Shabbos Newsletter Ki Seitzei 5783 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: 13:30, 17:31, 18:57 Candle Lighting: 18:43/19:03 Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav [...]
[Neither] an Ammonite nor a Moabite may enter the congregation of Hashem; even their tenth generation shall not enter the congregation of Hashem, to eternity. Because they did not greet you with bread and water on the way, when you left Egypt (Devarim 23:4-5) On the above verse, Rav Gedaliah Nadel (1923-2004) questions, “Why was [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Shoftim 5783 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: 13:30, 17:38, 19:05 Candle Lighting: 18:43/19:03 CANCELLED: Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav [...]
The Star-K maintains a list of "approved" whiskies at this address: https://www.star-k.org/resource/list/UTM1YXYE/Scotch We have already downloaded the list in PDF format here: Scotch Kosher Listing_ STAR-K (Current as of 14-August-2023)
“…and you are to be careful to fulfill exactly as they instruct you… do not deviate from the word they tell you, neither right or left.” (Devarim 17:10-11) "Even if he (the judge) tells you about what appears to you to be right that it is left, or about what appears to you to be [...]
"...וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹרֽוּךָ... לֹ֣א תָס֗וּר מִן־הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־יַגִּ֥ידֽוּ לְךָ֖ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל" (דברים יז:י-יא) ימין ושמאל. אֲפִלּוּ אוֹמֵר לְךָ עַל יָמִין שֶׁהוּא שְׂמֹאל וְעַל שְׂמֹאל שֶׁהוּא יָמִין, וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁאוֹמֵר לְךָ עַל יָמִין יָמִין וְעַל שְׂמֹאל שְׂמֹאל (ספרי): (רש"י שם) לעתים קרובות אנו שומעים הצהרות של גדולי ישראל, שקצת מטרידות. אנו עשויים להרגיש שזה בוחן [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Re'eh 5783 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: 13:30, 17:44, 19:12 Candle Lighting: 18:40/19:10 CANCELLED: Beis Elokim shiur with the Rav [...]
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"...פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת־יָדְךָ לְאָחִיךָ לַעֲנִיֶּךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ בְּאַרְצֶךָ" (דברים טו:יא) לאחרונה קיבלתי טרמפ מחבר שלי. עם הזמן שמתי לב שהוא מתאמץ מאוד לתת טרמפים לכל מי שהוא יכול. יש נוסע "רגיל", שבדרך כלל נוסע לאחד משני יעדים. חבר שלי שואל אותו "לאן היום?", הרבה לפני שהוא צריך להחליט באיזה מסלול לנסוע. רוב הנהגים היו שואלים מתי [...]
“…Open your hand generously to your brother, to your indigent, and to your destitute in your land.” (Devarim 15:11) I was recently given a ride by a friend of mine. I have noticed over time that he tries very hard to give rides to whomever he can. There is one “regular” passenger who usually goes [...]
