I would like to be begin by talking about the Meraglim to discuss something that is not in the Parsha, something very much missing. The discussion of the Parsha is a discussion of whether Klal Yisroel should go forward and do battle to enter Eretz Yisrael. There is a discussion of the fruits of the […]
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Parshas Vayeitzei 5772
We find that when Yaakov sleeps at Har Hamoriah 28:20 (וַיִּדַּר יַעֲקֹב, נֶדֶר לֵאמֹר: אִם-יִהְיֶה אֱלֹקים עִמָּדִי, וּשְׁמָרַנִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ, וְנָתַן-לִי לֶחֶם לֶאֱכֹל, וּבֶגֶד לִלְבֹּשׁ). That he makes a Neder that if Hakadosh Baruch Hu is with him 28:22 (וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת, אֲשֶׁר-שַׂמְתִּי מַצֵּבָה–יִהְיֶה, בֵּית אֱלֹקים; וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּתֶּן-לִי, עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָךְ) […]
Parshas Vayeitzei 5770
29:32 When Rebbi’s oldest son was born, Rebbi wanted to name him after Rav Elya Chazan which he did. There happened to be a Zeidy R’ Elya on Rebbi’s In Laws side which everyone would assume is who he is named after. So the Kler was, does the name go after what people think […]
Parshas Vayeitzei 5769
29:35 The Tur Al Hatoirah and Rabbeinu B’rachye brings it as well. When Leah gives birth, she names her fourth child Yehuda. It says in the Posuk, “הַפַּעַם אוֹדֶה אֶת-יְרוָר.” Chazal say, she was the first person to give true Hoida’a to Hakadoish Baruch Hu. The same Posuk says, (וַתַּעֲמֹד, מִלֶּדֶת). After […]
Parshas Terumah 5772
Mishenichnas Adar Marbin B’simcha. Today is Rosh Chodesh Adar, however, for us in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas the Simcha is not complete. Unfortunately, our Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yisroel Belsky is critically ill with a very sudden illness and I beg all of you to be Mishtateif in Tefilla for Rav “Chaim” Yisroel Ben Chana Tzirel. Let […]
Parshas Vaeira 5771
9:24 (וַיְהִי בָרָד וְאֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת בְּתוֹךְ הַבָּרָד), meaning there was fire miraculously in the Barad. A couple of thoughts on Makkas Barad which of course is the last Makka mentioned in this week’s Parsha. There is an absolutely wonderful Vort in the Sefer Davar Tov, a tremendous insight that comes from a Rashi here […]
Parshas Va’eira 5769
The shiur started with a D’var Halachah. There is a Teshuvah in Maishiv Davar authored by the Netziv. By Makas Barad, at the end of the Parshah, in Perek Tes Posuk Chaf Tes, the Posuk says, K’tzaisi Es Ha’ir Efrois Es Kapai El Hashem. Meaning, that when Moishe will leave Mitzrayim, then he […]
Parshas Va’eira 5770
8:8 & 8:26 ח. וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה וַיִּצְעַק מֹשֶׁה אֶל יְ־רוָ־ר עַל דְּבַר הַצְפַרְדְּעִים אֲשֶׁר שָׂם לְפַרְעֹה: כו. וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה וַיֶּעְתַּר אֶל יְ־רוָ־ר: Regarding the Tzefardai’a Rebbi started the Shiur with a Dvar Halacha. We find both by the Tzefardai’a and by the Aroiv that Moshe was Mispallel to make the […]
Parshas Va’eira 5772
Let me begin with Rav Moshe’s Vort which is at the end of the Parsha 9:33. At the end of the Parsha we find the last Makkah in Parshas Va’eira the Makkah of Barad. When it comes to an end the Posuk says (וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה, אֶת-הָעִיר, וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּיו, אֶל-יְרוָר; וַיַּחְדְּלוּ הַקֹּלוֹת וְהַבָּרָד, […]
Parshas Vayeishev (Shabbos Chanuka 1) 5770
37:30 There is a Maram Padava that says a Teshuva L’halachah, he questions whether the word Yeled means under Bar Mitzvah. He brings a Raya from the Posuk that says, הַיֶּלֶד אֵינֶנּוּ, וַאֲנִי אָנָה אֲנִי-בָא Reuven said this when he came back to the Boir. That the child is not here. Who is […]
Parshas Vayeishev 5771
Rebbi started the Shiur with the question that he ended of last year’s Shiur on Parshas Vayeishev. 37:14 Yaakov sends Yosef to his brothers at it says in the Posuk, לֶךְ-נָא רְאֵה אֶת-שְׁלוֹם אַחֶיךָ וְאֶת-שְׁלוֹם הַצֹּאן The Pashtus is that the brothers were in Shechem which was a dangerous place and Yaakov wanted to […]
Parshas Vayeishev 5772
Rabbi Reisman I think that the fundamental Yesod of Parshas Vayeishev is a Gemara in Maseches Sanhedrin 106a (8 lines from the bottom). The Gemara there says (אמר רבי יוחנן כל מקום שנאמר וישב אינו אלא לשון צער שנא’ וישב ישראל בשטים ויחל העם לזנות אל בנות מואב וישב יעקב בארץ מגורי אביו בארץ כנען […]
Parshas Vayeitzei 5771
Rebbi started off the Shiur with a Dvar Halacha that was mentioned in Parshas B’reishis in 5769. I have pasted that Dvar Torah here. This week we learn about Maasei B’reishis. We learn in the Posuk (1:5), (וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד). That there was day and night even before the sun was created (the […]
Parshas Vayeira 5771
The Beginning of the Parsha where we have Avraham Avinu being Machnis Orchim. He greets the three Arabs walking and is Machnis Orech which is seen as a tremendous Middah of Avraham Avinu as it was the 3rd day since he had undergone the Bris Milah. From this we learn out certain aspects of […]
Parshas Vayeira 5772
A couple of thoughts regarding the destruction of Sedom which is of course in this week’s Parsha. I saw an incredible Vort in the Divrei Yoel from the Satmar Rebbe. Everyone knows that Avraham Avinu Davened that if there would be Tzaddikim in Sedom it would be saved despite the fact that he knew […]
Parshas Toldos 5770
25:26 (בן ששים שנה: עשר שנים משנשאה עד שנעשית בת שלש עשרה שנה וראויה להריון ועשר שנים הללו צפה והמתין לה כמו שעשה אביו לשרה, כיון שלא נתעברה ידע שהיא עקרה והתפלל עליה. ושפחה לא רצה לישא, לפי שנתקדש בהר המוריה להיות עולה תמימה) The first Dvar Torah is about the Tefillah for the […]
Parshas Toldos 5769
25:28 וַיֶּאֱהַב יִצְחָק אֶת-עֵשָׂו, כִּי-צַיִד בְּפִיו. Rashi on the Posuk explains a Medrash (בפיו: כתרגומו בפיו של יצחק. ומדרשו בפיו של עשו שהיה צד אותו ומרמהו בדבריו) that with his “mouth” Eisav would entrap his father Yitzchok and trick him with words. How can it be that Yitzchok didn’t understand who Eisav was? […]
Parshas Toldos 5771
25:19 (וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת יִצְחָק, בֶּן-אַבְרָהָם: אַבְרָהָם, הוֹלִיד אֶת-יִצְחָק) The Tosafos Bracha says a P’shat on the first Rashi in the Parsha (ואלה תּוֹלְדֹת יצחק: יעקב ועשיו האמורים בפרשה). Why does Rashi have to say that the offspring of Yitzchok are Yaakov and Eisav that are mentioned in the Parsha. The Rashi seems to be […]
Parshas Toldos 5772
The beginning of the Parsha of course has the Mechiras Habechora the selling of the Bechora. Before I get into this, I would like to be Makdim the Teshuvas Maharit (1538 – 1639) as best I remember it which you might remember from your Yeshiva days. The Maharit had a Shaila about a young […]
Parshas Vayairah 5769
Rebbi started with 3 questions. The first question is, in last weeks Parshah, we read thatLot was captured, and Avraham Avinu had a war to rescue him. Isn’t it strange that in this weeks Parshah, when Sarah is taken captive, why doesn’t Avraham Avinu take the same army to do battle, to save […]
Parshas Vayeira 5770
19:29 We know that Loit was saved from the Mahapeicha of Sedoim. Why was he saved? The Posuk seems to say clearly that Loit was saved Bizchus Avraham, וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹקים, אֶת-אַבְרָהָם; וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת-לוֹט, מִתּוֹךְ הַהֲפֵכָה, meaning Elokim remembered Avraham and he sent Loit out of the upheaval. The Gemara actually says that he was […]
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