Parsha Parables On Parshas Pekudei

By Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky

In the final Torah portion that details the completion of the Mishkan, an expression that describes the (more…)

Parshas Vayakhel: Don’t Lose the Yud

By Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum zt”l

When Moshe announced that anyone who wished to contribute anything toward the Mishkan was welcome to do so, (more…)

Rav Brazil On Parshas Ki Sisa

By Rav Shmuel Brazil

The parsha begins with the mitzvah of machaztis hashekel. The mefarshim ask why only a half of a shekel (more…)

Audio: Rav Reisman On Parshas Ki Sisa

[Audio below.] The following is a shiur delivered by Harav Yisroel Reisman, maggid shiur in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas and mara d’asra of Agudath Israel of Madison. The shiur, on Parshas Ki Sisa was (more…)

Parshas Ki Sisa: Invoking Divine Favor

By Rabbi Zev Leff

Following Hashem’s promise not to destroy the Jewish people, after the sin of the Golden Calf, Moshe requested that Hashem make (more…)

Parshas Ki Sisa: Masked Emotions

By Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky

In what is probably the most anti-climactic event in Jewish history, the nation that was about to receive the Torah from Moshe turns away (more…)

Parshas Ki Sisa: Show Me Your Ways

By Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum

The Gemorah in Brochos explains that Moshe asked Hashem the age-old question that has been asked (more…)

Audio: Rav Mintz on Parshas Tetzaveh-Zachor

[Audio below.] Each week, Rav Chaim Mintz, Mashgiach of the Yeshiva of Staten Island and founder and head of Oorah Kiruv Rechokim, offers, via telephone, an insightful and inspiring message (more…)

Rav Brazil: A Purim Message

By Rav Shmuel Brazil

In the spirit of Purim, I want to begin with a short story. An individual who obviously drank too much and was irresponsibly driving (more…)

Audio: Rav Reisman On Parshas Tetzaveh and Megillas Esther

[Audio below.] The following is a shiur delivered by Harav Yisroel Reisman, maggid shiur in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas and mara d’asra of Agudath Israel of Madison. The shiur, on Parshas Tetzaveh and (more…)