ืืงืคืืฅ ืื ืื ืืงืคืืฅ – ืื ืืืืื
"ืึทืึผึดืฉืึฐืึทึคื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธืึ ืึถืชึพืึธืึืึน ืึทืึผึดืงึผึทึื ืึถืชึพืึทึฝืึผึทืึฒืึถึืึถืช ืึดืฉืึฐืึนึื ืึถืชึพืึผึฐื ึฝืึน" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื) ืืฉื ื ืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืกื ืืืจืืืช ืืฉืืืื. ืืฉ ืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืื ืกืื ืคื ืืื ืืฆืขืืื ืงืื ืื ืืืฉ ืฉืคืฉืื ืงืืคืฆืื ืืฉืจ ืืืื. ื ืจืื ืื ืฉืืืืื ืืื ืืืืฉืืช ืืืืกืก ืขื ืืขืืคื ืืืจืื ืืืืื ืงืื ืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืขืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืฉื ืืื ืงืฆืจ. ื ืืืจ ืขื ืจ 'ืืจืืื, [...]
Testing 1-2-3
And Abraham extended his hand and took the knife to slay his son. (Bereishis 22:10) There are different approaches as to how to enter a swimming pool. Some people go in inch-by-inch, and others just take the plunge, jumping right in. It seems to me that the difference of approaches [...]
Leave It To Someone Else
Hashem said, โNevertheless, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall name him Yitzchak and I will maintain My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring to come. (Bereishis 17:19) Sometimes people have good news and they want to share it with their loved [...]
ืชืขืืืจื ืืช ืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืจ
"ืึทืึผึนึฃืืึถืจ ืึฑืึนืงึดึืื ืึฒืึธืึ ืฉืึธืจึธึฃื ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึฐืึธึ ืึนืึถึคืึถืช ืึฐืึธึ ืึผึตึื ืึฐืงึธืจึธึฅืืชึธ ืึถืชึพืฉืึฐืึืึน ืึดืฆึฐืึธึืง ืึทืึฒืงึดืึนืชึดึจื ืึถืชึพืึผึฐืจึดืืชึดึฅื ืึดืชึผึืึน ืึดืึฐืจึดึฅืืช ืขืึนืึธึื ืึฐืึทืจึฐืขึฅืึน ืึทืึฒืจึธึฝืื" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืืคืขืืื ืื ืฉืื ืจืืฆืื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืืฉืืช ืืืืืช ืขื ืืงืืจืืื ืืืืจืืื. ืืืฉ ืกืื ืฉื ืชืืจืืช ืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืกืคืจ ืืช ืืืฉืืจื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืจืื. ืื ื ืจืื ืงืฆืช ืืืืจ, ืืืืืื ืฉืืกืืคื ืฉื [...]
What a ืฉื
And they said, โCome, let us build us a city, and a tower with its top in the sky, to make a name for ourselves; lest we be scattered all over the world.โ (Bereishis 11:4) The sin of the dor haflaga is discussed by many commentators, yet I believe that [...]
ืืืื ืฉื!
"ืึทืึผึนืืึฐืจึืึผ ืึธึฃืึธื ื ื ึดืึฐื ึถืึพืึผึธึฃื ืึผ ืขึดึืืจ ืึผืึดืึฐืึผึธืึ ืึฐืจึนืืฉืึฃืึน ืึทืฉืึผึธืึทึืึดื ืึฐื ึทึฝืขึฒืฉืึถืึพืึผึธึื ืึผ ืฉืึตึื ืคึผึถืึพื ึธืคึืึผืฅ ืขึทืึพืคึผึฐื ึตึฅื ืึธืึพืึธืึธึฝืจึถืฅ" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื) ืืืคืจืฉืื ืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืืืคืืื, ืืืื ืื ื ืืืฉื ืฉืืื ืฉืื ืจืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืจืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืื. ืืจืฆืื ื ืืืืืฉ ืืกืืจ ืืืืืกืก ืขื ืคืืจืืฉื ืฉื ืืจื ืฉืืฉืื ืจืคืื ืืืจืฉ, ืฉืืืขืชื ืจืืืื ืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืื ื ืืงืืืืชืืื. [...]
Shabbos Party
The Medresh Rabbah tells us that we are supposed to have good things to eat on Shabbos. Actually, I think most of us are already aware that there is a mitzvah of โOneg Shabbosโ. But why is it that on such a spiritual day we are supposed to be involved [...]
ืืกืืืช ืฉืืช
ืืืืจืฉ ืจืื ืืืืจ ืื ื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืื ืืขืืืื ืืฉืืช. ืืืขืฉื, ืื ื ืืืฉื ืฉืจืืื ื ืืืจ ืืืืขืื ืืืฆืืื ืฉื "ืขืื ื ืฉืืช". ืื ืืืืข ืืืื ืจืืื ื ืฉืืื ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืืืช ืืขืืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืจืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืื? ืืืขื ืฉื ืืื ืืกืืืจ ืืืช ืขื ืืฉื: ืืื ืืื ืขืฉืืจ ืฉืืืฉืืจ ืืช ืื ื ืืืืื ืืชืคืงืื ืื ืืืืืช. ืืืืง [...]
Beautifully Accepting what Hashem Sends
After the Yomim Noraim, we are confronted with two mitzvos that are customarily beautified more than any other mitzvos in general: The mitzvah of sukkah and the mitzva of daled minim. Why is it that these mitzvos get the special privilege of being enhanced over most mitzvos? The Chasam Sofer [...]
ืืืืืจ ืืืืืงืืจ
ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืฉ ืื ื ืฉืชื ืืฆืืืช ืฉืืืจื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืฉ ืขื ืืืคืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืืืช ืืืจืืช: ืืฆืืืช ืกืืื ืืืืฆืืื ืฉื ื' ืืื ืื. ืืืืข ืืืฆืืืช ืืื ืืฉ ืืช ืืืืก ืืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืืืช ืืืฆืืืช? ืืืชื ืกืืคืจ ืขืื ื ืขื ืฉืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืืืช ืจืฆืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืืคืืช ืืช ืื ืืืฆืืืช ืืืืชื ืืืื. [...]
Improve your Relationship
Generally when we think about teshuva, we think about a person who did something atrocious, either in his personal life (bein adam lโMakom) or to someone else (bein adam lโchaveiro). Indeed, Chazal spend a lot of time explaining the subject of repentance, which begs the question โhow can one change [...]
ืืืืง ืืช ืืงืฉืจ
ืืืจื ืืื ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืขื ืืื ืืชืฉืืื, ืื ื ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืื ืฉืขืืจ ืขืืืจื ืืืืจื, ืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืจื. ืืืื, ืื"ื ืืฉืงืืขื ืืื ืจื ืืขื ืืช ืขื ืืฉืืื ืืงืฉื ืื ืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืชืฉืืื: "ืืืฆื ื ืืชื ืืฉื ืืช ืืช ืืขืืจ?" ืืืฉืจ ืื ื ืืชืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืืืคืืจืื ืืฉืืช ืฉืืื ืื, ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืฉืืืืจื, ืืขืฉืืช [...]
Donโt / Blow It
On Rosh Hashanah we focus our prayers on coronating the King of Kings, expressing His grandeur, and standing in awe of Him. As we read the verses of malchiyos, zichronos and shofros โ especially shofros, where we vividly describe Hashemโs appearance on Mount Sinai โ many of us will daven [...]
ืื / ืืชืงืืข
ืืจืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืื ื ืืืงืืื ืืช ืชืคืืืชื ื ืืืืชืจืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื, ืืืขืช ืชืคืืจืชื ืืขืืืื ืืคื ืื ืขื ืืจืืช ืืืืื. ืืฉืื ืื ื ืงืืจืืื ืืช ืืคืกืืงืื ืฉื ืืืืืืืช, ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืฉืืคืจืืช - ืืืืืื ืืฉืืคืจืืช, ืฉื ืื ื ืืชืืจืื ืืฆืืจื ืืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืฉื ื' ืืืจ ืกืื ื - ื ืชืคืื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื. ืขื ืืืช, ืืื ืฉืื ืืืจ ืื ืืฉื ืืชืฉืืื [...]
Understanding Where we Stand
"You are standing todayโฆ "(Devarim 29:9) The Medrash tells us that the words โAtem nitzavimโ at the beginning of this weekโs parsha are in response to the curses in last weekโs parsha. Last week, Parshas Ki Savo, Klal Yisrael heard the Tochacha, what was being demanded of them, and the [...]
ืืืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืขืืืืื
"ืึทืชึผึถึจื ื ึดืฆึผึธืึดึคืื ืึทืึผืึนืึ" (ืืืจืื ืื:ื) ืืืจืฉ ืืืื (ืชื ืืืื ื ืฆืืื ืค"ื) (ืืืื ืืจืฉ"ื): "ืืื ื ืกืืื ืคืจืฉืช ืืชื ื ืฆืืื ืืงืืืืช, ืืคื ืฉืฉืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืงืืืืช ืืกืจ ืฉืชืื ืืืฅ ืื"ื ืฉืืชืืจืช ืืื ืื, ืืืจืืงื ืคื ืืื, ืืืืจื ืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืื, ืืชืืื ืืฉื ืืคืืืกื, ืืชื ื ืฆืืื ืืืื, ืืจืื ืืืขืกืชื ืืืงืื ืืื ืขืฉื ืืชืื ืืืืื, ืืืจื [...]
Thank You First then Please
And you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground (Devarim 26:2) Chazal state that when workmen would see people bringing bikurim to Jerusalem, they would stop their work and give honor to those bringing their first fruits to Jerusalem. The Alshich wonders, what is so [...]
ืืืื ืขื ืืขืืจ ืืืืงืฉ ืขื ืืขืชืื
" ืึฐืึธืงึทืึฐืชึผึธ ืึตืจึตืืฉืึดืืช ืึผึธื-ืคึผึฐืจึดื ืึธืึฒืึธืึธื" (ืึผึฐืึธืจึดืื ย ืื:ื) ืื"ื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืืฉืจ ืืฉืืืจืื ืืื ืจืืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืกืขืื ืืืจืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืืืจืืื, ืื ืืื ืืคืกืืงืื ืืช ืขืืืืชื ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืืจืืฉืืื. ืืืืฉืื ืฉืืื, ืื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืืื ืื, ืฉืืืืืืช ืืช ืืขืืืืื ืืืคืกืืง ืืืืืืชืืื ืืืคื ืืขืกืืงืื, ืืืื ืืช ืืงืืืื ืืฆืืื ืื? [...]