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Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5786

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5786 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโ€”or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โ‚ชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos:ย 12:30 & 16:26 Candle Lighting: 16:04/16:24 Beis Elokim shiurย with the [...]

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Giving is Getting

โ€œHe said I will not eat until I say what I need to sayโ€ (Bereishis 24:33) Why did Eliezer refuse to eat before delivering his message to Lavan? Generally, we assume that one with a connection with a talmid chacham will be positively influenced. We rarely worry that a talmid chacham himself may be affected [...]

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ื ืชื™ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืงื‘ืœื”

ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื ืื›ืœ ืขื“ ืื ื“ื‘ืจืชื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื“:ืœื’) ืœืžื” ืกื™ืจื‘ ืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืžืกืจ ืืช ืžืกืจื™ื• ืœืœื‘ืŸ? ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ืื ื• ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉืื“ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื ื™ื•ืฉืคืข ืžืžื ื• ืœื”ื™ื˜ื‘. ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื ืขืฆืžื• ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืฉืคืข ืœืจืขื” ืžื”ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืขื ื”ืืจืฅ. ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืคืขื ื‘ืฉื ื”ืจื‘ ืื”ืจืŸ ืงื•ื˜ืœืจ ื–ืฆ"ืœ, ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืจ [...]

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5785

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5785 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโ€”or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โ‚ชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. The Rav is Away As such, the following changes will take place: Friday night drasha will [...]

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And the Winner isโ€ฆ

Abraham accepted Ephronโ€™s terms. Abraham paid out to Ephron the money that he had given as a price in front of the Hittitesโ€”four hundred shekels of silver at the going merchantsโ€™ rate. (Bereishis 23:16) The Medrash tells us that one of the ways the blessing given to Avraham avinu (that all the nations will be [...]

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ื•ื”ืžื ืฆื— ื”ื•ื…

ื•ึทื™ึผึดืฉืึฐืงึนืœ ืึทื‘ึฐืจึธื”ึธื ืœึฐืขึถืคึฐืจึนืŸ ืึถืชึพื”ึทื›ึผึถืกึถืฃ ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ื“ึผึดื‘ึผึถืจ ื‘ึผึฐืื‡ื–ึฐื ึตื™ ื‘ึฐื ึตื™ึพื—ึตืช ืึทืจึฐื‘ึผึทืข ืžึตืื•ึนืช ืฉืึถืงึถืœ ื›ึผึถืกึถืฃ ืขึนื‘ึตืจ ืœึทืกึผึนื—ึตืจืƒ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื’:ื˜ื–) ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืžืกืคืจ ืœื ื• ืฉืื—ืช ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ืชืงื™ื™ืžื” ื”ื‘ืจื›ื” ืฉื ื™ืชื ื” ืœืื‘ืจื”ื ืื‘ื™ื ื• "ื•ึทืึฒื‘ึธืจึฐื›ึธื” ืžึฐื‘ึธืจึฐื›ึถื™ืšึธ" (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื™ื‘:ื’), ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืขืฉื” ืขืกืงื™ื ืขื ืื‘ืจื”ื, ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขืœ ื”ืฆืคื•ื™! ืขื ื–ืืช, ื›ืฉืขืคืจื•ืŸ ืžื›ืจ ืืช ืฉื“ื”ื• ืœืื‘ืจื”ื, ืœื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืœื ื‘ื—ื–"ืœ ืฉืœืขืคืจื•ืŸ [...]

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

โ€œBut when food was set before him, he said, โ€˜I will not eat until I have told my tale.โ€™ He said, โ€˜Speak, then.โ€™โ€ (Bereishis 24:33) Was there a particular reason that Eliezer had to speak before eating? The gemora (Sanhedrin 52b) tells us, โ€œHow does an am haaretz perceive a talmid chacham? Initially the talmid [...]

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Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5784

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5784 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโ€”or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โ‚ชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos:ย 12:30, 16:29 Candle Lighting: 16:07/16:27 Beis Elokim shiurย with the Rav [...]

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ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืœื™ื“ื” ื‘ื•ื–

[ื•ึทื™ึผื•ึผืฉื‚ึทึคื] ืœึฐืคึธื ึธื™ื•ึ™ ืœึถืึฑื›ึนึ”ืœ ื•ึทื™ึผึนึ™ืืžึถืจึ™ ืœึนึฃื ืึนื›ึทึ”ืœ ืขึทึฅื“ ืึดืึพื“ึผึดื‘ึผึทึ–ืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ื“ึผึฐื‘ึธืจึธึ‘ื™ ื•ึทื™ึผึนึ–ืืžึถืจ ื“ึผึทื‘ึผึตึฝืจืƒ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื“:ืœื’) ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืกื™ื‘ื” ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ืฉืืœื™ืขื–ืจ ืจืฆื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืื›ืœ? ื”ื’ืžืจื (ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ืœื‘:ื‘) ืื•ืžืจืช: " ืœืžื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื—ื›ื ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืคื ื™ ืขื ื”ืืจืฅ ื‘ืชื—ืœื” ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืงื™ืชื•ืŸ (ื›ืœื™) ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื‘ ืกื™ืคืจ ื”ื™ืžื ื• ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืงื™ืชื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ืกืฃ ื ื”ื ื” ืžืžื ื• ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืงื™ืชื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ืจืฉ ื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื ืฉื‘ืจ ืฉื•ื‘ [...]

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Chayei Sarah 5783

Shabbos Newsletter Chayei Sarah 5783 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโ€”or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โ‚ชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโ€”or [...]

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