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ืื‘ืจื”ื ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ื™ืฆื—ืง...ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ, ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื›ืชื‘ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘ืŸ ืื‘ืจื”ื, ื”ื•ื–ืงืง ืœื•ืžืจ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ื™ืฆื—ืง, ย ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื™ืฆื ื™ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืžืื‘ื™ืžืœืš ื ืชืขื‘ืจื” ืฉืจื”, ืฉื”ืจื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื”ืชื” ืขื ืื‘ืจื”ื ื•ืœื ื ืชืขื‘ืจื” ื”ื™ืžื ื•, ืžื” ืขืฉื” ื”ืงื‘"ื”, ืฆืจ ืงืœืกืชืจ ืคื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื™ืฆื—ืง ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืื‘ืจื”ื, ื•ื”ืขื™ื“ื• ื”ื›ืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ื™ืฆื—ืง! (ืจืฉืดื™ ย ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื“:ืžื‘) Since [...]

By |2014-11-28T08:57:46+02:00November 21st, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื”ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœ ืชืคื™ืœื”

ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื, ื™ืคื” ืฉื™ื—ืชืŸ ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืื‘ื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืงื•ื ืžืชื•ืจืชืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื... (ืจืฉืดื™ ย ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื“:ืžื‘) ืžืืžืจ ื—ื–"ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžืฆื™ื‘ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ืงื•ืฉื™. ืื™ืš ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉืฉื™ื—ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืœื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืชื•ืจื” ? ื”ืจื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืชื•ืจื” ื ื‘ืจื ื”ืขื•ืœื? ื™ืฉ ื”ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ืืช ืžืืžืจ ื—ื–"ืœ ื–ื” ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื. ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ [...]

By |2014-11-13T17:58:13+02:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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The Beauty of Tefillah

ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื™ ืื—ื, ื™ืคื” ืฉื™ื—ืชืŸ ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื“ื™ ืื‘ื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืงื•ื ืžืชื•ืจืชืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื... (ืจืฉืดื™ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื“:ืžื‘) Says Rabbi Acha: Better is the idle chatter of the servants of the forefathers before Hashem, than the Torah of their children... This statement indeed is difficult to understand. How can it be that the idle chatter of the [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:17:16+03:00November 13th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื”ืชืจื—ืงื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืžืขืฉื” ืงื™ืจื‘ื”

ื”ื’ืžืจื ื‘ืžืกื›ืช ืฉื‘ืช (ืงื›ื–.) ืžืกื™ืงื” ืฉโ€ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืื•ืจื—ื™ื ืžืงื‘ืœืช ืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื›ื™ื ื”โ€œ ืžื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืคืจืฉ ืžืฉื™ื—ืชื• ืขื ื”ืงื‘"ื” ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื‘ืจ ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœืฉื” ืขืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืจืื” ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ. ืื ื—ื ื• ืœืžื“ื ื• ืืช ื”ืœืงื— ื”ื–ื” ืžื“ื•ื’ืžืชื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•. ืื‘ืœ ื ืฉืืœืช ื”ืฉืืœื” โ€“ ืžื ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืœืื‘ืจื”ื ืขืฆืžื• ืฉื–ื• ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื” ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื‘ื”? ื•ืœืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืฆื•ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืื•ืจื—ื™ื [...]

By |2014-11-07T10:01:21+02:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Distance is Closeness

The gemora (Shabbos 127a) tells us โ€œit is more important to fulfill the mitzvah of serving guests than speaking with Hashemโ€ (ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื›ื ืกืช ืื•ืจื—ื™ืŸ ืžื”ืงื‘ืœืช ืคื ื™ ืฉื›ื™ื ื”). This is learned from the fact that Avraham Avinu left his discussion with Hakadosh Baruch Hu in order to entertain the 3 Arabs that were passing through. We [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:17:17+03:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ืืจืžื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•

ื—ื–"ืœ ืœื™ืžื“ื• ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืžื“ืจืฉ ืฉืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืกืงื ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ ืœืขื•ืœื ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ืจืื” ืขื•ืœื ืžืœื ืกื“ืจ ื•ื”ื™ื’ื™ื•ืŸ โ€“ ื•ืกื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื” ื™ืงืจื” ืžืขืฆืžื•. ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ืืžืจ โ€“ ื”ื™ืžืฆืื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืืช ืžืฆื™ืื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื‘"ื”. ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืื™ืžืจื” ื–ื• ? ื”ืจื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื–ืžื ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ื’ื ื”ืืžื™ื ื• [...]

By |2014-10-31T08:55:01+02:00October 31st, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Our Palace

The medrish relates that Avraham Avinu came to the conclusion that there is a G-d because it isnโ€™t possible that such a fantastic and well-orchestrated world should just happen by itself. Avraham stated โ€œif there is a world, there must be a Gd.โ€ But what was special about this since all the people of Avrahamโ€™s [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:17:20+03:00October 31st, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื ืฆื—ื™

ื ึนื—ึท ืึดื™ืฉื ืฆึทื“ึผึดื™ืง ืชึผึธืžึดื™ื ื”ึธื™ึธื”ย  ื‘ึผึฐื“ึนืจึนืชึธื™ื• (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื•:ื˜) ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื›ืจื’ืข ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื ื•ืจืื™ื โ€“ ื˜ืขื•ื ื™ื ืืžื•ื ื” ื•ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื•ืจื ืขื•ืœื. ื›ืฉื ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื ื— ื”"ืื™ืฉ ืฆื“ื™ืง, ืชืžื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืชื™ื•" ืฉื ืกื” ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืืช ื”ื‘ื•ืจื. ื ืกื”, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—. ื ืฉืืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ื ื• โ€“ ืœืžื” ? ืžื” ื—ืกืจ ืœื ื— ื•ืœืžืคืขืœ ื”ืงื™ืจื•ื‘ ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ? ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืื—ืช [...]

By |2014-10-27T12:09:15+02:00October 24th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: |0 Comments
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The Lifetime Project

ื ึนื—ึท ืึดื™ืฉื ืฆึทื“ึผึดื™ืง ืชึผึธืžึดื™ื ื”ึธื™ึธื”ย  ื‘ึผึฐื“ึนืจึนืชึธื™ื• (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื•:ื˜) We are standing after the yomim noraโ€™im, charged with emuna and bitachon in HaKadosh Baruch Hu. As we now look at Noach, ish tzadik tamim bโ€™dorosav, who tried to influence those around him to lead a proper life by following in the way of hashem. Yet, he [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:17:25+03:00October 24th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Releasing Potential

ื•ึทื™ึผึนืืžึถืจ ืึฑืœึนื”ึดื™ื ื”ึดื ึผึตื” ื ึธืชึทืชึผึดื™ ืœึธื›ึถื ืึถืช ื›ึผึธืœ ืขึตืฉื‚ึถื‘ ื–ึนืจึตืขึท ื–ึถืจึทืข ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืขึทืœ ืคึผึฐื ึตื™ ื›ึธืœ ื”ึธืึธืจึถืฅ ื•ึฐืึถืช ื›ึผึธืœ ื”ึธืขึตืฅ ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ื‘ึผื•ึน ืคึฐืจึดื™ ืขึตืฅ ื–ึนืจึตืขึท ื–ึธืจึทืข ืœึธื›ึถื ื™ึดื”ึฐื™ึถื” ืœึฐืึธื›ึฐืœึธื” And God said: 'Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the [...]

By |2014-10-27T11:50:38+02:00October 17th, 2014|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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