Rabbi Yakov Bronsteyn - Parsha Classes

We discuss the victory over the Greeks in terms of Torah. We also discuss how the letters of the Torah are building blocks for Creation. This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 12/6/23.

We discuss the basics of Halacha of how to get ready for Shabbos and some aspects of lighting candles. We also relate ideas of what Shabbos is about. This class was given at the Ohr HaTorah Congregation in Phoenix, AZ on 12/3/23.

We discuss the opinion of the Nefesh HaChaim regarding how the concept of God’s concealment is an idea that can cause disillusionment. We specifically speculate that caution is being taken with the presentation of this concept in the Tanya. This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 11/29/23.

We read the Nefesh HaChaim that discusses the unique capacity of humans literally move worlds. This class was given at the Phoenix Jewish Community Center on 11/22/23.

We discuss the anomalous case where a couple named Yitzchak and Rivka named their twin boys Yaakov and Esav. This class was given on 11/15/23 at the Phoenix Community Kollel.

This is a Shabbos morning Drasha rendition for the completion and Siyum of Seder Nashim for Daf Yomi. It was given at the Ohr HaTorah Congregation on Parashas Chai Sarah.

This is an encapsulation of a speech that I gave on 11/4/23 at the Ohr HaTorah Congregation at the Shabbos Project attended by more than 200 People. It includes words of inspiration regarding Shabbos and what the Jewish People stand for.

364. We discuss the concept of children and how they are the perpetuation of their parents existence. This class was given at our Sukkah on 10/2/23.

This is an approximate rendition of the Yizkor drasha given at the Ohr HaTorah Congregation. We discuss the insurmountable nature of the obligation to honor parent. We also theorize that they are present at Yizkor even though they are deceased.

This talk was given at the Torah Day School of Phoenix on 9/21/23. It is a basic look on the concept of Judgment and Teshuva with a little encouragement.

**Throwback Episode** This class was given at Congregation Ahavas Torah of Scottdale on 9/16/10.

This speech was given at our house on 8/23/23

We discuss that the overarching theme of the pain expressed in the Kinnos of an intimate knowledge that there’s a bright future.

*Throwback Episode** This class was given at Congregation Ahavas Torah in Scottdale, AZ on 7/16/09

**Throwback Episode** This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 7/08/09.

We apply Rabbeinu Yerucham’s principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts to the family unit and how a wedding anniversary especially the 60th is a cause for celebration.

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**Throwback Episode** We discuss the power that women have to influence the spiritual trajectory of their families. This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 6/22/11.

**Throwback Episode** We discuss the reason for the requirement of burial and their ramifications in Halacha. This class was given on 6/3/10 at Congregation Ahavas Torah of a Scottsdale, AZ.

We discuss the perspective of the Ruach Chaim on proper nutrition. This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 6/7/23.

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*Throwback Episode* This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 5/25/11.

This class was given at the Phoenix Community Kollel on 5/10/23.

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Fill in for Rabbi Shafir Roizman’s Thursday night Parsha shiur in the Phoenix Community Kollel on 5/4/23. We relay the an insight of Rabbi Chaim Voloziner about how a Tzaddik’s mitzvah earnings are distributed in this World.