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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
Classes, Lech Lecha – Magen Avraham
This shiur explores why the first blessing of the Amida concludes with 'Mogen Avraham' and not with Yitzchak or Yaakov. Drawing from Rashi and Torah Ohr, it…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Lech Lecha – Lu Yishmael Yichyeh Lefanecha
This shiur explores Avraham's wish for Yishmael to live righteously, the differences between Yishmael and Yitzchak, and why Jewish continuity requires more…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday 10.13.2026 - 5787
This shiur explores Hashem's command to Noach, tzei min hateivah (Bereishis 8:16), and Rashi's note that the couples left the teivah together. Torah and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday 10.21.2025 - 5786
This shiur explores the lessons of Parshas Noach: judging others favorably, the power of positive speech, and striving to be your best self in any generation…
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Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday - 5784
This shiur explores Rashi's note on the upside down Nun in Parshas Noach, its symbolism of Hashem's anger, and contrasts Noach's personal righteousness with…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday - 5785
This shiur explores the significance of Hashem's dual names—Elokim and Hashem—in the Torah, illustrating how compassion precedes judgment. Drawing on Rashi and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday - 5783
This shiur explores why Shabbos is an exclusive gift to the Jewish people, the meaning of lo yishbosu for non-Jews, and how Torah empowers Jews to bring…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday - 5782
This shiur explores the transition from Tishrei to Mar Cheshvan, the unique qualities of Mar Cheshvan, and lessons from Parshas Noach. It highlights the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday Tishrei 27, 5779
This shiur explores the story of the Tower of Bavel, examining the pesukim, Rashi's interpretations and the Alter Rebbe's explanation. It discusses the power…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday Tishrei 27, 5781
This shiur explores Parshas Noach, focusing on the flood as both punishment and purification, the symbolism of the teivah and the tzohar, the Torah's use of…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Torah and Tea Tuesday Tishrei 27, 5778
This shiur explores the deeper meaning of the flood in Parshas Noach, highlighting how challenges serve as spiritual cleansing and opportunities for growth…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Tzohar Ta'aseh LaTeivah
This shiur explores the meaning of tzohar ta'aseh lateivah (Bereishis 6:16), examining Rashi's two interpretations—a window or a precious stone—and the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Why did Hashem need to make a flood to punish?
This shiur explores why Hashem chose a flood to punish the generation of Noach, highlighting that the mabul was not just retribution but a means of…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Chassidic explanation of the flood. Idea behind Noach sending the raven and the pigeon
This shiur explores the Chassidic perspective on the flood in Parshas Noach, viewing it as a spiritual cleansing akin to a mikveh. It explains the symbolism…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Dor HaFlagah
This shiur explores the story of Dor HaFlagah in Parshas Noach, analyzing their sin as self-interest masked as unity. It contrasts their fate with Dor HaMabul…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Tzaddik Tamim B'dorosav
This shiur explores the Torah's description of Noach as a tzaddik tamim b'dorosav, examining both the praise and the criticism Rashi finds in the word…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Who was punished by the flood
This shiur explores who was punished in the flood of Noach, why Noach's children were spared, and how Chassidus views the mabul as both punishment and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Noach – Not getting along
This shiur explores why theft and lack of unity sealed the fate of the generation of the Flood, in contrast to the unity of the generation of the Tower of…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Ha'azinu - Expect of yourself more
This shiur explores how discipline can be transformed into growth, using personal stories from Yeshiva and shlichus. It highlights the power of positive…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Ha'azinu - Soul in body connected to its soul above
This shiur explains how the soul in the body is connected to its source above through the metaphor of a rope, as described in the verse about Yaakov. The Rebbe…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Ha'azinu - Torah and Tea 5784
This shiur explores the connection between Parshas Haazinu and Shabbos Teshuvah, focusing on the dual nature of rebuke and hope in Haazinu's song. It discusses…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Torah and Tea 5786
This shiur explores the special spiritual opportunities of the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, highlighting how every Jew can draw close to Hashem during these days…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Rosh Hashanah, Torah and Tea 5780
This shiur explores the unique aspects of Rosh Hashanah when it falls on Shabbat, the spiritual and halachic reasons for not blowing shofar on that day, and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Ten Days of Teshuvah
This shiur explores the unique spiritual opportunity of the Ten Days of Teshuvah, clarifies the meaning of mitzvah as both commandment and connection, explains…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 10
This shiur discusses the challenge of maintaining focus during davening, the Rebbe’s advice to use a siddur, and explores the nuanced differences between 'ov…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 2
This shiur explores the haftorah of Rosh Hashanah, focusing on Chana’s heartfelt prayer and the birth of Shmuel HaNovi. It discusses the transition from…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 11
This shiur explores the debate over Kaporos in Halacha and Kabbalah, addresses animal welfare concerns, discusses external pressures on Jewish customs, shares…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 3
This shiur explores the deeper meaning of teshuvah (repentance), tefillah (prayer), and tzedakah (charity/justice). It explains how each is more than its…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 5
This shiur explores how one can make up for missed mitzvos and lost spiritual opportunities through teshuvah, especially during the Ten Days of Teshuvah…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 6
This shiur explores the special spiritual energy present during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, emphasizing the heightened opportunity for teshuvah. It discusses…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – 6th of Tishrei – Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chanah
This shiur explores the life and legacy of Rebbetzin Chanah on her yahrtzeit, Vov Tishrei. It covers her biography, family history, the Rebbe's actions in her…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Class 4
This shiur explores the significance of Rosh Hashanah as the head of the year, its role in drawing down new spiritual vitality, and our responsibility to…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Rosh Hashanah, Prayer of Chanah
This shiur explores the story of Chanah, her prayer, and its connection to Rosh Hashanah. It discusses her interactions with Eli, the significance of her vow…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Tishrei – Tzom Gedalyah
This shiur explores Tzom Gedalyah: its date, what happens when it falls on Shabbos, its connection to the Beis HaMikdash's destruction, the events surrounding…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Ha'azinu - Torah and Tea 5784
This shiur explores the connection between Parshas Haazinu and Shabbos Teshuvah, focusing on the dual nature of rebuke and hope in Haazinu's song. It discusses…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Ha'azinu - Expect of yourself more
This shiur reflects on transforming discipline into growth, empowering students through responsibility, and the importance of positive expectations. It…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Ha'azinu - Soul in body connected to its soul above
This shiur discusses how the soul within the body remains connected to its higher source above. Before Selichos, one should engage in Torah study, give…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – With Yeshiva Students in Ocean Parkway Yeshiva
Remarks to yeshiva students at Ocean Parkway Yeshiva during Elul: appreciating the privilege of learning in a strong Torah environment, internalizing yeshiva…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Elul 25
This shiur explores the significance of the 25th of Elul as the day of creation, the Torah's references to months, and the debate between Rabbi Yehoshua and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Farbrengen, Elul 18 (Natick, MA)
This shiur explores the significance of Chai Elul, the birthdays of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe, and their revolutionary teachings on leadership and…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Chai Elul: Bringing Life into Yiddishkeit
This shiur explores the significance of Chai Elul, the birthdays of the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe, their unique contributions to Jewish life, and how…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Chai Elul: Personalizing the Inspiration
This shiur explores the significance of Chai Elul in Chassidus, its connection to the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe, and how it serves as a time for personal…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Chai Elul and the Laws of Netilas Yadayim
This shiur explores the significance of Chai Elul as the birthdays of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe, connects the last 12 days of Elul to yearly…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Hashem Gives Us Everything We Ask
This shiur discusses the Rebbe's teaching that in Elul, Hashem grants all our requests, as we are all considered needy before Him. It explores the deeper…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Elul – Torah and Tea 5778
This shiur explores why Likkutei Torah omits Parshas Shoftim, the spiritual significance of Elul, and the deeper meaning of teshuvah. It discusses soul levels…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeilech - 001
This shiur explores Moshe’s passing and the transition to Yehoshua, the Torah’s allusion to techiyas hameisim, and the concept of hester panim. Drawing on…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Vayeilech - 002
This shiur explores the mitzvah of Hakel in Parshas Vayeilech, emphasizing the Rebbe's call to observe its spirit today. It discusses who is obligated, the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - 007
This shiur explores the annual Torah reading cycle, focusing on the unity and self-evaluation themes in Parshas Nitzavim-Vayelech as preparation for Rosh…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - Torah and Tea Nitzavim 5779
This shiur explores the unique Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah, the essence of Rosh Hashanah as the head of the year, the unity of Klal Yisrael, the three levels…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - 008
This shiur explores the unique combination of Netzavim and Vayelech, highlighting their paradoxical themes of standing firm and moving forward. Drawing on…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - Torah and Tea Nitzavim 5783
This shiur explores Parshas Nitzavim and Vayelech, focusing on the themes of Jewish unity, the enduring covenant with Hashem, and the mitzvah of Hakel. Drawing…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - Torah and Tea Nitzavim 5778
This shiur explores why Parshas Nitzavim is always read before Rosh Hashanah, the mystical reason for omitting Birchas HaChodesh, the direct blessing from…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - Torah and Tea Nitzavim 5779
This shiur explores the identity of the wood choppers and water drawers in Parshas Nitzavim, their spiritual significance per the Alter Rebbe, and how both…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Based on Likkutei Sichos vol 29, Nitzavim
This shiur explores Parshas Nitzavim's promise of return and redemption, the dual process of self-effort and Divine help in spiritual growth, and the meaning…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - Torah and Tea Nitzavim 5782
This shiur explores Parshas Nitzavim's connection to Rosh Hashanah, focusing on unity, the power of choice, and Hashem's loving guidance. Drawing from the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - Torah and Tea Nitzavim 5781
This shiur explores the opening of Parshas Nitzavim and its connection to Rosh Hashanah. It discusses Moshe's gathering of all Jews, the covenant's renewal…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - 002
This shiur explores why Parshas Nitzavim is always read before Rosh Hashanah, emphasizing the unity of all Jews regardless of status. The Rebbe teaches that…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - 004
This shiur explores the concept of covenant in Parshas Nitzavim, drawing on the Alter Rebbe's teachings. It explains how a bris creates an unbreakable bond…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - 001
This shiur explores the deeper meaning of Atem Nitzavim, highlighting how unity among Jews brings merit in judgment on Rosh Hashanah. It discusses the…
- Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
Classes, Nitzavim - 005
This shiur explores the meaning of 'Atem Nitzavim Hayom,' emphasizing the importance of unity and individuality within the Jewish people. It discusses how…