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
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
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
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
Purim 5783
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
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 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
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
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
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