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Meaningful Words

Chazal tell us that Klal Yisrael received reward for that which Avraham Avinu said โ€œfor I am but dust (afar) and ash (eifer)โ€ (Bereishis 18:27) For mentioning the dirt (afar) he received the mitzvah of โ€œcovering the blood with dirtโ€ and for the ash (eifer) he received the mitzvah of โ€œsprinkling the ash of the [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:06:51+03:00November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื•ืช

ื—ื–"ืœ ืืžืจื• ืฉื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืืžื™ืจื” ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, "ื•ืื ื›ื™ ืขืคืจ ื•ืืคืจ", ื–ื›ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืฉืชื™ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช - ืืคืจ ืคืจื” ืื“ื•ืžื”, ื•ืขืคืจ ืกื•ื˜ื”. ื”ื—ื™ื“"ื ืฉื•ืืœ, "ืื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื›ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื” ืขื ื™ื•, ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœืขืคืจ ื•ืืคืจ? ื”ืื ืœื ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”' ื™ื›ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื›ืขื ื™ื•, ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืช ืืช ืฉื›ืจื• ื”ืจืื•ื™? [...]

By |2017-11-02T20:50:57+02:00November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Well Connected

There is a famous Holocaust story told about the Bluzhever Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Spira. The Germans told all the Jewish prisoners that they had to jump over a large open pit โ€“ anyone that failed to make it to the other side would be shot and killed. After seeing many men die in front of [...]

By |2017-10-26T11:09:53+03:00October 26th, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ื‘ึผึทืขึทืœ ืงึฐืฉืึธืจึดื™ื

ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืžืคื•ืจืกื ืžื”ืฉื•ืื” ืขืœ ื”ืื“ืžื•"ืจ ืžื‘ืœืื–'ื•ื‘, ื”ืจื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืคื™ืจื. ื”ื ืืฆื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœืืกื™ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืžืขืœ ื‘ื•ืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ - ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื™ื™ืจื” ื•ื™ื”ืจื’. ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืจืื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื ืจืฆื—ื• ืœืคื ื™ื”ื, ืื™ืฉ ืœื ื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื• "ื”ืื ืืชื” ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™?" ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื™ ื”ืชืขืงืฉ [...]

By |2017-10-26T11:07:26+03:00October 26th, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Great Men Come In Small Packages

The Torah says โ€œNoach was a tzaddik in his time.โ€ Rashi quotes two explanations from Chazal on Noachโ€™s status: 1) If he had lived in the generation of Avraham Avinu, perhaps his righteousness would have been greater than Avrahamโ€™s; or 2) if he had lived in Avraham Avinuโ€™s generation, he would have been considered nothing [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:06:59+03:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ืืจื™ื–ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช

ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืคืจืฉื” "ื ื— ืื™ืฉ ืฆื“ื™ืง ืชืžื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืชื™ื•" ืจืฉ"ื™ ืžืฆื˜ื˜ ืฉื ื™ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ืžืขืžื“ื• ืฉืœ ื ื—: 1) ืื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืฆื“ื™ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ; ืื• 2) ืื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœื›ืœื•ื. ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ "ืœื ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœื›ืœื•ื" ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื˜ืจื™ื“ ืื•ืชื™, ืฉื›ืŸ ืœืฆื“ื™ืง ืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืจืš ืžื”ื•ืชื™ - ืžืœื‘ื“ [...]

By |2017-10-19T13:46:31+03:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

He Has Us Covered

Bnei Yisrael merited to receive the mitzvah of Sukkah in order to relive the miracle of the anonei hakavod. The Mabit points out that we did not receive a mitzvah to relive the chesed that Hashem did with Bnei Yisrael by providing them with the mon and the water, via the beโ€™er Miriam, during this [...]

By |2017-10-03T12:52:56+03:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments

ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ืžืœื

ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ื›ื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืกื•ื›ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืฉื•ื‘ ืืช ื ืก ืขื ื ื™ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“. ื”ืžื‘ื™"ื˜ ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ื—ืกื“ื™ื ืฉื”ืงื‘"ื” ืขืฉื” ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ืชื™ื ืช ื”ืžืŸ ื›ืœ ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ื•ื”ืžื™ื ื“ืจืš ื‘ืืจ ืžืจื™ื, ืืฃ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื ืกื™ืขืชื ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ. ืœื›ืื•ืจื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื’ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื”ืงื‘"ื” ืฉืกื™ืคืง ืœื ื• ืฆืจื›ื™ื ื• [...]

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Reverse Motion

In the shemoneh esrei of Yom Kippur we say: ื–ึตื›ึถืจ ืœึดื™ืฆึดื™ืึทืช ืžึดืฆึฐืจึธื™ึดื A day that is a remembrance of our exodus from Egypt. Most of us donโ€™t put much thought into this line because in every shemoneh esrei of Shabbos and Yom Tov we say this line about the Exodus from Egypt. However, is the [...]

ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ืคื•ื›ื”

ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืช ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื "ื–ื›ืจ ืœื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื" ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืœื ืฉืžื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื›ื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจื” ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื•ื™ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื•ืชื ืžื™ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืื ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื ื•ืกื— ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื ืจืง ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ื ื•ืกื—, ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ ืงืฉืจ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื [...]

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