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

Vayechi 5779 - The Blessing To Be Like Efraim and Menashe 01.01.2026 7:10 ↓

3 approaches to why we bless our sons to be like Efraim and Menashe

Vayigash 5786 - The Hidden 70th - Part 2 - Hushim Ben Dan (Dan Series) 25.12.2025 7:47 ↓

Continuation of the previous dvar Torah with the approach of Hushim ben Dan and his symbolic spot in the messianic era.

Vayigash 5786 - (Advanced) The Hidden 70th Soul: The Hint to Our Redemption 25.12.2025 27:04 ↓

Looking at the different approaches to the missing 70th Jewish soul. The approaches of Yocheved, Serach, and Hashem.

Vayigash 5786 - (Mystical) Yaakov and Yosef Fix the Brit 25.12.2025 22:20 ↓

Understanding Yaakov’s response to Paroah and the difficult 130 years.

Vayigash 5786 - Living Our Torah 25.12.2025 3:39 ↓

Learning from the physical agalot.

Vayigash 5785 - (Advanced) The Secret of the Agalot 25.12.2025 37:06 ↓

The different approaches to the hint Yosef sent to his father with the agalot, from the Rishonim to the Mekubalim.

Vayigash 5785 - Rav! My son is still alive ! 25.12.2025 3:43 ↓

The hint to Eisav, in the great joy that Yosef is still alive.

Miketz 5786 - Turning Paroah into a Visionary 18.12.2025 8:37 ↓

The meaning behind the word Miketz and Hashem’s manipulation of Paroah to achieve our destiny.

Miketz 5786 - Separation vs Integration - Addendum to the Egyptian Circumcision and Yaakov’s Nikur 18.12.2025 3:31 ↓

A look at Yosef’s thought process behind requiring a circumcision for Egyptian men and the echo of the Shechem story.

Miketz 5784 - (Advanced) The Egyptian Circumcision 18.12.2025 48:46 ↓

An in depth look at the numerous approaches to why Yosef commanded the Egyptians to circumcise themselves.

Miketz 5780 - Yosef’s Screams 18.12.2025 9:08 ↓

A few opinions regarding why the Torah only mentions now the screams of Yosef when he was thrown into the pit decades earlier.

Hanukkah 5786 - The Mystical Meaning Behind the 25th Day of Kislev 14.12.2025 7:42 ↓

A look into the mesirut nefesh of the Hashmonaim, the kad (24) of shemen, the 25th of kislev and its connection to the Akeidat Yitzhak and the Shema.

Hanukkah 5785 - Fried Donuts 14.12.2025 3:55 ↓

A fun idea for why we eat fried mezonot on Hanukkah.

Vayeshev 5786 - Believing Yosef 10.12.2025 8:26 ↓

The Abir Yaakov illuminates the verses of the wine butler and baker’s dreams to explain Yosef’s differing interpretations.

Vayeshev 5785 - Addendum to the Moon,l: The Hint to Rachel Imeinu. 10.12.2025 1:09 ↓

A beautiful remez to Rachel in the dream.

Vayeshev 5785 - The Moon in Yosef’s Dream 10.12.2025 12:23 ↓

Classic approaches to the mysterious moon in Yosef’s dreams culminating in the hidush of the Shvilei Pinchas.

Vayeshev 5784 - Yishmael’s Spices 10.12.2025 6:57 ↓

The special sign from Hashem to Yosef and the hope when Yishmael is lacking petroleum.

Vayeshev 5784 - Epilogue - The Prophecy of Zecharia 10.12.2025 14:47 ↓

A look at the end of days prophecy in Zecharia through the prism of the previous dvar Torah on Yishmael and a positive hope for our hostages.

Vayeshev 5784 - Advanced - The Empty Pit of Yishmael - The Symbols of Yishmael 10.12.2025 37:54 ↓

An in depth, mystical look at the symbols of Yishmael, the water, snakes, scorpions, and more as they contrast with Eisav’s symbols. With the background a deeper understanding of Yosef being thrown into the pit is discovered.

Vayishlach 5786 - Yaakov Always Looking Up 04.12.2025 19:06 ↓

Yaakov’s vertical desire throughout his life when contrasted to Eisav.

Vayishlach 5786 - Yishmael’s Demands for Eretz Yisrael 04.12.2025 4:31 ↓

A look at Yishmael’s deeper desire for Israel when compared to Eisav.

Vayishlach 5785 - Addendum to Nikur - Shechem and the Taarovet vs Areviem Debate 04.12.2025 6:55 ↓

A look at the debate between Yaakov and his sons regarding how to respond to Shechem.

Vayishlach 5785 - (Advanced) Yaakov’s Nikur and his Connection to Spiritual Kashrut 04.12.2025 27:43 ↓

A look at Yaakov’s connection to Nikur, removing the gid hanashe, the burning of the halavim, and his establishment of arvit in his spiritual path.

Vayishlach 5784 - Responding to Violence 04.12.2025 10:29 ↓

When evil leaves us with no perfect options.

Vayishlach 5784 - (Advanced) Yaakov’s Mystical Power Against our Enemies 04.12.2025 8:13 ↓

The special koah of Yaakov to defeat both Eisav and Yishmael.