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24 12, 2023

Be Re-Source-ful

By |2023-12-28T11:33:48+02:00December 24th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

"Come together and listen, sons of Yaakov; listen to Yisrael, your father." (Bereishis 49:2) Perhaps one of the most challenging issues in chinuch is to have one’s children conform to that which is “right”, yet give them the freedom to have personal expression (see Meshech Chochmah Parshas Bechukosai 26:44). Obviously, a framework is needed in [...]

24 12, 2023

מאין באתי ולאן אני הולך

By |2023-12-26T19:27:17+02:00December 24th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיכֶם׃ (בראשית מט:ב) אולי אחד האתגרים הקשים ביותר בחינוך הוא ללמד לילדים את מה ש"נכון", אך יחד עם זאת לתת להם את החופש לביטוי אישי (עיין במשך חכמה פרשת בחוקותי כו:מד). ברור שחייבת להיות איזושהי מסגרת כדי שנדע איפה ניתן להיות גמישים כנדרש. הרב יעקב קמנצקי כתב על פרשת [...]

20 12, 2023

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayigash 5784

By |2023-12-21T12:08:51+02:00December 20th, 2023|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayigash 5784 Gil Garalnick’s Birthday! Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 12:30 and 16:16 Note that 16:16 is 28 [...]

17 12, 2023

Baruch Hashem

By |2023-12-20T17:49:44+02:00December 17th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

“They told him saying, Yosef is still alive, and he is ruling over the land of Egypt. His [Yaakov’s] heart stood still, for he could not believe them.” (Bereishis 45:26) In the above verse, the brothers relate to Yaakov that Yosef is alive, but Yaakov does not believe them. They relate it a second time, [...]

17 12, 2023

ברוך השם

By |2024-01-06T22:41:14+02:00December 17th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog, הבלג של הרב|Tags: , |0 Comments

וַיַּגִּדוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר עוֹד יוֹסֵף חַי וְכִי־הוּא מֹשֵׁל בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וַיָּפָג לִבּוֹ כִּי לֹא־הֶאֱמִין לָהֶם׃ (בראשית מה:כו) בפסוק המצוטט האחים אומרים ליעקב שיוסף חי, אך יעקב לא האמין להם. הם אומרים לו עוד פעם, ואז הוא מקבל מהם. הרב פנחס הירשפרונג ז"ל שואל: "למה היה צריך להגיד ליעקב את אותו הדבר פעמיים? ומה נוסף בפעם [...]

14 12, 2023

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Mikeitz 5784

By |2023-12-14T14:39:07+02:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Mikeitz 5784 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 12:30 and 16:21 Candle Lighting: 16:01/16:21 Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav 07:50 [...]

10 12, 2023

Do You Have To Be Told?!

By |2023-12-13T14:36:12+02:00December 10th, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Could we find another like him – a man with whom is the spirit of G-d?” (Bereishis 41:38) When someone returns a lost object, the mainstream media will often put that person on a pedestal, giving him great honor for fulfilling this “civic duty” of caring for others. But [...]

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