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… Read more »
Posts By: Harav Yisroel Reisman Shlit"a
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Choshen Mishpat Stories
Rav of Agudas Yisrael of Madison This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat