ืื ื ื ืจืืฉ ืืงืืื ืืช ืื
ืื"ื ืืกืคืจืื ืื ื ืฉืืืืช ืฆืคืจืืข ื ืื ืกื ืืฆืคืจืืขืื ืืชื ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืช "ืขื ืงืืืืฉ ืืฉื." ืืจืื ืฉื ืื ืืืจ ืื ื ืืื ืื ื ืื, ืืืฉืื ืืขืืจืื ืงื ืืืืืจ ืืื: ืื ืืฆืคืจืืขืื ื ืื ืกื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืืงืจืื ืืืืื "ืขื ืงืืืืฉ ืืฉื", ืขื ืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืฉืขืืื ื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืช! ืืืชื ืกืืคืจ ืืกืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืฆืคืจืืขืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืืจืืืช ืืืืืื [...]
Just Do It
โAnd the LORD said to him: 'What is that in your hand?' And he said: 'A rod.'โ (Shemos 4:2) Many times people feel they have such a great ability to do something, almost to the point that davening to Hashem for help may seem like an afterthought. Only when the [...]
ืชืขืฉื ืืชืฆืืื โ ืืขืืจืช ื’
"ืึทืึผึนืืึถืจ ืึตืึธืื ื', ืืื (ืึทื-ืึผึถื) ืึฐืึธืึถืึธ; ืึทืึผึนืืึถืจ ืึทืึผึถื" (ืฉืืืช ื:ื) ืืืจื ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืจืืืฉืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืฉืื ืื ืฉืจืืฆืื, ืืืขื ืขื ืืื ืื, ืฉืืืชืคืื ืื' ืฉืืขืืืจ ืืื, ืขืฉืื ืืืืืฉื ืืืืืชืจ. ืจืง ืืืฉืจ ืืืืืจ ืืืฉืื ืฉื ืจืื ืฉืืื ืืขืืจ ืืืืืืืช ืฉืืื, ืื ืืืืจืื ืฉื' ืงืืืข ืืช ืืชืืฆืืืช ืืจืง ืืขืืจืชื ืืคืฉืจ [...]
To Inherit Both Worlds
โZevulun was engaged in business and provided sustenance for the tribe of Yissachar, who were learning Torahโ. (Rashi on Bereishis 49:13) This past week, Klal Yisrael went through a very emotional experience. Thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) participated in a siyum hashas. Torah learned by all of Klal Yisrael, every [...]
ืืจืฉืช ืืช ืฉื ื ืืขืืืืืช
(ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืจืฉ"ื: "ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืขืืกืง ืืคืจืงืืืื, ืืืืฆืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืฉืฉืืจ ืืื ืขืืกืงืื ืืชืืจื" ืืฉืืืข ืืืืจืื ืขืืจ ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืจืืฉืืช ืืืื. ืืืคืื - ืืืื ืืืืช ืืืคืื - ืืฉืชืชืคื ืืกืืื ืืฉ"ืก. ืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืชืืจื ืฉื ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื, ืืฉืืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืชื ืืฃ ืืื ืืื. ืืืง ืืืจืขืืื ืฉื [...]
Stay En-Light-ened
I will go down with you into Egypt; and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph shall put his hand upon your eyes. (Bereishis 46:4) With Chanukah behind us, we feel a little bit at a loss and vulnerable leaving those cherished lights which gave us the [...]
ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืืืจื
"ืึธื ึนืึดื, ืึตืจึตื ืขึดืึผึฐืึธ ืึดืฆึฐืจึทืึฐืึธื, ืึฐืึธื ึนืึดื, ืึทืขึทืึฐืึธ ืึทื-ืขึธืึนื; ืึฐืืึนืกึตืฃ, ืึธืฉืึดืืช ืึธืืึน ืขึทื-ืขึตืื ึถืืึธ" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื) ืืืจื ืฉืื ืืื ืขืืจ, ืื ื ืืจืืืฉืื ืงืฆืช ืืืืื ืขืฆืืช ืืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืชื ื ืจืืช ื ืขืจืฆืื, ืฉื ืชื ื ืื ื ืชืืืฉื ืฉื ืืืืืช ืืืชืืืจ ืขื ืืจืืืื ื, ืื ืื ืื ืืกืืืืืื, ืืขืืื ืืช ื'. ืขื ืืืช, ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืืช ืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืข ืื ื ืืืฆืืื [...]
The Inside Story
43:19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house. The Torah tells us that when the Jews were in Egypt they had to place the blood of the Pascal offering on the โpesach habayisโ โ the entranceways [...]
ืืกืืคืืจ ืืคื ืืื
"ืึทืึผึดืึผึฐืฉืืึผ ืึถื ืึธืึดืืฉื, ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืขึทื ืึผึตืืช ืืึนืกึตืฃ; ืึทืึฐืึทืึผึฐืจืึผ ืึตืึธืื ืคึผึถืชึทื ืึทืึผึธืึดืช" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืืื ืืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืข ืืชืืจื ืืกืคืจืช ืื ื ืฉืืืืื ืืืืจื ืขื ืืืกืฃ ื"ืคืชื ืืืืช", ืืืคื ื ืฉืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืฆืื ืืืฆืจืื, ื' ืฆืื ืืื ืืชืช ืืช ืื ืืฉื "ืขึทื-ืฉืึฐืชึผึตื ืึทืึผึฐืืึผืึนืช, ืึฐืขึทื-ืึทืึผึทืฉืึฐืงืึนืฃ" ืฉื ืคืชื ืืืชื. ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื ืืื ืืขื [...]
Pure Intentions
When Yaakov hears the dreams of Yosef, he responds that it just canโt be, for Rachel died and canโt bow down. Chazal tell us that there is a aspect of impreciseness in all dreams . This is what Yakov pointed out ,though he knew that it could be referring to [...]
ืืืื ืืช ืืืืจืืช
ืืฉืฉืืข ืืขืงื ืืืืืืชืื ืฉื ืืืกืฃ, ืืขืจ ืื ืืืืจ "ืื ืึทืึฒืืึนื ืึทืึผึถื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึธืึธืึฐืชึผึธ ืึฒืืึนื ื ึธืืึนื ืึฒื ึดื ืึฐืึดืึผึฐืึธ ืึฐืึทืึถืืึธ ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึทืึฒืึนืช ืึฐืึธ ืึธืจึฐืฆึธื" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื), ืืจืฉ"ื ืืกืืืจ, "ืืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืืชื", ืืืืื ืืื"ื: "ืืจืืืชืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืืืื", ืฉืชืืื ืืฉ ืจืืช ืื ืืืืง, ืฉืืืื ืฉืืชืืืืก ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื, [...]
Religious Side Effects
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed (Bereishis 32:8) Rashi comments in the name of Chazal that Yaakov was distressed for two separate reasons: First, that Yaakov would be killed and secondly, that Yaakov would kill others. The first answer that perhaps he would be killed is readily understood: [...]
ืชืืคืขืืช ืืืืื ืฉื ืืืช
"ืึทืึผึดืืจึธื ืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืึฐืึนื, ืึทืึผึตืฆึถืจ ืืึน" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื) ื ืืชื ืืืืื ืืงืืืช: ืืื ืืฉืฉ ืืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืื. ืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืืฆืจ ืื ืื ืืืืืฅ ืืืจืื ืืืจืื? ืืจืืจ ืฉืื ืืขืงื ืืื ืืกืื ื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืช ืืชืืงืฃ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืื, ืืคื ืฉืื"ื ืืืืืื ืืืชื ื "ืืื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืื ืืืจืื!" [...]
Belief and What You Do
Yaakov Avinu was the originator of tefillas Arvis. This tefilla is very different from shacharis and mincha, as both of those are obligatory, whereas Arvis is optional. This idea is difficult to understand: If one is supposed to daven Arvis, why should he not be obligated? And if it is [...]
ืืืื ื ืืืขืฉืื
ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืชืงื ืชืคืืืช ืขืจืืืช. ืชืคืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืจืืช ืืื ืื, ืืฉืื ืฉืฉื ืืื ืืืืืืื, ืืืืื ืขืจืืืช ืืื ืจืฉืืช. ืงืฉื ืืืืื ืืช ืืจืขืืื ืืื: ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืชืคืื ืขืจืืืช, ืืืืข ืืื ืื ืืืื? ืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืื, ืื ืืจืขืืื ืฉื "ืชืคืืืช ืจืฉืืช", ืฉืชืงื ืืขืงื? ืืืืจื ืืกืคืจืช ืื ื ืฉืชืคืืืช ืืขืจืื ืชืืื [...]
Shabbos โMevarchinโ
โNow therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt game for me.โ (Bereishis 27:3) The question that puzzles everyone is โWas Yitzchak really so hungry?โ Why was it necessary for him to have food in order to give [...]
ืฉืืช “ืืืจืืื”
"ืึฐืขึทืชึผึธื ืฉืึธื-ื ึธื ืึตืึถืืึธ, ืชึผึถืึฐืึฐืึธ ืึฐืงึทืฉืึฐืชึผึถืึธ; ืึฐืฆึตื, ืึทืฉึผืึธืึถื, ืึฐืฆืึผืึธื ืึผึดื, ืฆืืื (ืฆึธืึดื)" (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ื) ืืฉืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืื "ืืื ืืฆืืง ืืืืช ืืื ืื ืื ืจืขื?" ืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืื ืฆืืจื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจื? ืืฉ ืืจืื ืชืฉืืืืช ืฉื ืืชื ื ืืฉืืื ืื, ืืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืฉืชืฃ ืืชืื ืืืืฉื ืฉื ืืชื ื ืขื ืืื [...]
Be Aware of your Surroundings
โโฆin the presence of the children of Chesโฆโ (Bereishis 23:18) This verse seems to be offering us a piece of meaningless information. What difference does it make that the sons of Ches were there? Does an audience make any difference? Peer pressure is sometimes dangerous, and sometimes very helpful. Chazal [...]