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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - B'Har-B'Chukosai: How Many People Are "Your Brother, a Stranger & a Settler"? How Can You Be a Slave Who is Free?

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Emor: Why are the Yomim Tovim called "Mikra'ei Kodesh"?

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Masechtos Ketanos: Final Perek of Soferim 21:1-9 - Purim 🎭, No Tachanun in Nissan 🚫🧎🏻‍♂️, Parshas Shekalim 🪙, Og is Eliezer, Yosef's Dream-Come-True, the Age of Rivkah & Dinah among other Aggadata (Entire Perek 21)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: "Sending" "Vomit" "Far Away" 🤮

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Tazria-Metzora: What is the "Literal Translation" of "Nidah," "Tzara'as" & "Metzora"?

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Sh'mini: What is the Piety of the White Vulture?🪿 / "You're (Hopefully Not) Going to Get Hurt" 👈🏻

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Maseches Menachos - Matzah Marathon 🫓 (Vayikra, Tzav, Chameitz/Matzah, & Korban Omer/Shtei HaLechem/Mikra Bikurim - Daf 60-85 and Counting)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 20:1-12 - Kiddush Levanah 🌙 & Chanukah 🕎 (Entire Perek 20)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Tzav / Shabbos HaGadol: Why Does Onkelus refer to (Zevach) Shelamim (Feast-Peace Offering) as a "Nichsas Kudshaya" (Feast of Holies Offering)?

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayikra: An Aveirah, that Which "is Not" / "Ought Not Be" Done / "Ashom Asham" - How Guilty is He? Guilty Enough...

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayak'heil-Pekudei: Assembling or Assembling, Anointing or Expanding, & Washing or Sanctifying

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Ki Sisa: A Sequel - "Fill Your Hands Today" - What Korban did Sheivet Levi Offer at the Scene of the Cheit HaEigel? 🤲🏻

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Tetzaveh: Kohanim's Hands Full of What? 🤲🏻, Pleasing Fragrance to Hashem 👃🏻, And it / I will be Sanctified

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Megilas Esther - Full Kriah 📜

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Terumah: "They Shall Make a Mikdash (be)for(e) Me..." 🕍 + Shout-out to the Legendary "Sasgona" 🦄

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Mishpatim: Sunshine in the Tunnel, Abandon the Enemy's Donkey(?), & More!🌤 🫏

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Yisro: When Does Hashem Punish Children for the Sins of their Fathers?

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 19:1-12 - More Yom Tov Liturgy "Shvi'i HaAtzeres," Reciting "Zichronos" in the First 3 Brachos of Shmoneh Esreih, Special Rosh Chodesh Liturgy, Birchos Aveilim 💭 (Entire Perek 19)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Beshalach: What is the Role of a "Menaheil"? Part 2 + Is One Allowed to Argue with Targum Onkelus?

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Zevachim / Menachos - Chutz L'Z'mano (Pigul) vs. Chutz L'M'komo (Pasul) - What is the Difference Between Time & Space? ⏳️🌌

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Bo: What Did Hashem Do to Himself in Mitzrayim? (Rashi 😆 vs. Onkelus ❓️)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 18:1-8 - Shir Shel Yom, Daily & Special Occasions, Public Targum, Fasting, Bar Mitzvah, Kids in Shul, Tish'ah B'Av (Entire Perek 18)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Va'Eira: Hashem's Name & His Hand - Do Rashi & Onkelus Argue? ✋🏻

24

Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Shemos: What is So Intrinsically Divine about the Mountain of G-d & the Staff of G-d? Nothing. 🌋🪄

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayechi: The Prophetic & Poetic - Decoding the Bircas Yaakov

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 17:1-11 - When Parsha HaShevua is Suspended; Leining for Rosh Chodesh, Chanukah, Purim, Ta'aniyos, Ma'amados, Yom Kippur, Pesach (Entire Perek 17)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayigash: The Morah vs. The Menahel - What Does the Job Entail? 👩🏼‍🏫👨🏻‍🎓

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Mikeitz: Was Yosef a Navi? 👳🏼💭💥 (Also, 2 Translations of "Gone," 2 Aramaic Translations for "Take")

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayeishev: Precisely What "Housework" was Yosef Doing? 🏠

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeishev, Zevachim 88, AND Daf Yerushalmi Yoma 49: The Kesones Atones for Bloodshed! 👕🩸 (Hashgachah Trifecta!)

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Siyum on Shekalim - L'Ilui Nishmas: Chaya Rochel Bas Dovid Tzvi A"H on her 3rd Yahrtzeit (4th Grade Classroom)

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Siyum on Maseches Horayos V'Seder Nezikin - L'Ilui Nishmas: Chaya Rochel Bas Dovid Tzvi A"H (on her 3rd Yahrtzeit) 🕯

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayishlach: "Take My Mincha / Bracha" - 2 Words, 1 Targum? 🎁

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 16:1-12 - Livelihood of Torah, Composing / Darshaning Aggadata, Rebbi Yochanan Ben Zakai, Hillel (Entire Perek 16)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayeitzei: Why Does Onkelus Offer 4 Different Translations for "G'neivah"? 🥷🏻

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Toldos: Yaakov DIDN'T "Take" Eisav's Blessing 🤓

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 15:1-10 - Reading / Learning Tanach, Mishnah, & Gemara 📚 (Entire Perek 15)

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chayei Sarah & Zevachim 62: "B'nei Keturah" (!!!) - Not the WORST Insult, but the PERFECT Insult!

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Chayei Sarah: A 7-Word "Translation" for "Sarah His Mother" ⛺️

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Vayeira: A Laughing Matter? 🤣

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 14:1-20 - More Rules of Reading Haftarah & Megilah; Taking Out the Torah 📚📜 (Entire Perek 14)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Lech Lecha: Midrashic Commentary - Manufactured Souls & Sodom's Evil/Sinfulness (Onkelos vs. Rashi)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Noach: Hashem Does Not "Smell," "Occasionally Remember," Take Spatial "Residence," Nor "Go Down to Get a Better Look" 🚫👃🏽💭⛺️👁

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 13:1-14 - 10 Sons of Haman, Brachos for Haftarah 📜👺🗣 (Entire Perek 13)

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Onkelus: "Not Just a Targum" (פִּירוּשׁ תַּרְגוּם אוֹנְקְלוּס) - Bereishis: What was Hashem's Mysterious Advice to Kayin? 🚪⚖️👿♻️👍🏻 (Pilot Shiur)

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BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Ne'ilah (Rehearsal Run)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 12:1-12 - Laws of Krias HaTorah Continued: Songs, Blessings, & Curses 📜 (Entire Perek 12)

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BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Shacharis for Rosh HaShannah Day 2 (Rehearsal Run)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 11:1-6 - Laws of Krias HaTorah Continued: How Many Pesukim, Skipping Pesukim 📜 (Entire Perek 11)

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Ki Savo, Rosh HaShannah & Horayos 12: Tashlich 💧, Simana Milsa 🍎🥕

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 10:1-7 - Intro to Laws of Krias HaTorah & Other Devarim SheB'Kedushah 📜 (Entire Perek 10)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 9:1-11 - Special Letters / Words, Replaced Words, Texts Not to Be Translated or Read 📜 (Entire Perek 9)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 8:1-2 - Variants Between Parallel Stories Tehillim vs. Shmuel 🎵, Yishaiyah vs. Melachim 👑 (Entire Perek 8)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 7:1-4 - Malei vs. Chaseir, More Variants of Kri U'Kesiv🪣 (Entire Perek 7)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 6:1-9 - The Upside-Down Nun's [׆], ••• Dotted Letters •••, Proofreading 📜, Textual Variations / Kri U'Kesiv 📖🖊 (Entire Perek 6)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 5:1-18 - Writing Sheim Hashem, Breakable / Unbreakable Words ✏️ (Entire Perek 5)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 4:1-9 - Which Names of Hashem Can / Cannot Be Erased? ✏️ (Entire Perek 4)

58

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Eikev & Avodah Zarah 54: What about things that are merely "Abomination Adjacent"?

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 3:1-16 - May One Write a Tanach Scroll? Can a Torah Become a Chumash? Vice Versa? Who Should Receive Gelilah? What do we learn from "Zeh Keili V'Anveihu"? How to Treat Torah & Food 📜↔️📚 (Entire Perek 3)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 2:1-11 - How Many Lines Per Column? 📜✍️🏻 (Entire Perek 2)

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Avodah Zarah 48 & Va'Es'chanan: Tzmidus (Embrace) vs. D'veikus (Cleave)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Soferim 1:1-14 - Hilchos Kesivas STa"M (Sefer Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzah) 📜✍️🏻 (Entire Perek 1)

63

Kinah Al HaShoah (Holocaust, R' Schwab) - HaZocher Mazkirav 5785

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Kinos 28, 31, & 41 - Eich Tinachamuni, Eish Tukad, Sha'ali Serufah 5785

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Kinah 24 - Al Churban Beis HaMikdash 5785

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Masechtos Ketanos: Siyum of Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 41:1-17 - The 3-4 Crowns 👑 & 1 More Round of "Lists" 📃 (Entire Perek 41, Final Perek)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 40:1-17 - Peiros in this World, Keren in the Next, 🍎🌎🔄, Midos in Torah Learning 👍🏻📜 (Entire Perek 40, Penultimate Perek)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 38:1-4, 39:1-4 - 7 Kinds of Misfortune ✋🏻✌🏻, Lists of 5 & 6 ✋🏻☝🏻, Lions 🦁, Serpents 🐍, & Shlomo 🤴🏽 (Entire Perek 38-39)

69

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 37:1-13 - Lists of 6, 7, 8 6️⃣7️⃣8️⃣ - Mankind vs. Demons 👹, Scholars vs. Golems 👳🏻‍♂️🗿 (Entire Perek 37)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 35:1-9, 36:1-6 - Ten Miracles in Beis HaMikdash / Yerushalayim 🕍, Those Who Have No Portion in Olam HaBa 🚫🌎🔄 (Entire Perek 35-36)

71

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Balak / Pinchas / Mattos & Avodah Zarah 24-32: Zivchei Meisim, Ba'al Pe'or, Midian vs. Moav 🍖🗿

72

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 34:1-11 - Many More Lists of Tens, 10 Tests in the Wilderness, 10 Names of Hashem, etc. 👐🏼🙌🏻🤲🏻🧤 (Entire Perek 34)

73

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Balak & Avodah Zarah 22-25: Bil'am, his Donkey, & Why he couldn't be Zocheh to the Mos Yesharim (Death of the Straight Ones) 🧙🏾‍♂️🫏🪦

74

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 32:1-3, 33:1-2 - Ten Generations from Adam to Noach, Noach to Avraham, Trials, Makkos, Miracles 🙌🏻 (Entire Perek 32-33)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 30:1-4, 31:1-3 - R' Nassan / Yonasan: Torah in Poverty & Wealth 🤲🏻💰, R' Achai Ben Yoshiyah, Asarah Ma'amaros 👐🏼🗣🌎 (Entire Perek 30-31)

76

What Does it Mean to Build a "Bayis Ne'eman B'Yisrael"? (Sheva Brachos, Balak 5785)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 28:1-10, 29:1-7 - Rebbi Nassan: There is No Love Like the Love of Torah ❤️📜 , Rebbi Shimon Ben Elazar: Don't Attempt to Appease... 🤐, Mighty & Armed with Midrash & Halachah 💪🏻🗡 (Entire Perek 28-29)

78

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 26:1-6 - Rebbi Akiva: S'yag L'Kavod... S'yag L'Chochmah... 🚧; 27:1-4 - R' Yosei: Kol HaMechabeid Es HaTorah 📜 (Entire Perek 26-27)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 25:1-5 - Ben Azzai: Some Good Signs 👍🏻 & Bad Signs 👎🏻, When Do We Assume that Mitzvah Goreres Mitzvah / Aveirah Goreres Aveirah? 🔄 (Entire Perek 25)

80

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 23:1-4, 24:1-7 - Ben Zoma: Who is a Wise / Rich / Mighty? 🧠💰💪🏻 Learning Torah from Youth 🧒🏻, Elisha Ben Avuyah: Ma'asim Tovim vs. Talmud Torah 👍🏻📜 (Entire Perek 23-24)

81

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 20:1, 21:1-2, 22:1-3 - R' Chanina S'gan HaKohanim: Take Torah to Heart 📜➡️🩵, R' Dosa Ben Harkinas: Things that Remove from World 🌎, R' Chanina Ben Dosa: Wisdom vs. Fear / Deeds (Reishis Chochmah, Na'aseh V'Nishma) 🌋 (Entire Perek 20, 21, 22)

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Korach & Avodah Zarah 5: Dasan & Aviram 🙅🏻‍♂️🙅🏻

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Shelach / Mevarchim Tamuz / Korach & Avodah Zarah 3-4: Tekufas Tamuz 🌤, Mitzvos Equal to All 🛖, Im Eshkocheich Yerushalayim 🕍, "Oy L'Rasha..." 👳🏻‍♂️👿

84

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 18:1-8, 19:1-4 - Rebbi Yehuda HaNasi's Praises / Nicknames for the Tanaim 👳🏻‍♂️🟰🥜; Akavya Ben Mehalaleil: Where Did You Come From, Where Are You Going? 🪱🐛 (Entire Perek 18-19)

85

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 17:1-8 - Rebbi Yochanan Ben Zakai's Talmidim Continued - R' Yosei: Your Friend's Money / Socioeconomic Status; Inheritance 💰, R' Shimon: Shema & Tefilah 🤦🏻‍♂️, R' Eliezer: To Answer the Apikoreis ⚛️ (Entire Perek 17)

86

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - B'Ha'alosecha & Shevuos 43: The Menorah Shel Mikshah (of One Piece) vs. Menorah Shel Chuliyos (of Coils) 🕎

87

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 16:1-4 - Rebbi Yochanan Ben Zakai's Talmidim Continued - R' Yehoshua's 3 Things: Ayin HaRa, Yeitzer HaRa, & Sinas HaBriyos 🪬😈😡 (Entire Perek 16)

88

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 15:1-4 - Talmidim of Rebbi Yochanan Ben Zakai: R' Eliezer's 3 Things, Hillel vs. Shamai (Entire Perek 15)

89

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Nasso & Shevuos 32, 35-36, 37: The Sotah, the Nazir, the "Other Guy" & You! 🧛🏻‍♀️🧔🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♂️🫵🏻

90

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 13:1-4, 14:1-6 - Shamai: Say a Little, Do A lot (and More) 🤐; Rebbi Yochanan Ben Zakai & His Talmidim ⚖️ (Entire Perek 13-14)

91

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 12:1-13 - Hillel: Oheiv Shalom V'Rodeif Shalom & Beyond - Aharon's Death, Angel of Death's Search for Moshe 💝 (Entire Perek 12)

92

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 11:1-5 - Shemayah & Avtalyon: Work, Authority, & Government 🔨; Exiled to a Place of Evil Waters 👿💧 (Entire Perek 11)

93

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 9:1-6, 10:1-4 - Nitai HaArbeili: Bad Neighbors, Wicked Friends / Chavrusos, Retribution 😈; Yehuda Ben Tabai/Shimon Ben Shatach: Litigation & Interrogation ⚖️ 🔦 (Entire Perek 9-10)

94

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 7:1-3, 8:1-8 - Yosef Ben Yochanan: Iyov's Hospitality, Talking to Women 🏠♀️; Yehoshua Ben Perachiyah: Rebbi, Chaver, Dan L'Kaf Zechus 👳🏻‍♂️🤝🏻⚖️ (Entire Perek 7-8)

95

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 5:1-2, 6:1-3 - Antignos Ish Socho: SheLo Al Menas L'Kabeil Pras, Yosei Ben Yoezer: Drink from the Torah, Origin stories of Rebbi Akiva and R' Eliezer Ben Hurkanos 💧🪨 (Entire Perek 5-6)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 4:1-6 - Shimon HaTzaddik's 3 Pillars of the World 📜📖💝 (Entire Perek 4)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 3:1-10 - Exciting Aggadata & Stories from Rebbi Akiva and Others 🪙 (Entire Perek 3)

98

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 2:6-9 - Unusual / Linguistic "S'yag" of the Nevi'im + When Amassing Students, Should a Rebbi Focus on Quality or Quantity? 👳🏻‍♂️ (End of Perek 2)

99

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 2:1-5 - More Examples of S'yag LaTorah 🚧, Who Had Hashem's Haskamah? Who Was Born Circumcised?

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Acharei Mos-Kedoshim & Shevuos 7-8: The Tumah of the "Big 3" 🗿🖤🗡 - What exactly are "Kedushah" & "Taharah"?

101

Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 1:6-8 - Chavah's 10 Curses, Full Schedule of Adam's First Day 🐍🧔🏻‍♂️🎶 (End of Perek 1)

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Masechtos Ketanos: Avos D'Rebbi Nassan 1:1-5 - Moshe at Sinai, Mesunim BaDin, S'yag LaTorah 🌋🤐🚧

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי: Series Revival / Shiur Podcast Revival - What Have We Missed? What is Coming Next?

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Simchas Torah / V'Zos HaBrachah: The Light at the End of the Torah

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - V'Zos HaBrachah & Bava Basra 119: Torah is a "Morashah," not a "Yerushah" - The Very First Lesson We Bequeath & Teach to Our Children! 📜

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An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Succos - Don't Let Our Guard Down! 🛖

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An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): A Sobering Yom HaKippurim - Are You Ready to be Ready?

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An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Why is there No Viduy on Rosh HaShannah? 🌅

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Ha'azinu / Shabbos Shuvah: The Light of Strict Justice & Vengeance?

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An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Selichos - The Priceless Present of Viduy 🌅

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Nitzavim-Vayeilech: Standing in 5784 & Going to 5785

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Ki Savo & Bava Basra 88-89: Hashem's Tochachah vs. Moshe's Tochachah ☠️ & the Secret Power of Teshuvah ♻️

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An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Elul vs. Tishrei - "...אַשְׁרֵ֣י הָ֖עָם יֹֽדְעֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה" - What is the Shofar Telling Us? 🌅

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Ki Savo: The Light of Mussar / Yisurim

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Shoftim / Ki Seitzei: War is Reality - Fight for Light!

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An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Rosh Chodesh Elul - Is "אני לדודי ודודי לי" Just a Cute Remez? 🌅

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Re'eih: Look at the Bracha! 🏞

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Eikev: The Light Within Our Control ✨️

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Va’Es’chanan / Nachamu: The Light of Nechamah that Am Yisrael Gave Me ❤️‍🩹

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Kinah 36 - Tziyon HaLo Sish'ali L'Sh'lom Asirayich 5784

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Kinah 31 - Eish Tukad B'Kirbi... B'Tzeisi MiMitzrayim 5784

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Kinah 24 - Al Churban Beis HaMikdash Ki Huras 5784

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Kinah 11 - Vayekonein Yirmiyahu Al Yoshiyahu 5784

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Devarim / Chazon: Were We Truly Like the Stars that Day? 🌟

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Mattos-Mas'ei / 3 Weeks: How Can YOU Help as an Or HaGolah?

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Pinchas: Moshe is the Sun 🌤 Yehoshua is the Moon 🌙

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Balak: The Shining Light that We Didn't Know We Needed 🌥 & the Shooting Star from Yaakov 🌠

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Chukas: Where is the Light in a World of Unexplainable Chukim & Death of Tzaddikim? 🐂⛲️

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chukas & Bava Basra 17: The Six Who Died with the Divine Kiss of Hashem 👄

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Korach: We'll Know in the Morning 🤷🏻‍♂️🌄

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Shelach & Bava Basra 4: Are Chazal Our Light or Our Very Eyes? "The Eyes of the Congregation" 👁

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Shelach: What Possible Silver Lining Could there be for a Condemned Generation? 🕯🕯

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - B'Ha'alosecha: What Light Could We Possibly Shine to the Light of the Universe? 🕎

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Nasso: Hashem's Shining Smile 🌟

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Bamidbar: How to Count Chayalim 🪖

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - B'Chukosai: The Eternal Bris / Torah 📜

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Emor/Sefirah & B'Har: When Do We Count? Why Do We Count? 🗓

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Kedoshim: The Holiest Nation Confronts the Rarest Haftarah 🩸

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Acharei Mos: The Light of Kaparah & Havdalah 💊🕯

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pesach & Bava Metzia 56, 59, 61: Remember Yetzias Mitzrayim... - Eidos, Chukim, & Mishpatim 🌊 🌊 (Nach Yomi Bonus: Shmuel Beis 11)

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MeiAfeilah L'Or GADOL / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹר גָדוֹל" - Shabbos HaGADOL: Uncovering the GREAT Light / Lie of Pesach! 🌃🌅

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 31 - Siyum: The Chessed Shel Emes of the Anshei Yaveish Gil'ad (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 30: How Can YOU Help? Safeguard the Holy Baggage! (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg) ⚔️🧳📜

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 29: Dovid the Influencer (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 28: Does Shaul See a Ghost or a Mirror? (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 27: Dovid HaMelech & Achish Melech Gas II - An Insane/Not-Insane Alliance 🫱🏻‍🫲🏻😮 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 26: The Goal of "Chatasi" (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 25: Avigayil, Another Exceptional Eizer K'Negdo - Next Level Devotion (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 24: Dovid HaMelech vs. Shaul HaMelech - The Explosive Showdown of Showdowns 👑⚔️👑 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 23: The Dangerous Distraction of Division (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 22: The Growingly Unavoidable Contrast Between Dovid & Shaul (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 21: Why Did Hashem Create Insanity? 🤯 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 20: The Promise of Machar Chodesh (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 19: Michal, an Exceptional Eizer K'Negdo (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Tazria & Metzora: The Silver Lining in the "Nega'im" 🌫🏚

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Yom HaSh'mini / Rosh Chodesh Nissan: Experiencing Hashem Through Light & Darkness Simultaneously 🌌

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 18: The Profound Bond Between Dovid & Yehonasan - Yehuda, Binyamin, & the "Repurchase" of Yosef 💝 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 17: The Symbolism of the Downfall of Galyas (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 16: Dovid HaMelech - You Know You Love Him (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 15: The War with Amaleik - Shaul's "Act of Evil in the Eyes of Hashem" ⚔️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 14: Do What You Want! (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 13: The Wrong King, the Wrong Reason (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 12: A Stormy "State of the Union" 🌊⛈️🌊 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 11: Unreasonable Truce Deal (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 10: "Is Shaul Also Among the Nevi'im?" (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 9: Enter Shaul HaMelech - The Humble Beginnings of a Tragic Hero 👑 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 8: Why Do You Want a King? (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 7: You Do Yours! (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 6: HEMORRHOID STATUES?! - Who Said You're Torah's Best Friend? Who is Qualified to give Kavod HaTorah? 📜 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 5: No Respect! (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 4: Why Did They Take the Aron with them? (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayikra, Tzav, Zachor-Purim, Parah, HaChodesh: The Light of the Incomplete Geulah 🌙

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Purim & Bava Metzia 23: Lying about Puraya!!! 🍷

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 3: The Vision of Eili HaKohein & the Vision of Shmuel HaNavi - Two Beautiful Candles🕯️🕯️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 2: The Successor of Eili (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shmuel Aleph 1: Respecting One's Prayer & Privacy (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 21 (Final Perek): The Era Between Judges & Kings 👨🏻‍⚖️➡️🤴🏻 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 20: Asking the Right Questions (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 19: Pilegesh B'Giv'ah - Where are Hashem's Malachim? (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 18: The Shocking Origin & Tragic Secret Identity of the "Levi-Kohein" 🗿 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 17: Pesel Micha - Twisted Values (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 16: Shimshon & the Milchemes HaYeitzer (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Pekudei: The Completion of the Sefer HaGalus V'HaGeulah 🕍

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayak'heil: We Didn't Start the Fire 🔥

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 15: Shimshon & the Jawbone 🦴 Who was Shimshon HaGibor? WAS he "Shimshon HaGibor"? (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 14: Shimshon's Messy Situations (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 13: Mrs. Mano'ach, Voice of Reason (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 12: Men of Menasheh - Gid'on vs. Yiftach, "The Introvert" vs. "The Diplomat" 🎙️(R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 11: Yiftach's Middle-East Conflict History Lesson (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 10: Hang in there! Yiftach is Coming (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 9: Avoiding Avimelech (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 7 & 8: The Absolutely Underrated, Remarkable Story of Gid'on / Yeruba'al vs. Midian 🐶⚔️🦺 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 6: The "Human Hesitation" of Gid’on (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Ki Sisa: Why Can't We See Hashem in His Glory? 🌌

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 5: "Aveirah L'Shmah" - Do NOT Try This at Home ⚠️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 4: The Woman of the Date Palm, the Woman of the Tent (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 3: Just Read the Signs! (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 2: Why did the Era of the Shoftim Fail? 👨🏽‍⚖️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Shoftim 1: The Evils of Misplaced Compassion (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 24: "You Can't Do it. Now, Prove Me Wrong" (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 23: Did Yehoshua and Moshe Rabbeinu Share Speech Writers? The Art of Concordance 📝(R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 22: Rethinking Misplaced Priorities (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Tetzaveh: How to Make Night Shine as Bright as Day 🕎 (Insights from the Meshech Chochmah)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 21: Sheivet Levi - First My Service, Then My Land (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 20: A Book of Wars & Cities of Refuge - Making Sense of the Most Barbaric Game of Tag 🏃🏽‍♂️🪓🏃🏻‍♂️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 19: What Happened to Shimon? (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 18: Abuse of "Kol Yisrael Areivin Zeh BaZeh" (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 17: "But, They've Got Iron Chariots!" 🏃🏻‍♂️🚝 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Terumah: Does Hashem's House Need Light? 🕎

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 16: Ephraim & Menashe (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 15: War of the Torah (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 14: Did Caleiv Think that Yehoshua Forgot the Story of the Miraglim? ⏳️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 13: Staying United Through a United Link (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 12: Lo Alecha HaMelacha L'g'mor... (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 11: Hamstrung Horses & Charred Chariots 🔥🏇🏼 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 10: The Sun was Silent & the Moon Stood (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 9: Your Morality vs. Ratzon Hashem (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Mishpatim: Brickwork & Purity - Who Suffers More? (An Outward Perspective of "Imo Anochi B'Tzarah") 🧱🌌

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 8: The Secret/Not-So-Secret Weapon of the War against Ai, the Yom Kippur War, & be"H, the War on Hamas YSV"Z 🏞️ (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 7: Achan's National Impact (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 6: Hashem's War, Our War - Miracles & Maintaining Character (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 5: A Crash Course in Gilgulim, Tikunim, & Mazalos ♻️🔨🌟 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 4: 12 Stones to Remember and 12 Stones to Do (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 3: Creating the Chazakah! To New Beginnings! (R' Mendy Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 2: What Made Yehoshua's Miraglim Successful? 🔍🔎 (R' Yehoshua Eisenberg)

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Chaya Rochel Nach Yomi - Yehoshua 1: Torah During the Day and Night and Always (R' Daniel Eisenberg)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Yisro: Why Did Moshe Have to Enter Darkness to Retrieve the Light of Torah? 🎇

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Beshalach: You'll Know in the Evening, You'll See in the Morning 🌃🧠🌄👁

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Beshalach & Bava Kama 82: 3 Days Without Torah💧 (Plus some recent shout-outs to Va'Eira and Bo)

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Bo: Was Choshech Not the Darkest Time for Klal Yisrael?💡🌃

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Va'Eira: Redemption - "Bein Yisrael La'Amim" 🌃🌄

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Shemos: "She Saw that He Was Good!" 👩🏼‍🍼🧺

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Shemos & Bava Kama 60: The Fan/Heart of the Fire? ❤️‍🔥

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayechi-Shemos & Bava Kama 59: The Hebrew Women Are Like Midwives / Wild Animals! 🤰🏻🦁🐮🦌

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayechi: A Nation Like Efrayim & Menasheh! 🫂🙌🏻

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BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Problems with Using the Beautiful Kol Ish "Anim Zemiros" Tune & Some Solutions 🎵🎶

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayigash: Yaakov's Night Vision Goggles! 🌃

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Mikeitz: "Morning Light" - We'll Soon See "that it is Good" 🌄👍🏻

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayeishev/Chanukah: Celebrating Oil, Perfumes, & Tuna Cans? 🕎🍶💨🥫

240

Siyum on Maseches Kiddushin & Seder Nashim - 1st Yahrtzeit of Chaya Rochel Bas Dovid Tzvi A"H

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayishlach: A Holy Mother's Tears (L"N: Imi Morasi, Chaya Rochel Bas Dovid Tzvi A"H)

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeitzei-Vayishlach, Chanukah, & Bava Kama 17, 25: Yaakov is Back with a Shor, Chamor & Pachin Ketanim(!!) 🐂🐴🏺

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Vayeitzei: Why is Ma'ariv, the Tefilah of Yaakov Avinu "Optional"? 🌃

244

MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Toldos: How Come the World Cannot Tell the Difference Between Good & Evil?

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Chayei Sarah: Has Klal Yisrael Endured the Ultimate Nisayon?

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeira/Chayei Sarah/Toldos & Bava Kama 2: What is the Relationship Between the "Avos" & their "Toldos"? 👨‍👦 (Torah from my Rebbi, R' Yonason Avner Sacks Shlita)

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Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeira/Chayei Sarah/Toldos & Kiddushin 82: How Did Avraham Fulfill the Entire Torah Before it Was Given? 📜❓️

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Lech Lecha/Vayeira: When Does the Nation of Stars Shine Brightest? 🌟

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MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Lech Lecha: "And Those Who Curse You..." - Becoming a Light Unto the Multitude of Nations 💡

250

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Lech Lecha & Kiddushin 70: "The People of Sodom Were Evil & Sinners" 👎🏻☠️ (plus a shout-out to Noach's Birds 🕊🦅)

251

MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Noach: Make a Tzohar for the Teivah 🪟 vs. 💎

252

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Bereishis & Kiddushin 61: Kayin on the Downward Escalator ↙️

253

MeiAfeilah L'Orah / "מֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה" - Bereishis: Where is the Light in What Feels Like a Dark World?🕯

254

Unspeakable Tragedy & a Sense of Direction

255

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Simchas Torah/V'Zos HaBrachah: Series Finale! The End, The Beginning, Or Something Else Entirely? (Yehoshua 1:1-18) 📜🔄➡️

256

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Sh'mini Atzeres: NOW You Can Go Home (Melachim Aleph 8:54-9:1) 🏠

257

An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Can We Sit in Hashem's House All the Days of Our Lives? (Succos Edition) 🌅

258

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shabbos Chol HaMo'eid Succos: Gog U'Magog II (Yechezkeil 38:18-39:16) 🔥☄️🔥☄️

259

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Succos, Day 2: Binyan Shleimah & Beis Olamim, a Complete & Eternal Structure (Melachim Aleph 8:2-21) 🛖🕍

260

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Succos, Day 1: Gog U'Magog & the Last Chance Mitzvah (Zechariah 14:1-21) 🛖🏠

261

An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): The Last Opportunity? Can We Rewrite the Past & Change the Future in the Present? 🌅

262

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Yomim Nora’im/Shabbos Shuvah & Kiddushin 40: Tipping the Scale ⚖️

263

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Yom Kippur Mincha: Two More Chances! (Maftir Yonah 1:1-4:11, Michah 7:18-20) 🚢🐋🏙🛖🏞

264

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Yom Kippur Shacharis: Does Hashem Want Us to Fast Or Not? (Yishaiyah 57:14-58:14)

265

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shabbos Shuvah: The Teshuvah Triad (Hoshei'a 14:2-10, Yoel 2:11-27, Michah 7:18-20) (שבת שובה)

266

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Ha'azinu: Singing or Speaking? - Songs Unsung (Shmuel Beis 22:1-51) 🎵🚫

267

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Ha'azinu & Kiddushin 36: Would Hashem Ever Disown Us? 👨‍👦

268

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Rosh HaShannah Day 2: Remembering Rochel/Efrayim (Yirmiyah 31:1-19) 💭😭 - Is Efrayim a Precious Son?

269

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Rosh HaShannah Day 1: Remembering Chanah (Shmuel Aleph 1:1-2:10) 💭👩🏼‍🍼 What Does it Mean that Hashem "Remembers"?

270

Siyum on Maseches Gittin - L'Ilui Nishmas: Kayla Rus bas Bunim Tuvia A"H (22 Elul, 8th Yahrtzeit)

271

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Yomim Nora’im & Iyov 37: "The Signature of the Hand of Every Man is in it" (וְחוֹתָם יַד כָּל אָדָם בּוֹ) ✍️🏻 (Nach Yomi & U'Nesaneh Tokef)

272

An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Should We Be Afraid? 🌅 (L"N: Kayla Rus bas Bunim Tuvia A"H)

273

An Awesome Opportunity (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים / יְמֵי רָצוֹן): Composing Our Viduy 🌅

274

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Nitzavim, 7th of Consolation: Happy Ever After? (Yishaiyah 61:10-63:9) (ז׳ משבע דנחמתא)

275

Yomim Nora’im (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים) or Yimei Ratzon (יְמֵי רָצוֹן)? Introducing An Awesome Opportunity 🌅

276

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Ki Savo, 6th of Consolation: "Rise & Shine!" - What is the Or HaGanuz and Where Can You Get Some? (Yishaiyah 60:1-22) (ו׳ משבע דנחמתא)

277

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Elul, Ki Seitzei & Kiddushin 8-9: "Aseih Imanu Tzedakah VaChessed" 🪙💙 - What is Greater: Tzedakah or Chessed?

278

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Ki Seitzei, 5th of Consolation: Do the Waters of Noach Evoke Comfort? (Yishaiyah 54:1-10) (ה׳ משבע דנחמתא)

279

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Parshas Shoftim & Kiddushin 3: Can We Derive Financial Law from Prohibition? ("Mamona Mei'Issura") 💰➡️🚫 (Incredible Yesodos in Kol HaTorah Kulah from my Rebbi, R' Yonason Avner Sacks Shlita)

280

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shoftim, 4th of Consolation: WAKE UP! Mufasa's Call (Yishaiyah 51:12-52:12) (ד׳ משבע דנחמתא)

281

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Parshas Shoftim & Gittin 89-90: 2 Daf, 2 Witnesses, & 1 More Point of Hashgachah Before We Close Gittin 🧐🧐🥳🥳

282

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Re'eih, 3rd of Consolation: How Can We Achieve Comfort When We're Stuck in a Storm? (Yishaiyah 54:11-55:5) (ג׳ משבע דנחמתא)

283

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Eikev & Mishlei 30: Do You Prefer Wealth or Poverty? 🤑😔 Where is the Missing Letter Aleph (א)? (Nach Yomi Edition!)

284

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Eikev, 2nd of Consolation: Words of Comfort or Criticism? (Yishaiyah 49:14-51:3) (ב׳ משבע דנחמתא)

285

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Va'Es'chanan, Shabbos Nachamu, 1st of Consolation: Why Should We Be Comforted? (Yishaiyah 40:1-26) (א׳ משבע דנחמתא – שבת נחמו)

286

Kinah Al HaShoah - HaZocher Mazkirav (R' Schwab) 5783

287

Kinos 36 & 41 - Tziyon HaLo Sish'ali, Sha’ali Serufa Ba’Eish 5783

288

Kinos 26 & 29 - Az Behaloch Yirmiyahu, Amarti She’u Mini 5783

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Kinah 24 - Al Churban 5783

290

Kinos 17 & 19 - Im Tochalnah, Lecha Hashem 5783

291

Is Tish'ah B’Av a Day of Teshuvah? (Yes & No & Yes)

292

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Tish'ah B’Av: If Only You Had Just Abandoned Me... (Yirmiyah 8:13-9:23)

293

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Devarim, Shabbos Chazon (3rd of Misfortune): How Could YOU? (Yishaiyah 1:1-27) (ג׳ מתלת דפרענותא – שבת חזון)

294

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Bein HaMeitzarim (3 Weeks), Mattos, & Gittin 57: The Bubbling Blood of Zechariah HaNavi (Preview of Kinos 17 and 34)

295

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Bein HaMeitzarim (3 Weeks) & Gittin 56: Kamtza & Bar Kamtza - What is Sinas Chinam?

296

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Mas'ei, Beis D'Puranusa (2nd of Misfortune): Two Evils or One? (Yirmiyah 2:4-28, 3:4, 4:1-2) (ב׳ מתלת דפרענותא)

297

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Bein HaMeitzarim (3 Weeks) & Gittin 55: Intro to Kamtza & Bar Kamtza - What Constantly Worries YOU?

298

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Mattos, Achas D'Puranusa (1st of Misfortune): Bearer of Bad News (Yirmiyah 1:1-2:3) (א׳ מתלת דפרענותא)

299

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Ta'anis Tzibur: Why Read "Dirshu Hashem" on Fast Days? Why Fast At All? (Yishaiyah 55:6-56:8) 🔎

300

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Pinchas: To Spear or to Spare? Are We Supposed to Emulate Pinchas? (Melachim Aleph 18:46-19:21) 🤺

301

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Balak: Rare Backstage Footage! (Michah 5:6-6:8) 👁🎥🎞

302

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Chukas: "Fair is Fair," or is it? The Statute of Strict Justice (Shoftim 11:1-33) ⚖️

303

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chukas & Gittin 38: Can Goyim Legally Conquer Land & Acquire Slaves? 🗺 (Eretz Yisrael Edition!)

304

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Korach: Don't Blame the Game (Shmuel Aleph 11:14-12:22) 😡👉🏻🎮

305

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Korach & Gittin 36: Happy to be Insulted 😧=🙂

306

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Korach & Gittin 35 (+ Yerushalmi, Demai 51): Was the Ketores a "סַם הַמָּוֶת" (Poisonous Drug)? 🧪

307

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shelach: Is Sending Spies a Good Idea or Not? (Yehoshua 2:1-24) 🕵🏻‍♂️🕵🏼‍♂️

308

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - B'Ha'alosecha: Chanukah Sheini? (Zechariah 2:14-4:7) 🕎

309

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Nasso: What Does the NFL have to do with Our Parsha? (Shoftim 13:2-25) 🧔🏻‍♀️

310

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shavuos (Day 2): Where is the Kabbalas HaTorah We Were Dreaming of? (Chavakuk 2:20-3:19) 🌋

311

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shavuos (Day 1): Ma'aseh Merkavah, The Account of the Chariot (Yechezkeil 1:1-28, 3:12) 🚋🌋

312

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chag HaShavuos & Gittin 7: What Happened to "Na'aseh V'Nishma"? 👼🏻👼🏻👑 👑

313

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Machar Chodesh: "The Moon Will Come Out Tomorrow" (Shmuel Aleph 18:20-42) 👳🏼‍♂️👳🏻‍♂️🏹🌑🌒

314

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Bamidbar: Why Would Hashem Command a Navi to Marry a Zonah? (Hoshei'a 2:1-22) 👳🏼‍♂️💍🧛🏼‍♀️

315

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Emor, Dirshu, B'Chukosai, and Sotah 38-39: Love, Peace, & Birchas Kohanim 🖖🏻👳🏼‍♂️

316

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - B'Chukosai: Bitachon Stage II - Security!!! (Yirmiyah 16:19-17:14) 👮🏻‍♂️

317

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - B'Har: Bitachon Stage I - The Most Discomforting/Comforting Message (Yirmiyah 32:6-27) 🙏🏻⛰️

318

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Emor: Kohanim of the Future (Yechezkeil 44:15-31) 👳🏼‍♂️🤖

319

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Kedoshim: The Single Most Avoided Haftarah (Ashkenaz: Yechezkeil 22:1-16, Sefard: Yechezkeil 20:2-20) 🏙🔪🩸

320

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Acharei Mos: How are You Not Ethiopian? (Amos 9:7-15) 🤷🏾‍♂️🕌vs.🕍

321

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shabbos Rosh Chodesh: What Happens When These 2 Magical Days Meet? (Yishaiyah 66:1-24) 🕯🕯🌙

322

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Metzora: Fantastic Four (Melachim Beis 7:3-20) 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️

323

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Tazria: Getting Under Na'aman's Skin (Melachim Beis 4:42-5:19) 🧟‍♂️

324

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Sh'mini: For the Love of G-d (Shmuel Beis 6:1-7:17) ❤️‍🔥

325

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Acharon Shel Pesach: The End (Yishaiyah 10:32-12:6) 🐺🐑🐆🐐 🦁🐮🐻👶🏻🐍

326

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shvi'i Shel Pesach: Is this Just Another Song? (Shmuel Beis 22:1-51) 🎶

327

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pesach & Sotah 9-13: Practically the Entire Pesach Story ON PESACH!!! 🫓

328

Siyum Ta'anis Bechorim - Yerushalmi, Maseches Brachos 🗣

329

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shabbos Chol HaMo'eid Pesach: "Dry Bones" (Yechezkeil 37:1-14) 💀🦴

330

Siyum Ta'anis Bechorim - Maseches Nazir 🧔🏻‍♀️

331

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Pesach (Day 2): "In Every Generation" - Part II: Yoshiyahu (Melachim Beis 23:1-9, 21-25) 🗿🔥

332

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Pesach (Day 1): "In Every Generation" - Part I: Yehoshua (Yehoshua 3:5-7, 5:2-6:1, 6:27) 🔪🩸

333

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pesach & Sotah 7: What Does "Haggadah" Mean? 📔🗣❤

334

"Who Knows the Haggadah?" Marathon 📔 - Part 5: ?עַשָׂרָה מִי יוֹדֵעַ - What Does Chad Gadya Have to do with Pesach? 🐐🐈🐕🦯🔥💧🐃🔪😈 👑

335

"Who Knows the Haggadah?" Marathon 📔 - Part 4: ?אֶחָד מִי יוֹדֵעַ - Why Stop at 13? 1️⃣👑🪦🪦🧔🏻🧔🏻🧔🏻🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼📔📕📗📘📙📚📚🕯🕯👶🏻👩🏼‍🍼🌋⭐️🚩👑1️⃣3️⃣ ?שְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר מִי יוֹדֵעַ

336

"Who Knows the Haggadah?" Marathon 📔 - Part 3: ?שִׁישָׁה מִי יוֹדֵעַ - Who Knows the 6 Items on the Seder Plate? 🍗🥚🌶🥬🍎🥔

337

"Who Knows the Haggadah?" Marathon 📔 - Part 2: ?אַרְבָּע מִי יוֹדֵעַ - Can You "Connect 4" on Seder Night? 🍷🍷🍷🍷🙋🏻‍♂️🙅🏻‍♂️🧒🏻👶🏻🫓🥬❓️❓️🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼

338

"Who Knows the Haggadah?" Marathon 📔 - Part 1: ?חַמִישָׁה עָשָׂר מִי יוֹדֵעַ - The 15 Siman Seder Song - Who Needs it? 🍷🚿🥔🫓📖🚿🫓🫓🥬🌮🍽🫓📒🎶🐐

339

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pesach & Sotah 2-3: What is the Connection between Zivugim, Krias Yam Suf, & Yosef HaTzaddik? 🌊❤️ 🌊🙅🏻

340

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shabbos HaGadol: Why Doesn’t this Haftarah Discuss Pesach? (Malachi 3:4-24) 🫓❓️

341

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Tzav: Eat Your Olah! (Yirmiyah 7:21-34, 8:1-3, 9:22-23) 🐏🍽

342

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pesach & Nazir 63-64: What is the Unavoidable Connection between Nazir & Pesach? 🧔🏼‍♀️🐏🪦

343

Elevating the Pesach Seder: 5 P's for Pesach; "Just How Long is G-d’s Outstretched Arm?" 💪🏻 (Young Israel of Hollywood, FL / Brauser Maimonides Academy)

344

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayikra: Is it the Thought that Counts? (Yishaiyah 43:21-44:23) 🤔💭

345

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - HaChodesh: How Can We Create the Pesach of the Future "this Month"? (Yechezkeil 45:18-46:15) 🐑🕛

346

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayak'heil & Pekudei: "Mishkan Series - Parts II & III: Work & Finale" (Melachim Aleph, Vayak'heil - Ashkenaz: 7:40-50, Sefard: 7:13-26, Pekudei - Ashkenaz: 7:51, 8:1-21, Sefard: 7:40-50) 🏗🕍🥳

347

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Parah: Why are There No Red Cows in this Haftarah? (Yechezkeil 36:16-38) 🤷🏻‍♂️🐂

348

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Parshas Parah & Nazir 45: When Will We Be Allowed Back into Hashem's House? Parah & Ka-parah 🐂

349

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Ki Sisa: Whose Team Are You On? (Melachim Aleph 18:1-39) ⛰️🔥

350

Real-Talk Torah: Bringing Our Kids to the Level of Ad D'Lo Yada (without an Ounce of Wine) 🧒🏻🚫🍷

351

"Who Knows 10?" (?עַשָׂרָה מִי יוֹדֵעַ) - 10 Facts About the 10 Sons of Haman 👺👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

352

"Who Knows 8?" (?שְׁמוֹנָה מִי יוֹדֵעַ) - The 8 Bigdei Kehunah 👳🏼‍♂️🏷🥼🧥🧬👖🦺💎🧮

353

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Zachor: A Jewish Day of Hate, But Not the Kind You're Thinking (Shmuel Aleph 15:1-34) 👺

354

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Tetzaveh: Kohanim, For the People, By the People (Yechezkeil 43:10-27) 👳🏼‍♂️

355

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Parshas Tetzaveh/Purim & Nazir 34: Did that Shout-out to the Bigdei Kehunah Ring a Bell? 🔔

356

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Parshas Terumah & Nazir 32: What Would You Do Today if the Beis HaMikdash Were Built Tomorrow? 🕍

357

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Terumah: The Mishkan Series - Part I: The Blueprint (Melachim Aleph 5:26-6:13) 🕍

358

Real-Talk Torah: The Hidden Yahrzeit of 30 Adar I 🕯(The Most Halachically Complicated Yahrzeit Day - When it is Observed?)

359

"Who Knows 10?" (?עַשָׂרָה מִי יוֹדֵעַ) - 10 Nazirim in our Mesorah 🧔🏼‍♀️

360

"Who Knows?" (?מִי יוֹדֵעַ) - How Many Materials were in the "Terumah"? 🥇🥈🥉🟦🟪🟥⬜️🐐🐏🦄 🪵🛢🧂🪨💎

361

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shekalim: All About the Benjamin's? (Melachim Beis 12:1-17) 💵🪙💰🕍

362

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Mishpatim: Why is He Called an Eved "Ivri" ("Hebrew" Slave)? (Yirmiyah 34:8-22, 33:25-26) ⛓️🇮🇱

363

"Who Knows 10?" (?עַשָׂרָה מִי יוֹדֵעַ) - 10 Special Shabbasos/Haftaros 📜

364

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Yisro: Who Wants to Ride the Divine Chariot? (Yishaiyah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6) 🚋🙋🏻‍♂️

365

"Who Knows 10?" (?עַשָׂרָה מִי יוֹדֵעַ) - 10 Shocking Facts about the Aseres HaDibros 🌋 (Pilot Shiur)

366

Real-Talk Torah: Do You Gain Weight on Shabbos? ⚖️😋🕯🕯

367

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Beshalach/Shabbos Shirah: What Does an Eishes Chayil Look Like? (Shoftim 4:4-5:31) 🎶👩🏻 🥁🪘

368

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Parshas Bo & Nazir 5A & 7A: How Many Days are in a Year? 🌅🗓 (Plus Yerushalmi, Brachos 71: "Eizov" 🌿)

369

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Bo: Lesson of the Locusts (Yirmiyah 46:13-28) 🦗🦗

370

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Va'Eira: The King of De-Nile (Yechezkeil 28:25-29:21) 👑🐊🌅

371

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shemos: Echoes from Exodus - 2-in-1 Haftaros (Ashkenaz: Yishaiyah 27:6-23:13, 29:22-23, Sefard: Yirmiyah 1:1-2:3) 🧱🧱 vs. 🔥

372

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayechi: Just Another Deathbed Speech? (Melachim Aleph 2:1-12) 🛌🏼✅️⭕️❌️

373

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayigash/Vayechi & Nedarim 66-68: Is One Ever Liable for the mere INTENTION to Sin? 💭 - What About Yosef's Brothers? (Torah from my Rebbi, Plus More Yerushalmi Shout-Outs)

374

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayigash: A Visit from the Wicked Son? (Yechezkeil 37:15-28) 🪵🪵

375

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Shabbos Chanukah/Mikeitz: Just a Menorah Shout-out? (Zechariah 2:14-4:7) 🕎

376

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayeishev: Justice Sold? ⚖️💰👞 (Amos 2:6-3:8)

377

Hespeid for my mother Chaya Rachel bas Dovid Tzvi A"H

378

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeishev & Nedarim 50: The Test of Handsomeness 😎 (Plus, our first Yerushalmi Shout-Outs, Brachos 14-15, 30)

379

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayishlach: "Doom to Edom" 🧑🏼‍🦰 (Ovadiah 1:1-21)

380

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayeitzei: "Yaakov Ran Away" 🏃🏼 (Ashkenaz: Hoshei'a 12:13-14:10; Sefard: Ibid. 11:7-12:5/13:5)

381

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Toldos & Nedarim 32: Why did Hashem choose Avraham? Whom should Yitzchak choose? 🦶🏻🔪🕊 (Addendum, Shabbos Chazarah Double Edition)

382

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Toldos: "I Hated Eisav" 🧑🏼‍🦰 (Malachi 1:1-2:7)

383

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Toldos & Nedarim 31: Who is the Zera Avraham? 🌱👳🏼‍♂️=❓️ (Torah from my Rebbi)

384

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Toldos & Nedarim 28: Permission to Deceive 🥸

385

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeira/Chayei Sarah & Nedarim 21: A Little Bit of Water💧

386

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Chayei Sarah: Sharing Success(ion) Stories! 🤴🏽👸🏼👳🏼‍♂️🧕🏻👳🏻🧕🏻 (Melachim Aleph 1:1-31)

387

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Vayeira: Ma'aseh Avos - Surprising Parenting Styles 👨‍👩‍👦 (Melachim Beis 4:1-37)

388

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Vayeira & Nedarim 8: A Sunny World to Come 🌞 (Chazarah Edition)

389

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Lech Lecha: Avraham My Beloved ❤️ (Yishaiyah 40:27-41:16)

390

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Lech Lecha & Nedarim 7: Is Declaring the Name of G-d a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? 🗣

391

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - Noach: Can You Dive Deeper than the "Waters of Noach"? 🌊 (Yishaiyah 54:1-55:5)

392

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Noach & Kesuvos 112: What was the Sin of Cana'an? ☻️ Who were Cana'an & Mitzrayim? 🇪🇬

393

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Bereishis/Noach & Kesuvos 111: The Origin & Mysterious Gadlus of Bavel 🛕

394

Half-Torah/הַפְטָרָה - The Premiere Shiur! Bereishis: Creation! So What? 🌎🤷🏻‍♂️ (Yishaiyah 42:5-43:10)

395

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh - Mar-Cheshvan Edition 🤷🏻‍♂️

396

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - V'Zos HaBrachah & Kesuvos 103: "I am No Greater than Moshe Rabbeinu..." 👳🏼‍♂️

397

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - V'Zos HaBrachah: "תּוֹרָה צִוָּה־לָנוּ מֹשֶׁה מוֹרָשָׁה קְהִלַּת יַעֲקֹֽב" - Why Does Moshe Talk about Himself in Third Person? / Why Must Every Child Know this Pasuk? 📜

398

Real-Talk Torah: What Does Hashem Want us to Learn from a Viral MBC Video? ⛰️🕍⛰️🎤 (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם הָרִים סָבִיב לָהּ וַה׳ סָבִיב לְעַמּוֹ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם)

399

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Ha'azinu: "כִּי שֵׁם ה׳ אֶקְרָא הָבוּ גֹּדֶל לֵאלֹקֵינוּ" - To Whom was Moshe Talking? 🗣👥️️🌌🌍📜

400

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayeilech: Where Did Moshe Go? Why? Who Cares?🚶🏻‍♂️

401

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Yomim Nora'im & Kesuvos 84: "Ein M'Rachamin B'Din"-"We Don't Display Mercy in Justice" ⚖️ (רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר: אֵין מְרַחֲמִין בַּדִּין)

402

Mussar Minutes - Rosh HaShannah: Who is the Birthday Boy? 🎂

403

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Nitzavim: Did You Know "You Are Standing"? 👉🏻🧍🏻‍♂️

404

Mussar Minutes - Elul/Selichos/Nitzavim: Free Choice vs. (Bodily) Autonomy? 📖🤲🏻

405

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Ki Savo: "Uphold" the Torah or "Hold up" the Torah? Is the Torah Falling? 📜🙌🏻

406

Mussar Minutes - Ki Seitzei/Ki Savo: Is Everyone Entitled to Happiness? 🙂

407

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Ki Seitzei: Who Really is the "Hated Wife"? 🙍🏼‍♀️

408

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Shoftim: The King's Torah & His Sefer Torah 👑 📜

409

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Shoftim & Flashback to Kesuvos 45: Where's the Best Place to Execute Your Local Idolater? 🪨 (Chazarah Edition!)

410

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Rosh Chodesh Elul & Kesuvos 52: What is the Meaning of LaKeil Orech Din? 👨🏻‍⚖️⚖️

411

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Re'eih: Why Does Evil Even Exist? 🙌🏻 vs. ☠️

412

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Eikev & Kesuvos 47-48: Mann, Mezonos, & Marriage 💎🍞💕

413

Mussar Minutes - Eikev/Elul: What Do You Want? ❤️‍🔥

414

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Eikev: What Does Hashem Ask of You? And is it a Small Matter? 🤏🏻

415

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Va'Es'chanan: Could You Please Do Me Favor? 🎁 Was Moshe's Tefilah Successful?

416

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Va'Es'chanan & Kesuvos 34: Can You Eat What You Cooked on Shabbos? Is there a Conflict Between Shamor & Zachor?🕯🕯

417

Kinos 32, 36, & 41 - Etzb'osai, Tziyon HaLo, & Sha'ali Serufah

418

Kinah 26 - Az B'Haloch Yirmiyah Al Kivrei Avos

419

Kinah 24 - Al Churban Beis HaMikdash Ki Huras

420

Kinah 17 - Im Tochalnah Nashim 5782

421

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Tish'ah B'Av & Kesuvos 30: Are We Really Ready for the Beis HaMikdash to be Rebuilt? - "Arba Misos Beis Din" 🪨🔥🗡🧵

422

Tish'ah B’Av: Aveilus Without Nechamah

423

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Devarim: Where Did Moshe Deliver His Final Speech? 🏜🏞🌊🍚🏟🪙 (Between the ר and ס of Pardeis!)

424

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Devarim/Menachem Av & Kesuvos 24-25: "Until Moshiach Comes..." ⌛️ (Double Edition)

425

Real-Talk Torah: A Torah Approach to Anger Management - Part II 😡🔥 (The Most Important Letter ✉️)

426

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Mas'ei: Why Were the Journeys Re-Recorded? 🗺✍️🏻

427

Real-Talk Torah: "Keitzad Mirakdin" - How Should We Dance before the Kallah? 🕺🏻👰🏻‍♀️ (?כֵּיצַד מְרַקְּדִין לִפְנֵי הַכַּלָּה)

428

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Mattos: What is "Profanity" & Why is it So Bad? 🗣🚫

429

Mussar Minutes - Pinchas: Tzidkaniyos & Chachmaniyos 🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼🧕🏼

430

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pinchas & Kesuvos 17: How Should Semichah Be Given? 🙌🏻 (A Lesson from My Rebbi/Chag HaSemichah)

431

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Mas'ei & Kesuvos 15: Guy Throws a Rock into a Crowd of People 🪨👥️️👥️️👥️️☠️❓️ - Doubts in Capital Crimes (Sneak-Peek to Next Week!)

432

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: What is Tikun Chatzos? 🌌

433

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Pinchas: What was the Bris Shalom (Pact of Peace)? ✌🏻

434

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pinchas & Kesuvos 13: The "Unquestionably Questionable" Kohein👳🏽‍♂️ ("Shtuki" to Kehunah)

435

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Pinchas & Kesuvos 5: Ozni was Etzbon 👉🏻👂🏻 (The Answer to Rashi's Mystery in Last Week's Daf)

436

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Sheva Brachos 💞 (Origins, Meaning, Tune)

437

Real-Talk Torah: Does Hashem Have Any Regrets? 🤦🏻‍♂️ (Mixed Messages in Tanach)

438

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Balak & Kesuvos 7: The Beauty & Kedushah of Bircas Eirusin 💍 (Mo'av & Z'nus vs. Nesuos, Chupah, & Kiddushin)

439

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Balak: Bil'am Hit the Donkey "3 Regalim" - What are Regalim? 🦶🏻🦶🏻🦶🏻

440

Mussar Minutes - Chukas: "Spoiled Children" 🙍🏽‍♂️🙍🏼🙍🏻‍♂️🙍🏽

441

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chukas & Kesuvos 2: Time for Anger 😡 (Rashi's Secret Antidote to Anger)

442

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chukas & Yevamos 121: Why is Hashem is Exacting with the Righteous "K'Chut HaSa'arah"? 💇🏻‍♂️

443

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chukas & Yevamos 121: Do Snakes Cause Death or Not?! 🐍⚕️

444

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Chukas: The Miraglim Story You Have Never Heard Before 🕵🏻‍♂️🕵🏼‍♂️

445

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Chukas & Yevamos 116: The Red Cow & the Copper Snake 🐂🐍 (Eretz Yisrael/Early Edition!)

446

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Where is Korach Hiding in our Shabbos Davening? 👳🏽‍♂️=🌴➡️🌸

447

Mussar Minutes - Korach/Tamuz: The Breakdown of Torah U'Mesorah ♨️🌋

448

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Korach: What Did Korach Take? ("וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח") ❤️‍🔥🤑👥️️👕🙅🏽‍♂️

449

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Korach & Yevamos 113: "You Too!" 👉🏻👳🏻‍♂️👈🏻 (Rashi's Quote of Parshas Korach)

450

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Korach & Yevamos 112: "Pikei'ach" vs. "Shoteh" - Which was Korach? 👁

451

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Shelach/Korach & Yevamos 112: "Heaven is Between Us" 🪜🌌

452

Real-Talk Torah: The "Canceled" Rebbi 🚫 - Part III: "He Has Only Torah" 📜

453

Mussar Minutes - Shelach: But... 🤏🏻

454

Shelach: Who Was Greater, Yehoshua or Caleiv? The Secret New Meaning of "Sh'tikah K'Hoda'ah" 🤫=🗣 (Special Shiur with Kesher Israel of Harrisburg, PA)

455

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Shelach & Yevamos 108: Challah & the Little Girl's Marriage Refusal 🥖🙅🏻‍♀️

456

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Shelach: "I Have Forgiven Like Your Words" - WHICH Words? ("סָלַחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶךָ") 💬

457

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - B'Ha'alosecha & Yevamos 104: The Mind-blowing Connection Between the Spit of the Yevamah & the Spit of "Miriam's Father" 🗣🤯

458

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - B'Ha'alosecha & Yevamos 103: Sandal of Tzara'as 🩴 - Why Must We Remember Miriam's Disgrace? 🧕🏼

459

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: A Secret Path in Shabbos Davening - "Gut Shabbos" or "Shabbat Shalom"? 👍🏻vs.✌🏻 (שבת שלום vs. א גוטין שבת)

460

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - B'Ha'alosecha & Yevamos 101: Squeaky Clean Like the 70 Zikeinim! 👳🏻‍♂️

461

Inyana D'Yomi/עִנְיָנָא דְיוֹמִי - Series Premier! 📚

462

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Avodah of Bein HaZ'manim? ⏳️🏝⏳️

463

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - B'Ha'alosecha: Tefilah for Miriam - Too Short or Too Long? Could it Have Been Shorter? ("אל נא רפא נא לה") 🤲🏻🙏🏻

464

Mussar Minutes - B'Ha'alosecha: A Generation of "Like Complainers" 🙍🏼‍♂️🪧🙍🏻‍♀️🪧🙍🏻‍♂️🪧 (Trigger Warning ⚠️)

465

Revisiting PUAH - "Maybe This Time" 👩🏼‍🍼

466

Mussar Minutes - Nasso: Reaching Your Royal Highness 🤴🏽

467

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Nasso: The Leining We Sort of Know By Heart 🥣 🍚 🥄🐂🐏🐑🐐🐂🐂🐏🐏🐏🐏🐏🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑 "...קָרְבָּנ֞וֹ קַֽעֲרַת־כֶּ֣סֶף אַחַ֗ת שְׁלשִׁ֣ים וּמֵאָה֘ מִשְׁקָלָהּ֒"

468

Mussar Minutes - Shavuos: The Moment You "Remember" Har Sinai, You "Lost the Game" 🌋

469

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Bamidbar: What is a "Degel"? What were the "Signs"? 🚩🦁🧔🏻🐃🦅 ("אִישׁ עַל־מַחֲנֵהוּ וְאִישׁ עַל־דִּגְלוֹ")

470

The Shavuos Show: Where is Matan Torah? 🍞🍞 vs. 🎁📜

471

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Comfortable with Nusach Sefard? - Kesser! 👑🎶

472

Mussar Minutes - B'Chukosai: Follow Me On the D 🛣

473

Real-Talk Torah: What Should One Learn on Shavuos Night? 📜🩹

474

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: A Game Plan for Halleil on Shavuos Morning 🥱

475

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - B'Chukosai: A PACKED Pact Pasuk! 📋✍️🏻

476

Mussar Minutes - Lag Ba'Omer vs. B'Har/Sh'mitah: How Should You Spend Your Free Time? 🏹🚜

477

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - B'Har: What Does Yovel Mean? 🐏🌾🏞🔔

478

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Help! I Got the Wrong Nusach! 😳 (Nail those Transitions)

479

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Source for "Derech Eretz Kodmah LaTorah"? What Exactly Does that Mean? 🛣⌛️📜

480

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Emor: Is Shabbos a Yom Tov? / Why May We Cook on Yom Tov?🕯🕯🌎

481

Mussar Minutes - Kedoshim: Is "V'Ohavta L'Rei'acha Kamocha" really THE Klal Gadol BaTorah? ❤️‍🔥

482

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Kedoshim: Dumb Question: Why Must We Be Holy? 😇

483

Mussar Minutes - Acharei Mos: What Does Scapegoat Really Mean? 🐐

484

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Acharei Mos: What in the world is Azazel? 🐐🗻

485

BKW - Ba'al KRIAH Workshop: Tune & Reason for Shir HaShirim 💞🎼🎵🎶

486

Mussar Minutes - Pesach: The 2 Kol Chamira's - Breaking Free 🍞🥐🥖🥨🥯

487

Maggid Mania: The 4 Hidden Haggados We Read Each Year 📚📔

488

Pesach Paradise/פסח פרדס - Pesach: Why is it called "Pesach"? 🗣🐑

489

Real-Talk Torah: Metzora/"Shabbos HaGadol Drashah": Chameitz, Matzah, & A Tale of 2 Houses 🍞🫓🏚🏠

490

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Metzora: What "WILL BE the Torah of the Metzora"? 📜🧟‍♂️

491

Mussar Minutes - Tazria: The Lashon HaRa Virus & the 2 COVID Responses - ?מה נשתנה משאר טמאים לישב בדד 😷

492

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Tazria: Why is Full-Body Tzara'as Declared Pure? 🧟‍♂️

493

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - HaChodesh: Why is "This" Month Different? 🌛 ?מה נשתנה החודש הזה

494

Mussar Minutes - Sh'mini/Parah: Adding Injury to Insult 🐂🔥🔥

495

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Sh'mini: Were Nadav & Avihu Warned? 🔥🔥

496

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Parah: How Does the Cow Deal with Death? 🐂

497

An Unfathomable Loss

498

Real-Talk Torah: Yom K'Purim & the Real Thing 👳🏻‍♂️🎭

499

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Tzav: What is the Torah of the Olah? 📜🐏

500

Purim Paradise/פורים פרדס - Esther: What Disturbed the King's Sleep? 👑

501

Mussar Minutes - Vayikra/Zachor: "It's for my Avodas Hashem!" No. It's Not. 🐑

502

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: A Soulful Song - Nafshi - נפשי 💔

503

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Variety for Vayikra, Zemiros for Zachor 🗣💭

504

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Zachor: Remember How Amaleik Emasculated Us? 🔪

505

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayikra: WHO Called Moshe & Why Did He do it with a Small א? ✍️🏻

506

Real-Talk Torah: The "Canceled" Rebbi 🚫 - Part II: Acher Un-canceled?

507

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Pekudei: Were there Other Mishkenos? 🕍🕍

508

Mussar Minutes - Vayak'heil/Shekalim - Challenge Every "Call for Unity" 🕍🪙

509

Real-Talk Torah: The Origins of the 39 Melachos 🕍🇪🇬🌏

510

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayak'heil: Why was Eish Singled Out? 🔥

511

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Shekalim: What is the Purpose of the Half-Shekel? 🪙

512

Mussar Minutes - Ki Sisa: Growing & Glowing without even Knowing 🌟

513

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Ki Sisa: What is Hashem's Book? 📘

514

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Secret of Purim Katan? 🍷

515

Real-Talk Torah: Dress Codes in Judaism - Why Do We Reference the Bigdei Kehunah after the Haftarah? 👔

516

Mussar Minutes - Tetzaveh: The Making of a (Kohein) Gadol 🧮👐🏻👳🏻‍♂️

517

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Tetzaveh: What was the purpose of the Bigdei Kehunah? 👳🏻‍♂️

518

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Tunes for the Mishkan Parshiyos 🕍⛺️ (Good for 5 Weeks!)

519

Mussar Minutes - Terumah/Adar: The Torah Doesn't Need You 📜

520

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Terumah: What are "Cheruvim"? 🐥👼🧚‍♂️🫂👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻🧒

521

Real-Talk Torah: The "Canceled" Rebbi 🚫 - A Torah Approach to "Cancel Culture"

522

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Challenge of Adar Aleph 🎭 (Halleil)

523

Mussar Minutes - Mishpatim: "Be There!" 🗻

524

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Mishpatim: The Sapphire Brickwork 💎🧱💎🧱💎

525

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shaleshudos Series Finale - Part IV: What Other Songs Should Be Sung? 🎵🤷🏻‍♂️🎶

526

Real-Talk Torah: Charging Ribbis (Interest) 🤑 - Jews vs. Goyim

527

Mussar Minutes - Yisro: 🗣 "Baruch Hashem!" (So easy, even a Goy can do it.)

528

Real-Talk Torah: Why Can't A Goy Keep Shabbos?🕯🕯 =  🎁👍🏻

529

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Yisro: "Do Not Murder" - Is it That Simple? 💀🔫

530

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Beshalach: "The Water Became Walls For Them/Angry At Them" 🌊

531

Mussar Minutes - Beshalach: This Will Not Inspire You 🙌🏻

532

Real-Talk Torah: "Lev Melech B'Yad Hashem" - Do Kings Have Free Choice? 🫀🤴🏼

533

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shabbos Shirah 🎼🎵🎶

534

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shaleshudos Series - Part III: Yedid Nefesh 💖

535

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Bo: Chameitz on Pesach - Why is this Kareis Different from All Other Krisos? 🍞

536

Mussar Minutes - Bo: Why Place Tefillin on the Weaker Arm? - "Play to Your Weakness" 🏋🏼‍♂️🤜🏻

537

Real-Talk Torah: Why are "Avodah Zarah Deniers" are Called "Yehudim" ("Grateful")? 🛐 vs. 🙏🏻

538

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Va'Eira: Arov - Where the Wild Things Were 🦁🐯🐻

539

Mussar Minutes - Va'Eira: Did Moshe Command the B'nei Yisrael to Free the B'nei Yisrael? 🤔 (3 Mind-blowing Lessons 🤯)

540

Real-Talk Torah: The Tragic Story of Moshe Rabbeinu's Grandson 🗿 (Pesel Michah)

541

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Shemos: Moshe was "Good" 👍🏻 - What Does that Mean?

542

Mussar Minutes - Shemos: A New King 🤴🏻 - "But, I Didn't Know!" 🤷🏻‍♂️

543

Mussar Minutes - Vayechi: When is the Right Time for Mussar? Is it Ever Too Late? ⏰

544

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayechi: "Rochel Died On Me" 🧕🏼

545

Real-Talk Torah: "Yaakov Avinu Didn't Die" 👳🏻‍♂️⚰🙅🏻‍♂️ But, Didn't He?

546

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shaleshudos Series - Part II: Mizmor L'Dovid 🐑🏞

547

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: A Few Musical Gems for Vayigash 💎🎵

548

Mussar Minutes - Vayigash: What Even IS Mussar? "Ani Yosef" (Sichos Mussar) 🤴🏻

549

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayigash: And the Land Grabbed Them 🌏🤜🏻

550

Real-Talk Torah: "V'Sein Tal U'Matar" - Where Did the Secular "December" Calculation Come From? 💧🌧

551

Real-Talk Torah: The Ugly Talmid Chacham - Part II 👳🏼‍♂️ vs. 👹

552

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Mikeitz: For How Many Years Was Yosef in Prison? ⛓✌🏻👐🏻

553

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: HaNeiros Hallalu 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯

554

Mussar Minutes - Vayeishev: Between Faith & Refusal 🙅🏻‍♂️

555

Real-Talk Torah: The Ugly Talmid Chacham & the Handsome Rasha 🤓📜 vs. 😎🥓

556

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Single Most Important Tefilah to Sing 🦃🎵 (Mizmor L'Sodah: The Song that Never Ends)

557

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayeishev: What Was/Wasn't in the Pit? 🚱🐍🦂📜

558

Mussar Minutes - Vayeishev: I'm Right & You're Wrong 🥳

559

Real-Talk Torah: Are Angels Real Beings or Just Prophetic Visions? 😇

560

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Must-Use Song(s) for Parshas Vayishlach 🤼🏼‍♂️👩🏻‍🍼

561

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayishlach: Why did the Angel Hit Yaakov in the Gid HaNasheh? 😇🤜🍗

562

Mussar Minutes - Vayishlach: Did Yaakov Fool the Angel? 👿🤜🏻🦵🏻

563

Parsha Panel: The Untold Story of Eisav HaTzaddik 👨🏼‍🦰

564

Real-Talk Torah: Parsha of the Living Dead 🧟

565

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayeitzei: What is the Meaning of Yaakov's Ladder? 🪜

566

Mussar Minutes - Vayeitzei: Rochel & Leah - Who Had it Worse? 👶🏻 vs. 💔

567

Real-Talk Torah: Revisiting Yaakov Avinu's "Deal with the Devil" 😈

568

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Toldos: What Did Yitzchak Smell & Why Did it Matter? 👃🏻🍎

569

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shaleshudos Series - Part I: Askinu Seudasa-B'nei Heichala - What is the "Holy Apple Field"? 🍎

570

Mussar Minutes - Toldos: What was so Disturbing to Rivkah Imeinu? 🤰🏻

571

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Torah's View of Animals? 🐾 (Special Guest: R' Daniel)?

572

Mussar Minutes - Chayei Sarah: The Akeidah Was NOT the Ultimate Test ⚰

573

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Chayei Sarah: Who was Keturah? 🧕🏾

574

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shabbos Chayei Sarah - Eishes Chayil Medley & More! 👰🏻‍♀️

575

Real-Talk Torah: Who is the Eishes Chayil? 🧕🏻 "אשת חיל"

576

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yakum Purkan & V'Chol Mi SheOskim 🕍

577

Mussar Minutes - Chayei Sarah: Why Doesn't the Torah Record the Hesped for Sarah Imeinu? ⚰🧕🏻

578

Mussar Minutes - Vayeira: Avimelech's Theological Debate with G-d 🪞

579

Real-Talk Torah: Officer Yandy Chirino & Why He Matters

580

BTW Panel Edition! ☆ Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yahrzeit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach 🎸 🕯 (w/ R' Daniel & R' Mendy Shlomo)

581

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Vayeira: Avraham Didn't Sacrifice Yitzchak... Or Did He? 🔪

582

Real-Talk Torah: The Story & Meta-story of the Daughters of Lot 🧕🏼🧕🏼 (Hashkafah Matters)

583

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Lech Lecha: To You? For You? By You?🚶🏽‍♂️

584

Real-Talk Torah: "Mazel Tov!" - What Does it Mean & Why Do We Say It? ⭐ "מזל טוב"

585

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס Intro

586

Mussar Minutes - Lech Lecha: The Remarkably Unremarkable Intro 🗣

587

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Perfect Songs for Parshas Noach 🕊🌧

588

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Noach: What was the Sin of the Tower Builders? 🏯

589

Real-Talk Torah: "You Think You Noah Guy" 🕊🌈 (Special Guest: R' Daniel)

590

Parsha Paradise/פרשה פרדס - Bereishis: How was Man Formed? 🏝

591

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Simchas Torah Davening 📜🎶 (Succos Series 🛖)

592

Mussar Minutes - V'Zos HaBrachah/Simchas Torah: Celebrating the Shattered Luchos 💎

593

Parsha Panorama - V'Zos HaBrachah: Season Finale! But, it's Not the End 📜

594

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Tefilas Geshem 🌧🥼 (Succos Series 🛖)

595

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Hoshana Rabbah - The Most Confusing & Inconsistent Davening of the Year 🌿🥼 (Succos Series 🛖)

596

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Succos Series 🛖 - Halleil & More 🎶🍋🌴

597

Hoshana Panorama - Meaning of the Minim & "Hoshanos" Explained 🍋🌴

598

Parsha Panorama - Ha'azinu: Why Doesn't the Song of Hope Sound Hopeful? 🎼

599

Mussar Minutes - Ha'azinu: Yomim Nora'im Review - Justice in Hand ⚖ ✊🏻

600

Machzor Manager 📖 Part II - Yom Kippur 🙏🏻

601

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Ne'ilah 🔒

602

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Musaf for Yom Kippur 👳🏻‍♂️🐐🐐 - Part II (The Avodah until the end)

603

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Musaf for Yom Kippur 👳🏻‍♂️ - Part I (Hineni up until Avodah)

604

Mussar Minutes - Vayeilech: I Can't Even 🧱🚶🏻‍♂️

605

Parsha Panorama - Vayeilech: Where is Moshe Going & What is Hak'heil?🚶🏻‍♂️📜👑⛰

606

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Kol Nidrei Night 🙏🏻🗃

607

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Mincha for Yom Kippur 🎁👼🏻

608

Real-Talk Torah: What's Wrong with Feeding Fish for Tashlich? 🐟🐠

609

Parsha Panorama - Nitzavim: "This Mitzvah" - Torah or Teshuvah? 📜 vs. 🙏🏻

610

Mussar Minutes - Nitzavim/Elul: The Most Frightening Fortune Cookie 🥠

611

Mussar Minutes - Nitzavim: Did Moshe Just Undercut the Tochachah? 🥶

612

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Shacharis for Yom Kippur 🙏🏻

613

Mussar Minutes - Ki Savo/Elul: Stop Being a Baby and Admit that You're a Baby! 👶🏻

614

Parsha Panorama - Ki Savo: New Curses & a Covenant of Secrets 🤫

615

Real-Talk Torah: Which is Greater, Tzedakah or Chessed? 💵 vs. 🤝🏻

616

Machzor Manager 📖 Part I - Rosh HaShannah 👑💭🐏

617

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥 - Selichos 🙏🏻 Opening Night & Beyond

618

Mussar Minutes - Ki Savo/Elul: What is True Viduy? 🗣💬

619

Mussar Minutes - Elul/Ki Seitzei: Everywhere We Go! 🚶🏻‍♂️

620

Parsha Panorama - Ki Seitzei: 74 & Another War ⚔

621

Intro to Machzor Manager 📕

622

Mussar Minutes - Ki Seitzei: Reality Torah - How Can the Torah Give In to the Yeitzer HaRa? 😈

623

Mussar Minutes - Elul/Shoftim: The King of Israel 🤴🏼 & the King in the Field 👑

624

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Musaf for Rosh HaShannah 👑💭🐏 (Days 1 & 2)

625

Parsha Panorama - Shoftim: Is All Fair in Torah & War? 👨🏻‍⚖️🌲👮🏻‍♂️👳🏼‍♂️🤴🏻⚔🌳🐂

626

Mussar Minutes - Shoftim: Between Bribery & Idola-Trees 👨🏻‍⚖️🌲

627

Mussar Minutes - Re'eih: If Hashem is Truly Everywhere, Who Needs Yerushalayim? 🕍

628

Parsha Panorama - Re'eih: What are We Looking At? 👀

629

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Shacharis for Rosh HaShannah - Part II ⚖ (Chazaras HaShatz - Days 1 & 2)

630

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh/Halleil - ELUL Edition 💞

631

Mussar Minutes - Re'eih: To See & Be Seen 👁

632

Parsha Panorama - Eikev: A Loving & Fearing Marriage ⚖

633

Real-Talk Torah: The Real Reason for Bentching 🍞 (Not just Gratitude)

634

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Shacharis - Part I 👑 (HaMelech!-Go'al Yisrael)

635

Mussar Minutes - Eikev: The Heel - Drash or P'shat? 🦶🏻

636

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Ma'ariv 🎺🍎🍯

637

Parsha Panorama - Va'Es'chanan: Moshe's Most Quotable Quotes 💬

638

Real-Talk Torah: What Tu B'Av is & Isn't ❤

639

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shabbos Nachamu & Tu B'Av 🕯🕯🫂

640

Real-Talk Torah: Tish'ah B’Av is NOT Over. The Coast Isn't Clear ⚠️

641

Mussar Minutes - Shabbos Nachamu/Va'Es'chanan: Why Be Comforted? What Changed?! 🫂

642

Kinah Al HaShoah - R' Schwab, Holocaust, HaZocher Mazkirav

643

Kinos 31 & 36 - Eish Tukad, Tzion HaLo Sish'ali

644

Kinos 11 & 17 - Vayekonein Yirmiyahu, Im Tochalnah Nashim 5781

645

Mussar Minutes - Tish'ah B’Av/Devarim: Too Early for Teshuvah? 💔

646

Real-Talk Torah: What if I Can't Cry on Tish'ah B’Av? 🤷🏻‍♂️

647

Parsha Panorama - Devarim: What is the Point of this Book? 📔

648

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Bein HaMeitzarim through Tish'ah B’Av (Notes from Tikun Tefilah)

649

Mussar Minutes - Devarim: Why Does Moshe Rabbeinu "Sing" Eichah?

650

Real-Talk Torah: Is there a Place for Ka'as? 😡🔥 A Torah Approach to Anger Management

651

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: An Artful Ya'aleh V'Yavo for Shabbos-Rosh Chodesh Minchah 💭 🎁🌙

652

Parsha Panorama - Mattos-Mas'ei: How Does Bamidbar End Again? 🗺

653

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Shabbos-Rosh Chodesh Musaf (Atoh Yatzarta) 🌎

654

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora'im Marathon 💥🥼 - Minchah for Rosh HaShannah 🎁🐏

655

Mussar Minutes - Mattos-Mas'ei: Not Again! 🤦🏻‍♂️

656

Parsha Panorama - Pinchas: Why was Pinchas's Story Split into 2 Parts? 🍢

657

Mussar Minutes - Pinchas: A Moment vs. A Lifetime ⏳

658

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh/Halleil - Menachem Av Edition 🕍 - How Can I Sing Halleil for Av?

659

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yomim Nora’im Series Kickoff 💥🥼🕍 MOST IMPORTANT Workshop of the Series

660

Mussar Minutes - Balak-Pinchas/Shiva Asar B'Tamuz: Embracing the Breach, Tolerating the Intolerable 👹

661

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Selichos for Shivah Asar B'Tamuz 🧱🧱

662

Mussar Minutes: Balak, Pinchas, & their Grandfather 🤴🏾 vs. 👳🏽‍♂️

663

Real-Talk Torah: Puns & Poetry in Torah 📓🖊 (and what we can learn from them)

664

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Davening with Bil'am ⛺🧙🏽‍♂️ (Mah Tovu & More)

665

Parsha Panorama - Balak: What was the Difference Between Plan A & Plan B? 🧙🏽‍♂️ vs. 🧛🏽‍♀️

666

Real-Talk Torah: Infertility, Halachah, & an Invaluable Zechus👩🏼‍🍼 (Special Guest: R' Elan Segelman from PUAH)

667

Mussar Minutes - Chukas: The Parah-dox of Life 🐂

668

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Restoring Glory to the Shir HaKavod (Anim Zemiros) 🎶

669

Parsha Panorama - Chukas: Why is Parah Adumah in Sefer Bamidbar? 🐂⛲🐍⚕

670

Real-Talk Torah: An Ironic Icon ⚕ How Greek Mythology & Medicine got the Torah Wrong

671

Mussar Minutes - Chukas: "Take Your Staff" - Did Hashem Mislead Moshe? 🪨💦🏌🏻‍♂️

672

Mussar Minutes - Korach: Search for Emes ⚖

673

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Acoustics 🎸& Key Choices 🔑🗝

674

Parsha Panorama - Korach: Why Launch the Campaign Now? 👳🏽‍♂️🪧♨️

675

Real-Talk Torah: Politics & Propaganda in Torah 📰 (and what we can learn from them)

676

Mussar Minutes - Korach: The Lost Midah ⛲

677

Mussar Minutes - Shelach: Spies or Tourists? 🔎 vs. 📸

678

Parsha Panorama - Shelach: Spies & Strings Among Other Things 🔎🍚🍷🥖🐐🪵🧵

679

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh & Halleil - Tamuz Edition ⚠️🧱📜

680

Mussar Minutes - Tamuz to Av: Beware the Breach, Diffuse Destruction 🕍📜

681

Parsha Panorama - B'Ha'alosecha: The Most Difficult Parsha 🕎🐑☁️🎺🏃🏻‍♂️📚😩💎🍗🗣

682

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Musical Havdalah 🍷🌿🔥🎶

683

Mussar Minutes - B'Ha'alosecha: "Satisfaction is the Death of Desire" 🪦

684

Real-Talk Torah: This is the Way We Wash Our Hands 👐🏻 (Hilchos Netilas Yadayim)

685

Mussar Minutes - Nasso: Don't Be Fooled! 🧛🏻‍♀️🍷💇🏻‍♂️

686

Real-Talk Torah: The Leining We Think We Know 🍚🥄🐂🐏🐑🐐

687

Parsha Panorama - Nasso: Could the Longest Parsha Not Have Been Shortened? 🏕🏺🍷💇🏻‍♂️

688

Mussar Minutes - Bamidbar/Shavuos: Wasn't Most of the Torah "In the Desert"? 🏜

689

Parsha Panorama - Bamidbar: Why Are We Time-Traveling? ⏳

690

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Yetziv Pisgam 👼🏼🗻

691

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Akdamus 🎶📣👼🏼🐋🦬📜

692

Real-Talk Torah: What is Tefilas HaShlah? 👳🏼‍♀️ (Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan)

693

Sefirah Series Finale: Week 7 ⚫ - Malchus 👑

694

Mussar Minutes - B'Har-B'Chukosai: The Hovering Mountain 🗻

695

Parsha Panorama - B'Har-B'Chukosai: Why Set Vayikra's Final Stage at Har Sinai? ⛰

696

Real-Talk Torah: "Im B'Chukosai Teileichu" 🚶🏻‍♂️- 42 P'shatim in Under 42 Minutes ⏱ (Or HaChaim)

697

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh & Halleil - Sivan Edition 🌋📜

698

Sefirah Series: Week 6 - 🟣 Yesod 🧱

699

Mussar Minutes - Emor/Lag BaOmer: Tragedy & Simchah

700

Real-Talk Torah: Why Take a Field Day on Lag BaOmer? 🏹

701

Parsha Panorama - Emor: Connecting the Kohanic Code, the Calendar & the Curser👳🏻‍♂️🗓🗣

702

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Let's Learn Some Zohar! (Understanding B'rich Shimeih) 🌌

703

Sefirah Series: Week 5 - 🟠 Hod 🧎🏻 (Lag BaOmer 🪵🔥)

704

Mussar Minutes - Pesach Sheini/Lag BaOmer: Is Moshiach Coming Today? 🫓🪵🔥

705

Mussar Minutes - Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: After the Deaths of the Holy Ones 🪦🪦

706

Parsha Panorama - Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: What is the Theme of this Double-Parsha? 🕍➡️👳🏼‍♀️

707

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Torah’s View of Free Speech? 🙊

708

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Kiddush on Shabbos 🍷

709

Sefirah Series: Week 4 - 🟢 Netzach 🏆

710

Real-Talk Torah: Why Do We Struggle with Lashon HaRa? 👅

711

Mussar Minutes - Tazria-Metzora: The Best Impurity 👩‍🍼vs.🧟

712

Real-Talk Torah: Why Do You Love Israel? 🇮🇱

713

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Change Your Tachanun Forever!🧎🏻

714

Parsha Panorama - Tazria-Metzora: Is there Structure to the Tumah Topics? 👩🏼‍🍼🧟‍♂️👕🏚🩸

715

Real-Talk Torah: You Ready to Start Saying Tachanun Again? 🥳

716

Sefirah Series: Week 3 - 🟡 Tiferes 💝

717

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Keil Malei Rachamim 🕯

718

Parsha Panorama - Sh'mini: How Did We Get from Nadav & Avihu to Kashrus & Sheratzim? 👳🏻‍♂️👳🏼‍♂️↔️🍔🐖🐁

719

Real-Talk Torah: The Holocaust, in the Words of Grandpa David ZTz"L🕯

720

Mussar Minutes - Sh'mini: Love That Knows No Bounds ❤️🚷

721

Mussar Minutes - Tzav: You'll Thank Me Later 🙏🏻🍞

722

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh & Halleil - Iyar Edition 🪵🔥

723

Sefirah Series: Week 2 - 🔴 Gevurah 💪🏻

724

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Secret Avodah of 2nd Days? 🌊🍷🍷🍷🍷🌊

725

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Running Out of Pesach Tunes? 🫓 🎶 (Chol HaMo'eid & 2nd Days)

726

Sefirah Series: Week 1 - 🔵 Chessed 🫂

727

Real-Talk Torah: Chol OR Mo'eid? 💼 ↔️🍷

728

Real-Talk Torah: What Exactly is Sefiras HaOmer? 🗓️

729

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Some Nusach, Tips, & Tunes for the Seder 🍷🎼🍗🫓🥬

730

Pesach Panorama: A No-Nonsense Haggadah Guide 📔🥼🫓🫓🫓🍗🥬🥚🥔🐑🍷🍷🍷🍷

731

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shalosh Regalim Marathon 🦶🏻🦶🏻🦶🏻 - Part IV: Minchah 🎁

732

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shalosh Regalim Marathon 🦶🏻🦶🏻🦶🏻 - Part III: Musaf 🐏 🖖🏻

733

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shalosh Regalim Marathon 🦶🏻🦶🏻🦶🏻 - Part II: Shacharis 🌄

734

Real-Talk Torah: The Wicked Son - You Want Me to do WHAT to His Teeth?! 🤜🏻🦷

735

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shalosh Regalim Marathon 🦶🏻🦶🏻🦶🏻 - Part I: Ma'ariv 🌌

736

Parsha Panorama - Tzav: Didn't Vayikra Just Say This? 🤔

737

Real-Talk Torah: Why is it called "Shabbos HaGadol"? 🐑

738

Parsha Panorama - Vayikra: Korbanos Explained - What are they & Why Now? 🐑🐐🐄🕊️🍚

739

Real-Talk Torah: Have We Been Reading the Haggadah the Wrong Way? 📔

740

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Tefilas Tal 💧

741

Mussar Minutes - Vayikra: Is Tefilah Just a Replacement for Korbanos? 📖

742

Mussar Minutes - HaChodesh/Vayak'heil-Pekudei: Reset & Reboot 💻🔄

743

Parsha Panorama - Vayak'heil-Pekudei: Why Do These Parshiyos Exist? 👷🏻‍♂️🏗️

744

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChosesh/Halleil - Nissan Edition 🫓

745

Parsha Panorama - HaChodesh: The "4 Parshiyos" Explained (Part 4/4) 🌙

746

BTW "Panel Edition" - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Everybody Makes Mistakes 😳

747

Real-Talk Torah: Why is Rosh Chodesh a "Woman's Holiday"? 🚺

748

Mussar Minutes - Vayak'heil-Pekudei: We Didn't Start the Fire 🔥

749

Mussar Minutes - Parah/Ki Sisa: Just a Cowincidence? 🐄

750

Parsha Panorama - Ki Sisa: Did Anyone Really Believe in the Golden Calf? 🪅

751

Real-Talk Torah: Is Atheism the New Paganism? ⚛ (Special Guest: R' Mendy)

752

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: A "Shabbos" Shabbos Davening 🕯🕯🍷🥖

753

Parsha Panorama - Parah: The "4 Parshiyos" Explained (Part 3/4) 🐂

754

Mussar Minutes - Ki Sisa: May the Satan Broadcast Fake News? ⚰️ ☠️

755

Mussar Minutes - Purim/Tetzaveh: For Someone Else 👳🏻‍♂️👸🏼

756

Real-Talk Torah: How are Purim Festivities Not Highly Inappropriate? 🍾 🤡

757

Purim Panorama: Players & Plotholes 🤴🏾🧟‍♀️👳🏽‍♂️👸🏼💂🏽‍♂️💂🏾‍♂️👺🧛🏽‍♀️👲🏾👑

758

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Ta'anis Esther 👸🏼 & Leil Purim 📜

759

Mussar Minutes - Tetzaveh/Purim: The Message of the Talking Stone 🗿

760

Parsha Panorama - Tetzaveh: Is Tetzaveh Just Terumah Part II? 👳🏻‍♂️🧮

761

Mussar Minutes - Zachor/Terumah: The Mikdash 🕍 vs. Amaleik 👺

762

Parsha Panorama - Terumah: Did the Mishkan Have to Happen? 🕍

763

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Aufruf Line-Up 💞

764

Parsha Panorama - Zachor: The "4 Parshiyos" Explained (Part 2/4) 👺

765

Real-Talk Torah: What is the Torah’s View of "Hate"? 😡

766

Mussar Minutes - Terumah: Why is it called Parshas Terumah? 🏅

767

Mussar Minutes - Shekalim/Mishpatim: The Best Insurance 🪙

768

Parsha Panorama - Mishpatim: Why are there 2 Versions of the Kabbalas HaTorah Story? 🌋

769

Parsha Panorama - Shekalim: The "4 Parshiyos" Explained (Part 1/4) 🪙

770

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The "Fancy but Precise" Nusach for Shabbos-Rosh Chodesh Musaf 🕯🕯🌙

771

Real-Talk Torah: Is "Slavery" Immoral? What is the Torah’s View? 🤵🏼‍♂ (Special Guest: R' Daniel)

772

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Halleil for Rosh Chodesh Adar - An Ironically Serious Matter 🎭

773

Mussar Minutes - Mishpatim: What Did His Ear Do Wrong? 👂🏻

774

The DataBeis Debrief: What am I doing? How am I doing? 🎙

775

Real-Talk Torah: Before You Watch the Super Bowl... 🏈

776

Parsha Panorama - Yisro: Why Doesn't G-d Reveal Himself Again Today? ⛰

777

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Hoshiah Es Amecha

778

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh - Adar Edition 🐠 🎭

779

Parsha Panorama ☆ Special ☆: What Exactly Are the "4 Parshiyos"? (Series Intro) 🪙👺🐂🌙

780

Real-Talk Torah: "Jewish Privilege" - Does it Exist? And What if it Does? ✡ (Special Guest: R' Mendy)

781

Mussar Minutes - Yisro: To Be A Good Judge - Isn't Yiras Hashem Enough? 👨🏼‍⚖️

782

Mussar Minutes - The Tikun of Tu B'Shvat/Beshalach: Between Bitter Waters & Stolen Waters 💧🌳

783

Parsha Panorama - Beshalach: The Road Not Taken - Shouldn't we have taken it? 🚧

784

Real-Talk Torah: What is Tu B'Shvat? What is it Not? 🌳 🍋 vs. ♻️

785

BTW "Panel Edition" - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shabbos Shirah & General Tips 🎶

786

Mussar Minutes - Beshalach: Why was Yehoshua Chosen to Fight Amaleik? - Scholar 🎓 vs. Skeptic 👿

787

Real-Talk Torah: Why Read Parshas HaMann this Tuesday? 💰

788

Mussar Minutes - Bo: Can You Become a Slave to Your Freedom? ⛓

789

Parsha Panorama - Bo: Who is the Real Bully? ♟️

790

Real-Talk Torah: Is Tefillin a Metaphor? - Understanding Rashbam & Ibn Ezra (Special Guest: R' Daniel) ✍🏻

791

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Chupah 💞

792

Real-Talk Torah: Kiddush Levanah - Is it Not Moon-Worship? 🌛

793

Mussar Minutes - Va'Eira/Bo: Surviving the Fire of Hail - Between Barad 🔥🧊 & Arbeh 🦗

794

Parsha Panorama - Va'Eira: Were All of the Makkos Really Necessary? 🐍🩸🐸🐜🦁🐂🩹☄️

795

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Little-Known Nusach for Weekday Shmoneh Esreih & the End of Shacharis 📖

796

Real-Talk Torah: Frogs Everywhere, Even on the Daf! 🐸

797

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Can Halleil Be Both Fast & Nice? ⌚

798

Real-Talk Torah: "Shovavim" - Is it Just an Acronym?

799

Mussar Minutes - Va'Eira: The Shocking OPPOSITE of Yiras Hashem

800

Real-Talk Torah: What is Moshiach? (Part 2 of 2) 👑

801

Capitol Riot Response

802

Parsha Panorama - Shemos: Was the Exodus Just One Big Set-Up? 🧐

803

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Revisiting Kiddush HaChodesh - Shevat Edition 🌳

804

Real-Talk Torah: What is Moshiach? (Part 1 of 2) 👑

805

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The "Controversial" but Accurate Nusach for Shabbos Minchah

806

Mussar Minutes - Shemos: Jewish By Name - Is That Enough?

807

The Parsha Panel: Why was Moshe Chosen?

808

Real-Talk Torah: Can a Woman Perform Bris Milah? 🔪

809

Mussar Minutes - Vayechi: Peace Isn't Enough (2020 Good-Bye Message)

810

Parsha Panorama - Vayechi: Unfinished Business - Why 3 Meetings?

811

Real-Talk Torah: What Have We Learned from 2020? 🗓️

812

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Vayechi - The Chazan's Diamond Mine 💎

813

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Little-Known Nusach for Pesukei D'Zimrah - Shabbos vs. Weekday

814

Real-Talk Torah: What is Ayin HaRa 👁 and Do We Believe in it?

815

Mussar Minutes - Vayechi: Aquaman💧vs. The Lion King 🦁

816

Parsha Panorama - Vayigash: Have We Seen This Before? 🔎

817

Real-Talk Torah: What is So Tragic about the Torah’s Translation? (Asarah B'Teiveis)

818

Mussar Minutes: What is Asarah B'Teiveis? - Tragedy & Strategy

819

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Selichos for Asarah B'Teiveis and in General

820

Mussar Minutes - Vayigash: "HaOd Avi Chai?" - Yosef's Mussar Explained

821

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Intro to Selichos - The Challenge

822

Real-Talk Torah: The 13th Siyum HaShas - 1 Year Later

823

Real-Talk Torah: THIS is the Lost Avodah of Zos Chanukah!

824

Parsha Panorama - Mikeitz: Why Does Mikeitz End on a Cliffhanger?

825

Real-Talk Torah: The Rarest Haftarah (one of them anyway) - "Split That Baby!" 👶🏻

826

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Running Out of Chanukah Tunes? Don't Panic!

827

Chanukah Special - Succos: "Chanukah, I am Your Father!" - The Secret of the Sfas Emes 🕯

828

Mussar Minutes: WHAT Did the Sea See? - "HaYam Ra'ah Vayanos" (Halleil-Vayeishev-Mikeitz)

829

Nobody Talks Shidduchim podcast - The Role of Gender Roles (Feat. R' Yehoshua Eisenberg from The DataBeis)

830

Parsha Panorama - Vayeishev: WHAT Were Yaakov & Yosef Thinking?! 🤯

831

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: ☆ Special Edition ☆ Kedushah for Shabbos Musaf 🎶

832

Real-Talk Torah: "Happy Hanukkah" - The Most Misunderstood Holiday - "Mai Chanukah?" 🕎

833

Mussar Minutes - Vayeishev: A Tale of 2 Moshiach's ✌

834

Parsha Panorama - Vayishlach: Who is the Phantom?

835

Real-Talk Torah: Reuvein & Bilhah Un-Adulterated - What Happened?! (Special Guest: R' Daniel)

836

Mussar Minutes - Vayishlach: Can You Win Back Your Innocence?

837

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Musaf for Shabbos

838

The Parsha Panel: The Torah Observance of the Avos

839

Mussar Minutes - Vayishlach: The Red Rover Wrestling Match! - Conquer, Don't Kill 🤼‍♂️

840

Parsha Panorama - Vayeitzei: Why 4 Wives? 🧕🏻🧕🏾🧕🏼🧕🏽

841

Real-Talk Torah: NOT Just About Nivul Peh - Lashon Tzach V'Naki

842

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop - Shabbos Shacharis: Chazaras HaShatz - Hotza'as Sefer Torah 📜

843

Mussar Minutes: Isn't Everyday Thanksgiving? Yes & No...

844

Mussar Minutes - Vayeitzei: Lavan - Great Politician, Awful Person

845

Real-Talk Torah: Checkpoint! What Video Games & Siyumim Have in Common 🎮

846

Parsha Panorama - Toldos: What was Yitzchak Looking For?

847

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Shabbos Shacharis - "Shochein Ad" through "Shema" 🤦🏻‍♂️

848

Real-Talk Torah: A Way to Remember Torah that Really Works (Special Guest: R' Goldhar from Zichru) 🧠

849

Real-Talk Torah: Confronting Yaakov's "Lie" (Special Guest: R' Daniel) 🤞🏻🥸

850

Mussar Minutes: The Kiss in Kisleiv 💋

851

Mussar Minutes - Toldos: Harness the Tree-Monster 🧟‍♂️

852

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Halleil - Kisleiv-Teiveis/Chanukah Edition

853

Real-Talk Torah: Antisocial Distancing - What Not to Say (Special Guest: R' Mendy) 🤫

854

Parsha Panorama - Chayei Sarah: The Glass Slipper - What is Sarah's Legacy? 👠

855

Blooper (Real-Talk Torah w/ Special Guest: Ovadiah Moshe) 👶🏻

856

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Musaf for Rosh Chodesh 🌙

857

Real-Talk Torah: Everyone, Relax! Post-Elections & Two Greater Losses

858

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Halleil (Generic) 🎶

859

Mussar Minutes - Chayei Sarah: Where is Eliezer's Name?

860

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Kiddush HaChodesh - Generic & Customized 🗓️

861

Mussar Minutes - Chayei Sarah: Chessed Speaks Louder Than Words

862

Real-Talk Torah: Hashem 2020 - Bitachon During Elections 🙏

863

Mussar Minutes: Akeidas Yitzchak - Religion vs. Morality?

864

Parsha Panorama - Vayeira: Does Lech Lecha Repeat Itself? 🎬

865

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Kabbalas Shabbos-Maariv (Standard)

866

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: The Carlebach Kabbalas Shabbos 🎶

867

Real-Talk Torah: How to Daven on Election Day 📖 🗳️

868

Mussar Minutes - Vayeira: Lot's Theory of Relativity

869

Parsha Panorama - Lech Lecha: Why Avraham? ⛺

870

Real-Talk Torah: A COVID-dic Response 😷

871

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop: Intro Part 2 - 5 Things to Know 🖐🏻

872

Real-Talk Torah: "That's Just Politics" - What is the Role of Politics in Jewish Life?

873

BTW - Ba'al Tefilah Workshop - Intro: Who is Qualified? 🤷🏼‍♂️

874

Mussar Minutes: Sweetening Mar-Cheshvan

875

Mussar Minutes - Lech Lecha: Sell Me Your Soul

876

Parsha Panorama - Noach: G-d's War on "Science" 🚀

877

Parsha Panorama - Bereishis: Is G-d All-Good? 🌎

878

Parsha Panorama Intro