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23 05, 2022

When the Going Gets Tough…

By |2022-05-26T11:51:33+03:00May 23rd, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Hashem spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying (Bamidbar 3:14) The Ramban asks on this verse, “How could it be that Shevet Levi had the least amount of children? They were the tribe that were devoted to the service of Hashem more than the other tribes. Shouldn’t they have the most bracha (children)?” [...]

18 05, 2022

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Bechukosai 5782

By |2022-05-18T23:19:10+03:00May 18th, 2022|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Bechukosai 5782 This weeks newsletter has been sponsored by Alan and Elaine Rubenstein in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Avishai Posnasky 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. [...]

17 05, 2022

המעשה הנכון בזמן הלא נכון

By |2022-05-17T16:47:17+03:00May 17th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments

"ולא הזכיר שם המקדש וריח ניחוח כאשר הזכיר כאן, שלא היתה האש יורדת ואוכלת הקרבנות בבית שני" (רמב"ן ויקרא כו:טז) יש מצבים שיש לנו אפשרות לעשות מצווה, אבל לא מחויבים לעשות. החת"ם סופר והסטייפלר אומרים לנו שזהו המבחן המהותי לקבוע את אהבתנו להקב"ה. כשאנחנו מקיימים מצווה שהיא חובה, אפשר לחשוב שזה מתוך חשש מעונש, אולם [...]

16 05, 2022

Right Place, Wrong Time

By |2022-05-17T22:31:55+03:00May 16th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments

And the Torah didn't mention the Temple and the smell of the scent of the sacrifices, when it mentioned here that there was no fire coming down and consuming the sacrifices in the Second Temple. (Ramban on Vayikra 26:16) There are situations in which we can elect to do a mitzvah, but we are not [...]

12 05, 2022

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Behar 5782

By |2022-05-12T11:40:51+03:00May 12th, 2022|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Behar 5782 This issue is sponsored in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Mordechai Rubenstein 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 [...]

9 05, 2022

Naturally/Contractually

By |2022-05-10T16:53:08+03:00May 9th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

For it is to Me that the Israelites are servants: they are My servants, whom I freed from the land of Egypt—I am Hashem, your God. (Vayikra 25:55) How is an employee different from a slave? While they are working, both the employee and the slave have limited freedom and are obligated to do what [...]

9 05, 2022

בחירה/כפייה

By |2022-05-16T18:46:55+03:00May 9th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

כִּֽי־לִ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֲבָדִ֔ים עֲבָדַ֣י הֵ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֖י ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶֽם׃ (ויקרא כה:נה) במה שונה שכיר מעבד? בזמן שהם עובדים, גם לשכיר וגם לעבד יש חופש מוגבל והם מחויבים לעשות את מה שמצווה/מבקש האדון/המעסיק. ההבדל הוא שלעבד אין אפשרות להיתפטר; אפילו כשהוא מסרב לעבוד הוא נשאר עבד. אולם, השכיר, ברגע שהוא מחליט להפסיק את [...]

5 05, 2022

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Emor 5782

By |2022-05-05T17:59:10+03:00May 5th, 2022|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Emor 5782 This issue is sponsored in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Mordechai Rubenstein 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 [...]

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