Hashem acting and illuminating to His creations – Those actions are His, though they are geared towards our reception. His attributes don’t define His essence – for He is beyond comprehension. His actions are a chosen expression to relate to His creations. Reality in its present form is a muted form of the Perfection and G-dliness that He intends t…

gilui yichudo Why is the christian idea of G-d (R’L) forsaking Jews part of the 5 heresies that gilui yichudo addresses? Last week we addressed it from the angle of how Hashem isn’t bound by the actions of man. Taking this a step further: The Jewish people received the Torah and have the most constant choice to live with Hashem’s Will or choose the…

G-d is everywhere you look for Him. The work lies in working past the various curtains that conceal His presence. If G-d were to reveal his infinite Kindness or wisdom we would be overwhelmed. But we finite beings CAN appreciate who and what is not the true G-d, Creator of Heaven and Earth. In doing away with the false gods and ideologies, we disco…

Was Spinoza’s G-d (so to speak) compatible with Torah? There’s a notion that the people of the book took their studios nature and became doctors. Meaning, the tikkun olam we bring to the world is nothing else than being the most productive and contributing members of an inclusive society that is all embracing to all. As we study tonight, let’s see …

What are we trying to understand? Darkei Hashgacha, the purpose of history, by extension the purpose of reality, for reality exists to undergo the cycle of history Hence Ramchal begins not with Hashem being the ultimate good/Chok Hatov l’heitiv, but with the situation of man, as that is the center of the structure of world history Once we appreciat…

Brief intro to the Ramchal Challenge: Rav Hirsch on why philosophical inquiry in the incorporeality of G-d and His unity is a waste of time. Ramchal (See second pg of intro), 3 reasons, 1. Obligation to understand the ways of Hashem 2. To allow us to settle our minds in our faith that all happens for the good etc 3. To appreciate the significance o…

Haftorah Parshas BreishisAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah V’YelechAutor: Denver Community Kollel

NitzavimAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Ki SavoAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Ki SetzeiAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas ShoftimAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftora Parshas R'ehAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas EkavAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas V’EschananAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas DevarimAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Matos MasseiAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah PinchasAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas BalakAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas ChukasAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas KorachAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Shlach with Rabbi Yaakov ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah B’haloshchaAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Naso with R’ ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Bamidbar with R’ Y ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Behar/BechukosaiAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Emor with R’ Yaakov ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Achrei Mos Kedoshim with R' ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Tazria MetzorahAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Shmini with Rabbi ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Achron Shel Pesach with Rabbi Yaakov ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah to Shabbos Hagadol with Rabbi ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Vayikra with Rabbi ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Yechezkel's words seem to contain some to differ from the Torah's. Is that because he's talking about the third Temple? Or can his words be reconciled?Autor: Denver Community Kollel

Discover the unique role of the kiyor, the laver that stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle.Autor: Denver Community Kollel

Heart of stone or flesh? Two prophets with one message.Autor: Denver Community Kollel

Tetzaveh/Purim: A Deeper Look at the Parshah with Rabbi SommersAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Haftorah Parshas Tetzaveh with Rabbi Yaakov ZionsAutor: Denver Community Kollel

People are quick to seek a replacement for a person in a public position when they feel they can do better with someone else. But the matter is not so simple, and the need for sensitivity is of paramount importance. Learn the lesson of the pillars of the Tabernacle.Autor: Denver Community Kollel

Why do Yisro and Amalek always show up together? What was Acheshverosh's party really about?Autor: Denver Community Kollel

Clearing away the thorns to make space for HashemAutor: Denver Community Kollel

Many people view events and people in black and white terms: This is good, or it's bad. In this Thought on the Parsha, Rabbi Fleisher points out that there's a lot more gray than we may realize - even for criminals.Autor: Denver Community Kollel

Maimonides debates the value of personal ethics vs. the Divine instruction of the Torah. We need to begin with our natural and human emotions. From there we need to sublimate those feelings to express Hashem's will.Autor: Denver Community Kollel

The wicked queen Atalya seeks to kill out the entire Davidic dynasty. Yehoyada, the Kohen Gadol and his wife Yehosheva manage to save one young boy. That child grows up to be King Yoash. Will he follow in his patron Yehoyada's footsteps? For a time yes; but with Yehoyada's death he begins to slip into idolatry. Yehoyada's son Zechariah the prophet …

What is true unity? Find out in this week's Thought on the Parsha!Autor: Denver Community Kollel

בִּשְׁנַת־מוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ וָאֶרְאֶ֧ה אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֛י יֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֖א רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֑א וְשׁוּלָ֖יו מְלֵאִ֥ים אֶת־הַהֵיכָֽל׃ In the year that King Uzziah died, I beheld my Lord seated on a high and lofty throne; and the skirts of His robe filled the Temple. שְׂרָפִ֨ים עֹמְדִ֤ים ׀ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ ל֔וֹ שֵׁ֧שׁ כְּנָפַ֛יִם שֵׁ֥שׁ כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְ…

HaftorahAutor: Denver Community Kollel

הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא לָב֗וֹא נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל לְהַכּ֖וֹת אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ The word which the LORD spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about the coming of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon to attack the land of Egypt: הַגִּ֤ידוּ בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ בְמִגְדּ֔וֹל וְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּ בְנֹ֖ף …

Miketz from the manAutor: Reb Yaakov Zions