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

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

Short Divrei Torah … Vayeshev – 5767

Short divrei Torah … Vayeshev 5768

The power of clothing and Aishes Potifar … Vayeshev 5769

How to stop taavah and the kedusha in your eye … Vayeshev 5770

Lashon Hara, Yehuda and Tamar, Aishes Potifar … Vayeshev 5771

Dreams of Yaakov and Yosef, and his tzidkus … Vayeishev 5772a and Vayeishev 5772b

Yosef’s leadership; Yibum in the days of Yehuda and Tamar … Vayeshev5773

The baker and the butler … Vayeshev5774

The Kesones Pasim … Vayeshev5775

The pit was empty, but there were snakes in it … Vayeshev5776

Chira, Shua, and his daughter the “Canaanis” – vayeshev5777

Why would you dip a shirt into blood? – Vayeshev5778

The Ring, the Shirt, and the Staff – Vayeshev5779

The Face of Yaakov – Vayeshev5780

Short divrei Torah … Vayishlach – 5767

Short divrei Torah …  Vayishlach 5768

Yaakov Avinu and Rebbe Akiva … Vayishlach 5769

The angels that were sent … Vayishlach 5770

Nature and the supernatural and the gid hanashe … Vayishlach 5771

Shechem and Dinah … Vayishlach 5772

Reuven moving Bilha’s bed … Vayishlach5774

The malachim and Yaakov Avinu … Vayishlach5775

The Malach and the leg of Yaakov … Vayishlach5776

The shevatim had strange gods with them? – vayishlach5777

Why would you ask me for my name? The Malach and Yaakov – Vayishlach5778

Why do we care about the children of Eisav? – Vayishlach5779

Short divrei Torah …  Vayetze – 5767

Short divrei Torah …  Vayetze 5768

Yaakov Avinu: the dream, Maariv, his power, and the plan with 2 wives … Vayetze 5769

The number 7 and all about the shepherds … Vayetze 5770

Kefitzus Haderech and the parsha of galus … Vayetze 5771

The mission of each Av and Yaakov in galus … Vayetze 5772

Yitzchak’s life and his bracha to Eisav … Vayetze5773

Why would he do seven years of work? … Vayetze5774

The malachim on the ladder … Vayetze5775

The Dudaim – Vayetze5776

Yaakov and the kiss of Rochel (first five minutes are missing…) – Vayetze5777 (here is the shiur in written form: vayetzeshiur5777

Yaakov giving mussar to the Shepherds – why? – Vayetze5778

Seven years of agony! – Vayetze5779

Seeing the Heavens from the Earth – Vayetze5780

Many smaller divrei Torah … Toldos 5768

What was Aisav really like? … Toldos 5769

Aisav’s problems… Toldos 5770

The bracha of veyitain lach and Aisav’s plans … Toldos 5771

The wells and what they mean …Toldos 5772

Yitzchak’s life and his mistake about Aisav … Toldos5773

How we know the brachos were given on Pesach … Toldos5774

What was Yitzchak Avinu thinking? … Toldos5775

Yaakov was cooking and Eisav was exhausted … Toldos5776

Why Eisav was told to hunt – toldos5777

What was the plan here for Yaakov to get the brachos? – Toldos5778

Rivka thought they would die on the same day – Toldos5779

The Sister Act – Toldos5780

Small divrei Torah … Chayei Sarah – 5767

Small divrei Torah… Chayei Sara 5768

Bnei Ches and Eliezer’s test … Chayei Sara 5769

The gifts of the other six children … Chayei Sara 5770

“Kesef Malei” of Efron … ChayeiSarah 5771

Pachad Yitzchak and the 6 children of Keturah … ChayeiSara 5772

127 countries for 127 years of Sarah … ChayeiSara5773

Eliezer and his nichush … ChayeiSarah5774

The daughter of Avraham Avinu … ChayeiSara5775

Keturah (who was she?) … ChayeiSarah5776

Efron and the 400 shekel kesef – chayeisara5777

Who was Lavan? What’s with that guy? – ChayeiSara5778

To cry or not to cry – that is the question – ChayeiSara5779

Field of davening Dreams – ChayeiSara5780

Small divrei Torah … Vayeira – 5767

Small divrei Torah … Vayeira 5768

Covering up Sedom from Avraham Avinu, but not from Lot! … Vayera 5769

The Angels visit Avraham … Vayeira 5770

Mamre’s greatness and Avraham’s chesed … Vayeira 5771

The world of Yitzchak Avinu… Vayeira 5772

Mamre’s advice and having guests .. Vayeira5773

Lot’s daughters … Vayeira5774

Sarah Imeinu laughed… Vayeira5775

Lot’s wife (Iris) … Vayeira5776

Yitzchak could have died at the Akeidah! – Vayeira5777

What did Yishmael do wrong?? – Vayeira5778

Avrhaam needs to know what is going on in the world! – Vayeira5779

Did they really think they were the last ones on earth? – Vayeira5780

Many divrei Torah … Lech Lecha – 5767

Many divrei Torah … Lech Lecha 5768

The nisayon and Avraham’s “selfishness” … Lech Lecha 5769

The galus of Avraham Avinu … Lech Lecha 5770

The nisayon of going, Sarah’s beauty, and Lot’s money issues… Lech Lecha 5771

All about Lot … LechLecha 5772

Many short divrei Torah … LechLecha5773

Who were the “nefesh asher asu b’charan” … LechLecha5774

Addendum: Nefesh asher asu (made in 5776)

Yishmael’s bracha … LechLecha5775

Avram and Sarai in Egypt … LechLecha5776

Eliezer and who he was (not the Og story) – LechLecha5777

Ur Kasdim – what really happened there? –  LechLecha5778

Four Kings vs. Five Kings – why would Avraham Avinu get involved? – LechLecha5779

What was the point of Hagar? – LechLecha5780