ืืืกืฃ ืืฉืื?
"ืึทืึผึทึืขึทืฉื ืึถึฝืชึพืึผึธืึพืึผึฐืึตึฃื ืึทืึผึดืึฐืึผึตึืึท ืึถืชึพืึทืกึผึดืืจึนึคืช ืึฐืึถืชึพืึทืึผึธืขึดืืึ ืึฐืึถืชึพืึทืึผึดืึฐืจึธืงึนึืช ืึถืชึพืึทืึผึดืึฐืึธืึนึืช ืึฐืึถืชึพืึทืึผึทืึฐืชึผึนึืช ืึผึธืึพืึผึตืึธึืื ืขึธืฉืึธึฅื ื ึฐืึนึฝืฉืึถืชื" (ืฉืืืช ืื:ื) ืืคืกืืง ืืืืจ ืื ื ืฉืืืืื ืฉืฉืืืฉื ืืขืืืืช ืืงืจืื ืืช ืืืฉืื ืืื ืขืฉืืืื ืื ืืืฉืช, ืืืงืื ืืืื. ืืืจืื ืืจื (ืชืืื ื: ื) ืืืืจ "ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืฉื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืื ืชืชืงืืงื, ืืืชืืจื ืืกื ืขื ืืืื ื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื", ืฉืืืืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืืืฉ [...]
On The Money
He made all the utensils of the altarโthe pails, the scrapers, the basins, the flesh hooks, and the fire pans; he made all these utensils of copper. (Shemos 38:3) The verse tells us that the auxiliary vessels that were used for the altar sacrifices in the Tabernacle were made of [...]
ืฉืืช ืฉืื ื
"ืึฐืฉืึธืึฐืจึฅืึผ ืึฐื ึตึฝืึพืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืึถืชึพืึทืฉืึผึทืึผึธึืช ืึทืขึฒืฉืึงืึนืช ืึถืชึพืึทืฉืึผึทืึผึธึืช ืึฐืึนืจึนืชึธึื ืึผึฐืจึดึฅืืช ืขืึนืึธึฝื" (ืฉืืืช ืื:ืื) ืืฉืืช ืืืช ืื ืืืื ืขืืืชื ืืจืืื ืืืืฉ ืืขืืจื ืืืื ืืช, ืจืืื ื ืืฆืื (ื' ืืจืื). ืฆืืคื ืืืฆื ืฆืขืง, "ืฉืืช! ืฉืืช! โ ืืืจื ืฉืขืื ืืืื ืคื ื ืืืื ืืฉืื: "ืืื ืืชื ืฆืืจื? ืืื ืืคืืื ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืข ืืืชื! ืคืฉืื ืชืขืืื ืืืชื ืื ืคืฉื!" ืืชืืืื ืื ืงืืื [...]
Our Shabbos
The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout the ages as a covenant for all time. (Shemos 31:16) Not long ago, I was standing on Rechov Lachish on Shabbos and a car drove by, RโL (Hashem should have mercy on us!). There was a Jew nearby [...]
ืืฉืงื ืืฉืชืื
"ืืขืื ืืืคืจ ืขื ืืฉืื ืืจืข ืืืจ ืืงื"ื ืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืงืื ืืืืคืจ ืขื ืืขืฉื ืืงืื" (ืขืจืืื ืื.) ืื"ื ืืกืคืจืื ืื ื ืฉืืืขืื ืืืคืจ ืขื ืืฉืื ืืจืข, ืืื ืืชืืจืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืขืื ืืืืืฆืืื ืืช ืืฉืคืชืืื ืฉืืืืืืช ืืืืฉืืจ ืกืืืจืืช, ืืื ืชืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืฉืืื ืืืืข. ืืืืจืื ื ืงืจืืชื ืืช ืืกืืคืืจ ืืื ืฉืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืืชืื: [...]
It “Pays” To Be Quiet
The robe of the High Priest atones for malicious speech, as the Holy One, Blessed be He says: Let an item that produces sound, i.e., the bells of the robe, come and atone for an act of malicious sound, i.e., malicious speech. (Erachin 16a) Chazal tell us that the mieel [...]
ืชืืื ืืืจื
"ืึดืึผึทึฅืึดืช ืึผืึดืึืึผืฅ ืชืฆืคื ื" (ืฉืืืช ืื, ืื) ย ย ย "ืืืจ ืจืื ืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืชืืื ืืืจื ืืื ื ืชืืืื ืืื" ย (ืืืื ืขืดื ื:ืืณ) ืืฉืจืืืชื ืืช ืืื"ื ืืื ืืืืจื, ืขืื ืืืขืชื ืฉืืื ืืืกืืจ ืืช ืืืกืจ ืืื, ืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืืืชื ืฆืจืืื ืืืืจ ืืช ืืืคื: ืืื ืืช ืืช ืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืืจ 100%! ืืืงืื ืืืช ืืฉ ืื ื ืืจืื [...]
Inside Out
The verse states concerning the Ark: โFrom within and from without you shall cover itโ (Exodus 25:11). Rava said: This alludes to the idea that any Torah scholar whose inside is not like his outside, i.e., whose outward expression of righteousness is insincere, is not to be considered a Torah [...]
I ThoughtโฆSo?
NOW THESE ARE THE JUDGMENTS โJust as the first commandments (the โaseres hadibrosโ) were given at Sinai, so too these were given at Sinai! (Rashi to Shemos 20:1) Why would we think that part of the Torah was not transmitted at Mount Sinai? There are three types of laws: Chukim, [...]
ืืฉืืชื… ืื?
" ืืืื ืืืฉืคืืื" (ืฉืืืช ื:ื) "..ืึธื ืึธืจึดืืฉืืึนื ึดืื ืึดืกึผึดืื ึทื, ืึทืฃ ืึตืึผืึผ ืึดืกึผึดืื ึทื..." (ืจืฉ"ื ืฉื)" ืืืืข ืฉื ืืฉืื ืฉืืืง ืืืชืืจื ืื ื ืืชื ื ืืืจ ืกืื ื? ืืฉื ื ืฉืืืฉื ืกืืืื ืฉื ืืฆืืืช: ืืืงืื, ืขืืืช ืืืฉืคืืื. ืจืืื ืืืืคืจืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืืืื ืฉ"ืืืงืื", ืืืื ืฉืขืื ื ืืืฉืจ ืืืื, ืืื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฆืข, ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืื ืชืื ืื ืืืงื"ื. "ืขืืืช" ืื [...]
ืืื ืฉืืืชืจ, ืืืชืจ ืืื
"ืึถืชึถืจ, ืขึทื ืฉืึตื ืฉืึถืึผึดืชึผึตืจ ืคึผึธืจึธืฉืึธื ืึทืึทืช ืึผึทืชึผืึนืจึธื: ืึฐืึทืชึผึธื ืชึถืึฑืึถื" (ืจืฉ"ื ืฉืืืช ืื:ื) ืืฉื ื ืฉืืื ืคืฉืืื, ืฉืจืืืชื ืฉื ืฉืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืืื ืืจื ืืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืจืื: ืืขื ืชื ืฉื ืืชืจื ืฉืืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืชืืืื ืขื ืืขืืืก ืฉืืืื ืขืืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ื ืจืืืช ืืืขืจื ืฉืื ืืจ ืืขืช ืืืื. ืื ืืคืืชืจืื ืฉืื ืืืืืงืช ืืขืจืืช [...]
The More, The Better
Rashi on Shemos 18:1: YISRO He was called YESER (from ืึดืชึผึตืจ โto addโ) because he added (it was through him that there was added) a section to the Torah (beginning at Shemos 21ff). There is an obvious question, which I saw asked by HaGaon Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi: Yisroโs complaint [...]
Believe ‘Em or Not!
Rashi (on Shemos 14:4): AND THEY DID SO โ This is stated in order to tell their praise โ that they hearkened to Moses and did not say, How can we move nearer to our enemies; we ought rather to flee,โ but they said, โโIt is ours only to carry [...]
ืชืืืื ื ืืชืฉืคืืขื!
" ืืืขืฉื ืื" (ืฉืืืช ืื:ื) ืจืฉ"ื: ืึฐืึทืึผึดืื ืฉืึดืึฐืึธื, ืฉืึถืฉืึผึธืึฐืขืึผ ืึฐืงืึนื ืึนืฉืึถื, ืึฐืึนื ืึธืึฐืจืึผ ืึทืึตืืึฐ ื ึดืชึฐืงึธืจึตื ืึถื ืจืึนืึฐืคึตืื ืึผ? ืึธื ืึผ ืฆึฐืจึดืืึดืื ืึดืึฐืจึนืึท ืึถืึผึธื ืึธืึฐืจืึผ ืึตืื ืึธื ืึผ ืึฐืงึทืึตื ืึถืึผึธื ืึผึดืึฐืจึตื ืึถื ืขึทืึฐืจึธื (ืืืืืชื) ืืืืจื ืืคืกืืื ืืกืคืจืช ืขื ืืืจืืข ืื ืืื ืืืืืจืืื ืืืจื ืืื ืฉื ืขืืืจืชื ืฉืืฆืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืคืืืืช ืจืง ืขื "ืืื ืฉืื ื". ืืื ื [...]
ืืืฉืื ืืืืฉ ืขื ืืืืชื ื ืชืคืก
"ืึทืึฐืึดึงื ืึนึฝืฉืึถืึฐึพืึฒืคึตืึธึื ืึผึฐืึธืึพืึถึฅืจึถืฅ ืึดืฆึฐืจึทึืึดื... ืึผึฝืึฐืึธืึพืึผึฐื ึตึงื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืึธึฅืึธื ืึืึนืจ" (ืฉืืืช ื:ืื,ืื) ืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ื ืืกืื, ืื ื ืืขืืื ืชืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืืจืืขืื ืขื-ืืืขืืื ืืืคืจืื ืืช ืืืงื ืืืืข, ืืื ืงืจืืขืช ืื ืกืืฃ ืื ืืืช ืื. ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืืกืกืช ืขื ืืขืืืื ืฉืืฉื ื ื ืืจืืืช ืืืืื ื, ืืื ืื ื ืจืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืฆืื ืืืคื ืื ืก. ืขื ืืืช, ืื ื [...]
Rethinking the Unthinkable
Thick darkness descended upon all the land of Egypt...but all the Israelites enjoyed light. (Shemos 10:22-23) Normally when we think about miracles, we conjure up images of paranormal events that violate the rules of nature, such as the splitting of the sea or the plague of blood. This is based [...]
ืื ืื ื ืืฉืืืื ืื ืืฆืื ื ืืฉืืืื
"ืึผึดึฃื ื ืึผึทืคึผึทึฃืขึทื ืึทืึผึนึืืช ืึฒื ึดึจื ืฉืึนืึตึืึท ืึถืชึพืึผึธืึพืึทืึผึตืคึนืชึทืึ ืึถึฝืึพืึดืึผึฐืึธึ" (ืฉืืืช ื:ืื) ืืืง ืืืงืจืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืฉืืืชื ืื ื ื ืืืงืื ืื ืืงืจืืืช ืืคื ืืืืื ืฉืื ื. ืืจืืฉืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืคืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืื ืฉืื ื ืื ืืข ืืืชื ื ืืืืืื ืืืจ. ืืคืขืืื ืืืจืืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืฉืจืฉืื ืื ืื ืืืง ืฉืื ืื ืจืื ืืืจืืืื ืืืชื ื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืืคื ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืขืื [...]
In or Out of Control?
For I will at this time send all my plagues upon your heart. (Shemos 9:14) Some of the biggest battles we fight, are our internal struggles. Our emotions push us in one direction and our intelligence drives us in another. Sometimes, our habits are so ingrained that they seemingly force [...]