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A Taste of Shabbos

When the sixth day came, what they had gathered [was a] double [portion of] bread, two omers for each individual. (Shemos 16:22) RASHI: THEY COLLECTED DOUBLE BREAD…A Midrashic explanation is that משנה in לחם משנה signifies מְשֻׁנָּה (meaning) different, changed — that day it was changed for the better as regards to its smell and its [...]

By |2024-01-23T19:48:45+02:00January 22nd, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Right-On Time!

“You must be vigilant regarding the matzos” (Shemos 12:17) RASHI: AND You SHALL WATCH THE UNLEAVENED BREAD …Rabbi Josiah said: Do not read “את המַּצּוֹת”, the unleavened bread, but את הַמִּצְוֹת “[you shall watch] the commandments” — just as we may not cause the unleavened bread to become leavened by letting the dough remain in [...]

By |2024-01-15T19:29:35+02:00January 14th, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

This Land is (Y)our Land

“…I will bring you out…, and I will save you…, I will redeem you…, I will take you…” (Shemos 6:6-8) The Passover Seder has many things which come in sets of four: Four questions, four sons, four cups of wine, etc. These four cups correspond to the four expressions of redemption cited above from this [...]

By |2024-01-08T17:42:14+02:00January 6th, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

The Show Must Go On

“A man of the house of Levi went and married the daughter of Levi.” (Shemos 2:1) During these trying times, I am often asked what would be appropriate behavior. I believe that we all understand that at this time when all of klal Yisrael is bleeding and in danger, it is not exactly the time [...]

By |2024-01-02T19:41:27+02:00January 2nd, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Be Re-Source-ful

"Come together and listen, sons of Yaakov; listen to Yisrael, your father." (Bereishis 49:2) Perhaps one of the most challenging issues in chinuch is to have one’s children conform to that which is “right”, yet give them the freedom to have personal expression (see Meshech Chochmah Parshas Bechukosai 26:44). Obviously, a framework is needed in [...]

By |2023-12-28T11:33:48+02:00December 24th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

מאין באתי ולאן אני הולך

הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיכֶם׃ (בראשית מט:ב) אולי אחד האתגרים הקשים ביותר בחינוך הוא ללמד לילדים את מה ש"נכון", אך יחד עם זאת לתת להם את החופש לביטוי אישי (עיין במשך חכמה פרשת בחוקותי כו:מד). ברור שחייבת להיות איזושהי מסגרת כדי שנדע איפה ניתן להיות גמישים כנדרש. הרב יעקב קמנצקי כתב על פרשת [...]

By |2023-12-26T19:27:17+02:00December 24th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Baruch Hashem

“They told him saying, Yosef is still alive, and he is ruling over the land of Egypt. His [Yaakov’s] heart stood still, for he could not believe them.” (Bereishis 45:26) In the above verse, the brothers relate to Yaakov that Yosef is alive, but Yaakov does not believe them. They relate it a second time, [...]

By |2023-12-20T17:49:44+02:00December 17th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ברוך השם

וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר עוֹד יוֹסֵף חַי וְכִי־הוּא מֹשֵׁל בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וַיָּפָג לִבּוֹ כִּי לֹא־הֶאֱמִין לָהֶם׃ (בראשית מה:כו) בפסוק המצוטט האחים אומרים ליעקב שיוסף חי, אך יעקב לא האמין להם. הם אומרים לו עוד פעם, ואז הוא מקבל מהם. הרב פנחס הירשפרונג ז"ל שואל: "למה היה צריך להגיד ליעקב את אותו הדבר פעמיים? ומה נוסף בפעם [...]

By |2024-01-06T22:41:14+02:00December 17th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog, הבלג של הרב|Tags: , |0 Comments

Do You Have To Be Told?!

And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Could we find another like him – a man with whom is the spirit of G-d?” (Bereishis 41:38) When someone returns a lost object, the mainstream media will often put that person on a pedestal, giving him great honor for fulfilling this “civic duty” of caring for others. But [...]

By |2023-12-13T14:36:12+02:00December 10th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

האם צריכים להגיד לך במפורש?!

“ויאמר פרעה אל עבדיו הנמצא כזה איש אשר רוח אלקים בו” (בראשית מא:לח) כאשר מישהו מחזיר חפץ אבוד, התקשורת עשויה להעניק לו כבוד גדול על מילוי "חובתו האזרחית". אבל מבחינה תורנית, רבינו יונה בשערי תשובה, כותב שחייבים לעזור כל אימת שיכולים למנוע מחבר הפסד ממון. לדוגמה, אם רואים רכב חונה עם פנסים דולקים – מה [...]

By |2024-01-06T22:41:14+02:00December 10th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog, הבלג של הרב|Tags: , |0 Comments
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