Constant Connectivity
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Parshat Noach
Series: Living the Parsha 5779
Lech Lecha – Influencing , Indulging and Inculcating
Posted onInfluencing , Indulging and Inculcating
Vayeira Earthly Existence
Posted onVayeira
Avowing Allegiance
Posted onAvowing Allegiance
Attitudinal Aversion
Posted onWhat was the essence of Esav’s error in during the episode of his selling his birthright to Yaakov for a bowl of lentil soup?
Existential Exiting
Posted onMrs. Smiles discusses Yaakov’s decision to leave Charan.
Fire, Flames and Flax
Posted onThe relationship between Yaakov, Esav, and Yosef, based on the Midrash, and how this Midrash relates to Chanuka.
Yaakov and Yisrael
Posted onThe passuk which describes the vision which Yaakov had on his down to Egypt switches from Yisrael to Yaakov. In this class, we explore the significance of the shift from Yisrael to Yaakov, and what each name represents.
Core Connection
Posted onAn overview of Yaakov’s bracha and rebuke to Reuven regarding his midda of ‘pachaz kamayim’.
Righteous Reward
Posted onAn exploration of the self-sacrifice of the midwives Shifra and Puah in Egypt, and the reward that they merited for their actions.
Hailing Humility
Posted onWe explore the messages that can be learned from the plague of hail, makas barad.
Firstborn Focus
Posted onDiscussion of plague of the firstborn
Dough: Double and Delectable
Posted onAn exploration of the gift of mann in the desert, and the double portion which fell on Fridays.
Awareness, Acceptance, Attachment
Posted onThe key to accepting the Torah.
Legitimizing Lies
Posted onAn exploration of the prohibition to bear false witness.
Golden Growth
Posted onThe Aron Hakodesh in the Mishkan as an allegorical paradigm for the character of a Talmid Chacham, and every Jew dedicated to perfecting his or her character.
Elaborate Entering and Exiting
Posted onA discussion of the bells sewn on the bottom of the clothing of the Kohen Gadol, and their purpose in heralding his arrival and departure at the Beis Hamikdash.
Gracious Gift
Posted onUnderstanding the comparison of the gift of Torah to a Kalla, a bride.
Prettifications Purified
Posted onAn exploration of the women in the desert who were rewarded for their eagerness to contribute to the Mishkan in contrast to their refusal to participate or contribute to the Golden Calf, and their reward for their choices.
Egel Expiation
Posted onThe Mishkan as repentance, teshuva, for the sin of the Golden Calf, chet Ha’gel.
Adam’s Animal Accentuated
Posted onIn this class, we explore the connection between Adam Harishon, Adam, and the korbanot, sacrifices.
Fervent Fire
Posted onRebbetzin Smiles explores the act of Nadav and Avihu bringing Ketoret, and their subsequent deaths.
Loving Likeness
Posted onExploring the mitzva of loving our fellow Jews, V’Ahavta L’rai’acha Kamocha.
Towering Tree
Posted onRebbetzin Smiles explores one of the questions that Moshe Rabbenu asked the Meraglim, the spies, about the Land of Israel: Does it have trees? What is the deeper message behind this question? What does it mean for our daily life?
Blossoming Bough
Posted onAn explication of the episode of Aharon Hakohen’s staff blossoming with almond blossoms overnight after the failed rebellion of Korach.
Continuous Commitment
Posted onWhy is Aharon the Kohen Gadol praised when he did not deviate from the exact instructions for lighting the menorah daily?
Geneological Greatness
Posted onThe uniqueness of Jewish lineage, ‘Yichus’.
Mountain Momentum
Posted onWhat do the Sages mean when they state that the Torah was given ‘by force’, as Hashem held Mt. Sinai over the Jewish nation and provided a seeming ultimatum on accepting the Torah? An in-depth journey into this topic.
Upright Utopia
Posted onUnderstanding the bracha which Hashem promises the Jewish people regarding the times of Moshiach, which states ‘I will lead you upright’, v’olich etchem komemiyut’.
Interest Intrigue
Posted onAn exploration of the prohibition against charging interest, and its ramifications for our inner lives.