Uplifted by The Parsha

In this episode I discuss how women are more spiritual than men, fighting the Yetzer Hara , Gilgulim and facing challenges.

It's hard to pinpoint what our purpose is on this world but we can learn one way to figure out what we are supposed to be doing from this week's Parsha.

The current situation in Eretz Yisroel has the potentiol to shake our trust in Hashem but we can learn how to plant the seeds of Bitachon and Emunah within ourselves from this week's Parsha.

We can learn from the Mitzvah of the Menorah how to jumpstart our relationship with Hashem.

We are stuck in a dark galus and don't know exactly how to get out of it but the Mitzvah of Shemittah teaches us how we can bring Moshiach.

It's very difficult to fight the Yetzer Hora  when you aren't involved in any spiritual related activity. However we learn an incredible strategy as to how we can overcome him from this week's Parsha.

We see from this week's Parsha that when we do a Mitzva despite not understanding how it connects us to Hashem it is still valued by Hashem.

My mother in-law lived a life enriched with Emunah and love for Hashem. She inspired others to climb the steps that lead to a high level of spirituality. And although she is no longer with us she left behind a legacy of Emunah. A legacy of love for Yiddishkeit. A legacy of yearning for Moshiach.  And  her legacy will last forever.

Join me as I talk about cleaning the inside of my walls with a toothbrush, all the different characters you see while food shopping, which one of my sons qualifies as a Rasha and much much more.

We learn from this week's Parsha that although we only have the potential to become closer to Hashem it is still dear to him.

I discuss how the Mitzvos compare to the Mishkan, how my father was someone who truly valued the Torah and how I lost my father but gained perspective on loss.

When we are far away from Hashem what stops us from returning to him is the thought that he doesn't want a relationship with us because we sinned. However the fact that Hashem gave us the Torah which is a way to connect with him shows that he wants a relationship with us. 

Purim is not just about dressing up like a twizzler, blowing people's ears off when we hear the word Haman or drinking until we can't even remember our own name. It's about using the Torah as a way to make Hashem part of our lives and that is something we can do throughout the entire year.

In this episode I talk about various Purim topics such as; How to tell if a bochur is drunk, what to give for Mishloach Manos if you're dressed up as a q-tip, how I got a ride on a real horse when I was six years old and the loudest graggers

The Neis of the Ner Maaravi of the Menorah in the Mishkan teaches us that Hashem is always with us.

Many of us go through periods of feeling disconnected from Hashem but the Mitzvah of Donating to the Mishkan sheds light on how we can reconnect with him.

The laws of the Torah aren't there to restrict us but to give us the clarity to stay on the right path.

When you accept the Torah you are channeling your strengths to serve Hashem.

When you believe in Hashem you are showing you want to connect with him.

The Exodus from Egypt transformed our entire beings to become Hashem's chosen people.

Emunah is not a standalone belief in Hashem rather it stems from a deep relationship we have with him.

For two weeks my son struggled to breathe on his own during which I realized that none of us are ever truly breathing on our own.

Parshas Vayechi is the perfect ending to Sefer Bereishis because we see from Yaakov that although our Avos struggled they never suffered. They lived a life of meaning by seeing how Hashem was talking to them through their challenges.

When we feel slighted by our friends it is crucial not to get lost in the details but rather to see how much your friend does for you.

Hashem didn't make us become stronger or change the properties of the oil to last for 8 days. He did those things because he is above nature.

I talk about the way that Hashem saved Yosef and the Sar Haofim's mistake.

If we don't let our challenges define us than we can overcome them more easily.

The point of our journey is not about getting to a destination but rather it's about what we learn on the way.

Hashem hears our tefillos more if we davan out of desperation..

Eisav was born as Yaakov's twin because of the possibility that Yaakov would be able to influence him.

Sometimes the point of a challenge is not to overcome it but to face it as a warrior.

Don't give up because you failed one challenge you are a victor and will overcome the next one.

Personal growth starts even in the darkness because you have to go through the darkness to grow.

Hashem used Noach to repopulate the new world to teach us that from every faliure there is what to be salvaged.

Just like the creation of the world is a process so too life is a process. Sometimes our lives go smoothly and sometimes we struggle but the point of the struggles is to grow from them.

The Chag of Shemini Atzeres/Simchas Torah is all about connecting to Hashem regardless of where we are holding spiritually.

Succos is all about showing Hashem that we believe in him on some level.

Succos is right after Yom Kippur because it ensures that we stay in the pure state the rest of the year.

Although Hashem is judging us on Rosh Hashanah it is a holiday because he wants us to have a good verdict.