Pachad David on BERESHIT

Parsha Bereshith

• Introduction
•  The Love of G d for Man Created in His Image
•  The Renewal of the Work of Creation: An Act of Kindness
•  The Greatness of Man and His Purpose
•  The Light is Hidden For the Righteous so That the Wicked Cannot use it
•  The Torah and Israel: The Purpose of Creation
•  The Entire World was Created Solely for Me
•  Man is the Pinnacle of Creation

Parsha Noah

• The Influence of the Righteous in this World and the Next
•  The Duty to Perform the Commandments Unselfishly
•  Peace: The Receptacle For All Blessings
•  The Extraordinary Power of Unity
•  Hashem’s Honor, Not Your Own

Parsha Lech Lecha

•  The Test of Riches
•  The Mind, Heart, and Soul: Man’s Essential acquisitions
•  Leave Your Country for Your Own Good
•  Our Father Abraham Goes to Eretz Israel to Bring Back Those Who are Far
•  The Reward is in Proportion to the Hardship
•  Leave Your Country For Your Own Good
•  Connecting To The Tzaddik On The Inside

Parsha Vayeira

•  Prayer is Never in Vain
•  Welcoming Guests Under the Wings of Divine Protection
•  Protecting the Holiness of the Sign of the Covenant
•  The Deeds of the Fathers are a Sign for the Children
•  Hospitality: Commandment and Virtue
•  The Importance of The Mitzvah of Hospitality
•  The Main Thing is Action

Parsha Chayei Sarah

•  Sarah’s Love For All
•  Happy is Youth that has not Brought Shame To Old Age
•  Temporary Residence
•  Sin is Crouching at The Door
•  G d’s Blessing to Abraham is Valid For All Time
•  Devotion to The Torah and Mitzvot Under All Circumstances
•  The Elevation of the Emissary Who Completes His Mission

Parsha Toldot

•  Esau’s Hatred – Distancing Oneself From a Wicked Neighbor
•  You Shall Meditate on The Law Day and Night
•  Repentance is in Itself a Trial
•  If A Person Merits It, His Work Will Be Performed by Others
•  Truth and Torah – The Purpose of Creation
•  Pride Does Not Bring Blessings
•  The Importance of Exiling Yourself to a Place of Torah

Parsha Vayeitzei

•  Who is Strong? He Who Subdues His Evil Inclination
•  Progressing Step by Step in the Service of G d
•  Diligence in Torah Study Enables Personal Growth
•  The Temple: Source of Israel’s Prosperity
•  The Virtue of the Matriarchs: An Example of Love for Others
•  We Can Overcome All Of Life’s Trials
•  Conquering the Evil Inclination by the Power of Prayer

Parsha Vayishlach

•  The Good Inclination Must Always Overcome The Evil Inclination
•  Strategies for Warring Against the Evil Inclination
•  Secrets Belong to G d
•  Humility: A Barrier Against Pride
•  The Importance of a Minor Commandment
•  A Penny Has The Same Status as a Hundred Gold Coins
•  Vanity of Vanities: Material Life Compared to Spiritual Life

Parsha Vayeishev

•  Peace and Idleness Prevent the Study of Torah
•  Torah and Love of Others: Reparation of the Egyptian Exile
•  Torah Study in Exile
•  Abandoning Torah: The Cause of the Temple’s Destruction and the Exile
•  Trusting in G d
•  Torah Study in Exile Opens the Gates of the World to Come
•  The Tzaddik Lights the Way in Serving Hashem

Parsha Mikeitz

• Happy is the Man Who Trusts in G-d 
• The Children of Jacob were Conceived in Complete Purity
•  The Fight Against the Evil Inclination
•  The Fleeting Dream of Money
•  Faith in Hashem Brings Abundant Blessing and Success

Parsha Vayigash

•  Imitation Increases Wisdom
•  Joseph Reveals Himself – A Rebuke for all the Generations
•  Humility and Confessing Our Sins is Worthy of Praise
•  Stolen Money Yields No Profit
•  Jacob’s Hardship: There Is No Life But Torah
•  The Shema – A Last Hope of Salvation For All the Generations
•  The Need For a Place of Torah Study Wherever We Go

Parsha Vayechi

•  Love for Jews Brings the Redemption
•  Israel is Saved Because of the Merit of the Torah
•  The Holiness of Joseph Protected Jacob and all the Children of Israel
•  Torah Study: Rest for Body and Soul
•  Unity, Solidarity, and Fraternal Love Hastens the Final Redemption
•  How To Strengthen Ourselves In The Exile
•  The Heritage of The Righteous Joseph

Pachad David on SHEMOT

Pachad David on VAYIKRAH

Parsha Vayikra

• Modesty and Humility Enables One to Acquire Torah and Attract the Shechinah
• How Far Should Self-sacrifice Go in the Service of G d?
• Humility As Sacrifice
• Sacrificing Selfishness Through Humility Before Hashem

Parsha Tzav

• Humility Leads to Growth in the Service of G d
• The Importance of Fervor in the Service of G d
• Fervor and Rebukes Open The Way to Teshuvah
• Devotion, Fervor, and Humility in The Torah and Mitzvot

Parsha Shemini

• The Sin of Nadav and Avihu and their Infinite Greatness
• Recognizing Truth is a Great Virtue
• The Greatness of Kiddush Hashem
• Fervor and Joy are at the Center of Holiness and Serving G d

Parsha Tazria

• The Wisdom of Women Builds Their Homes in Holiness and Purity
• Unity Rectifies Afflictions and Abolishes Suffering
• “Who Teaches Us More Than the Animals of the Earth And Makes Us Wiser Than the Birds of Heaven?”
• Renewal in the Service of G d Leads to Holiness of the Home

Parsha Metzora

• Humility and Submissiveness are a Heritage of the Children of Israel
• Leprosy Rectifies Pride
• The Seriousness of Gossip and its Purification

Parsha Acharei Mot

• The Goat for Azazel
• Acting Normally
• The Duty to Mourn the Passing of a Tzaddik
• A Warning Against Pride
• Distance Yourself From Immorality
• The Power of Habit in the Performance of Mitzvot

Kedoshim

• Sanctify Yourself in What is Permitted
• Permanent Holiness
• The Holiness of Children Depends on that of their Parents
• Israel’s Holiness and Its Consequences
• “You Shall Be Holy” In Joy and Righteousness

Parsha Acharei Mot-Kedoshim

• The Death of the Righteous

Parsha Emor

• The Greatness of Loving Your Fellowman
• The Wise Must be Careful with Their Words
• Why Were Rabbi Akiva's Disciples Punished?
• May All Our Deeds be for the Sake of Heaven
• Pride is the Source of All Sin
• Sages, Be Careful With Your Words
• Criticizing Pride and Praising Humility
• The Festivals Spread Holiness
• Strengthening the World by the Study of Torah
• Pride: the Source of all Sins
• “Say and You Shall Say” – Correcting the Damage Done Through Speech
• “Say…and You Shall Say” – Adults Must Care For The Young

Parsha Behar

• Faith is the Foundation of the Torah and Mitzvot
• The Foundations of Faith and the Shmita
• The Mitzvah of Shmita: The Unity of the Jewish People
• The Connection Between the Shmita and Mount Sinai
• The Torah is Acquired By Humility
• Lending Money with Interest Delays the Final Redemption

Parsha Bechukotai

• All Depends on the Effort We Invest in Torah Study
• The Goal of Prosperity is Mitzvot Observance
• Through Torah, the Jewish People are Above Nature
• A Taste for Learning Torah
• The Need for Effort in Torah Study
• The Greatness of Mitzvot and Steadfastness in Times of Trial
• By the Merit of Torah, the Jewish People are Above Nature
• Learning as a Preparation for the Performance of Mitzvot
• Hashem’s Blessing to Israel – Measure for Measure

Pachad David on BAMIDBAR

Parsha Bamidbar

• How to Prepare Ourselves to Receive the Torah
• Our Children Are Our Guarantors
• The Jewish People Cannot be Counted
• Unity Brings About Torah Study
• Battling the Evil Inclination: The Census of the Children of Israel

Parsha Nasso

• Great is Teshuvah, Which Ascends unto the Throne of Glory
• The Gates of Torah and Repentance are Never Closed
• Prepare Yourself in the Corridor in Order To Enter the Palace
• The Virtue of Repentance and Affliction
• Elevating Oneself Through the Study of Torah and Mussar
• Can Someone Be a Nazir in our Time?

Parsha Beha’alotcha

• Man’s Soul is the Lamp of G d
• Wicked Thoughts Lead to Sin
• The Greatness of Humility
• Concerning Lashon Harah
• A Love For Food is Very Dangerous!

Parsha Shelach

• Eretz Israel is Acquired Through Trial and Effort
• Don’t Trust In Yourself Until The Day You Die
• Pride is the Source of All Sin
• Eretz Israel is Acquired Through Sacrifice
• The Land is Exceedingly Good!

Parsha Korach

• Korach’s Dispute
• Torah – The Antidote for the Yetzer Hara
• Women’s Intuition
• Arrogance Blinds
• The Sin of Korach: Pride and Vanity
• Korach and His Followers: A Controversy that was Not for the Sake of Heaven
• The Torah Can Conquer Even Angels
• Beware of the Glowing Embers of the Tzaddikim

Parsha Chukat

• A Spiritual War for all Generations
• What Happened to Israel in the Desert is a Lesson for all the Generations
• Distance Yourself From a Bad Neighbor and Do not Associate with the Wicked
• The Power of Purity Also Exists Today

Parsha Balak

• Fulfilling Mitzvot With Your Entire Being
• The Strength of the Children of Israel Resides in their Unity
• G d’s Righteousness in the Face of Balak and Bilam’s Wickedness
• “How Beautiful Are Your Tents, O Jacob, Your Dwelling Places, O Israel!”

Parsha Pinchas

• The Reward for a Mitzvah Is a Mitzvah
• Performing to Perfection
• The Zealousness of Pinchas
• Zimri’s Dastardly Deed
• The Additional Letter י'
• Altruistic Affection
• From the Life of Pinchas
• The Unconditional Love of Moshe Rabbeinu
• Comparing the Devotion of Pinchas to that of Adam
• The Zeal of Pinchas Repairs the Sin Committed in Midian
• Pinchas’ Jealousy: Rectifying the Sin of Midian
• All the Tzaddikim Come to the Aid of the Generation

Parsha Matot

• The War Against Midian in its Time is For All Generations
• Keeping One’s Word and Gratitude Brings a Person Closer to G d
• The Role of the Tribal Leaders is to Lead The Children of Israel in Paths of Humility and Introspection
• The Sin of Lashon Harah: “You Shall be Guiltless Towards the L RD and Towards Israel”
• The Sanctity of Speech

Parsha Masei

• The Significance of the Cities of Refuge
• Ask Your Father and He Will Tell You

Pachad David on DEVARIM

Parsha Devarim

• Reasons for the Destruction of Both Temples
• Torah Brings Blessing
• Reproof Refines a Person
• The Deeds of the Forefathers Are a Sign for Their Children
• The Remedy for the Destruction of the Temple and the Descent of the Shechinah Depends on All Israel
• How to Rebuild the Holy Temple I
• How To Rebuild The Temple II

Parsha Vaetchanan

• The Main Thing is to Fear G-d, Not Punishment
• Gratitude Leads to Cleaving to G-d and Mitzvot
• Great is Repentance Before Prayer
• The Power of Prayer At Any Time

Parsha Eikev

• The Manna Awakens Faith in Divine Providence
• To Observe Torah, You Must be Humble When Admonished
• Torah and the Fear of Heaven Lead to the Reward of the World to Come
• The Greatness of Eretz Israel

Parsha Re’eh

• Looking to the Past as a Warning for the Future
• The Mitzvah of the Pilgrimage Festivals: Strengthening our Faith and Confidence in the Creator of the Universe
• Looking to the Past as a Warning for the Future
• HUMANS ARE GREATER
• Hashem is the Source of Blessing

Parsha Shoftim

• The Story of Agrippa
• Elul – Preparing For The Days Of Judgment
• We Are All the Disciples of Abraham
• For Justice Belongs to G d: The Importance of Teshuvah During the Month of Elul, Before the Days of Judgment
• The Time is Short and the Work Abundant

Parsha Ki Teitzei

• When You Go Out to War – Man and the Fight Against the Evil Inclination
• Placing a Fence on Your Roof: Making a Fence Around the Torah
• The War Against The Evil Inclination
• The Virtue of Performing Mitzvot in Joy
• Going Out to War Against the Evil Inclination

Parsha Ki Tavo

• The Greatness of Constant Joy
• The Meaning of the Mitzvah of Bikkurim
• Living with Constant Joy
• The Importance of First Fruits: Connecting to the Tzaddik and Torah Observance
• The Value of First Fruits: Connecting to the Tzaddik and Torah Study
• Connecting to the Tzaddikim of the Generation

Parsha Nitzavim

• Good Advice for Being Judged Favorably: “The Joy of Hashem is Your Strength”
• Unity and Joint Responsibility are the Foundation of Israel’s Existence
• “You Shall Love Your Fellow As Yourself” Is The Foundation of the Covenant of the Torah
• Toward the Day of Judgment
• Everyone Can!

Parsha Vayeilech

• Moshe – The Quintessential Leader
• The  Leadership Is Transferred to Yehoshua
• Torah Exists Even in Exile
• The Righteous Intercede for us During Their Lifetime and After Their Death
• The Humility of Moses Towards All the Children of Israel
• The Tzaddik’s Testament Strengthens and Elevates

Parsha Haazinu

• The wonders of G-D towards all men
• The Eternal Alone Leads the One Who Behaves Humbly
• The Wonders of G d Towards All Men
• Unity and Torah are the Foundations of Teshuvah
• How Great Are Your Works!

Vezot Haberacha

• Exclusion for the Sake of Inclusion
• A Blessed Message
• Royal Recognition
• The Torah: An Elixir of Life for this World and the World to Come
• The Breaking of the Tablets of the Law

Pachad David on MOADIM

Pesach

• “And They Believed in Hashem” – Faith’s Positive Influence on the Entire World
• Checking for Chametz before Pesach
• Lessons from the Names of Pesach
• Remembering the Exodus Every Day
• Nisan - The Month of Redemption
• Matzah - Symbol of Humility
• Retelling the Story of the Exodus

Rosh Hashanah

• The Gates of Teshuvah
• The Blowing of the Shofar: Complete Repentance and Satan’s Bewilderment
• Let us Inundate the Satan with Problems
• Expressing Joy on the Day of Judgment

Sukkot

• The Mitzvah of the Sukkah: Trusting in G-d
• The Secret of the Four Species and the Seven Ushpizin
• The Mitzvah of the Sukkah: Faith in G-d and His Mitzvot
• The Connection Between Simcha Torah, Shemini Atzeret, and Sukkot
• Hoshaana Rabba

Simchat Torah

• Simchat Torah: Strength for the Entire Year
• Everyone Becomes a New Person on Simchat Torah

Hanukah

• The Miracle of Hanukah

Shabat Shekalim

• Shekalim and Crossbreeding Species - The Month of Adar Prepares for Nissan

Shabat Zachor

• Removing all Traces of Amalek - A Source of Elevation for Israel

Shavuot

• Torah Study: the Goal of Man and Foundation of the World
• Education: The Foundation of Humility

Pachad David on Miscellanous subjects

• Open Letter
• To be a Jew
• About Mallicious Gossip
• I raise my eyes Towards the mountains to see where my rescue will come from
• A World Without Torah is not Viable
• Sanctity of the eyes
• Message on the occasion of the Tishri Holidays
• Genesis - Quite a Beginning
• Great Advices
• Encouraging Words
• The Almighty holds arrogance in abomination
• Return, O Israel, to Hashem Your G-d
• The Seriousness of Gossip and Profane Speech in the Synagogue
• The Doors of Teshuva
• The Power of Prayer
• The Need to Study the Laws of Modesty
• The Eiffel Tower: A Symbol of Falsehood
• The Superior Intelligence of Women
• The Status and Greatness of Women
• The Days of Man are Fixed
• Shabbat – The Source of Blessings
• “I Will Return” – Why Does G-d Do “Teshuvah”?
• Growing Stronger in Faith and the Service of Hashem
• Teshuvah - Preparing for the Days of Judgement Repairing the Damage Caused by Negligence in Study