This in-depth class on the weekly Parsha provides a textual analysis of a verse about the reunion of Joseph and his brother Benjamin. It explores various commentaries in order to give a broader and deeper understanding of the text.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Do you go round or square on Pesach? Rabbi Avraham Bergstein teaches the history of baking matzah, and the significance of the shape, from the cakes that Avraham served the visiting angels, to the disputes about machine matzahs. Included is a video within the video of a machine matzah bakery, which shows the procedure from the strenuous cleaning, through all the processes involved.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Megillas Esther was written under the influence of the Spirit of G-d. Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein discusses the essential bond that G-d has with a Jew. The point of the needle, where it has no dimensions, is like the point of contact where G-d knocks on the door of the Jewish soul. Being an infinite point, connecting to the infinity of G-d, there is no element of time.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Is the Torah in chronological order? Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein explains with Parshas Mishpatim, the different ways of looking at the sequence of events in the Torah. There are always a few different approaches which he compares and clarifies.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
The essense of a thing is its name. Why Purim? Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein gives a comprehensive explanation of the use of lots from archaeology, the Talmud and the Megillah. What was Haman's goal in using lots to determine the fate of the Jews, and how did Hashem foil his plans?.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
A child can break a twig, but a bundle of twigs can resist the strongest man. Parshas Netzavim, read before Rosh Hashana, is about unity. Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein emphasizes the strength in numbers, where everyone recognizes the virtue and quality of the others. Even the unity of idol worshipers can be appreciated by G-d.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Do we really have to worry about that sweater that someone left in our house? Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein reviews the laws for lost objects and their sources in Torah. He brings in the Chassidic interpretation of this mitzvah and how to relate it to our service of Hashem and how we relate to our fellows.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
When G-d gave the Torah, he also gave the system to protect laws derived from it from differing opinions. Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein lays out the process of judgment proceeding from the local Rabbi up to the supreme court of the Sanhedrin. He describes how decrees were enacted and what considerations were applied.
Series: Judaism Decoded Lesson 3
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Why is Israel the Jewish homeland? Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein starts in the beginning and shows the history and the documentation of the Jewish connection to Israel. He brings Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch's discussion on the arrival of Abraham in the land of Canaan and why he was given that area as a homeland
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
With the Torah we can weather any storm. Rabbi Avraham Bergstein learns out from the book of Eicha that we must remain true to Torah in order to have strength at this time. The Jewish people are compared to a sapphire which will not be smashed on an anvil, but remains whole and strong.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Discover the kind of place where G-d likes to stay. What makes prayer a struggle? How can the Krias Shema extend your life? Rabbi Avroham Bergstein will change how you view your prayers while answering these questions and more.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Series: The Genesis of Kabbalah
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Series: The Genesis of Kabbalah
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Series: The Genesis of Kabbalah
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
From deep meditation techniques to successful "firewalkers" to Dale Carnegie's How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, to cognitive psychology, people around the world are searching for ways to cope with and master their thoughts
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
"The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it," , Blaise Pascal, French philospher, 1623-1662
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
What would you do? Would you have participated in the building of the golden calf? Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein describes the motivations behind the people's desire for the calf, and why Aharon reacted the way he did. Rabbi Bergstein presents a clear picture of the incident and the factors surrounding it.
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)
The Pilgrims' journey on the Mayflower and landing on Plymouth Rock is a big event in American History, and yet most Americans don't know details of the story: what date did the ship leave England, who was the leader of the Pilgrims, what food they ate on their journey etc
Rabbi Avrohom Bergstein (32)