A new beginning · October 5–10, 2026 · 5787
This week’s highlights from the Rav
Begin a new year of Torah with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz. Join the Rav for this week’s Monday night class and for Shabbos learning in our amazing shul.
Listen to earlier Bereishis classesThis week’s main Shabbos drash
Shabbos Bereishis · Main drash
Doing the right thing when we cannot see the whole story.
From Adam and Chavah to Lemech and Naamah, and a girl whose future was changed by the kindness shown to her father.
Read the main drash PDF · 11 pagesDeveloped and Presented by Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
Coming up this week · The Rav’s Monday night class
Monday, October 5 · 8:00 PM
Ratzo Va’Shov · Bringing heaven down to earth.
The two Chanochs, Kayin’s rebuilding, and how Torah, tefillah and mitzvos bring heaven and earth together.
Monday’s TorahAnytime recording will be linked here after the class.
Shabbos morning · Class before davening
Why the moon had to become small.
The sun and moon, humility, and what it means to receive directly from Hashem. Based on the teachings of Rav Shimshon Dovid Pinkus.
For those who will not be in our amazing shul this Shabbos. If you plan to attend, please do not read these texts in advance—save them for after you hear the Rav in shul.
Shabbos · Shalosh Seudos
An unexpected teacher. A path to repair.
The raven that taught Adam and Chavah to bury Hevel, and how acts of kindness can repair the damage that entered the world.
For those who will not be in our amazing shul this Shabbos. If you plan to attend, please do not read these texts in advance—save them for after you hear the Rav in shul.
From the Rav’s audio archive
TorahCasts · Erev Shabbos Drush · October 12, 2023 · 35:44