Rabbi Shmuel BrazilFeb 116 minWHAT'S IN THE NAME OF KOHEN ANYWAY | PARSHAS TETZAVEHThe parsha of Tetzaveh focuses mainly on the inauguration of Ahron and his descendants as Kohanim, and the different clothes that...
Rabbi Shmuel BrazilFeb 45 minTHE MISHKAN – HASHEM'S SPACE | PARSHAS TERUMAHAll 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 BrazilJan 275 minTHE THREE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN TORAH ARE MIDDOS MIDDOS MIDDOS | PARSHAS MISHPATIMChazal 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 BrazilJan 196 minNOT DOING TESHUVAH IS WORSE THAN THE AVEIRAH ITSELF | PARSHAS YISROYeser 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 BrazilJan 135 minTHE THREE PRECIOUS GIFTS WE MUST USE MORE OFTEN | PARSHAS BESHALACHIn tefillas Shacharis we say על זאת שבחו אהובים וידידים העברת that Am Yisrael during Kerias Yam Suf acquired the title of ידידים ...
Rabbi Shmuel BrazilJan 65 minWHAT? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THIS WEALTH? | PARSHAS BOHashem speaks to Moshe to request from Bnei Yisrael to please borrow from the Egyptians silver and golden vessels and Rashi adds the...
Rabbi Shmuel BrazilDec 30, 20218 minTHE FOURTH DECREE AND THE GEULAH FROM MITZRAYIM | PARSHAS VAEIRAHAt 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 BrazilDec 23, 202110 minTHE MOON THE STARS AND YOSEF'S APPEASEMENTS | PARSHAS SHMOSSefer 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 BrazilDec 13, 202112 minThe Three Step Program for a Great Shemoneh Esrai | Parshas VayigashAt 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 BrazilDec 2, 20218 min"WATT" is the Meaning of the Chanukah Miracle | Parshas Mikaitz - ChanukahThe 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 BrazilNov 25, 20218 minThe Silver Lining in Mechiras Yosef | Parshas VayeishevThe 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 BrazilNov 24, 20216 minThe Beautiful Eyes Tell it All | Parshas VayishlachI once merited discovering a very intriguing pattern throughout the tefilla of Kabalas Shabbos. Unknowingly we encounter the number 112....
Rabbi Shmuel BrazilNov 11, 20217 minYaakov's Role of Kedusha | Parshas VayeitzeiYaakov 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 BrazilNov 3, 20216 minThe Corner Tefillah | Parshas ToldosWhen 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 BrazilOct 28, 20219 minEliezer and the Heart of the Earth | Parshas Chayei SarahWhen 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 BrazilOct 15, 20217 minThe Exclusivity of Am Yisrael's Lineage | Parshas Lech LechaAvraham Avinu had two children, Yishmael from Hagar his maidservant, and Yitzchak from Sarah Imeinu. Yishmael was not considered a...
Rabbi Shmuel BrazilOct 7, 20216 minThe Two Lives of Noach Past and Future | Parshas NoachWhat 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 BrazilSep 30, 202111 minFour Levels of Creation as it Relates to Succos, Torah, V'Zos Habracha and BereishisThe 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 GefenSep 30, 20214 minThe Two Voices | BereishisBereishis, 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 GefenSep 19, 20215 minHistory 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...