Naso: The Distanced, The Bitter, and The Secluded - Avodas HaLev

Behaaloscha: What is Your Center Light? - Avodas HaLev

R' Yakov Danishefsky - Parshas Beha'aloschsa

Naso: The Distanced, The Bitter, and The Secluded - Avodas HaLev

Parshas Naso: Helping the “Sent Away,” the Bitter, and Those Who Need Space In Parshas Naso, the speaker explains that we should “live with the times” by finding personal guidance in the weekly parsha. They focus on “Naso es rosh bnei Gershon gam heim,” reading Gershon as “garush” (sent away) to describe people who feel cut off or unseen, and suggesting they need a visible role—like Bnei Gershon carrying the Mishkan’s outer curtains and coverings—so their value is on display and attention is used in a holy way. They contrast this with Bnei Merari (from “mar,” bitter), who feel part of the community but resentful, and therefore need an inward, structural job—like carrying beams and sockets—so they can fix what feels wrong from the inside. A third category in the parsha involves those sent out of the camp, teaching that some people need space and ownership rather than being “picked up.” The main takeaway is to discern what each person or situation needs, since different responses can all be true.

Bamidbar: Finding New Life in the Desert - Avodas HaLev

Women's Parsha Shiur with R' Yakov Danishefsky.

Behar: The World Is More Than Your Department Store - Avodas HaLev

R' Yakov Danishefsky Women's Parshas Behar shiur.

Acharei Mos: How to Face the Unfaceable - Avodas HaLev

Everyone has an “Achrei Mos” of something and that people naturally try to move away from it. It connects this to the parsha, where Ahron Hakohen is told “B’zos yavo el hakodesh,” explaining that reaching Kodesh and finding one’s deepest kedusha comes specifically through facing it and walking those exact steps into it.