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29 11, 2015

Kallah in the Kitchen

By |2022-02-02T09:04:14+02:00November 29th, 2015|Categories: Fighting Terror with Chesed|0 Comments

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 [...]

2 11, 2025

להיות בעל חסד

By |2025-11-02T19:47:25+02:00November 2nd, 2025|Categories: הבלג של הרב|Tags: , |0 Comments

וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו ה' בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב פֶּתַח־הָאֹהֶל כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם׃ (בראשית יח:א) אברהם אבינו אירח את אורחיו במלוא ההדר והכבוד. בעקבות זאת, כלל ישראל זכה לשפע "הטבות" מה' (עיין בבא מציעא פו:ב). אבל האם אברהם אבינו באמת הכניס אורחים? הרי האורחים שלו היו למעשה מלאכים בתחפושת, שלא באמת היו זקוקים לשום דבר. אז למרות שהשקיע [...]

2 11, 2025

Becoming A Ba’al Chesed

By |2025-11-02T19:47:07+02:00November 2nd, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

And the Lord appeared to him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; (Bereishis 18:1) Avraham Avinu treated his guests royally. As a result, klal Yisrael merited many “perks” from Hashem (See Bava Metzia 86b). But did Avraham Avinu really do hachnasas orchim at [...]

27 10, 2025

Grazing Without Gazing

By |2025-10-27T16:09:09+02:00October 27th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

And Avram said to Lot, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds, for we are brothers. (Bereishis 13:8) The shepherds of Lot quarreled with the shepherds of Avraham. Avraham was troubled by this and said to Lot, “Why should we fight? We are like brothers!” To [...]

27 10, 2025

לרעות בלי לראות

By |2025-10-27T16:09:09+02:00October 27th, 2025|Categories: הבלג של הרב|Tags: , |0 Comments

וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־לוֹט אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין רֹעַי וּבֵין רֹעֶיךָ כִּי־אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אֲנָחְנוּ (בראשית יג:ח) רועי לוט רבו עם רועי אברהם. אברהם נטרד מזה, ואמר ללוט: „למה נריב? אנחנו כמו אחים!“ כדי לפתור את העניין, הוא הציע שיפרידו זה מזהת כדי להימנע מקונפליקט מתמשך. רש"י מציע שתי פירושים מדוע בחר אברהם בדרך זו. [...]

27 10, 2025

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Lech Lecha 5786

By |2025-10-27T16:09:09+02:00October 27th, 2025|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Lech Lecha 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: Many Shabbos Davening times have changed due to the switch to standard [...]

19 10, 2025

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Noach 5786

By |2025-10-30T14:02:11+02:00October 19th, 2025|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Noach 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: 13:30 & 17:42 Candle Lighting: 17:20/17:40 CANCELLED: Beis Elokim shiur with the [...]

19 10, 2025

Meaningful Prayer

By |2025-10-20T21:49:25+03:00October 19th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

“And, behold, I will bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, in which there is a breath of life from under the heavens; and everything that is on the earth shall die.” (Bereishis 6:17) The Zohar reveals that the deeper meaning of this verse lies in the haftara “Mei Noach [...]

19 10, 2025

תפילה משמעותית

By |2025-10-20T21:49:08+03:00October 19th, 2025|Categories: הבלג של הרב|Tags: , |0 Comments

וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אֶת־הַמַּבּוּל מַיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁחֵת כׇּל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָרֶץ יִגְוָע׃ (בראשית ו:יז) הזוהר מגלה כי המשמעות העמוקה יותר של הפסוק הזה נמצאת בהפטרה „מי נח זאת לי“ (מי נח, ברמז למבול). מפתיע מאד, שזה מאשים את נח במבול. מדוע? מפני שהוא היה צריך להתפלל לטובת דורו, בדיוק כפי שאברהם [...]

15 10, 2025

Before and After

By |2025-10-15T20:21:51+03:00October 15th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments

“Because you have done this…” (Bereishis 3:14) Have you ever wondered why the snake, which began as an upright creature, was condemned to crawling on its belly as punishment? The Dubno Magid (Jacob ben Wolf Kranz of Dubno 1741–1804) explains with a parable. A wealthy man, passing through a town where he had family, encountered [...]

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