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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.

ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘

"ื•ึผืจึฐืึดื™ืชึถื ืึนืชื•ึน" (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•:ืœื˜) ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉื•ื—ื—ืชื™ ืขื ืื—ื“ ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช, ื•ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ืขื‘ืจื” ืœืขื™ืกื•ืง ื‘ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื ืคื•ืฆื”: ื›ืฉื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืฉืชื‘ืฉื™ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื™ื“ ืฉืžื™ื ืœื‘ ื•ืžืชืœื•ื ื ื™ื. ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื•ืœืš ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ื–ืืช ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืืœื™ื• ื•ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉ"ื›ื›ื” ื–ื” ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช." ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืจื™ืืœื™ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ืœื›ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื. ื•ืขื ื–ืืช, ืจื‘ื™ื [...]

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Training Our Vision To See the Good

โ€œโ€ฆthat you may look upon itโ€ฆโ€ (Bamidbar 15:39) I was having a discussion with someone from the shul this week and the conversation turned to a common human tendency: when things go wrong, we immediately notice and complain. Yet when things go right, we often take them for granted, assuming that is how it is [...]

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ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืงื˜ืŸ = ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœ

ื•ึฐื”ึธืึดื™ืฉื ืžึนืฉืึถื” ืขึธื ึธื• ืžึฐืึนื“ ืžึดื›ึผึนืœ ื”ึธืึธื“ึธื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืขึทืœึพืคึผึฐื ึตื™ ื”ึธืึฒื“ึธืžึธื”ืƒ(ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื‘:ื’) ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื ื• ืžืื“ ืžื›ืœ ื”ืื“ื? ื”ืื ืื™ืŸ ื–ื• ืกืชื™ืจื” ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ืœืขื ื•ื•ื”? ื‘ื—ื’ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื—ื’ื’ื ื• ืืช ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ืจื”. ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื™ื•ืกืฃ (ืคืกื—ื™ื ืกื—:ื‘): " ืื™ ืœื ื”ืื™ ื™ื•ืžื ื“ืงื ื’ืจื™ื ื›ืžื” ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืื™ื›ื ื‘ืฉื•ืงื!" (ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืืœืžืœื ื”ืชื•ืจื”, [...]

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Feeling Small = Becoming Big

โ€œAnd Moses himself was very humble, more so than any other human being on earth.โ€ (Bamidbar 12:3) How could Moshe Rabeinu write in the Torah, about himself, that he was the most humble of men? Isnโ€™t that the very opposite of humility? On Shavuos, we celebrated Kabalas Tatorah. Rav Yosef (Gemara Pesachim 68b) said, โ€œIf [...]

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One For All And All For One

โ€œAnd thou shalt observe the feast of weeksโ€ฆโ€ (Shemos 34:22) The Yom Tov of Pesach is named โ€œPesachโ€ for the korbon Pesach. Sukkos is named โ€œSukkosโ€ for the mitzvah of sukkah. But the name โ€œShavuosโ€ seems, at first glance, to have little connection to the Torah, the bikurim, or the two loaves of bread which [...]

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ืื—ื“ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•ื›ื•ืœื ืœืื—ื“

"ื•ึฐื—ึทื’ ืฉืึธื‘ึปืขึนืช ืชึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถื” ืœึฐืšึธ..." (ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื“:ื›ื‘) ื—ื’ ื”ืคืกื— ื ืงืจื ืขืœ ืฉื ืงืจื‘ืŸ ื”ืคืกื—. ื—ื’ ื”ืกื•ื›ื•ืช ื ืงืจื ืขืœ ืฉื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืกื•ื›ื”. ืืš ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื—ื’ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื•, ื ืจืื” ื›ื‘ืขืœ ืงืฉืจ ืžื•ืขื˜ ืœืชื•ืจื”, ืœื‘ื™ื›ื•ืจื™ื ืื• ืœืฉืชื™ ื”ืœื—ื ืฉื”ื•ื‘ืื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ. ืžื“ื•ืข ื ืงืจื ื‘ืฉื ื›ื” ืžืฉื•ื ื”? ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจ ื”ื ืคื•ืฅ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื• ื—ื•ื’ื’ื™ื ืืช ืฉื‘ืขืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื›ื ื” ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื™ื [...]

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ืฉืชื™ ื“ืจื›ื™ื โ€“ ืœืื•ืชื• ื™ืขื“

"ื•ึฐื ึธืชึฐื ื•ึผ ืขึธืœึธื™ื• ื›ึผึฐืกื•ึผื™ ืขื•ึนืจ ืชึผึทื—ึทืฉื ื•ึผืคึธืจึฐืฉื‚ื•ึผ ื‘ึถื’ึถื“ึพื›ึผึฐืœึดื™ืœ ืชึผึฐื›ึตืœึถืช ืžึดืœึฐืžึธืขึฐืœึธื” ื•ึฐืฉื‚ึธืžื•ึผ ื‘ึผึทื“ึผึธื™ื•ืƒ" (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื“:ื•) ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืกืคืจืช ืœื ื• ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืœื™ ื”ืžืฉื›ืŸ ื ืขื˜ืคื• ื‘ืชื›ืœืช ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ื‘'ืขื•ืจ ืชื—ืฉ' ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ. ื”ื™ื•ืฆื ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, ืฉื ืขื˜ืฃ ื‘ื”ื™ืคืš โ€“ ืขื•ืจ ืชื—ืฉ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•ืชื›ืœืช ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ. ืžื”ื™ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™? ื—ื–"ืœ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืชื›ืœืช ื‘ืฆื™ืฆื™ืช ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื™ื, ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืจืงื™ืข, [...]

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Two Paths โ€“ Same Destination

"and they shall put on it the covering of taฤฅash skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in its poles." (Bamidbar 4:6) The torah tells us that all the utensils in the Mishkan were wrapped with techeles on the inside and or tachash on the outside. The only [...]

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ื–ืžื ื™ื ืžื ื•ืฆืœื™ื

ื•ืคื ื™ืชื™ ืืœื™ื›ื (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื•:ื˜) ื•ึฐื ึธืชึทืชึผึดึคื™ ืคึธื ึทื™ึ™ ื‘ึผึธื›ึถึ”ื (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื•:ื™ื–) ืื—ืช ื”ืžืชื ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืื“ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื–ืžืŸ ืคื ื•ื™. ื”ื•ื ืžืขื ื™ืง ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื™ืงืจื” ืœื”ืชื ื“ื‘ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”' ืฉืœื ื•. ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ ื”ืจื™"ื ืžืฆื™ืข ื”ืกื‘ืจ ื ืคืœื ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืจื›ื”: "ื•ึผืคึธื ึดื™ืชึดื™ ืึฒืœึตื™ื›ึถื" (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›"ื•, ื˜'). ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืงื‘"ื” ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ื–ืžืŸ โ€“ ื•ื™ื‘ืจืš ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ [...]

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Good Times

โ€œAnd I will turn towards youโ€ฆโ€ (Vayikra 26:9) โ€œAnd I will set my face against youโ€ฆโ€ (Vayikra 26:17) One of the greatest gifts that a person can receive is spare time. It grants us the precious opportunity to โ€œfreelanceโ€ in our avodas Hashem. The Chiddushei Harim (Yitzchak Meir Rotenberg-Alter 1799-1866) offers an explanation of the [...]

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