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ืื™ืฉ ืœืคื™ ืื›ืœื•

ื•ึทื™ึผึธืžึนึฃื“ึผื•ึผ ื‘ึธืขึนึ”ืžึถืจ ื•ึฐืœึนึคื ื”ึถืขึฐื“ึผึดื™ืฃึ™ ื”ึทืžึผึทืจึฐื‘ึผึถึ”ื” ื•ึฐื”ึทืžึผึทืžึฐืขึดึ–ื™ื˜ ืœึนึฃื ื”ึถื—ึฐืกึดึ‘ื™ืจ ืึดึฅื™ืฉื ืœึฐืคึดึฝื™ึพืื‡ื›ึฐืœึ–ื•ึน ืœึธืงึธึฝื˜ื•ึผืƒ (ืฉืžื•ืช ื˜ื–:ื™ื—) ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืืžืจื• ืืช ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืžืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ, ื›ื“ืจืš ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืฉืชื“ืœื•ืช ืจืื•ื™ื”? ืื• ืฉื–ื” ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืžืงืจื™ืืช ืฉื ื™ื ืžืงืจื ืฉืœ ื”ืคืจืฉื”? ื”ื’ืžืจื ืื•ืžืจืช, "ืชื ื• ืจื‘ื ืŸ 'ืœื—ื ืื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืื›ืœ ืื™ืฉ' (ืชื”ืœื™ื ืขื—:ื›ื”) ืœื—ื ืฉืžืœืื›ื™ ื”ืฉืจืช ืื•ื›ืœื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืจ"ืข ื•ื›ืฉื ืืžืจื• [...]

By |2023-01-31T23:15:20+02:00January 31st, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Itโ€™s Up To Each Mann

"And when they did measure it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; each man gathered according to his eating." (Shemos 16:18) There are many people who said Parshas Hamann this past Tuesday, as a way to โ€œbring in more parnasaโ€. Is this considered [...]

By |2023-02-02T21:05:25+02:00January 29th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื›ืžื• ืžืœืืš

ื™ึธึฅืฆึฐืึ›ื•ึผ ื›ึผื‡ืœึพืฆึดื‘ึฐืึฅื•ึนืช ื”ึน' ืžึตืึถึฅืจึถืฅ ืžึดืฆึฐืจึธึฝื™ึดืืƒ (ืฉืžื•ืช ื™ื‘:ืžื) ื”ืจื‘ ื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉืœื™ื˜"ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื ื ืงืจืื™ื "ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ". ืžื“ื•ืข ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื–ื” ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื” ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืœื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›"ืฆื‘ืื•ืช ื”' " ื•ืžื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืชื•ืืจ ื”ื–ื”? ื”ืžืœืื›ื™ื ื ืงืจืื™ื "ืฆื‘ืงื•ืช". ืื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืžืœืืš ืžืกื™ื™ื ืืช ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื• ื”ื•ื ืžืคืกื™ืง ืœื”ืชืงื™ื™ื. ื”ืจื‘ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ [...]

By |2023-01-25T19:47:07+02:00January 24th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Angelic

All the legions of Hashem left the land of Egypt. (Bereishis 12:41) HaRav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Shlita points out that usually when discussing โ€œKlal Yisraelโ€ in the Torah, the phrase โ€œBnei Yisraelโ€ is used. Why in this situation did the Torah address โ€œKlal Yisraelโ€ as โ€œTzivosโ€ โ€“ legions โ€“ and what exactly does that word [...]

By |2023-01-26T16:25:35+02:00January 22nd, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ

"...ื•ึผื‘ึฐืชึทื ึผื•ึผืจึถึ–ื™ืšึธ ื•ึผื‘ึฐืžึดืฉืึฐืึฒืจื•ึนืชึถึฝื™ืšึธ" (ืฉืžื•ืช ื–:ื›ื—) ื—ื–"ืœ ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืฉื—ื ื ื™ื”, ืžื™ืฉืืœ ื•ืขื–ืจื™ื” ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœื”ื™ื–ืจืง ืœื›ื‘ืฉืŸ ื›ื™ ืœืžื“ื• ืœืงื— ืžื”ืฆืคืจื“ืข. ื”ืฆืคืจื“ืขื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืœืชื ื•ืจื™ ื”ืžืฆืจื™ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช; ืœืคื™ื›ืš, ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ืขื ื• ื›ื™ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืœืืฉ. ื–ื” ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืงืฆืช ื”ืกื‘ืจ. ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืจืื™ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืขืฆื ื™ืฉ ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืื ืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืชืื‘ื“ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ "ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ [...]

By |2023-01-18T21:03:07+02:00January 17th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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The Better Choice

โ€œโ€ฆand into thy ovens, and into thy kneading troughs.โ€ (Shemos 7:28) Chazal tell us that Chananya, Mishael, and Azarya decided to be thrown into a furnace because they learned from the tzefardea. These frogs were not obligated to jump into the Egyptian ovens, but did so anyway; therefore, the men reasoned that certainly they should [...]

By |2023-01-18T20:05:45+02:00January 15th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชืจื’ืœ ืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ

ื”ึธึฅื‘ึธื” ื ึดึฝืชึฐื—ึทื›ึผึฐืžึธึ–ื” ืœึ‘ื•ึน (ืฉืžื•ืช ื:ื™) ื›ืืฉืจ ืคืจืขื” ืืžืจ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืคืกื•ืง ื”ื ื–ื›ืจ, ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, "ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœืœื›ื“ ืืช ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื“ื•ืช". ื ืจืื” ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžืฆืจื™ืš ื”ืกื‘ืจ ืจื‘, ื›ื™ ืื ืคืจืขื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ื–ืืช ื‘ื—ื•ื›ืžื”, ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืžืจื“ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืื™ืชื•. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืจื‘ ืฉืœื•ื ืฉื•ื•ื“ืจื•ืŸ ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื”ื• ืžื“ื”ื™ื. ื›ืฉื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืงืฉื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ, [...]

By |2023-01-12T11:40:14+02:00January 12th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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You Can Get Used to Anything

โ€œCome, let us deal wisely with them...โ€ (Shemos 1:10) When Pharaoh said the above verse, he meant, โ€œLetโ€™s figure out a plan to ensnare the Jews into slavery.โ€ This doesnโ€™t seem to need much explanation, because if Pharaoh hadnโ€™t done it wisely, he would have some kind of revolt on his hands. However, Rav Shalom [...]

By |2023-01-12T11:39:14+02:00January 8th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ื—ื™ ื•ืงื™ื

ื•ึทื™ึฐื›ึทึคืœ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ึ™ ืœึฐืฆึทื•ึผึบึฃืช ืึถืชึพื‘ึผึธื ึธึ”ื™ื• ื•ึทื™ึผึถืึฑืกึนึฅืฃ ืจึทื’ึฐืœึธึ–ื™ื• ืึถืœึพื”ึทืžึผึดื˜ึผึธึ‘ื” ื•ึทื™ึผึดื’ึฐื•ึทึ–ืข ื•ึทื™ึผึตืึธึฅืกึถืฃ ืึถืœึพืขึทืžึผึธึฝื™ื•ืƒ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื˜:ืœื’) (ืจืฉ"ื™ ืฉื) ื•ื™ื’ื•ืข ื•ื™ืืกืฃ. ื•ึผืžึดื™ืชึธื” ืœึนื ื ึถืึถืžึฐืจึธื” ื‘ื•ึน, ื•ึฐืึธ"ืจึท ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ ืึธื‘ึดื™ื ื•ึผ ืœึนื ืžึตืช: (ืชืขื ื™ืช ื”:ื‘) ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื“ื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืœืืœื• ืฉื”ืœื›ื• ืœืขื•ืœืžื, ื•ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืืœื• ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื›ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื•ื–ื‘ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”. ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ ืื—ื™ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, " ืฉึธื‚ื [...]

By |2023-01-04T17:09:06+02:00January 4th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Alive and Well

Yaakov ended commanding his sons, he then gathered up his feet into the bed, and expired, and was gathered to his people. (Bereishis 49:33) RASHI: AND HE EXPIRED โ€” but the word death is not mentioned in his case, and our ย Teachers therefore said: (Taanis 5b) โ€œJacob our father didnโ€™t dieโ€. In this weekโ€™s parsha [...]

By |2023-01-05T15:26:11+02:00January 1st, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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