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ืกืคื™ืจื” ืขื“ ืœื”ืžืจืื”

" ืฉืึทื‘ึผึทืช ืฉืึทื‘ึผึธืชื•ึนืŸ ื”ื•ึผื ืœึธื›ึถื, ื•ึฐืขึดื ึผึดื™ืชึถื ืึถืช-ื ึทืคึฐืฉืึนืชึตื™ื›ึถื; ื‘ึผึฐืชึดืฉืึฐืขึธื” ืœึทื—ึนื“ึถืฉื, ื‘ึผึธืขึถืจึถื‘--ืžึตืขึถืจึถื‘ ืขึทื“-ืขึถืจึถื‘, ืชึผึดืฉืึฐื‘ึผึฐืชื•ึผ ืฉืึทื‘ึผึทืชึผึฐื›ึถื" (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื›ื’:ืœื‘) ื”ืจื‘ ืžืฉื” ืคื™ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืืœ, ืฉื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ืืกื•ืจ ืœื ื• ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืขืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืคืจืฉืช ื•ืืชื—ื ืŸ "ืœืย ืชืกืคื• ืขืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืืฉืจ ืื ื›ื™ ืžืฆื•ื” ืืชื›ืย ื•ืœื ืชื’ืจืขื•ย ืžืžื ื•" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื“:ื‘). ืขื ื–ืืช, ื‘ื™ื•ื ื›ื™ืคื•ืจ (ื•ื’ื ื‘ืฉื‘ืช), ืื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื–ืžืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ื•ืœืื—ืจื™ ื”ื™ื•ื. ื•ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš [...]

By |2019-05-08T14:59:23+03:00May 8th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Golden Opportunities

Every Man: Your father and your mother shall you revere and my Shabbos you shall observe, I am Hashem your G-d. (Vayikra 18:3) This is one of several verses in which the commandment to honor oneโ€™s parents is juxtaposed with the commandment to observe Shabbos. The Chasam Sofer gives several explanations for this juxtaposition, and [...]

ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืคื–

"ืึดื™ืฉื ืึดืžึผื•ึน ื•ึฐืึธื‘ึดื™ื• ืชึผึดื™ืจึธืื•ึผ, ื•ึฐืึถืช-ืฉืึทื‘ึผึฐืชึนืชึทื™ ืชึผึดืฉืึฐืžึนืจื•ึผ:ย  ืึฒื ึดื™, ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึตื™ื›ึถื" (ื•ื™ืงืจื ื™ื˜:ื’) ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืื—ืช ืžื›ืžื” ืคืจืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืืช ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ื›ื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืื‘ ื•ืื ืกืžื•ืš ืœืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืžื™ืจืช ืฉื‘ืช. ื”"ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ" ื ื•ืชืŸ ื›ืžื” ื”ืกื‘ืจื™ื ืœื›ืš, ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืขืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื•. ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืคื•ืจืฉื™ื ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื ืขื ื“ืขื” ืฆืœื•ืœื” ื•ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™ ื˜ื•ื‘, ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืฉื ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช [...]

Praisworthy Pesach

Chazal point out to us that when Klal Yisrael came together in a disorganized fashion (e.g the elders together with the youngsters, but without any honor given to the elders) it is symptomatic of Klal Yisrael being up to no good (See Rashi Devarim 1:22). Yet the Chasam Sofer brings from earlier sources that when [...]

ืืžื•ื ื” ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœืฉื‘ื—

ื—ื–"ืœ ืžืฆื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื• ืœืžืฉื” ื‘ืขืจื‘ื•ื‘ื™ื โ€“ ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื–ืงื ื™ื ื•ื–ืงื ื™ื ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืจืืฉื™ื, ื‘ืœื™ ืœื›ื‘ื“ ืืช ืืœื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื‘ื“ (ืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืจืฉ"ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื:ื›ื‘) - ื–ื” ืžืจืื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื™ื ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื”. ืืš ื”ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ ืžื‘ื™ื ืžืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืงื“ืžื™ื, ื›ื™ ื›ืืฉืจ ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืกื“ืจ ืงื“ื™ืžื”. [...]

Words – Kosher for Pe-Sach

The Metzora must meet the Kohen, who then appraises his situation, and passes judgement if he is tahor or tamei. The words โ€œtahorโ€ or โ€œtameiโ€ uttered by the Kohen is what actually confers on the Metzora the tahor or tuma status. The Tiferes Shlomo explains that a person who uses his words to learn Torah [...]

ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืฉืจ ืœืคื”-ืกื—

ื”ืžืฆื•ืจืข ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืœื›ืช ืืœ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ, ื•ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ ืื ื”ื•ื ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืื• ื˜ืžื. ืžื™ืœื” ื–ื•, "ื˜ื”ื•ืจ" ืื• "ื˜ืžื", ืฉื ืืžืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ื”ืŸ, ื‘ืขืฆื ืงื•ื‘ืขืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื•ืจืข ืืช ืžืฆื‘ื• ื”ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืื• ื”ื˜ืžื. ื”ืชืคืืจืช ืฉืœืžื” ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉืื“ื ื”ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื•ื‘ืฉืงื™ื“ื” ืžืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ื˜ื”ืจื” ืื• ื˜ื•ืžืื” ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื•. ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืืชื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช [...]

By |2019-04-10T19:02:10+03:00April 10th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Refined Sensitivity

A Metzora who has healed from his tzaraas must be examined by a Kohen before he is permitted to return to the encampment. The Chasam Sofer tells us that the particular Kohen who was selected for this task was chosen to receive a lesson from the Metzora. The body of a religious person cannot tolerate [...]

By |2019-04-02T09:08:34+03:00April 2nd, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืžื–ื•ืงืงืช

ืžืฆื•ืจืข ืืฉืจ ื ืชืจืคื ืžืŸ ื”ืฆืจืขืช ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื‘ื“ืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ื”ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืจืฉืื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืžื—ื ื”. ื”ื—ืช"ืก ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื• ื›ื™ ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ืฉื ื‘ื—ืจ ืœืžืฉื™ืžื” ื–ื• ื ื‘ื—ืจ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืŸ ืžืฆื•ืจืข. ื’ื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื“ืชื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ื›ืœ ื—ื˜ื, ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื‘ื•ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื‘ืขื•ืจ ื ื’ื•ืข ื‘ืฆืจืขืช. ื›ืฉื—ื˜ื ืื“ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื”ื—ื˜ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื•ืœื - ื™ืฆืจ ืืช [...]

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Reading Between the Lines

10:2 โ€œA fire came forthโ€ฆand consumed them and they died.โ€ 10:9 โ€œDo not drink wine nor strong drink, you, and your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meetingโ€ฆโ€ Immediately after the sons of Aharon were killed for doing a forbidden service in the Temple, the Torah tells us the law that [...]

By |2019-03-27T07:41:34+02:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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