Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת כי תשא.  Discussed:  

• R' Chaim Shmulevitz wonders how it was possible for Klal Yisroel to rapidly fall from receiving the Torah to idol worship in the span of just a few months.  
• The lesson R' Yehuda Hanasi learned from dropping his Megilah.  
• Why people who go off the Derech fall much further than those that were never religious in the first place?

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת כי תשא. Discussed: 

• A discussion regarding the first Luchos, based on the Pasuk, חרות על הלוחות (engraved on the Tablets), which Chazal say should be read חירות (freed). Additionally a connection between the חטא העגל and Parshas Parah. 
• R' Nissin Alpert learns a lesson from the leftover ink that lit up Moshe Rabeinu's face, which signifies the parts of the Torah that must be imparted verbally from a Rebbe. 
• An explanation, based on the Steipler, for why Chazal say that after the Luchos were broken Torah only comes with צער and hard work, and why this refers mainly to תורה שבעל פה.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פורים. Discussed: 

• If every Jewish holiday is named after the defining miracle of that Chag, why is Purim named after the seemingly insignificant lots which Haman drew to decide when to exterminate the Jews? 
• What is the 'Song' of the Megillah that the Gemora says replaces the standard Hallel we recite on every Jewish holiday? 
• Why does the fulfillment of Mitzvas Megillah specifically require that one hear every single word?

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פורים. Discussed: 

• Chazal compare Esther to the dawn, she was the end of miracles and a new era in Jewish history started. One would think that she should be compared to dusk, ushering in the night, so too Esther started the era of Galus and darkness and we lost miracles and prophecies. 
• The Zohar states, there is no light except that which emanates from darkness.
• The Meshech Chochma's understanding of the Gemara, that Hashem forced the Jews to accept the Torah at Har Sinai, by holding the mountain over them.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פורים.Discussed:

• The Medrash states that Purim & Yom Kippur will be the only two Yom Tovim around after Moshiach. The Tshuvos HaRashba asks on this Medrash, how can it be that any part of the Torah will be abolished at any point in time and why would Purim have precedence over the other Yom Tovim that are D'orayasa
• The Ramban on the Tochacha explains why the Torah states that Hashem will hide from the Yidden (V'anochi Hasteir Asteir Panei) after they have stirrings of Teshuva. Shouldn't Hashem come closer to Klal Yisrael after they begin doing Teshuva?
• Why Hashem's name is often hidden when Klal Yisrael does battle with Amalek, as we find in the Megilla itself, which lacks Hashem's name.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פורים.

Discussed:

• The Yaaros Devash explains the perplexing Chazal, which compares Esther to the dawn because Esther signifies the end of miracles. On the contrary, Purim seemingly marks the end of divine enlightenment and the beginning of the night of Galus?

• Understanding why the Pasuk in Tehilim says that a fool will not understand Hashem’s deep and profound ways. This teaches us that of all the battles with the Yetzer Hara that one faces, the ultimate choice is whether to be foolish and ignore Hashem or have the wisdom to see the overwhelming evidence of Hashem’s hand in creation. This is also Pshat in the Ramban's understanding of the Pasuk in Koheles that the dark days of old-age refer to the days of Moshiach.

• The Yaaros Devash writes that the Yidden before Purim were on a lower level of faith, which required miracles and prophecy to counter the Yetzer Hara of Avoda Zara. He compares this to a man stumbling in the dark who requires flashes from a torch to avoid pitfalls. However, Purim equipped the Yidden with an internal light, the light of Torah.  Chazal compare this light to daylight, a light that shines brighter and clearer than any miracle.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת תצוה. Discussed: 

• Sefer Zichron Meir explains how we can relate to Karbonos in modern times & why is a Karbon called a "Rayach Nechoch" (Pleasant Scent). 
• Why did Shaul Hamelech refer to the command of Hashem as a "Dybur" (word) while Shmuel Ha'navi called it "Kol"(sound)? What exactly was the sin of Shaul Hamelech in regard to not wiping out Amalek and how his descendant Esther atoned for it. 
• The Chofetz Chaim wonders how is it possible for us to bring Moshiach today if even greater generations couldn't.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת זכר. Discussed:  

• The Gaon writes that each generation faces a challenge corresponding to one of the עשרת הדברות, and the final generation before Moshiach will face the challenge of לא תחמוד. 
• A close examination of the Aveira of the עץ הדעת and the evil of the נחש הקדמוני, which the Maharsha writes is the root of Amalek and Haman. 
• A discussion on the true חמדה (treasure/desire) of the world, based on the story of אחאב, and how to properly utilize the Middah of חמדה.

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelech Kohn Ztl on פרשת זכור.  Discussed:

• Why does Chazal compare the difficulty of earning a living to that of קריעת ים סוף (splitting the sea)?  
• If Amalek represents the antithesis of spirituality & they are the spiritual arch-nemesis of the Jews and Torah, why does the battle against them have to be fought in a physical fashion and without any miracles?  
• How can we blot out Amalek if they are no longer a viable nation and an active enemy of the Jews? What is this perplexing Mitzvah to 'remember to forget'?

Shiur from Rabbi Elimelch Kohn Ztl on פרשת תצוה and פרשת זכור. Discussed: 

• Is there a connection between the lack of Moshe Rabeinu in Parshas Tetzaveh, and the lack of Hashem's name in the Megilla. 
• What is the evil that Amalek represents that we have a constant everlasting battle with them, even after they seemingly have disappeared?
• The Netziv discusses why Moshe Rabeinu stepped back from the war with Amalek, and instead, Yehoshua led the attack.