The shofar sound of Teruah is explained by describing it like the crying of Sisra's mother when she realized he had fallen in battle. Why is SHE the model - and what crucial lesson it teaches us about human nature.

WOW! The very first mitzvah given to the Jewish People as a whole - and it is to call Nisan month number 1. Why is thjis such a big deal - and what does it tell us about our mission to the world.

They did not listen to Moshe - why? And what can we learn from it so that others WILL listen to us?

If all of Avraham's descendants were suppossed to be slaves - how did Shevet Levi get out of that? And what does that teach us about OUR lives?

Listen to a great lesson in education from Yaakov Avinu! 

Home is an attitude - not a place! No matter how great the golus - if you think you are home, you are way off track.

The Rambam tells us the greeks 'touched' our money. What does that mean? We celebrate the the Chashmonaim won the battle against Greece and the Jewish Hellensists - but are today losing the war?

We all want to be successful! Yosef will give you the key!

Why do we celebrate the dedication of the mizbeyach by lighting a menorah?
By understanding the connection between the two, we will gain the key to victory in the many battles we all now face - and we will learn how to say thank you for those battles!
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But it is a mitzvah! True - but when you ARE doing a mitzvah - but it is going to cause pain or hurt - be very wary! If not 100% l'shem Shomayim - you could get burnt!