The first verse of Birchas Kohanim feels different.
No “Face/Panav.” No “toward you.” No intimacy.

Why does the blessing begin like that?

What are Hashem’s blessings — really?

As His chosen people, charged with carrying Torah into the world, Birchas Kohanim offers more than comfort. It shapes our daily mindset with Divine intention.

In this episode, we unpack each verse to reveal the structure, depth, and calling behind the blessing — and how it's meant to guide, ground, and charge us every single day.

Tefila/Prayer doesn’t begin when we start speaking. It begins when we start listening to the divine words of the Torah. The Siddur shares Hashem’s voice to Moshe, reminding us: we enter a conversation already begun, a relationship built not just on Hashem's Divine words—but on Hashem's presence within us.

A close read of Birchos HaTorah—why one brachah ends HaMelamed Torah and the next ends HaNosen HaTorah, and what Chazal are training us to carry from the siddur into real life.

Episode 33 shows how the daily morning Torah blessings create a simple progression— Torah effort, Torah sweetness, Hashem as our Teacher, and living Torah as our mission. A practical takeaway helps us carry avodas Hashem into everyday choices, relationships, and actions.

We say this bracha every morning… but do we really know what we’re asking for?

In this episode, we unpack a single word that can reshape the way you understand Torah, learning, and spiritual identity — and why Chazal placed this blessing exactly where they did.

What if the blessings in P'sukei D'Zimra, the morning blessings are a map? In this episode, we uncover the hidden structure of Birchos HaTorah—how effort, sweetness, and divine clarity form one powerful journey. Discover what it really means for Hashem to be Ha’melameid Torah, and how that changes the way we learn every day.

In this episode, we explore the deeper meaning behind the order of the morning brachos. Why does La’asok b’Divrei Torah sit between Asher Yatzar and Asher Bachar Banu? Chazal arranged our tefilos with a deliberate and profoundly logical sequence — one that mirrors how a real relationship with Hashem is built. We move from human vulnerability, to Hashem’s healing, to a natural desire for Torah, and only then to our identity as His chosen people. This episode reveals how the siddur guides us step-by-step through that inner journey every morning.