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Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha

Avrohom Piekarski

Inspirational thoughts on the weekly Parsha in under 3 minutes with practical take away, made easy to share at a family or friends Shabbat meal

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00:02:29

Shemos שמות 2024 Exposing the Core of the Nashama

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2024/01/04

The objective of Galus is to reveal the concealment of our Neshama. In Galus most of our mental and emotional capacities aren’t necessarily in sync with Hashem, yet It reveals the core of our Nashama, prompting us even to the point of Mesiras Nefesh, self sacrifice. Similarly with Shemos, a name doesn’t really represent who you are, yet one can even awaken an unconscious, person by calling his name, essentially awakening his core. In addition, the 24th of Teves is also the Alter Rebbe’s Yartzeit

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00:02:19

Vayechi ויחי 2023 Self Motivation

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/12/28

The importance of self motivation: Yakov Avinu gathers together his sons to bless them, and then wants to reveal to them when Moshiach is coming. However, Hashem prevents him from doing so because revealing when moshiach is coming is what urges and motivates us to fulfill mitzvahs and to serve Hashem. Ideally the Geulah must be completely self-motivated, without any outside forces propelling us to do so. It is only that type of service which will bring a complete and eternal Geulah that will never

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00:02:20

Vayigash ויגש 2023 our True Home

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/12/21

The Jews settle in Goshen, which is in the land of Mitzraim and take ownership over it. This seems conflicting since earlier Hashem had told Avraham that his children would be foreigners in a ‘strange land’ .Therefore, the Torah relates that Goshen is in the land of Mitzraim even though we know that already. This is to teach us that although we are living in Goshen, which is the nicest part of town and living a good life, one should always remember that this is not where we belong. We are still in

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00:02:15

Mikeitz מקץ 2023 Always Pray

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/12/15

When things are tough, we pray to Hashem. However, it is important to realize that even when things are seemingly natural occurrences and we are acting accordingly- just as we should, in truth, we still have to realize that everything is orchestrated by Hashem and we must pray. This is the lesson that Yakov gave the Shfatim before their return, to Mitzraim. Although everything that transpired appeared as natural occurrences,according to nature and although they prepared everything in a natural

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00:02:05

Chanukah חנוכה 2023 Quality over Quantity

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/12/07

The miracle of Chanuka is so powerful that not only were the Jews victorious over the many and mighty Greeks, but there is more to that victory than meets the eye. Many Jews had assimilated with the Greeks and although many had been forced to assimilate, yet they were still victorious. Seemingly, Hashem made the miracle even for those very few Jews that were openly proud to be Jewish. This powerful lesson teaches us that although observant Jews are the minority of the world and even a minority

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00:02:20

19 Kislav יט כסלו 2023 the Wellsprings the Essence

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/11/30

The 19th of Kislev marks the day of liberation for the Alter Rebbe whose life’s mission was to spread the wellsprings of Torah to the outside world. Moreover, the goal was to not only expose the world to the inspiration of the wellsprings, but to actually infuse the world with the wellsprings themselves, thereby breaking all boundaries that exist in Torah, in the Nashama of the Jew, and the world. Each of these three have two parts to them - the external or the more conscious part and the internal

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00:02:19

Vayeitzei ויצא 2023 Establishing a Home of Torah

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/11/23

It is specifically through Zebulon, the businessman that Yakov‘s home, a home of Torah is established. Hashem desires to have a dwelling place in the lowest of worlds where G-dliness is concealed. By observing Torah and mitzvos in this world- regardless of the many obstacles which present themselves, this, in fact, is what testifies that Torah is eternal. Similarly the eternity of Torah is expressed when someone who is a businessperson is preoccupied with worldly matters and yet still finds time to

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00:02:11

Toldos תולדת 2023 Never a Bad Word

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/11/16

Yitzchok is getting old and wants to bless his children. He becomes blind. One of the reasons given is so that he should not be able to see, enabling him to bless Yakov rather than Esav. The question arises as to why Hashem didn’t just inform Yitzchok that Esav was a bad person, why make him blind for 57 years? The answer is, that although Yakov had an idea who Esav was, Hashem did not want to speak badly about another Jew.

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00:02:07

Chayei Sarah ‎ חיי שרה 2023 True Success

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/11/09

Although hard work often breeds success, true success comes only from Hashem Himself. Torah teaches us that Hashem brought Joseph success. The same happened with Eleazer, Avrohom’s trusted servant. The fact that he was submissive to Avraham brought him tremendous success in his mission to acquire a wife for Yitzchok. We derive from this that through praying to Hashem for success and submitting to Him as well as to the leaders of the generation, we will be granted the true success we seek.

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00:02:19

Vayeira וירא 2023 a G-dly Covenant

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/11/02

There is a difference between a covenant made between two people and one made with G-d. One made between humans is limited and has the ability to change, however, a convenant with G-d, Who is unlimited, remains forever. That is why Hashem commanded of Avrohom to have a Bris Milah for himself and his children, so that they could be entered in a covenant that would last forever. Additionally, that’s why a child receives his bris at only 8 days old - when there is no human involvement but a covenant

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00:02:11

Lech Lecha לך לך 2023 Forever the Holy Land

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/10/26

Hashem gives the land of Eretz Yisrael to Avraham Avenu for him and his children, as a gift and inheritance forever; thus the Jews make the land Eretz Hakodesh, a holy land. This happened twice before. Once when the Jews entered the land, the first time- by conquering it . The second time by repossessing the land. This represents two ways of serving Hashem. The first is compared to the service of a Tzadik-overwhelming the darkness- but then there is no guarantee that the holiness will be

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00:02:03

Noach נח 2023 Just Pray

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/10/19

Noach didn’t pray for salvation for his generation because he felt that he didn’t have the merit of our forefathers to depend on. It is significant to derive a lesson from this, to pray for our fellow Jews, regardless of the circumstances. Even if sometimes you may attempt to reach out to uplift them, and inspire them, yet they are just not connecting, we shouldn’t give up; but rather pray to Hashem to remove the obstacles that are preventing them from becoming uplifted and inspired.

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00:02:15

Bereishit בראשית 2023 Israel belongs to the Jews

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/10/12

Israel belongs to the Jews. G-d created the world, and he gave it (Israel) to the Jewish people. In our personal lives, there are two ways to serve Hashem. The more elevated way is through learning Torah and doing Mitzvahs. The second is by utilizing the mundane parts of our life- such as eating, sleeping and working - to serve Hashem - thus transforming the material world into a spiritual one. Although the first level might be considered a higher one, however, as far as accomplishing the purpose of

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00:02:24

Sukkot סוכות 2023 totally Submerged

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/09/28

There are two ways to serve Hashem. One way is to set aside times to serve Him- you learn, do Mitzvos here and there, but the rest of the day is for yourself. The second way is when I am connected and conscious of Him when I am learning, Davening, or even just going about my day while realizing the Hashgacha in everything; that everything that I see or person that I meet or place that I go to is for a reason and a purpose to serve Him. That is why we call this Yom Tov Sukos, because the Sukah

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00:02:16

Shabbos Teshuvah שבת תשובה 2023 the Greatest Heights

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/09/21

We connect to Hashem through Torah and Mitzvos, creating an energy flow between our Neshama and Hashem. With each individual Mitzvah, a different connection is established. When one of those connections is damaged, we must do Teshuva - reaching a deeper part of our Neshama that’s beyond damage to correct the areas that have been affected. When that is complete, we then reach an even deeper level of Teshuva that is not about correcting that which was wrong, but access a deeper part of our Neshama,

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00:02:21

Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה 2023 We Need You

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/09/14

Hashem values the contribution and hard work of man, to make the world a better place. Every year on Rosh Hashanah, when we blow the shofar, we draw down all the energies and revelations that we need for that year. However, this year the first day is going to be Shabbos and we don’t blow the shofar, however, the holiness of Shabbos accomplishes everything that needs to be accomplished. Then, on the second day we go ahead and blow the shofar. This demonstrates that although shabbos accomplished

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00:02:18

Nitzavim-Vayelech נצבים וילך 2023 the Forever Bond

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/09/08

Although Hashem already made a covenant with the Jewish people by Matan Torah, 40 years later, He makes another one, as they’re about to enter the land of Eretz Yisroel. The first time He made it just with their soul, and that was enough to sustain them, however, the second time it was also with their body. This was because they were about to embark on a new life, where they would have to deal with realities of this physical world. In addition, that day was Rosh Hashanah, a day that we commemorate

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00:02:11

Ki Tavo כי תבא 2023 the Key to Parnasah

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/08/31

There are two parts to our “Parnasah“, our sustenance. The first is called “Geshamim” (rain), which represents the blessing of Hashem from above. The second is called, Parnasah (livelihood) which represents our participation and work. In the Gemara it states that even the key to Parnasah, our participation, comes from Hashem; because even with our participation, we should recognize that in actuality , everything is a blessing from Hashem, and that we only create the vessels to receive those

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00:02:25

Ki Seitzei כי תצא 2023 Building a New Home

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/08/24

When we build a new home, we must put a railing on the roof for protection. In our day-to-day life. This represents each one of us is commissioned to building a new reality around ourselves, something that was never there before to change ourselves, and those around us, in order to do this properly we must build a railing of protection around our haughtiness and our pride. It is only then that we will be able to grow properly, be healthy and to be able to influence others.

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00:02:06

Re’ea ראה 2023 Unlimited Giving

Inspirational Thoughts on the Parsha ·

2023/08/10

There are two parts to giving Tzedakah. One is the physical action of helping and giving the poor, the other is the attitude behind it to give with an open mind and a open heart, both are referenced in this weeks Parsha in two different Psukim. In a deeper sense they reference two types of Jews one jew gives because Hashem will give him back, another gives with no motive only because he opened his mind and heart opening his soul that’s called unlimited giving.

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