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ื”ืฉืœื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืกื›ื•ื ื—ืœืงื™ื•

ื—ื–"ืœ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื—ืœืง ืžืฉืžื—ืช ื”ื—ื’ ื”ื•ื ืฉื—ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœืืœื• ืฉืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื•. ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉื—ื–"ืœ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืžื•ื“ื™ืขื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืชืจื•ื ืœืฆื“ืงื”. ืื•ืœื ื”ืจืžื‘"ื ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื• ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉืžื•ื— ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืœื™ ืœืชืช ืœืื—ืจื™ื. ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื ื“ืŸ ื‘ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื–ื• ื‘ืกืคืจื• ืื”ื‘ืช ื—ืกื“ (ื—ืœืง ื‘, ืคืจืง ื‘) ืฉื ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื• [...]

By |2022-10-19T20:12:46+03:00October 19th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts

Chazal tell us that part of Simchas HaChag is that we have an obligation to be worried about those less fortunate than ourselves. I believe some people assume that chazal was letting us know that this is just an important time to give tzedakah. However, the Rambam tells us that no one can have full [...]

By |2022-10-18T14:39:07+03:00October 18th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ืœื – ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื™

...ื‘ึผึฐื’ึฅื•ึนื™ ื ึธื‘ึธึ–ืœ ืึทื›ึฐืขึดื™ืกึตึฝื (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื‘:ื›ื) ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ื ื›ื™ืคื•ืจ, ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืคืชื—ื ื• ื“ืฃ ื—ื“ืฉ. ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืฉืขื‘ืจื ื• ืืช ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื•ืชื ื• ืœืฉืจืช ืืช ื”' ื‘ื“ื™ืงื“ื•ืง ื‘ื—ื’ ื”ืกื•ื›ื•ืช. ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืžืฉืœื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉืœ ืกื•ื›ื•ืช ืขื ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ื ื›ื™ืคื•ืจ. ื‘ื—ื’ ื”ืกื•ื›ื•ืช ืื ื• ื—ื•ื’ื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงืฆื™ืจ ื”ืฉื•ืคืข [...]

By |2022-10-04T16:26:08+03:00October 2nd, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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(Not) Well Deserved

"โ€ฆI will provoke them to anger with a vile nation." (Devarim 32:21) As we stand after Yom Kippur, we would like to believe that we have a clean slate. We have hopefully gone through the teshuva process and are now waiting to show our enthusiasm in serving Hashem meticulously on the holiday of Sukkos. I [...]

By |2022-10-04T09:51:40+03:00October 2nd, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ืฉืœื•ื

"ื›ื™ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืฉื‘ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ื›ื™ ื‘ื–ื” ืชืฉื•ื‘ืชื• ืชื›ื•ืŸ ืœืขื“. ืขื•ื“ ืจืžื– 'ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขื“ ื”' ืืœืงื™ืš' (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœ:ื‘)ย  (ื ื—ืœ ืงื“ื•ืžื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืคืจืฉืช ื ืฆื‘ื™ื ืื•ืช ื“) ื”ื—ื™ื“"ื ืžืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื ื• ืฉืฉื‘ืช ื•ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžืฉื•ืœื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“. ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืกืชืžืš ืขืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื•ืžืงื•ืฉื˜ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉื ื™. ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ืžื™ืœื” "ื•ืฉื‘ืช" ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื›ืชื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืชื•ืจื”, ื›ืชื•ื‘ื” ืขื ืื•ืชืŸ ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• [...]

By |2022-09-27T21:41:35+03:00September 25th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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The Day of Peace

The Chida teaches us that Shabbos and Teshuva go hand-in-hand. Each one relies on the other and is embellished by the other. He points out that the word โ€œvishavtaโ€ as it written in the Torah are the same letters as Shabbos. However, the Chida himself does not explain what the connection is. In previous years [...]

By |2022-09-27T21:40:17+03:00September 25th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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The Shortcut

โ€œIt is not in Heaven that you should say, โ€˜Who shall go up for us to Heaven, and bring it to us, that we may hear it, and do it?โ€™โ€ (Devarim 30:12) There are many people who look for the easy way to try to accomplish things that usually need blood, sweat and tears. We [...]

By |2022-09-18T20:04:29+03:00September 18th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ื“ืจืš

"ืœึนื ื‘ึทืฉึผืึธืžึทื™ึดื ื”ึดื•ื" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœ:ื™ื‘) ... "ื›ึผึดื™-ืงึธืจื•ึนื‘ ืึตืœึถื™ืšึธ ื”ึทื“ึผึธื‘ึธืจ ืžึฐืึนื“ย ื‘ึผึฐืคึดื™ืšึธ ื•ึผื‘ึดืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึฐืšึธ ืœึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึนืชื•ึน" (ืฉื ืœ:ื™ื“) ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ืงืœื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืžืืžืฅ ืจื‘. ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื•ืฉื” ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ ื“ืจืš, ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื—ืกืจ ืœื• ืžืฉื”ื•. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื™ืฉื ืŸ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช ืœื”ืชื›ื•ื ืŸ ืžืจืืฉ, ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœืชืช ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ื•ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช [...]

By |2022-09-19T22:13:15+03:00September 18th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Job vs. Opportunity

โ€œAnd you shall then proclaim and say before Hashem, your God, โ€˜the Aramite destroy[ed] my forefather, then he descended to Egypt and sojourned there with a tiny community; and there he became a great people, powerful and numerous.โ€™โ€ (Devarim 26:5) Chazal tell us that Klal Yisrael merited to leave Egypt because they did not change [...]

By |2022-09-15T12:44:03+03:00September 15th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื ื™ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื ื•

ื•ึฐืขึธื ึดึจื™ืชึธ ื•ึฐืึธืžึทืจึฐืชึผึธึœ ืœึดืคึฐื ึตึฃื™โ€‰ึฃื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึถึ—ื™ืšึธ ืึฒืจึทืžึผึดื™ึ™ ืึนื‘ึตึฃื“ ืึธื‘ึดึ”ื™ ื•ึทื™ึผึตึฃืจึถื“ ืžึดืฆึฐืจึทึ”ื™ึฐืžึธื” ื•ึทื™ึผึธึฅื’ื‡ืจ ืฉืึธึ–ื ื‘ึผึดืžึฐืชึตึฃื™ ืžึฐืขึธึ‘ื˜ ื•ึทึฝื™ึฐื”ึดื™ึพืฉืึธึ•ื ืœึฐื’ึฅื•ึนื™ ื’ึผึธื“ึ–ื•ึนืœ ืขึธืฆึฅื•ึผื ื•ึธืจึธึฝื‘ืƒ ย (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ื•:ื”) ื—ื–"ืœ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ื›ื• ืœืฆืืช ืžืžืฆืจื™ื ื›ื™ ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ืฉืžื, ืœื‘ื•ืฉื ื•ืœืฉื•ื ื. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื—ื–"ืœ ื’ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื”ื ืขื‘ื“ื• ืืœื™ืœื™ื. ืื™ืš ื”ื ื–ื›ื• ืœื’ืื•ืœื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉื”ื‘ื“ื™ืœื• ืื•ืชื ืžืฉืืจ [...]

By |2022-09-15T12:40:32+03:00September 15th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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