Brachos 36 - Feb 9, 2020 -

Brachos 35b - Feb 7, 2020 -

Peshischa on the Parsha: Unity First, Bittersweet Avodas Hashem - Feb 7, 2020 - The Avnei Nezer asks how Rashi could use the same phrase about the Egyptians unity that he does next week to describe the Jewish people- ‘with one hear, as one person’. He explains that their unity was different than ours: they first had their individual desire- ‘one heart’ and then through that they unified under a common mission- to get the Jews. But we were committed to each other first ‘like one person’, then we collectively aspired for our mission- ‘with one heart’- to accept the Torah. We also explained from Reb Chanoch of Aleksander the sweetness of the ‘water’ came through their intolerance of the bitterness.

Brachos 35a+ - Feb 7, 2020 -

Brachos 34b - Feb 6, 2020 -

Brachos 34a+ - Feb 6, 2020 -

Halacha from Gemara: Rambam 2 - Feb 6, 2020 -

Beshalach: The Mystery of Marah - Feb 5, 2020 -

Brachos 33b - Feb 5, 2020 -

Mishlei & Modern Psychology 5:1-6 - Feb 5, 2020 - In beginning the fifth perek, Shlomo HaMelech continues his warnings about not succumbing to desires. Using a parable he explained how even heresy could look enticing, even beneficial to someone. As the Malbim explains, one could think that they won’t be enticed and they could be careful, but the effects of studying foreign theology could deep into ones mind and creep up later. We spoke about the memory-benefit of verbalizing information and how a person wants what one can’t have.