Rav Elyasaf brings Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook's commentary to life and helps us understand Rav Tzvi Yehuda's deep and relevant Torah. Sichot Rav Tzvi Yehuda originated from his Motzei Shabbat Shiyur on that Shabbat's Parasha, given at his home when Rav Tzvi Yehuda was the Rosh Yeshiva of Mercaz Harav...
Lech Lecha: Avraham’s Search for Monotheism
Parashat Lech Lecha starts the story of the building of the Jewish People, Bnai Israel, starting with Avraham Avinu. Avraham Avinu was the first person to introduce the concept of Monotheism in the world, a world that was filled with Avoda Zara and corruption. When did Avraham Avinu live in...
Ki Teitze – Winning our Internal War with the Yetzer Hara
Parashat Ki Teitze starts with the laws of going to war. The Kotzker Rebbe and other Chassidut Commentaries teach us that the greatest war is the internal war we all face with the Yetzer Hara. How can we overcome our Yetzer? What tools do we need to fight the war?...
PARSHAT DEVARIM
“They took in their hands from the fruit of the land and brought it down to us; they brought back word to us and said, ‘Good is the land that HaShem, our G-D, gives us!’ But you did not wish to ascend, and you rebelled against the word of HaShem...
Parashat Matot: Does the Torah allow vows?
What is the main difference between a neder and a shevua? Parashat Matot discusses this issue in depth. Rav Kilstein sharpens the definition of a positive vow and negative vow from a Torah perspective.
Haftara – Matot-Masei: Lessons for The Three Weeks
Haftarat Matot-Masei is the second Haftara in the series of 3, three Haftaras of "Pur'anut" - destruction . Each Haftara is a lesson from one of the Prophets discussing lessons from the destruction of the (1st) Temple. This Haftara is from the book of Yirmiyahu. Rav Listman discusses the differences...
Seeing the True Significance of What is Taking Place – Part 7
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How to have a good argument!
We can learn from Parashat Korach the difference of a good dispute and an immoral dispute. How do we differentiate between the positive and productive argument, such as the arguments between Beit Hillel and Beit Shamai, and the counterproductive and even damaging arguments of Korach and his community with Moshe?
Polarizing Leadership Styles – King Saul vs. Korach
The Haftorah of Parashat Korach discusses Shmuel's choice of Israel's first king - King Saul. Shmuels annoints Saul as King of Israel, in light of Israel's protest declaring they want a king at all cost! In Shmuel I Chapter 10 - Shmuel warns the nation of the power King Saul,...
Defining Leadership – In Light of Parashat Korach
Who was Korach? What was his socio-economical status among the Jewish People in the desert? What type of person was he from a spiritual standpoint? Korach, who was a Levite, a righteous man and extremely wealthy, confronted Moshe about the leadership of the Jewish People. What was the driving force...