Parshas Shemini

Short divrei Torah – Shemini – 5767

Short divrei Torah – Shemini 5768

Shmini 5770

Shmini 5771

Why Nadav and Avihu died and how eating tamei things makes you tamei … Shmini5772

Kohanim drinking wine and Timtum Halev … Shmini5773

All about the birds … Shmini5774

Aharon’s silence – Shemini5775

The signs of Kosher Animals – Shemini5776

The 8 shratzim and the fiery salamander – Shemini5777

The Hyrax and the rabbit – it’s not what you think – Shemini5778

Bugs and a Large Vav – Shemini5779

Shemini 5780: Mishael and Eltzafan coming out of nowhere
Shemini 5781: A Kosher Bug!
Shemini 5782: A Kosher Pig!
Shemini 5783: An Eagle Meal

Parshas Tzav

Short divrei Torah… Tzav – 5767

Zrizus and chesron kis and the Ksav Sofer’s handkerchief … Tzav 5770

Rav Yaakov’s 3 types of people and the maalos of a kohein Gadol and his children … Tzav 5771

Maalos of torah over korbanos and chad gadya’s connection to korbanos … Tzav 5772

Everyone brought the same korban and everyone fit in the area… Tzav5773

Learning Torha is like bringing a korban … Tzav5774

Korban Todah … Tzav5775

Zrizus and chesron kis – Tzav5776

Forgiveness without a prayer – how menachos worked – Tzav5777

The crazy shalsheles and the thumb of the Kohein –Tzav5778

How did they all fit in such a small space? – Tzav5779

Nobody can Stop this Fire! – Tzav5780

Tzav5781 – New Clothes Makes the Man
Tzav 5782 – Hashem Commanded Me!
Tzav 5783 – Never Leaving and Early Mourning
Tzav 5784 – Next in Line

Purim 5784

Perakim 1 and 2 – Megillas Esther1 (in pshat and drush)

Perakim 3, 4, and 5 – Esther2

6 – 10 – Esther3

The Amazing Drashos on Megillas Esther – Purimnight5777

Five divrei Torah – Mordechai together with Esther, Haman’s real claim, Mordechai would never bow, Mordechai is from Yehuda, and why Haman never killed Mordechai – Purim5778

Why would Achashveirosh tax the people in the end? – Purim5779

Achashveirosh’s Drunken Mistake – Purim5780

Purim 5781 – Charvona Should be Remembered!
Purim 5782 – Sleep Deprivation
Purim 5783: A Demoness and a King
Purim 5784: Who was Esther?

Parshas Vayikra

Short divrei Torah – Vayikra – 5767

Short divrei Torah – Vayikra 5768

What did Moshe bring to the Mishkan? Also, what is the point of each of the korbanos? – Vayikra 5769

Small Alef, we get the secrets of the Torah, the lessons of Vayikra (3 stories) and “mikem” – Vayikra 5770

To be called and prepared; if you had listened, you would have heard it, korbanos of a goy and a jew – Vayikra 5771

Intoduction to Vayikra, why we should know about korbanos, and Moshe’s nevuah … Vayikra 5772

Vayikra wihtout the alef, Moshe’s humility, and the bnai Aharon … Vayikra5773

Salting our korbanos … Vayikra5774

The small Alef … Vayikra5775

The Nassi is prone to sin – Vayikra5776

Fighting the yeitzer hara and the North – Vayikra5777

A “sweet savory smell” for Hashem – Vayikra5778

Lying is a terrible thing – Vayikra5779

Birds of a feather get brought together – Vayikra5780

Vayikra 5781: The Soul behind it all
Vayikra 5782: It Doesn’t Have to be a Big Gift
Vayikra 5783: It’s All About the Benjamins
Vayikra 5784: The Greatest Korban

Parshas Vayakhel Pekudei

Fire on Shabbos and Betzalel … Vayakhel Pekudei – 5767

Shabbos … Vayakhel 5768

Making the mishkan or the keilim first … Vayakhel-Pekudei 5769

How repeating everything is a form of hischadshus … Vayakhel-Pekudei 5770

The kaparah for the Aigel Hazahav and women donating to the mishkan … Vayakhel 5771

Was there enough donations? The Bais Medrash was added to it, and Moshe’s bracha when they finished … VayakhelPekudei 5772

Moshvosaichem and bracha falling on something that is counted … Vayakhel-Pekudei5773

The men and women came together … Vayakhel5774

The women and the Kiyor … VayakhelPekudei5775

Why so repetitive and the “wisdom” of the animals – Vayakhel5776

The mistake of the Nesi’im – VayakhelPekudei5777

Gathering Bnei Yisroel for Shabbos – Vayakhel5778

When to say something and when not to say something – Vayakhel5779

Pekudei 5779: The Glory of Hashem and the Cloud
Pekudei 5780: Moshe’s Bracha to All!
Pekudei 5781: What was Missing: the 1775!
Vayakhel 5782: Lasting Impressions
Pekudei 5782: When the Mishkan was Made…
Vayakhel 5783: An Outstretched Heart
Vayakhel 5784: Enough and More!
Pekudei 5784: Service Clothing – because Moshe said so!

Parshas Ki Sissa

Betzalel and what really happened at the Aigel … Ki Sisa – 5767

The half shekel and the secrets of the Aigel … Ki Sisa 5768

How bad the sin of the golden calf was … Ki Sisa 5769

Doing an avairah lishma and the dances were the worst part … Kisisa 5770

No malach hamaves, how could they kill Chur? Also, the point of the second luchos … KiSisa 5771

Rehashing the Aigel Hazahav … KiSissa 5772

“Zeh” and the Sattan darkening the world with Moshe’s death … KiSissa5773

Moshe’s mask … KiSissa5774

Yehoshua and Moshe argue what they heard in the camp … KiSissa5775

Seeing Hashem’s “Face” – KiSissa5776

Erasing Moshe from the sefer – KiSissa5777

Why would Moshe break the Luchos (what was the point?) – KiSisa5778

Lords of the Earrings – KiSissa5779

Brother Killers – How is this a good thing? – KiSissa5780

Ki Sissa 5781 – The Mysterious Betzalel
Ki Sissa 5782 – A Protective Hand
Ki Sissa 5783 – A Tent away from Home
Ki Sissa 5784 – The Gold – it burns!

Parshas Tetzaveh

Moshe’s neshama and the stones of the choshen … Tetzaveh – 5767

Moshe’s neshama, the Urim V’tumim, and the Tzitz Hakodesh … Tetzaveh 5768

Moshe missing, clothes, the Ner Maaravi (and Chanuka)… Tetzaveh 5769

Shemen zayis and “owning” ourselves … Tetzaveh 5770

“Kosis lamaor” and the Choshen and its letters… Tetzaveh 5771

Moshe’s holy neshama and the Aron/Menorah (Torah) … Tetzaveh 5772

The word Tetzaveh and why donations were needed … Tetzaveh5773

How to use the Urim V’Tumim … Tetzaveh5774

The holy Tzitz Hakodesh … Tetzaveh5775

The Me’il – Tetzaveh5776

The Mizbeiach Haketores- what is it doing here? – Tetzaveh5777

The Awesome Ephod – Tetzaveh5778

Can Rashi and Rambam argue on Tannaim? The Avnei Ephod and who was written on them – Tetzaveh5779

The Most Amazing Stones – Tetzaveh5780

Parshas Tetzaveh 5781: An ear, a thumb, and a big toe
Parshas Tetzaveh 5782: Covering up
Parshas Tetzaveh 5783: The Light from Within
Addendum to 5783
Tetzaveh 5784: Shouldering a Burden

Parshas Terumah

Great gematrios and the materials for the Mishkan … Terumah – 5767

Short divrei Torah… Trumah 5768

Must be done lishma … Terumah 5769

Mishkan and Mikdash and the point of it all … Trumah 5770

The Kruvim … Trumah 5771

Atzei Shittim and Techashim … Trumah 5772

The kedusha of the money … Trumah5773

Doing it lishma … Terumah5774

Tolaas Shani and the purpose of the Mishkan … Terumah5775

The Tachash/Unicorn … Terumah5776

The purpose of the Shulchan – actual:   Terumah5777   and other:    TerumahLIVE5777

The Paroches – the purpose of a separation –  Terumah5778

The Stones of Miluim – Terumah5779

Keruvim on Curtains! – Terumah5780

Terumah 5781: Holding up the World
Terumah 5782: The People’s House
Terumah 5783: Be a Square
Terumah 5784: Angel Baby Faces

Parshas Mishpatim

Short divrei Torah… Mishpatim – 5767

Lifnim mishuras hadin and magic … Mishpatim 5768

Eved ivri – why call him that? … Mishpatim 5769

Crazy hornets … Mishpatim 5770

The mishpatim of Hashem and how Torah affects Gamshmius, plus doctors … Mishpatim 5771

Another bit about “ivri” and everything really being chukim, plus Torah changing over the years… Mishpatim 5772

The malach that is with us as well as the Mai Hashiloach on slaves … Mishpatim5773

Naarei bnai yisroel bringing korbanos … Mishpatim5774

Why start with a Jewish slave? … Mishpatim5775

An eye for an eye – Mishpatim5776

Doggie Heaven (why we throw Traifos to them) – Mishpatim5777

Seeing G-d does not mean that they saw G-d – Mishpatim5778

The Malach who was supposed to join Klal Yisroel – Mishpatim5779

The stairway to Heaven – Mishpatim5780

Mishpatim 5781: A Book for the Ages
Mishpatim 5782: Blind as a Bat
Mishpatim 5783: She’s a Witch!
Mishpatim 5784: Staring and eating

Ben Ish Chai Halachos

Parshas Breishis: Hilchos Tzitzis – #1
Parshas Breishis: Hilchos Atifas Tallis – #2
Parshas Noach: The material used for Tziztis – #3
Parshas Noach: Linen and Four Corners – #4
Parshas Noach: How to make strings – #5
End of Noach: Strings and Parshas Lech Lecha: Wrapping the Tallis – #6
Parshas Lech Lecha: Borrowing and cutting strings
Parshas Lech Lecha: Size and more
Parshas Lech Lecha and Vayeira: Why we wear Tefillin