The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast -Vayechi: Is Happily Ever After a Fairytale Fantasy? (Audio)
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 4, 2023 – Yaakov’s final years were a brief period of tranquility in an otherwise tumultuous life. Chazal explain that this was the only period in which he can be called ‘’alive’’ (‘’Vayechi’’). Yet, this same phase of seeming respite was actually the beginning of Golus Mitzrayim. So, was it […]
The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast – Vayigash: Do We All Believe in the Same Hashem? (Audio)
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 26, 2022 – Each person’s conception of Hashem is as unique as that individual. This is underscored by a pauk in our parsha as well as from a broader study of the Avos, who each forge a different relationship with Hashem and a differingnotion of the Divine. We will also discover […]
The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast – Vayeshev: Finding Meaning in Human Suffering (Audio)
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The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast – Mishpatim: Freedom Can Be Lost in a Generation (Audio)
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 22, 2022 – The import of freedom is showcased through Yetzias Mitzrayim– the formative event in Klal Yisroel’s development. Freedom is precious but also precarious; it is so easy to abdicate one’s dignity as a Jew and ×—”ו assume a demeaned position. This tragedy is brought to life in the narrative of Eved Ivri […]
The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast – Yisro: Is Torah Divine Legislation or Divine Love? (Audio)
Baltimore,MD – Jan 18, 2022 – Ahava and Yira– Love and Awe, these two midos are both elemental to Yiddishkeit. Yet, at times they can seem contradictory or חס ×•×©×œ×•× incompatible. The key to a balanced Ahava-Yira relationship will emerge from a syncretic study, connecting Matan Torah back to the formative stage of Yiddishkeit in the days […]
The Rabbi Yonah Sklare Podcast – Bo: The Grand Comedy of the Makos (Audio)
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 1, 2022 – ‘’So that you will tell your children how I mocked Mitzrayim.’’Mockery and ridicule of one’s opponents is not a concept we generally associate with Torah. How can we harmonize this noxious notion of demeaning the other with Hashem’s elevated, benevolent being? After we understand this concept of mockery, […]