Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Shares a strongly worded mussar (ethics) on the importance of Jews to observe and keep Shabbat and the consequences that are codified in the Torah for not doing so. Shabbat is a gift from Hashem to the Jewish people – gratitude for this gift instead of indifference is our (correct) spiritual choice. This is the English version – the Hebrew version has already amassed 450,000 views.
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Shares in this !Short Clip! video about the reason we say kaddish when someone passes and breaks down exactly what it means and how it helps the soul of the deceased.
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Relatively short lecture about how important various partnerships are in our lives, including practical advice on how to improve our relationship with our significant other.
Watch the first 1/2 hour of this video by Rabbi Mizrachi for the true reason behind the phenomena of the past and current Arab terror perpetrated against the Jews:
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Shares about how Jewish Law views suicide and its implications. We learn from the story of young Jews who were captured by the Romans and were about to be sent to Rome to be abused by their captors and they asked a Tanna (a Rabbi leader of that generation) whether they will still have a share in the World to come if they commit suicide instead of be being abused by their captors and he replied yes. We deduce from this that in other cases Jewish law forbids suicide since life is given by Hashem and only He can take it from us. To see exceptions to this law (and there are quite a few) please view the video.
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – The first hour of this shiur (class) is packed with very helpful information of the blessings and prayers we say everyday and the actual sources in the beginning part of the Torah in Breisheit (Genesis).
Personal Thoughts – I have really been enjoying Rabbi Mizrachi’s shiurim (classes) on Breisheit (Genesis) and the vast knowledge the Rabbi brings to how it is really intertwined to my daily life.
Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi – Shares with us great Torah learning about the book of last Shabbat’s portion, Breisheit (Genesis).
Personal Thoughts – First time I heard Torah shiur (class) from Rabbi Mizrachi on Breisheit (Genesis) and really enjoyed the perspective and the depth of Torah that he reveals from the first parasha (portion) of the Torah that we just started the cycle again.
Although these two videos are from the readings at the end of the Torah they still have some relevant ideas we can take into the post Chagim (Jewish Holidays) timeframe. Both present some valuable information to improve ourselves in this New (Jewish) Year. Our Sages emphasize for us to take what we learned during the Chagim (Jewish Holidays) and sprinkle those ideas throughout this upcoming Year so that what we learned is not only internalized but dispersed in practice through higher mitzvah observance and improved Midot (character traits).
Vezot HaBracha – Growing Through Deuteronomy (Rabbi Trugman):