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ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืชื•!

ื”ึธืœึนึกืšึฐ ื•ึฐึฝืงึธืจึธึฉืืชึธึฉ ื‘ึฐืื‡ื–ึฐื ึตึจื™ ื™ึฐืจื•ึผืฉืึธืœึทึœอึดื ืœึตืืžึนึ—ืจ ื›ึผึนึšื” ืึธืžึทึฃืจ ื”' ื–ึธื›ึทึคืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ืœึธืšึฐึ™ ื—ึถึฃืกึถื“ ื ึฐืขื•ึผืจึทึ”ื™ึดืšึฐ ืึทื”ึฒื‘ึทึ–ืช ื›ึผึฐืœื•ึผืœึนืชึธึ‘ื™ึดืšึฐ ืœึถื›ึฐืชึผึตึคืšึฐ ืึทึฝื—ึฒืจึทื™ึ™ ื‘ึผึทืžึผึดื“ึฐื‘ึผึธึ”ืจ ื‘ึผึฐืึถึ–ืจึถืฅ ืœึนึฅื ื–ึฐืจื•ึผืขึธึฝื”ืƒ (ื™ืจืžื™ื”ื• ื‘:ื‘) ื”' ืžืฉื‘ื— ืืช ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขืœ ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืชื ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื ืœืœื ื”ื›ื ืช ืฆื™ื“ื” ืœื“ืจืš. ื”ืจื‘ ืฉืœื•ื ืฉื•ื•ื“ืจื•ืŸ ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืื ืกืชื ื›ืš, ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืชื‘ืงืฉ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”' ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ื•ืœืœื›ืช ืื—ืจื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ, [...]

By |2022-04-10T21:06:16+03:00April 10th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Living It

Go and cry in the ears of Yerushalayim, saying, Hashem said; I remember in your favour, the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, when you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. (Yirmiyahu 2:2) Hashem praises Klal Yisrael for their willingness to leave Egypt without any [...]

By |2022-04-10T18:04:55+03:00April 9th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Refraining is Gaining

Rav Yishaya, a disciple of the famous Rabbi Chanina ben Dosa, fasted for 85 days because he could not understand a certain paradoxical tradition. He asked, how could it be that if dogs are called โ€œbrazen creaturesโ€ in Tanach [Isaiah 56:11], that yet it is taught that in the World-to-Come, dogs will lead in singing [...]

By |2022-04-06T19:10:16+03:00April 6th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ืœืกื•ืจ ืžืจืข โ€“ ืขื•ืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘

ื™ืœืงื•ื˜ ืฉืžืขื•ื ื™ ืชื•ืจื” ืคืจืฉืช ื‘ื ืจืžื– ืงืคื– "ืจื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืขื™ื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืจ' ื—ื ื™ื ื ื‘ืŸ ื“ื•ืกื ื”ื™ื” ืžืชืขื ื” ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื [ื•ื—ืžืฉ] ืชืขื ื™ื•ืช ืืžืจ ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ืฉื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื”ื "ื•ื”ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ืขื–ื™ ื ืคืฉ" (ื™ืฉืขื™ื” ื ื•:ื™ื) ื™ื–ื›ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ื–ื• "ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืฉืชื—ื•ื” ื•ื ื›ืจืขื” ื ื‘ืจื›ื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”' ืขื•ืฉื ื•" (ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืฆื”:ื•) ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืื“ื ืฉืžืงืคื™ื“ ืฉืœื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข, ื™ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• [...]

By |2022-04-06T22:10:17+03:00April 6th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื‘ืœื™ ืชื™ืจื•ืฆื™ื

ืœึฐื ึถึฃื’ึทืข ืฆึธืจึธึ‘ืขึทืช ื•ึฐื”ื•ึผื‘ึธืึ™ ืึถืœึพืึทื”ึฒืจึนึฃืŸ ื”ึทื›ึผึนื”ึตึ”ืŸ ืึ›ื•ึน ืึถืœึพืึทื—ึทึฅื“ ืžึดื‘ึผึธื ึธึ–ื™ื• ื”ึทื›ึผึนื”ึฒื ึดึฝื™ืืƒ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื’:ื‘) ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ืžืคืจืฉื™ื ืžืฆื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืžืฆื•ืจืข ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืœืœื›ืช ืœื›ื”ืŸ. ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœืœื›ืช ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืœื›ื”ืŸ? ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืจืข ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื‘ืืžื™ืจื”, "ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ!". ืื ื”ืชื™ืจื•ืฅ ื”ื–ื” ืœื ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™, ื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ืžื™ ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืœ ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช ืื• ืจืฉืข ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื•ื•ื“ื [...]

By |2022-03-31T12:59:52+03:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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No Excuses

โ€œโ€ฆaffliction on the skin of the body, the person shall be brought to Aaron the Kohen or to one of his sons, the kohanim.โ€ (Vayikra 13:2) Many of the commentators take note that the Metzora was told specifically to go to a kohen. What is the significance of going specifically to a kohen? People who [...]

By |2022-03-30T11:49:36+03:00March 28th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื—ื“

ื•ึทื™ึผึนึจืืžึถืจ ืžึนืฉืึถึœื” ืึถึฝืœึพืึทื”ึฒืจึนึ—ืŸ ืงึฐืจึทึคื‘ ืึถืœึพื”ึทืžึผึดื–ึฐื‘ึผึตึ™ื—ึทึ™ ื•ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึตึžื” ืึถืชึพื—ึทื˜ึผึธึฝืืชึฐืšึธึ™ ื•ึฐืึถืชึพืขึนึฃืœึธืชึถึ”ืšึธ ื•ึฐื›ึทืคึผึตึฅืจ ื‘ึผึทึฝืขึทื“ึฐืšึธึ– ื•ึผื‘ึฐืขึทึฃื“ ื”ึธืขึธึ‘ื ื•ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึตึžื” ืึถืชึพืงื‡ืจึฐื‘ึผึทึคืŸ ื”ึธืขึธืึ™ ื•ึฐื›ึทืคึผึตึฃืจ ื‘ึผึทึฝืขึฒื“ึธึ”ื ื›ึผึทืึฒืฉืึถึ–ืจ ืฆึดื•ึผึธึฅื” ื”'ืƒ (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื˜:ื–) ื”ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ืฉื•ืืœ ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื‘ืื”: "ืื ืื”ืจืŸ ืžื‘ื™ื ืžื ื—ื” ืขืœ ื—ื˜ืื•, ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื ืชื›ืคืจ ืขืœ ื—ื˜ื ืฉืœ ืฉืืจ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ?" ืขืœ ืฉืืœื” ื–ื• ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื ื” ื‘ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ ืžื”ื’ืžืจื ืฉืื•ืžืจืช ืœื ื• ืฉืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื ืขื ืฉ [...]

By |2022-03-24T09:05:10+02:00March 22nd, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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We Are In This Together

Then Moshe said to Aaron: โ€œCome forward to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering, making expiation for yourself and for the people; and sacrifice the peopleโ€™s offering and make expiation for them, as Hashem has commanded.โ€ (Vayikra 9:7) The Meshech Chochma asks the following question, โ€œIf Aharon is bringing an [...]

By |2022-03-22T11:17:00+02:00March 19th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื‘ืœื™ ื˜ืจื™ืงื™ื ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื˜ื™ืงื™ื

ืฆึทึคื• ืึถึฝืชึพืึทื”ึฒืจึนืŸึ™...(ื•ื™ืงืจื ื•:ื‘) ืจืฉ"ื™ (ื‘) ืฆื• ืืช ืื”ืจืŸ - ืื™ืŸ ืฆื• ืืœื ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื–ืจื•ื– ืžื™ื“ ื•ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช. ืืžืจ ืจ' ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืœื–ืจื– ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื›ื™ืก(ืชื•"ื› ื•:ื) ืฉื ื™ื ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ืื ื™ ืžื•ื˜ืจื“ ืžื”ื—ื–"ืœ ื”ื–ื” - ืงืฉื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืœื ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื— ื›ืœื•ื ืžื”ืงืจื‘ืช ื”ืขื•ืœื”, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ื–ืง ืื•ืชื• ื•ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ืืช [...]

By |2022-03-15T14:13:36+02:00March 15th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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No Tricks or Shticks

"Command Aaronโ€ฆ" (Vayikra 6:2) Rashi: โ€œโ€ฆRebbe Shimon says: the verse needs to encourage people more regarding mitzvos that one has to spend money on.โ€ For many years I have been bothered by this Chazal - it was difficult to understand that just because the Kohen doesnโ€™t get anything out of the korbon olah, we have [...]

By |2022-03-15T16:59:45+02:00March 12th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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