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19 min
THE SOULS THAT REFUSED TO DIE Four Generations, One Redemption, and Avraham’s Prayer for David HaMelekh
Shvilei PinchasIn this fascinating Sunday morning ,we journey through four generations—Dor Enosh, the generation of the Flood, the Tower of Babel, and Sedom—whose souls, according…
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23 min
THE EIGHTH DAY — WHY AVRAHAM WAITED 99 YEARS
Butthe most intriguing question may be why Avraham waited at all. The Gemarateaches that Avraham observed the entire Torah centuries before it was given atSinai. If so, why didn’t…
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16 min
RACHEL IMEINU — THE MOTHER WHO WOULD NOT LET US FALL
What does it truly mean to be a mother? And what can Rachel Imeinu teach us about compassion, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of a single act of kindness? In Thursday mornin…
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WHEN DUST BECOMES GOLD The Extraordinary Power of Ein Od Milvado Lech Lecha
Gam zu letovahVe’anokhi afar va’eferFromAvraham’s miraculous victory over powerful armies to Rabbi Ḥanina’s fearlessencounter with a sorceress, and the remarkable faith of the Bris…
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Avraham: The Man Who Stepped Beyond the Stars - Lech Lecha
What if someone could tell you your future—would knowing it help you live better today? A surprising encounter at a Laniado Hospital dinner, a family story from India in 1948, and…
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IT’S NOT EASY NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU’RE GOING! - LECH LECHA
“Lech Lecha — Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house, to the land that I will show you.” nisayon betoch nisayonAlong the way, we encounter two remarkable…
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20 min
THE RAINBOW - WHEN HEAVEN PUT DOWN ITS BOW - Noah 5787
THE RAINBOW — WHEN HEAVEN PUT DOWN ITS BOW Parashat Noaḥ In this morning’s , we explore the Ramban’s beautiful explanation of the rainbow as a weapon turned away in peace, the extr…
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18 min
THE LIGHT BEYOND THE LIGHT — THE SECRET OF SHABBAT CANDLES
Whydo we light two small Shabbat candles when our dining rooms are alreadybrilliantly illuminated by chandeliers and electric lights? What are thoselittle flames actually illuminat…
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25 min
NOAḤ, YONAH, AND PHARAOH Three Lives, Two Storms, and One Extraordinary Second Chance
Thursday Morning Breakfast & Class | October 15, 2026 “Mei Noaḥ”“Mah lecha nirdam?”But perhaps the most astonishing revelation concerns Pharaoh himself. According to a remarkable M…
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44 min
THE ARK - A BLUEPRINT FOR SAVING THE WORLD - Noah
When the world around Noaḥ was collapsing into corruption, violence, and moralchaos, Hashem did something extraordinary. He gave Noaḥ a constructionproject—complete with precise me…
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16 min
The Ark We Build Before the Rain
“I wanted to sit in the corner and let other people run the synagogue. Somehow, I was becoming my father.” In Monday morning’s Breakfast & Class, marking thesecond day of Rosh Hode…
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15 min
From the Holiness We Receive to the Holiness We Create Heshvan and Noah
FROM SEVEN TO EIGHT Rosh Hodesh Cheshvan — A New Beginning We have just completed an extraordinary month of spiritual elevation. From theshofar of Rosh Hashanah to the forgiveness…
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Where is Your Brother - Bereshit
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UNITY WITHOUT UNIFORMITY - man and wife BERESHIT
UNITY WITHOUT UNIFORMITY There is a question in this week’s parashah that belongsat every family’s Shabbat table. According to one teaching of our Sages, Adam and Ḥavawere original…
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BEFORE THE FIRST MITZVAH — Why the Torah Begins with People - BERESHIT
BEFORE THE FIRST MITZVAH — Why the Torah Begins with People Through the lives of Avraham, Yitzḥak, and Yaakov, we discover why Bereshit is called —the Book of the Upright. Avraham…
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54 min
WHO IS HOLDING THE STRING? Three Years After October 7 — Providence, Free Will, and the 50/50 World
In our Tuesday morning Safra Class, three years after October 7, we stepback from the individual headlines and ask a larger question: What happenswhen we stop looking at each event…
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BERESHIT — THE LIGHT HIDDEN IN THE DARKNESS
tohu vavohuBERESHIT — THE LIGHT HIDDEN IN THEDARKNESSmeraḥefet
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14 min
Taking the Fire Home - Esh Dat Lamo - simchat torah
“Esh Dat Lamo” — a Torah of fireEsh Dat LamoForme, this teaching became deeply personal. My mother was Adele, and she lived to98. At 95, she was still working out and teaching wome…
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BRING IT BACK TO THE HEART The Secret of the Lulav, the Circle, and Hoshana Rabbah
The Secret of the Lulav, the Circle, and Hoshana Rabbah הוֹשַׁע נָא — “Please save us!”In this class, we follow the Ben Ish Ḥai and the teachings of the Arizal into thehidden meani…
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35 min
FIFTEEN STEPS TO JOY - The Secret of the Water, the Broken Name, and Why We Are Never Alone
Shir HaMa’alotSimḥat Beit HaSho’evah This holiday Breakfast & Class became much more personal than I expected. Wejourney from the waters that cried at Creation, to David HaMelekh a…