Episode Details

In this episode of The Daily Derech, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein continues exploring Parashat Vayakhel, Hilchot Chametz uMatzah, and a teaching from Menorat HaMaor about Abraham’s vision in the brit bein habetarim.

From Me’am Loez, he reflects on a midrash that imagines the Torah worrying that once the Jewish people enter the land and become busy with work, they will stop studying. God’s response is Shabbat: a day set aside not only for rest, but also for Torah learning and spiritual focus.

In Hilchot Chametz uMatzah, he discusses responsibility for bedikat chametz when renting a home before Pesach, explaining when the obligation falls on the tenant and when one can assume the owner already checked.

From Menorat HaMaor, he explores a midrash about Abraham being shown four realities: Gehinom, the kingdoms of the world, the Torah, and the Temple. The teaching emphasizes that when the Jewish people remain engaged in Torah and divine service, they are protected from the harsher forms of judgment.

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