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Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Torah and Tea is an ongoing weekly class for women taught by Rabbi Chaim Wolosow. Classes include short lessons on the Parsha taught by Rabbi Chaim Wolosow in shul mostly taken from the Rebbe's Sichos.
Episodes
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
This shiur explores three core lessons from Parshas Vayera:
This shiur explores three core lessons from Parshas Vayera: Hashem's closeness during our hardest moments, how faith creates vessels for blessing as seen with…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Torah and Tea Vayeira 5787
This shiur explores the debate between Yitzchak and Yishmael about bris milah, the nature of Hashem's covenant with the Jewish people, and how inherent Jewish…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham and Sarah's Reactions to the Promise
This shiur explores why Avraham and Sarah reacted differently to Hashem's promise of a child in their old age. It examines Rashi's commentary, the physical…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Bless the One Whose Food You Ate
This shiur explores Avraham's practice of hospitality and how he encouraged guests to thank Hashem—even under pressure. It examines whether compelled gratitude…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – From Tishrei to Cheshvan: Faith Beyond Logic
This class explores how to carry the spiritual energy of Tishrei into everyday life, using the story of Sarah and Avraham to illustrate faith beyond logic. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Hosting Angels: Guests Before the Shechinah
This shiur explores Avraham's prioritization of hospitality even over Divine revelation, the paradox of feeding angels, and how hachnasas orchim refines the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea 5781: Motivating Mitzvos
This shiur explores how encouragement, pressure, and even rebuke can motivate people to perform mitzvos. Drawing from stories in the parsha and Chazal, it…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea 5782: Bikur Cholim and Hachnasas Orchim
This shiur explores how Hashem's visit to Avraham teaches the mitzvah of bikur cholim, Avraham's commitment to hachnasas orchim even in pain, the etiquette…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea 5785: Avraham's Chesed and the Akeidah
This shiur explores Avraham’s acts of chesed, his encounter with the angels, the significance of hachnasas orchim, and the Akeidah. It discusses Rashi’s…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea 5786: The Essence of True Chesed
This shiur explores Avraham's acts of chesed in Parshas Vayera, highlighting hospitality, prioritizing others' needs, and humility. Drawing from the Rebbe's…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea: From Lech Lecha to Vayeira
This class explores the distinction between Parshas Lech Lecha and Vayera, focusing on Avraham's transformation through bris milah and the resulting deeper…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Vayeira Eilav Only on the Third Day
This class explores the unity of the community, Avraham's kindness in welcoming guests, and the significance of Hashem appearing to Avraham on the third day…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Why Was Lot Saved?
This shiur explores why Lot was repeatedly saved despite his flaws. It examines the Torah’s portrayal of Lot as a man driven by desire rather than rebellion…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Yishmael and Esav: Parallel Downfalls
This shiur explores the parallel downfalls of Yishmael and Esav, focusing on inheritance disputes, identity crises, and Sarah’s prophetic clarity. It discusses…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Afar Va'Eifer: Avraham's Humility
This shiur explores Avraham's humility in calling himself 'sand and ashes,' the two mitzvos of ofer sotah and eifer parah adumah, and how true self-sacrifice…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – And He Planted an Eshel in Be'er Sheva
This class explores why the Torah highlights Avraham's planting of the Eshel in Be’er Sheva just before the Akedah. It examines how Avraham’s chesed went…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham and Sarah in Gerar
This class explores the story of Avraham and Sarah in Gerar, examining Avraham's choices, Hashem's protection, and the spiritual inheritance passed down…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham and Yitzchak: Water and Fire
This shiur explores the contrasting spiritual qualities of Avraham (chesed, water) and Yitzchak (gevurah, fire), their approaches to influencing the world, and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham's Eshel and Tough Love
This shiur explores Avraham’s model of hospitality, his insistence on guests blessing Hashem, and the deeper value in sometimes using tough love or external…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham's Hachnasas Orchim
This shiur explores the mitzvah of hachnasas orchim as seen in Avraham's actions, the relationship and disagreements between Avraham and Lot, and how Avraham's…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham's Laughter and Sarah's Laughter
This shiur explores the story of the angels announcing Yitzchak's birth to Avraham and Sarah, analyzing their differing reactions. It highlights the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Avraham's Plea for Sedom
This class explores Avraham's plea to Hashem to save Sedom, examining his compassion and advocacy even for the wicked. It raises questions about prayer…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Ka'eis Chayah: The Timing of Yitzchak's Birth
This shiur explores Rashi's explanation of the precise timing of Yitzchak's birth, the concept of srita (marking time), and how early calendar systems…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Lot's Choices and Human Weakness
This shiur explores Lot's character, his choices in Sedom, and the Torah's nuanced view of human weakness versus defiance. Drawing on Rashi, Midrash, and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Sarah and the Sending Away of Yishmael
This shiur explores the story of Sarah sending away Yishmael, highlighting her prophetic insight surpassing Avraham's. It discusses the importance of balancing…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Sarah's Barrenness and the Power of Teshuvah
This shiur explores why Hashem made Sarah barren until old age, the lessons from Avraham's hospitality and kindness, the Torah perspective on redemption and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Sarah's Faith and Subtle Messages from Above
This shiur explores why Sarah needed to hear about Yitzchak's birth directly, the importance of personal faith in receiving miracles, and how divine messages…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Sarah's Faith and the Angels' Visit
This shiur explores why an angel was sent to inform Sarah of her future child, the significance of her reaction, and how belief enables blessings. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – The Akeidah: The Power of Being First
This shiur explores why Avraham's willingness to sacrifice Yitzchak is considered unique, emphasizing the challenge and greatness of being the first to…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – The People of Sedom Were Wicked and Sinful
This shiur explores the systemic wickedness of Sedom, their hypocritical acts of false charity, and contrasts Noach's self-preservation with Avraham's advocacy…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – The Rebbe Rashab's Childhood Question
This shiur recounts the Rebbe Rashab's childhood question about why Hashem appeared to Avraham but not to him, and explores the lesson that spiritual yearning…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea 5783: Chof Cheshvan and Avraham's Outreach
This shiur explores the significance of Chof Cheshvan and the Rebbe Rashab's birthday, Avraham's mission to spread monotheism, the value of mitzvos done under…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Torah and Tea 5784: The Rebbe Rashab's Childhood Yearning
This shiur explores how early childhood education can instill both deep yearning for Hashem and profound interpersonal sensitivity, drawing on stories of the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Vayeira Eilav
This shiur explores Avraham's encounter with Hashem, his prioritization of hospitality over prophecy, and the Chassidic insight that true revelation comes from…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Why Did Hashem Wait Until the Third Day to Visit Avraham?
This shiur explores why Hashem visited Avraham on the third day after his bris milah, highlighting the lesson of fulfilling mitzvos with true mesirus nefesh…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeira – Why the Angels Told Sarah
This shiur explores why angels needed to inform Sarah about Yitzchak's birth, why Avraham didn't tell her, and the significance of Sarah overhearing the news…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – The Spiritual Meaning of Name Changes and Letters
This shiur explores the significance of name changes for Avraham and Sarah, the spiritual role of letters in their names, and the lessons drawn from these…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Torah and Tea 5786
Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 25, Lech Lecha 1 and 2. This shiur explores why the Torah introduces Avraham without mentioning his merits, unlike Noach. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Torah and Tea 5785
This shiur explores why Avraham worried about his reward despite serving Hashem out of love, the Zohar's story of learning Torah for material gain, and the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Torah and Tea 5783
This shiur explores how Noach, Avraham, and Moshe Rabbeinu each modeled different approaches to responsibility for others. Drawing from Likkutei Sichos vol. 15…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Torah and Tea 5782
This shiur explores the meaning of Lech Lecha as a call to personal growth and mission, contrasts Avram's unconditional chosenness with Noach's merit-based…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Torah and Tea 5581
Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 10. This shiur explores Hashem's command to Avram in Lech Lecha, the distinction between blessings and prayer, bris milah as an…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Torah and Tea 5780
This shiur explores the deeper meanings of Lech Lecha, Avraham's journey as both a physical and spiritual quest. It discusses the ten tests of Avraham, the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Why the First Brocha Ends with Mogen Avraham
This shiur explores why the first blessing of Shemoneh Esrei ends with 'Mogen Avraham' and not the other Avos. It discusses the Kabbalistic significance of…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Avraham's Ma'aser to Malki Tzedek
This shiur explores Avraham's miraculous victory over the kings and his giving of ma'aser to Malki Tzedek. It explains why the Rambam bases the mitzvah of…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Growth Through Challenge
This shiur explores how Avraham's journey in Parshas Lech Lecha teaches us to find meaning and growth through life's challenges. Despite facing hardship after…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Avraham's Tent and Honoring One's Spouse
This shiur explores how spelling differences in Torah, such as the word 'oholoh' in Parshas Lech Lecha, reveal deeper meanings. It discusses Rashi's…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Serving Hashem: For Love or for Reward?
This shiur explores whether serving Hashem should be motivated by pure love or if seeking reward is also valid. Through Avraham's example, Torah sources, and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Interrupting Shema for the Honor of Parents
This shiur explores when one may interrupt Shema for fear or honor, focusing on the Alter Rebbe’s view that both awe and honor apply to parents. It highlights…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Why the Torah Introduces Avraham Without Praise
This shiur explores why the Torah introduces Avraham without describing his greatness, teaching that Hashem's love for the Jewish people is unconditional. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Hashem's Unconditional Choice of Avraham
This shiur explores why the Torah introduces Avraham without background, emphasizing Hashem's unconditional choice. It examines the dual meaning of "Lech…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Leaving One's Comfort Zone: Lech Lecha as Every Jew's Journey
This shiur explores Parshas Lech Lecha as a model for every Jew’s journey—leaving comfort zones for spiritual growth. It discusses Avraham’s unique…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Avraham's Refusal of the Spoils
This shiur explores Avraham's refusal to accept spoils from Sedom, his insistence on equal distribution among all companions, and the Torah principle—later…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – 009
This shiur explores Avraham's rescue of Lot during the war of the kings, the miraculous defeat of powerful armies with only 318 men (or just Eliezer), and the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Avraham's Rescue of Lot
This shiur explores Avraham's rescue of Lot, the identity of 'hapolet,' and the miraculous defeat of powerful armies. It discusses Rashi's interpretation that…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Reason for the Three Altars Built by Avraham
This shiur explores why Avraham built three altars, examining Rashi's explanations for the first two and the Rebbe's insight into the third. It teaches that…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Study of the Inner Meanings in the Parsha
This shiur explores how Chassidus reveals the inner dimension of Torah, focusing on the Avos as a Merkavah and the principle of Maaseh Avos Siman LaBonim. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – End of Parshas Noach and Beginning of Parshas Lech Lecha
This shiur explores the end of Parshas Noach and the beginning of Lech Lecha, focusing on Terach's family, Avram's trials, Rashi's insights about tzadikim and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – It Does Not Say Avraham Was a Tzaddik and the Story Begins with Lech Lecha
This shiur explores why the Torah introduces Avraham without calling him a tzaddik, highlighting Hashem’s unconditional choice of Avraham and Am Yisrael. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Lot and Avraham
This shiur explores Avraham's remarkable ability to inspire strangers toward belief in Hashem, contrasted with his struggles to influence his nephew Lot. It…