Bitachon 25 - Hashem is Our Shadow

We discuss the idea that Hashem interacts with us according to how we interact with Him - if we completely trust that He will perform miracles for us, then He will. If we trust in ourselves or other physical sources, He leaves us to receive from those sources, and we do not experience the promised overabundance of blessings.

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The time from 20 Sivan to Tisha B'av

What was the mistake of Aharon and Miriam in speaking negatively about Moshe? Why was this story placed by the Torah immediately before the sin of the spies? What is unique about the period of time from the 20th of Sivan until the 9th of Av? How does it parallel the period from Pesach to Shavuos? What is the root of the sin of Lason Hara (gossip)?

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Running time: 25:08

Naso-Behaaloscha - Guiding Light

What did Aharon see in the sacrifices of the Princes of the tribes that he felt he was missing? Why was he consoled with the fact that he would light the Menorah and that he and his children would bless the people? What is the concept of the Nesi'im-princes? What is the significance of the first sacrifices that were brought? What is the essence of all beginnings? Why does the light of the Menorah and the blessings of the Kohanim continue throughout the exile?

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Running time: 22:53

Shavuos-Naso

How do we see that there was a greater and lesser revelation within the awesome experience at Sinai? How does it parallel the revelation of Moshe as the redeemer, as well as the future revelation of the Moshiach? How does it also parallel the merit of the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs? What is the idea behind Hashem 'seeking and gathering the prayer and learning' of the Jewish people in order to bless them?

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Running time: 26:01

Bitachon 24 - Don't Worry About Tomorrow II

We continute our talk about the essential nature of the mitzvah of Shemitah, which is to teach us not to worry about tomorrow, and to expect the miracles that Hashem promises He will bestow on us when we trust in Him.

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Running time: 13:12

Bamidbar - Spiritual Centering

What is the concept of the flags of the encampments of the Children of Israel? Why do the nations of the world ask the Jewish people to be their leaders? What is the response of the Jewish people? How does this relate to the encampments? How do we assure that the Tabernacle, which represents our spirituality and our relationship with Hashem, remains the center of our lives? What is the idea behind Jerusalem being a place of Awe and Completion?

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Running time: 24:58

Behar-Bechukosai - Returning Home

Why does the Torah tell us that Hashem will act with us in a happenstance way even after we've admitted our sins? Why are the names of the avos reversed when Hashem remembers His covenant with them? Which was created first - the Heavens or the Earth? What is the depth of R' Shimon Bar Yochai's statement that they were created at the same time? Why is the order of Moshe and Aharon sometimes reversed?

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Running time: 25:54

Emor - Sevenfold Joy

What are the seven joyous mitzvahs that give us spritual satiety? Why does the Torah place the mitzvah of the four species between the korbanos chagiga and simcha? What does the joy of Succos celebrate? What are the two types of trees that sing to Hashem, and what do they represent?

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Running time: 23:24

Bitachon 23 - Don't Worry About Tomorrow

We talk about the essential nature of the mitzvah of Shemitah, which is to teach us not to worry about tomorrow, and to expect the miracles that Hashem promises He will bestow on us when we trust in Him.

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Acharei-Kedoshim - Fighting the Plague

What was the grievous sin that both Egypt and Canaan received judgment for? What was the sin of Sodom and the generation of the flood? When we are enjoined not to commit that sin, why does the Torah repeat the words 'I am Hashem?' What is the sin that brings a plague that affects both the wicked and the righteous? What is the reward for one who is careful in the area of immoral behavior? What tools can we use to lift ourselves out of moral decadence?

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Running time: 23:38