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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.

Shema: A Weapon of Warfare

20:1 When you go forth to battle against your enemiesโ€ฆ The gemora in Sota (42a) tells us that in a time of war, the Mashuach Milchama would rally klal Yisrael, with the words โ€œShema Yisraelโ€.ย  The gemora tells us that with nothing more than the merit of โ€œKerias Shemaโ€, one can be successful in a [...]

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ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื

"ื›ึผึดื™-ืชึตืฆึตื ืœึทืžึผึดืœึฐื—ึธืžึธื” ืขึทืœ-ืึนื™ึฐื‘ึถืšึธ" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›:ื) ื”ื’ืžืจื ื‘ืกื•ื˜ื” (ืžื‘:ื) ืžืกืคืจืช ืœื ื• ืฉื‘ืขืช ืžืœื—ืžื”, ื”ืžืฉื•ื— ืžืœื—ืžื” ืžื–ืขื™ืง ืืช ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืฆืขืงืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ "ืฉืžืข ื™ืฉืจืืœ". ื”ื’ืžืจื ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืงืจื™ืืช ืฉืžืข ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื ืฆื— ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื”. ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื”, ืœืžื” ื“ื•ืงื ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื–ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื”? ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช, ื›ืฉื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืžืœื—ืžื”, ื–ื”ื• ืžืฉืœ [...]

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Time to Check In

The Russian Army of 150 years ago was no place for a Jewish boy. When a Jew was obligated to serve, the army officers would to try their hardest to eradicate any Yiddishkeit from the soldier during their 25 years of mandatory service. As can be expected, there were therefore Jews doing whatever they could [...]

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ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฆ’ืง-ืื™ืŸ

ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืฆื‘ื ื”ืจื•ืกื™ ืœืคื ื™ 150 ืฉื ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื. ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื›ื ืกื• ืœืฉืจืช, ืงืฆื™ื ื™ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื ื™ืกื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื ืœื—ืกืœ ื›ืœ ื˜ื™ืคืช ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉืงื™ื™ื˜ ืžื”ื—ื™ื™ืœ ื‘ืžืฉืš 25 ืฉื ื•ืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ื‘ื”. ื›ืคื™ ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืœืฆืคื•ืช, ื”ื™ื• ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžื˜ ืžืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื–ื”, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืขื•ื ืฉ ืขืœ ืื™-ืฆื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ื—ืžื•ืจ ืžืื“.ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืขื•ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืฆื‘ื, ื ื™ืกืชื” [...]

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Escalate โ€“ Or?

And now, Israel, what does Hashem your God ask of you? Only to fear Hashem your God, to go in His ways, and to love Him, and to serve your God with all your heart and with all your soul. (Devarim 10:12) How many times have we been in the airport, feeling pressure to get [...]

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ืœืขืœื•ืช ืื• ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช

"ื•ึฐืขึทืชึผึธื”, ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœโ€”ืžึธื” ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงื™ืšึธ, ืฉืึนืึตืœ ืžึตืขึดืžึผึธืšึฐ ื›ึผึดื™ ืึดื-ืœึฐื™ึดืจึฐืึธื” ืึถืช-ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ ืœึธืœึถื›ึถืช ื‘ึผึฐื›ึธืœ-ื“ึผึฐืจึธื›ึธื™ื•, ื•ึผืœึฐืึทื”ึฒื‘ึธื” ืึนืชื•ึน, ื•ึฐืœึทืขึฒื‘ึนื“ ืึถืช-ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ, ื‘ึผึฐื›ึธืœ-ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึฐืšึธ ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ึธืœ-ื ึทืคึฐืฉืึถืšึธ" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™:ื™ื‘) ื›ืžื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื“ื” ื”ืชืขื•ืคื”, ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื—ื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉืขืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ, ื•ืจื•ืื™ื ืœืคื ื™ื”ื ืžืกื•ืข ืœื”ื•ืœื›ื™ ืจื’ืœ ืื• ื“ืจื’ื ื•ืข ืืจื•ืš, ืฉื ื•ืขื“ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืœืฉืขืจ ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจ. ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช. ื™ืฉ ืฉืงื•ืคืฆื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ืžื™ื“. ื•ื™ืฉ ืื—ืจื™ื [...]

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But I Deserve It!

Imagine a man of great wealth who hears of a Jewish community, which was persecuted by the government, and their only salvation was to bribe the government: the cost being all of his wealth. With no other options, he decides to do this great mitzvah, leaving himself utterly penniless. He then turns to Hashem to [...]

ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื™!

ืชืชืืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืื“ื ืขืฉื™ืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืฉื•ืžืข ืขืœ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืฉื ืจื“ืคื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”. ื™ืฉื•ืขืชื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ืœืฉื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”: ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ืขื•ืฉืจื•. ื‘ืœื™ืช ื‘ืจื™ืจื”, ื”ื•ื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ื•ืžืฉืื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื—ืกืจ ื›ืœ. ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืชืคืœืœ ืืœ ื”' ื•ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื›ืžื• ืฉื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ื‘ืจื›ืช "ื‘ืจืš ืขืœื™ื ื•", ื‘ืจื›ื” [...]

Better Left Unsaid

At this time of year, we have a sense of urgency in regard to eradicating baseless hatred (sinas chinam). To this end, many of us focus on the prohibition of speaking โ€œloshen haraโ€. It seems to me that our generation was blessed with an awareness of the severity of this issue as never before. Yet [...]

ืžื•ื˜ื‘ ืฉืœื ื™ื™ืืžืจ

ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื”, ืื ื• ื—ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขืงื™ืจืช ืฉื ืืช ื—ื™ื ื. ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืชืžืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืื™ืกื•ืจ ืœื“ื‘ืจ "ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข". ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ื›ื™ ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื‘ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื•ืจื›ื™ื ืขื ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื—ื•ืžืจืช ื”ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ืชื”, ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืื ื• ืžืชืขืœืžื™ื ืžื”ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืจืื•ื™ ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื. ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืžืกืคืจืช ืœื ื• ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข: [...]

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