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 โAhavas Hashemโ. Aside from this mitzvah there is [...]
"The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its masterโs trough: but Yisrael does not know, my people does not consider." (Isaiah 1:3) In this weekโs Haftara we find the prophet complaining that though donkey may know his trough, Klal Yisrael doesnโt know Hashem. The Baalei Mussar ask, how is it fair to make such [...]
ืึธืึทืข ืฉืืึนืจ ืงึนื ึตืืึผ ืึทืึฒืืึนืจ ืึตืืึผืก ืึผึฐืขึธืึธืื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึนื ืึธืึทืข ืขึทืึผึดื ืึนื ืึดืชึฐืึผืึนื ึธืื (ืืฉืขืืื ื:ื) ืืืคืืจืช ืืฉืืืข ืื ืืื ืืชืืื ื ืฉืืฃ ืขื ืคื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืืก ืืขืืื, ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืช ื'. ืฉืืืืื ืืขืื ืืืืกืจ, ืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืืืื ืืื? ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืืจืกืืื, ืืืืืื ืคืืืืกืืคืื ืืืืขืื, ืืขืืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืฉ ืืืืงืื. ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืืืืขื ืืืืข [...]
ืึทืึผึดืงึฐืฆึนืฃ ืึนืฉืึถื ืขึทื ืคึผึฐืงืึผืึตื ืึถืึธืึดื ืฉืึธืจึตื ืึธืึฒืึธืคึดืื ืึฐืฉืึธืจึตื ืึทืึผึตืืึนืช ืึทืึผึธืึดืื ืึดืฆึผึฐืึธื ืึทืึผึดืึฐืึธืึธืื (ืืืืืจ ืื:ืื) ืกืืืช ืืืืืื ืขื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืื ืงืื ืืืื ืฉืืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืขื ืื ืืช ืืืื. ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืื, ืืืจื ืืชืฉืืื, ืืื ื' ืฆืืืื ืขืืืื ืืฆืืช ืืืืืื. ืืคืฉืจ ืืื ืืืฉืื ืฉืื ืื ืฉืืขืืจื ืืืืืืช ืงืืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืจืืืง ืืืืืืจ ืขื ืืืชื [...]
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 [...]
ืึฐืึธืึฐืชึธื ืึผืึน ืึผืึฐืึทืจึฐืขืึน ืึทืึฒืจึธืื ืึผึฐืจึดืืช ืึผึฐืึปื ึผึทืช ืขืึนืึธื ืชึผึทืึทืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืงึดื ึผึตื ืึตืืึนืงึธืื ืึทืึฐืึทืคึผึตืจ ืขึทืึพืึผึฐื ึตื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตืื (ืืืืืจ ืื:ืื) ืืชืืจื ืืืืจืช ืฉืคื ืืก ืงืืื ืืืื ื ืืฉืืจ ืขื ืืจืืืช ืืืื. ืืื ืจืง ืื, ืืื ืื "ืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืคื ืืก" (ืืืืื ืงื:ื ืจืฉ"ื ื"ื ืืืืืก ืืจืขื ืืืจืื). ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืืง ืืืฉืืจ ืฉืื? ืืจืขืืื ืฉืืขืฉื ืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืฉืคืืข [...]
โand 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 [...]
ืึทืึผึดืฆึผึธืึถื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึฐืึทืขึทื ืคึผึฐืขืึนืจ ืึทืึผึดืึทืจึพืึทืฃ ื' ืึผึฐืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื. (ืืืืืจ ืื:ื) ืืืืคื ืืืื, ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉ ืืชืืจืื. ืื ื ืื ืืืื ืฉืืฆืืืงืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืชืืืจื ืขื ืืืชืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืจืฉืขืื ืื ืืื ืฉื ืืฉืื, ืื ืืื ืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืขืชืืืืช ืืืืืกืกืช ืขื ืชืืฆืืืช ืืขืืจ ืืื ื ืชืืื ื ืืื ืืช. ืขื ืืืช, ืืฉื ื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืฆืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืืจืื ืื ืื [...]
โAnd Yisrael joined himself to Baโal 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 [...]
"...ืึทืชึผึธืืืช ืฉืึธื ืึดืจึฐืึธื ืึทืชึผึดืงึผึธืึตืจ ืฉืึธืื " (ืืืืืจ ื:ื) "(ืื"ืง ืื.) ืืื ื ืกืืื ืืืชืช ืืจืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืคืจื ืืืืื, ืืืืจ ืื ืื ืงืจืื ืืช ืืืคืจืื (ืก"ื ืืื ืฉืคืจื ืืืืื ืืืคืจืช) ืืฃ ืืืชืช ืฆืืืงืื ืืืคืจืช:" (ืจืฉ"ื ืฉื) ืืคืฉืจ ืืฉืืื ืืืืข ืืื ืืืชืช ืฆืืืง ืืืคืจืช, ืืืื ืืฉ ืืื ื ืืฉืืชืฃ ืขื ืงืจืื ืืช ืฉืืืคืจืื, ืื ืฉืื ืจืง ืฉืชื ืืจืืื ืฉืื ืืช ืืืฉืื ืืคืจื? [...]
