Lechteich Parshah Podcast

What if your tears on Yom Kippur are more powerful than you think?

Why do we cry when we daven? Why are the gates of tears never closed? And what does Hashem do with the tears we shed?

Maybe those tears are the clearest sign that our neshama is coming back.

And Hashem is waiting to catch every one.

This shiur is sponsored by Noam and Laurie Jaffa
L'illui Nishmas Hillel Shaul ben Shabbati

You fell. You wandered. And somehow, the way back is blocked.

So why does Hashem create a new opening for the person who wants to do teshuvah?

A mysterious Gemara. A ladder. One unexpected question. And a powerful message about Yom Kippur: maybe teshuvah isn’t about going back to where you were—it’s about discovering where you’re meant to go.

Freezing rain. The Arch of Titus. And one powerful message:
“We are still here. Where are you?”
A story about the Yetzer Hara, our past, and the moment we realize it doesn’t get to decide our future.

Even though we won't be blowing the shofar this year on the first day of Rosh Hashana, the special kedusha of Shabbos is there for us. 

This Rosh Hashana - grab the opportunity to crown Hashem our king!

He was publicly humiliated.

Lied about. 

Hurt deeply. 

And yet, when the very person who wronged him showed up at his door, he did something that left a great tzaddik completely stunned.

What could possibly make someone respond that way? And what does it have to do with the way Hashem will judge us on Rosh Hashanah?

A powerful story about letting go, overlooking the little things, and the secret of ma'avir al middosav.

What if every moment of life carries a hidden sword?

This week's parsha reveals a startling Midrash: when the Luchos descended from Shamayim, they came bundled together with a sword. 

Why would the Torah of life arrive alongside a symbol of death?

Can dedicating more time to Torah really leave you with more than working longer hours? 

Discover the Torah's remarkable "loophole"—the one mitzvah where Hashem invites us to test Him—and the life-changing lesson behind it.

A potato. 

An egg. 

Coffee. 

Three pots of boiling water. 

It seemed like a strange response to a young man's desperate plea—until the lesson became impossible to forget.