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ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช

ื•ึผืœึฐืžึทึ›ืขึทืŸ ืกึทืคึผึตึฅืจ ืฉืึฐืžึดึ–ื™ ื‘ึผึฐื›ื‡ืœึพื”ึธืึธึฝืจึถืฅืƒ (ืฉืžื•ืช ื˜:ื˜ื–) ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื›ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื? ื”ืื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœืชืช ืจืง ืžื’ื™ืคื” ืื—ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ืœื”ืคื—ื™ื“ ืืช ืคืจืขื” ื•ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื• ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืืช ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื? ื”ื ืฆื™ื‘ ืฉื•ืืœ ืฉืืœื” ืžืจืชืงืช: ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉืœืื—ืจ ื›ืœ ืžื›ื” ืคืจืขื” ืฉื›ื— ืฉื™ืฉ ืืœื•ืงื™ื ื•ืกื™ืจื‘ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื’ืžื•ืœ ืขืœ ืžืขืฉื™ื•. ืื ื–ื” ื”ืžืฆื‘, ืฉื•ืืœ ื”ื ืฆื™ื‘, ืžื“ื•ืข [...]

By |2021-12-28T17:46:32+02:00December 27th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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A Life Worth Living

And in order that My fame may resound throughout the world. (Shemos 9:16) What was the reason that many plagues were brought against Egypt? Would it not have been enough to give just one catastrophic plague, scaring Pharaoh out of his wits and causing him to let the Jews go? The Netziv asks a fascinating [...]

By |2021-12-27T18:11:31+02:00December 25th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ืžื•ื“ืื’ ืื• ืžื“ืื™ื’

ื•ึทื™ึผึนึ™ืืžึถืจึ™ ื”ึฒืœึนึจื ืึทื”ึฒืจึนึคืŸ ืึธื—ึดึ™ื™ืšึธึ™ ื”ึทืœึผึตื•ึดึ”ื™ ื™ึธื“ึทึ•ืขึฐืชึผึดื™ ื›ึผึดึฝื™ึพื“ึทื‘ึผึตึฅืจ ื™ึฐื“ึทื‘ึผึตึ–ืจ ื”ึ‘ื•ึผื ื•ึฐื’ึทึคื ื”ึดื ึผึตื”ึพื”ื•ึผืึ™ ื™ึนืฆึตึฃื ืœึดืงึฐืจึธืืชึถึ”ืšึธ ื•ึฐืจึธืึฒืšึธึ– ื•ึฐืฉื‚ึธืžึทึฅื— ื‘ึผึฐืœึดื‘ึผึฝื•ึนืƒ (ืฉืžื•ืช ื“:ื™ื“) ืจืฉื™: ื•ืจืืš ื•ืฉืžื— ื‘ืœื‘ื•. ืœึนื ื›ึฐืฉืึถืึทืชึผึธื” ืกึธื‘ื•ึผืจ ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืžืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืฉื”ืคืกื•ืง "ื”ึดื ึตึผึฃื” ืžึทื”ึพื˜ึผึญื•ึนื‘ ื•ึผืžึทื”ึพื ึธึผืขึดึ‘ื™ื ืฉึถืึ–ื‘ึถืช ืึทื—ึดึฃื™ื ื’ึทึผืึพื™ึธึฝื—ึทื“" (ืชื”ื™ืœื™ื ืงืœื’:ื), ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืžืฉื” ื•ืื”ืจืŸ. ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืžืคืจื˜ ืื—ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืงืฉื• ืœื”ืกืชื“ืจ ื–ื” ืขื ื–ื”: ืงื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื‘ืœ; ื‘ื ื™ ื ื—; ื™ืฆื—ืง ื•ื™ืฉืžืขืืœ; ื™ืขืงื‘ [...]

By |2021-12-21T18:26:16+02:00December 21st, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Care-Full or Care-Less

โ€œโ€ฆand He said, โ€œThere is your brother Aaron the Levite. He, I know, speaks readily. Even now he is setting out to meet you, and he will be happy to see you.โ€ (Shemos 4:14) Rashi: "and he will be happy to see you Not as you believeโ€ฆ" The Medrash tells us that the verse in [...]

By |2021-12-21T18:24:45+02:00December 19th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ืชืคื™ืœื” ืชืงื™ืคื”

ื•ึทืึฒื ึดึžื™ ื ึธืชึทึงืชึผึดึฝื™ ืœึฐืšึธึ› ืฉืึฐื›ึถึฅื ืึทื—ึทึ–ื“ ืขึทืœึพืึทื—ึถึ‘ื™ืšึธ ืึฒืฉืึถึคืจ ืœึธืงึทึ™ื—ึฐืชึผึดื™ึ™ ืžึดื™ึผึทึฃื“ ื”ึธึฝืึฑืžึนืจึดึ”ื™ ื‘ึผึฐื—ึทืจึฐื‘ึผึดึ–ื™ ื•ึผื‘ึฐืงึทืฉืึฐืชึผึดึฝื™ืƒ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื—:ื›ื‘) ืชืจื’ื•ื ืื•ื ืงืœื•ืก: ื‘ึผึดืฆึฐืœื•ึนืชึดื™ ื•ึผื‘ึฐื‘ึธืขื•ึผืชึดื™ (ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืชื™ ื•ื‘ืชื—ื ื•ื ื™) ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช, ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืชืžื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื™ืฉืŸ. ืื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืขื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื•ื, ืฉื›ืŸ ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื”ื™ืฉื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื—ืกืจื•ืช ื–ื•ื”ืจ. ื”ืื ื’ื™ืฉื” ื–ื• ื ื›ื•ื ื” ืื• ืฉืžื [...]

By |2021-12-14T12:06:24+02:00December 13th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Powerful Prayer

โ€œAnd now, I assign to you one portion more than to your brothers, which I wrested from the Amorites with my sword and bow.โ€ (Bereishis 48:22). Targum Unkelos says that the โ€œsword and bowโ€ refer to Yaakovโ€™s prayers and supplications. When people look for inspiration, often there is a feeling that new is always better. [...]

By |2021-12-13T22:55:19+02:00December 12th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ืœื”ืืฉื™ื ืื• ืœืฉืคืจ

ื•ึฐืขึทืชึผึธึฃื”โ€‰ืึทืœึพืชึผึตืขึธึฃืฆึฐื‘ึ—ื•ึผ ื•ึฐืึทืœึพื™ึดึ™ื—ึทืจึ™ ื‘ึผึฐืขึตึฃื™ื ึตื™ื›ึถึ”ื ื›ึผึดึฝื™ึพืžึฐื›ึทืจึฐืชึผึถึฅื ืึนืชึดึ–ื™ ื”ึตึ‘ื ึผึธื” ื›ึผึดึฃื™ ืœึฐืžึดึฝื—ึฐื™ึธึ”ื” ืฉืึฐืœึธื—ึทึฅื ึดื™ ืึฑืœึนืงึดึ–ื™ื ืœึดืคึฐื ึตื™ื›ึถึฝืืƒ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื‘:ื”) ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื’ื™ืœื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœืื—ื™ื•, ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืื•ืžืจ "ืืœ ืชืขืฆื‘ื•..." - ืืœ ืชืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืจืข, ื›ื™ ื”' ืฉืœื— ืื•ืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ. ื”ืจื‘ ื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉืœื™ื˜"ื ืฉื•ืืœ: "ื”ืื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžืฉื ื” ืื ื”' ืฉืœื— ืืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืœืžืฆืจื™ื ืื• ืœื? ื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ืื—ื™ื ืขืฉื• ืขื•ื•ืœ [...]

By |2021-12-08T21:27:34+02:00December 8th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Whodunnit?

โ€œNow, do not be distressed or reproach yourselves because you sold me here; it was to save life that God sent me ahead of you.โ€ (Genesis 45:5) After revealing himself to his brothers, Yosef says, โ€œAl tayโ€™atzvuโ€ฆโ€ - you should not feel bad, because Hashem has sent me here. Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Shlita asks, [...]

By |2021-12-08T14:41:02+02:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื”

"ื•ึทื™ึผึดืงึฐืจึฐืึฅื•ึผ ืœึฐืคึธื ึธึ–ื™ื• ืึทื‘ึฐืจึตึ‘ืšึฐ" (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื:ืžื’) "ืื‘ืจืš... ื“ึผึธืจึทืฉื ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ื™ึฐื”ื•ึผื“ึธื” ืึทื‘ึฐืจึตืšึฐ ื–ึถื” ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ืฉืึถื”ื•ึผื ืึธื‘ ื‘ึผึฐื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธื” ื•ึฐืจึทืšึฐ ื‘ึผึทืฉืึผึธื ึดื™ื, ืึธืžึทืจ ืœื•ึน ืจึท' ื™ื•ึนืกึตื™ ื‘ึผึถืŸ ื“ึผึปืจึฐืžึทืกึฐืงึดื™ืช ืขึทื“ ืžึธืชึทื™ ืึทืชึผึธื” ืžึฐืขึทื•ึผึตืช ืขึธืœึตื™ื ื•ึผ ืึถืช ื”ึทื›ึผึฐืชื•ึผื‘ึดื™ื? ืึตื™ืŸ ืึทื‘ึฐืจึตืšึฐ ืึถืœึผึธื ืœึฐืฉืื•ึนืŸ ื‘ึผึดืจึฐื›ึผึทื™ึดื..." (ืจืฉ"ื™ ืฉื) ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืžืชื•ืกื›ืœื™ื ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื. ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื›ื ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื”ื›ืœ ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืœื” [...]

By |2021-12-01T21:14:56+02:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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The Right Choice

โ€ฆthey cried before him, โ€œAvreich!โ€ (Bereishis 41:43) Rashi: โ€ฆRebbe Yehuda explained: ืื‘ืจืš is appellation for Yoseph who was ืื‘ โ€œa fatherโ€ in wisdom and ืจืš โ€œtenderโ€ in years. Whereupon Rabbi Yossi the son of Dermaskis said to him: โ€œHow much longer will you pervert for us the meaning of Scripture? The word ืื‘ืจืš can only [...]

By |2021-12-01T21:13:16+02:00November 28th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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