Articles from TZVI
Ki Savo 5761 – Vidui & Hoda’ah
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
Nitzavim 5778 – Uvacharta Bachayim: The Essence of Bechira
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
Matos-Masei 5760 – Zeh HaDavar: Words Become Reality
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:
Va’eschanan 5776 – Kabbolas Ol Malchus Shamayim
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,
Toldos 5769 – Eikev: Attention to the Unspoken Details
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.
Re’ey 5765 – Tzedaka: Accurately Reflecting HKBH’s Ha’aras Panim
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
Shoftim 5768 – Makom & Reishis
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
Ki Seitsei 5767 – Emes vs. Double-standards
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
Ani & Ayin – Nothing as the source of Everything:
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
Tisha B’Av 5780 – Permission to Speak
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
Measure for Measure | Middah knegged Middah
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