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
Parshas Vayeira: Bracha on Tefillin and borrowing
Parshas Vayeira: Tefillin – when and how

Parshas Yisro

Many small divrei torah … Yisro – 5767

What did Yisro hear? and other divrei Torah … Yisro 5768

Our derech eretz and theirs …. Yisro 5769

Gershom, our job to learn, and trying to be like Shammai on Shabbos … Yisro 5770

Yisro saw what he had to do, and why he’s happy now … Yisro 5771

The process of Torah Shebe’al peh … Yisro 5772

Yisro’s shock, Moshe’s judging abilities, and the mitzvha of Hagbalah … Yisro5773

Carried on eagles’ wings … Yisro5774

The story of Gershom, son of Moshe … Yisro5775

Why Yisro wanted judges … Yisro5776

The great shofar blast at Har Sinai – Yisro5777

Why can’t I have what he’s having? – Yisro5778

We are the “treasured” nation – Yisro5779

The Bris Party – fixing Kayin’s mistakes – Yisro5780

Yisro 5781 – We Don’t Want to Die
Yisro 5782 – Lightning, Thunder, and a Massive Shofar Blast
Yisro 5783 – Love Parents, Live Longer
Yisro 5784 – Seeing is Believing!

Parshas Beshalach

The Pelishtim and 50 miracles of krias Yam Suf … Beshalach 5767

Pelishtim, women singing and the mann … Beshalach 5768

The Yam and its power, and kishuf … Beshalach 5769

Dasan and Aviram … Beshalach 5770

The Pelishtim and Baal Tzafon … Beshalach 5771

Krias Yam Suf and all of the miracles … Beshalach – Yamsuf

What happened with the Bnai Efraim … Beshalach 5772

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Crazy stuff about Baal Tzefon … Beshalach5774

Chamushim – armed or 1/5 of the Jews left … Beshalach5775

The bitter waters of Marah sweetened – Beshalach5777

Miryam starts a song – Beshalach5778

The 12 and 70 – the point of the city Eilim – Beshalach5779

The Wonders of the Manna – Beshalach5780

Beshalach 5781 – A Private Crossing for Two
Beshalach 5782 – Yehoshua Man of War
Beshalach 5783 – Raising your arms to the Sky
Beshalach 5784 – Good Quail to Eat

Parshas Bo

Short divrei Torah … Bo – 5767

Short divrei Torah … Bo 5768

Many divrei Torah … Bo 5769

More divrei Torah … Bo 5770

“Coming to Paroh” and Tefillin … Bo-Skokie – 5770

Locusts and darkness and Moshe’s only fear … Bo 5771

4/5 of them died (what does that mean?) … Bo 5772

Lots of divrei torah put together … Bo5773

Who killed the first born – Hashem or the malach? … Bo5774

430 years in Egypt (How could they have been there so long?) … Bo5775

The crazy Locusts (how bad could that be?) … Bo5776

Darkness surrounded them – Bo5777

The Dogs would not Bark – Bo5778

The gods of Egypt – Ra and ??? – Bo5779

A Holiday to Remember – Bo5780

Bo 5781: Facing Your Enemy
Bo 5782: Midnight Express
Bo 5783: Erev Rav and the Nation
Bo 5784: Death of the First Born

Parshas Vaera

All the makkos … Vaeira – 5767

The “Avos” and names of Hashem … Vaera 5768

They cried out and the staff turning into a snake … Vaera 5769

“I am Hashem” and the hail Vaera 5770

The difference between the Names of Hashem … Vaera1 5771 and Vaera2 5771

The sefarim they had and what happened to magic … Vaera 5772

The level of “koh” and hail again … Vaera5773

All about the Blood … Vaera5774

All about the Frogs … Vaera5775

All about the Lice … Vaera5776

The wild animals of Arov and the land they were on – Vaera5777

The “plague” to end all plagues – Vaera5778

Double Double Boil and Trouble – Vaera5779

Hail to the Chief Above! – Vaera5780

Vaera 5781 – Where did Moshe come from?
Vaera 5782 – Even an 80 year old can do it!
Vaera 5783 – Amram’s Long Life
Vaera 5784 – The Finger of Hashem

Parshas Shemos

Short divrei Torah … Shemos – 5767

Short divrei Torah … Shemos 5768

Moshe Rabbeinu being pulled out from the tumah of the world … Shemos 5769

The 49th level and feeling stuck; the staff/snake … Shemos 5770

Three midrashim about Moshe Rabbeinu and how to understand them … Shemos 5771

Moshe’s job to stay away from gashmiyus; Tzipporah’s only words in the Chumash … Shemos 5772

Lack of Hakaras Hatov by Paroh; Moshe being born three months early … Shemos5773

Taking his shoes off … Shemos5774

The burning bush … Shemos5775

Shifra and Puah … Shemos5776

How did Moshe get out of Egypt? And why did Paroh try to kill him? – Shemos5777

The Name that Kills – Shemos5778

Why would Moshe want a Snaky staff? – Shemos5779

Hiding in plain sight – Moshe’s little boat – Shemos5780

Shemos 5781 – Death an at Inn
Shemos 5781a – Divrei Torah in the Parsha
Shemos 5781b – A Geulah with Moshe and a Geulah without
Shemos 5782 – Talk Softly and Carry a Big Staff
Shemos 5783 – The Fight at the Well
Shemos5784: Walk like an Egyptian into the Palace

Parshas Vayechi

Short divrei Torah … Vayechi – 5767

Short divrei Torah… Vayechi 5768

Yaakov’s last words, the curses of the Pharaohs, Menashe and Efraim – Vayechi 5769

The Kisei Hakavod that Yaakov represented and his brachos – Vayechi 5770

Efraim before Menashe and Asher and his daughters – Vayechi 5771

The mummification process of Yaakov Avinu … WasYaakovamummy (5772)

Yaakov died and their eyes closed; Shimon and Levi … Vayechi5773

Revealing the “end of times” to the shevatim … Vayechi5774

Yissachar is called a donkey … Vayechi5775

Reuven’s bracha … Vayechi5776

The anger of Shimon and Levi – Vayechi5777

Shimshon’s power – the real power of Dan – Vayechi5778

Burial in Israel – or what reason? – Vayechi5779

Vayechi 5780 – Who is afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
Vayechi 5781 – A Full Forgiveness
Vayechi 5782 – An Eye Popping Event
Vayechi 5783 – Bramble Barn
Vayechi 5784 – Portents of Badness

Parshas Vayigash

Short divrei Torah… Vayigash – 5767

Short divrei Torah… Vayigash 5768

Yehuda’s promise and why Yaakov listened, and why say Krias Shema now – Vayigash 5769

The kedusha of Yosef Hatzadik – Vayigash 5770

Yosef’s plan of building achdus and Serach bas Asher – Vayigash 5771

Rahav (malach of Egypt), the chains of Yaakov, Shema of Yaakov, and Yosef’s dreams – Vayigash 5772

The point of Yehuda’s speech;Yaakov thought Yosef went crazy; Crying on shoulders… Vayigash5773

Serach bas Asher and the 70 people that went down … Vayigash5774
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Yosef’s gift of clothing to Binyomin … Vayigash5775

How old was Yaakov Avinu? … Vayigash5776

The crazy Midrashim at the beginning of the parsha – explained! – Vayigash5777

Why would Yehuda become the Rosh Hayeshiva?? – Vayigash5778

Yaakov got his ruach hakodesh back – Vayigash5779

Vayigash 5780 – Why is Yaakov still Alive?
Vayigash 5781 – Home Sweet Goshen
Vayigash 5781 – Addendum – Yaakov Lives On
Vayigash 5781 – Shaul ben HaCanaanis
Vayigas h5783 – It’s a Wonderful Language
Vayigash 5784 – Born between the Walls

Parshas Mikeitz

Short divrei Torah … Miketz – 5767

Short divrei Torah … Mikeitz 5768

Rav Shwab on Paroh’s dream and Yosef’s plan – Mikeitz 5769

Bitachon of Yosef, the Chartumim’s mistake, Binyomin replacing Yosef – Mikeitz 5770

Light in the darkness – Mikeitz and Chanuka – Mikeitz 5771

Paroh’s dreams and his trust in Yosef – Mikeitz 5772

The Butler and everything else there … Mikeitz5773

The Chartumim translate the dream … Mikeitz5774

Reuven wanted to kill his two kids … Mikeitz5775

Tzafnais Paneiach … Mikeitz5776

How did the shevatim not recognize Yosef? – Mikeitz5777

Menashe and Ephraim – why these names? Forgetting your past… – Mikeitz5778

A tragedy, the travelers, and the one in charge – Mikeitz5779

“I had a dream” says the Butler – Mikeitz5780

Mikeitz 5781 – Sitting All by Himself
Mikeitz 5782 – Do you Believe in Magical Cups?
Mikeitz 5783 – Egyptian Circumcision
Mikeitz 5784 – Goblets, Bags, and Plans