sequence of events described in our Parsha.

#183 - Rosh HaShanah - The Message of the Bow 26.09.2019 9:58 ↓

In 2018, we tried to understand an overlooked detail that appears multiple times in the Torah Reading on the first day of Rosh HaShanah.

#182 - Parshat Nitzavim - The Hidden & the Revealed 25.09.2019 10:07 ↓

In 2015, we extracted three important and timely messages to help with our Teshuva process.

#181 - Parshat Ki TaVo - For Bikkurim 18.09.2019 9:17 ↓

In 2015, we turned to Rav Asher Weiss to help us understand a surprising line in a Midrash

#180 - Parshat Ki TeiTzei - The Ben Sorer U'Moreh's Kosher Diet 11.09.2019 11:31 ↓

In 2016, we learned a big idea from a small detail in the Halacha of Ben Sorer U'Moreh.

#179 - Parshat Shoftim - We Know Who Said It 04.09.2019 8:42 ↓

In 2013, we turned to Rav Moshe Feinstein who extracts a beautiful message from an ambiguous Pasuk.

#178 - Parshat Re'eh - General & Specific Giving 28.08.2019 12:48 ↓

In 2013, we tried to understand the need for a general Mitzvah of Tzedaka in our Parsha as well as specific Mitzvot of Tzedaka in Sefer VaY'Kra.

#177 - Parshat Eikev - Heels & Feels 22.08.2019 8:01 ↓

Why does the Midrash talk about performance of Mitzvot that are typically treaded upon by the heels? What does that mean? Which Mitzvot does it refer to.

#176 - Parshat VaEtchanan - Stubborn & Proud 15.08.2019 11:12 ↓

In 2017, we looked to Rav Yerucham Levovitz to help us understand a puzzling Midrash.

#175 - Parshat Devarim - The Double Goal of Rebuke 07.08.2019 8:54 ↓

In 2018, we noted that the two goals of rebuke play out interestingly when Tisha B'Av falls out on Shabbat

#174 - Parshat Matot-Masei - Hashem and Yisrael 31.07.2019 10:06 ↓

We revisit a Chatam Sofer who suggests that in our Parsha we find one of the most difficult Mitzvot in the entire Torah.

#173 - Parshat Pinchas - The Disgusting Worship of Ba'al P'or 24.07.2019 10:54 ↓

In 2017, we suggested a possible understanding for the bizarre and repugnant service of Ba'al P'or and why it may be relevant to us.

#172 - Parshat Balak - One Eye Open 17.07.2019 9:25 ↓

In 2018, we shared a beautiful insight of Rav David Dudkevitch regarding the idea of having one eye.

#171 - Parshat Chukat - The Chok of the Torah 10.07.2019 11:34 ↓

We go back to 2012 to better understand the enigmatic introduction to the Parah Adumah ceremony.

#170 - Parshat Korach - Specifically There 03.07.2019 8:19 ↓

Korach's assessment of Moshe's behavior is similar to one made by Miriam. What are we to make of this challenge?

#169 - Parshat Sh'lach - Seconds of Success 26.06.2019 8:55 ↓

In 2014, Rav Moshe Feinstein made an interesting observation regarding Kalev's protest.

#168 - Parshat B'HaAlot'cha - Move On, But Don't Run Away 19.06.2019 11:26 ↓

In 2011, we noted two contradictory ideas regarding the Bnei Yisrael leaving Har Sinai for Eretz Yisrael.