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ื“ืจืš ืืจื•ื›ื” ื•ืงืฆืจื”

By |November 16th, 2017|Tags: , , |

ื”ืื ืคืขื ืงืจื” ืœืš ืฉืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฆื•ื•ื”, ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ืžื•ื ืขื•ืช ืื•ืชืš ืžืœืงื™ื™ื ืื•ืชื”? ื•ืืชื” ืชื•ื”ื” ืœืขืฆืžืš "ืœืžื” ื”' ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืฉื” - ืื ื™ ืจืง ืžื ืกื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฆื•ื•ื”!" ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ืฆืจ ื”ืจืข ืฉืžืฉืชื“ืœ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืื•ืชืš ืžืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆื•ื•ื”. ื”ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ ืžืฆื™ืข ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช: [...]

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Donโ€™t Take Things at Face Value

By |November 9th, 2017|Tags: , |

Eliezer the servant of Avraham is described as โ€œdoleโ€™ umashkehโ€ (TB Yoma 28b), which literally means one who draws (water) and gives (others) to drink. He was able to disseminate the Torah ideas that Avraham expressed. Rav Gedalia Schorr explains why this is different from the standard student who perpetuates [...]

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ืืœ ืชืงื— ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืคืฉื•ื˜ื

By |November 9th, 2017|Tags: , |

"ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืขื‘ื“ ืื‘ืจื”ื - ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ืžืฉืงื” ืžืชื•ืจืช ืจื‘ื• ืื‘ืจื”ื ืœืื—ืจื™ื" (ื™ื•ืžื ื›"ื”), ืืฉืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื• ืžื™ ืฉืฉื•ืื‘ (ืžื™ื) ื•ื ื•ืชืŸ (ืœืื—ืจื™ื) ืœืฉืชื•ืช. ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืคื™ืฅ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืจื” ืฉืื‘ืจื”ื ืœื™ืžื“. ื”ืจื‘ ื’ื“ืœื™ื” ืฉื•ืจ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ ืจื’ื™ืœ ืืฉืจ ืžืคื™ืฅ ืืช ืชื•ืจืชื• ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื•, ื•ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื—ื™ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœื•. ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ [...]

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Meaningful Words

By |November 2nd, 2017|Tags: , |

Chazal tell us that Klal Yisrael received reward for that which Avraham Avinu said โ€œfor I am but dust (afar) and ash (eifer)โ€ (Bereishis 18:27) For mentioning the dirt (afar) he received the mitzvah of โ€œcovering the blood with dirtโ€ and for the ash (eifer) he received the mitzvah of [...]

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ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื•ืช

By |November 2nd, 2017|Tags: , |

ื—ื–"ืœ ืืžืจื• ืฉื‘ืฉื›ืจ ืืžื™ืจื” ื–ื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, "ื•ืื ื›ื™ ืขืคืจ ื•ืืคืจ", ื–ื›ื• ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœืฉืชื™ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช - ืืคืจ ืคืจื” ืื“ื•ืžื”, ื•ืขืคืจ ืกื•ื˜ื”. ื”ื—ื™ื“"ื ืฉื•ืืœ, "ืื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื›ื™ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื” ืขื ื™ื•, ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœืขืคืจ ื•ืืคืจ? ื”ืื ืœื ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”' ื™ื›ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื›ืขื ื™ื•, [...]

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Well Connected

By |October 26th, 2017|Tags: , |

There is a famous Holocaust story told about the Bluzhever Rebbe, Rav Yisroel Spira. The Germans told all the Jewish prisoners that they had to jump over a large open pit โ€“ anyone that failed to make it to the other side would be shot and killed. After seeing many [...]

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ื‘ึผึทืขึทืœ ืงึฐืฉืึธืจึดื™ื

By |October 26th, 2017|Tags: , |

ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืžืคื•ืจืกื ืžื”ืฉื•ืื” ืขืœ ื”ืื“ืžื•"ืจ ืžื‘ืœืื–'ื•ื‘, ื”ืจื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉืคื™ืจื. ื”ื ืืฆื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœืืกื™ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืžืขืœ ื‘ื•ืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ - ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืœื ื™ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื™ื™ืจื” ื•ื™ื”ืจื’. ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืจืื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื ืจืฆื—ื• ืœืคื ื™ื”ื, ืื™ืฉ ืœื ื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื™ ืฉืืœ ืื•ืชื• "ื”ืื ืืชื” ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข [...]

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Great Men Come In Small Packages

By |October 19th, 2017|Tags: , |

The Torah says โ€œNoach was a tzaddik in his time.โ€ Rashi quotes two explanations from Chazal on Noachโ€™s status: 1) If he had lived in the generation of Avraham Avinu, perhaps his righteousness would have been greater than Avrahamโ€™s; or 2) if he had lived in Avraham Avinuโ€™s generation, he [...]

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ืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ื‘ืืจื™ื–ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช

By |October 19th, 2017|Tags: , |

ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ืคืจืฉื” "ื ื— ืื™ืฉ ืฆื“ื™ืง ืชืžื™ื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืชื™ื•" ืจืฉ"ื™ ืžืฆื˜ื˜ ืฉื ื™ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ืžืขืžื“ื• ืฉืœ ื ื—: 1) ืื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืฆื“ื™ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ; ืื• 2) ืื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื•, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœื›ืœื•ื. ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ "ืœื ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœื›ืœื•ื" ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื˜ืจื™ื“ ืื•ืชื™, ืฉื›ืŸ ืœืฆื“ื™ืง ืฆืจื™ืš ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ [...]

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ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ืžืœื

By |October 3rd, 2017|Tags: , , |

ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ื›ื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืกื•ื›ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืฉื•ื‘ ืืช ื ืก ืขื ื ื™ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“. ื”ืžื‘ื™"ื˜ ืžืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืžืฆื•ื•ื” ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ื—ืกื“ื™ื ืฉื”ืงื‘"ื” ืขืฉื” ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ืชื™ื ืช ื”ืžืŸ ื›ืœ ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ื•ื”ืžื™ื ื“ืจืš ื‘ืืจ ืžืจื™ื, ืืฃ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื ืกื™ืขืชื ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ. ืœื›ืื•ืจื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื’ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ [...]

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Reverse Motion

By |September 28th, 2017|Tags: , |

In the shemoneh esrei of Yom Kippur we say: ื–ึตื›ึถืจ ืœึดื™ืฆึดื™ืึทืช ืžึดืฆึฐืจึธื™ึดื A day that is a remembrance of our exodus from Egypt. Most of us donโ€™t put much thought into this line because in every shemoneh esrei of Shabbos and Yom Tov we say this line about the Exodus [...]

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ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ืคื•ื›ื”

By |September 28th, 2017|Tags: , |

ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืช ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื "ื–ื›ืจ ืœื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื" ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ืœื ืฉืžื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื›ื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจื” ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืช ื•ื™ื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืื•ืชื ืžื™ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื™ืฆื™ืืช ืžืฆืจื™ื. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืื ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื ื•ืกื— ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื ืจืง ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ื ื•ืกื—, ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉ [...]

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ืื™ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ืžืœื‘ื“ื•

By |September 19th, 2017|Tags: , |

"ื•ึฐื™ึนืืžึทืจ ื›ึนึผืœ ืึฒืฉึถืืจ ื ึฐืฉึธืืžึธื” ื‘ึฐืึทืคึผื•ึน: ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึตื™ ื™ึดืฉึฐื‚ืจึธืึตืœ ืžึถืœึถืšึฐ, ื•ึผืžึทืœึฐื›ื•ึผืชื•ึน ื‘ึทึผื›ึนึผืœ ืžึธืฉึธืืœึธื”" (ืขืžื™ื“ื” ืœืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื ื”) ื ืฉืืœืช ื”ืฉืืœื” "ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื’ื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื™ื ื™ื›ืชื™ืจื• ื”'?" ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ (ืคืจืฉืช ืขืงื‘) ืžืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื—ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื‘ื— ืœื—ื‘ืจื•, ื–ื” ืœื ืžืื•ื“ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืฉื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžืชืขืœืžื™ื ืžื”ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื ื”ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ื. ืื‘ืœ, ื›ืืฉืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ [...]

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ื”ืฆื˜ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืœืžืขืœื”

By |September 14th, 2017|Tags: , , , |

"ื•ึฐืฉืึทื‘ึฐืชึผึธ ืขึทื“-ื”' ืึฑืœึนืงึถื™ืšึธ...ื‘ึผึฐื›ึธืœ-ืœึฐื‘ึธื‘ึฐืšึธ ื•ึผื‘ึฐื›ึธืœ-ื ึทืคึฐืฉืึถืšึธ" (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœ:ื‘) ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ื™ื, ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืขื™ื•ืŸ ืžื—ื“ืฉ, ืื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื›ื™ ืœื ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ืžื™ืจื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื•. ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื: ืจืื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืžื”ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืžื•ืฆื ืืช ื”ืืจื ืง ืฉืœื•. ืื– ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ืืœ ืืช ืืฉืชื• ืฉืจื”, "ื”ืื ืจืื™ืช ืืช ื”ืืจื ืง ืฉืœื™ ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”? ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืฆืืชื™ ืื•ืชื•." ืฉืจื” ืขื•ื ื” "ืจืื™ืชื™ ืื•ืชื• [...]

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