Rav Zachariash’s weekly blog on the parsha
Generally when we think about teshuva, we think about a person who did something atrocious, either in his personal life (bein adam lโMakom) or to someone else (bein adam lโchaveiro). Indeed, Chazal spend a lot of time explaining the subject of repentance, which begs the question โhow can one change the pastโ? (as they say, [...]
ืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืขื ืืื ืืชืฉืืื, ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืื ืฉืขืืจ ืขืืืจื ืืืืจื, ืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื. ืืืื, ืื"ื ืืฉืงืืขื ืืื ืจื ืืขื ืืช ืขื ืืฉืืื ืืงืฉื ืื ืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืชืฉืืื: "ืืืฆื ื ืืชื ืืฉื ืืช ืืช ืืขืืจ?" ืืืฉืจ ืื ื ืืชืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืืคืืจืื ืืฉืืช ืฉืืื ืื, ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืฉืืืืจื, ืืขืฉืืช ืชืฉืืื, ืื ืืคืืืื. ืื ื ืืืืขืื [...]
On Rosh Hashanah we focus our prayers on coronating the King of Kings, expressing His grandeur, and standing in awe of Him. As we read the verses of malchiyos, zichronos and shofros โ especially shofros, where we vividly describe Hashemโs appearance on Mount Sinai โ many of us will daven in awe. Yet there is [...]
ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืื ื ืืืงืืื ืืช ืชืคืืืชื ื ืืืืชืจืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืขืช ืชืคืืจืชื ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืื ืขื ืืจืืช ืืืืื. ืืฉืื ืื ื ืงืืจืืื ืืช ืืคืกืืงืื ืฉื ืืืืืืืช, ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืคืจืืช - ืืืืืื ืืฉืืคืจืืช, ืฉื ืื ื ืืชืืจืื ืืฆืืจื ืืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืฉื ื' ืืืจ ืกืื ื - ื ืชืคืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื. ืขื ืืืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืื ืืฉื ืืชืฉืืื ืืฉืื ืืงืื ืืชืคืืืช ืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื. [...]
"You are standing todayโฆ "(Devarim 29:9) The Medrash tells us that the words โAtem nitzavimโ at the beginning of this weekโs parsha are in response to the curses in last weekโs parsha. Last week, Parshas Ki Savo, Klal Yisrael heard the Tochacha, what was being demanded of them, and the punishments that they would have [...]
"ืึทืชึผึถึจื ื ึดืฆึผึธืึดึคืื ืึทืึผืึนืึ" (ืืืจืื ืื:ื) ืืืจืฉ ืืืื (ืชื ืืืื ื ืฆืืื ืค"ื) (ืืืื ืืจืฉ"ื): "ืืื ื ืกืืื ืคืจืฉืช ืืชื ื ืฆืืื ืืงืืืืช, ืืคื ืฉืฉืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืงืืืืช ืืกืจ ืฉืชืื ืืืฅ ืื"ื ืฉืืชืืจืช ืืื ืื, ืืืจืืงื ืคื ืืื, ืืืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืื, ืืชืืื ืืฉื ืืคืืืกื, ืืชื ื ืฆืืื ืืืื, ืืจืื ืืืขืกืชื ืืืงืื ืืื ืขืฉื ืืชืื ืืืืื, ืืืจื ืืชื ืงืืืืื ืืคื ืื" ืืืืจืฉ ืืืืจ [...]
And you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground (Devarim 26:2) Chazal state that when workmen would see people bringing bikurim to Jerusalem, they would stop their work and give honor to those bringing their first fruits to Jerusalem. The Alshich wonders, what is so special about this mitzvah, which [...]
" ืึฐืึธืงึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืึตืจึตืืฉืึดืืช ืึผึธื-ืคึผึฐืจึดื ืึธืึฒืึธืึธื" (ืึผึฐืึธืจึดืื ย ืื:ื) ืื"ื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืฉืจ ืืฉืืืจืื ืืื ืจืืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืกืขืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืืืจืืื, ืื ืืื ืืคืกืืงืื ืืช ืขืืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืจืืฉืืื. ืืืืฉืื ืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืื ืื, ืฉืืืืืืช ืืช ืืขืืืืื ืืืคืกืืง ืืืืืืชืืื ืืืคื ืืขืกืืงืื, ืืืื ืืช ืืงืืืื ืืฆืืื ืื? ืืืืจื ืืจืืืช ืืชืื ืฉืื"ื ืื [...]
She shall spend a monthโs time mourning her father and mother. (Devarim 21:13) The Meforshim ask, โWhy was it necessary for her to mourn her parents for a monthโs time?โ There are a wide range of explanations; but what it is clear from almost all of them is that the period of a month changes [...]
"ืึผืึธึฝืึฐืชึธึื ืึถืชึพืึธืึดึฅืืึธ ืึฐืึถืชึพืึดืึผึธึืึผ ืึถึฃืจึทื ืึธืึดึืื" (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืืืคืจืฉืื ืฉืืืืื, "ืืืืข ืืืชื ืฆืจืืื ืืืชืืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉ?" ืืฉ ืืืืื ืจืื ืฉื ืืกืืจืื; ืื ืื ืฉืืจืืจ ืืืขื ย ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืชืงืืคืช ืืืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืช ืืืกื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืฉื. ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืฉื ืื ืืืฉืจ ืืืืืจืช "ืืชื ืื ืืืืจ" ื"ืืฉืื ืืจืื" - ืืืฉืจ ืืฉ ืกืคืง ืื [...]
