Kislev 5786
What was the darkness Yavan brought upon us and the world, and how it is alluded to in its name? The Ohr HaGanuz and how it relates to Chanukah, Talmud Bavli and Kabbalah. Why Chazal established the three mitzvos of Chanukah and how they are alluded...
ביאורים במכשרתו להיות צדיק וכו’ וצדיק וחסיד וישר ונאמן ועוד
כסלו תשפ”ו
Answering the Beis Yosef’s kashya – why 8 days, not 7. Why did Chazal make a big deal of the miracle of the jug of oil? This a type of miracle that seems quite common by tzaddikim even in recent times. What was so unique about Chanukah – and...
ביאורים באוהב את המקום וכו’ משמח את המקום וכו’, ומלבשתו ענוה ויראה
כסלו תשפ”ו
Hashem’s justification for favoring us. Correcting a common mistake regarding Olam Haba (-the World to Come), and how this relates to Chanukah. The importance of thanking Hashem and not taking things for granted, and the difference between the old...
ביאורים בכל העולם כולו כדאי לו לעוסק בתורה לשמה, וכן היותו נקרא רע, אהוב ואוהב את המקום
חשון תשפ”ו
What we eat and how we eat has an enormous impact on our middos (-character traits) and as a result also on how we think. The special quality of eating produce grown in Eretz Yisroel, including remarkable words from Chasam Sofer and Rav Yaakov Emdin...
עוד בענין תורה לשמה, משל נפלא וכו
חשון תשפ”ו
Cheshvan 5786