All Episodes

Nitzavim - Making Fences For Ourselves

Ki Savo - Vidui Maaser and Integrity

Ki Seitzei - Understanding the Yefas Toar

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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