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The Mockery – Bo (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares about the most recent weekly parsha (Bo) and about how Hashem degraded the Egyptians and Pharao in a way where they suffered everything when they could have suffered much less. Sometimes trying to avoid a little suffering causes us to experience more suffering than necessary. The Torah taught us this lesson thousands of years of ago and repeats the lesson. Are we listening?

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Can’t Change Your Noses – Vayechi and Shemos (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Explains the partnership between a full time learner and the person who supports him. That partner handles the material to support the spiritual and both share in the reward. This is reflected in the partnership of the two tribes of Yissachar and Zevulun.

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33 Words – Vayechi (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares about the previous Weekly Parsha of Vayechi – an interesting tidbit towards the end explaining why Yaakov Avinu “lost” 33 years of his life because of his word exchange with Pharoah (around the 39 minute point of the lecture).

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Instant Clarity – Vayigash (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares about the upcoming Weekly Parsha of Vayigash – from the climatic meeting between Joseph and Yehuda to why Yaakov’s wife Rachel had to have children who became servants. Finally in the end we will see that every single thing was for the best (when we here “Ani Hashem) just like everything with Joseph being banished and imprisoned to the Jewish people going down to Egypt was for the best.

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Mikeitz (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares some aspects of the Weekly Parsha – Joseph subjecting his brothers to several trials to bring them to teshuva (repentance) so the planting of the future exodus from Egypt can take place.

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The Rolling Stones – Vayeitzei (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares some aspects of the Weekly Parsha – basically the days in the life of Yaakov Avinu. His traveling to the Yeshiva of Shem and Ever, his running away from his twin brother Esav, and his dream of the ladder. How do these events forshadow the lives of the Jewish people and what can we learn from them today?

The Tznius of Rochel – Vayeitzei (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

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Like we prayed on Rosh Hashana:
Teshuva (repentance), Tefilah (prayer), and Tzedakah (charity) remove an evil decree.

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Hand on Foot – Toldos (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares some aspects of the Weekly Parsha we just read (Toldos). One interesting topic was the name Esav (who was Yaakov’s twin brother) – his name means complete – meaning he felt he was complete and had nothing else to learn a complete human being. This is opposite Yaakov (and the Jewish way) that says we are not complete that there is always room to continue to grow throughout our life. Two different perspectives to teach us today.

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Like we prayed on Rosh Hashana:
Teshuva (repentance), Tefilah (prayer), and Tzedakah (charity) remove an evil decree.

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Shabbat Shalom! The Wine in the Cave – Vayeira (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parasha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares all the ins and outs of the interesting stories and their meanings in this packed weekly Parasha (Vayeira) that we are going to read. S’dom, Lot, destruction, wine, relations, etc. Saturday matinee coming up this Shabbat.

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Like we prayed on Rosh Hashana:
Teshuva (repentance), Tefilah (prayer), and Tzedakah (charity) remove an evil decree.

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A Fish on Land – Nitzavim (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares the daily question of choosing life and planning on doing mitzvot resulting in a happy fufilled life. Do the job consistently and do YOUR job (not someone else’s job). Also, find the answer of what is better to give $1,000 tzedaka to one person or $1 tzedaka to 1,000 people. Hint – who is the mitzvah for – for the receiver or the giver (therein lies the answer).

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It Will Catch You – Ki Savo (Rabbi Dovid Kaplan) (Weekly Parsha)

Rabbi David Kaplan – Shares a simple message (towards the latter part of the lecture) that focusing on doing the right thing will eventually catch up with you. What’s the right thing? The answers are in the Torah. Such a simple and strong message.

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