Vayera 5787 | Hagar the Horrible? -Tzvi Eckhardt

Topics:-Yaakov’s bad advice to Esav in the womb-Why a ba’al habayis is better than a kollel guy-The pitfalls of a life of boredom and dopamine hits-Esav and life with Rabbi ai and social media echo chambers-Why is Esav named after the soup being red? -Esav and the life of “No ragrets”-Why does the prospect of death affect people so differently?-How to avoid being frozen in old patterns

Topics:-Sarah’s uniquely holy life-Sarah’s connection to Yishmael-How should BTs relate to their wild years-how could a good life be a painful life-Torah and Mitzvos don’t make trauma go away-Relating to people in more pain than us-Why Yitzchak didn’t eulogize his mother -The disservice of Gedolim books to our children-Why was Sarah’s funeral bigger than Abraham’s

Topics:-How muslims treat their children-How Avraham showed Yishmael his love after his expulsion-How was Hagar affected by her grandfather?-Why did paroh consecrate his daughter and not do teshuva himself?-Tzaddikim don’t have it easy, Hagar took the wrong message-Why did Sarah kill Hagar’s first born?-Hagar as Ketura, two understandings-What did Hagar atone for in her 38 divorced years?-R Mordechai Eliyahu on how to deal with muslims-Hagar’s atonement as Yishai’s maidservant-Hagar’s forgiveness towards Sarah prerequisite to Yitzchak’s marriage

Topics:-The animals that came to the teiva on their own vs those that were brought-Not having relations while on the teiva-Where the political right diverges from Torah Hashkafa -Kayin, Hevel, and Suicidal Empathy-Where the political left diverges from Torah Hashkafa-How could Lot offer his own daughters to the mob? -The Virtue Signaller of Sdom-The impossibility of true chessed when involved in desires-R Yisrael Salanter’s vort and the inability to curb chesed

Topics:-Who did Hashem tell Noach was the greatest in existence?-Who was greater, Chanoch or his son Mesushelach?-The passing down of the Shem Hameforash-The story of Mesushelach’s Demon Slaying Sword-Why does Hashem continue to sustain mazikin every day?-The power of Krias Shema Al Hamitah and Mishnayos-Why did Methuselah live “only” 969 years?-The rokeach on the lunar calculation that he lived exactly 1000 years-Why did Hashem expect teshuvah in the world during his week of mourning?-Mesushelach’s Grand-daughter Rochel and Rochel Imeinu

Topics:-The differences in how Hashem speaks to us-The torah as dew, rain, droplets, and showers-Moshe referring to Hashem differently than BY-Why does it say "I, I" twice by Hashem-Why take off shoes on YK and how connected to Ha'azinu?-Why is Hashem closer and more accessible now?-The true Dangers of modern Technology-The Unfulfilled Conformist-R Hirsch on our unique purpose and lot in life-R Wolbe on knowing our individuality and strenghts-The Chofetz Chaim's Vort on "Holy Ground"-R Elya Lopian on the goal of Yamim Noraim

Topics:-The parshiyos of 30,40, and 52 pesukim-The woman’s two roles and why Rochel felt dead-The reward for shem and yefes and punishment of cham-Why are africans generally unclothed compared to westerners-Escaping the curse; How Osnas avoided woke mentality on a spiritual level-Why does the wife get double the husbands challah on shabbos?-The mitzvah that gives women schar of tefillin, tzitzis and more-The incredible light during the avelus for mesushelach-Eisav’s plot to have his father killed and his schar of kibbud av-The reward for dogs not barking during yetzias mitzrayim-What the raven taught a distraught Adam Harishon-The two runner up mountains to Har Sinai and their reward-R Shteinman on the point of inanimate objects getting rewarded-How to see reward and punishment in a constructive way

Topics:-Why is the Yefas Toar only forbidden from 7 nations?-Why having a Ben Sorer Umoreh as a Child isn’t such a bad thing-If one partner goes off the derech should a frum couple divorce?-David Hamelech, Avshalom, and his joyous song-The worst type of mother-The harlots of Moav and their innate tznius-The “abomination” of cross-dressing-Three “twisted hashkafos” that are fundamentals of abomination-The twisted Mormon swingers, R Dovid Leibowitz and the Mikva-Conservative Influence or no Judaism - what’s preferable?-Why cheating while engaged is worse than cheating while married-Trans vs Homosexual, two different aspects of To’eivah

Topics:-Re’eh as prophecy on the years 5300-5400-Shabtai Tzvi and Yeshu as prototypical Navi Sheker-Why is Hashem giving “powers” to false prophets?-The girl who “tested” the bachur on the shidduch date-The connection between Navi Sheker and loving Hashem-Nekudas Habechirah and being raised up by Nisayon-Yosef, David Hamelech, and the power of a Nisayon-The story of the Levush and R Michel Yehudah Lefkowitz-Navi Sheker and the fight against Dveikus and Ahava-The Umnus of Emunah and the daily nisayon in our lives

Topics:-The overlooked mitzvah to focus on before Elul-Two reasons we say Birkas Hamazon even outside Israel-Benching led Yosef to lead the entire world-R Chatzkel and davening not to need blood transfusions-Why are people in kollel when they daven not to need tzedaka?-Why the Chofetz Chaim sighed in Benching-Breaking up with an Arab over benching-The Satan, Destructive Malachim, and Benching-The Segulos of one who is careful with benching-Eyes shut or looking at bencher? Arizal vs Shelah -Stories of gedolim and yeshuos with benching