In this episode we discuss the ninth of the 10 plagues, the plague of darkness. Our Sages tell us that Moshe brought down a darkness from the heavens. How can there be darkness in heaven? What does it mean for that darkness to be on earth? How did the Jews really have light during the plague? And what does that teach us about brining the light into our own lives? We get into all of that and more!

If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page ayin gimmel (73). You can find a pdf of the piece here.

This episode is sponsored anonymously for a refuah sheleimah for Sarah bat Tolsa and for general peace in Klal Yisrael. Thank you so much to this week's generous sponsor!

If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at [email protected].

In this episode we discuss the challenge of having faith in the darkness of exile, the unique level of faith it took for Israel to get out of Egypt, and the faith we need to get out of our own darkness, personal and national. This was given on the evening of the release of the first three hostages, so during the episode we're going to lightly touch on the emunah involved in the miracle of their release, as well as the challenges of the war we've been in for so long. I hope it will be an emotional, challenging, and meaningful journey.

If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page nun (50). You can find a pdf of the piece here.

This episode is sponsored anonymously for a refuah sheleimah for Sarah bat Tolsa and for general peace in Klal Yisrael. Thank you so much to this week's generous sponsor!

If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at [email protected].

In this episode we discuss Moshe's vision of the burning bush that was not consumed. Why did God give him this vision? How does it serve to kick off the reception process? And what does it have to do with the spark of life in each and every one of us? We explore all this and more.

If you want to follow along in the text, it is Nesiovs Shalom on Shemot page lamed aleph (31). You can find a pdf of the piece here.

This episode is sponsored anonymously by an OU-JLIC Queens College alumnus "with hakarat hatov to Rabbi Charnoff for the tremendous impact he has had on me. One of Rabbi Charnoff's first shiurim on campus was a Nesivos Shalom shiur and it opened me up to new ways of looking at Torah and the world of chassidus, for which I am forever grateful. I'm so glad to see Rabbi Charnoff's teaching of Nesivos Shalom continue to develop and flourish. May our learning together bring us closer to the final redemption bimheirah b'yameinu!"

If you would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, please email Rabbi Charnoff at [email protected].