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3 essays
Lech Lechaתשפ״ד
Listening Ear
This essay explores the themes of trust in God and the characteristics of a Tzaddik as described in Tehillim 112, using examples from the lives of Hillel and Avraham.
Tehillim
Chayei Sarahתשפ״ד
No Questions Asked
The essay explores the themes of Bitachon and Temimus in Tehillim, particularly focusing on how these concepts relate to the life of Dovid Hamelech and the age of Sara Imenu.
Tehillim
Vayeraתשפ״ג
Vayera - פרק קכ״א - Heaven and Earth
The essay explores the origin of the phrase "Ezri M'Im Hashem Oseh Shamayim V'Aretz" in Tehillim 121, tracing it to a Midrash in which Yitzchok silently davened these words while bound on the Mizbeach. Using the Minchas Yitzchok's resolution of the Bais Shammai/Bais Hillel dispute over whether Shamayim or Aretz was created first (based on the principle that the ultimate purpose comes last, and that Shamayim/Aretz correspond to Neshama/Guf), the author argues the purpose of creation is the fusion of the physical and spiritual. Yitzchok's tefillah was thus not a plea born of fear but a request for more time to fulfill his Tafkid in a physical world, and it was answered with "Al Ta'as Lo Meuma."
Tehillim