What is the difference between liberty and freedom?

Why does the Torah stress the separate tribes of Jews?

How does difficulty bring about redemption?

How can we recreate the immediacy of God's presence at Mt. Sinai?

Learn the answers to all of this, and more, on this week's episode of Toras Chaim.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives, by Rabbi Elchonon Cohen.

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Why is the belief in moshiach fundamental to being a practicing Jew? Why is kindness to someone who has passed considered "Chesed shel emes" - true kindness? Why does honoring your parents merit a long life? Learn these answers and more in this week's parsha class.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

What was the meaning of the exchange that Yehudah had with Yosef? Did the brothers achieve full repentance for selling Yosef? Did Yosef forgive his brothers? Learn the answers to these questions and more on this week's episode of Toras Chaim.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

Why was Yosef uniquely able to interpret Pharaoh's dreams? What is the potential downfall of being a charismatic person? What was the focal role of the Nile River in the dreams? Learn the answers and lots more in this week's parshah class by R' Elchonon Cohen.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

In this special chanukah episode of Toras Chaim, R' Elchonon Cohen teaches about the power of chanukah, miracles, and how we experience them in today's time, as well as what we should be focusing on this chanukah.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

In this week's parsha class, R' Elchonon Cohen teaches about G-d's message to Yaakov (and us) about the nature of this world, as well as the different approaches to facing the world, and what we can learn from them.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

In this week's Parsha class, R' Elchonon Cohen teaches us what we can learn from Yaakov about dealing with enemies, as well as how to handle personal fear and pain in times of war.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, in which we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

In this week's Parsha class, R' Elchonon Cohen teaches about how Yaakov prepared for galus, and what we can learn about going through hardships in our lives.  

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

In this week's Parsha class, R' Elchonon Cohen teaches about nature versus nurture, the choices we make as Jews, and the importance of our role as being a link in the chain.

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]

In this week's Parsha class, R' Elchonon Cohen teaches about God's creation of a solution before the problem, the importance of acquiring land in Israel, and the first time we see love in the Torah. 

Toras Chaim is a weekly parshah series, we will learn the week's torah portion with a focus on Toras Chaim - the study of the torah - not a story, but as a guide to live our lives. The other voice you hear is me, his wife Miriam, known online as @overtimecook. 

Comments, questions and requests are welcome! [email protected]