Dec 31, 2025
Thoughts for Asara B'Tevet 5786, by Rav Moshe Taragin
Was the Translation of Torah Tragic? Was the Holocaust a Historical Shift? When the Narrative Changes. Preserving Halakha and Masorah. The Dangers of Hyper-Preservationism in Charedi Culture
Dec 31, 2025
Vayechi | David's Last Words: Moral Complexity and Leadership, by Rav Eli Weber
Understanding moral complexity reveals the Haftara's deepest wisdom about leadership and ethics.
I Melakhim 2:1 - 2:12
This shiur examines the Haftara for Parshat Vayechi, which parallels King David's final charge to his son Shlomo with...
Dec 31, 2025
Vayechi | Yaakov's Deathbed Charge, Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What is the rationale behind the sequence of Yaakov's deathbed blessings?
In the final scene of Yaakov's storied life, he lies in his bed surrounded by all twelve of his sons - for the first time, named שבטי ישראל - the "tribes of Israel". He then...
Dec 25, 2025
Vayigash | 5786 | And I Will Make Them One Nation, by Rav Eli Weber
Yechezkel 37: 15-28
How do we create unity?
Dec 24, 2025
Vayigash | "And Yosef Could No Longer Restrain Himself", by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why does the text add the phrase לכל הנצבים עליו when defining Yosef's inability to restrain his outburst?
When Yosef is finally ready to reveal his identity to his brothers, the text uses a rare word - להתאפק - and...