The parsha from a leading posek
This series presents Rav Asher Weiss's thoughts on the weekly parsha. Rav Weiss is one of the most respected halachic authorities of our time — Rosh Yeshiva of Machon Minchas Osher in Jerusalem and a posek whose rulings are sought across the Jewish world. His name is known above all through the Minchas Asher, his widely studied works of responsa and Torah on the Chumash. To learn the parsha with him is to receive it from a master of both halacha and machshava.
That standing shapes the character of the series. Rav Weiss brings to the sedra the same rigor he brings to a shailah — a careful reading of the pesukim, an eye for the underlying principle, and a willingness to follow a question to its root. The result is parsha learning that is intellectually serious without being remote, aimed at a listener who wants more than a pleasant thought.
Depth of analysis, breadth of sources
Rav Weiss is known for weaving together strands that are often kept apart: lomdus, the analytical study of Torah law; practical halacha; and mussar, the work of the heart. His Minchas Asher on the Chumash is celebrated for exactly this — beginning from a detail in the parsha and building it into a full treatment that draws on Gemara, Rishonim, and the range of halachic literature before arriving at a lesson that lands.
For a learner, that combination is a rare gift. A single "thought on the parsha" from Rav Weiss can open into a genuine sugya, showing how a verse connects to a broader question in halacha or hashkafa. It rewards attention: the more background a listener brings, the more there is to gain, yet the ideas are presented with enough clarity that a motivated newcomer can follow the path he lays out.
Learning the parsha through the year
A weekly parsha series from a teacher of this caliber is a resource a person can lean on all year. Following it sedra by sedra, a listener effectively learns the Chumash alongside one of the generation's leading minds, gaining not only individual insights but a sense of how a great posek reads the Torah. Over a full cycle, that adds up to a serious education in both text and method.
It also elevates a family's Torah conversation. A parsha idea grounded in real analysis, brought to the Shabbos table, invites the kind of discussion that lingers. Rav Weiss's thoughts give parents and older children something substantial to engage with — a starting point that respects their intelligence and connects the weekly reading to the wider world of Torah they are working to enter.
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Key takeaways
- A weekly-parsha series presenting Rav Asher Weiss, a leading contemporary posek.
- Rav Weiss heads Machon Minchas Osher in Jerusalem and authored the Minchas Asher.
- He weaves lomdus, practical halacha and mussar, often building a verse into a full sugya.
- Following it through the year is a serious education in both the Chumash and a posek's method.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.