Vayetzei - Ascendent With Moshiach

Why are the Jewish people blessed to be like 'the dust of the earth?' What is the 'water' that causes the growth of the 'dust' of the Jewish people? How are we compared to dust-earth in our relationship with the Nations of the world? Why are we trampled and how do we ultimately triumph? What is the concept of the expansion 'west-east-north-south' that is the result of this? What is the idea of the Shabbos observer being blessed to receive an 'inheritance without borders?' What is the analogy of the story of 'Yosef Mokir Shabbos' who had great regard for the Sabbath?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Running time: 28:55

Moshiach Comes With Tears

Why were Yitzchak's eyes clouded over? What was the evil of Esav that he was not meant to see? Why were the angels crying at the binding of Yitzchak? Why did it take almost 80 years for those tears to have an effect and cloud his vision? What is the connection between the Akeida (binding) and Yaakov stealing the blesings? Why do the righteous people cry at the advent of Moshiach, as the ego-Evil Inclination is slaughtered? What do those tears have to do with the tears of the angels?

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Running time: 25:53

Chayei Sarah - Seeds of Blessing

This week's Podcast is dedicated in the memory of Mazel Tova bas R' Meir Dan. What is the concept of 'planting early and late?' How does it apply to planting, literally? How does it apply to the Torah one learns, the charity one gives, the students one teaches and the children one conceives? What is the idea behind the multiplication that occurs on that which is secondary, as opposed to what seems to be primary? 

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Running time: 22:23

Hesech Hada'as before Moshiach

 Why do the angels who visit Avraham - and bring out the Chesed-kindness of their host - also arrive in Sodom and bring out the evil intent of the people there? What is the idea behind the last 25 years of the existence of Sodom and Hashem's attempts to bring them to Teshuva? What is the concept of Hesech Hada'as (pause in thought) and how does it relate to Moshiach, finding a lost item, and getting stung by a scorpion? What brought about the bravery of my Great Grandfather, R' Yosef Yitzchok Streisand, leading him to stop the fire in the Synagogue at the risk of great personal danger?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.