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Parshas Korach
Korach’s issues and his claims, where he came from, and why Yaakov wanted nothing to do with this … Korach – 5767
Moshe doesn’t daven for them here, and why Korach did what he did … Korach 5769
Why the Mezuzah? What will be with Korach in the future, and why Rebbe Akiva holds he’s gone forever … Korach 5770
Korach’s speech, what he could have been, his hypocrisy and his tikkun… Korach 5771
The differecnes between the two generations, and Korach’s denial of chesed to others … Korach5772
The depth of Korach, and a mashal to understand it all … Korach5773
Moshe fell on his face … Korach5774
The ground opened up… Korach5775
Aharon’s staff with flowers and almonds – Korach5776
Hashem wanted to destroy them in one moment – The G-d of all spirits – Korach5777
Dasan and Aviram – why they were so great and what took them down – Korach5778
How does Ketores stop a plague? – Korach5779
Parshas Shelach
Why Miryam had to die, where they traveled in Eretz Yisroel, and the grapevine … Shelach – 5767
The Rmaban, the shevatim help9ing them out thru gilgulim, and the Mapilim … Shelach 5768
Were they tzadikim or reshaim? … Shelach 5769
The yud for Yehoshua, bikurei Anavim, and using your yietzer hara for good … Shelach 5770
What the meraglim were thinking… Shelach 5771
The people weren’t ready for this, and the “tree” in Israel … Shelach5772
Davening for Yehoshua, 40 years for 40 days, and how they could mess up this badly … Shelach5773a and Shelach5773b
Kalev’s trip to Chevron … Shelach5774
The yud is added on to Yehoshua … Shelach5775
The Mekoshesh – Shelach5776a and Shelach5776b
GIANTS – are they really that big? – Shelach5777
The real Grapes of Wrath – Shelach5778
Why would you go in when G-d says no? – Shelach5779
Parshas Behaaloscha
Small divrei Torah… Bha’aloscha6_15_06
Menorah. backwards Nun, Moshe’s problem wit hthe Jews, the Cushis Woman … Behaaloscha – 5767
How they could sin this badly and “Chinam” … Behaaloscha 5768
The future Chanuka and the 7 sifrei Torah … Behaaloscha 5769
Nachshon- his greatness and his fall, what the Jews thought, and the missing sefer … Behaaloscha 5770
Traveling throughout the land, the most humble of men and the trait of humility … Behaaloscha5773
The Manna – what it tasted like and why they complained about it … Behaaloscha5775 (mp4) and Behaaloscha5775 (mp3, missing last three minutes)
Isha Kushis – Behaaloscha5776
Eldad and Meidad – who in the world are they? – Behaaloscha5777
STOP COMPLAINING!!! – Behaaloscha5778
Why Yehoshua wanted them dead – Behaaloscha5779
Parshas Nasso
The miracles of the Sotah and birchas Kohanim … Nasso 5756
Sotah and shtus, Nazir, and Shimshon’s power … Naso 5768
Nazir and the haftarah … Naso 5769
176 pesukim and the Nazir’s hair (kedusha) … Naso 5771
“Nesiim” and the differences between the different gifts at the end … Nasso5772
Nazir, Sotah, repeating the Nesiim … Nasso5773
Birchas Kohanim: the word Koh … Nasso5774
The miracle of the Sotah water … Nasso5775
Gershon’ greatness – he’s “also” counted – Nasso5776
Nesanel’s korban (and his great advice) – Nasso5777
She gets to have a child after this? – Nasso5778
The bracha of the Guardian – Nasso5779
Parshas Bamidbar
Many small divrei Torah… Bamidbar 5756
Deuel and Numbers … Bamidbar I and Bamidbar II
2 headed people and more … Bamidbar 5768
Connecting to zadikim and the real numbers… Bamidbar 5769
The real counting of bnai yisroel (continued form last year) and Zevulun/Sivan … Bamidbar 5770
Achdus out of individuals and calendar problems. .. Bamidbar 5771
Why the numbers? Also, their yichus … Bamidbar5772
Degalim … Bamidbar5773
All about their camps … Bamidbar5774
Nadav and Avihu added on here … Bamidbar5775
Why the desert? – Bamidbar5776
Counting by the head – and what happens when you do so – Bamidbar5777
The Impossible Numbers of the Leviim (why so small?) – Bamidbar5778
Something is missing here – a lesson for Reuven and Shimon – Bamidbar5779
Parshas Behar Bechukosai
Shmittah and Rebbe Akiva … Behar Bechukosai 5756 (5766)
Bitachon and Olam Haba … Behar-Bechukosai – 5767
Har Sinai, the gift of Shemittah … Behar 5768
Ohr Hachaim story and the Meshech Chochmah … Bechukosai 5768
Why specifically shemittah? … Behar-Bechukosai 5769
Really being free, and going down before you go up … Behar-Bechukosai 5770
Everything is from Hashem … Behar 5771
Taavos are a killer, the power of one Jew … Bechukosai 5771
Where is our rewar din Olam Haba? … Behar-Bechukosai5772
Brachos and the tochecha … BeharBechukosai5773
Stone floors … Behar5774
Yaakov’s extra vav … Bechukosai5774
Shmittah and Har Sinai … BeharBechukosai5775
Letting your brother live (without interest) – Behar5776
42 pshatim fro mthe Ohr Hachaim – Bechukosai5776
Food: Eating a little is really a lot – BeharBechukosai5777
3 years promised to us? That makes no sense! – BeharBechukosai5778
You want the Geulah? First be a Goel! – Behar5779
I’m walking with Hashem! – Bechukosai5779
Adendum (Getting rewarded in this world as well as the next) – Bechukosai5779Addendum
Parshas Emor
Short divrei Torah – Emor – 5767
Short divrei Torah – Emor A 5768 and Emor B 5768
Chazaka and kohanim; sleeping through life … Emor5772
The bracha of sheasani kohein and an eye for an eye … Emor5773
Korcha and sritos over the dead … Emor5774
The Mekallel … Emor5775
Why we all use an Esrog – Emor5776
How blemishes can be part of perfection – Emor5777
Neutering dogs- not a great idea – Emor5778
To lean or not to lean – that is the question – Emor5779