Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Toldos 5779 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Please redeem your Chosson Torah pledges so that the shul can double your donation! Over 600nis is still [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Chayei Sarah 5779 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Please redeem your Chosson Torah pledges so that the shul can double your donation! Over 700nis is still [...]
Sometimes the deal sounds too good to be true. An unclaimed inheritance for $8 million, or a winning ticket in a lottery for $7 million. Or even a refund of $47.52 for a failed purchase from PayPal. Are they real? Sometimes these emails look very legitimate. Unfortunately, there are many scoundrels out there who are [...]
לפעמים העסקה נשמעת טובה מכדי להיות אמיתית. ירושה ללא דורש בשווי 8 מיליון דולר, או כרטיס הזוכה בפרס לוטו של 7 מיליון דולר. או אפילו החזר של 47.52 ש"ח עבור רכישה נכשלת מ- PayPal. הם אמיתיים? לפעמים אימיילים כאלו נראים לגיטימיים לגמרי. אלא למרבה הצער, ישנם נוכלים רבים שם בחוץ, אשר לא רק מנסים לגנוב [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5778 This issue is sponsored by the Kaufman family on the occasion of shloshim for חנה אלישבע בת משה You can sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter—Contact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Mincha Erev Sukkos at 12:30, 16:26 The Rav is away, so the following shiurim will NOT [...]
Eliezer the servant of Avraham is described as “dole’ umashkeh” (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 his Rebbe’s divrei Torah, and [...]
"אליעזר עבד אברהם - דולה ומשקה מתורת רבו אברהם לאחרים" (יומא כ"ה), אשר פשוטו כמשמעו מי ששואב (מים) ונותן (לאחרים) לשתות. כלומר הוא היה מפיץ את התורה שאברהם לימד. הרב גדליה שור מסביר איך זה שונה מתלמיד רגיל אשר מפיץ את תורתו של רבו, ותהליך החישבה שלו. בן אדם יכול להיות חכם מבריק, אבל בהחלט [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5777 This issue is sponsored by Lev Seltzer in memory of his son Yitzchak Meir on the occasion of his 6th Yahrzeit (30 Cheshvan) Sponsor an issue of the newsletter – contact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Mincha Friday at 12:30 and 16:21 CORRECTED CALENDAR: Due to a technical error, [...]
וַיְבִאֶהָ יִצְחָק, הָאֹהֱלָה שָׂרָה אִמּוֹ, וַיִּקַּח אֶת-רִבְקָה וַתְּהִי-לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה, וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ; (בְּרֵאשִׁית כד:סז) And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah; he married Rivka and she became his wife; and he loved her. (Bereishis 24:67) The Torah tells us that Eliezer met Yitzchak in the field upon his return from Aram-Naharaim. Eliezer then [...]
The Torah tells us “Ephron said, what is 400 shekels kesef between us,” Ephron sounds like a good hearted man, willing to do chesed, even at a major expense. And yet, when Avraham says “I want to pay,” Chazal tell us that Ephron wanted coins that were “over l’socher” - the most liquid cash. The [...]
