Category Archives: Parsha

Parshas Devarim

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5 weeks before his passing, Moses gives a three-parsha-long speech to the nation, which constitutes his last will and testament. He begins with a retrospective of the history of the nation over the past 40 years since the Exodus – subtly rebuking the nation, guiding them, admonishing them, ensuring that they don’t repeat their mistakes of yore.

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This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in honor of the engagement of my brother in law, Shua Florans, to his bride Suri Schachter. May y’all have a wonderful life together, and establish a home full of prosperity, and harmony, and good health! Mazal Tov.

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Podcasts Links:

This Jewish Life – A Podcast About Jewish Philosophy: Apple Podcasts, Android, Stitcher;
The Jewish History Podcast – The podcast telling the Remarkable story of the Jewish Peoples: Apple Podcasts, Android, Stitcher;
The Parsha Podcast – A Weekly podcast of analyzing and Exploring the Parsha: Apple Podcasts, Android, Stitcher;
TORAH 101 – A Podcast about the Divinity of Torah and the relationship between the Written and Oral Torah: Apple Podcasts, Android, Stitcher;
Eternal Ethics – The Pirkei Avos Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Android, Stitcher.
The Mitzvah Podcast – Surveying the 613 Mitzvos of the Torah: Apple Podcasts

Parshas Mattos & Masei

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This year, the Book of Numbers ends with a double parsha – Mattos and Masei. We learn about the laws of vows and oaths; the miraculous war with Midian; the unusual request of the tribes of Gad and Reuben; the Torah delineates the 42 different places that the Nation encamped for their 40 year sojourn; and we gain closure to the saga of the daughters of Tzelaphchad.

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Parshas Pinchas

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Pinchas was a man of action, a zealot who avenged God’s vengeance and was handsomely rewarded for it. In this parsha we read about his reward, Moses’ succession plan, the methods through which the Land will be divided, and another census is done.

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This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in merit of the complete and total recovery of Mike Merkin, Michael ben Yaakov and Miriam, a dear personal friend and friend of TORCH who was in a car accident and sustained many injuries. We wish him Complete and swift recovery and refuah sheleimah.

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Parshas Balak

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After the Jewish nation trounced the mighty kingdoms of Sichon and Og in last week’s parsha, the comparatively smaller and weaker kingdom of Moab resorted to unconventional warfare to attack the nation by hiring the prophet of the nations, a wily and devious character named Bilaam, to curse the Jews. It did not work out as planned.

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This Parsha Podcast is sponsored by Ivry Zagury-Orly in honor of his Shabbat Chattan, which coincides with the twelfth anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah Parsha. May you and your bride build a home that is bursting with happiness, love, prosperity, and all manner of blessing, and thank you so much for supporting TORCH and the Parsha Podcast!

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Parshas Chukas (Recorded Live in Jerusalem)

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In this week’s parsha, we read about a high;y unusual mitzvah: The Red Heifer, when an entirely red cow is burned together with a motley concoction of ingredients, and the resultant ashes are used to sprinkle on people that came into contact with dead people in order to purify them from their spiritual contamination. We also learn about the passing of Miriam and Aaron, and the multiple battles that the nation participated in on the Eastern bank of the Jordan, and we puzzle over the sin that condemned Moses and Aaron to die before entering the Land.

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This Parsha Podcast is sponsored in honor of my brother, Mordechai, on the occasion of his wedding in Jerusalem. May he and his bride, Yocheved, have a wonderful, harmonious marriage, and share a life replete with joy!

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Parshas Korach

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In this week’s parsha, Moshe and Aaron’s first cousin, a man named Korach, launches a rebellion claiming that Moshe is guilty of nepotism in appointing his brother as High Priest. What ensued should give one serious pause before engaging in any similar sort of divisive activities.

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This Parsha Podcast is sponsored in merit of the health and well-being of Malia Bat Alta Sara.

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Parshas Shelach

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The Jewish people were on the cusp of entering the Land of Canaan, and made a prudent, but ultimately tragic, decision: To send a contingent of scouts to reconnoiter the Land, to examine its vulnerabilities and weaknesses in order to best plan the conquest. Unfortunately, the report of the scouts sent the nation into a tailspin and caused them to remain in the Wilderness for 40 years.

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This Parsha Podcast is sponsored in honor of Shlomo ben R’ Shmuel Chaim HaKohein. May he grow up to become a great Torah scholar and a beacon for the Jewish people!

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Parshas Behaaloscha

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The Jewish nation has been encamped at Mount Sinai for nearly a year; in this week’s parsha they finally depart from the Mountain of God, and sadly leave gleefully as a child escaping school. This kick starts a series of missteps that carry harsh consequences.

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This Parsha Podcast is sponsored in loving memory and leilui nishmas בתשבע רחל בת נחמן הכהן. May her soul merit an ascension in Heaven.

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Parshas Nasso

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In the longest parsha in the Torah by verses, we continue to read about the Levite families and their responsibilities, we learn about the three tiers of the Nation’s encampment, the laws of a suspected adulteress, the laws of the Nazir, the Priestly blessings, and we read a very wordy account of the gifts of the tribal leaders during the weeks following the Tabernacle’s inauguration.

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This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in the merit of the complete and speedy recovery of Baruch Ben Moshe, a dear friend and longtime student of TORCH. May our Torah study serve as a merit for his complete and total and swift recovery

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Parshas Bamidbar

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We kickstart the Book of Numbers with a census of the twelve tribes of Israel – not including the tribe of Levi who is counted independently – conducted by Moses, Aaron, and the most distinguished leaders of said tribes. Subsequently, we read about the banners of the tribes and their assigned encampments, the transference of the sanctity of the firstborn to the Levites, and the designated role of each of the Levite families.

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This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in loving memory of אלחנן נחום בן יצחק ז”ל. May his soul merit an ascendancy in Heaven

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Parshas Bechukosai

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In two chapters in the Torah (Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 28) we read about the positive consequences of obeying the Torah and heeding its laws; and the terrible, painful consequences of disobeying the Law. Though reading this week’s Torah portion is scary and a tad depressing, the truth is that this framework is the secret to our nation enduring such long and painful exiles.

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This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in honor of the new TORCH rabbi, Rabbi Chaim Bucsko. We wish his tremendous success in helping TORCH achieve our mission of Connecting Jews and Judaism

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Parshas Behar

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At Mount Sinai, the Almighty instructed Moshe to convey a series of laws to the Jewish people. The first is the mitzvah of Shemittah, the prohibition of engaging in any agricultural work every seven years. What is the lesson inherent in this mitzvah and what are the consequences of transgressing it?

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This Parsha Podcast is dedicated in loving memory of Grace Hidary, Geraz Bat Rachel Z”L. May her soul merit an ascendancy in Heaven

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