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Why Avraham Took from Pharaoh but Refused Sodom

Both were kings of corrupt nations.

Nov 3 • 

David Azaraf

October 2025

They're HOME!

This is the day that Hashem has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.Thanks for reading Channels of Shefa!

Oct 13 • 

David Azaraf

September 2025

Chai Elul: What Is Chassidut?

There’s a story that captures the essence of Chassidut better than a thousand definitions.Thanks for reading Channels of Shefa!

Sep 14 • 

David Azaraf

Teshuvah: Returning the Hei

What is Teshuvah?Thanks for reading Channels of Shefa!

Sep 4 • 

David Azaraf

August 2025

Re’eh: Seeing with Sinai Clarity

Parshat Re’eh begins:

Aug 22 • 

David Azaraf

July 2025

The Fire That Feeds the World: A Teaching on the Korban Tamid

In Parshat Pinchas, the Torah introduces the section of the daily offerings with the verse:

Jul 18 • 

David Azaraf

June 2025

Clal and Prat: A Divine Blueprint for Communication

There’s a foundational concept in Torah called clal u’prat—the general and the specific.Thanks for reading Channels of Shefa!

Jun 1 • 

David Azaraf

April 2025

The King in the Game: What The Philosophers Got Wrong About G-d?

There’s a story of a young boy playing in his living room, crown on his head, toy sword in hand.

Apr 17 • 

David Azaraf

February 2025

Parshat Teruma: Welcome to the World Darya Shayna Azaraf

The world was created in 34 verses.

Feb 28 • 

David Azaraf

The World is a Musical Garden: A Dvar Torah for Shabbat Shira & Yud Shevat

The world is a musical garden.

Feb 7 • 

David Azaraf

January 2025

Vayechi: The Interplay of Jacob and Israel, and the Mechanism of Creation

The closing parsha of Sefer Bereishit, Vayechi, offers profound insight into the dynamic interplay between the two names of our forefather—Jacob…

Jan 10 • 

David Azaraf

September 2024