Peshischa On the Parsha: Noach is Shabbo, Avraham in Yom Tov
Peshischa On the Parsha: Noach is Shabbo, Avraham in Yom Tov - Oct 15, 2026 -
Bechoros 24
1. Does a nursing mother indicate a birth, and that this is its child?2. An animal would not nurse another’s offspring if its own is present3. Moving and plucking hair of a bechor, or on Yom Tov (תולש לאו היינו גוזז, or דבר שאין מתכוין)
Chagiga Shiur#12 YCQ
Chagiga Shiur#12 YCQ - Oct 20, 2026 - Can there be a issur for women to fulfil a mitzva that they are not obligated in? Does a eved Canaani have the full kedushas Yisrael? What is the nature of the requirement of simchas Yom Tov as it relates to women? How is the food menu on Shabbos different th...
Do You Earn Your Gifts? • Sukkos • Ep. 453
Why is Sukkos in Tishrei? The Clouds of Glory first surrounded us in Nissan, when we walked out of Mitzrayim, so the festival that commemorates them should really fall in the spring. The Tur asks it, and the Vilna Gaon answers it in a way that quietly rewrites what the whole Yom Tov is about: the...
Hoshana Rabbah: Your Last Chance • Sukkos • Ep. 351
Why is Hoshana Rabbah compared to Yom Kippur? What hidden power lies within this often-overlooked day? Delve into the mystical depths of Hoshana Rabbah and uncover its profound connection to teshuvah, judgment, and unity. This episode explores the fascinating concept of two distinct systems of re...
The Grizzly Bear's Guide to Kedusha • Parshas Emor • Ep. 327
Discover the hidden connection between Shabbos and the Moadim that will transform your spiritual life! In this captivating episode, we explore: What is the true essence of Shabbos and Yom Tov? How can we tap into the unique spiritual energy of each Chag? Why is Shabbos mentioned as part of the Mo...
Perception or Deception • Parshas Shelach & Korach • Ep. 216
Quoting the Midrash Tanchuma, Rashi says the eye sees, the heart desires and the body sins. Yet the pasuk of tzitzis warns us first about our hearts and only then our eyes. Which comes first? And what pushed Korach, a clever man, into a fight he could never win? Crowds stand at a Bnei Brak bus st...
True Happiness • Sukkos • Ep. 97
Abaye was the head of the yeshiva, and when a student finished a masechta he made it a Yom Tov for the Chachamim. Rashi goes out of his way to tell us who Abaye was. Why? A similar puzzle sits in the Navi, where David dances before the Aron and his wife Michal calls him an empty-headed man. What ...
How to Earn Miracles Above Nature • Parshas Vayeitzei • Ep. 51
Rav Shlomo Kluger says Hashem prefers not to do miracles that go against nature. So why does Chanukah, of all the miracles in our history, get its own Yom Tov and its own bracha? The splitting of the sea does not. Along the way, Leah seems to resent Rachel even though Rachel saved her from humili...
Uniqueness of Sukkos • Sukkos • Ep. 39
Sukkos is the only Yom Tov the davening calls "the time of our happiness." Every Yom Tov is supposed to bring simchah, so what makes this one different? Rav Yitzchak Hutner points to the way Sukkos sits in two groups at once, and Rav Emanuel Bernstein connects it to the number of korbanos on Sukk...
