You shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the Lord. (Vayikra 18:5)Chazal tell us that our obligation to stay alive supersedes almost all the other mitzvos, except for the three cardinal sins. What if someone feels he would like to express his [...]
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Chazal point out to us that when Klal Yisrael came together in a disorganized fashion (e.g the elders together with the youngsters, but without any honor given to the elders) it is symptomatic of Klal Yisrael being up to no good (See Rashi Devarim 1:22). Yet the Chasam Sofer brings from earlier sources that when [...]
ืื"ื ืืฆืืื ืื ืื ื ืฉืืืฉืจ ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืชืงืจืื ืืืฉื ืืขืจืืืืื โ ืืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืืืคืื ืืช ืืืงื ืื ืืืงื ืื ืืืืคืื ืืช ืืจืืฉืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืืื (ืขืืื ืืจืฉ"ื ืืืจืื ื:ืื) - ืื ืืจืื ืฉืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืื ื ืืืจื ืืืื. ืื ืืืชื ืกืืคืจ ืืืื ืืืงืืจืืช ืืืงืืืื, ืื ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืงืืจืื ืืช ืืืืช ืืืงืืฉ, ืื ืืื ืกืืจ ืงืืืื. [...]
Imagine you were the commander-in-chief of an army at a time of war, and you instructed each officer โ from a lowly private to the highest ranking general โ with his specific task for the current military campaign. A certain private successfully completed the task of one his superiors. As he did not do his [...]
ืชืืจ ืืขืฆืื ืฉืืชื ืืจืืื"ื ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืืืจืืช ืืื ืืืืื ืืฆืื - ืืืืืื ืืคืฉืื ืขื ืืจื ืืืืฃ ืืืืืจ โ ืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืกืคืฆืืคืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืฆืข ืืฆืืื ืื ืืืื. ืืืื ืคืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืช ืชืคืงืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืขืืื. ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืืืงืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืืฉืืืชื, ืืื ืขืฉื ืืช ืชืคืงืืื ืฉื ืงืฆืื ืืืืจ ืืืชืจ, ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืคื ืืืืช ืืฉืคื [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim 5777 You can sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom NewsletterโContact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Mincha Friday at 13:30, 17:38 and 19:07 Summer 5777 calendar is available online and printed in shul. Shabbos Shiurim: The Ravโs shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every [...]
The gemora (Nedarim 66b) tells the story of a man from Bavel who married a woman from Eretz Yisrael and had a language problem with her. He asked his wife to make โa couple of beansโ for dinner; she took it literally and made him only two beans. Not wanting this to happen again, the [...]
ืืืืจื ืื ืืจืื (ืกื:) ืืกืคืจืช ืขื ืืื ืืื ื ืืื ืฉืขืื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื ืื ืฉื ืืืฉื. ืืืจ ืื: ืืฉืื ืื "ืฉืชื ืขืืฉืื", ืืืืืจ - ืืขื. ืืืฉืื ืื ืฉืชื ืขืืฉืื ืืืฉ. ืืขืก ืขืืื. ืืืืจืช, ืืืจ ืื: ืืฉืื ืื ืกืื - ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืชื ืืืชื ืฉืื ืชืืฉื ืื ืจืง ืฉืชืื ืืืชืืื ืืื ืืื ืกืขืืื. ืืืฉืื ืื ืกืื ืืืฉ, ืืจืื ืืืชืจ [...]
This weekโs parsha starts off discussing the passing of Aharonโs children. Immediately following, the Torah tells us about the service of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Hakipurim. Chazal tell us that the reason the Torah put these two ideas together is to teach us that just as the Kohenโs service on Yom Hakipurim brings us [...]
