"וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם׃" (שמות כה:ח) "ומהיכן היו הקרשים? יעקב אבינו נטע אותם בשעה שירד למצרים. אמר לבניו: בני, עתידים אתם להיגאל מכאן, והקדוש ברוך הוא עתיד לומר לכם משאתם נגאלין, שתעשו לו את המשכן, אלא עמדו ונטעו ארזים מעכשיו, שבשעה שיאמר לכם לעשות לו את המשכן, יהיו הארזים מתוקנים לכם. מיד עמדו ונטעו [...]
“They shall make a Sanctuary for Me, and I will [then] dwell in their midst.” (Shemos 25:8) Where did the cedar beams (for the Mishkan) come from? Yaakov our patriarch planted them at the time he descended to Egypt. He told his children: My sons, ultimately you will be redeemed from this place, and the [...]
Avos uBanim followed by Tehillim due to the War and PIZZA to all participants! 10-Feb-2024 [...]
We currently have just over 1.4 million ILS in the building fund account, the majority of which is in a high interest account. The are still a number of Horat Kevas and pledges yet to be fulfilled. Over the past several months, we have spoken with numerous building and construction consultants and professionals, and the [...]
If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and then slaughters or sells it, he must pay five oxen for each ox, and four sheep for each sheep. (Shemos 21:37) The Torah teaches us that if one steals and is caught, he pays at least double. If one went another step and either slaughtered [...]
כִּי יִגְנֹב־אִישׁ שׁוֹר אוֹ־שֶׂה וּטְבָחוֹ אוֹ מְכָרוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה בָקָר יְשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת הַשּׁוֹר וְאַרְבַּע־צֹאן תַּחַת הַשֶּׂה׃ (שמות כא:לז) אָמַר רַבָּן יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי: חָס הַמָּקוֹם עַל כְּבוֹדָן שֶׁל בְּרִיּוֹת. שׁוֹר שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ בְּרַגְלָיו וְלֹא נִתְבַּזָּה בוֹ הַגַּנָּב לְנוֹשְׂאוֹ עַל כְּתֵפוֹ – מְשַׁלֵּם חֲמִשָּׁה. שֶׂה שֶׁנּוֹשְֹאוֹ עַל כְּתֵפוֹ – מְשַׁלֵּם אַרְבָּעָה, הוֹאִיל וְנִתְבַּזָּה בוֹ. (בבא קמא עט:ב - [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Mishpatim 5784 Mordechai Americus in loving memory of his grandmother Sarah Batya bas Efrayim Fishel Halevi on her 36th Yahrzeit, 30 Shevat 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 [...]
Avos uBanim followed by Tehillim due to the War and ice cream to all participants! 03-Feb-2024 [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Yisro 5784 Shlomo Zalman ben Eliyahu Frais who fought bravely against the Nazis in North Africa, on his 18th Yahrzeit, 24th Shevat. 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. [...]
When Moses ascended on High to receive the Torah, the ministering angels said before the Holy One, Blessed be He, “Master of the Universe, what is one born of a woman doing here among us?” The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to them, “He came to receive the Torah.” The angels said before Him, [...]
