Parshas Vayakhel

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

Vaykahel 5782 – Lasting Impressions

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: The Protective Hand

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

Daf Yomi: Chagigah

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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