Vayakhel / Shekalim - Little Effort Big Reward - Based on the teachings of HaGaon HaGadol Rav Moshe Wolfson shlit”a 5779

Do 600,000 half shekels add up to Haman's bribe?

The essence of berachah is multiplication; when something is blessed, it becomes quantitatively more.

The angel of Chodesh Adar is called אברכיא'ל – which includes in it the word ברך , a term of blessing.

Vayakhel 5781 Besalel and understanding Yirah

The Golden Calf

The assasination of Hur 

Why was Aharon HaKohen subjected to the devastating ordeal of making the egel ? 

And Haran died in the lifetime of his father Terah 

Aharon accepted upon himself the blame for making the egel in order to save Yisrael from extermination 

Tesaveh - Olive Oil and Doves - Moses Correcting Noah 5779

The secret to two Adars

The battle with Amalek 

Born in a leap year 

Why do we need a Mikdash

Is it limiting? 

The Embassy 

How was Besalele's vision different from Moshe's

Rabbi Chiya responded to Rabbi Chanina, “How do you dare argue with me? For I make sure the Torah is not forgotten from Yisrael to begin with. What do I do? I go and sow flax; then I weave nets from the flax. I trap deer with them, and I feed their meat to orphans. Then I prepare scrolls of parchment (with their skins),
and I write the five chumashim (of the Torah on them). I go
to the village (where there is no one to teach the children), I
teach five children the five chumashim (each one a different chumash), and I teach another six children the six orders of the
Mishnah (by heart—each child a different order). Then
I say to them, ‘Until I come back, teach each other Torah and teach each other Mishnah.’ Thus, I ensure that the Torah will never be forgotten from Yisrael.”  

 Taking into account all that we have discussed, we learn a fundamental principle. The Bet HaMikdash above in the heavens represents the letters י”ה , which stand for ;י’שמחו ה’שמים whereas the Bet HaMikdash down below on earth represents the letters ו”ה
, which stand for ו’תגל ה’ארץ .   

MISHPATIM 5779 Netivot Shalom – 4 ways Our Yeser tries to damage us 

The four legged dining table

The four elements 

Rectification 

Mishpatim and Reincarnation – Short Class Based on Shvilei Pinchas

Three or Four Strikes and you're out! 

 'And these are the laws that you shall place before them,' which Onkelos translates: 'And these are the laws that you should order before them,' which means, these are the orders of reincarnation, the laws of the souls, that each one is judged to receive its punishment. 

HKB”H created man out of four basic elements: fire, wind, water and earth—aish, ruach mayim, afar. These four elements
correspond to the four letters of the name Havaya. Had man, not sinned with the Tree of Knowledge, his body and soul would
have existed in perfect harmony with regards to the four elements;
and he would have lived forever.  

The purpose of offering a korban is to make amends for the damage one’s transgressions have caused to the four basic elements: “aish,” “ruach,” “mayim,” and “afar.”  

Resurrection and being born again every day! 

Learning to see the world through new eyes. 

The Dew of Torah

Déjà vu all over again

Yitro – Eliminating Evil 5780 The Secret of overcoming Raah 

Rashi comments: There is a star whose name is ' רעה ' (Ra’ah). Pharaoh said to them, “I see through my astrological predictions that star ascending to meet you in the midbar; and it is an omen of blood and killing.”  

'What did Yitro hear that made him come? He heard about the splitting of the sea and the war against Amalek.' 

Yes, we are the chosen people. Yes, we stood at Sinai and heard the words of the Creator Himself. Yes, G-d is involved in each of our lives moment by moment. We see it in the miracles of our own day; the miracles of the six day war and the miracles of building a land. A generation ago the death knell was heard, the tolling of the bell was impossible to miss, both Jews and non-Jews predicted the demise of a Torah observant people. Yet today we see more people learning than at any other point since the destruction of the Temple 2000 years ago. We see more acts of kindness and charity. This is a G-d’s miracle. But we have seen up close what Amalek can do. And still today there is Amalek in the world.