โโฆin the presence of the children of Chesโฆโ (Bereishis 23:18) This verse seems to be offering us a piece of meaningless information. What difference does it make that the sons of Ches were there? Does an audience make any difference? Peer pressure is sometimes dangerous, and sometimes very helpful. Chazal tell us โkinas sofrim tarbeh [...]
"ืึฐืขึตืื ึตื ืึฐื ึตื-ืึตืช... " (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ื ืจืื ืฉืืคืกืืง ืืืืืข ืื ื ืืืืข ืืกืจ ืืฉืืขืืช, ืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืฉืื ื ืืช ืืื ืฉื? ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืฆืืคืื ืื ืขืฉื ืืฉื ื ืืฉืื? ืืืฅ ืืืจืชื ืืคืขืืื ืืืจื ืืืคืกืืื, ืืืคืขืืื ืืืื ืืชืืขืืช. ืืืขืฉื, ืื"ื ืืืืจืื ืื ื ืฉ"ืงื ืืช ืกืืคืจืื ืชืจืื ืืืื". ืืจืื"ื ืื ืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ื ืงืืข ืืืืจื ืื ืืื ืช, ืืื ืืคืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืื [...]
This issue is sponsored by Ari and Rochel Waldman in honor of the first birthday of their granddaughters, Nili and Yaelli! Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayeira 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 12:30ย and 16:26 FIRST ONEG OF THE YEAR! Join the Rav for a discussion on the topic "Affecting Those Around Us". Starting 20:15 at the [...]
The Shulchan Aruch in Aruch Chaim Siman 90 tells us that when a man goes to shul to daven, he should run to shul. The purpose seems to be as a sign that he is anxious to perform a mitzvah. The Bnei Yissaschar in Agra Dโkala tells us that we find this idea implemented by [...]
(ืฉืืื ืขืืจื ืืืจื ืืืื ืฆ:ืื) "ืืฆืื ืืจืืฅ ืืฉืืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืกืช, ืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืฆืื..." ื ืจืื ืฉืืืืจื ืฉื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืช ืฉืืื ื ืจืืฉ ืืงืืื ืืฆืืื. ืืื ื ืืฉืฉืืจ ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืกืคืจ ืื ื ืฉืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืฉืืืจืื ืืืื ื ืืืืฉ ืืช ืืจืขืืื ืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืข, ืฉืื ืืฉืืืจืื ืจืื ืืช ืฉืืืฉืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืจืฅ ืืงืจืืชื. ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืชื ื [...]
Davening times for Tisha B'Av 5776 (postponed to the 10th)
ย Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Lech Lecha 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 12:30ย and 17:30 Shabbos Shiurim: The Ravโs shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every Shabbos at about 07:55. The Rav's shiur on Pele Yoetz 5 minutes before the last mincha each Shabbos afternoon. This week's topic "Dibur". Shiur [...]
Your name should no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. (Bereishis 17:5) The gemora tells us that a person who calls Avraham by the name โAvramโ after the name change has transgressed a commandment of the Torah. Yet we [...]
"ืึฐืึนื-ืึดืงึผึธืจึตื ืขืึนื ืึถืช-ืฉืึดืึฐืึธ, ืึทืึฐืจึธื; ืึฐืึธืึธื ืฉืึดืึฐืึธ ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธื, ืึผึดื ืึทื-ืึฒืืึนื ืึผืึนืึดื ื ึฐืชึทืชึผึดืืึธ" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื) ืืืืจื ืืืืจืช: ืชื ื ืืจ ืงืคืจื: ืื ืืงืืจื ืืืืจืื ืืืจื โ ืขืืืจ ืืขืฉื, ืฉื ืืืจ: "ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืจืื" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื ื). ืจืื ืืืืขืืจ ืืืืจ: ืขืืืจ ืืืื, ืฉื ืืืจ: "ืืื ืืงืจื ืขืื ืืช ืฉืื ืืืจื" (ืฉื)ย (ืืจืืืช ืื:ื) ืขื ืืืช ืื ื ืจืืืื ืื ืืคืืื ืืืืจ ืฉื' [...]
