Essence-tial
“…and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.” (Devarim 26:5) I once heard the following from one of the mashgichim of Beis Medrash Gevoha of Lakewood: During Magid at the Seder we say gadol atzum – to teach us that the Jewish people were [...]
משמעות המהות
"...וַיְהִי־שָׁם לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל עָצוּם וָרָב" (דברים כו:ה) שמעתי פעם מאחד המפקחים של בית מדרש גבוה בלייקווד: במהלך המגיד בליל הסדר, אנו אומרים "גדול עצום" כדי ללמד שהעם היהודי היה חזק במיוחד, כפי שמודגש בפסוק לעיל. הוא הסביר שבכל תקופה, היהודים הצטיינו במה שהיה נחשב בעיני [...]
Tishrei 5786 Calendar
Download the Ahavas Shalom Tishrei 5786 Calendar in PDF format here: 5785 Tishrei NOTE: THIS IS STILL A DRAFT VERSION
Tisha B’Av 5785
Download the Tisha B'Av schedule in PDF format Information about the Kinos introduction
ALL of You Are Standing
Atem nitzaveim hayom kulchem—You are standing here today. When? “Hayom”. When is that? The “BIG” day of Rosh Hashanah. How are we positioned? Standing in a victorious pose, as a group who were just judged favorably. Why were we judged favorably? Because of “ALL of [...]
Tisha B'Av 5785 - Rabbi Brodie - Being Mevater
