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

Vezot HaBeracha 5786 - (Advanced) Esh And Mayim Part 2: The Ink of the Last 8 Pesukim 12.10.2025 39:01 ↓

A deeper look into the ink of the last 8 verses of the Torah and the midrashim regarding Moshe Rabbenu’s glow.

Vezot HaBeracha 5786 -(Advanced) The Tears That Completed the Torah 09.10.2025 30:02 ↓

A look at the last 8 verses of the Torah that Moshe wrote בדמע.

Vezot Haberacha 5786 - (Advanced) The Crowns on the Fiery Torah 09.10.2025 7:59 ↓

A deeper look at the black fire on the white fire and the crowns on the letters

Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 5786 - (Advanced) Our Journey to the Yichud Room 09.10.2025 50:26 ↓

An in depth look at the deeper avodah on Shemini Atzeret through the lens of Shir Hashirim 1:4 - משכני אחריך נרוצה הביאני המלך חדריו נגילה ונשמחה בך נזכירה דדיך מיין מישרים אהבוך.

Sukkot 5786 - The Lower Waters and Hashem’s Dwelling Place Down Below 09.10.2025 6:47 ↓

A look at the mitzvah of the nisuch hamayim and Hashem’s dira batachtonim

Sukkot 5786 - The Beracha Formed from Our Words of Torah in the Sukkah 05.10.2025 17:19 ↓

A look at the connection between the sukkah and rain as well as the power of speech in the sukkah.

Ha’azinu 5786 - Affirming the Rock 30.09.2025 8:09 ↓

Moshe Rabbeinu’s tziduk hadin regarding his din.

Ha’azinu 5786 - HaZiv Lach 30.09.2025 12:28 ↓

A closer look and the mnemonic given to the song of Ha’azinu that was sung by the Leviim in the Beit HaMikdash during the Shabbat Mussaf service.

Yom Kippur 5786 - Uvechen - Understanding the Prayer that Opens the Gates of Redemption 30.09.2025 11:29 ↓

An in depth look at the word ובכן in the machzor and its deeper meaning.

Vayelech 5786 - (Advanced) Part 3 - The Roof of the Het (Extended Version) 25.09.2025 18:01 ↓

The concluding part which continues with the gemara’s discussion on the shapes of the letters of the Torah and how they relate to suffering and Teshuva.

Vayelech 5786 - (Advanced) Part 2 - Moshe’s Final Lesson in Rebbe Akiva’s Beit Midrash (Extended) 25.09.2025 53:45 ↓

A look at the Gemara in מנחות כט עמוד ב where Moshe goes up to the Heavens and sees Hashem crowning the letters and the lessons he learns from Rebbe Akiva. This shiur delves into the key questions on the story along with the deeper life questions concerning suffering, and then connects it back to our parasha.

Vayelech 5786 - Part 1 - Moshe’s Final Journey (Extended Version) 25.09.2025 28:16 ↓

A look at the different approaches to וילך משה: where was he going , why, and the connection to Yom Kippur.

Vayelech 5786 - From Sinai to the Study Hall: Moshe Learning Torah from Rabbi Akiva (Abridged) 25.09.2025 31:12 ↓

A deep look at Moshe’s last journey in Olam Haze and the lessons he learned from Rebbe Akiva to inspire the later generations (abridged version) .

Rosh Hashana 5786 - The Penimiyut of the Shofar 19.09.2025 9:48 ↓

The clarity that comes from the penimiyut and the power of the shofar.

Rosh Hashana 5786 - (Advanced) The Creation of Man 18.09.2025 36:21 ↓

A deeper look at the midrash on נעשה אדם, truth, and the great debate among the angels.

Nitzavim 5785 - The Secret of Teshuva: Closer Than You Think, Higher Than You Dream 18.09.2025 4:22 ↓

The closeness of Teshuva in relation to how far it can take us.

Nitzavim 5785 - The Torah is Close 18.09.2025 10:54 ↓

A deeper look at the Torah being close to us as related to לא בשמים היא.

Ki Tavo 5785 - Addendum - The Torah Hidden in the Basket 12.09.2025 3:52 ↓

The approach of the Siftei Tzadikim to the טנא.

Ki Tavo 5785 - (Advanced) Part 2 - The Missing Crowns 11.09.2025 19:49 ↓

A deeper look at the tagin (crowns) on the letters, their lacking in the bikkurim basket, and some thoughts on Moshe and Rebbe Akiva’s relationship to the crowns.

Ki Tavo 5785 - Blessing our Basket 11.09.2025 28:37 ↓

A symbolic look at the bikurim, the טנא (basket we place the first fruits in), and our avodah towards olam haba.

Ki Tezeh 5785 - Partaking of Hashem’s Grapes 04.09.2025 23:03 ↓

The approach of the Abir Yaakov, Noam Elimelech, and Bnei Yissaschar in working in Hashem’s vineyard.

Shoftim 5785 - Yamin U-Smol Tifrotzi 28.08.2025 12:19 ↓

Staying true to Jewish morality a deeper look at the injunction to not stray from the words of our Sages right or left.

Re’eh 5785 - Yaakov Avinu Saves Elul 21.08.2025 26:11 ↓

The special Jewish zechut to teshuva and our special relationship as children to Hashem.

Ekev 5785 - Addendum - 70 to 72 18.08.2025 2:38 ↓

A deeper look on the 70 which is really 72 regarding the nations of the world, the Jewish family under from Yaakov, and the Zekenim.

Ekev 5785 - The Zechut of the Righteous Bnei Levi and the Missing 4 Families 14.08.2025 39:27 ↓

A look at the hidden civil war along the Jewish people in the 40th year in the desert. Also a deeper dive into the question of 65 versus 70 (72?) families that make up the Jewish people and the missing families in Levi and Bnei Yisrael.