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The Test Hidden Inside the Blessing - Ekev
Season 5
This morning , we explore one of the Torah’s greatest
paradoxes. The generation that ate the manna never worried about planting,
harvesting, or earnin…
3 months ago
The Whisper Before the Shout VaEtchanan
Season 5
Why does HaShem sometimes whisper before He shouts? Drawing upon the profound teachings of Rav Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler, the revered teacher of Rabbi…
3 months ago
The Idol Within Va’Etḥanan
Season 5
Parashat Va’Etḥanan is filled with warnings against idolatry, even though few of us feel tempted to bow before a statue. Rabbi Frand explains that th…
3 months ago
When the Answer Is “No” - VaEtchanan
Season 5
When the Answer Is “No”
The Zohar on Torah, Prayer, and the Journey from Tish’a
BeAv to Naḥamu
As we emerge from Tish’a BeAv and begin the journ…
3 months ago
From Ayekka to Eichah: The Hidden Journey from Revelation to Redemption
Season 5
From Ayekka to Eichah: The Hidden Journey from Revelation to
Redemption
“Ayekka, Where are you?”“Eichah”hehIn this Tish’ah BeAb lecture, delivered at…
3 months ago
The Words That Build - Five Lessons from Moshe Rabbenu on Rebuke, Love, and Leadership
Season 5
This
class was delivered on Shabbat morning and, after a number of congregants asked
that it be made available, it was recorded after Shabbat for thos…
3 months, 1 week ago
Where Is the Light? Shabbat Chazon
Season 5
EichahAyekah—Where are you?In
this class, we explore the deeper reading of
as Where is the
hidden potential, the blessing, and the Divine spark withi…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Advice We Only Understand Later - Debarim
Season 5
The Advice We Only Understand Later
Parashat Devarim is unique. For nearly the entire
Chumash, from the book of Exodus and forward, Moshe Rabbein…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Eyes of a Father - How HaShem Looks at Us and How We Should Look at One Another - Devarim
Season 5
As we begin Sefer Devarim, Moshe Rabbeinu opens not with harsh criticism, but with remarkable compassion. Before reminding the Jewish people where th…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Your Soul Is Already Pure… So What Are You Here to Fix? Devarim
Season 5
This morning’s
grew out of a question asked after Shaharit—a question that opened the door to
one of the most profound teachings of the Ben Ish Ḥai.…
3 months, 2 weeks ago