ืชืืคืขืืช ืืืืื
ืึทืึผึดืืงึทึฃืฅ ืึทืขึฒืงึนืึฎ ืึดืฉืึผึฐื ึธืชืึนึ ืึทืึผึนึืืึถืจ ืึธืึตืึ ืึตึฃืฉื ืึฐืึนืึธึื ืึผึทืึผึธืงึืึนื ืึทืึผึถึื ืึฐืึธื ึนืึดึื ืึนึฅื ืึธืึธึฝืขึฐืชึผึดืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืืื ืื ืื ืืืขืชื. ืฉืึถืึดื ืึธืึทืขึฐืชึผึดื, ืึนื ืึธืฉืึทื ึฐืชึผึดื ืึผึฐืึธืงืึนื ืงึธืืึนืฉื ืึผึธืึถื: (ืจืฉ"ื ืฉื) ืืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืข ืฉืขืืจ, ืืฉืืขืงื ืื ืกื ืืืชืืืืช ืืืืื ืขืฉื, ืืฆืืง ืงืืื ืืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืชื. ืืืงืื ืืืืืช ืืก, ืืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืฃ ืืืืืจ ืืช ื'. ืื [...]
Sometimes Nothing is Something!
โYitzchok said to themโฆYou hate meโฆThey saidโฆLet there now be an oath between usโฆWe did nothing but good to you, and sent you away in peaceโฆthey each swore to the other...Yitzchok sent them away and they left in peace.โ (Bereishis 26:27-33) This is indeed a very odd conversation. Yitzchak certainly [...]
ืืฉืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืชืจ
"ืึทืึนึผืืึถืจ ืึฒืึตืึถื ืึดืฆึฐืึธืง, ืึทืึผืึผืขึท ืึธึผืืชึถื ืึตืึธื; ืึฐืึทืชึถึผื ืฉึฐืื ึตืืชึถื ืึนืชึดื, ืึทืชึฐึผืฉึทืืึฐึผืืึผื ึดื ืึตืึดืชึฐึผืึถื.ย ืึทืึนึผืืึฐืจืึผ ... ย ืชึฐึผืึดื ื ึธื ืึธืึธื ืึตึผืื ืึนืชึตืื ืึผ, ืึตึผืื ึตืื ืึผ ืึผืึตืื ึถืึธ ... ืึฐืึทืึฒืฉึถืืจ ืขึธืฉึดืืื ืึผ ืขึดืึฐึผืึธ ืจึทืง-ืืึนื, ืึทื ึฐึผืฉึทืืึตึผืึฒืึธ ืึฐึผืฉึธืืืึนื ... ืึทืึดึผืฉึธึผืืึฐืขืึผ ืึดืืฉื ืึฐืึธืึดืื; ืึทืึฐืฉึทืืึฐึผืึตื ืึดืฆึฐืึธืง, ืึทืึตึผืึฐืืึผ ืึตืึดืชึผืึน ืึฐึผืฉึธืืืึนื." (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื-ืื) ืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืจื. ืืืฆืืง ืืืืื ืืืืชื ืกืืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืืืื ืื [...]
Familiarity Breeds Contempt
โBut when food was set before him, he said, โI will not eat until I have told my tale.โ He said, โSpeak, then.โโ (Bereishis 24:33) Was there a particular reason that Eliezer had to speak before eating? The gemora (Sanhedrin 52b) tells us, โHow does an am haaretz perceive a [...]
ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืื ืืื
[ืึทืึผืึผืฉืึทึคื] ืึฐืคึธื ึธืืึ ืึถืึฑืึนึื ืึทืึผึนึืืึถืจึ ืึนึฃื ืึนืึทึื ืขึทึฅื ืึดืึพืึผึดืึผึทึืจึฐืชึผึดื ืึผึฐืึธืจึธึื ืึทืึผึนึืืึถืจ ืึผึทืึผึตึฝืจื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืืื ืืืืชื ืกืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืืืืขืืจ ืจืฆื ืืืืจ ืืคื ื ืฉืืืื? ืืืืจื (ืกื ืืืจืื ืื:ื) ืืืืจืช: " ืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืงืืชืื (ืืื) ืฉื ืืื ืกืืคืจ ืืืื ื ืืืื ืืงืืชืื ืฉื ืืกืฃ ื ืื ื ืืื ื ืืืื ืืงืืชืื [...]
Donโt Be So Sure
โAnd Avraham answered and said, โBehold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.โโ (Bereishis 18:27) RASHI: I Am BUT DUST AND ASHES โ I would long ago have been reduced to dust by the kings and to ashes by Nimrod [...]
ืื ืชืืื ืื ืื ืืืื
ืึทืึผึทึฅืขึทื ืึทืึฐืจึธืึธึื ืึทืึผึนืืึทึืจ ืึดื ึผึตืึพื ึธึคื ืืึนืึทึืึฐืชึผึดืึ ืึฐืึทืึผึตึฃืจ ืึถืึพืึฒืึนื ึธึื ืึฐืึธื ึนืึดึื ืขึธืคึธึฅืจ ืึธืึตึฝืคึถืจื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืจืฉื: ืืื ืื ืขืคืจ ืืืคืจ. ืึผืึฐืึธืจ ืึธืึดืืชึดื ืจึธืืึผื ืึดืึฐืืึนืช ืขึธืคึธืจ ืขึทื ืึฐืึตื ืึทืึผึฐืึธืึดืื, ืึฐืึตืคึถืจ ืขึทื ืึฐืึตื ื ึดืึฐืจืึนื, ืืึผืึตื ืจึทืึฒืึถืืึธ ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืขึธืึฐืืึผ ืึดื: ืจืฉ"ื ืืกืืืจ ืืช ื ืงืืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืื, ืฉืืฉ ืืืืืืื ืจืืื. ืืืจืื ืืขืจืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืืืข [...]
Consistent and Persistent
โThen Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Yarden; and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves one from the other.โ (Bereishis 13:11) RASHI:ย FROM THE EAST: A Midrashic explanation is: He wandered away from the Originator (ืืงืืืื ื) of the Universe, saying, โI want neither Abram nor his [...]
ืชืืื ืืงืืฉืจ
ืึทืึผึดืึฐืึทืจึพืึฃืึน ืึืึนื ืึตึืช ืึผืืึพืึผึดืึผึทึฃืจ ืึทืึผึทืจึฐืึผึตึื ืึทืึผึดืกึผึทึฅืข ืึืึนื ืึดืงึผึถึืึถื ืึทืึผึดืคึผึธึฃืจึฐืึืึผ ืึดึืืฉื ืึตืขึทึฅื ืึธืึดึฝืืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืจืฉ"ื: ืืงืื ...ืึผืึดืึฐืจึทืฉื ืึทืึผึธืึธื ืึดืกึผึดืืขึท ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน ืึดืงึผึทืึฐืืึนื ืึน ืฉืึถื ืขืึนืึธื; ืึธืึทืจ ืึดื ืึถืคึฐืฉืึดื ืึนื ืึผึฐืึทืึฐืจึธื ืึฐืึนื ืึตืืึนืงึธืื: (ืืจืืฉืืช ืจืื ืื:ื) ืืฉ ืฉืืื ืืคืืจืกืืช ืฉืฉืืขืชื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืืืืฉืืื ืืืืงืืื, ืืจื ืืชืชืืื ืกืืืืื (ืฉืชืืื ืื ืจืคืืื ืฉืืืื): ืืงื"ื ืงืืื ืืช [...]
Our Mission
โAnd the Lord smelled the sweet savour; and the Lord said in His heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for manโs sake; for the impulse of manโs heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.โ [...]
ืืืฉืืื ืฉืื ื
ืึทืึผึธึฃืจึทื ื' ืึถืชึพืจึตึฃืืึท ืึทื ึผึดืืึนึืึทึ ืึทืึผึนึจืืึถืจ ื' ืึถืึพืึดืึผึืึน ืึนึฝืึพืึนึ ืกึดึ ืฃ ืึฐืงึทืึผึตึจื ืขึคืึนื ืึถืชึพืึธึฝืึฒืึธืึธืึ ืึผึทืขึฒืึฃืึผืจ ืึธึฝืึธืึธึื ืึผึดึ ื ืึตึฃืฆึถืจ ืึตึงื ืึธืึธืึธึื ืจึทึืข ืึดื ึผึฐืขึปืจึธึืื ืึฐืึนึฝืึพืึนืกึดึฅืฃ ืขึืึนื ืึฐืึทืึผึฅืึนืช ืึถืชึพืึผืืึพืึทึื ืึผึทึฝืึฒืฉืึถึฅืจ ืขึธืฉืึดึฝืืชึดืื (ืืจืืฉืืช ื:ืื) ื' ืงืืื ืืช ืงืืจืื ื ืฉื ื ื ืขื ืืืืื ืื ืืืงื. ืืืขืช ืฉืจืื ืฉืืื: ืืืืข ืืงืจืื ืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืคื ืฉืขืืจืจ ืชืืืื ืืืืืืช [...]
Make it Profitable
โAnd Hashem said to Kayin, why are you angry? And why are you crestfallen?โ (Bereishis 4:6) I feel that through the Chag of Sukkos, most of us were in a state of zman simchaseinu, but then on Simchas Torah suddenly a cloud of devastation and sadness enveloped us. We may [...]
ืืืคืื ืืืฆื ืืจืืืื
ืึทืึผึนึฅืืึถืจ ื' ืึถืึพืงึธึืึดื ืึธึืึผึธื ืึธึฃืจึธื ืึธึืึฐ ืึฐืึธึืึผึธื ื ึธืคึฐืึฅืึผ ืคึธื ึถึฝืืึธื (ืืจืืฉืืช ื:ื) ืื ื ืืจืืืฉ ืฉืืืฉื ืื ืืกืืืืช ืจืืื ื ืืืื ื ืืืฆื ืฉื ืืื ืฉืืืชื ื, ืืื ืื ืืฉืืืช ืชืืจื ืคืชืืื ืขืืฃ ืืืชื ื ืขื ื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืขืฆื. ืื ื ืขืืืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืขืืืืื, ืืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืคืืื ืืจืืืื. ืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืื [...]
In Front of Hashem
โโฆthat you may be clean from all your sins before Hashem.โ (Vayikra 16:30) โand you shall rejoice before the Hashem your G-dโฆโ (Devarim 16:11) As we move out of โYom Kippur Modeโ (a day on which we say โโฆthat you may be clean from all your sins before Hashem.โ) and [...]
ืืคื ื ื’
...ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื ื' ืชึผึดืึฐืึธึฝืจืึผื (ืืืงืจื ืื:ื) ืึฐืฉืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธึ ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฃื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ (ืืืจืื ืื:ืื) ืืืจ ืฉืขืืจื ื ืืช ืืื ืืืืคืืจืื ืืืชืืงืืื ืขืืฉืื ืืกืืืืช, ืืฉ ืืืฉืืืช ืืช ืฉื ื ืืคืกืืงืื ืฉืฆืืืื ืืืขืื. ืืืื ืืืคืืจ ืื ื ืืืืจืื: " ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื ื' ืชึผึดืึฐืึธึฝืจืึผ". ืืืกืืืืช ืื ื ืืืืจืื, " ืึฐืฉืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึธึ ืึดืคึฐื ึตึฃื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ". ืืฉ ืืฉื ื ืืคืกืืงืื ืืืื ืืืืืื "ืืคื ื ื' ", [...]
For G-dโs Sake or My Sake
โReturn, Israel, unto Hashem, your G-d, for you have stumbled in your iniquity.โ (Hoshea 14:2) In general, when one does teshuva, if the iniquity was done in a public forum, the teshuva must also be done in a public forum, in order to counter the chillul Hashem that the sin [...]
ืืืขื ื’ ืื ืืืขื ืื ื?
ืฉืึืึผืึธื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืขึทึื ื' ืึฑืึนืงึถึืืึธ ืึผึดึฅื ืึธืฉืึทึืึฐืชึผึธ ืึผึทืขึฒืึบื ึถึฝืึธื (ืืืฉืข ืื:ื) ืืืื, ืืฉืขืืฉืื ืชืฉืืื, ืื ืืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืจืืื, ืืฉ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืืื, ืืฉืขืืฉืื ืชืฉืืื, ืื ืืืื ื ืขืฉื ืืจืืื, ืืฉ ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืชืฉืืื ืื ืืจืืื, ืืื ืืชืงื ืืช ืืืืื ืืฉื ืฉืืืื ืืจื. ืืืื ื [...]
All for the Boss
โAnd it came to pass at that time, that Avimelech and Pichol captain of his army spoke to Avraham, saying, G-d is with you in all that you do.โ (Bereishis 21:22) In the Torah reading of Rosh Hashanah, we read about an encounter between Avraham and Avimelech, yet it seems [...]