You shall be wholehearted with Hashem your G-d. (Devarim 18:13) The Dubno Maggid explains the art of attaching two different kinds of items. Sometimes you have two flat pieces of wood that you want to attach together, which is done with relative ease: Just put glue on both sides and press. However, sometimes you are [...]
"ืชึผึธืึดึฃืื ืชึผึดึฝืึฐืึถึื ืขึดึื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึฝืื" (ืืืจืื ืื:) ืืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืกืืืจ ืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืฆืืจืืฃ ืฉื ืฉื ื ืคืจืืืื ืฉืื ืื. ืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืชื ืืชืืืืช ืขืฅ ืืฉืืืืืช, ื ืืชื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืช ืืืกืืช ืืงืืืช - ืคืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืืง ืืฉื ื ืืฆืืืื ืืืืืืฅ. ืืื ืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืจืื ืฉืืืจืื ืื ืืื ืฉื ืจืืื ืืื ืคืืื ืืื ืืชืืจ ืืืืชื ืืืืืืง ืืช ืื ืืืืงืื ืื [...]
I heard once from a famous Rabbi (who was a guest speaker at one of our Melaveh Malka Dinners) the following question: Why is it that there has to be so much diversity in klal Yisrael? The Ashkenazim have one way of serving Hashem, so too the Sefardim, Teimanim, and Chasidim. Why canโt we just [...]
ืฉืืขืชื ืคืขื ืืืช ืืจื ืืคืืจืกื (ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื) ืืช ืืฉืืื ืืืื: ืืืืข ืฆืจืืืืช ืืืืืช ืื ืื ืืจืื ืงืืืฆืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืืืื ืืฉืจืื. ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืฉ ืืจื ืืืช ืืฉืจืช ืืช ื', ืืื ืื ืืกืคืจืืื, ืืชืืื ืื, ืืืืกืืืื ืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืจื ืฉืืื. ืืืืข ืืื ื ื ืืืืืื ืืืฆืื ืืจื ืืืืืืช ืืืืื ื ืืขืืื ืืช ื'? ืืื ืขื ื ืฉืื [...]
And you shall eat, and you shall be satiated, and you shall bless the L-rd your G-d for the good land that He has given you. (Devarim 8:10) There are two mitzvos in the Torah for which there is a biblical obligation to make a blessing. One is the blessing on learning Torah and the [...]
"ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธึ ืึฐืฉืึธืึธึืขึฐืชึผึธ ืึผืึตึฝืจึทืึฐืชึผึธึ ืึถืชึพื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ ืขึทืึพืึธืึธึฅืจึถืฅ ืึทืึผึนืึธึื ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจ ื ึธึฝืชึทืึพืึธึฝืึฐ"ย (ืืืจืื ื:ื) ืืฉื ื ืฉืชื ืืฆืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืจืืืชื. ืืืืช ืืื ืืจืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืจืืช ืืืืื. ืืืฉื ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืฉืืืจืืื ืืจืืช ืืชืืจื ืงืืื ืืืขืฉื ืืืืื ืืจืืช ืืืืื ืจืง ืืืืจ ืืขืฉื ืืืืืื. ืืืื ืืฆืืื ืฉืืืืจื ืืืืจืช ืฉืืื ืงื ืืืืืจ ืฉืฆืจืื ืื ืืืจื ืืคื ื ืฉืืืืืื, ืืืื [...]
โBe consoled, Be consoled My people, Says your G-d.โ (Yishaya 40:1) As we put away our Kinos until next year, and this special day of closeness recedes in our minds, I would like to mention that there was a custom in Europe from before The War to put the Kinos into the geniza every year. [...]
ื ึทืึฒืึฅืึผ ื ึทืึฒืึืึผ ืขึทืึผึดึื ืึนืืึทึืจ ืึฑืึนืงึตืืึถึฝืื (ืืฉืขืืื ื:ื) ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืจืื ืืช ืืงืื ืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืจืื ืืกืคืจืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืชืงืจืืืช ื ืกืื ืืืืฉืืืชืื ื, ืืจืฆืื ื ืืฆืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืื ืืืืจืืคื ืืคื ื ืืืืืื ืืืื ืืก ืืช ืืงืื ืืช ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉื ื. ืืืจืช ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืงื ืฉืขื ืฉื ื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืจืืืื ืืืืช. ืืจืฆืื ื [...]
May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase your numbers a thousandfold, and bless you as He promised you. (Devarim 1:13) There is a well known joke about the Rabbi who complained to his congregation about their lack of attendance because only 9 people showed up to the daily minyon (back when there werenโt [...]
"ืืึนืกึตืฃ ืขึฒืึตืืึถื ืึผึธืึถื" (ืืืจืื ื:ืื) ืืืจืฉ ืจืื ืฉื ืืืช ืื: "ืืึนืกึตืฃ ืขึฒืึตืืึถื ืึผึธืึถื, ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทืึผึดื ืึทืึธื ืึฐืืึนืึดืื ืึธืืึผ ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืืึนืึทืจ ืืึน, ืจึทืึผึตื ืึผ ืืฉืึถื, ืึธื ืึผ ืึตืฉื ืึผึธื ืึผ ืึถืึธื ืึดืึผึธื ืึทืึผึฐืึธืจึดืื ืฉืึถืึทืชึผึธื ืืึนืึดืืึตื ืึผ ืึฐืงึดืึผึทืึฐื ืึผ ืชึผืึนืึฐืืึนืชึถืืึธ, ืึถืึผึธื ืฉืึธืชึฐืงืึผ, ืึฐืคึดืืึธืึฐ ืืึผื ืืึนืึตืจ ืึผึธืึถื, ืฆึทืึผึดืืงึดืื ืึผึทืึผืึนืฆึตื ืึผึธืึถื, ืึฐืงึทืึผึฐืึดืื ืชึผืึนืึธืืึนืช ืึฐืฉืืึนืชึฐืงึดืื" ืืฉ ืกืืคืืจ ืืืืข ืขื ืจื, ืืฉืืืืขื ืจืง 9 ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืื [...]
