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ืœืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ

ื•ึทื™ึผึนึจืืžึถืจ ืฉืึธืึคื•ึผืœ ืึถืœึพืฉืึฐืžื•ึผืึตืœึ™ ื—ึธื˜ึธึ”ืืชึดื™ ื›ึผึดึฝื™ึพืขึธื‘ึทึฅืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ืึถืชึพืคึผึดึฝื™ึพื”' ื•ึฐืึถืชึพื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึถึ‘ื™ืšึธ ื›ึผึดึคื™ ื™ึธืจึตึ™ืืชึดื™ึ™ ืึถืชึพื”ึธืขึธึ”ื ื•ึธืึถืฉืึฐืžึทึ–ืข ื‘ึผึฐืงื•ึนืœึธึฝืืƒ (ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื ื˜ืดื•:ื›ื“) ื‘ื”ืคื˜ืจื” ืฉืœ ืคืจืฉืช ื–ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืฉืื•ืœ ื”ืžืœืš ื—ืœืง ืžืฉืœืœ ืขืžืœืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืงืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื•ืœืฉื‘ื— ืืช ืฉื ื”'. ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉืฉืžื•ืืœ ื”ื ื‘ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืฆื™ื•ื•ื” ืฉืœื ืœืงื—ืช ืฉืœืœ, ืฉืื•ืœ ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื™ืŸ ืฉืจืง ืื ืฉื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื ืœื ื™ืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื• ืžื”ืฉืœืœ, ืื‘ืœ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฉืœืœ ื›ื“ื™ [...]

By |2022-03-09T15:16:28+02:00March 9th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Spirit-u-all

Saul said to Samuel, โ€œI did wrong to transgress Hashemโ€™s command and your instructions; but I was afraid of the troops and I yielded to them.โ€ (Shmuel I 15:24) In the Haftara of Parshas Zachor, King Shaul retained some of the spoils of Amalek in order to bring offerings and glorify Hashemโ€™s name. While Shmuel [...]

By |2022-03-09T18:46:46+02:00March 6th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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ื”ืืžืฆืขื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื”ืžื˜ืจื”

ื•ึทื™ึผึทึจืจึฐื ืžึนืฉืึถึœื” ืึถืชึพื›ึผื‡ืœึพื”ึทืžึผึฐืœึธืื›ึธึ—ื” ื•ึฐื”ึดื ึผึตื”ึ™ ืขึธืฉื‚ึฃื•ึผ ืึนืชึธึ”ื”ึผ ื›ึผึทืึฒืฉืึถึ›ืจ ืฆึดื•ึผึธึฅื” ื”' ื›ึผึตึฃืŸ ืขึธืฉื‚ึ‘ื•ึผ ื•ึทื™ึฐื‘ึธึฅืจึถืšึฐ ืึนืชึธึ–ื ืžึนืฉืึถึฝื”ืƒย (ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื˜:ืžื’) ื‘ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืขื‘ืจ, ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœ ื”ื ื•ืฉื ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ืชื”ืœื™ื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžื” ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื. ื™ืฉื ื ืฉืœื‘ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื. ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืžืžื” ื“ืื’ ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื ื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉื›ืŸ, ืขืœ ืคื™ [...]

By |2022-03-01T08:21:48+02:00March 1st, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Whole-Sum

And when Moshe saw all of their work โ€” and behold, they did everything as Hashem had commanded โ€” then Moshe blessed them. (Shemos 39:43) At last weekโ€™s Kiddush, the topic was brought up about how many people and actions are involved in even the simplest things in life. There are many steps involved in [...]

By |2022-03-01T22:15:53+02:00February 27th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ืžืžื•ืงื ื”ื™ื˜ื‘

ื•ึทื™ึฐืฆึทึฃื• ืžึนืฉืึถึ—ื” ื•ึทื™ึผึทืขึฒื‘ึดึจื™ืจื•ึผ ืงึฅื•ึนืœ ื‘ึผึทึฝืžึผึทื—ึฒื ึถื”ึฎ ืœึตืืžึนืจึ’ ืึดึฃื™ืฉื ื•ึฐืึดืฉืึผึธึ—ื” ืึทืœึพื™ึทืขึฒืฉื‚ื•ึผึพืขึ›ื•ึนื“ ืžึฐืœึธืื›ึธึ–ื”... (ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื•:ื•) ื”ืžื•ืฉื’ ืขืฉื™ื™ืช "ืžืœืื›ื”" ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ืžืชืคืจืฉ ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื›ืขืฉื™ื™ืช "ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”". ื›ืืฉืจ ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ืœื›ื•ืช, ืžืชื•ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœื›ืš ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉ ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ืžื“ื•ื™ืง, ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืชื”ื™ื” ืขืฉื™ื™ืช "ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช". ื”ืขื‘ืจืช ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœืฉืจื•ืฃ ืงืœื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช, ืืš ืื™ื ื” ื ืงืจืืช ืžืœืื›ื”, ืœืœื ืงืฉืจ ืœืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ ื•ื”ืžืื•ืžืฆืช ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื” [...]

By |2022-02-23T11:42:05+02:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Well Placed

โ€œMoshe commanded and they thereupon had this proclamation made throughout the camp: โ€˜Let no man or woman make further effortโ€ฆโ€™โ€ (Shemos 36:6) In English the concept of doing โ€œmelachaโ€ on Shabbos is generally translated as doing โ€œworkโ€. When one studies the halachos, one becomes aware that that translation is a little inaccurate, and a better [...]

By |2022-02-23T11:40:13+02:00February 20th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื ื•ืฉื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ื“ ืฉืžืื›ื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื ื•

ืœึฐืšึธ ื”' ื”ึทืฆึผึฐื“ึธืงึธื” ื•ึฐืœึธื ื•ึผ ื‘ึผึนืฉืึถืช ื”ึทืคึผึธื ึดื™ื. ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ื•ึนืกึดื™ ืื•ึนืžึตืจ: ื™ึตืฉื ื‘ึผื•ึผืฉืึธื” ื’ึผึฐื“ื•ึนืœึธื” ืžึดื–ึผื•ึน, ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตืœ ืขื•ึนื‘ึฐืจึดื™ืŸ ื‘ึผึฐื™ึทื ืกื•ึผืฃ ื•ึผืคึถืกึถืœ ืžึดื™ื›ึธื” ืขื•ึนื‘ึตืจ ืขึดืžึผึธื”ึถื... (ืžื“ืจืฉ ืชื ื—ืžื” ื›ื™ ืชืฉื ื™ื“:ื’) ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ "ืฉืœื ืœื ืฉื•ืš ืืช ื”ื™ื“ ืฉืžืื›ื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื ื•", ืฉืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื. ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืžื“ืจืฉ ืขืœ ืคืจืฉืช ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข. ื”ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ ืœืžืขืœื” ืžื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืชื ื—ื•ืžื ืฉืื•ืžืจ " ืœึฐืšึธ [...]

By |2022-02-16T09:36:06+02:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Biting the Hand that Feeds You

โ€œโ€ฆHence, Unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but unto us confusion of face (Dan. 9:7). R. Yosรฉ said: Was there a more shameful act than this? Israel crossed the Red Sea, and the idol Micah (had made) was carried with themโ€ฆ (Medrash Tanchuma Ki Sisa 14:3) There is an English expression โ€œDonโ€™t bite the hand [...]

By |2022-02-15T16:02:54+02:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ืžื•ืฉืœื ืžื•ื—ืœื˜

ื•ึฐืึทืชึผึธึžื” ืชึผึฐืฆึทื•ึผึถึฃื”โ€‰ืึถืชึพื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™ ื™ึดืฉื‚ึฐืจึธืึตึ—ืœ ื•ึฐื™ึดืงึฐื—ึจื•ึผ ืึตืœึถึœื™ืšึธ ืฉืึถึฃืžึถืŸ ื–ึทึฅื™ึดืช ื–ึธึ›ืšึฐ ื›ึผึธืชึดึ–ื™ืช ืœึทืžึผึธืึ‘ื•ึนืจ ืœึฐื”ึทืขึฒืœึนึฅืช ื ึตึ–ืจ ืชึผึธืžึดึฝื™ื“ืƒ (ืฉืžื•ืช ื›ื–:ื›) ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื•ืžืจืช ืœื ื• ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืฉืžืŸ ืœืžื ื•ืจื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืžืขื•ืš ืืช ื”ื–ื™ืชื™ื. ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžื ื•ืจื” ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ืจืง ื‘ื˜ื™ืคืช ื”ืฉืžืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื”. ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ "ื”ื˜ื™ืคื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”" ื”ื–ื• ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืฉืžืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืฉื‘ื˜ื”ื•ืจ. ืขื ื–ืืช, ืื•ืžืจื™ื [...]

By |2022-02-07T21:18:36+02:00February 7th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Pure-Fection

You shall instruct the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly. (Shemos 27:20) The Torah tells us that to make the oil for the Menorah, it has to be pressed. Many of us are familiar with the idea that the oil used for the Menorah must only [...]

By |2022-02-07T17:13:31+02:00February 6th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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