Halacha Shiur with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash, including: Opening and closing the Sefer Torah during the Brochos; Holding onto the Torah during the aliyah; bowing during brochos; Saying the brochos too quietly. AND MORE!
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Balak 5780 Reminders:Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 18:00 and 19:334Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:20 instead of 13:15 for the next few weeks.In order to adhere to the government-mandated rules for synagogues, the procedure for this Shabbos will be identical to last week:Only men and boys 11 and up are permitted to daven with us [...]
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with sorcery in their hands; and they came unto Bilaam, and spoke unto him the words of Balak. (Bamidbar 22:7 ) Regarding the wife of On Ben Peles, the medrash quotes the verse, “chochmas nashim bonsa beisa” – the wisdom of women builds their [...]
"וַיֵּלְכוּ זִקְנֵי מוֹאָב, וְזִקְנֵי מִדְיָן, וּקְסָמִים, בְּיָדָם; וַיָּבֹאוּ, אֶל-בִּלְעָם, וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו, דִּבְרֵי בָלָק" (במדבר כב:ז) המדרש מספר לנו על אשתו של און בן פלת ועליה מציין את הפסוק: "חכמת נשים בנתה ביתה". הגמרא מספרת (סנהדרין קט:) "אמר רב און בן פלת אשתו הצילתו אמרה ליה מאי נפקא לך מינה אי מר רבה אנת תלמידא ואי [...]
Halacha Shiur with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash, including: What to do if mistakes are made in the opening and closing blessings; where to look; whether to leave the sefer Torah open or closed; AND MORE!
20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and smote the rock with his rod twice; and water came forth abundantly, and the people and their cattle drank. When we think about the mei meriva – waters of strife – it brings to mind the sin of Moshe Rabbeinu, which caused him to not enter the [...]
"וַיָּרֶם מֹשֶׁה אֶת-יָדוֹ, וַיַּךְ אֶת-הַסֶּלַע בְּמַטֵּהוּ--פַּעֲמָיִם; וַיֵּצְאוּ מַיִם רַבִּים, וַתֵּשְׁתְּ הָעֵדָה וּבְעִירָם" (במדבר כ:יא) כאשר אנו חושבים על מי מריבה, זה מזכיר לנו את חטאו של משה רבינו, שגרם לו לא להיכנס לארץ ישראל. עם זאת, בתפילת גשם שאומרים בשמיני עצרת, אנו אומרים: "על הסלע הך ויצאו מים". נראה לי קצת מוזר שכשאנחנו מבקשים רחמי [...]
Mishnayos Mikvaos 4:4 with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash.
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:59 and 19:33. Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:20 instead of 13:15 for the next few weeks. In order to adhere to the government-mandated rules for synagogues, the procedure for this Shabbos will be identical to last week: Only men and boys 11 and up [...]
Moshe sent for Dosson and Aviram, sons of Eliav; and they said, “We will not come! (Numbers 16:12) RASHI on 16:12: From here we learn that one should not persist in strife (Midrash Tanchuma, Korach 10), for you see that Moshe sought them out in order to conciliate them by peaceful words (Sanhedrin 110a). Many [...]
