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ืื:ืื โืึดืจึฐืฆึนื ึฐืึถื:โ 22:19 โto be favorable for youโ Many times we think about our loss of the Beis Hamikdash and our inability to reach out to Hashem in a tangible way, such as through bringing various types of offerings. We know that there are different rules associated with the different offerings, and that each offering [...]
"ืึดืจึฐืฆึนื ึฐืึถื" (ืืืงืจื ืื:ืื) ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืืืืช ืืืงืืฉ ืฉืืจื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ื ืืืืืื ืืืชืงืจื ืื ื' ืืฆืืจื ืืืืฉืืช, ืืืฉื ืืืืฆืขืืช ืืืืช ืงืืจืื ืืช. ืื ื ืืืืขืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืงืฉืืจืื ืืื ืกืื ืฉื ืงืจืื, ืืฉืื ืงืจืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืกืืืืช. ืืื ืืืจื ืืื, ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืงืจืื ืืื ืืืชืงืจื ืื' ืืชืืจื. ืืืืข ืฉืงืจืื ื"ืชืืื" ืืืื [...]
The following eulogy was given by Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash on 27-Apr-2020 at the Har HaMenuchos Cemetery. The entire Hesped is available online. Below is just the first 6 minutes. I would like to start and say that I feel a great obligation - not only as a son โ not only as a Talmud [...]
โAnd if he loses his hair on the side toward his face, he is bald at the front. He is clean. He is a man afflicted with tzara'ath; he is unclean. The kohen shall surely pronounce him unclean; his lesion is on his head.โ (Leviticus 13:41 & 13:44) Chazal teach us that Tzaraโas does not [...]
"ืึฐืึดื ืึดืคึผึฐืึทืช ืคึผึธื ึธืื, ืึดืึผึธืจึตื ืจึนืืฉืืึน--ืึผึดืึผึตืึท ืืึผื, ืึธืืึนืจ ืืึผื" (ืืืงืจื ืื:ืื) "ืึดืืฉื-ืฆึธืจืึผืขึท ืืึผื, ืึธืึตื ืืึผื; ืึทืึผึตื ืึฐืึทืึผึฐืึถื ึผืึผ ืึทืึผึนืึตื, ืึผึฐืจึนืืฉืืึน ื ึดืึฐืขืึน" (ืืืงืจื ืื:ืื) ืื"ื ืืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืฉืฆืจืขืช ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืคื ืืช ืืืื, ืืื ืืืจื ืืืจืืืช ืื ื ืขื ืืืกืืจ ืื ืืืื ืืขืืืืช ื' ืฉืื ื. ืืืื ืงืืืืืช ืืงืืืืช ืืจืขืืื ืื ืฉื ืฆืจืขืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืคื ืืืช ืฉืื ื, ืื ืฉืชืืฉ ืืืื ืืืืืื. ืืฉืืื [...]
These are the lifeforms that you may eatโฆ (Vayikra 11:2) The pasuk says โzos hachayaโ โ these are the animals that can be eaten. Rashi explains that we use the expression โchayaโ โ life โ since Jews are attached to life, they were separated from the non-kosher animals, which detract from life. Whereas the Gentiles [...]
This Shabbos known as โShabbos Hagadolโ parallels the special day from many years ago when Hashem commanded the Jews to take a seh and tie it to their beds. The Shem MโShmuel points out that this mitzvah is highly unusual, for this is a mitzvah of preparation. The main mitzvah is to bring the Korbon [...]
ืฉืืช ืื ืืืืื ื "ืฉืืช ืืืืื", ืชืืืืช ืืช ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืคื ื ืฉื ืื ืจืืืช, ืืฉืืฉื ืฆืืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืงืืช ืฉื ืืื ืืืช ืืืงืฉืืจ ืืืชื ืืืืืืชืืื. ืืฉื ืืฉืืืื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืืฆืืช ืืืคื ืืืืชืจ, ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืืฆืืื ืืืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืืขืืงืจืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืงืจืื ืืคืกื. ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื, ืื ืืืฉืืขืืช ืฉื ืืืฆืืื ืืืฆืข ืืช ืืืื ืืช? ืื ื ืจืืฆื [...]
Chazal tell us that Moshe Rabbeinu did not go into the Ohel Moed until invited to by Hashem Himself. In fact, had he gone in without an invitation, it would be lacking in common sense to the point that we would say about Moshe that โa carcass of an animal is better than an astute [...]
"ืึทืึดึผืงึฐืจึธื ืึถื ืึนืฉึถืื ืึทืึฐืึทืึตึผืจ ื' " (ืืืงืจื ื:ื) "ืืืื ืืืจื ืื ืช"ื ืฉืืื ืื ืืขืช ื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืชืืข ืื ืฉืื ืฆื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืฆืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืฆืจืื ืืขื ืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืื ื ืกืื ืืืฆืจืื ืื ืืจืืืช ืขื ืื ืกืืฃ ืืขืื ืืฉืื ืืจืื ืืืืจืื ืชืืจื ืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืชืขืกืง ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืื ืืื ื ืื ืก ืืคื ื ืืืคื ืื [...]
