Rav Zachariash’s weekly blog on the parsha
I am sure we have all had the experience when we answer a phone call and the person on the other end says โGuess who this is?!โ There are times when we can somewhat recognize the voice, but not completely. We start groping in the dark and get frustrated that we canโt identify who the [...]
ืื ืงืืจื ืืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืืชื ื. ืื ื ืขืื ืื ืืืืคืื, ืืืืฉืื ืืืขืืจ ืืฉื ื ืืืืจ "ื ืืฉื ืื ืืืืจ?!" ืืคืขืืื ืืงืื ื ืฉืืข ืื ื ืงืฆืช ืืืืจ, ืืื ืื ืื ื ืื ืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืชื. ืื ืื ื ืืชืืืืื ืื ืืฉ ืืืืคื ืืงืจืื ืืืืื ืก ืืชืกืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืชืงืฉืจ. ืื ื ืื ืืฉืื ืืช ืืขืฆื ืืงืืื ืฉื ืืืชืงืฉืจ - ืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื [...]
Moshe Rabbeinu had difficulty in imagining how to construct the menorah, and he was told to throw the gold into a fire and it will be made by itself. Why did Hashem demand that Moshe make the menorah if it was something that he was incapable of doing? Why didnโt Hashem just make the menorah [...]
ืืชืื ืฉืืฉื ืจืื ื ืืชืงืฉื ืืขืฉืืืช ืืื ืืจื, ืขื ืฉืืืจ ืื ืืงื"ื "ืืฉืื ืืช ืืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืืื ื ืขืฉืืช ืืืืื"(ืจืฉ"ื ืื:ืื). ืืืืข ื' ืืจืฉ ืืืฉื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืื ืืจื, ืื ืื ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืกืืื ืืขืฉืืช? ืืื ืื ืขืฉื ื' ืืช ืืื ืืจื ืืขืฆืื, ืืื ืืชืืืข ืืืืฅ - ืืืืืจื ืืกืจ ืชืืขืืช- ืืืฉื? ืื ื ืืืืขืื ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืื [...]
There is a well-known Maharal, which answers an obvious question about the arei hamiklat. The Gemora tells us that there were three cities in Eretz Yisrael proper and three in Ever Hayarden. The Gemorah asks that they should not need so many cities of refuge on the other side of the Jordan River. The Gemora [...]
ืืฉ ืืืจ"ื ืืืืข, ืฉืฉืืื ืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื ืขื ืขื ืื "ืขืจื ืืืงืื". ืืืืจื ืืกืคืจืช ืื ื ืฉืืื ืฉืืืฉ ืขืจืื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืืืฉ ืืขืืจ ืืืจืื. ืืืืจื ืฉืืืืช, ืืื ืื ืฆืจืืืื ืื ืื ืืจืื ืขืจื ืืงืื ืืขืืจ ืืืจืื? ืืืืจื ืขืื ื: "ืืืืขื (ืฉืืื ืืขืืจ ืืืจืื), ืฉืืืื ืจืืฆืืื". ืืืืจ"ื ืฉืืื, ืฉืื ืฉืืืจื ืืืืื ืืื ื ืขื ืืฉ ืืืืช. ืจืง ืื ืืืจื ืืฉืืื! ืื, ืื [...]
One may think that our legislative halachos โ whether they be about dinim or honoring oneโs parents, or other self-understood mitzvahs โ are to be understood as Hashemโs version of things which people naturally understand. A very famous question asked about the 10 commandments is, why is the mitzvah of honoring oneโs parents on the [...]
ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉืื ืื ืืืฉืคืืื ืฉืื ื - ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืช ืื ืืฆืืืช ืืืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื - ืื ืจืง ืืืืฆืืข ืฉื ื' ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืืืคื ืืืืื ื. ืฉืืื ืืคืืจืกืืช ืืืื ื ืฉืืืช ืขื ืขืฉืจืช ืืืืจืืช: ืืืืข ืืฆืืืช ืืืืื ืื ืืื ื ืจืฉืื ืขื ืืืื ืืจืืฉืื, ืฉืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืื ืื ืืืงืื ืืื [...]
Rav Gedalia Shor points out something very interesting. We find in last weekโs parsha that Moshe Rabbeinu had to cajole the Jews to take booty from the Egyptian homes before the Exodus. Yet Chazal tell us that in regard to the Yam Suf, he had to urge them away from the loot. Why was it [...]
ืืจื ืืืืื ืฉืืจ ืืฆืืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืืขื ืืื. ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืื ืฉืืฉื ืจืื ื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืฉืื ืข ืืช ืืืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืกืฃ, ืืื ืืฉืืืืช ืืืืฆืจืืื ืืคื ื ืฉืืฆืื ืืืฆืจืื. ืืื ืืืจ ืงืจืืืช ืื ืกืืฃ, ืื"ื ืืืืืขืื ืื ื ืฉืืืคื - ืืื ืืื ืฆืจืื ืืขืฆืืจ ืืืชื ืืืงืืช ืืช ืืฉืื. ืืืืข ืืคืชืข ืคืชืืื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืื ื ืืช ืืขืชื? ื ืจืื ืื ืืื ื [...]
