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29 12, 2020

ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื—ื™ื™ื›ื ืชืœื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”

By |2020-12-31T06:37:23+02:00December 29th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

"ื•ึฐืขึธืฉื‚ึดึคื™ืชึธ ืขึดืžึผึธื“ึดื™ึ™ ื—ึถึฃืกึถื“ ื•ึถืึฑืžึถึ”ืช ืึทืœึพื ึธึฅื ืชึดืงึฐื‘ึผึฐืจึตึ–ื ึดื™ ื‘ึผึฐืžึดืฆึฐืจึธึฝื™ึดื" (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื–:ื›ื˜) ืจืฉ"ื™: "ื—ืกื“ ื•ืืžืช - ื—ืกื“ ืฉืขื•ืฉื™ืŸ ืขื ื”ืžืชื™ื ื”ื•ื ื—ืกื“ ืฉืœ ืืžืช" ืœืคื ื™ ืคืกื— ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ืชืงื™ื™ื ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื ืงื“ื™ืฉื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืืจืฅ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœืงื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื ืคื˜ืจื™ื ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื“ื‘ื™ืง ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื•ืจื•ื ื”. ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข ื”ื˜ื”ืจื” ื•ื”ืงื‘ื•ืจื” ื ื“ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืคื•ืกืงื™ ื”ื”ืœื›ื”. ื™ืฉ ืžื™ ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืจืง [...]

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28 12, 2020

Your Life May Depend On It

By |2020-12-28T17:41:29+02:00December 28th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Please do for me an act of kindness and truth: please do not bury me in Egypt. (Bereishis 47:29) Rashi โ€“ A kindness done with a deceased person is the truest of kindnesses. Before Pesach this past year, there was an upheaval in the Chevra Kadishas throughout the land regarding burying those who passed away [...]

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22 12, 2020

ืœืืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื?

By |2020-12-24T11:28:44+02:00December 22nd, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

"ื•ึทื™ึฐืฉืึทืœึผึทึฅื— ืึถืชึพืึถื—ึธึ–ื™ื• ื•ึทื™ึผึตืœึตึ‘ื›ื•ึผ ื•ึทื™ึผึนึฃืืžึถืจ ืึฒืœึตื”ึถึ”ื ืึทึฝืœึพืชึผึดืจึฐื’ึผึฐื–ึ–ื•ึผ ื‘ึผึทื“ึผึธึฝืจึถืšึฐืƒ" (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื”:ื›ื“) ื›ืฉื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืคื ื™ ืื—ื™ื• ื•ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ืขืงื‘ ืื‘ื™ื”ื ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœืžืฆืจื™ื, ื”ื•ื ื”ื–ื”ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื ืฉืœื ื™ืชื•ื•ื›ื—ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš. ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืชืคืชื— ื•ื”ืื—ื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ื ื˜ืขื• ื›ืฉืฉืคื˜ื• ืืช ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื˜ื˜ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืื—ื™ื ืขืœ ืžื™ ื”ื™ื” ืืฉื. ืื‘ืœ ื—ื–"ืœ ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉืคืกื•ืง ื–ื” [...]

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22 12, 2020

Where Are We Going?

By |2020-12-22T14:15:08+02:00December 22nd, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

As he sent his brothers off on their way, he told them, โ€œDo not be quarrelsome on the way.โ€ (Bereishis 45:24) When Yosef reveals himself to his brothers and tells them to return to Yaakov their father to bring him down to Egypt, he warns them not to argue on the way. The simple meaning [...]

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15 12, 2020

ืœื ืื ื•ื›ื™ โ€“ ืคื—ื•ืช ืื ื™

By |2020-12-15T22:05:06+02:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

"ื•ึทื™ึผึนึคืืžึถืจ ืคึผึทืจึฐืขึนื”ึ™ ืึถืœึพื™ื•ึนืกึตึ”ืฃ ืึทื—ึฒืจึตึจื™ ื”ื•ึนื“ึดึงื™ืขึท ืึฑืœึนืงึดึ›ื™ื ืื•ึนืชึฐืšึธึ– ืึถืชึพื›ึผึธืœึพื–ึนึ‘ืืช ืึตื™ืŸึพื ึธื‘ึฅื•ึนืŸ ื•ึฐื—ึธื›ึธึ–ื ื›ึผึธืžึฝื•ึนืšึธ" (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื:ืœื˜) ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ื”ืกื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืžื“ื•ืข ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื™ืขืฅ ืœืคืจืขื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืœื˜ืคืœ ืขื ื”ืจืขื‘ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ืชืจื—ืฉ, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืžืžื ื• ืขืฆื•ืช. ื™ืฉ ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื™ื•ืกืฃ ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื–ื” ืžืจื•ืžื– ื‘ื—ืœื•ื, ื•ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื’ืฉืžืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืœืชืช ืขืฆื” ืœืคืจืขื”. ืœื›ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆื™ืข ืืช ื”ืขืฆื” ืขืœ ื“ืขืช ืขืฆืžื•. [...]

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15 12, 2020

Selfless โ€“ Less Self

By |2020-12-15T11:58:36+02:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, โ€œSince God has made all this known to you, there is none so discerning and wise as you. (Bereishis 41:39) There are a few explanations in the Rishonim as to why Yosef advised Pharaoh how to deal with the upcoming famine without being asked for this information at all. There [...]

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8 12, 2020

ื”ืžืฉืชื ื” ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืฉืชื ื”

By |2020-12-08T19:37:41+02:00December 8th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

" ื•ึทื™ึฐื”ึดื™ ื›ึผึฐื“ึทื‘ึผึฐืจึธื”ึผ ืึถืœ ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ื™ื•ึนื ื™ื•ึนื..." (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœื˜:ื™) ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืจื‘ื” (ืคื–:ื•) ืขืœ ื”ืคืกื•ืง ื”ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ื•ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืขืžื“ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ื‘ืžืฆืจื™ื ื•ื‘ืคื ื™ ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื‘ืฉื•ืฉืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืจื”, ื•ืฉืฉื ื™ื”ื ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื• ืขืœื™ื”ื, ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ื™ื”ื ื–ื›ื• ืœืžืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ืชืคืงื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ืžืฉื ื” ืœืžืœืš. ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื“ื•ื“ ืฉืขืกืงื™ื• ืœืคื ื™ 50 ืฉื ื” ื”ื›ืจื™ื—ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœื ืกื•ืข ืขืžื•ืง ืœืžืจื›ื– ืืคืจื™ืงื”. ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืœืžืฉืš ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื•ื [...]

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6 12, 2020

The Unvarying Variable

By |2020-12-08T19:43:50+02:00December 6th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

And much as she coaxed Joseph day after dayโ€ฆ(Bereishis 39:10) The Medrash Rabba (87:6) on the above verse equates many of the tests and rewards faced by Yosef in Egypt and Mordechai in the Purim story. The Medrash tells us that the wife of Potiphar tried to approach Yosef Hatzadik every single day. The Medrash [...]

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2 12, 2020

ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ ื™ืžื™ืŸ, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ ืฉืžืืœ

By |2020-12-02T15:57:20+02:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ืžืกื•ืคืจ ืขืœ ืฉื ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื: ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ ืฉื—ื™ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ืจืคื•ืจืžื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืฉื™ื ืคืจื™ื—ืชื”. ื”ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ ื”ื˜ืžื™ืข ื‘ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ืฉืขืœื™ื”ื ืœืคืงื•ื— ืขื™ืŸ ื•ืฉืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืžื”ืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืงืžื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื–ื“ืžืŸ ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉื—ื’ื’ื” ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืฉื‘ื•ืข. ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืช ืฉื—ืจื™ืช [...]

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2 12, 2020

Sometimes Right, Sometimes Left

By |2020-12-02T13:25:35+02:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

The following story is told involving two great talmidei chachaim: The first one was a talmid of the Chasam Sofer who lived in a time when the Reform movement was in its heyday. The Chasam Sofer instilled in his talmidim that they should keep a watchful eye, and that there should be no deviation from [...]

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