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Meaningful Ideas on the Parsha — 290 episodes

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1

Behar - Overcharging and Bitachon

2

Emor & Sefirah - Counting From The Day After

3

Achrei Mos - The Famous Ohr HaChaim about Arayos

4

Tazria-Metzora - Power of Speech

5

Tzav - Giving Korbanos in Thanks

6

Vayikra - No Man Is An Island Unto Himself

7

Vayakhel - Avoiding The Fire

8

Ki Sisah - Counting It Right

9

Tetzaveh - The Missing Name

10

Terumah - The Inside Like The Outside

11

Mishpatim - Throw It To The Dogs

12

Yisro - Honoring Our Parents and Our Creator

13

Beshalach - More Than We Deserve

14

Bo - Making a Mockery of Mitzrayim

15

Va'eira - The Humbling Lineage

16

Shemos - Crying Out In Pain

17

Vayechi - Yosef's Forgiveness and The Ten Martyrs

18

Vayigash - A Sign Of Who He Is

19

Miketz - Forgetting His Troubles

20

Vayeishev - Not The Time For Tranquility

21

Vayishlach - Bowing to Eisav

22

Vayeitzei - Lavan Father Of Trickery

23

Toldos - Swear It's A Good Sale

24

Chayei Sarah - The Death of Avraham and The Value of Life

25

Vayeira - Like Dust and Ashes

26

Vayeira - Avraham's Greatness in Hachnasas Orchim

27

Vayeira - Avraham The Father of The Nations

28

Lech Lecha - Lot's Big Transformation

29

Noach - Training Our Tongues

30

Bereishis - Be Fruitful and Multiply

31

Sukkos - Ananei HaKavod In Tishrei

32

Haazinu - Nothing Empty in Torah

33

Yom Kippur - The Mabit, Rav Yisrael, and the Accessibility of Teshuva

34

Vayeilech - Going To The Right Place

35

Nitzavim and Rosh Hashana - Choosing To Walk With Hashem

36

Ki Savo - The Impact of a Good Plan

37

Ki Seitzei - Blessing on the Fencing

38

Shoftim - Respecting Dinei DiRabanan

39

Reeh - To Be On The Giving End

40

Eikev - The Tzirah Army

41

Vaeschanan - Loving With All You Got

42

Tisha Baav - Bitul Torah or The Big Three?

43

Mattos and Chodesh Av - Strength in Vows

44

Pinchas - Divvying It Up

45

Balak - Why A Talking Donkey?

46

Chukas - Mourning a Peacemaker

47

Korach - Keeping Us In Check

48

Shelach - The Good Within the Yesurim

49

Behaalascho - Miriam's Journey

50

Naso - Viduy and Its Power

51

Bamidbar & Shavuos - A Precious Opportunity

52

Behar - Being Mechazek Others

53

Emor - Lessons in Appreciation From The Omer

54

Metzora - Care That We Clean The House

55

Shemini - Powerful In It's Element

56

Shevii Shel Pesach - Crowning The Melech in Gratitude

57

Tzav and Pesach - Celebrating That We Made It

58

Vayikra and Pre-Pesach - Watch How You Say It

59

Pekudei - Ideation In Our Avodah

60

Vayakhel - Gathering For What Matters

61

Purim - The Focus On Bein Adam LaChaveiro

62

Tetzaveh - The Jew and The Olive Tree

63

Terumah - The Aron and The Talmid Chacham

64

Mishpatim - Who Gets The Teeth?

65

Yisro - The Defense from the Eigel in the Aseres Hadibros

66

Beshalach - The Full Redemption

67

Bo - Our Actions Follow Our Hearts

68

Va'eira - Hardening Pharaoh's Heart

69

Shemos - Examining The Burning Bush

70

Vayechi - Yesimcha K'Efraim UMenashe

71

Vayigash - Serach and the Gift of Life

72

Chanukah - Feeling The Love

73

Vayeishev - Hashem Was With Him

74

Vayishlach - Taking Vengeance on Shechem

75

Vayeitzei - The Hasgacha Behind The Scenes

76

Toldos - The Life and Legacy of Yitzchak Avinu

77

Chayei Sarah - Swearing Where It Counts

78

Vayeira - Controlling The Love Of His Son

79

Lech Lecha - Giving and Appreciating Bracha

80

Rosh Hashana - The King Is In Control

81

Nitzavim - Purifying The Heart

82

Ki Savo - To Walk in His Ways

83

Ki Seitzei - Functioning Under Pressure

84

Ki Seitzei - Avi Friedman - Lessons in Bitachon From Self-Employment

85

Shoftim - Pursuing Justice and Truth

86

Re'eh - Receiving Hashem's Rachmanus When We Fight For His Name

87

Eikev - Appreciating Hashem's Chesed In All It's Forms

88

Devarim - Appreciating Bracha and Bringing It Into Our Lives

89

Mattos - The Battlefield of Prayer

90

Pinchas - Looking At The Root Of The Matter

91

Balak - The Beautiful Tents of Yaakov

92

Chukas - The Special Friday of Chukas

93

Korach - Trying To Heal Machlokes

94

Shelach - Trusting In Hashem To Help

95

Behaaloscha - Troubles In The Desert

96

Shavuos - Growth Through Torah - A Tribute To Rabbi Dr Abba Goldman Zt"l

97

Bamidbar - Counting Us With Pride

98

Bechukosai - Connecting To The Torah In Yerushalayim

99

Lag BaOmer - The Aveilus of Sefirah and the Joy of Lag BaOmer

100

Behar - Not Yours To Make a Permanent Sale

101

Emor- To Bring Glory To His Name

102

Kedoshim - Standing in Honor of the Elder

103

Achrei Mos - Not To Critique To The Master

104

Shevii Shel Pesach - Every Aspect Counts

105

Pesach and Metzora - Feeling the Hashgacha

106

Tazria - The Metzora's Desperate Plea

107

Shemini - It's Because of Me

108

Tzav - Sensitivity To Another's Shame

109

Purim - Salvation In Times of Hester

110

Pekudei - Building It To Last

111

Vayakhel - Rabbi Baruch Gore - The Chashivus of Being Careful with Hotzaah

112

Vayakhel - The Hashraas HaShechina of Shabbos

113

Ki Sisah - The Double Edged Sword of Wealth

114

Tetzaveh - The Missing Kaparah

115

Terumah - Connecting to the Cedar Trees

116

Mishpatim - Wisdom in Mishpatei Hezek

117

Yisro - Giving Thanks Beyond Praise

118

Beshalach - The Ultimate Caretaker

119

Bo - Those Who Didn't Want To Leave

120

Va'eira - The Destructive Nature of Ingratitude

121

Shemos - Bearing the Burden With Others

122

Vayechi - Sharing and Transferring Mitzvos

123

Vayigash - When We Fight Back & When We Don't

124

Miketz - Limiting The Suffering of Tzaddikim

125

Vayeishev & Chanukah - The Refuah Before The Makkah

126

Vayishlach - Seeing The Captors For Who They Are

127

Vayeitzei - Like The Dust Of The Earth

128

Toldos - Those Who Bless Us & Those Who Curse Us

129

Chayei Sarah - Handling Insulting Behavior

130

Vayeira - Marching Past Our Doubts

131

Lech Lecha - Learning How To Give

132

Noach - Lessons in Chesed From the Teivah

133

Bereishis - Punishing the Inciters

134

V'zos HaBracha and Sof Moadim - Appreciating the Love for Us

135

Sukkos - Binding Ourselves Together

136

Shabbos Shuva - Finding Our Weak Spots

137

Rosh Hashana - Bringing Honor to the King

138

Nitzavim - Feeling Healthy Shame For Our Aveiros

139

Ki Savo - Upholding Every Single One

140

Rabbi Luban - The Purpose of a Shmuess

141

Ki Seitzei - Choosing Our Challenges

142

Shoftim - The Essence of Chinuch

143

Re'eh - Clinging to Hashem in Our Minds

144

Eikev - Loving The Ger

145

Vaeschanan - Paths To Loving Hashem

146

Devarim - Dangers of Negativity

147

Tisha B'av - Understanding Sinas Chinam - Double Episode

148

Masai - Emunah From Our Travels

149

Pinchas - Humility and Bnos Tzelafchad

150

Chukas Balak - Rewards for a Mitzvah

151

Korach - When Great Men Fall

152

Shelach - The Dangers of Lashon Hara

153

Behaaloscha - Shavings of the Leviim

154

Naso - Sheep of Integrity

155

Shavuos - The Connectedness of Everything in Torah

156

Bamidbar - Valuing Privacy and Dignity

157

Behar - Ribbis and Jewish Brotherhood

158

Emor - Uplifting the Kohen Gadol

159

Kedoshim - Sensitivity to Others Feelings

160

Tazria - Metzora - What Can You Learn from Tzaraas?

161

Shemini - Admitting Our Mistakes

162

Pesach - Vehi Sheomda For Our Benefit

163

Tzav - Changing for the Hotzaah

164

Vayikra - Distancing From Theft

165

Pekudei - Splitting up the Mitzvos

166

Vayakhel - Leadership With Consent

167

Ki Sisah - The 13 Middos and Divine Mercy

168

Tetzaveh - The Lev & the Choshen

169

Terumah - Mindsets and Levels in Giving

170

Mishpatim - The Courts of Truth

171

Yisro - Self Respect in Our Avodah

172

Beshalach - Building up Talmidim

173

Beshalach - Everything Counts

174

Bo - The Power of Kiddush HaChodesh

175

Va'eira - The Power of Perspective

176

Shemos - The Darkness Before the Dawn

177

Vayechi - Yosef's Passing and Care in Speech

178

Vayigash - Fate of the Deceitful

179

Mikeitz - The Midah Kneged Midah

180

Chanukah - Spiritual Celebration

181

Vayeishev - The Good Spices in Life

182

Vayishlach - The Parsha of Galus

183

Vayeitzei - Leah's Prayers and Destiny

184

Toldos - Hope For Every Jew

185

Chayei Sarah - Role of the Jewish Woman

186

Lech Lecha - Nisayon of the Bris Milah

187

Noach - The Sending of The Raven

188

Bereishis - The Sin of the Eitz Hadaas

189

The Beginning and Ending of the Torah - Tapping into Hashem's Kindness

190

Vzos Habracha - Moshe's Burial and Yosef's Burial

191

Haazinu - Heaven and Earth as Witness

192

Vayeilech - Someone To Rely On

193

Nitzavim - Choose Life

194

Nitzavim and Teshuva - Balance of Pressure

195

Ki Savo - Simcha B'Mitzvos

196

Ki Seitzei - He Helps Those Who Help Themselves

197

Shoftim - Temimus and Politics

198

Shoftim - Mishpat and Murder

199

Re'eh - Knowing Who To Follow

200

Eikev - What Does Hashem Want From Us?

201

Vaeschanan - Comparing Ourselves to Others

202

The 9 Days - Appreciating the Punishments

203

Devarim - Blessing the Good

204

Masai - The Honor from the Springs

205

Mattos - Using the Gifts Properly

206

Pinchas - Salvation of the Bnei Korach

207

Balak - The Power of Kriyas Shema

208

Chukas - Lessons from The Parah Adumah

209

Korach - Not Being Machzik in Machlokes

210

Shelach - The Power and Significance of Tzitzis

211

Behaaloscha - Giving Up For the Sake of Others

212

Naso - The Sotah and Shalom Bayis

213

Naso - Individuality and Uniformity

214

Shavuos - Connecting to Hashem Through His Torah

215

Shavuos - Learning Even When Things Get Hard

216

Bamidbar - Being Counted as Part of a Group

217

Bechukosai - Eating Bread to Satiation

218

Behar - The Bitachon of Shemitah

219

Sefirah- Kavod Hatorah and the Aveilus

220

Emor - Kiddush Hashem and The Purpose of Creation

221

Kedoshim - Taking Revenge and Bearing a Grudge

222

Sefiras HaOmer: The Aveilus of Sefirah and The Joy of Lag Baomer

223

Achrei Mos - Living With Mitzvos In This World and The Next

224

Pesach - Kriyas Yam Suf, Bitachon, and Parnasah

225

Pesach - The Difference between Zechiras Yetzias Mitzrayim and Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim

226

Metzora - The Deadliness of Isolation

227

Pesach - Rabbi Dovid Lederman - Celebrating Geulah While We are in Galus

228

Tazria - Being Careful in Our Speech

229

Pesach - Rav Elyah Baruch Finkel's Pshat in Matzah

230

Shemini - Inspiration from the Midas Hadin on Tzaddikim

231

Parshas Tzav (and Purim) - What's In it For Me?

232

Vayikra - Individual Sin and Communal Sin

233

Purim and Ukraine - Hashgachas Hashem Then and Now

234

Pekudei - Raising Up the Pillars of the Mishkan

235

Pekudei - The Height of The Mishkan and the Height of the Leviim

236

Pekudei - Moshe's Height and other Physical Maalos

237

Vayakhel - A Role for Each Soul

238

Ki Sisah - Aharon and the Chet Haegel

239

Tetzaveh - The Bigdei Kehuna and Respect

240

Terumah - Tznius from the Covers of the Mishkan

241

Terumah - The 3 Crowns of the Klei HaMishkan

242

Mishpatim - Remembering What We Learn and Building On It

243

Mishpatim - Carrying Sheep and Understanding Sheep

244

Yisro - Differences in The Two Sets of Luchos

245

Beshalach - Hashem Yimloch L'olam Va'ed

246

Bo - The Reality of Darkness

247

Va'eira - Bishvili Nivra Haolam and Yetzias Mitzrayim

248

Shemos - Shifra & Puah & Infant Care

249

Vayechi - The Ketz HaGeulah and Hope

250

Vayigash - Yosef's Wagons and Chashivus for Torah

251

Miketz - The Sar Hamashkim and Understanding the Yetzer Harah

252

Chanukah - Schem and Galus Yavan

253

Vayeishev - Yosef and The Brothers

254

Vayishlach - The Roots of Amalek

255

Vayeitzei - Yaakov Choosing Rachel as a Wife

256

Toldos - Nisyonos of the Avos and the Nature of Nisayon

257

Lech Lecha - The story of Ur Kasdim

258

Noach - The Power of Our Influence on Our Environment

259

Bereishis - His Humilty in Making Man

260

Vzos Habracha and Simchas Torah - Moshe's Passing and Kavod Shamayim

261

Aseres Yamei Teshuva and Haazinu - Finding What's Missing

262

Vayeilech - The Happiness of Low Expectations

263

Nitzavim - The Bris Moav of Areivim Zeh Lazeh

264

Ki Savo - Bikkurim and The Purpose of Creation

265

Ki Seitzei - Shiluach Hakan and the Reasons for Mitzvos

266

Shoftim - Eidim Zomemin and Kaasher Zamam

267

Re'eh - Sensitivity to an Ani and Tzedakah

268

Eikev - Mussar Lessons from the Parsha of Shema

269

Vaeschanan - Moshe's Burial in Chutz Laaretz

270

Tisha B'Av and the 10 Martyrs

271

Devarim - Judging Big and Small Alike

272

Parshas Mattos - Nedarim and Respecting Halacha

273

Pinchas & The 3 Weeks - Severity of the Sin

274

Balak - The Importance of Boundaries

275

Chukas - Understanding the Chet of the Mei Merievah

276

Korach - The Reward for the Good Within The Bad

277

Korach - The Achrayus of a Leader

278

Shelach - The Meraglim and Klal Yisrael's Teshuva

279

Behaaloscha - Yisro Being Like Our Eyes

280

Naso - The Individuality of the 12 Nesiim

281

Naso - Birchas Kohanim - B'ahava

282

Naso - The Nazir - A Kadosh or a Choteh?

283

Bamidbar - Counting Every Individual

284

Behar Bechukosai and Shavuos - The connection between Bitachon and Kabalas HaTorah

285

Achrei Mos - Nadav & Avihu - Causing Pain to Others

286

Metzora - Lashon Hara and Being Positive

287

Shemini - Kli Cheres Tumah from the Inside

288

Vayikra - The Yesod of Karbanos

289

Welcome to the Podcast

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Meaningful Ideas on the Parsha - A brief Intro