Torah Thoughts, Stories, and Inspiration on the weekly Parsha
In this week’s Parsha, we are told about the immense blessing that the Jewish people will accrue upon following Hashem’s law. The Pasuk says, U’Vau Aecha kol ha’Berachos ha’Eleh v’Hisigucha, and all these blessings will come upon you and reach you. There is a question here: Seemingly the word V’Hisigucha – “and will reach you” is…
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In this week’s Parsha we learn about a very important mitzvah – the law of burial in the earth. The pasuk says that you should bury a person because an unburied corpse is a curse to Hashem. There is a question here. This pasuk that teaches us the very important precept of Judaism, the mitzvah of burial,…
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Yaakov Shwekey Reveals the Truth about Jewish Music In this episode, Aryeh Fingerer sat with Yaakov Shwekey, one of the top singers in the Jewish world. Yaakov talked about music and the incredible power and influence that it can have. Yaakov is changing thousands of lives with his music. In this episode we discuss the…
In this week’s Parsha, the Jewish people go out to battle. The Torah says that if one solitary soldier feels fear or anxiety, he must be sent home. Why? Because we are afraid that he will lower the morale of his fellow soldiers. We are afraid that his misgivings and apprehensions will spread to the…
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You Can Reach Your Potential – Just like Moshe! In this week’s Parsha, Moshe says, Re’eh anochi nosen lifneichem hayom bracha u’klala – see, I have placed before you today two potential paths to take in life. The Medrash says that re’eh anochi literally means see me. Moshe was adjuring the people to be like him. He was telling them Re’eh…
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This week’s Parsha begins, “V’haya eikev tishmo’un – If you will listen to Hashem with your heel.” This sounds very strange. It’s possible to be attentive and to listen with one’s ears but how can someone listen with his heel? What precisely does this mean? This is also the only Parsha that is named for a part…
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In this week’s Parsha the Torah commands us, V’nishmartem Meod Linfashosichem Ki Lo Reisem Kol Temunah… – we must take care of and safeguard our health because when Hashem came down to Sinai he didn’t come down in a form or image. The Torah is charging us to be strong and healthy when serving Hashem….
Rabbi YY (Yosef Yitzchak) Jacobson is one of the most popular speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences around the globe, and serving as a teacher and mentor to thousands. In this Tisha B’av clip, Aryeh and Rabbi YY discussed how to be happy in dark times and emotionally and…
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In this week’s Parsha, Hashem compares the Jewish people to the stars in the heavens. I heard an incredible idea from my father Rav Yitzchok Fingerer shlita: Rav Chaim of Sanz says that if you look at the stars, they seem tiny. To us, from afar, stars look small. The reason why they look so small…
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