The Weekly Parsha - With Michoel Brooke
Welcome to "The Weekly Parsha with Michoel Brooke," your go-to podcast for engaging, accessible Torah study.
Join us to explore the weekly Torah Parshios, offering insights and life lessons for beginners and seasoned learners. Each 15-to 25-minute episode offers a comprehensive yet digestible exploration of the weekly Parsha.
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Episodes
306 episodes
Parshas Behar & Bechukosai: This One Skill Can Save Your Marriage, Friendships, and Avodas Hashem
If you’ve ever heard the words but missed the message, you already understand the core idea of Parshat Behar Bechukotai. We’re closing Sefer Vayikra and pulling one powerful thread through everything: the Torah doesn’t only ask us to listen, it...
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Are You Wasting Your Shabbos? The Parshas Emor Wake-Up Call
Shabbos can be the best day of the week and still feel strangely… normal. If we’re honest, routine can flatten holiness, and “been there, done that” can sneak into a mitzvah that is supposed to reshape our entire week. We want to bring Shabbos ...
Parshas Acharei Mos/Kedoshim: How to Build Real Discipline in a Culture Obsessed with Pride
Pride is sold as courage, but what happens when pride gets attached to the very things that ruin us? We take Acharei Mot Kedoshim and use it as a lens to talk about real discipline: the kind that stays loyal to Torah even when the wider culture...
Parshas Tazria/Metzorah: Why You Should Wear Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts, Cole Haan Shoes, and Banana Republic Sweaters
The Torah’s most “uncomfortable” topics sometimes hold the cleanest guidance for real life, and Parsha Tazria Metzora is a prime example. We take the laws of zav and zava that many people write off as technical, squeamish, and ancient, and we s...
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Parshas Tzav: What’s More Dangerous Than Climbing Annapurna Solo?
A $40,000 swing can ruin your mood, but it takes one phone call with real medical news to make money feel small. We record from that place, where disappointment and fear are both on the table, and we let Torah tell the truth about what deserves...
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Parshas Vayakhel Pekudei: Forget Likes and Followers — Did You Get Hashem’s Sticker Today?
A five-word phrase repeats eighteen times at the climax of Sefer Shemos, and we think it is Torah’s way of grabbing us by the shoulders. “Kasher Tziva Hashem Es Moshe” is written so often in Parashas Pekudei that it stops sounding like narratio...
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Parshas Ki Sisa: Why Moshe Smashed The Luchos And What It Teaches About Healthy Guilt (Rebroadcast)
A revelatory moment collapses into a dance floor, and that is where everything breaks. We revisit the Golden Calf not to retell a scandal but to ask a sharper question: why did Moses shatter the tablets? The answer many overlook—joy in the wron...
Parshas Tetzaveh/Zachor: Cold. Calculated. Amalek.
What if the real battle isn’t choosing the right path—but staying on it once the ground shakes? We take a hard look at Zachor and the charge to remember Amalek, not as ancient trivia but as a living pattern: predators circle when conviction thi...
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Parshas Terumah: God Doesn’t Need Your Mishkan (But YOU Do!)
A single pasuk sparks a revolution: “Build Me a sanctuary so I may dwell among them.” We take that line seriously and ask sharper questions. What does it mean to build a house for the unhousable? Why did the Torah devote so much space to the Mi...
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Parshas Mishpatim: God’s Kindergarten: The Lesson Most Adults Still Haven’t Learned
Imagine the world as a bright, noisy classroom, God at the front as a wise teacher, and all of us as kindergartners still learning how to listen, share, and keep our hands to ourselves. That simple picture becomes a key for unlocking Parshas Mi...
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Parshas Beshalach: Even Ezra’s Brutal Truth: Why Your ‘Slave Brain’ is Keeping You Broke and Broken
Trapped between the sea and a charging army, most of us freeze. We revisit that iconic crossroads and ask the uncomfortable question Ibn Ezra raises: why didn’t 600,000 people fight when they could have? The answer isn’t about weapons or odds. ...
Why I Plan to Buy a Thank You Hashem Hoodie but Won’t Sit in the Back of the Wagon with the Baal Shem Tov
A quiet “thank you” in Tzfas sparked a movement. From that simple beginning, "Thank You Hashem" evolved into a chorus of songs, hoodies, and heartbeats that you see on street corners and in shul hallways alike. We approached with curiosity and ...
Parshas Vaera: How Hashem Taught Moshe the Secret to Getting Anyone to Listen
Fire and ice fall from the sky, frogs flood the palace, and yet the most surprising instruction isn’t a plague—it’s a posture: speak to Pharaoh as Melech Mitzrayim. We dig into Vaera’s high drama and ask the hard question: why would Moshe be to...
Parshas Shemos: Imagine the Way Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky Took Out the Garbage and Reb Moshe Feinstein Poured Milk in His Cheerios
A tyrant schemes, two women defy—and the future shifts. Our story begins in a tense, oppressive Egypt, where fear is weaponized into policy, and cruelty becomes law. Amid this darkness, the narrative turns to Shifra and Puah—midwives who reject...
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Parshas Vayechi: Rule Yourself First
A crown should go to the strongest, the firstborn, or the loudest—unless the Torah is teaching a different law of power. We open Yaakov's closing blessings and follow the path that leads past Reuven, Shimeon, and Levi to Yehudah, the lion who c...
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Parshas Vayigash: Rope by Rope: The Art of Relentless Strategy
The air is tight with silence, the court of Yosef unmoving, and then Yehuda steps forward. That one act—crossing an invisible line of protocol—opens a masterclass on courage, responsibility, and the kind of reasoning that can thaw a heart guard...
Parshas Mikeitz: Why You Can't Succeed Until You Let Go (The Menasheh Prerequisite)
What if growth isn't about grinding harder, but carrying less? In this episode, we explore Joseph's surprising blueprint for success: first, name your pain to release its hold, then build from a place of freedom. By examining why Menashe ("God ...
Parshas Vayishlach: The War Against Flippancy and Minyan Factories
What if holiness isn’t a place we visit, but a home we build? In Parshat Vayishlach, Chazal offer a powerful progression: Avraham called the sacred site a mountain, Yitzchak a field, and Yaakov a house. This isn’t just poetry; it’s a blueprint ...
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Parshas Vayeitzei: Started From the Bottom, Now We're Here
Angels on a ladder, a promise of land, and a family saga filled with tension set the stage—but the heart of this episode is a piercing question: why do the sages single out Rivka as a “rose among thorns,” while Rachel and Leah, no less righteou...
Parshas Toldos: The Voice of Yaakov and the Hands of Esav: Alshich, Mamdani, Kolyakov
Two brothers step onto the world’s stage and show us two kinds of power. Esau strides forward with muscle and heat, living for the rush of now. Jacob moves quieter but surer, holding fast to covenant and truth. When Isaac mutters, “the voice is...
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Parshas Chayei Sarah: The Pious Portable Toilet Service Technician
Grief, generosity, and grounded choices shape the arc from Sarah’s passing to Rivka’s arrival at the well—and they also shape our Mondays. We walk through Chayei Sarah as more than history: it’s a diary of decisive moments that refuses to preac...
Parshas Vayera: Why God Loved Avraham and Why I Plan to be a Hands-on Father
The week exploded with joy: a healthy baby boy, hospital runs, school interviews for our four-year-old, and more miles on the Parkway than we can count. In the rush, a harder truth surfaced—our Gemara seat sat empty—and that stung. So we turned...
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Parshas Noach: Noach Against The Tide
A world soaked in deceit, a flood that resets history, a tower that scrapes the sky—all before Abraham even arrives. We walk straight into the heart of those early chapters and uncover a surprising throughline: resistance is the engine of spiri...
Parshas Bereishis: After a Stirring Elul, a Rousing Rosh Hashanah, an Emotional Yom Kippur, and a Rapturous Sukkos, the Question Remains: What Now?
The holidays ignited a spark. Now comes the real test: can we carry that energy into the carpool lane, the Tuesday meeting, and the quiet space before bed? We walk through the entire journey from Elul’s wake-up call to Simchas Torah’s dance and...
Parshas Nitzavim: You're Repenting the Wrong Way! True Teshuvah is Right in Front of You!
What if our understanding of repentance makes it harder than it needs to be?This insightful exploration of teshuvah (repentance) unveils a revolutionary approach, transforming this seemingly daunting spiritual task into something remark...
