"וּבָֽכְתָ֛ה אֶת־אָבִ֥יהָ וְאֶת־אִמָּ֖הּ יֶ֣רַח יָמִ֑ים" (דברים כא:יג) המפרשים שואלים, "מדוע היתה צריכה להתאבל על הוריה למשך חודש?" יש מגוון רחב של הסברים; אך מה שברור כמעט מכולם הוא שתקופת חודש משנה את יחסו של אדם ומביאה אותו למציאות חדשה. אנו מכירים מושג זה באשר לאמירת "ותן טל ומטר" ו"משיב הרוח" - כאשר יש ספק אם [...]
The Rav's first "Seniors" shiur discussing the concept of "danger" in halacha.
To my most respected Fellow Members of our beloved Kehilla: Some of you have asked “Where is the chairman? Why isn’t he in shul?” Feel free to stop by my home (Lachish 36/2) for a l’chaim and an answer directly from the chairman. Wishing you all a kesiva v’chasima tova! Lev Seltzer Chairman P.S. Mazel [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Shoftim 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:35 and 19:01. Davening times are changing due to the changing times of sunset. Please see the newsletter for a full explanation and the schedule. Shabbos Shiurim with the Rav: The Rav’s shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and [...]
Halacha Shiur on blowing the Shofar with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash
You shall be wholehearted with Hashem your G-d. (Devarim 18:13) The Dubno Maggid explains the art of attaching two different kinds of items. Sometimes you have two flat pieces of wood that you want to attach together, which is done with relative ease: Just put glue on both sides and press. However, sometimes you are [...]
"תָּמִ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה עִ֖ם ה' אֱלֹקֶֽיך" (דברים יח:) המגיד מדובנא מסביר את אומנות הצירוף של שני פריטים שונים. אם צריכים לחבר שתי חתיכות עץ משוטחות, ניתן לעשות זאת יחסית בקלות - פשוט לשים דבק בשני הצדדים וללחוץ. אבל אם צריכים להדביק דברים שבורים זה בזה שנראים כמו פאזל וזה אתגר אמיתי להדביק את כל החלקים זה [...]
Purim 5780 was great! But then the “panic” set it. Many of us stayed away from our beloved Beis Medrash due to the fear of the unknown virus. Those who weren’t scared of the virus were scared of the 5000 shekel fines imposed by the government. But five months have passed, and we can look [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Re'eh 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:41 and 19:09. Shabbos Shiurim with the Rav: The Rav’s shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every Shabbos at about 08:05. The Rav's Pirkei Avos takes place immediately after the 3rd Mincha (approximately 18:24). It is open to [...]
I heard once from a famous Rabbi (who was a guest speaker at one of our Melaveh Malka Dinners) the following question: Why is it that there has to be so much diversity in klal Yisrael? The Ashkenazim have one way of serving Hashem, so too the Sefardim, Teimanim, and Chasidim. Why can’t we just [...]
