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About Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash

Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash has been the Rav of Ahavas Shalom since 2003. He currently lives in Jerusalem, but spends most Shabboses with his Kehilla in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.

Building on the Rubble

You shall love Hashem your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. (Devarim 6:5) The Torah tells us that we are obligated to serve Hashem with our hearts and our souls. This mitzvah is referred to in general as โ€œAhavas Hashemโ€. Aside from this mitzvah there is [...]

The Natural Conclusion

"The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its masterโ€™s trough: but Yisrael does not know, my people does not consider." (Isaiah 1:3) In this weekโ€™s Haftara we find the prophet complaining that though donkey may know his trough, Klal Yisrael doesnโ€™t know Hashem. The Baalei Mussar ask, how is it fair to make such [...]

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ื”ืžืกืงื ื” ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช

ื™ึธื“ึทืข ืฉืื•ึนืจ ืงึนื ึตื”ื•ึผ ื•ึทื—ึฒืžื•ึนืจ ืึตื‘ื•ึผืก ื‘ึผึฐืขึธืœึธื™ื• ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ืœึนื ื™ึธื“ึทืข ืขึทืžึผึดื™ ืœึนื ื”ึดืชึฐื‘ึผื•ึนื ึธืŸืƒ (ื™ืฉืขื™ื”ื• ื:ื’) ื‘ื”ืคื˜ืจืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ืžืชืœื•ื ืŸ ืฉืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ื—ืžื•ืจ ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืื‘ื•ืก ื‘ืขืœื™ื•, ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื™ื ื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”'. ืฉื•ืืœื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืžื•ืกืจ, ืžื” ื”ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ื›ื–ื•? ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”, ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื” ื•ืžื“ืขื™ื, ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืื ื™ืฉ ืืœื•ืงื™ื. ื•ืื™ืœื• ื—ืžื•ืจ ืžื˜ื‘ืขื• ื™ื•ื“ืข [...]

ืื™ืคื” ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœืš

ื•ึทื™ึผึดืงึฐืฆึนืฃ ืžึนืฉืึถื” ืขึทืœ ืคึผึฐืงื•ึผื“ึตื™ ื”ึถื—ึธื™ึดืœ ืฉื‚ึธืจึตื™ ื”ึธืึฒืœึธืคึดื™ื ื•ึฐืฉื‚ึธืจึตื™ ื”ึทืžึผึตืื•ึนืช ื”ึทื‘ึผึธืึดื™ื ืžึดืฆึผึฐื‘ึธื ื”ึทืžึผึดืœึฐื—ึธืžึธื”ืƒ (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื:ื™ื“) ืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืขื ืžื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื ืงื•ื ื‘ืืœื• ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื—ื˜ื•ื ืขื ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื•ืื‘. ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื ื—ื˜ืื•, ื—ื–ืจื• ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”, ื•ืื– ื”' ืฆื™ื•ื•ื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ืœืฆืืช ืœืžืœื—ืžื”. ืืคืฉืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืจื‘ ื‘ืžืœื—ืžืช ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื–ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ืื•ืชื• [...]

Where Are Your Thoughts?

And Moshe was angry with the officers, the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, who came from the battle. (Bamidbar 31:14) The particular war with Midyan was waged to avenge those who caused klal Yisrael to sin with immorality. Klal Yisrael understood they had sinned, they repented, and then Hashem commanded them to go [...]

ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื•ื—

ื•ึฐื”ึธื™ึฐืชึธื” ืœึผื•ึน ื•ึผืœึฐื–ึทืจึฐืขื•ึน ืึทื—ึฒืจึธื™ื• ื‘ึผึฐืจึดื™ืช ื›ึผึฐื”ึปื ึผึทืช ืขื•ึนืœึธื ืชึผึทื—ึทืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืงึดื ึผึตื ืœึตืืœึนืงึธื™ื• ื•ึทื™ึฐื›ึทืคึผึตืจ ืขึทืœึพื‘ึผึฐื ึตื™ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœืƒ (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื”:ื™ื’) ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉืคื ื—ืก ืงื™ื‘ืœ ื›ื”ื•ื ื” ื›ืฉื›ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืจื™ื’ืช ื›ื–ื‘ื™. ื•ืœื ืจืง ื–ื”, ืืœื ื’ื "ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ื›ื”ื ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืืœื ืžืคื ื—ืก" (ื–ื‘ื—ื™ื ืงื:ื‘ ืจืฉ"ื™ ื“"ื” ืœื™ื™ื—ืก ื–ืจืขื• ืื—ืจื™ื•). ื”ืื ื–ื” ื’ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืฉื›ืจ ืฉืœื•? ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืžืขืฉื™ ื”ืื‘ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข [...]

Long Term Effects

โ€œand he shall have it, and his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Yisraแพฝel.โ€ (Bamidbar 25:13) The Torah tells us that Pinchas was given the kahuna as a reward for killing Kozbi. The Gemora in Zevachim (101b) tells [...]

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ื”ืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•

ื•ึทื™ึผึดืฆึผึธืžึถื“ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ืœึฐื‘ึทืขึทืœ ืคึผึฐืขื•ึนืจ ื•ึทื™ึผึดื—ึทืจึพืึทืฃ ื”' ื‘ึผึฐื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ. (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื”:ื’) ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืœื™, ืื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœื›ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ืืชื’ืจื™ื. ืื ื• ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉื”ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ื”ื ืืœื• ืฉื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื”ืจืฉืขื™ื ื”ื ืืœื• ืฉื ื›ืฉืœื•, ืืš ื”ื”ื ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืขืชื™ื“ื™ืช ื”ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ืจ ืื™ื ืŸ ืชืžื™ื“ ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื™ืฉื ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉื™ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื—ืจื™ื ื›ื™ ื”ื [...]

Our Essence / Their Essence

โ€œAnd Yisrael joined himself to Baโ€™al Peor, and the anger of Hashem was kindled against Yisrael.โ€ (Bamidbar 25:3) In general, we understand that all people have challenges. We assume the righteous are those who have overcome their challenges and the wicked ones are those who have failed, but our assumptions of future performance based on [...]

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ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœื›ืคืจื”

"...ื•ึทืชึผึธืžื‡ืช ืฉืึธื ืžึดืจึฐื™ึธื ื•ึทืชึผึดืงึผึธื‘ึตืจ ืฉืึธืืƒ " (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื›:ื) "(ืžื•"ืง ื›ื—.) ืœืžื” ื ืกืžื›ื” ืžื™ืชืช ืžืจื™ื ืœืคืจืฉืช ืคืจื” ืื“ื•ืžื”, ืœื•ืžืจ ืœืš ืžื” ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื›ืคืจื™ืŸ (ืก"ื ื›ืžื• ืฉืคืจื” ืื“ื•ืžื” ืžื›ืคืจืช) ืืฃ ืžื™ืชืช ืฆื“ื™ืงื™ื ืžื›ืคืจืช:" (ืจืฉ"ื™ ืฉื) ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืžื“ื•ืข ืื›ืŸ ืžื™ืชืช ืฆื“ื™ืง ืžื›ืคืจืช, ื•ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ืžื›ื ื” ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืขื ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืžื›ืคืจื™ื, ืื• ืฉื”ื ืจืง ืฉืชื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื›ืคืจื”? [...]

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