Rabbi Israel Lashak Senior Educator ilashak@gmail.com Materials by Rabbi Israel Lashak Re’eh: Moshe’s Final Speech to His People Pinchas: Why Was Pinchas Blessed While Shimon and Levi Get Rebuked? Korach: Mistakes are Our Teachers Beha'aloscha: They Followed the Cloud Shavuot: Why is Megilat Rut not included in Sefer Shoftim? Shoftim: Going to War the Jewish Way Ki Teitzei: Not everything that appears to us to be bad is actually bad! Kedoshim: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Kedoshim - Understanding the Mitzvah of Rebuke Kedoshim - Do Not Hate Your Brother in Your Heart Why Wear a Kittel at the Seder? Shabbos HaGadol: Why is it Great? Vayakhel: One Nation Together Mystical Purim and How to Achieve True Happiness Tetzaveh: The Choshen Mishpat Terumah: The Purpose of the Shulchan Mishpatim: You Shall Help Him Repeatedly Yisro: Why Was Moshe Chosen Beshalach: Why Not Escape Vaeira: Connecting to the Forefathers Vayigash: How Many Are the Days of the Years of Your Life Mikeitz: Dreams in Sefer Bereishis Vayeishev: Why Give a Coat of Many Colors Vayishlach: I Have Everything Vayeira - Please Take Your Son Vayeitzei - What is More Important: The Torah or the Jewish People? Lech Lecha: Why was Avraham so scared of the Brit Mila? Noach: The Rainbow - An Eternal Covenant Yom Kippur: To Remain Pure Rosh Hashana - The Incredible Power of Tefillah Ki Tavo: Caring for the Widows Shoftim: Choosing the Right Weapons Balak: Integrity Korach: Humility Bamidbar: All Because They Were in the Beit Midrash Behar: You Shall Not Afflict Your Fellow Emor: I Can't Ride the Bus Mishpatim: Money and More Money Yisro: Why Moshe Had to Carry the Luchos Up the Mountain Vayishlach: The Archangel of Eisav Vayeitzei: I Will Guard You Wherever You Go Vayeira: The Destruction of Sodom Noach Found Favor in the Eyes of Hashem Yom Kippur: Long Live the King The Advantage of Preparing for the Yamim Noraim Rosh Hashana Avinu Malkeinu Re'eh: The Russian Soldier and His Siddur Eikev: Torah Learning Protects from Sickness Vaeschanan: The Exact Same Torah Naso: Valuing Each Individual Bamidbar: Fire, Water, and Sand Bechukosai: Returning to the Land of Israel Emor: The Best is Yet to Come Pesach: Two Seder Insights Tazria: Careful What You Say Shemini: All for G-d Vayakhel: The Kedusha of the Mishkan was even greater than the Kedusha of the Beis HaMikdash Pekudei: Moshe Blesses the Nation Vayikra: You Have to Put in Effort! Tzav: The Connection Between Free Will and the Shalshelet Terumah: Strange Measurements of Aron and Shulchan Mishpatim: Permission to Heal Yisro: Blessed is Hashem Beshalach: The Magic Word Bo: Complete Darkness Vaeira: The Incredible Staff of Moshe Rabbeinu Shemos: The Origin of Moshe's Name Vayechi: The Necklace of Osnat Vayigash: Why Yosef Did Not Contact His Father For 22 Years Mikeitz: Cows with a Spiritual Aura Vayeishev: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Vayishlach: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Vayeitzei: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Toldos: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Chayei Sarah: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Vayeira: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Lech Lecha: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Noach: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Bereishis: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Sukkos: 7 Minutes of Inspiration Yom Kippur: 7 Minutes of Inspiration