From the Desk of the Chairman We are about to enter our Sukkos, our annual reminder that Hashem runs the world and protects us 24/7. We experience this protection first-hand in our flimsy Sukkos, and then bring that thought back with us into our reinforced concrete homes. Some people in the Holy Land recently declared [...]
After the Yomim Noraim, we are confronted with two mitzvos that are customarily beautified more than any other mitzvos in general: The mitzvah of sukkah and the mitzva of daled minim. Why is it that these mitzvos get the special privilege of being enhanced over most mitzvos? The Chasam Sofer answers this question and tells [...]
מיד אחרי הימים הנוראים יש לנו שתי מצוות שבדרך כלל שמים דגש על יופיין יותר ממצוות אחרות: מצוות סוכה והמצווה של ד' מינים. מדוע למצוות אלו יש את היחס המיוחד לנוי יותר ממרבית המצוות? החתם סופר עונה על שאלה זו ואומר שבאמת רצונינו הוא לייפות את כל המצוות באותה מידה. עם זאת, אחרי הימים נוראים, [...]
Halacha Shiur on holding the Lulav with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash.
Funeral of Mrs. Zahava Friedman on Erev Shabbos at the Beit Shemesh Municipal Cemetery.
Our world is being turned upside down. Regardless of what “side” you are on (e.g. masks, no masks, lockdowns, no lockdowns, etc.), one thing is certain: Hashem is directing this and it is for a reason and the ultimate purpose of this is directly related to the Jews. I have read from a very respected [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Haazinu/Yom Kippur 5781 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30 and 18:17. Many times in the Tishrei 5781 calendar have been updated and corrected. Please ensure you download the latest calendar. Mincha is now at (approximately) 13:00 and 20 minutes before sunset, and will remain at these times through Rosh Chodesh. Mazel Tov to [...]
Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash gives his Shabbos Shuva Drasha* *a bit early so that people who might not make it to the synagogue on Shabbos can hear the drasha.
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Generally when we think about teshuva, we think about a person who did something atrocious, either in his personal life (bein adam l’Makom) or to someone else (bein adam l’chaveiro). Indeed, Chazal spend a lot of time explaining the subject of repentance, which begs the question “how can one change the past”? (as they say, [...]
