Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5776 Reminders: Mincha tonight at 16:31. Oneg Shabbos With Rav Zachariash this Friday Night from 20:15 until 21:45 at the Seltzer Family Home Nachal Lachish 36/2 (three flights down, on the left hand side) This week’s Oneg is sponsored by the Seltzers in memory of Yitzchak Meir Seltzer Z”L on [...]
A family member took ill and we could not contact him. A kind Hatzalah volunteer helped establish contact, and then took care of him. This put me in a very good mood, so I spontaneously phoned Hatzalah, praised and thanked them for their wonderful work, and gave them a donation.
My marriage fell apart 2.5 years ago and my social worker sent me to Beit Avot Beit Haelah (an assisted living facility) close to Beit Shemesh. I was very depressed about having to spend Shabbat there because the TV is always on and no one keeps Shabbos there. Baruch Hashem someone told me to register [...]
The Targum Yonason (perek 22:1) tells us that there was a discussion between Yitzchak and Yishmael regarding who had the right to inherit their father Avraham. Yitzchak claimed “I am the son of Sarah, so I should inherit.” Yishmael replied “I was 13 when I had my bris milah, and I was old enough that [...]
ה"תרגום יונתן" מביא שיחה שהתקיימה בין יצחק אבינו ובין ישמעאל. האחים התנצחו לגבי מי ראוי יותר לרשת את אברהם אביהם. יצחק אבינו טען שמכיוון שהוא הבן של שרה אימנו, שהיא האשה (ולא הפילגש), הוא זכאי לרשת. ישמעאל טען כנגדו שהוא עמד במבחן זכאות גדול יותר, שכן הוא היה בן שלש-עשרה בהגיע זמנו למול, והוא מסר [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayeira 5776 Reminders: Mincha tonight at 16:37. New shiur from the Rav on Shabbos afternoon, 15 minutes before the last Mincha. Remember to set your Shabbos clocks based on the new time. Do you have an Ahavas Shalom Pushka? If so, please bring it into Shul and give the contents to the [...]
I noticed a couple wandering on the street in Ramat Beit Shemesh, confused as they tried to locate a particular address using a GPS map on their phone. I helped them locate the address, and made two people from out-of-town feel a bit more welcome in our community.
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While shopping I overheard another customer request from the service attendant to reach a box of food from the high shelf. The service attendant responded, " the other box on top of this will fall and I can't manage to help you." I quickly offered to help using my height as an advantage and successfully [...]
While walking through the park between Dolev and Refaim at the 8 am rush hour I noticed young girls screeching and hurrying away from the path while others were fearful to enter the path. I approached slowly and saw a big tomcat near the bushes, rustling around in the leaves. I calmed the approaching girls [...]
