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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.

ย ื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ืื™ื ื ื” ืืžืช

ื•ึฐืœึนืึพืชึดืงึผึทึฃื— ืฉืึนึ”ื—ึทื“ ื›ึผึดึฃื™ ื”ึทืฉึผืึนึ—ื—ึทื“ ื™ึฐืขึทื•ึผึตืจึ™ ืขึตื™ื ึตึฃื™ ื—ึฒื›ึธืžึดึ”ื™ื ื•ึดึฝื™ืกึทืœึผึตึ–ืฃ ื“ึผึดื‘ึฐืจึตึฅื™ ืฆึทื“ึผึดื™ืงึดึฝื: ืฆึถึฅื“ึถืง ืฆึถึ–ื“ึถืง ืชึผึดืจึฐื“ึผึนึ‘ืฃ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื–:ื™ื˜-ื›) ื”ืกืคืจื™, ืขืœ ื”ืคืกื•ืง "ื›ื™ ื”ืฉื•ื—ื“ ื™ืขื•ื•ืจ ืขื™ื ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื", ืžืœืžื“ ืฉืฉื•ืคื˜ ืฉืœืงื— ืฉื•ื—ื“ ืœื ื™ืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืจืื” ืืช ื”ืืžืช ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืฉืคืกืง. ื‘ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ื—ื™ ืฉื•ืืœ: ืžื“ื•ืข ืฉืฉื•ืคื˜ ืฉืœืงื— ืฉื•ื—ื“ ื™ื–ื›ื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืืžืช? ื•ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืจืื•ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ "ืžืชื ื”" [...]

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Proof Isnโ€™t Truth

โ€œ...neither take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous. Justice, only justice shalt thou pursueโ€ฆโ€ (Devarim 16:19-20) The Sifrei, commenting on the verse, โ€œbribery blinds the eyes of the chacham,โ€ teaches that a judge who accepted a bribe will not leave this world before [...]

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ื”ื ื•ืชืŸ ื•ื”ืžืงื‘ืœ โ€” ืฆืžื“ ื“ื™ื ืžื™

ื ึธืชื•ึนืŸ ืชึผึดืชึผึตืŸ ืœื•ึน ื•ึฐืœึนืึพื™ึตืจึทืข ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึฐืšึธ ื‘ึผึฐืชึดืชึผึฐืšึธ ืœื•ึน (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•:ื™) ื™ืฉื ื• ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื“ื•ืข ืืฆืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื ื•ื”ืœื™ื˜ืื™ื: ื›ืืฉืจ ืื“ื ื ื•ืชืŸ ืฆื“ืงื”, ืขืœื™ื• ืœื”ืงืคื™ื“ ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ืขื ืžืงื‘ืœ ื”ืฆื“ืงื” ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“. ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื”ื‘ื ื” ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” โ€“ ืฉื—ืœืง ืžืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืฆื“ืงื” ื”ื•ื ื’ื ืœืฉืžื— ืืช ื”ืขื ื™ ื•ืœื”ืจื™ื ืืช ืจื•ื—ื• โ€“ ื™ืฉื ื• ืจื•ื‘ื“ ื ื•ืกืฃ. ืžืื—ืจ ืฉื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžืช *ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช* ื”ืขื ื™, ื”ื•ื ื ืขืฉื” ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ โ€ื—ืคืฅ [...]

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Dynamic Duo

You shall surely give him, and let your heart not feel bad when you give him. (Devarim 15:10) There is a well-known saying from the chasidish and litvish greats: when giving charity, one must ensure that the poor person is treated with dignity. Beyond the simple understanding, that part of the mitzvah is also to [...]

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Small Sounds, Great Impact

โ€œโ€ฆand to serve him with all your heart and with all your soulโ€ฆโ€ (Devarim 11:13) Rashi โ€“ โ€œServing Hashem with all your heartโ€ โ€“ this refers to davening One of the most basic aspects of being a religious Jew is to pray โ€“ and to do so with kavana. As we approach the Yomim Noraim, [...]

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ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื™ื, ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช

ื•ึผืœึฐืขื‡ื‘ึฐื“ื•ึน ื‘ึผึฐื›ื‡ืœึพืœึฐื‘ึทื‘ึฐื›ึถื ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ื‡ืœึพื ึทืคึฐืฉืึฐื›ึถืืƒ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื:ื™ื’) ืจืฉ"ื™ ืฉื - ื•ืœืขื‘ื“ื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื‘ื‘ื›ื. ืขึฒื‘ื•ึนื“ึธื” ืฉืึถื”ึดื™ื ื‘ึผึทืœึผึตื‘, ื•ึฐื–ื•ึน ื”ึดื™ื ืชึฐืคึดืœึผึธื” ืžืขื™ืงืจื™ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”' ืฉืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืฉื•ืžืจ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ โ€“ ื•ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”. ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื• ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื, ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื–ื•ืง ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื‘ืชืคื™ืœื•ืชื™ื”ื. ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื, ืฉื™ืื• ืฉืœ ืกื“ืจ ื”ืชืคื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื ื”ื•ื ืชื™ืื•ืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืงื•ื“ืฉ [...]

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ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”

...ื›ึดื™ ื”ื•ื ื—ืดื›ืžึพืชึฐื›ื ื•ึผื‘ึดื™ื ึทืชึฐื›ื ืœึฐืขึตื™ื ืื™ ื”ึทืžึพื™ื... (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื“:ื•) ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื‘ืจื ื• ืืช ืชืฉืขื” ื‘ืื‘, ืกื™ื™ืžื ื• ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื ื• ื•ื›ืขืช ืื ื• ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื–ืžื ื ื• ื›ืจืฆื•ื ื ื•. ืื•ืœื ื—ื–ืดืœ ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืš. ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืœื•ื— ื”ืฉื ื” ืžืชืงื“ื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ื•ืžื—ื•ืฉื‘. ื”ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉืžื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื•ืขื“ ื™ืดื– ื‘ืชืžื•ื–, ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืคื˜ืจื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืœืคืจืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข. ืืš ืžืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ืขื“ ืฉืžื—ืช ืชื•ืจื”, [...]

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โ€˜Time Offโ€™ Is On

โ€œโ€ฆfor this is your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the nationsโ€ฆโ€ (Devarim 4:6) Many people feel that once Tisha Bโ€™Av has passed, we have completed our avodah and are now free to use our time as we wish. Chazal, however, teach us that this is not so. In fact, the calendar moves [...]

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Batteries Included, Instructions Ignored

"Then you answered and said to me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And you girded on every man his weapons of war, and ventured to go up into the hill." (Devarim 1:41) We often struggle to get ourselves [...]

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ืกื•ืœืœื•ืช ื›ืœื•ืœื•ืช, ื”ื•ืจืื•ืช ืžื•ืฉืœื›ื•ืช

ื•ึทืชึผึทืขึฒื ื•ึผโ€‰ ื•ึทืชึผึนืืžึฐืจื•ึผ ืึตืœึทื™ ื—ึธื˜ึธืื ื•ึผ ืœึทื”' ืึฒื ึทื—ึฐื ื•ึผ ื ึทืขึฒืœึถื” ื•ึฐื ึดืœึฐื—ึทืžึฐื ื•ึผ ื›ึผึฐื›ึนืœ ืึฒืฉืึถืจึพืฆึดื•ึผึธื ื•ึผ ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึตื™ื ื•ึผ ื•ึทืชึผึทื—ึฐื’ึผึฐืจื•ึผ ืึดื™ืฉื ืึถืชึพื›ึผึฐืœึตื™ ืžึดืœึฐื—ึทืžึฐืชึผื•ึน ื•ึทืชึผึธื”ึดื™ื ื•ึผ ืœึทืขึฒืœึนืช ื”ึธื”ึธืจึธื”ืƒ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื:ืžื) ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืงืฉื” ืœื ื• ืœื”ื ื™ืข ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื โ€“ ืืคื™ืœื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช. ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”โ€œื˜ืจื™ืงื™ืโ€: ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืคืจืก ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ืœืคื ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืžืจืืฉ, ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื“ื—ื•ืฃ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• [...]

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