โโฆthat you may be clean from all your sins before Hashem.โ (Vayikra 16:30) โand you shall rejoice before the Hashem your G-dโฆโ (Devarim 16:11) As we move out of โYom Kippur Modeโ (a day on which we say โโฆthat you may be clean from all your sins before Hashem.โ) and into โSukkos Modeโ (a time [...]
...ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื ื' ืชึผึดืึฐืึธึฝืจืึผื (ืืืงืจื ืื:ื) ืึฐืฉืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธึ ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฃื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืืืจ ืฉืขืืจื ื ืืช ืืื ืืืืคืืจืื ืืืชืืงืืื ืขืืฉืื ืืกืืืืช, ืืฉ ืืืฉืืืช ืืช ืฉื ื ืืคืกืืงืื ืฉืฆืืืื ืืืขืื. ืืืื ืืืคืืจ ืื ื ืืืืจืื: " ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื ื' ืชึผึดืึฐืึธึฝืจืึผ". ืืืกืืืืช ืื ื ืืืืจืื, " ืึฐืฉืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธึ ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฃื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ". ืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืคืกืืงืื ืืืื ืืืืืื "ืืคื ื ื' ", ืื ื ืจืื ืฉืื ืืชืืจืื ืฉืชื [...]
โReturn, Israel, unto Hashem, your G-d, for you have stumbled in your iniquity.โ (Hoshea 14:2) In general, when one does teshuva, if the iniquity was done in a public forum, the teshuva must also be done in a public forum, in order to counter the chillul Hashem that the sin caused. We all understand this, [...]
ืฉืึืึผืึธื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืขึทึื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ ืึผึดึฅื ืึธืฉืึทึืึฐืชึผึธ ืึผึทืขึฒืึบื ึถึฝืึธื (ืืืฉืข ืื:ื) ืืืื, ืืฉืขืืฉืื ืชืฉืืื, ืื ืืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืจืืื, ืืฉ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืืื, ืืฉืขืืฉืื ืชืฉืืื, ืื ืืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืจืืื, ืืฉ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืืืื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืจื. ืืืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืื, ืื [...]
โAnd it came to pass at that time, that Avimelech and Pichol captain of his army spoke to Avraham, saying, G-d is with you in all that you do.โ (Bereishis 21:22) In the Torah reading of Rosh Hashanah, we read about an encounter between Avraham and Avimelech, yet it seems to have nothing to do [...]
ืึทึฝืึฐืึดืึ ืึผึธืขึตึฃืช ืึทืึดึืื ืึทืึผึนึฃืืึถืจ ืึฒืึดืืึถึืึถืึฐ ืึผืคึดืืึนืึ ืฉืึทืจึพืฆึฐืึธืึืึน ืึถืึพืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึื ืึตืืึนึืจ ืึฑืึนืงึดึฃืื ืขึดืึผึฐืึธึ ืึผึฐืึนึฅื ืึฒืฉืึถืจึพืึทืชึผึธึื ืขึนืฉืึถึฝืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืืงืจืืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื, ืื ื ืงืืจืืื ืขื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืืืื, ืื ืื ื ืจืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืงืฉืจ ืืจืืฉืืช ืฉื ืืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืืื! ืืคืจื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืขื ืืืช ืืืชืคืืืืช ืืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื: ืื ื ืืืืจืื, "ืืืืืฉ ืืขืกื [...]
For this mitzvah that I am commanding you todayโฆ(Devarim 30:11) The Rambam has a very long section on hilchos teshuva in his magnum opus Mishneh Torah. Yet the Shulchan Aruch omits hilchos teshuva completely! Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky asks, why is it that such an important mitzvah was not included in the Shulchan Aruch? I would [...]
"ืึผึดื ืึทืึผึดืฆึฐืึธื ืึทืึผึนืืช ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึธื ึนืึดื ืึฐืฆึทืึผึฐืึธ ืึทืึผืึนื..." (ืืืจืื ื:ืื) ืืจืื"ื ืืกืคืจื "ืืฉื ื ืชืืจื" ืืฉ ืขืฉืจื ืคืจืงืื ืืืืืืช ืชืฉืืื. ืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืขืจืื ืืืื ืขื ืืืืืช ืชืฉืืื ืืืืจื! ืืจื ืืขืงื ืงืื ืฆืงื ืฉืืื, ืืืืข ืื ื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉืืืื ืขืจืื? ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืกืืจ ืขื ืืืจื ืืจืชืงืช ืขื ืกืืคืืจื ืฉื ืจ' ืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืจืืื. ืืืืจื ืืกืคืจืช ืฉืืื ืืื [...]
โView, from Your sacred residenceโฆโ (Devarim 26:15) Chazal tell us (Medrash Tanchuma Ki Sisa) that the word โHashkifaโ (which means โto gaze with intentโ), usually has bad connotations. However, our parsha is the exception.ย Here, through the mitzvah of tzedakah, Hashem moves off the seat of judgement to that of mercy. The question is, โHow [...]
"ืึทืฉืึฐืงึดืืคึธื ืึดืึผึฐืขืึนื ืงืืึฐืฉืึฐืึธ..." (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืื"ื ืืืืจืื ืขื ืืืืื 'ืืฉืงืืคื',ืฉืคืืจืืฉื 'ืืืืื ืืืืื ื', "ืืืจ ืจืื ืืืืกื ืืจื, ืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืืขืื ืืขืฉืจืืช, ืฉืืืคืืื ืืช ืืงืืื ืืืจืื. ืฉืืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืื ืืฉืงืคื, ืืฉืื ืฆืขืจ ืืื... ืืืฅ ืืื, ืืฉืงืืคื ืืืขืื ืงืืฉื ืืืจื..." (ืืืจืฉ ืชื ืืืื ืื ืชืฉื:ืื), ืฉืืืืฆืขืืช ืืฆืืืช ืฆืืงื, ื' ืขืืืจ ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืจืืืื. ืืฉืืื ืืื "ืืื ืื [...]
