Two hours before Shabbos I went to say Mazel Tov to my neighbor whose daughter just got married, but to my surprise I found the new Kallah in the kitchen struggling to prepare food for her own sheva brochos! Her mother was unavailable to cook due to a family emergency. I immediately asked her what [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Shemos 5786 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 12:30 & 16:38 Candle Lighting: 16:16/16:36 Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav [...]
And Moshe said to God, who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. (Shemos 3:11) I would like to share a question that I asked at my Shabbos table. Hashem solicits Moshe Rabbeinu to lead the Bnei Yisrael out of Egypt. Moshe [...]
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֱלֹקִים מִי אָנֹכִי כִּי אֵלֵךְ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וְכִי אוֹצִיא אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃ (שמות ג:יא) אני רוצה לשתף שאלה ששאלתי בשולחן שבת שלי: הקב"ה פונה אל משה רבנו ומבקש ממנו להוציא את בני ישראל ממצרים. משה מסרב, והם מתווכחים הלוך ושוב במשך שבוע שלם! שאלתי את האנשים סביב השולחן: "לדעתכם, על מה באמת התנהל הוויכוח [...]
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וַאֲנִי נָתַתִּי לְךָ שְׁכֶם אַחַד עַל־אַחֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר לָקַחְתִּי מִיַּד הָאֱמֹרִי בְּחַרְבִּי וּבְקַשְׁתִּי׃ (בראשית מח:כב) יעקב מספר ליוסף שהוא עומד לתת לו את שכם — חלק אחד נוסף מעל אחיו — "אשר לקחתי ... בחרבי ובקשתי". הפשט, כפי שמובא במדרש, מורה כי לאחר ששמעון ולוי תקפו את העיר, הצטרף יעקב אליהם לקרב והרג יותר אנשים משניהם [...]
“Moreover, I have given to thee one portion more than thy brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Emori with my sword and with my bow.” (Bereishis 48:22) Yaakov tells Yosef that he is going to give him Shechem — one extra portion above his brothers — which he says he acquired [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayechi 5786 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 12:30 & 16:28 Candle Lighting: 16:06/16:26 Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayigash 5786 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 12:30 & 16:28 Candle Lighting: 16:06/16:26 Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav [...]
