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ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืžื•ืช

"ื•ึทื™ึผึดืฆึฐืขึทืง ืžึนืฉืึถื”, ืึถืœ-ื”' ืœึตืืžึนืจ:ย ืงึตืœ ื ึธื ืจึฐืคึธื ื ึธื ืœึธื”ึผ" (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื‘:ื™ื’) ืจืฉ"ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื•, ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื’ืžืจื ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืœื“:ื, ืฉืžื™ ืฉืžื‘ืงืฉ ืจื—ืžื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื•ืœื” ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืฉืžื•. ื”ืžื’ืŸ ืื‘ืจื”ื (ืื•ืจื— ื—ื™ื™ื ืงื™ื˜) ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื• ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ืื ื”ื•ื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ืœื” ืื• ืœื: ื‘ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื”, ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืฉืžื•, ืื‘ืœ ื›ืืฉืจ ืื™ื ื• [...]

By |2019-06-12T18:47:10+03:00June 12th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Non-Sense

There are two interesting questions about the Yom Tov of Shavuos that set it apart from the other Yomim Tovim. First, there is no particular mitzvah or commandment to be done on this Yom Tov (unlike Rosh Hashanah which has Shofar, Pesach which has Matzah, or Sukkos which has Sukkah and arba minim). Second, the [...]

By |2019-06-06T16:42:48+03:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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ืœืœื ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ

ื™ืฉื ื ืฉื ื™ ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ืœื—ื’ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื. ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืื™ืŸ ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืœืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช (ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉื•ืคืจ, ื‘ืคืกื— ื™ืฉ ืžืฆื”, ื•ื‘ืกื•ื›ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืกื•ื›ื” ื•ืืจื‘ืขืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื). ืฉื ื™ืช, ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืื™ื ื” ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื” ืชืืจื™ืš ืžืกื•ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ื’ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช - ืืœื ื”ื•ื ื ืกืคืจ ืžื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ืคืกื—. ื”ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœื ื•ืฉื ืฉืœ ื”ืชืืจื™ืš ืขื ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ [...]

By |2019-06-06T15:49:51+03:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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Hi-gene

There is a well-known story, that when Rabbi Shimon Schwab left the Mir Yeshiva to become a Rav in Germany, he went to the Chofetz Chaim and spent a Shabbos in Radin. In one of their conversations, the Chofetz Chaim asked him: โ€œWhy is it that am I a kohen and you are not?โ€ Rabbi [...]

By |2019-05-30T14:42:36+03:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื’ื ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื

ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื™ื“ื•ืข, ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื”ืจื‘ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ืฉื•ื•ืื‘ ืขื–ื‘ ืืช ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืžื™ืจ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”, ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ืงืจ ื‘ืจืื“ื™ืŸ ืืฆืœ ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื ืœืฉื‘ืช. ื‘ืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื, ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื• ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื: "ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื”ืŸ ื•ืืชื” ืœื?" ื”ืจื‘ ืฉื•ื•ืื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื• ืœืงื—, ื•ื—ื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ืฉื™ืกื‘ื™ืจ. ืืžืจ ืœื• ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื™ื™ื, [...]

By |2019-05-30T14:07:47+03:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Whatโ€™s New?

And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break My covenant with them; for I am the L-RD their G-d. (Vayikra 26:44) The Meshech Chochmah on this verse discuses the plight of Klal [...]

By |2019-05-22T22:12:43+03:00May 22nd, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช

"ื•ึฐืึทืฃ-ื’ึผึทื-ื–ึนืืช ื‘ึผึดื”ึฐื™ื•ึนืชึธื ื‘ึผึฐืึถืจึถืฅ ืึนื™ึฐื‘ึตื™ื”ึถื, ืœึนื-ืžึฐืึทืกึฐืชึผึดื™ื ื•ึฐืœึนื-ื’ึฐืขึทืœึฐืชึผึดื™ื ืœึฐื›ึทืœึผึนืชึธื ืœึฐื”ึธืคึตืจ ื‘ึผึฐืจึดื™ืชึดื™ ืึดืชึผึธื, ื›ึผึดื™ ืึฒื ึดื™ ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึตื™ื”ึถื" (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื•:ืžื“) ื”ืžืฉืš ื—ื›ืžื” ืขืœ ืคืกื•ืง ื–ื” ื“ืŸ ืืช ืžื—ื–ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื’ื•ืœื”. ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื”, ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืขืจื›ื” ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื–ื•, ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœืžืชื•ืขื‘ื™ื, ื•ืื– ื”ื ืžื’ื•ืจืฉื™ื. ืžืฉืชืงืžื™ื ื‘ืืจืฅ ื”ื‘ืื” ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื˜ืคืกื™ื ื‘ืกื•ืœื ื”ื™ื•ืงืจื” ืขื“ ืฉื”ื ืžืฆื•ื™ื ื™ื ื’ื [...]

By |2019-05-22T22:09:16+03:00May 22nd, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Wonders at All Times

โ€œThen I will command My blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth produce for three years.โ€ (Vayikra 25:21) The Mechilta tells us that for six years of this seven-year cycle Hashem gave a bumper crop that when you added all the excess crops together, it equaled the shortfall of the [...]

By |2019-05-16T11:26:42+03:00May 16th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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ื ืคืœืื•ืช ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืขืช

"ื•ึฐืฆึดื•ึผึดื™ืชึดื™ ืึถืช-ื‘ึผึดืจึฐื›ึธืชึดื™ ืœึธื›ึถื, ื‘ึผึทืฉึผืึธื ึธื” ื”ึทืฉึผืึดืฉึผืึดื™ืช; ื•ึฐืขึธืฉื‚ึธืช, ืึถืช-ื”ึทืชึผึฐื‘ื•ึผืึธื”, ืœึดืฉืึฐืœึนืฉื, ื”ึทืฉึผืึธื ึดื™ื" (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื”:ื›ื) ื”ืžื›ื™ืœืชื ืžืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืฉื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืฉืžื™ื˜ื” ื”' ื™ืขื ื™ืง ืœื ื• ื™ื‘ื•ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ื›ืš ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืžืฆืจืคื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ื“ืฃ ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ื–ื” ื™ืžืœื ืืช ื”ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ื—ืกืจื” ืžื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืฉื‘ื™ืขื™ืช. ืื›ืŸ ืจืฉ"ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืจืง ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืฉืฉื™ืช ื ืงื‘ืœ ื™ื‘ื•ืœ ื›ืคื•ืœ. ื”ื”ืคืœืื”, ื‘ืกืคืจื• 'ืคื ื™ื ื™ืคื•ืช' ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉืฉืชื™ [...]

By |2019-05-16T14:26:40+03:00May 16th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Countdown to Takeoff

It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict your souls; in the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening unto evening, shall you keep your sabbath. (Vayikra 23:32) Rav Moshe Feinstein asks โ€œin general, we have a rule that we are not supposed to add on to [...]

By |2019-05-08T15:00:50+03:00May 8th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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