Topics:

• ​The purpose of the neshama’s journey to this world
• ​Betzalel and his connection to Shlomo Hamelech
• ​Betzalel and the Arizal
• ​Betzalel Atoning for the Eigel
• ​Chur as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom
• ​Aharon and Chur: who was right?
• ​Miryam as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom

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• ​On the malbim on his birthday
• ​Biography
• ​Seforim and Style
• ​internal “contradictions”
• ​relationship to chassidim
• ​Eretz Yisrael and the Geulah
• ​Science and Kabbala
• ​stories know what to answer an apikores

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• ​Simcha as a protector of Haman and the greatest zechus in shamayim
• ​How could Haman come to Simcha which comes from Kedusha?
• ​Hashems oath not to accept gerim from Amalek, yet haman's descendents were gerim
• ​Hamans last night and the survival of zeresh
• ​Arizal on What happens to a persons neshama on the last day of their life
• ​Shaul's Insistence that he had fulfilled Hashem's word despite leaving king of amalek alive
• ​The secret koach of Esthers party
• ​Boaz/Mashiach vs Agag/Amalek - and Haman as the tiebreaker
• ​The poetic nature of Rav Shmuel Bar Shilas as Haman's descendent.
• ​Timna sister of Lotan as the true source of this inner nitzotz kedusha
• ​The fixing of the damage to Krias Shma by the Tzaddikim in Bnei Brak Seder Night

Topics:

• ​The Purim story as a cautionary tale in listening to Da'as Torah
• ​Moshe Rabbeinu not being mentioned specifically in Tetzaveh and around Purim
• ​Making an Eigel as a replacement for Moshe instead of appointing Aharon leader
• ​The yesod in Emunas Chachamim of Rav Dessler
• ​Stories and lessons in emunas chachamim from the Alter Rebbe, R Yisrael Salanter, R Chaim, the Chazon Ish, and the Ozrover

Topics:

• ​Keruvim - l’iluy nishmas kfir ben shiri, ariel ben shiri, shiri bas margit
• ​The keruvim as children. The power of children’s joy, and what children who who die early do in shamayim
• ​How were the keruvim intertwined during the churban if at that time bnei yisrael were angering Hashem?
• ​The difference between the keruvim of Moshe, those of Shlomo, and the ones on the walls of the Beis Hamikdash and what they represented
• ​Who were the Kruvim? The tale of two angels, Metatron and Sandalfon
• ​Purim and Chanukah and their connection to these Kruvim
• ​Abarbanel on why Hashem chose for the kruvim’s physical manifestation to be that of man

Topics:

• ​Gerim as a connection point between Jews and non Jews
• ​To be a Jew also means rejoicing in the downfall of our enemies
• ​To be a Jew means not rejecting Hashem in tragedy
• ​The power of stories
• ​Why is Yisro called Moshes father in law, isn’t he not related once he converts?
• ​The highest level ger
• ​Yisro/Rus/Yeser
• ​Was Yisro a dissenter of evil or a pal of amalek? When did he turn his avoda Zara around?
• ​How could Yisro go from being joined with amalek to the highest levels - Shem mishmuel
• ​Why did Yisro leave to go back to midyan? Three non-standard answers
• ​Yisro/Potifar/Balak
• ​Thoughts in Yisro as gilgul of kayin. And critical connection to Matan Torah, and why the whole parsha is called Yisro.

Topics:

• ​The Avoda Zara of Baal Tzfon
• ​The heter to say the name of the Avoda Zara.
• ​Stories of Avoda Zara working through Sheidim to trick humanity.
• ​belief in science or liberalism place of Avoda Zara.
• ​Worship of capitalism and consumerism as replacements for Avoda Zara.
• ​What is the Baal Tzfon and its power, The dog and the 50th level of Tumah.
• ​Incredible Leshem on Mitzrayim and the 50th level of Tumah.
• ​Sfas Emes Baal Tzfon as final boss, 50th level of Tumah.
• ​The face of the generation as the face of the dog.
• ​Is the power of the Basl Tzfon gone or does it remain to this day? Yereim vs Sfas Emes.
• ​Song as the expression of the 50th level of Kedusha.

Midweek Special -Tzvi Eckhardt

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