Rabbi Zushe Greenberg of Solon Chabad gives a weekly Torah class.
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Torah Class - Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech: Behind the Mask The Torah warns that G-d may leave the Jewish people and conceal His face from them. But Rashi sweetens the pill and tells us that this isn't literal. Consolation in the concealment.
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Loud And Quiet Voices (Parshat Ki Tavo) The customs of this week’s Torah portion seem to reflect the reality of Israel today.
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Torah Class - Parshat Ki Tavo: Can Self-Reflection be a Communal Exercise? The secret advantage of the synagogue, and can others help us repent sincerely?
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Torah Class - Parshat Ki Teitzei: Who Gets the Credit?
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Torah Class - Parshat Ki Teitzei: Who Gets the Credit? A person influenced someone else to do a good deed. Who gets the credit? The influencer or the actor?
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Torah Class - Parshat Shoftim: Do Not Fear? During Israel's War of Attrition, Moshe Dayan exhorted the troops not to be afraid, citing the Torah verse "Do not fear." The Rebbe highlights the end of the verse, which tells us why we should not fear.
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Let My People Go The missing half. Why we aren’t afraid of our enemies.(Parshat Re'eh)
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Torah Class - Parshat Re’eh: Jewish Vegetarianism? What is the Torah's stance on meat consumption? Is it permissible? Recommended? Was there time when it was forbidden? The evolving Jewish stance on meat consumption.
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The Yahrtzeit of a Giant Every Chabad family has a Levi. What’s up with that? (Chof Av/Parshat Eikev)
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Torah Class - The 20th Of Av: The Tip Of The Needle The piercing tip of the needle facilitates the connection between two parts of a garment. What is the lesson we can learn from this, and how can we "sew" materialism and spirituality together?
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The Power of Shema (Parshat Va'etchanan) From Moses until October 7th, the prayer from our Parsha has played an outsized role.
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Torah Class - Parshat Va'etchanan: The Might Of The Jewish People
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Torah Class - Parshat Va'etchanan: The Might Of The Jewish PeopleWhat's the biblical mitzva that strikes fear in the heart of an enemy? An exploration of The Rebbe’s Tefillin campaign.
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Justice Chaim Cohn In 770 What happened the last time an Iranian tried to schedule an attack on a bad day in the Jewish calendar?(Tisha B'av)
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Torah Class - Rosh Chodesh Av: Biblical Yartzeit
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Torah Class - Rosh Chodesh Av: Biblical Yartzeit Of all the holy people in the Torah, from Abraham to Moses, the Torah only mentions the yartzeit of one - Aaron. Why?
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Torah Class - The Beit Hamikdash: The Raised Temple.
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The Holy Temple was not built on flat ground but rather atop a storied structure on a mountain. Was this just an architectural marvel, or is there a deeper significance?
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Hybrid Leadership? Who should be Moses’s successor – his son or his disciple? (Parshat Pinchas)
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Torah Class - Parshat Pinchas: How Many Keys Do You Have?
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Torah Class - Parshat Pinchas: How Many Keys Do You Have? This world has three critical keys of blessing: life, livelihood, and children. How many keys can a person receive?
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The Miracle G-d turns curses into blessings. (Parshat Balak)
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Torah Class - Parshat Balak: Leadership During Crisis Should a leader reveal the magnitude of the enemy threat or project confidence and strength?
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Show No Fear Moses, the Previous Rebbe, and the Yudkins—how to fear nothing. (Parshat Chukat)
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Torah Class - Ethics Of Our Fathers Chapter 6: The Values Beyond Money
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Torah Class - Ethics Of Our Fathers Chapter 6: The Values Beyond Money Who turns down a million-dollar offer? And who says no to the gift of a new Cadillac? A Jewish perspective on the values of Torah and spirituality.
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If You Would Meet The Rebbe Today…. This week, we mark thirty years since Gimmel Tammuz. It’s time to say Thank You!
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Torah Class - Gimmel Tammuz: Don’t Abandon Ship Why was Moses buried in the desert? Why are the Chabad Rebbes buried in the Diaspora? A fascinating mystical discussion about the responsibilities of Jewish leaders and how they continue to tend to their communities—even after their passing.
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The Ten Commandments Law Two verses in the bible that give us strength to deal with obstacles in exile. (Parshat Behaalotecha)
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Torah Class - Gimmel Tammuz: Is Immortality Attainable Judaism claims "Jacob did not die" and "King David is alive and well." What does that mean? A Talmudic adage that has become ever-relevant in the past three decades of the Chabad movement.
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Torah Class - Ethics Of Our Fathers Chapter 5: Miracles Of Yesteryear Ethics of The Fathers tells of the miraculous phenomena in the Beit Hamikdash. What's their contemporary message for us?
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The Grand Wedding Why are there so many Israeli weddings, why do we break a glass, and what does it have to do with Shavuot?(Shavuot)
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Torah Class - Ethics Of Our Fathers Chapter 4: Schadenfreude
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Torah Class - Ethics Of Our Fathers Chapter 4: Schadenfreude What's Judaism's position about rejoicing at someone's misfortune?
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The Unwanted Aliyah This Parsha is full of curses and rebukes. But is there a silver lining? (Parshat Bechukotai)
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Torah Class - Ethics Of Our Fathers Chapter 3: Don’t Be So Quick To Judge Judging the actions of others may inadvertently seal the verdict for yourself.
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Torah Class - Ethics Of The Fathers Chapter 2: Learn To Fly I have too many responsibilities in my life. Is prioritization the solution, or is there a more powerful tool?
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Torah Class - Ethics Of The Fathers Chapter 1: Moses Received The Torah At Sinai
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Torah Class - Ethics Of The Fathers Chapter 1: Moses Received The Torah At Sinai Why is it so important to specify the location of the giving of the Torah? And what kind of flawed education caused someone to go off the path of Judaism and found Christianity?
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Torah Class: Counting of the Omer - A Spiritual Journey
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Torah Class: Counting of the Omer - A Spiritual Journey
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A Moment Of Enlightenment When a girl was rejected from school just because she was not part of the right crowd. (Parshat Achrei)
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The Diamond Ring (Passover)
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Next Year in Jerusalem (Passover)
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Torah Class - Passover/Pesach: The 5th Cup Why do we drink four cups of wine at the Seder; can I drink a fifth? Why do we pour another cup for Elijah; is he sitting down at our Seder table?
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Celebrating The Rebbe’s Birthday The Rebbe was a very private person; when did the Rebbe’s birthday become a public affair?
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Torah Class - Parshat Tazria: Shabbat And Circumcision
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Torah Class - Parshat Tazria: Shabbat And Circumcision Why do we circumcise on Shabbat? Can't we just delay the surgery by a day, and not violate Shabbat? The history of circumcision and the surprising qualification required of the circumciser.
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A Lesson From The Eclipse In the first moments of creation, the sun and moon didn’t have the same relationship as they do now. What lesson can we take from them?(Parshat Shemini)
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Torah Class - Parshat Hachodesh: How Much Are 2 Mitzvot Worth? 2 Mitzvot stood between the Jewish people and the Exodus, and 2 Mitzvot can bring our redemption. A journey between Moses in Egypt, Rabbi Matya in Rome, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York.
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The Other Bridge (Parshat Tzav)Everyone has been talking about the tragic bridge collapse in Baltimore. But there is also another bridge which came down—the remarkable story of Joe Lieberman, the Shabbat-observant Senator who blazed a Jewish trail in the US Government.
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Torah Class - Parshat Tzav: Blasphemy Or Heartfelt Cry? A young Jewish woman married to a Greek officer storms the Holy Temple, kicks the altar, and shouts "wolf, wolf..." Can anyone give this story a positive spin?
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The Fight Of The Waters (Parshat Vayikra) When a group of Yeshivah boys were feeling discriminated against, the Rebbe taught them that G-d always repays His debts.
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Torah Class - Purim: Punishment Or Natural Consequence? What was so wrong with attending Achashverosh’s feast? A new perspective on what lay behind Haman’s genocidal plot and the Purim miracle.
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Torah Class - Parshat Shekalim: How Many Jews Are There? The history of census counts of the Jewish people, from the days of Moses and kings Saul and David, and the connection to counting ten for a minyan in the synagogue.
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Are You All In? The lesson the half-shekel can teach us about our commitment to Judaism.(Shabbat Shekalim)
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Torah Class - Purim: Mordechai The “Jew”
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Torah Class - Purim: Mordechai The “Jew”The word "Jew" is a derivative of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. So why are we all referred to by the name of a single tribe?
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Torah Class - Parshat Ki Tisa: The Fiery Showdown
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Torah Class - Parshat Ki Tisa: The Fiery Showdown What is worse: worshipping idols, or doing a bit of both - idols and G-d? Lessons from the great showdown on Mt. Carmel.
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The Solar Eclipse (Parshat Tetzaveh)Who is missing from the Torah’s narrative this week, and how does that reflect on Israeli soldiers?
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Torah Class - Minor Purim: Guaranteeing Victory
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Minor Purim: Guaranteeing Victory Mordechai and Haman both knew: The children hold the key to victory or failure for the Jewish people. And a little joy goes a long way
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