Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
WHAT'S IN THE NAME OF KOHEN ANYWAY | PARSHAS TETZAVEH
The parsha of Tetzaveh focuses mainly on the inauguration of Ahron and his descendants as Kohanim, and the different clothes that...
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Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Feb 4
- 5 min
THE MISHKAN – HASHEM'S SPACE | PARSHAS TERUMAH
All donations towards the building of the Mishkan had to be motivated by pure intentions and love of Hashem as the passuk says ויקחו לי...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Jan 28
- 5 min
THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN TORAH ARE MIDDOS MIDDOS MIDDOS | PARSHAS MISHPATIM
Chazal tell us that Matan Torah was in the morning and the next night the Parsha of Mishpatim was given to Am Yisrael. This is why...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Jan 19
- 6 min
NOT DOING TESHUVAH IS WORSE THAN THE AVEIRAH ITSELF | PARSHAS YISRO
Yeser was one of the seven names of Yisro. Rashi brings at the beginning of the parsha that the reason why he was called this name is...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Jan 14
- 5 min
THE THREE PRECIOUS GIFTS WE MUST USE MORE OFTEN | PARSHAS BESHALACH
In tefillas Shacharis we say על זאת שבחו אהובים וידידים העברת that Am Yisrael during Kerias Yam Suf acquired the title of ידידים ...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Jan 7
- 5 min
WHAT? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THIS WEALTH? | PARSHAS BO
Hashem speaks to Moshe to request from Bnei Yisrael to please borrow from the Egyptians silver and golden vessels and Rashi adds the...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Dec 31, 2021
- 8 min
THE FOURTH DECREE AND THE GEULAH FROM MITZRAYIM | PARSHAS VAEIRAH
At the end of Parshas Shmos Moshe Rabbeinu complains to Hashem concerning his mission to Pharaoh to ask from him to emancipate Am Yisrael...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Dec 24, 2021
- 10 min
THE MOON THE STARS AND YOSEF'S APPEASEMENTS | PARSHAS SHMOS
Sefer Bereishis ends with the placing of Yosef in a coffin. Sefer Shmos commences with the counting of the Shevatim and how they relate...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Dec 13, 2021
- 12 min
The Three Step Program for a Great Shemoneh Esrai | Parshas Vayigash
At the end of Parshas Mikaitz, we find Yehudah telling Yosef that all the brothers present will remain in Mitzrayim as slaves because of...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Dec 3, 2021
- 8 min
"WATT" is the Meaning of the Chanukah Miracle | Parshas Mikaitz - Chanukah
The famous question of the Beis Yosef on Chanukah is that if they found enough undefiled oil to light the menorah for one night, why did...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Nov 25, 2021
- 8 min
The Silver Lining in Mechiras Yosef | Parshas Vayeishev
The Shach on the Torah writes that he heard from a Mekubal that the brother's sale of Yosef to Mitzrayim had a positive effect on the...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
The Beautiful Eyes Tell it All | Parshas Vayishlach
I once merited discovering a very intriguing pattern throughout the tefilla of Kabalas Shabbos. Unknowingly we encounter the number 112....
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Nov 11, 2021
- 7 min
Yaakov's Role of Kedusha | Parshas Vayeitzei
Yaakov Avinu's mission in life as the Av of Am Yisrael differs dramatically from the role of his father and grandfather. As the Darchei...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Nov 4, 2021
- 6 min
The Corner Tefillah | Parshas Toldos
When the Torah describes the tefillos of Yitzchak and Rivka davening to Hashem in order to bear children, it says that each one davened...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Oct 28, 2021
- 9 min
Eliezer and the Heart of the Earth | Parshas Chayei Sarah
When Eliezer was asked to seek a proper shidduch for Yitzchak, his master Avraham made him swear by Hashem who was the G-d over the earth...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Oct 15, 2021
- 7 min
The Exclusivity of Am Yisrael's Lineage | Parshas Lech Lecha
Avraham Avinu had two children, Yishmael from Hagar his maidservant, and Yitzchak from Sarah Imeinu. Yishmael was not considered a...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Oct 8, 2021
- 6 min
The Two Lives of Noach Past and Future | Parshas Noach
What was the secret of Noach's ability to become and remain a צדיק תמים against all odds in a generation that fostered the pursuit of...
Rabbi Shmuel Brazil
- Sep 30, 2021
- 11 min
Four Levels of Creation as it Relates to Succos, Torah, V'Zos Habracha and Bereishis
The Torah tells us that after Adam and Chavah ate from the Tree of Knowledge they covered their nakedness with fig leaves. Later when...
Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Two Voices | Bereishis
Bereishis, 3:1: “And the snake was more cunning than all the animals of the field that HaShem, G-d made; And he said to the woman, even...
Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
- Sep 19, 2021
- 5 min
History Through a Torah Lens | Parshas Ha'azinu
Devarim, 32:7: “Remember the days of old; understand the changes of each generation; ask your father and he will tell you; [ask] your...