20:1 When you go forth to battle against your enemiesโฆ The gemora in Sota (42a) tells us that in a time of war, the Mashuach Milchama would rally klal Yisrael, with the words โShema Yisraelโ.ย The gemora tells us that with nothing more than the merit of โKerias Shemaโ, one can be successful in a [...]
"ืึผึดื-ืชึตืฆึตื ืึทืึผึดืึฐืึธืึธื ืขึทื-ืึนืึฐืึถืึธ" (ืืืจืื ื:ื) ืืืืจื ืืกืืื (ืื:ื) ืืกืคืจืช ืื ื ืฉืืขืช ืืืืื, ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืขืืง ืืช ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืฆืขืงืช ืืืืืื ืฉื "ืฉืืข ืืฉืจืื". ืืืืจื ืืกืืืจื ืฉืืืืืช ืงืจืืืช ืฉืืข ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืื ืฆื ืืืืืื. ืืืจืืช ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืืช ืืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืืืฆืืื, ืืื ืืืงื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืกืืืืช ืืืืื ืืฆืืื ืืืืืื? ืืขืืื ืืืกืืืืช, ืืฉืืชืืจื ืืืืจืช ืขื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืฉื [...]
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 [...]
ืฉืืจืืช ืืฆืื ืืจืืกื ืืคื ื 150 ืฉื ื ืื ืืื ืืงืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืฆืขืืจืื. ืืืฉืจ ื ืื ืกื ืืฉืจืช, ืงืฆืื ื ืืฆืื ื ืืกื ืืื ืืืื ืืืกื ืื ืืืคืช ืืืืืฉืงืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉื 25 ืฉื ืืช ืฉืืจืืช ืืืืื. ืืคื ืฉื ืืชื ืืื ืืฆืคืืช, ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืขืฉื ืื ืฉืืืืืืชื ืืื ืืืฉืชืื ืืฉืืจืืช ืื, ืืืจืืช ืฉืืขืื ืฉ ืขื ืื-ืฆืืืช ืืื ืืืืจ ืืื.ืื ืืกืืื ืืืื ืืก ืขืื ืื ืฉืื ืืฆืื, ื ืืกืชื [...]
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 [...]
"ืึฐืขึทืชึผึธื, ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตืโืึธื ื' ืึฑืึนืงืืึธ, ืฉืึนืึตื ืึตืขึดืึผึธืึฐ ืึผึดื ืึดื-ืึฐืึดืจึฐืึธื ืึถืช-ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถืืึธ ืึธืึถืึถืช ืึผึฐืึธื-ืึผึฐืจึธืึธืื, ืึผืึฐืึทืึฒืึธื ืึนืชืึน, ืึฐืึทืขึฒืึนื ืึถืช-ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถืืึธ, ืึผึฐืึธื-ืึฐืึธืึฐืึธ ืึผืึฐืึธื-ื ึทืคึฐืฉืึถืึธ" (ืืืจืื ื:ืื) ืืื ืคืขืืื ืืฉืื ืืชืขืืคื, ืื ืฉืื ืืืืฆืื ืืืืืข ืืฉืขืจ ืืืื, ืืจืืืื ืืคื ืืื ืืกืืข ืืืืืื ืจืื ืื ืืจืื ืืข ืืจืื, ืฉื ืืขื ืืืืื ืื ืืกืขืื ืืฉืขืจ ืงืฆืช ืืืชืจ ืืืจ. ืืื ืฉืื ืืฉ ืชืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืช. ืืฉ ืฉืงืืคืฆืื ืขืืื ืืื. ืืืฉ ืืืจืื [...]
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 [...]
ืชืชืืจื ืืขืฆืืื ืืื ืขืฉืืจ ืืืื ืฉืฉืืืข ืขื ืงืืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉื ืจืืคื ืขื ืืื ืืืืฉืื. ืืฉืืขืชื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืช ืืืืฉืื: ืืืืืจ ืืื ืื ืขืืฉืจื. ืืืืช ืืจืืจื, ืืื ืืืืื ืืงืืื ืืช ืืืฆืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืฉืืืจ ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืกืจ ืื. ืืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืชืคืื ืื ื' ืืืืงืฉ ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืจืืื ืขืืฉืื ืฉืืืฉ ืคืขืืื ืืืื ืืืจืืช "ืืจื ืขืืื ื", ืืจืื [...]
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 โloshen haraโ. It seems to me that our generation was blessed with an awareness of the severity of this issue as never before. Yet [...]
ืืชืงืืคื ืื ืฉื ืืฉื ื, ืื ื ืืฉืื ืืช ืืืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืขืงืืจืช ืฉื ืืช ืืื ื. ืจืืื ืืืืชื ื ืืชืืงืืื ืืืืกืืจ ืืืืจ "ืืฉืื ืืจืข". ื ืจืื ืื ืื ืืืจืืช ืฉืืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืื ืื ื ืืืืจืืื ืขื ืืืืขืืช ืขื ืืืืจืช ืื ืืฉื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืขืืื ืื ืืืชื, ืืื ืืฉ ื ืืฉืืื ืฉื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ื ืืชืขืืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื, ืืืื ืจืืื ืืืืืืจื. ืืชืืจื ืืกืคืจืช ืื ื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืข: [...]
