The Secret of Ibur — Why the Sages Kept the Leap Year From the Nations
🎬 "One does not reveal the secret of Ibur to the nations of the world." What is Ibur — and why is our whole life in France a gestation? A…
She Gave Up Her Husband — and Won Mercy for Israel Forever
🎬 No Jew is ever alone in his pain — Rachel our Matriarch is standing right there. The Gemara describes the moment the Holy One, Blessed be He, sought to…
The House of G-d and the Gate of Heaven: Rachel and Leah
🎬 "You married Leah — that's what happened, just move on with your life." Jacob refused. Here is why. Jacob arrives at Laban's house and finds Rachel and Leah —…
Abaye and Rava — The Two Ways to Serve G-d
🎬 "You are neither a bird in the heavens nor a caterpillar on the ground. You exist in between, bridging heaven and earth." — a full shiur from Rabbi Moshe…
You Cannot Rise Where Everyone Already Knows You — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 G-d tells Abraham: go forth from your land, from your birthplace, from your father's house. The holy Or HaChaim asks why all three — and Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto,…
Why Moses Refused to Be Saved Alone — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 There are two arks in the Holy Torah — Noah's and Moses'. Between them runs a connection the holy books reveal: the soul of Moses was impregnated within the…
Rachel Our Mother: the Haftarah That Awakens Her Mercy — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 Our elder Rabbi Meir Abuhatzeira taught us: every year on the anniversary of Rachel our Mother's passing, read the Haftarah of the second day of Rosh Hashanah aloud. Rabbi…
The Tenth of Cheshvan: the Day Gad Was Born — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 The tenth of Cheshvan is the day Gad was born — and our holy rabbis teach that Gad brings good fortune. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit'a, explains what that…
The Miracles That Stand by Your Children — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 A person does not know the value of one small good deed. Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, shlit'a, shows what a single act of kindness, one coin of charity, one…
Draw the Line From the Start — Rabbi Pinto
🎬 A man gets married and never sets a path from the start — and the home will not go well. A man starts a business without rules — and…
