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Follow along each week as Tzvi Eckhardt delves into the parsha, exposing deep secrets, dabbling in mussar and profound topics!

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    Bamidbar 5786 | The Degalim -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Our encampment mirroring yaakov’s deathbed-The 4 sections of the camp and the powers of the 4 directions-The letters of Hashem’s name on the flags-The power of Hagbaa as the letters of our times-Reuven and Korach, Yehuda and Moshe, Koach Haseviva-A sharp Novardokher Vort on Oppositional Defiance-The missing Hei of Avraham on the flags-Our jealousy of the malachim, and the nations jealousy of us-The ishbitzer, the maor vashemesh, and rav shteinman on the power of the flags

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    Parshas Emor 5786 - The “Jew for Yeshu” in the Midbar

    Topics:-Thoughts on the story with the Avnei Nezer and the Shem Mishmuel-The Megadef who cursed the name of Hashem’s origins-The medrash on how his mamzer history came to light-The Chasam Sofer on Moshe’s Ruach Hakodesh about the Megadef-The Panim Yafos on how moshe was allowed to kill a mitzri for hitting-The Mekoshesh, the Gra and Avraham Ben Avraham-The Megadef and Yeshu according to R Yehuda Fataya’s Dream-The parallels in their stories and R Chaim Vitals remez-The tikkun of Unkelus to Elifaz and the way Yeshu helped him

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    Parshas Behar Bechukosai 5786 | Chasing our Enemies now and in times of Mashiach -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Why does 5 chase 100 but 100 chase 10,000?-Why do the Goyim chase us at a much higher ratio than we chase them?-Superlineal Scaling and Metcalfes Law-The “weak” and the power of one step into Kedusha-The Alshich Hakadosh on the power of a Jewish Face-The Gra, the Beis Halevi and the Baal Hatanya’s Faces-How tall will our bodies be in the time of mashiach?-A perfect 50. A chiddush of the Birkas Shmuel-A chiddush on the ratio of words in the Torah to the Torah Sheba’al Peh

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    Acharei Mos Kedoshim 5786 | Why the Torah wants us to be Republicans -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics: -The segulah of the “Lashem” goat being picked with the right hand-Israel belongs to Yishmael. Until Hashem joins us on our right-Halachic Exceptions to the order for putting on shoes-A harrowing story about putting on shoes in the proper order-If Hashem loves us, why does he control every little thing we do?-Going up stairs right foot first and down left foot first-Buttoning mens shirts, womens shirts, kittels, and the klausenberger Rebbe-Is the girsa in Yigdal “Yishlach Leketz Yamin” or “Leketz Yamim?”

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    Nachshon Meir Yahrtzeit 5786 -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Korban Nachshon as precious to Hashem as the Song at the Yam Suf-The mesirus Nefesh in the Korban Nesiim-Dying Al Kiddush Hashem and living Joyfully when he gives you life-Zeh Korban Nachshon - becoming singular like Hashem-The duality of these korbanos leading to future sin-Was Nachshon part of Korach's Rebellion-Vayidom Aharon - how do we know Aharon's silence was not one of sadness and pain?-How do we know if an early death is punishment or purposeful?-Hints from Hashem in the timing of Nadav and Avihu's death-The unique time of Iyar and specifically Rosh Chodesh-What does dying on your birthday indicate and why is it opposite for tzaddikim and reshaim?-The gilui of a death on a birthday indicating a death is not premature-The absolute simcha as the through line of Nachshon's life

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    Insights on Seder Night 5786 -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-The Haggada counteracting the idiocy of Yishmael-The Galus of Speech and building up our Emunah-How to have regain emunah when you are a trauma victim-Echad Mi Yodea vs Echad Ani Yodea - recognizing Hashem-The unique level of Krias Shma of Shacharis we reach seder night-Hashem telling Moshe to tell over Exodus to his Rasha grandchild-Yehonasan Ben Gershom and Yehonasan Eibushitz-Three Matzos that become another 4 seder night-Iyunim in the seemingly anticlimactic nature of Mashiach-A new calculation as to how 210 is 430-The Ben Ish Chai on how Hashem saves us through the rasha’s own hands

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    Vayakhel Pekudei 5786 | Shabbos Neros and the Neshama Yeseira -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-The Ohr Haganuz in Shabbos Neros-Chanukah Neros as Preparation for Shabbos Neros-The Chozeh’s wife and the light of Shabbos Neros-The gift of being burned by Shabbos Neros-Why do women specifically light Shabbos Neros?-The Melacha of Lighting Fire: Anger on Shabbos-The Avoda Zara in Anger on Shabbos-No anger on Shabbos even towards Reshaim and Averos-Shabbos under the constellation of Anger and War-What is the Neshama Yeseira?-Crowns of Naaseh V’nishma, light of Moshe in Shamayim-A specific new neshama and letter powers each shabbos-The light of our mitzvos over the week and their malachim-Why we mourn losing the neshama yeseira already by Friday Night?

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    Tetzaveh 5786 | Urim V’tumim and Purim -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Why have our names on both the shoulders and the heart?-Why did Aharon merit to have the Urim V’tumim?-Flipping the Nachash into Choshen, and stone to flesh-The Urim Vtumim coming from a tikkun of Adam and Nachash-The Urim Vtumim as the 13th path, the kollel-Flipping the frown upside down in Sefer Yetzira-Do we say Lo Bashamayim Hi about the Urim Vtumim?-Parallels between the Urim Vtumim and AI as a posek-Learning how to never go off the derech from Rabbi Akiva-Fighting Amalek and Safek with Ohr and Temimus-The unique aspect of the Urim V’tumim seen in the Chofetz Chaim

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    Terumah 5786 | Mazal, Charvona, and What Hat will Mashiach Wear? -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Why is adar a time of Mazal? I thought we are above Mazal-Hashem’s handicapped Kisei Hakavod as a tool against Amalek-The 7 Stars in Shamayim Paralleling the Purim Actors -Charvona and the Undecided Voter, then and by Mashiach-Betzalel flipping Moshe’s order for the Mishkan and Keilim-Haman’s attack on Bnei Yisrael’s Looking Different-Should I worry about my externals and what type of hat with Mashiach wear?-Marbim B’simcha; Purim and Pesach? Why does Purim lead to love more?-Khomeini as a follower of Thank You Hashem and the true creator of Simcha-The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Flipping vs Nullifying Your enemy-Why did Rashi speak and quote French, the language of adultery?

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    Mishpatim 5786 “Burn the Witch” Kishuf, Witchcraft, and Mummies -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-The Segulah of The Baal Shem Tove against Witches-Why only witches and not wizards? A great vort to offend your wife-The fallen angels, the mountain of darkness, and Bilam-The best sin to prepare for a career in sorcery-The Kishuf at the Yam Suf-The inability of Kishuf and Shedim to operate in live water-R Tzadok Hakohen on mitzrayim and sorcery-The wonders of technology as a proxy for today’s sorcery-Mummies as the best kishuf creators to speak to the dead-The two types of kishuf in mitzrayim and how they were both defeated-The Arvei Nachal on Zeh Leumas Zeh of Terafim and Urim V’Tumim-Was Mordechai a bigger tzaddik than Haman was a Rasha?

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    Beshalach 5786 (The Bones of Yosef) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Moshe being involved in the bones of Yosef -Isn’t Bnei Yisrael Also doing Mitzva taking spoils?-Whats in the heart when doing mitzvos-The backwardness of “Extravagant” Frumkeit-Achus enabling us to do all mitzvos-Admit You are an Israeli - or else!-Moshe, Yosef, and the sense of smell-Moshe the Kohen’s involvement with a dead body-Not letting sevaros get in the way of mitzvos

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    Bo 5786 (Kiddush Levana in Mitzrayim) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Why of all Mitzvos was this practiced in mitzrayim?-The unique hope in Kiddush Levana- R Chaim Shmuelevitz and the holocaust survivor-The value of the life of one with altzeimers or special needs-Why don’t women say Kiddush Levana? -The shelah’s shitta that women caused the moons problems-Why do we say Shalom Aleichem three times?-Why say it specifically Motzaei Shabbos?-Why repeat Aleinu afterwards?-Stories and Segulos in Kiddush Levana-A meaningful diyuk in comparison to krias yam suf

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    Shemos 5786 (Names and Neshamos) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-Names as mission statements for life-Why do we remember our names at the end of Shemoneh Esrei-Rav Dessler on why we won’t recognize ourselves in Gan Eden-The Goal of Eisav’s Malach, to make us forget our Names-The merit of not changing our names in Mitzrayim-The danger of changing one’s name when sick-Stories about Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld’s Crazy Gematriyos-The deeper meaning in Moshe’s name -Why do we wish reshaim’s name be wiped out?-Why are nicknames such a big deal in halacha?-The embarrassment of using a name to fit in with non jews-The maharam shick on last names-R Chaim and R Mordechai Eliyahu davening for the same name

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    Vayechi 5786 (Yesimcha K’efraim Umenashe) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    -Why don’t we bless to be “like Avraham” anymore?-The Pitfall in placing too many expectations upon our children-The first brothers in the Torah who didn’t fight -Focusing on the Positivity of Efraim and not the Negativity of Menashe-Blessing our Children to be Leshem Shamayim whatever their path-Why is this bracha davka given on Shabbos? -The only way to give a no strings attached bracha to a child-No aveiros can get in the way of bracha and shefa on Shabbos-How can we give a bracha of birkas kohanim when we are not?-The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Gra -Should I bless with one hand or two? In Halacha and Kabbala-The same story about the Gra told in completely opposite ways-The extended nusach of Birchas Habanim-The mother as the main bracha giver Friday night

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    Vayigash 5786 (Yosef’s Secret to Success) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics​Why did Yosef Expose his Bris Milah to his brothers?​How was it proof that it was him and not a circumcised Mitzri?​The story of Nasan of Tzutzisa and Chana the Eshes Ish​The trick for success your Yetzer Hara doesn’t want you to know​Yehoshua and Rachav paralleling Yosef and Eshes Potifar​The Zona of the 7 beds and Eshes Potifar​Being saved from wild animals in merit of the bris​Ramak on why Yosef did Milah to the Mitzrim in the first place​Yosef and Gerim, Yosef and 7 mitzvos of Noach​The three hidden treasures of Yosef

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    Vayeshev/Chanukah 5786 (The Letter Vav) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Why do all pesukim in Vayeshev start with the letter Vav other than 8?​The fight against the greeks and their nature only view​The danger in connecting to the wrong people - Misyavnim and Inquisition Spain​The power of Peretz and connection of Rus to Vayeshev​The theme of the missing 11, and this parsha’s twins fixing Yaakov and Eisav​The fight between Eisav and Yaakov over the letter Vav​The plot against Yosef to take his Vav​Yaakov and Yosef’s Reunion planting the seeds of the Chashmonaim’s Victory​Tetzaveh and its Vavs, Amalek and their Vavs

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    Vayishlach 5786 (Marrying Eisav - Why is Dina different from Leah?) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics: ​Why did Leah not marry Eisav and bring him back in Teshuva?​R Aharon Kotler on Personal Growth vs Affecting Others​The danger of frumkeit to crush empathy and emotion​Woman is like Shabbos for a Man​Why a woman is like a tail​The difference in Dina and Leah marrying Eisav in Neshamos​Yaakov Avinu suspecting Leah and her children of connection to Eisav​Would Eisav have done Teshuva just for Dina’s hand in marriage?​Doing the right thing with the wrong feeling

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    Vayeitzei 5786 (The Father Son Soul Connection) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The “Malachim” Guarding Yaakov as his own Father’s Soul​The “ladder” of parents coming from Gan Eden to help their Children​The depths of a relationship that shares the same root of Neshama​Which Neshama comes to us as our extra neshama on Shabbos?​The Holiness we feel when our parent finishes purification in shamayim​”Will you say Kaddish when I die?” Stories from the other side​Why the Holy Kohen Gadol was sentenced to Gehennom​The crowning of Shmuel’s Father in Shamayim​A father’s last plea to their child - “Do not bury me in Mitzrayim”

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    Toldos 5786 (Plishtim and Palestinians’) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    ‘Lzecher Nishmas Ben Tzion Ben Tzvi HakohenTopics:​The Teshuvah of Yishmael; when and how complete?​The Meshech Chochmah on the Teshuva of Yishmael’s Descendents​Avraham Vs Nimrord, Yaakov Vs Eisav​Yitzchak’s Nemesis - the Plishtim​Two Types of Laughter and the History of the Phillistenes​Struggles with The Plishtim in our parsha and Tanach​R Mordechai Eliyahu and How to deal with Yishmaelim​The Mixture of Yishmael and the Plishtim​Hamas and Palestinian Actions in Light of Being Part Plishti

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    Chayei Sarah 5786 (How to treat an OTD child, How to be a good friend) - Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Avraham’s plan to prevent the Muslims from treating us like the Christians​When to compromise with an OTD child​ If Buddhism is Abrahamic why does it share nothing with Judaism?​ Doing Aveiros with Joy is a sign of deep inner bitterness​ What it means to be a good friend and how Avraham exemplified​ Not letting our emotions overrun our seichel​ R Moshe’s underrated problem with Marijuana use​ How to have the Goyim treat us today like they will in the times of Mashiach​ The non linear nature of grief and recovery from loss​ Sarah’s Life Being “all equally good”​ Yitzchak’s daily prayers at the well and Hagar’s forgiveness​ The strongest foundation for a good marriage

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    Vayera 5786 (Lots Wife and the 4 instances of Shalsheles in the Torah) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Lots wife - the woman without a gilgul​The tremendous lesson from salt​The Blindness Caused by Sdom's Salt​Mayim Acharonim and Spousal Abuse​Avraham Avinu's Unreal Dan L'kaf Zechus​Stories of Gedolim and Dan L'kaf Zechus​What is the Shalsheles in our Parsha hinting?​What common theme links all 4 shalsheles instances in the Torah?

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    Lech Lecha 5786 (Amaslai, Avraham’s Mother) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics: ​The Segulah to say Amaslai Bas Karnevo​Why is Avraham’s Mother never mentioned in the Torah?​Avram’s Birth and his Mother’s Protection​Avraham - the ultimate proof that a child of rape should not be aborted​The Arizal on why Avraham had to come from such impurity​Avraham and Haman both having mothers named Amaslai​Gematriyos about the fight between Avraham and Haman​The Segulah to Say Haman’s mothers name​The Gilgulim of Amaslai as Dina and the mother of 7

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    Noach 5786 (Six Short Parshah Thoughts) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The Alter of Kelm on why the world was destroyed​What is the sin in being trans for a non Jew​The incredible effect of surroundings ​Cham, the Raven adn the Dog. Why these animals?​Why was Cham punished with black skin? ​The need to publicize others sins while hiding our own​Cham covering for his wife's giant infidelity​Was Cham into his wife or homosexual? Yesod of Ramban

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    Bereishis 5786 (The Soul of Adam Harishon) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:-The Potential Chilul Hashem of Simchas Torah-David Hamelech as the Esrog - parallel tikkunim-Adam Harishon committing the three unforgivable-The Avos as the Tikkun to these three sins-Adam Harishon as David Hamelech and its myriad explanations of David Hamelech's life

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    Rosh Hashanah 5785/86 -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Counting from creation ​Ldavid Mizmor - the besht and r Chaim brisker​Lamnatzeiach livnei korach davka before tekias shofar​Crying and being bsimcha at the akeida- lessons in human emotion and this upcoming simchas Torah​Three chassidic Rebbes using halacha to “force” Hashems hand - chozeh Noam elimelech r Levi Yitzchak ​The zechus of Ben Adam lachaveiro ​The memories of the shofar ​The Arabs and Hashems kingship- Rav Meir chodosh ​The Chazon Ish and the importance of the chayalim

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    Parshat Nitzavim 5785 (Stories and lessons from the Chofetz Chaim on his yahrtzeit) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Stories and lessons about the Chofetz Chaim - To many topics to list!

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    Parshat Ki Tavo 5785 (Simcha in Mitzvos) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Why such harsh punishment for not serving Hashem with Joy? ​Why do we go back to Lavan and Mitzrayim to give our Bikkurim?​Why do so many rewards for mitzvos seem to not come true in our daily lives?​The Hashgacha Pratis required for my fig to exist​The Power of Mitzvos for simcha and the power of that simcha​Creating Simcha in our Mitzvos and Learning​Simcha of Mitzva vs temporal Simcha​RH/YK creating the Shleimus for the Simcha of Sukkos and Shemini Atzeres

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    Parshat Ki Teitzei 5785 (Shiluach Hakan and the 974 Generations that Weren't) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Why do species go extinct?​The little bird is the Shechinah​The mercy awakened by the Mitzva of Shiluach Hakan​The Zohar on the 974 lost generations rectified by the mitzva of shiluach hakan​The Erev Rav and Erev Shabbos​Endless Chutzpa and Free Love Pre Mashiach​Abortion, Homosexuality, Trans as the antithesis of the Jew yet pushed by Jews​Yibum of a tzaddik​Shiluach Hakan as a mitzvah that brings Mashiach

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    Parshat Shoftim 5785 (Man as a Tree) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The Giving Tree and Hippies Hypocrisy​Lessons from Trees ​Treating others better than ourselves​The tree and man as connection of two realms​The Maharal on man as the inverted tree​The Shelah's chiddush about the Palm Tree​All trees bearing fruit in the time of Mashiach​Why grow roots more outwards than downwards? A limmud zechus on unafilliated Jews​Painting struggling people red​Ilan Ilan Bama Avarechecha - the Netziv and the comparison to the Giving Tree​Story with the Vizhnitzer Rebbe​Other forms of fruit for those who can't bear children

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    Parshat Re’eh 5785 (what aveirah would a Jew never do) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Lessons from Yosef Mishisa and Miriam Bas Bilga​The power of kedusha​The menorah in the Vatican ​How a Baal Habos can raise better children than an avrech​Limud zechus on the worst of the worst​Rav Moshes shita on homosexuality

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    Parshat Eikev Redux 5785 (the curse of krias shma- did it ever happen? And More!) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The curse of krias shma- did it ever happen? ​Are the Christians right about us? ​Iyunim on 10 lost tribes

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    Parshat Devarim 5785 (Arizal Yahrtzeit Shiur: Palm Reading) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Timestamps:(0:00) – The Arizal and speaking about someone on their yahrtzeit(2:15) – R Moshe Feinstein and the issur of seeing an aveira(9:25) – Palm Reading – the wisdom the Arizal kept secret(11:00) – We get Palm Reading from Aristotle?!(15:45) – Reading the Letters of the Soul(21:20) – Pre-Arizal Palm Reading (23:45) – R Mordechai Sharabi and Palm Reading(28:40) – Is Palm Reading Assur?(32:20) – Contemporary Palm Reading Stories(37:25) – How is a Palm Read? The 5 Lines of the Hand

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    Parshat Matos Masei 5785 (Zeh Leumas Zeh and Shedim) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:(00:00) - Should one say Shed or the names of Shedim?(3:55) - R Ruderman on Moshe Vs Bilam(8:45) - Zeh Leumas Zeh of Avoda Zara and Nevuah(11:00) - Zeh Leumas Zeh of Bas Kol and Shedim, Nissim and Dibbukim(13:45) - How can the Rambam say Shedim don’t exist if the Gemara says they do?(17:30) - When you wish upon a dibbuk(19:30) - Shedim today, lessons from Abaye - R Kaduri, Chazon Ish(24:50) - Was Hitler a שד?(31:50) Zeh Leumas Zeh and Hamas PR(38:10) - Why are there non-kosher fish?(40:15) - Who is Zeh Leumas Zeh of Hashem?

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    Parshat Pinchas 5785 (Serach Bas Asher) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The Segulah of mentioning that the daughter of Asher was named Serach​Was she Asher’s daughter? The story of Serach’s adoption​The name of our Neshama and the name of our Yetzer Hara​Why always named after her father Asher? And where did her music come from?​Her connection to Eliyahu Hanavi and Pinchas​What do women do in Gan Eden? ​Women of music, art, and dance and Serach Bas Asher​Serach in the time of Moshe and Dovid Hamelech​Serach and Rav Yochanan​Serach and Iran

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    Parshat Balak 5785 (Amalek Eisav Yishmael and Iran) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Timestamps:(00:00) - Why do Pirates have Peg Legs and Eye Patches(04:22) - Eisav and Yishmael - The Ox and the Donkey(10:04) - Eisav and Yishmael - Fire and Water(14:49) - Eisav and Yishmael together destroying the world(17:55) - The Nachash as the donkey and ox(20:22) - Amalek as the donkey and ox(22:00) - Bilam and Amalek(27:00) Balak and Bilam as Amalek(30:24) Lavan and Yaakov and the Donkey and Ox(32:45) - Bilam's Sons and the Eigel of ox and donkey(37:20) - Galus Yishmael the fifth Galus (37:20)(40:00) - Iran as the melding of Amalek and Yishmael(41:47) - Mashiach Ben David, Yosef, and Eisav and Yishmael

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    Parshat Chukas 5785 (Be’er Miriam) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​ The three mouths of the three parshiyos​ The Be’er Miriam – in what merit of Miriam?​ Miriam, Song, and the Be’er​ Yishmael and the Be’er Miriam – Klippa Kodem Hapri​ Mashiach as a time of Pri Kodem Laklippa​ What was Be’er Miriam and how did it operate in the desert?​ Why is water connected to the woman and food to man?​ Where is Be’er Miriam today?​ Be’er Miriam and the Arizal​ stories: Be’er Miriam and the holocaust, the Baba Sali, Rav Mordechai Eliyahu​ Be’er Miriam in the time of the Geulah

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    Parshat Korach 5785 (Hillel and Shammai vs Korach) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The word of machlokes hinting to its nature​Only three letters of Yaakovs name being mentioned by Korach - not the Ayin​Hillel and Shammai; an encore of Korach and Aharon​Why Moshe couldn’t live longer than 120 - a Math problem​The talmidim of Hillel and Shammai’s Failing​R Yonasan Eibuschitz and R Yaakov Emden​Kofrim and Cats - the Long Arm of Machlokes

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    Parshat Shlach 5785 (Ten for Holiness - The Meraglim) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The Meraglim as the source of 10 for holiness in the Talmud Bavli​The Yerushalmi’s source in the shevatim​Were there really 12 meraglim? R Shteinman answers for R Akiva​How can we learn holiness out from those who are not? ​The chiddush of Igros Moshe about Reshaim in a minyan​The Lev Avrahams attack on R Moshe and R Moshe’s possible defense​Why the Bavli and Yerushalmi learn differently;lessons in galus and geula​The Bnei Yisoschar on the redemption of the meraglim through the limud of kedusha

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    Parshat Naso-Beha’alosecha 5785 -Tzvi Eclhardt

    Topics:​The Zohar on the hair of Levi'im and the hair of women​Hair, storms, and barley​The nazir and his hair - sin or holiness?​The connection between the hair of the sotah and that of the nazir​The two types of Nezirim ​The kedusha of Shabbos vs that of weekday - avoda vs matana​Eisav, Avshalom, and hair of א"א​Chava as a Sota, Yaakov fighting eisav who had the holiest of "hair"​Yosef and Shmuel fighting eisav and the nachash, both as nezirim​The debates between Rabbi Akiva and Turnusrufus as a summation of BY and Eisav's outlook on the world

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    Shavuos 5785 (David Hamelech and Shavuos) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Atzeres, Shavuos, Matan Torah - All hinting to David Hamelech​David Hamelech as the reason we stay up all night​Milk and Blood - Lessons in change​David Hamelech as the reason we read Rus​The connection between David and Moshe​The Satan, Matan Torah, and David Hamelech​The baaal Shem Tov and David Hamelech​The baal Shem Tov and the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh

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    Parshat Behar 5785 (Ona’as Devarim and Yeravam) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​We DESTROY the idea of embarrasing others in an EPIC TAKEDOWN​Causing pain to others - The lesson from Rabbi Eliezer's Wife​-eravam's dizzying rise and precipitous fall​Galus, Geulah, and the two Mashiachs​The Rashbi, Arizal and Baal Shem Tov as Tikkunim for Yeravam and Achiya​Tremendous Story about Rav Yoshiyahu Pinto and the Copper Idol

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    Parshat Emor 5785 (The Pig with the Golden Nose Ring) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Be a Kohen who is a "Ben Aharon"​Chillul Hashem as a Kadosh​Why were the students of Rabi Akiva killed for such a small sin?​The menorah at the end of the parsha​The yesod of R Chaim Vital​Why is the 2nd galus so much longer than the 1st if the sins are so much smaller?​R Shach on Jealousy Desire and Honor Taking Man out of the World​Lessons from the lives of R Yisrael Salanter and the Vilna Gaon​A tremendous Story of the depth of Middos Tovos​Amalek, Amon, Moav, and K'naan - R Elya​Torah that hits our heart and what lasts after death

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    Parshat Acharei Mos/Kedoshim 5785 -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​The seven circles of Molech’s Gehennom​The Ishbitzer on co-opting love and fear for avoda zara​“Killing” A Child by sending them to priesthood​Drowning out the childs cries and the Yetzer Hara’s cry to Hashem​The miraculous salvation of Chizkiyahu from Molech​The Spider’s Web, Insanity, and the Tachash​Molech, Abortion, Homosexuality, and Bestiality​Molech as sorcery vs Avoda Zara, was it really deadly?​R Hirsch on the unique danger of Molech and why it is worse than all AZ​Chazon Ish and Chofetz Chaim on Molech and the Holocaust

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    Parshat Shemini 5785 (What a musical world - The 8 stringed harp) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics: ​Aharon’s silence despite the 8th day being מעין עולם הבא​The Kinnor of 7 8 and 10 and its connection to the world now and the times of mashiach​The 7 note scale representing this world of seven days with the 8th note including all seven but also being of the first​Olam Chessed Yibaneh vs Binah​The dissonance of notes too close together and parallels in Torah and the world​The creation of the 7 note scale through the 2/3rds principle and applications of 2/3rds​The differences between the music of Shem, Yefes, and Cham​The danger of music of atzvus​Every note is a chord - the endless harmonics of life​Music as a straight line and as a circle

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    Pesach 5785 (Yitzchak and the Broken Middle Matzah) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Yitzchak taking out the Afikomen and showing it to Eisav when he was tricked​A Yitzchakian Bargain with Hashem to Save Bnei Yisrael​Yitzchak, the cause of and solution to our Galus​Yitzchak's sacrificing his name to shorten our slavery​Counting the 400 years from Yitzchak​Remazim in Yachatz and Yitzchak​The 4 sons and Yitzchak giving up everything for Eisav​Chiddush in the blunting of the teeth​The Be'er Mayim Chaim's OTD son and daily tefilla to Hashem​Stealing the afikomen as longing for the love of a father like Yitzchak​Math Chiddushim in the Gemara in Shabbos​How Yitzchak Protects even the 5th son who doesn't come to the seder​The blessing of "your children should be like Yitzchak's children"

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    Parshat Vayikra 5785 (The Small Alef) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Three stories from the Kozhnitzer Maggid - a Segulah for parnassa before Pesach ​the creation of the world and Hashems conversation with Alef​Rabbi Akiva and Moshe Rabbeinu​The source for 100 brachos and similarities between Moshe and David​Tefillins root and connection to Moshe and Rabbi Akiva ​How could R Akiva be greater than Moshe Rabeinu? Tiferes Shlomo​Was Moshe happy with his lot or jealous of R Akiva?

  48. 17

    Parshat Pekudei 5785 -Tzvi Eckardt

    Topics:​The purpose of the neshama’s journey to this world​Betzalel and his connection to Shlomo Hamelech​Betzalel and the Arizal​Betzalel Atoning for the Eigel​Chur as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom​Aharon and Chur: who was right?​Miryam as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom

  49. 16

    Parshat Vayakhel 5785 (The Malbim) -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​On the malbim on his birthday ​Biography​Seforim and Style​internal “contradictions”​relationship to chassidim​Eretz Yisrael and the Geulah​Science and Kabbala​stories know what to answer an apikores

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    Purim Drasha 5785 -Tzvi Eckhardt

    Topics:​Simcha as a protector of Haman and the greatest zechus in shamayim​How could Haman come to Simcha which comes from Kedusha? ​Hashems oath not to accept gerim from Amalek, yet haman's descendents were gerim​Hamans last night and the survival of zeresh​Arizal on What happens to a persons neshama on the last day of their life​Shaul's Insistence that he had fulfilled Hashem's word despite leaving king of amalek alive​The secret koach of Esthers party ​Boaz/Mashiach vs Agag/Amalek - and Haman as the tiebreaker​The poetic nature of Rav Shmuel Bar Shilas as Haman's descendent. ​Timna sister of Lotan as the true source of this inner nitzotz kedusha​The fixing of the damage to Krias Shma by the Tzaddikim in Bnei Brak Seder Night

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