Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Bo 5776 Reminders: Mincha Friday night at 12:30 and 16:43. Pele Yoetz shiur on Shabbos afternoon at 16:00! Sefarim sale continues at Ahavas Shalom. Books for 1 to 10 shekels each! MELAVEH MALKAH 2016. Honoring Mr. & Mrs. Aryeh Beer. Motza’ei Shabbos Parshas Terumah (13-Feb-16) in the Beis Tefillah Ulam Shabsai. Ad [...]
עַד בְּכוֹר הַשְּׁבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַבּוֹר (שמות יב:כט) ...וְעַל דַּהֲווֹ חָדָן בְּשִׁעְבּוּדְהוֹן דְּיִשְרָאֵל לָקוּ אוּף (תרגום יונתן שמות יב:כט) ...And on that which they were happy with the enslavement of the Jews they were smitten—even they... What is so terrible about being “happy” with the enslavement of the Jews? The Torah does not even say [...]
עַד בְּכוֹר הַשְּׁבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַבּוֹר (שמות יב:כט) ...וְעַל דַּהֲווֹ חָדָן בְּשִׁעְבּוּדְהוֹן דְּיִשְרָאֵל לָקוּ אוּף (תרגום יונתן שמות יב:כט) ...ובעבור זה ששמחו על שעבודם של בני ישראל, לקו גם [הם] ... בואו נבין, מה כל כך בעייתי בשמחתם של שבויי מצרים? לא מצאנו שום רמז ששבויים אלו תרמו לשעבוד בני ישראל בכלל. אז מה עשו [...]
We invited a single Russian lady to our Shabbos table for lunch, but as I was singing “Shalom Aleichem” with the children on Friday night, she knocked on the door. Apparently, dinner versus lunch had gotten lost in the translation. My wife and I really wanted to spend a quieter Friday night with the kids, [...]
For the weeks of שובבי"ם Rav Zachariash שליט"א Will give a series of Shiurim (for men) on Taharas Hamishpocho Every Tuesday, Starting December 29, 2015 from 20:15 to 21:00 The source sheets are available in PDF format below: Hilchos NIDAH
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Va'eira 5776 Reminders: Mincha Friday night at 12:30 and 16:37. Pele Yoetz shiur on Shabbos afternoon at 15:55! Sefarim sale at Ahavas Shalom starting Monday. Books for 1 to 10 shekels each! MELAVEH MALKAH 2016. Honoring Mr. & Mrs. Aryeh Beer. Motza’ei Shabbos Parshas Terumah (13-Feb-16) in the Beis Tefillah Ulam Shabsai. [...]
The Torah tells us in regards to the plague of tzefardaya (8:8) that Moshe had to cry out and plead with Hashem to reverse the plague. Many mefarshim deal with the question “why by this particular plague was it necessary for Moshe to pray ‘extra hard’?” There is another pasuk which is discussed (8:5) in [...]
שתי פרטים לגבי מכת צפרדע דורשים הסבר, הראשון, שמשה רבינו היה צריך לזעוק לד' כדי שיסיר את הצפרדעים. השני, שהצפרדעים לא יסתלקו לגמרי, אלא, "ביאור תשארנה". מה היה כל כך מיוחד במכת צפרדע שדרש תפילה כל כך מאומצת בכדי לסיימה? ולמה היה כל כך חשוב להדגיש שהצפרדעים יישארו ביאור? הגמרא מסבירה שחנניה, מישאל ועזריה למדו [...]
I was busy doing a bunch of intricate errands, and a small child came over to share some excitement in his day. My impulse was to ask him to come back later, but I saw how much he wanted to share his story with me, that I dropped what I was doing to give him [...]
From the office of City Councilman Yisrael Silverstein Public Reception There will be a reception for residents of Ramat Bet Shemesh Alef on city issues with R' Yisrael Silverstein Health Portfolio and chairman of the arnona committee. Tuesday, 24 Tevet (January 5th), from 7:45 to 8:30 pm. Ahavat Shalom shul, 33 Nachal Lachish, Ramat Beit [...]
