The mishnah (Bava Metzia 44a) tells us that if one makes a business deal and started the transaction by giving money โ but not yet making a proper kinyon (acquisition) and then he changes his mind and backs out (which, even though he is wrong for doing it, frees him from the deal)โ he is [...]
โBecause you have done thisโฆโ (Bereishis 3:14) Did you every wonder why the snake started off as a standing animal, and as a punishment, was confined to crawling on the ground? The Dubno Maggid explains this with a parable. There was a rich man, who happened to pass through the town in which he grew [...]
Many times, a Rav, mashgiach, spiritual leader, notices that one of his constituents has become lax in attending davening. He will approach him and ask โwhat is going on that is causing you to slack off in your observance?โ Many times, the response from this person will be โRight now it is the busy season [...]
ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช, ืืฉืจื, ืืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืืื ืจืืื ื, ืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืงืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืืืข ืืชืคืืื ืืื"ื, ืืื ืืฉืื ืืืชื "ืื ืงืืจื ืฉืืืจื ืื ืืืชืจืคืืช ืืชืคืืื ืืฆืืืืจ?" ืืคืขืืื ืจืืืช, ืืชืืืื ืชืืื "ืขืืฉืื ืื ื ืขืกืืง ืืขืืืื, ืืื ื ืคืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืขื ืืืื. ืืฉืืจืืืข ืงืฆืช, ืื ื ืืชืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืชืคืื ืืืืช ืืื ืกืช ืืื ืฉืขืฉืืืชื ืืขืืจ". ืืืืชื ืืื ืืืืชื [...]
Last week we read the โTochachaโ. Hashem warns Klal Yisrael that if they do not behave as they should, they will be cursed. Our Rabbis tell us that this parsha is traditionally read before Rosh Hashanah with the concept of โThe year should end along with its curses.โ (Megilla 31 b) I once saw an [...]
ืืฉืืืข ืฉืขืืจ ืงืจืื ื ืืช ื"ืชืืืื", ืฉืื ื' ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืคื ืฉืื ืฆืจืืืื, ืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืงืืืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืฉื. ืจืืืชืื ื ืืืืจืื ืื ื ืฉืคืจืฉื ืื ื ืงืจืืช ืืืืคื ืืกืืจืชื ืืคื ื ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืขื ืืจืขืืื ืฉื "ืชืืื ืฉื ื ืืงืืืืชืื - ืชืื ืฉื ื ืืืจืืืชืื" (ืืืืื ืื:ื). ืจืืืชื ืคืขื ืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื: "ืื ืื ื ืืื, ืืื [...]
28:47 Because you did not serve the Lrd your G-d with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things... There was once a poor man, coarse in character, and illiterate. Fate had it that this peasant won the lottery and became very rich. This man, who never saw the [...]
"ืชึผึทืึทืช, ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึนื ืขึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืึถืช ื' ืึฑืืงึถืืึธ, ืึผึฐืฉืึดืึฐืึธื, ืึผืึฐืืึผื ืึตืึธื ืึตืจึนื, ืึผึนื" (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืคืขื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืขื ื ืืขื ืืืจืฅ, ืืก, ืฉืืคืืื ืื ืืืข ืืงืจืื ืืืืชืื. ืืืื, ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืขืฉื ืขืฉืืจ. ืืืืฉ ืืื, ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืจืื ืืช ืืขืืื ืืืืฅ ืืืจืืข ืืืืช ืฉืื, ืื ืฉืื ื ืืช ืืฆืื ืืื, ืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืชืืื. ืืืฉืจ [...]
Often, we are asked to help someone out and we loathe to do so, because we feel that the person doesnโt really want to do the work himself โ he just wants others to serve him. This situation can bring up harsh feelings in regards to the personโs lack of appreciation or sensitivity to others. [...]
ืืขืชืื ืงืจืืืืช, ืื ืื ื ืืชืืงืฉืื ืืขืืืจ ืืืืฉืื ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืชื ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืช, ืื ืื ืื ื ืืจืืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืคืฉืื ืื ืจืืฆื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืขืืืื ืืขืฆืื - ืืื ืืื ืจืืฆื ืฉืืืจืื ืืขืฉื ืืช ืืขืืืื ืืฉืืืื. ืืฆื ืื ืืืื ืืืขืืืช ืชืืืฉืืช ืงืฉืืช ืืืื ืืืกืจ ืืืจืช ืืืื ืื ืืืกืจ ืืจืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ืืืืจืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืขืฆืื ื, "ืื ืืื ืืคืืื ืื ืืืื [...]
