Weekly Parsha Thoughts

The Gemara brings a story with Nachum Ish Gam Zu who would say “whatever happens is for the good.” One time the Yidden wanted to send a present to the king. They chose Nachum to be the one since he was used... Read More

The passuk says ויחל נח איש האדמה ויטע כרם. Rashi explains he made himself chulin. Noach should have been involved in planting something else first. Sforno explains ויחל from התחלה; he shouldn’t have started with something not nice. The Kli Yakar explains... Read More

The Gemara in Maseches Avoda Zara brings Rav Chanina bar Papa, and some say Rav Simlai, was doresh: l’asid lavo, Hashem will bring a Sefer Torah and place it on His lap and say, “Whoever toiled in it shall come and take... Read More

The Rama brings that we call the last day of Yom Tov, Simchas Torah because we rejoice and make a seudah, in honor of finishing the Torah.  The source is a midrash on Shir HaShirim: Hashem came to Shlomo in Giveon in... Read More

The passuk says איכה ירדף אחד אלף ושנים יניסו רבבה. Rashi explains this means 1 goy will chase 1,000 Yidden and 2 goyim will chase 10,000 Yidden. The Gemara says when Dovid went out to war he would throw one arrow and... Read More

The passuk says “and My anger shall become powerful… and great ra and tzaros will find him.., he will say, ‘because Hashem wasn’t with me’… and I shall hide My face…”  Why will there still be hester panim after he realized Hashem... Read More