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Torah Weekly
by Tzvi Eckhardt
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
TopicsWhy 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 IshThe trick for success your Yetzer Hara doesn’t want you to knowYehoshua and Rachav paralleling Yosef and Eshes PotifarThe Zona of the 7 beds and Eshes PotifarBeing saved from wild animals in merit of the brisRamak on why Yosef did Milah to the Mitzrim in the first placeYosef and Gerim, Yosef and 7 mitzvos of NoachThe 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 viewThe danger in connecting to the wrong people - Misyavnim and Inquisition SpainThe power of Peretz and connection of Rus to VayeshevThe theme of the missing 11, and this parsha’s twins fixing Yaakov and EisavThe fight between Eisav and Yaakov over the letter VavThe plot against Yosef to take his VavYaakov and Yosef’s Reunion planting the seeds of the Chashmonaim’s VictoryTetzaveh 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 OthersThe danger of frumkeit to crush empathy and emotionWoman is like Shabbos for a ManWhy a woman is like a tailThe difference in Dina and Leah marrying Eisav in NeshamosYaakov Avinu suspecting Leah and her children of connection to EisavWould 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 SoulThe “ladder” of parents coming from Gan Eden to help their ChildrenThe depths of a relationship that shares the same root of NeshamaWhich 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 sideWhy the Holy Kohen Gadol was sentenced to GehennomThe crowning of Shmuel’s Father in ShamayimA 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 DescendentsAvraham Vs Nimrord, Yaakov Vs EisavYitzchak’s Nemesis - the PlishtimTwo Types of Laughter and the History of the PhillistenesStruggles with The Plishtim in our parsha and TanachR Mordechai Eliyahu and How to deal with YishmaelimThe Mixture of Yishmael and the PlishtimHamas 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 ChristiansWhen 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 gilgulThe tremendous lesson from saltThe Blindness Caused by Sdom's SaltMayim Acharonim and Spousal AbuseAvraham Avinu's Unreal Dan L'kaf ZechusStories of Gedolim and Dan L'kaf ZechusWhat 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 KarnevoWhy is Avraham’s Mother never mentioned in the Torah?Avram’s Birth and his Mother’s ProtectionAvraham - the ultimate proof that a child of rape should not be abortedThe Arizal on why Avraham had to come from such impurityAvraham and Haman both having mothers named AmaslaiGematriyos about the fight between Avraham and HamanThe Segulah to Say Haman’s mothers nameThe 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 destroyedWhat is the sin in being trans for a non JewThe 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 ownCham covering for his wife's giant infidelityWas 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 briskerLamnatzeiach livnei korach davka before tekias shofarCrying and being bsimcha at the akeida- lessons in human emotion and this upcoming simchas TorahThree 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 existThe Power of Mitzvos for simcha and the power of that simchaCreating Simcha in our Mitzvos and LearningSimcha of Mitzva vs temporal SimchaRH/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 ShechinahThe mercy awakened by the Mitzva of Shiluach HakanThe Zohar on the 974 lost generations rectified by the mitzva of shiluach hakanThe Erev Rav and Erev ShabbosEndless Chutzpa and Free Love Pre MashiachAbortion, Homosexuality, Trans as the antithesis of the Jew yet pushed by JewsYibum of a tzaddikShiluach 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 HypocrisyLessons from Trees Treating others better than ourselvesThe tree and man as connection of two realmsThe Maharal on man as the inverted treeThe Shelah's chiddush about the Palm TreeAll trees bearing fruit in the time of MashiachWhy grow roots more outwards than downwards? A limmud zechus on unafilliated JewsPainting struggling people redIlan Ilan Bama Avarechecha - the Netziv and the comparison to the Giving TreeStory with the Vizhnitzer RebbeOther 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 BilgaThe power of kedushaThe menorah in the Vatican How a Baal Habos can raise better children than an avrechLimud zechus on the worst of the worstRav 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 SerachWas she Asher’s daughter? The story of Serach’s adoptionThe name of our Neshama and the name of our Yetzer HaraWhy always named after her father Asher? And where did her music come from?Her connection to Eliyahu Hanavi and PinchasWhat do women do in Gan Eden? Women of music, art, and dance and Serach Bas AsherSerach in the time of Moshe and Dovid HamelechSerach and Rav YochananSerach 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 natureOnly three letters of Yaakovs name being mentioned by Korach - not the AyinHillel and Shammai; an encore of Korach and AharonWhy Moshe couldn’t live longer than 120 - a Math problemThe talmidim of Hillel and Shammai’s FailingR Yonasan Eibuschitz and R Yaakov EmdenKofrim 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 BavliThe Yerushalmi’s source in the shevatimWere there really 12 meraglim? R Shteinman answers for R AkivaHow can we learn holiness out from those who are not? The chiddush of Igros Moshe about Reshaim in a minyanThe Lev Avrahams attack on R Moshe and R Moshe’s possible defenseWhy the Bavli and Yerushalmi learn differently;lessons in galus and geulaThe 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 womenHair, storms, and barleyThe nazir and his hair - sin or holiness?The connection between the hair of the sotah and that of the nazirThe two types of Nezirim The kedusha of Shabbos vs that of weekday - avoda vs matanaEisav, Avshalom, and hair of א"אChava as a Sota, Yaakov fighting eisav who had the holiest of "hair"Yosef and Shmuel fighting eisav and the nachash, both as nezirimThe 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 HamelechDavid Hamelech as the reason we stay up all nightMilk and Blood - Lessons in changeDavid Hamelech as the reason we read RusThe connection between David and MosheThe Satan, Matan Torah, and David HamelechThe baaal Shem Tov and David HamelechThe 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 TAKEDOWNCausing pain to others - The lesson from Rabbi Eliezer's Wife-eravam's dizzying rise and precipitous fallGalus, Geulah, and the two MashiachsThe Rashbi, Arizal and Baal Shem Tov as Tikkunim for Yeravam and AchiyaTremendous 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 KadoshWhy were the students of Rabi Akiva killed for such a small sin?The menorah at the end of the parshaThe yesod of R Chaim VitalWhy 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 WorldLessons from the lives of R Yisrael Salanter and the Vilna GaonA tremendous Story of the depth of Middos TovosAmalek, Amon, Moav, and K'naan - R ElyaTorah 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 GehennomThe Ishbitzer on co-opting love and fear for avoda zara“Killing” A Child by sending them to priesthoodDrowning out the childs cries and the Yetzer Hara’s cry to HashemThe miraculous salvation of Chizkiyahu from MolechThe Spider’s Web, Insanity, and the TachashMolech, Abortion, Homosexuality, and BestialityMolech as sorcery vs Avoda Zara, was it really deadly?R Hirsch on the unique danger of Molech and why it is worse than all AZChazon Ish and Chofetz Chaim on Molech and the Holocaust
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Midweek Special: Rosh Chodesh Iyar (Yahrtzeit of Nachshon Meir Eckhardt)
Yahrtzeit of Nachshon Meir Eckhardt
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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 הבאThe Kinnor of 7 8 and 10 and its connection to the world now and the times of mashiachThe 7 note scale representing this world of seven days with the 8th note including all seven but also being of the firstOlam Chessed Yibaneh vs BinahThe dissonance of notes too close together and parallels in Torah and the worldThe creation of the 7 note scale through the 2/3rds principle and applications of 2/3rdsThe differences between the music of Shem, Yefes, and ChamThe danger of music of atzvusEvery note is a chord - the endless harmonics of lifeMusic 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 trickedA Yitzchakian Bargain with Hashem to Save Bnei YisraelYitzchak, the cause of and solution to our GalusYitzchak's sacrificing his name to shorten our slaveryCounting the 400 years from YitzchakRemazim in Yachatz and YitzchakThe 4 sons and Yitzchak giving up everything for EisavChiddush in the blunting of the teethThe Be'er Mayim Chaim's OTD son and daily tefilla to HashemStealing the afikomen as longing for the love of a father like YitzchakMath Chiddushim in the Gemara in ShabbosHow Yitzchak Protects even the 5th son who doesn't come to the sederThe 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 AlefRabbi Akiva and Moshe RabbeinuThe source for 100 brachos and similarities between Moshe and DavidTefillins root and connection to Moshe and Rabbi Akiva How could R Akiva be greater than Moshe Rabeinu? Tiferes ShlomoWas Moshe happy with his lot or jealous of R Akiva?
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Parshat Pekudei 5785 -Tzvi Eckardt
Topics:The purpose of the neshama’s journey to this worldBetzalel and his connection to Shlomo HamelechBetzalel and the ArizalBetzalel Atoning for the EigelChur as the Source of Betzalel’s WisdomAharon and Chur: who was right?Miryam as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom
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Parshat Vayakhel 5785 (The Malbim) -Tzvi Eckhardt
Topics:On the malbim on his birthday BiographySeforim and Styleinternal “contradictions”relationship to chassidimEretz Yisrael and the GeulahScience and Kabbalastories 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 shamayimHow could Haman come to Simcha which comes from Kedusha? Hashems oath not to accept gerim from Amalek, yet haman's descendents were gerimHamans last night and the survival of zereshArizal on What happens to a persons neshama on the last day of their lifeShaul's Insistence that he had fulfilled Hashem's word despite leaving king of amalek aliveThe secret koach of Esthers party Boaz/Mashiach vs Agag/Amalek - and Haman as the tiebreakerThe poetic nature of Rav Shmuel Bar Shilas as Haman's descendent. Timna sister of Lotan as the true source of this inner nitzotz kedushaThe fixing of the damage to Krias Shma by the Tzaddikim in Bnei Brak Seder Night
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