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Meaningful Ideas on the Parsha — 295 episodes
Pinchas - Choosing Yehoshua To Lead
Korach - The Dangers of Machlokes
Shelach - The Mekoshesh and Valuing Shabbos
Behaaloscha - You Gotta Ask For It
Naso - Seeing The Disgrace
Behar - Overcharging and Bitachon
Emor & Sefirah - Counting From The Day After
Achrei Mos - The Famous Ohr HaChaim about Arayos
Tazria-Metzora - Power of Speech
Tzav - Giving Korbanos in Thanks
Vayikra - No Man Is An Island Unto Himself
Vayakhel - Avoiding The Fire
Ki Sisah - Counting It Right
Tetzaveh - The Missing Name
Terumah - The Inside Like The Outside
Mishpatim - Throw It To The Dogs
Yisro - Honoring Our Parents and Our Creator
Beshalach - More Than We Deserve
Bo - Making a Mockery of Mitzrayim
Va'eira - The Humbling Lineage
Shemos - Crying Out In Pain
Vayechi - Yosef's Forgiveness and The Ten Martyrs
Vayigash - A Sign Of Who He Is
Miketz - Forgetting His Troubles
Vayeishev - Not The Time For Tranquility
Vayishlach - Bowing to Eisav
Vayeitzei - Lavan Father Of Trickery
Toldos - Swear It's A Good Sale
Chayei Sarah - The Death of Avraham and The Value of Life
Vayeira - Like Dust and Ashes
Vayeira - Avraham's Greatness in Hachnasas Orchim
Vayeira - Avraham The Father of The Nations
Lech Lecha - Lot's Big Transformation
Noach - Training Our Tongues
Bereishis - Be Fruitful and Multiply
Sukkos - Ananei HaKavod In Tishrei
Haazinu - Nothing Empty in Torah
Yom Kippur - The Mabit, Rav Yisrael, and the Accessibility of Teshuva
Vayeilech - Going To The Right Place
Nitzavim and Rosh Hashana - Choosing To Walk With Hashem
Ki Savo - The Impact of a Good Plan
Ki Seitzei - Blessing on the Fencing
Shoftim - Respecting Dinei DiRabanan
Reeh - To Be On The Giving End
Eikev - The Tzirah Army
Vaeschanan - Loving With All You Got
Tisha Baav - Bitul Torah or The Big Three?
Mattos and Chodesh Av - Strength in Vows
Pinchas - Divvying It Up
Balak - Why A Talking Donkey?
Chukas - Mourning a Peacemaker
Korach - Keeping Us In Check
Shelach - The Good Within the Yesurim
Behaalascho - Miriam's Journey
Naso - Viduy and Its Power
Bamidbar & Shavuos - A Precious Opportunity
Behar - Being Mechazek Others
Emor - Lessons in Appreciation From The Omer
Metzora - Care That We Clean The House
Shemini - Powerful In It's Element
Shevii Shel Pesach - Crowning The Melech in Gratitude
Tzav and Pesach - Celebrating That We Made It
Vayikra and Pre-Pesach - Watch How You Say It
Pekudei - Ideation In Our Avodah
Vayakhel - Gathering For What Matters
Purim - The Focus On Bein Adam LaChaveiro
Tetzaveh - The Jew and The Olive Tree
Terumah - The Aron and The Talmid Chacham
Mishpatim - Who Gets The Teeth?
Yisro - The Defense from the Eigel in the Aseres Hadibros
Beshalach - The Full Redemption
Bo - Our Actions Follow Our Hearts
Va'eira - Hardening Pharaoh's Heart
Shemos - Examining The Burning Bush
Vayechi - Yesimcha K'Efraim UMenashe
Vayigash - Serach and the Gift of Life
Chanukah - Feeling The Love
Vayeishev - Hashem Was With Him
Vayishlach - Taking Vengeance on Shechem
Vayeitzei - The Hasgacha Behind The Scenes
Toldos - The Life and Legacy of Yitzchak Avinu
Chayei Sarah - Swearing Where It Counts
Vayeira - Controlling The Love Of His Son
Lech Lecha - Giving and Appreciating Bracha
Rosh Hashana - The King Is In Control
Nitzavim - Purifying The Heart
Ki Savo - To Walk in His Ways
Ki Seitzei - Functioning Under Pressure
Ki Seitzei - Avi Friedman - Lessons in Bitachon From Self-Employment
Shoftim - Pursuing Justice and Truth
Re'eh - Receiving Hashem's Rachmanus When We Fight For His Name
Eikev - Appreciating Hashem's Chesed In All It's Forms
Devarim - Appreciating Bracha and Bringing It Into Our Lives
Mattos - The Battlefield of Prayer
Pinchas - Looking At The Root Of The Matter
Balak - The Beautiful Tents of Yaakov
Chukas - The Special Friday of Chukas
Korach - Trying To Heal Machlokes
Shelach - Trusting In Hashem To Help
Behaaloscha - Troubles In The Desert
Shavuos - Growth Through Torah - A Tribute To Rabbi Dr Abba Goldman Zt"l
Bamidbar - Counting Us With Pride
Bechukosai - Connecting To The Torah In Yerushalayim
Lag BaOmer - The Aveilus of Sefirah and the Joy of Lag BaOmer
Behar - Not Yours To Make a Permanent Sale
Emor- To Bring Glory To His Name
Kedoshim - Standing in Honor of the Elder
Achrei Mos - Not To Critique To The Master
Shevii Shel Pesach - Every Aspect Counts
Pesach and Metzora - Feeling the Hashgacha
Tazria - The Metzora's Desperate Plea
Shemini - It's Because of Me
Tzav - Sensitivity To Another's Shame
Purim - Salvation In Times of Hester
Pekudei - Building It To Last
Vayakhel - Rabbi Baruch Gore - The Chashivus of Being Careful with Hotzaah
Vayakhel - The Hashraas HaShechina of Shabbos
Ki Sisah - The Double Edged Sword of Wealth
Tetzaveh - The Missing Kaparah
Terumah - Connecting to the Cedar Trees
Mishpatim - Wisdom in Mishpatei Hezek
Yisro - Giving Thanks Beyond Praise
Beshalach - The Ultimate Caretaker
Bo - Those Who Didn't Want To Leave
Va'eira - The Destructive Nature of Ingratitude
Shemos - Bearing the Burden With Others
Vayechi - Sharing and Transferring Mitzvos
Vayigash - When We Fight Back & When We Don't
Miketz - Limiting The Suffering of Tzaddikim
Vayeishev & Chanukah - The Refuah Before The Makkah
Vayishlach - Seeing The Captors For Who They Are
Vayeitzei - Like The Dust Of The Earth
Toldos - Those Who Bless Us & Those Who Curse Us
Chayei Sarah - Handling Insulting Behavior
Vayeira - Marching Past Our Doubts
Lech Lecha - Learning How To Give
Noach - Lessons in Chesed From the Teivah
Bereishis - Punishing the Inciters
V'zos HaBracha and Sof Moadim - Appreciating the Love for Us
Sukkos - Binding Ourselves Together
Shabbos Shuva - Finding Our Weak Spots
Rosh Hashana - Bringing Honor to the King
Nitzavim - Feeling Healthy Shame For Our Aveiros
Ki Savo - Upholding Every Single One
Rabbi Luban - The Purpose of a Shmuess
Ki Seitzei - Choosing Our Challenges
Shoftim - The Essence of Chinuch
Re'eh - Clinging to Hashem in Our Minds
Eikev - Loving The Ger
Vaeschanan - Paths To Loving Hashem
Devarim - Dangers of Negativity
Tisha B'av - Understanding Sinas Chinam - Double Episode
Masai - Emunah From Our Travels
Pinchas - Humility and Bnos Tzelafchad
Chukas Balak - Rewards for a Mitzvah
Korach - When Great Men Fall
Shelach - The Dangers of Lashon Hara
Behaaloscha - Shavings of the Leviim
Naso - Sheep of Integrity
Shavuos - The Connectedness of Everything in Torah
Bamidbar - Valuing Privacy and Dignity
Behar - Ribbis and Jewish Brotherhood
Emor - Uplifting the Kohen Gadol
Kedoshim - Sensitivity to Others Feelings
Tazria - Metzora - What Can You Learn from Tzaraas?
Shemini - Admitting Our Mistakes
Pesach - Vehi Sheomda For Our Benefit
Tzav - Changing for the Hotzaah
Vayikra - Distancing From Theft
Pekudei - Splitting up the Mitzvos
Vayakhel - Leadership With Consent
Ki Sisah - The 13 Middos and Divine Mercy
Tetzaveh - The Lev & the Choshen
Terumah - Mindsets and Levels in Giving
Mishpatim - The Courts of Truth
Yisro - Self Respect in Our Avodah
Beshalach - Building up Talmidim
Beshalach - Everything Counts
Bo - The Power of Kiddush HaChodesh
Va'eira - The Power of Perspective
Shemos - The Darkness Before the Dawn
Vayechi - Yosef's Passing and Care in Speech
Vayigash - Fate of the Deceitful
Mikeitz - The Midah Kneged Midah
Chanukah - Spiritual Celebration
Vayeishev - The Good Spices in Life
Vayishlach - The Parsha of Galus
Vayeitzei - Leah's Prayers and Destiny
Toldos - Hope For Every Jew
Chayei Sarah - Role of the Jewish Woman
Lech Lecha - Nisayon of the Bris Milah
Noach - The Sending of The Raven
Bereishis - The Sin of the Eitz Hadaas
The Beginning and Ending of the Torah - Tapping into Hashem's Kindness
Vzos Habracha - Moshe's Burial and Yosef's Burial
Haazinu - Heaven and Earth as Witness
Vayeilech - Someone To Rely On
Nitzavim - Choose Life
Nitzavim and Teshuva - Balance of Pressure
Ki Savo - Simcha B'Mitzvos
Ki Seitzei - He Helps Those Who Help Themselves
Shoftim - Temimus and Politics
Shoftim - Mishpat and Murder
Re'eh - Knowing Who To Follow
Eikev - What Does Hashem Want From Us?
Vaeschanan - Comparing Ourselves to Others
The 9 Days - Appreciating the Punishments
Devarim - Blessing the Good
Masai - The Honor from the Springs
Mattos - Using the Gifts Properly
Pinchas - Salvation of the Bnei Korach
Balak - The Power of Kriyas Shema
Chukas - Lessons from The Parah Adumah
Korach - Not Being Machzik in Machlokes
Shelach - The Power and Significance of Tzitzis
Behaaloscha - Giving Up For the Sake of Others
Naso - The Sotah and Shalom Bayis
Naso - Individuality and Uniformity
Shavuos - Connecting to Hashem Through His Torah
Shavuos - Learning Even When Things Get Hard
Bamidbar - Being Counted as Part of a Group
Bechukosai - Eating Bread to Satiation
Behar - The Bitachon of Shemitah
Sefirah- Kavod Hatorah and the Aveilus
Emor - Kiddush Hashem and The Purpose of Creation
Kedoshim - Taking Revenge and Bearing a Grudge
Sefiras HaOmer: The Aveilus of Sefirah and The Joy of Lag Baomer
Achrei Mos - Living With Mitzvos In This World and The Next
Pesach - Kriyas Yam Suf, Bitachon, and Parnasah
Pesach - The Difference between Zechiras Yetzias Mitzrayim and Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim
Metzora - The Deadliness of Isolation
Pesach - Rabbi Dovid Lederman - Celebrating Geulah While We are in Galus
Tazria - Being Careful in Our Speech
Pesach - Rav Elyah Baruch Finkel's Pshat in Matzah
Shemini - Inspiration from the Midas Hadin on Tzaddikim
Parshas Tzav (and Purim) - What's In it For Me?
Vayikra - Individual Sin and Communal Sin
Purim and Ukraine - Hashgachas Hashem Then and Now
Pekudei - Raising Up the Pillars of the Mishkan
Pekudei - The Height of The Mishkan and the Height of the Leviim
Pekudei - Moshe's Height and other Physical Maalos
Vayakhel - A Role for Each Soul
Ki Sisah - Aharon and the Chet Haegel
Tetzaveh - The Bigdei Kehuna and Respect
Terumah - Tznius from the Covers of the Mishkan
Terumah - The 3 Crowns of the Klei HaMishkan
Mishpatim - Remembering What We Learn and Building On It
Mishpatim - Carrying Sheep and Understanding Sheep
Yisro - Differences in The Two Sets of Luchos
Beshalach - Hashem Yimloch L'olam Va'ed
Bo - The Reality of Darkness
Va'eira - Bishvili Nivra Haolam and Yetzias Mitzrayim
Shemos - Shifra & Puah & Infant Care
Vayechi - The Ketz HaGeulah and Hope
Vayigash - Yosef's Wagons and Chashivus for Torah
Miketz - The Sar Hamashkim and Understanding the Yetzer Harah
Chanukah - Schem and Galus Yavan
Vayeishev - Yosef and The Brothers
Vayishlach - The Roots of Amalek
Vayeitzei - Yaakov Choosing Rachel as a Wife
Toldos - Nisyonos of the Avos and the Nature of Nisayon
Lech Lecha - The story of Ur Kasdim
Noach - The Power of Our Influence on Our Environment
Bereishis - His Humilty in Making Man
Vzos Habracha and Simchas Torah - Moshe's Passing and Kavod Shamayim
Aseres Yamei Teshuva and Haazinu - Finding What's Missing
Vayeilech - The Happiness of Low Expectations
Nitzavim - The Bris Moav of Areivim Zeh Lazeh
Ki Savo - Bikkurim and The Purpose of Creation
Ki Seitzei - Shiluach Hakan and the Reasons for Mitzvos
Shoftim - Eidim Zomemin and Kaasher Zamam
Re'eh - Sensitivity to an Ani and Tzedakah
Eikev - Mussar Lessons from the Parsha of Shema
Vaeschanan - Moshe's Burial in Chutz Laaretz
Tisha B'Av and the 10 Martyrs
Devarim - Judging Big and Small Alike
Parshas Mattos - Nedarim and Respecting Halacha
Pinchas & The 3 Weeks - Severity of the Sin
Balak - The Importance of Boundaries
Chukas - Understanding the Chet of the Mei Merievah
Korach - The Reward for the Good Within The Bad
Korach - The Achrayus of a Leader
Shelach - The Meraglim and Klal Yisrael's Teshuva
Behaaloscha - Yisro Being Like Our Eyes
Naso - The Individuality of the 12 Nesiim
Naso - Birchas Kohanim - B'ahava
Naso - The Nazir - A Kadosh or a Choteh?
Bamidbar - Counting Every Individual
Behar Bechukosai and Shavuos - The connection between Bitachon and Kabalas HaTorah
Achrei Mos - Nadav & Avihu - Causing Pain to Others
Metzora - Lashon Hara and Being Positive
Shemini - Kli Cheres Tumah from the Inside
Vayikra - The Yesod of Karbanos
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