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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.

Simply Beautiful

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 [...]

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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ืฉืจ

"ืชึผึธืžึดึฃื™ื ืชึผึดึฝื”ึฐื™ึถึ”ื” ืขึดึ–ื ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึถึฝื™ืš" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื—:) ื”ืžื’ื™ื“ ืžื“ื•ื‘ื ื ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ืจื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ืฉื ื™ ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื. ืื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืชื™ ื—ืชื™ื›ื•ืช ืขืฅ ืžืฉื•ื˜ื—ื•ืช, ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ื‘ืงืœื•ืช - ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืฉื™ื ื“ื‘ืง ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ื•ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ. ืื‘ืœ ืื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื“ื‘ื™ืง ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื‘ื•ืจื™ื ื–ื” ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื ืจืื™ื ื›ืžื• ืคืื–ืœ ื•ื–ื” ืืชื’ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื“ื‘ื™ืง ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื–ื” [...]

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Divided and United

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 canโ€™t we just [...]

By |2020-08-12T20:52:41+03:00August 12th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืžืื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื™ืฆื•ืœ

ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืžืจื‘ ืžืคื•ืจืกื (ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื•ืื ืื•ืจื— ื‘ืžืœื•ื•ื” ืžืœื›ื” ืฉืœื ื•) ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื‘ืื”: ืžื“ื•ืข ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ืœืืฉื›ื ื–ื™ื ื™ืฉ ื“ืจืš ืื—ืช ืœืฉืจืช ืืช ื”', ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ืœืกืคืจื“ื™ื, ืœืชื™ืžื ื™ื, ื•ืœื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื”ื. ืžื“ื•ืข ืื™ื ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ื“ืจืš ืžืื•ื—ื“ืช ืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”'? ื”ื•ื ืขื ื” ืฉืื [...]

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A Well Balanced Meal

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 [...]

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ืืจื•ื—ื” ืžืื•ื–ื ืช ื”ื™ื˜ื‘

"ื•ึฐืึธื›ึทืœึฐืชึผึธึ– ื•ึฐืฉื‚ึธื‘ึธึ‘ืขึฐืชึผึธ ื•ึผื‘ึตึฝืจึทื›ึฐืชึผึธึ™ ืึถืชึพื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึถึ”ื™ืšึธ ืขึทืœึพื”ึธืึธึฅืจึถืฅ ื”ึทื˜ึผึนื‘ึธึ–ื” ืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจ ื ึธึฝืชึทืŸึพืœึธึฝืšึฐ"ย  (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื—:ื™) ื™ืฉื ืŸ ืฉืชื™ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื›ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืžื“ืื•ืจื™ื™ืชื. ื”ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ. ื”ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืžื‘ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืงื•ื“ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื•ืื™ืœื• ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืจืง ืœืื—ืจ ืžืขืฉื” ื”ืื›ื™ืœื”. ื›ื“ืื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื’ืžืจื ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืงืœ ื•ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ื’ื ืœื‘ืจืš ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœื™ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืœ [...]

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Strength in Comfort

โ€œBe 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. [...]

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ื”ื—ื•ื–ืง ื‘ื ื•ื—ื•ืช

ื ึทื—ึฒืžึฅื•ึผ ื ึทื—ึฒืžึ–ื•ึผ ืขึทืžึผึดึ‘ื™ ื™ึนืืžึทึ–ืจ ืึฑืœึนืงึตื™ื›ึถึฝืืƒ (ื™ืฉืขื™ื”ื• ืž:ื) ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื–ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ืœืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”, ื•ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื” ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื ืกื•ื’ ืžืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•, ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื ื”ื’ ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ื”ืงื™ื ื•ืช ืœื’ื ื™ื–ื” ืžื“ื™ ืฉื ื”. ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืžื ื”ื’ ื”ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื”ื ื—ื™ืœ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืืžื•ื ื” ื—ื–ืงื” ืฉืขื“ ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืžืฉื™ื— ื›ื‘ืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืืŸ ื•ื”ืงื™ื ื•ืช ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช. ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ [...]

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Negative Words Can Bring Positive Growth

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 werenโ€™t [...]

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ื”ืฉืœื™ืœื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™

"ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ืขึฒืœึตื™ื›ึถื ื›ึผึธื›ึถื" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื:ื™ื) ืžื“ืจืฉ ืจื‘ื” ืฉื ืื•ืช ื™ื’: "ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ืขึฒืœึตื™ื›ึถื ื›ึผึธื›ึถื, ืึธืžึทืจ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ืึทื—ึธื ื™ึฐื›ื•ึนืœึดื™ืŸ ื”ึธื™ื•ึผ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ืœื•ึนืžึทืจ ืœื•ึน, ืจึทื‘ึผึตื ื•ึผ ืžืฉืึถื”, ืึธื ื•ึผ ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผึธื ื•ึผ ืึถื—ึธื“ ืžึดื›ึผึธืœ ื”ึทื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึดื™ื ืฉืึถืึทืชึผึธื” ืžื•ึนื›ึดื™ื—ึตื ื•ึผ ื•ึฐืงึดื‘ึผึทืœึฐื ื•ึผ ืชึผื•ึนื›ึฐื—ื•ึนืชึถื™ืšึธ, ืึถืœึผึธื ืฉืึธืชึฐืงื•ึผ, ืœึฐืคึดื™ื›ึธืšึฐ ื”ื•ึผื ืื•ึนืžึตืจ ื›ึผึธื›ึถื, ืฆึทื“ึผึดื™ืงึดื™ื ื›ึผึทื™ึผื•ึนืฆึตื ื‘ึผึธื›ึถื, ืžึฐืงึทื‘ึผึฐืœึดื™ื ืชึผื•ึนื›ึธื—ื•ึนืช ื•ึฐืฉืื•ึนืชึฐืงึดื™ื" ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื™ื“ื•ืข ืขืœ ืจื‘, ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืจืง 9 ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืžื ื™ื™ืŸ [...]

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