“It is not in Heaven that you should say, ‘Who shall go up for us to Heaven, and bring it to us, that we may hear it, and do it?’” (Devarim 30:12) There are many people who look for the easy way to try to accomplish things that usually need blood, sweat and tears. We [...]
"לֹא בַשָּׁמַיִם הִוא" (דברים ל:יב) ... "כִּי-קָרוֹב אֵלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר מְאֹד בְּפִיךָ וּבִלְבָבְךָ לַעֲשֹׂתוֹ" (שם ל:יד) יש הרבה אנשים שרוצים למצוא את הדרך הקלה כדי להשיג דברים שבדרך כלל דורשים מאמץ רב. אבל כשמישהו עושה קיצור דרך, בסוף בדרך כלל יהיה חסר לו משהו. עם זאת, ישנן דרכים מסוימות להתכונן מראש, שיכולות למעשה לתת יתרון ולשפר את [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Ki Savo 5782 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, 17:08, 18:29 Candle Lighting: 18:07/18:27 Rav Zachariash will give [...]
“And you shall then proclaim and say before Hashem, your God, ‘the Aramite destroy[ed] my forefather, then he descended to Egypt and sojourned there with a tiny community; and there he became a great people, powerful and numerous.’” (Devarim 26:5) Chazal tell us that Klal Yisrael merited to leave Egypt because they did not change [...]
וְעָנִ֨יתָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ לִפְנֵ֣י ֣ה' אֱלֹקֶ֗יךָ אֲרַמִּי֙ אֹבֵ֣ד אָבִ֔י וַיֵּ֣רֶד מִצְרַ֔יְמָה וַיָּ֥גׇר שָׁ֖ם בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֑ט וַֽיְהִי־שָׁ֕ם לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל עָצ֥וּם וָרָֽב׃ (דברים כו:ה) חז"ל אומרים לנו שכלל ישראל זכו לצאת ממצרים כי שלא שינו את שמם, לבושם ולשונם. עם זאת, חז"ל גם אומרים לנו שהם עבדו אלילים. איך הם זכו לגאולה בגלל המעשים הקטנים האלה שהבדילו אותם משאר [...]
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Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Ki Seitzei 5782 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, 17:15, 18:38 Candle Lighting: 18:15/18:36 Beis Elokim shiur with the [...]
Because of the matter that they did not greet you with bread and water on the way when you came out of Egypt; and because he hired against you Bilam son of Beor from Pesor in Aram Naharayim to curse you. (Devarim 23:5) People don’t like hypocrisy. We like to think that we are consistent [...]
