Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky – Shares about the Mishkan at Shilo and its relation to the name of this parasha (Re’eh) which it discusses the status of forshadowing the event of Shiloh. The concept is the goal or destination (the Beis Hamikdash) that we can “see” in the distance has steps to go through first to get there. Those steps are part of the process of building the Beis Hamikdah. We are also now a part of the process of building the Third Temple – can we see (Re’eh) the goal/destination in the distance and the steps to get there?
Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky – Shares about the dichotomy of being a Jew – joy and sorrow. This happened in this weeks parasha (Shemini) with the celebration of the opening of the Beis Hamikdash in the desert and the elevation of Aaron to be the Kohen Gadol along with his children to Kohanim. And, the opposite mourning of two of Aaron’s sons died. In modern times, the joy of Shabbat and Simchat Torah and the opposite terror of October 7th.
Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman – Two short videos about both the Ba’al Shem Tov (the Tzaddik originator of the Chassidic movement) and the Amida or Shmoneh Esrei prayer and its relevance to the upcoming Jewish holidays.
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowtiz – In this short three minute video, the Rabbi shares the concept of the Mussaf pattern 2-1-7 and how the animals involved represent various aspects of how we should approach this particular prayer.
Rabbi Avraham Meyer Zajac – In these two short videos, Rabbi Zajac explains the proper way to say Amen in the daily prayers and the reasons behind. This learning comes from the Alter Rebbe Shulchan Aruch.