Oct 29, 2025
Lekh Lekha | Avraham's Early Years: The Genesis of Midrashic Visions, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What are the sources of the well-known Midrashim about Avraham's early years?
There are numerous Midrashim that explore the early years of Avraham, attempting to explain his selection as the progenitor of a great nation and...
Oct 22, 2025
Noach | "My Covenant", by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What Berit is Hashem referring to before the Flood?
In Hashem's instructions to Noach regarding the construction of the Ark, He prefaces the command that Noach, his family and the representatives of the animal kingdom all enter the Ark with an odd phrase - "I will fulfill...
Sep 17, 2025
Nitzavim | The Devarim "Revolution", by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What are we to make of Moshe's "Teshuva speech" in Devarim 30:1-10? The "Parashat haTeshuva" (Devarim 30:1-10) seems to double back on itself, introducing Teshuva and then - introducing it again. Based loosely on a wonderful shiur by Rav Baruch Gigi,...
Sep 4, 2025
Ki Tetze | 5785 | Sha'atnez, by Rav Tzvi Chaim Kaye
The issur appears twice in the Torah; what does the word itself mean?! And what processes are required to create a violation of this mitzva. This and more...
Aug 28, 2025
Shoftim | 5785 | Appointing a King, by Rav Tzvi Chaim Kaye
Is it an option or a commandment?