Shows / Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow
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
Heichaltzu: The War with Midyan and Overcoming Ego
This class explores the maimer Heichaltzu, focusing on the unique war with Midyan in Parshas Matos. It examines how ego is the root of division and strife…
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How the Spoil Was Divided After the War with Midyan
This class explores the Torah’s account of how the spoils from the war with Midyan were divided, highlighting both practical and spiritual lessons. It…
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Kashering Vessels and the Significance of Eretz Yisrael in Matos-Masei
This class explores the double Torah portion of Matos and Masei, focusing on the laws of kashering and immersing vessels, the aftermath of the war with Midyan…
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Koshering Midianite Vessels and Lessons from Moshe's Anger
After the war with Midyan, the Jewish people needed to purify and kosher vessels taken as spoils. This class explores the two-step process, why Moshe Rabbeinu…
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Lessons from the Double Portion: Bamidbar's End and Life's Journeys
This class explores the completion of Sefer Bamidbar, the dual threats faced by Bnei Yisrael, and Bilaam’s spiritual strategy. It discusses how life’s…
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Lessons on Anger and Self-Mastery from Parshas Matos-Masei
This class explores the double Torah portion of Matos and Masei, focusing on Moshe Rabbeinu’s response to the aftermath of the Midianite war, the laws of…
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Lessons on Unity and Responsibility from Parshas Matos
This class explores the themes of unity, responsibility, and bridging divides in Parshas Matos, drawing parallels to contemporary issues in Israel and Jewish…
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Matos-Maasei: Strength, Growth, and Positivity in the Three Weeks
This class explores the double Torah portion of Matos and Maasei, completing Sefer Bamidbar during the Three Weeks. Drawing from the Rebbe's teachings, it…
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Moshe's Anger and Forgetting Torah: Lessons from the War with Midyan
This class explores the aftermath of the war with Midyan, focusing on Moshe's anger at the soldiers and its consequences. We learn why anger causes forgetting…
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No One Missing: The Miracle of the War with Midyan
This class explores the miraculous outcome of the war with Midyan, where every Jewish soldier returned safely. Drawing parallels to current events, it…
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The Power and Limits of Self-Imposed Vows in Parshas Matos
This class explores the unique laws of vows in Parshas Matos, where individuals can create binding obligations through their own words. It discusses when…
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Understanding Miracles, Leadership, and Self-Control in Torah Perspective
This class explores the different types of miracles, both open and hidden, and how they manifest in our times, especially regarding Israel. It also discusses…
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Who Can Annul a Woman's Vows? Torah Law and Spiritual Lessons
This class explores the Torah's laws regarding who has the authority to annul a woman's vows, focusing on the distinctions between betrothal and full marriage…
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Why Koshering Laws Were Introduced Only After the War with Midyan
This class explores why the Torah introduces koshering vessels only after the war with Midyan, not earlier wars like those with Sichon and Og. Drawing on the…
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Why the Sages Added Restrictions and Their Relevance Today
This class explores why the sages instituted additional laws and restrictions, especially after the onset of exile, and how these enactments help us overcome…
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Counting the People and the Levites' Role in Inheriting Israel
This class explores the census in the Torah as it relates to dividing the Land of Israel, focusing on why Levites were excluded from inheriting land. The Rebbe…
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Halachic Principles and Spiritual Meaning in Mikveh Construction
This class explores the significance of water in Parshas Pinchas, delves into the halachic requirements for constructing a kosher mikveh, and discusses…
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How Could Priesthood Be Given as a Reward to Pinchas?
Pinchas was uniquely granted priesthood as a reward for his extraordinary self-sacrifice, challenging the rule that kehuna is inherited. The Rebbe teaches that…
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How Inheritance of the Land of Israel Was Divided Among the Tribes
This class explores how the land of Eretz Yisroel was originally divided among the Jewish people, focusing on three main opinions and the unique case of…
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Judging Others Favorably: Lessons from Pinchas and True Kindness
This class explores the dangers of criticizing others' good deeds, the complexity of true kindness versus cruelty, and the story of Pinchas. Drawing on the…
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Korach's Sons in Parshas Pinchas: Repentance and Redemption
Parshas Pinchas revisits the fate of Korach’s sons, revealing that although they joined their father’s rebellion, their internal contemplation of teshuvah led…
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Leadership and Unity: Lessons from Pinchas and the Three Weeks
This class explores the significance of the 17th of Tammuz and the Three Weeks, focusing on themes of unity, leadership succession in Parshas Pinchas, and the…
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Lessons from Tragedy and Leadership in Parshas Pinchas
This class explores the themes of tragedy, hope, and leadership in Parshas Pinchas, drawing parallels between the Surfside disaster and Torah narratives. It…
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Pinchas, Self-Sacrifice, and Sincere Requests: Lessons from the Previous Rebbe
This class explores the deep connections between Parshas Pinchas and the life of the previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. Through stories of…
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Pinchas, the 17th of Tamuz, and the Challenge of Criticism
This class explores the connection between Parshas Pinchas and the fast of Shiva Asar b'Tamuz, focusing on the Rebbe's teachings about criticism versus…
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Pinchas: Courage, Lineage, and the Torah's Honest History
This class explores the story of Pinchas, highlighting the Torah's honest portrayal of difficult events, Pinchas's unique background and courageous actions…
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Pinchas: The Courage to Stand Up for What Is Right
This class explores the story of Pinchas, who stood up against wrongdoing when others remained passive. Through his courageous actions, Pinchas was elevated to…
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The Daughters of Tzlafchad and the Value of Eretz Yisrael
This class explores the story of the daughters of Tzlafchad, highlighting their love for Eretz Yisrael and the Torah's praise for their desire to inherit a…
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The Daughters of Tzlafchad, Inheritance, and Lessons in Leadership
This class explores the story of the daughters of Tzlafchad and the laws of inheritance, why Moshe forgot this halacha, and lessons in humility and advocacy…
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The Daughters of Tzlafchad: Love for Israel and Inheritance Rights
This class explores the story of the daughters of Tzlafchad, who boldly requested a share in Eretz Yisroel, highlighting their faith, legal insight, and…
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The Hey and Yud in the Names of the Tribes in Parshas Pinchas
This class explores the unique addition of the letters hey and yud to each family name in the census of Parshas Pinchas. Drawing on Rashi's explanation, we…
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The Repeated Census and Division of the Land in Parshas Pinchas
This class explores why Bnei Yisrael were counted again in Parshas Pinchas, examining Rashi's explanations and the aftermath of the plague. It details how the…
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The Role and Placement of Ashrei in Daily Prayer
This class explores why Ashrei is recited three times daily, its unique structure, and its spiritual significance according to the Rebbe. We learn how Ashrei…
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The Spiritual Significance of the Spelling of Pinchas
This class explores why Pinchas’s name in the Torah contains an extra Yud, examining the Zohar’s explanation and parallels with Yosef. It discusses how letters…
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The Three Weeks, Beis Hamikdash, and the Power of Teshuvah
This class explores the meaning of the Three Weeks, the importance of positive action during times of mourning, and lessons from Yosef and Binyamin. It…
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The Two Daily Offerings and Their Spiritual Lessons
This class explores the two daily offerings in the Beis Hamikdash and their connection to our daily prayers. It highlights how these korbanos inspire two…
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Three Ways the Land Was Divided and Their Spiritual Lessons
This class explores how the land of Israel was divided among the tribes in Parshas Pinchas using lottery, apportionment, and inheritance. The Rebbe explains…
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Why the Census Mentions Doson, Aviram, and Korach’s Sons
This class explores why the Torah interrupts the census in Parshas Pinchas to recount the fate of Doson, Aviram, and Korach’s sons. It examines Rashi’s…
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Why the Torah Names Those Involved in the Pinchas Episode
This class explores why the Torah waits until after the incident with Pinchas to name Zimri and the Midianite woman, examining Rashi's insights and lessons…
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Chukas-Balak: Redemption, Self-Sacrifice, and the Power of Names
This class explores the alignment of Torah readings between Israel and the Diaspora, the significance of Yud Beis Tammuz and the previous Rebbe's redemption…
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Aharon's Burial on a Double Mountain: Symbolism and Legacy
This class explores the Torah’s account of Aharon’s passing and burial on Hoer HaHor, a double mountain, and contrasts it with Moshe Rabbeinu’s burial. The…
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Bris, Parshas Chukas, and Generational Jewish Continuity
This class explores the connection between the weekly Torah portion of Chukas and the celebration of a bris, highlighting how personal and communal milestones…
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Chukas: The Red Heifer, Purity Laws, and Lessons in Leadership
This class explores the decree of the red heifer, the spiritual meaning of ritual impurity, and the unique purification process for contact with death. It also…
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Forgiveness in Jewish Thought: Lessons from Parshas Chukas
This class explores the theme of forgiveness in Parshas Chukas, examining Rashi's insights, stories from Avraham and Moshe, and the Rebbe's analysis of…
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Gimel Tamuz, Chukas, and the Enduring Influence of Jewish Leadership
This class explores the historical and spiritual significance of Gimel Tamuz, the passing of Miriam and Aharon in Parshas Chukas, and the enduring impact of…
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Lessons from Chukas and Balak: Statutes, Modesty, and Blessings
This class explores key lessons from the double Torah portion of Chukas and Balak, including the meaning of statutes like the red heifer, the importance of…
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Lessons from Gimmel Tammuz: Leadership, Miracles, and Enduring Influence
This class explores the significance of the period between Gimmel Tammuz and Yud Beis Tammuz, focusing on the enduring influence of true Jewish leaders…
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Miraculous Provisions in the Desert and Their Connection to the Leaders
This class explores how the Jewish people’s needs—water, food, and shelter—were miraculously provided in the desert through the merits of Miriam, Aharon, and…
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Miriam's Passing and the Red Heifer: Atonement Through Righteousness
This class explores why the Torah places Miriam's passing next to the laws of the red heifer, highlighting how the passing of righteous individuals brings…
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Moshe Strikes the Rock: Lessons in Leadership and Communication
After Miriam's passing, Moshe is told to speak to a rock to bring water, but instead strikes it, leading to consequences for him and Aharon. This class…
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Rambam on the Ten Red Heifers and Yearning for Redemption
This class explores the Rambam's teaching that there will be ten red heifers, with the tenth prepared by Melech HaMashiach. The Rebbe explains why the Rambam…
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Should We Beat or Speak to the Rock? Lessons in Leadership and Influence
This class explores Moshe Rabbeinu's encounter with the rock, examining why Hashem instructed him to speak rather than strike. It draws out lessons on…
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The 38-Year Gap in Parshas Chukas and the Power of Misas Tzadikim
This class explores the sudden 38-year narrative gap in Parshas Chukas, examining why Miriam's passing is juxtaposed with Parah Adumah. It discusses Rashi's…
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The Human Being as a Sefer Torah and Lessons from Chukas
This class explores the deep parallels between a person and a Sefer Torah, emphasizing the importance of honoring the Torah both physically and spiritually. It…
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The Journeys of the Jewish People in the Wilderness
This class explores the Torah's narrative leap to the final year in the desert, Bnei Yisroel's encounter with Edoim, Aharon's passing, and the episode of the…
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The Passing of Aharon and the Transfer of Leadership
This class explores the Torah account of Aharon's passing, focusing on the transfer of the high priesthood to his son Elozor and the deeper meaning behind…
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The Passing of Miriam and Aaron: Miracles, Leadership, and Legacy
This class explores the significance of Miriam and Aaron's passing in Parshas Chukas, the miracles sustained by their merit, and how Moshe Rabbeinu's…
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The Red Heifer and the Power of Faith Beyond Understanding
This class explores the concept of chukim—Torah laws that defy human logic—focusing on the red heifer ritual. It discusses why some mitzvot are…
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The Three Categories of Mitzvos: Mishpatim, Edus, and Chukim
This class explores the three fundamental categories of mitzvos—mishpatim (rational laws), edus (commemorative observances), and chukim (statutes beyond…
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The Unique Introduction and Deeper Meaning of Parshas Chukas
This class explores why Parshas Chukas begins with a unique introduction, highlighting the concept of chukim—mitzvos without revealed reasons. It delves into…