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One for All and All for One – Journal 2025
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One for All and All for One – Journal 2025

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One for All and All for One – Journal 2025

יד וְכָל-הָעָם רֹאִים אֶת-הַקּוֹלֹת וְאֶת-הַלַּפִּידִם, וְאֵת קוֹל הַשֹּׁפָר, וְאֶת-הָהָר, עָשֵׁן; וַיַּרְא הָעָם וַיָּנֻעוּ, וַיַּעַמְדוּ מֵרָחֹק. טו וַיֹּאמְרוּ, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, דַּבֵּר-אַתָּה עִמָּנוּ, וְנִשְׁמָעָה; וְאַל-יְדַבֵּר עִמָּנוּ אֱלֹקִים, פֶּן-נָמוּת. טז וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-הָעָם, אַל-תִּירָאוּ, כִּי לְבַעֲבוּר נַסּוֹת אֶתְכֶם, בָּא הָאֱלֹקִים; וּבַעֲבוּר, תִּהְיֶה יִרְאָתוֹ עַל-פְּנֵיכֶם--לְבִלְתִּי תֶחֱטָאו (שמות כ:יד-טז) “All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning…Fear not, for God has [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2025-02-05T12:09:37+02:00February 8th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Yisro, Yitro, יתרו|0 Comments

An Acquired Taste
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An Acquired Taste

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An Acquired Taste

With regard to the Monn, it is written “bread” (Exodus 16:4), and it is written “oil” (Numbers 11:8), and it is written “honey” (Exodus 16:31). How can we reconcile these verses? Rabbi Yosi, son of Rabbi Chanina, said: For the youth it was like bread, for the elderly it was like oil, and for the [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2025-02-05T11:57:09+02:00February 5th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Beshalach, בשלח|0 Comments

Staying True to the Path
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Staying True to the Path

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Staying True to the Path

“This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you.” (Shemos 12:2) The first mitzvah in the Torah that is recorded as being given to Klal Yisrael is the mitzvah of “hachodesh hazeh lachem”. This mitzvah commands Beis Din to hear [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2025-01-28T18:35:58+02:00January 26th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Bo, בא|0 Comments

What Do I Really Want?
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What Do I Really Want?

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What Do I Really Want?

“I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that I may multiply My signs and marvels in the land of Egypt.” (Shemos 7:3) When we are in situations in which we are forced to do something we don’t want to do, we sometimes mutter to ourselves, “If I had my choice about this, I wouldn’t be doing it.” [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2025-01-20T14:30:11+02:00January 19th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Vaera, וארא|0 Comments

The Right Choice
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The Right Choice

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The Right Choice

“He [Moshe] was along the way, at the hotel, Hashem confronted him, and wanted to kill him.” (Bereishis 4:24) Moshe Rabbeinu accepts Hashem’s proposal that he should be the one to take Bnei Yisrael out of Egypt. On the way down to Egypt, he almost gets killed because he did not perform a bris milah [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2025-01-13T17:34:39+02:00January 12th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Shemos, Shemot, שמות|0 Comments

Not “Under The Influence”
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Not “Under The Influence”

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Not “Under The Influence”

"Assemble and hearken, O sons of Jacob; Hearken to Israel your father." (Bereishis 49:2) I once heard an amazing explanation from a world-renowned speaker on why there are so many different strands of original Judaism? Litvaks. Chasidim. Sefardim. Teimanim. And more! If you take away the ‘spice’, they are all exactly the same. The differences [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2025-01-08T17:51:02+02:00January 5th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Vayechi, ויחי|0 Comments

True Love
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True Love

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True Love

“…(Yosef) fell on his (Yaakov’s) neck, he wept on his neck a good while.” (Bereishis 46:29) RASHI: “Yaakcov, however, did not fall upon Joseph’s neck nor did he kiss him. Our Rabbis say: the reason was that he was reciting the Shema.” When a person is asked how much of himself he is willing to [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2024-12-31T15:27:29+02:00December 29th, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Vayigash, ויגש|0 Comments

Deal With It
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Deal With It

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Deal With It

And Joseph said to Pharaoh, “…Pharaoh has been told what God is about to do…Pharaoh has been shown what God is about to do.” (41:25 & 41:28) Rabbi Shlomo Kluger (1785–June 9, 1869) points out that it is human nature to always want to be the first to tell over good news, but to shy [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2024-12-24T16:38:33+02:00December 22nd, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Mikeitz, מקץ|0 Comments

What is a Friend?
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What is a Friend?

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What is a Friend?

“…Judah went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, together with his friend Chirah the Adullamite.” (Bereishis 38:12) One of the most cherished possessions that a person could have is a good friend. It would be appropriate to mention here the saying, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” But what does it mean? I [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2024-12-16T20:46:29+02:00December 15th, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Vayeishev, וישב|0 Comments

Response-able
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Response-able

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Response-able

“But they answered, “Should our sister be treated like a harlot?” (Bereishis 34:31) Hishtadlus is one of the most important things in all the activities that Jews do, whether it is getting a good chavrusa, finding a wife, or getting a job. We have an obligation to make the best effort we can. However, it [...]

By Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash|2024-12-12T11:28:24+02:00December 9th, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: Vayishlach, וישלח|0 Comments