A message for each week's parsha
This is a weekly parsha series by Rabbi Moshe Hauer — a message tied to each Torah portion as the year turns. The format follows the annual cycle of the parsha, so a listener can return each week for a thought connected to what is being read in shul. Rather than a broad course, it is a steady, week-by-week companion to the parsha.
Rabbi Hauer serves as Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union, a role that places him at the center of American Orthodox communal life. Before that he served for decades as a congregational rav in Baltimore. A weekly parsha message from someone with that vantage tends to speak to the community's real concerns, not only the text in the abstract.
The parsha as a weekly anchor
The weekly parsha is a natural rhythm of Jewish life, and a short message keyed to it helps a person engage with the reading rather than let it pass by. A focused thought each week — one idea drawn from the portion — is enough to bring the parsha into a Shabbos table conversation or a quiet moment of reflection.
Because the series follows the calendar, it stays perpetually current: this week's message is about this week's parsha. That alignment makes it easy to fold into a household's Shabbos preparation, giving the family a shared point of Torah to discuss as the week's reading comes around.
Communal wisdom in a short form
A rav who leads at the communal level brings a particular sensibility to the parsha — an eye for how the portion's themes touch the questions a community actually faces. Rabbi Hauer's messages tend to connect the ancient text to present-day life, which is much of what gives a weekly parsha thought its staying power.
The short-form delivery suits busy families. A brief, well-aimed message is easy to take in and easy to share, whether at the table on Friday night or in a passing conversation during the week. It is Torah scaled to fit a real schedule while still carrying weight.
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Key takeaways
- This is a weekly parsha series, delivering a message tied to each Torah portion.
- Rabbi Moshe Hauer is Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union.
- He previously served for decades as a congregational rav in Baltimore.
- The short, weekly format anchors nicely to a family's Shabbos and the parsha cycle.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.