In this episode of The Daily Derech, Rabbi Marcus Rubenstein continues exploring Parashat Vayakhel, Hilchot Chametz uMatzah, and a teaching from Menorat HaMaor about Abraham’s vision in the brit bein habetarim.

From Me’am Loez, he reflects on a midrash that imagines the Torah worrying that once the Jewish people enter the land and become busy with work, they will stop studying. God’s response is Shabbat: a day set aside not only for rest, but also for Torah learning and spiritual focus.

In Hilchot Chametz uMatzah, he discusses responsibility for bedikat chametz when renting a home before Pesach, explaining when the obligation falls on the tenant and when one can assume the owner already checked.

From Menorat HaMaor, he explores a midrash about Abraham being shown four realities: Gehinom, the kingdoms of the world, the T ...