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Torah Weekly

Follow along each week as Tzvi Eckhardt delves into the parsha, exposing deep secrets, dabbling in mussar and profound topics!

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00:43:15

Tetzaveh 5786 | Urim V’tumim and Purim -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2026/02/27

Topics:-Why have our names on both the shoulders and the heart?-Why did Aharon merit to have the Urim V’tumim?-Flipping the Nachash into Choshen, and stone to flesh-The Urim Vtumim coming from a tikkun of Adam and Nachash-The Urim Vtumim as the 13th path, the kollel-Flipping the frown upside down in Sefer Yetzira-Do we say Lo Bashamayim Hi about the Urim Vtumim?-Parallels between the Urim Vtumim and AI as a posek-Learning how to never go off the derech from Rabbi Akiva-Fighting Amalek and Safek with

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00:42:10

Terumah 5786 | Mazal, Charvona, and What Hat will...

Torah Weekly ·

2026/02/19

Topics:-Why is adar a time of Mazal? I thought we are above Mazal-Hashem’s handicapped Kisei Hakavod as a tool against Amalek-The 7 Stars in Shamayim Paralleling the Purim Actors -Charvona and the Undecided Voter, then and by Mashiach-Betzalel flipping Moshe’s order for the Mishkan and Keilim-Haman’s attack on Bnei Yisrael’s Looking Different-Should I worry about my externals and what type of hat with Mashiach wear?-Marbim B’simcha; Purim and Pesach? Why does Purim lead to love more?-Khomeini as a

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00:53:23

Mishpatim 5786 “Burn the Witch” Kishuf, Witchcraft,...

Torah Weekly ·

2026/02/12

Topics:-The Segulah of The Baal Shem Tove against Witches-Why only witches and not wizards? A great vort to offend your wife-The fallen angels, the mountain of darkness, and Bilam-The best sin to prepare for a career in sorcery-The Kishuf at the Yam Suf-The inability of Kishuf and Shedim to operate in live water-R Tzadok Hakohen on mitzrayim and sorcery-The wonders of technology as a proxy for today’s sorcery-Mummies as the best kishuf creators to speak to the dead-The two types of kishuf in

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00:32:00

Beshalach 5786 (The Bones of Yosef) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2026/01/29

Topics:-Moshe being involved in the bones of Yosef -Isn’t Bnei Yisrael Also doing Mitzva taking spoils?-Whats in the heart when doing mitzvos-The backwardness of “Extravagant” Frumkeit-Achus enabling us to do all mitzvos-Admit You are an Israeli - or else!-Moshe, Yosef, and the sense of smell-Moshe the Kohen’s involvement with a dead body-Not letting sevaros get in the way of mitzvos

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00:39:26

Bo 5786 (Kiddush Levana in Mitzrayim) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2026/01/22

Topics:-Why of all Mitzvos was this practiced in mitzrayim?-The unique hope in Kiddush Levana- R Chaim Shmuelevitz and the holocaust survivor-The value of the life of one with altzeimers or special needs-Why don’t women say Kiddush Levana? -The shelah’s shitta that women caused the moons problems-Why do we say Shalom Aleichem three times?-Why say it specifically Motzaei Shabbos?-Why repeat Aleinu afterwards?-Stories and Segulos in Kiddush Levana-A meaningful diyuk in comparison to krias yam suf

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00:43:37

Shemos 5786 (Names and Neshamos) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2026/01/08

Topics:-Names as mission statements for life-Why do we remember our names at the end of Shemoneh Esrei-Rav Dessler on why we won’t recognize ourselves in Gan Eden-The Goal of Eisav’s Malach, to make us forget our Names-The merit of not changing our names in Mitzrayim-The danger of changing one’s name when sick-Stories about Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld’s Crazy Gematriyos-The deeper meaning in Moshe’s name -Why do we wish reshaim’s name be wiped out?-Why are nicknames such a big deal in halacha?-The

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00:35:59

Vayechi 5786 (Yesimcha K’efraim Umenashe) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2026/01/08

-Why don’t we bless to be “like Avraham” anymore?-The Pitfall in placing too many expectations upon our children-The first brothers in the Torah who didn’t fight -Focusing on the Positivity of Efraim and not the Negativity of Menashe-Blessing our Children to be Leshem Shamayim whatever their path-Why is this bracha davka given on Shabbos? -The only way to give a no strings attached bracha to a child-No aveiros can get in the way of bracha and shefa on Shabbos-How can we give a bracha of birkas

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00:35:40

Vayigash 5786 (Yosef’s Secret to Success) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2025/12/25

TopicsWhy did Yosef Expose his Bris Milah to his brothers?How was it proof that it was him and not a circumcised Mitzri?The story of Nasan of Tzutzisa and Chana the Eshes IshThe trick for success your Yetzer Hara doesn’t want you to knowYehoshua and Rachav paralleling Yosef and Eshes PotifarThe Zona of the 7 beds and Eshes PotifarBeing saved from wild animals in merit of the brisRamak on why Yosef did Milah to the Mitzrim in the first placeYosef and Gerim, Yosef and 7 mitzvos of NoachThe

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00:42:29

Vayeshev/Chanukah 5786 (The Letter Vav) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2025/12/11

Topics:Why do all pesukim in Vayeshev start with the letter Vav other than 8?The fight against the greeks and their nature only viewThe danger in connecting to the wrong people - Misyavnim and Inquisition SpainThe power of Peretz and connection of Rus to VayeshevThe theme of the missing 11, and this parsha’s twins fixing Yaakov and EisavThe fight between Eisav and Yaakov over the letter VavThe plot against Yosef to take his VavYaakov and Yosef’s Reunion planting the seeds of the

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00:39:34

Vayishlach 5786 (Marrying Eisav - Why is Dina...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/12/04

Topics: Why did Leah not marry Eisav and bring him back in Teshuva?R Aharon Kotler on Personal Growth vs Affecting OthersThe danger of frumkeit to crush empathy and emotionWoman is like Shabbos for a ManWhy a woman is like a tailThe difference in Dina and Leah marrying Eisav in NeshamosYaakov Avinu suspecting Leah and her children of connection to EisavWould Eisav have done Teshuva just for Dina’s hand in marriage?Doing the right thing with the wrong feeling

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00:37:00

Vayeitzei 5786 (The Father Son Soul Connection) -Tzvi...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/11/27

Topics:The “Malachim” Guarding Yaakov as his own Father’s SoulThe “ladder” of parents coming from Gan Eden to help their ChildrenThe depths of a relationship that shares the same root of NeshamaWhich Neshama comes to us as our extra neshama on Shabbos?The Holiness we feel when our parent finishes purification in shamayim”Will you say Kaddish when I die?” Stories from the other sideWhy the Holy Kohen Gadol was sentenced to GehennomThe crowning of Shmuel’s Father in ShamayimA father’s last

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00:38:31

Toldos 5786 (Plishtim and Palestinians’) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2025/11/20

‘Lzecher Nishmas Ben Tzion Ben Tzvi HakohenTopics:The Teshuvah of Yishmael; when and how complete?The Meshech Chochmah on the Teshuva of Yishmael’s DescendentsAvraham Vs Nimrord, Yaakov Vs EisavYitzchak’s Nemesis - the PlishtimTwo Types of Laughter and the History of the PhillistenesStruggles with The Plishtim in our parsha and TanachR Mordechai Eliyahu and How to deal with YishmaelimThe Mixture of Yishmael and the PlishtimHamas and Palestinian Actions in Light of Being Part Plishti

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00:51:45

Chayei Sarah 5786 (How to treat an OTD child, How to...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/11/13

Topics:Avraham’s plan to prevent the Muslims from treating us like the ChristiansWhen to compromise with an OTD child If Buddhism is Abrahamic why does it share nothing with Judaism? Doing Aveiros with Joy is a sign of deep inner bitterness What it means to be a good friend and how Avraham exemplified Not letting our emotions overrun our seichel R Moshe’s underrated problem with Marijuana use How to have the Goyim treat us today like they will in the times of Mashiach The non linear nature

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00:46:42

Vayera 5786 (Lots Wife and the 4 instances of...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/11/06

Topics:Lots wife - the woman without a gilgulThe tremendous lesson from saltThe Blindness Caused by Sdom's SaltMayim Acharonim and Spousal AbuseAvraham Avinu's Unreal Dan L'kaf ZechusStories of Gedolim and Dan L'kaf ZechusWhat is the Shalsheles in our Parsha hinting?What common theme links all 4 shalsheles instances in the Torah?

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00:33:08

Lech Lecha 5786 (Amaslai, Avraham’s Mother) -Tzvi...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/10/30

Topics: The Segulah to say Amaslai Bas KarnevoWhy is Avraham’s Mother never mentioned in the Torah?Avram’s Birth and his Mother’s ProtectionAvraham - the ultimate proof that a child of rape should not be abortedThe Arizal on why Avraham had to come from such impurityAvraham and Haman both having mothers named AmaslaiGematriyos about the fight between Avraham and HamanThe Segulah to Say Haman’s mothers nameThe Gilgulim of Amaslai as Dina and the mother of 7

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00:34:22

Noach 5786 (Six Short Parshah Thoughts) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2025/10/23

Topics:The Alter of Kelm on why the world was destroyedWhat is the sin in being trans for a non JewThe incredible effect of surroundings Cham, the Raven adn the Dog. Why these animals?Why was Cham punished with black skin? The need to publicize others sins while hiding our ownCham covering for his wife's giant infidelityWas Cham into his wife or homosexual? Yesod of Ramban

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00:50:40

Bereishis 5786 (The Soul of Adam Harishon) -Tzvi...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/10/17

Topics:-The Potential Chilul Hashem of Simchas Torah-David Hamelech as the Esrog - parallel tikkunim-Adam Harishon committing the three unforgivable-The Avos as the Tikkun to these three sins-Adam Harishon as David Hamelech and its myriad explanations of David Hamelech's life

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00:41:56

Rosh Hashanah 5785/86 -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2025/09/22

Topics:Counting from creation Ldavid Mizmor - the besht and r Chaim briskerLamnatzeiach livnei korach davka before tekias shofarCrying and being bsimcha at the akeida- lessons in human emotion and this upcoming simchas TorahThree chassidic Rebbes using halacha to “force” Hashems hand - chozeh Noam elimelech r Levi Yitzchak The zechus of Ben Adam lachaveiro The memories of the shofar The Arabs and Hashems kingship- Rav Meir chodosh The Chazon Ish and the importance of the chayalim

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01:09:24

Parshat Nitzavim 5785 (Stories and lessons from the...

Torah Weekly ·

2025/09/18

Stories and lessons about the Chofetz Chaim - To many topics to list!

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00:35:52

Parshat Ki Tavo 5785 (Simcha in Mitzvos) -Tzvi Eckhardt

Torah Weekly ·

2025/09/12

Topics:Why such harsh punishment for not serving Hashem with Joy? Why do we go back to Lavan and Mitzrayim to give our Bikkurim?Why do so many rewards for mitzvos seem to not come true in our daily lives?The Hashgacha Pratis required for my fig to existThe Power of Mitzvos for simcha and the power of that simchaCreating Simcha in our Mitzvos and LearningSimcha of Mitzva vs temporal SimchaRH/YK creating the Shleimus for the Simcha of Sukkos and Shemini Atzeres

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