Devarim 5775 – The Yichud of Sefer Devarim
Listen to this shiur · 9 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky The whole inyan of Sefer Devarim is Divrei Moshe Rabbeinu. The Midrash Tanchuma says that Klal
Listen to this shiur · 9 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky The whole inyan of Sefer Devarim is Divrei Moshe Rabbeinu. The Midrash Tanchuma says that Klal
Listen to this shiur · 6 min Pinchas 5780 – Mo’ado – Connecting with Fixity and Spontaneity A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky We have the korbanos of the
Listen to this shiur · 9 min Balak 5776 – Tikkun HaMidos: The Separation of Yisroel and the Nations A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Balak. Parshas Balak
Listen to this shiur · 12 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky We have the Machlokes of Korach, which the psukim say, and Chazal point out, it was
Listen to this shiur · 9 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Shoftim. Among the dinim of the parsha is investigating the future. {י} לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְךָ
Listen to this shiur · 13 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Ki Seitzei. The parsha is laden with mitzvos, and Chazal here frame the whole inyan
Listen to this shiur · 13 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Ki Savo. The parsha has the tochacha, and then at the end it says: אֵלֶּה
Listen to this shiur · 12 min The Avodos of Yedi’ah and Bechira A paraphrased shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky In the history of Klal Yisrael, we have the two
Listen to this shiur · 11 min A paraphrased shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky In Parshas Beha'aloscha we have a parsha that is me'ikrei hadas mitsad yesodei hatorah and also
Listen to this shiur · 8 min There’s a small parsha among the larger parshios, and that is Shevuos HaPikadon. If a person denies that he owes a debt and
Listen to this shiur · 12 min In Parshas Bechukosai, we have the brachos, and the pinnacle of the brachos is והתהלכתי בתוככם. “I will walk amongst you.” Sounds nice,
Listen to this shiur · 11 min Parshas Emor. The Parsha starts with אמור אל הכהנים בני אהרן ואמרת אליהם לנפש לא יטמא בעמיו. The mitzvah is given as a
Listen to this shiur · 9 min The parsha starts with parshas bikurim and then continues with bi’ur maasros. Both require a declaration. Bikkurim has the declaration of “arami oved
Listen to this shiur · 11 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Nitzavim. At the very end of the parsha, as Hakadosh Baruch Hu delivers what is
Listen to this shiur · 9 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky The parsha starts with Nedarim, and is introduced with the passuk: זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה:
Listen to this shiur · 11 min We have the parsha of Arayos, and one can’t help notice the term Giluy Erva. The Aveira is Giluy Arayos. I mean the
Listen to this shiur · 9 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Va'eschanan contains the first parsha of Kriyas Shema. Next week’s parsha contains the second. However,
Listen to this shiur · 10 min Eikev Shama B’Koli A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parshas Eikev – The Rishonim try to understand what the word Eikev means.
Listen to this shiur · 14 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Parsha’s Re’eh -We have the parsha of tzedakah, כִּי יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֶבְיוֹן מֵאַחַד אַחֶיךָ בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ
Listen to this shiur · 11 min A Paraphrased Shiur of Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky The parsha is discussing the Yom HaShmini, which is not just the eighth day of the
Listen to this shiur · 10 min The passuk says צו את אהרן ואת בניו לאמר זאת תורת העלה היא העלה על מוקדה המזבח כל הלילה עד הבקר ואש המזבח
Listen to this shiur · 11 min The passuk describes Betzalel as filled with chachma, t’vuna, da’as to build the mishkan. This is a very interesting skill set. Did we
Listen to this shiur · 12 min We have a small parsha of the Beis Din Hagodol, which contains a shoreshdik havanah in Chochma, Torah, and Yiras Shomayim. Questions: The
Listen to this shiur · 12 min The parsha has many mitzvos. Amongst them is the issur to have false, or contradictory weights. {יג} לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּכִיסְךָ אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן
Listen to this shiur · 10 min The parsha is primarily focused on Bigdei Kehuna, but towards the end we have the Mizbe’ach haKetores, which clearly doesn’t belong. It’s not
Listen to this shiur · 11 min We find the Shulchan has a din of “Tamid” like we find be other keilim – but the “Tamid” is different. There’s the
Listen to this shiur · 9 min This parsha has one of the many parshios of Shabbos in the Torah. And each parsha gives us a k’neitch in how we’re
Listen to this shiur · 14 min The parsha gives us numerous Dinei Mamonus, and we generally relate to dinei mamonus in a balabatish way – that since people need
Listen to this shiur · 13 min By Har Sinai we have a chiddush in Emunah, as the passuk says: הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי בָּא אֵלֶיךָ בְּעַב הֶעָנָן בַּעֲבוּר יִשְׁמַע הָעָם בְּדַבְּרִי
Listen to this shiur · 12 min We have the parsha of Shabbos which is introduced via the Mon. When Klal Yisroel asks for food HKBH tells Moshe: {ד} וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָֹה
Listen to this shiur · 8 min Vay’daber Hashem el Moshe Laimor. This recurring passuk first appears in our parsha. It’s often glossed over. Assuming it’s just a simple introductory
Listen to this shiur · 11 min Shmos is not just the start of the process of geula, but there’s another macro-process occurring – it’s the transition from the name
Listen to this shiur · 13 min Parshas ויקרא, קרבנות are all meramez to very big inyanim. Some are easier to understand, some harder. One of the harder inyanim is the specific location of the
Who am I? – The “Ani” Every individual shares a name with G-d. In Hebrew, the word “Ani” means “I.” The word “Ani” is also one of the names of
The Egg of Tisha B’Av & Pesach The Rema (O”C 476:2) makes an odd association between Tisha B’Av and Pesach: הגה: נוֹהֲגִים בִּקְצָת מְקוֹמוֹת לֶאֱכֹל בַּסְּעֻדָּה בֵּיצִים, זֵכֶר לַאֲבֵלוּת, וְנִרְאֶה לִי
Middah kneged Middah: At the most basic level, Middah kneged Middah shows there’s a system of justice, tit for tat. Furthermore, it obviously demonstrates that Hashem is paying attention and keeping