Halacha Shiur with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash, including: Saying "shehechiyanu"; practicing on instruments and listening to music; living a life of "leniencies"; wearing new clothing on Shabbos; AND MORE!
“...Hashem will forgive her because her father has restrained her.” (Bamidbar 30:6) Rashi tells us that though the vow was annulled and the woman was unaware of this, she in her mind’s eye transgressed a vow. She needs repentance because she thought she was sinning, even though she wasn’t. The Chasam Sofer asks “The gemora [...]
"וַה' יִֽסְלַח־לָ֔הּ כִּי־הֵנִ֥יא אָבִ֖יהָ אֹתָֽהּ" (במדבר ל:ו) רש"י שם: "וה' יסלח לה. בַּמֶּה הַכָּתוּב מְדַבֵּר? בְּאִשָּׁה שֶׁנָּדְרָה בְנָזִיר וְשָׁמַע בַּעְלָהּ וְהֵפֵר לָהּ וְהִיא לֹא יָדְעָה וְעוֹבֶרֶת עַל נִדְרָהּ וְשׁוֹתָה יַיִן וּמִטַּמְּאָה לְמֵתִים, זוֹ הִיא שֶׁצְּרִיכָה סְלִיחָה וְאַעַ"פִּ שֶׁהוּא מוּפָר, וְאִם הַמּוּפָרִין צְרִיכִים סְלִיחָה, קַ"וָ לְשֶׁאֵינָן מוּפָרִים (עי' קידושין פ"א)" החתם סופר שואל, "הגמרא בקידושין אומרת [...]
Easy to Digest Capsules* are Here! In order to accommodate as many people as possible within our Beis Medrash, while still following the government's decrees on synagogue capacity, we have divided the space into FOUR "capsules". Each "capsule" can hold up to 20 people (Thank you to Mrs. Aryeh Gross who calculated the [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Pinchas 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 18:00 and 19:33 Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:21 instead of 13:15 for the next few weeks. Mrs. Rachel Links is sitting shiva now through Sunday. See the newsletter for exact times. See the "Safety Guidelines" section (below) for the new procedures we have implemented in response [...]
“Harass the Midianites, and smite them; For they afflict you with their schemes which they have schemed against you in the cause of Peor, [consigning their daughters to harlotry to turn you to Peor worship], and in the cause of Kazbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, who was smitten in the [...]
"צָרוֹר אֶת-הַמִּדְיָנִים וְהִכִּיתֶם אוֹתָם. כִּי צֹרְרִים הֵם לָכֶם בְּנִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר-נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם עַל-דְּבַר-פְּעוֹר; וְעַל-דְּבַר כָּזְבִּי בַת-נְשִׂיא מִדְיָן, אֲחֹתָם, הַמֻּכָּה בְיוֹם-הַמַּגֵּפָה, עַל-דְּבַר-פְּעוֹר." (במדבר כה:יז,יח) כשלמדתי את פרשת השבוע שעבר, עלתה לי שאלה לגבי הסיפור עם פנחס וכזבי. כזבי הייתה נסיכה ממדין ולא ממואב. בלעם המליץ לשלוח את בנות מואב כדי לפתות את היהודים לחטוא. אז איך נסיכת [...]
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 [...]
