Kedoshim

Weighty Matters

You shall have an honest scale, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the Lord your G-d who brought you out of the land of Egypt. (Vayikra 19:36) It always troubled me that the Torah separates what we would classify generally as “stealing” into several different prohibitions. There is the gazlan [...]

By |2022-04-28T11:07:25+03:00April 25th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

מילים לחיות לפיהן

"וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י ה' " (ויקרא יח:ה) חז"ל אומרים לנו שחובתנו לשמור על חיינו חשובה יותר מכמעט כל המצוות, ומצוות "ייהרג ואל יעבור" חלה רק על שלושת החטאים החמורים – עבודה זרה, גילוי עריות ושפיכת דמים. אבל מה אם אדם מרגיש שהוא רוצה להביע את מסירותו ולמות על [...]

By |2021-04-19T16:30:06+03:00April 19th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Words to Live By

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 [...]

By |2021-04-19T14:49:52+03:00April 13th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Kedoshim 5779

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Kedoshim 5779 This issue is sponsored by the Brandt Family of Norfolk, VA In honor of our esteemed Rav, Rav Zachariash shlita 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 [...]

By |2019-05-03T11:56:57+03:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Announcements, Schedule|Tags: , |0 Comments

Golden Opportunities

Every Man: Your father and your mother shall you revere and my Shabbos you shall observe, I am Hashem your G-d. (Vayikra 18:3) This is one of several verses in which the commandment to honor one’s parents is juxtaposed with the commandment to observe Shabbos. The Chasam Sofer gives several explanations for this juxtaposition, and [...]

By |2019-05-02T10:47:58+03:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

הזדמנויות פז

"אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ, וְאֶת-שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ:  אֲנִי, ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם" (ויקרא יט:ג) זוהי אחת מכמה פרשיות שבהן מוצאים את מצוות כיבוד אב ואם סמוך למצוות שמירת שבת. ה"חתם סופר" נותן כמה הסברים לכך, ואני רוצה להרחיב על אחד מהפירושים שלו. כאשר אנו מדברים על אנשים שפורשים מעבודתם עם דעה צלולה ובמצב בריאותי טוב, קוראים לשנים הבאות [...]

By |2019-05-02T10:45:57+03:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Follow the Leader

Imagine you were the commander-in-chief of an army at a time of war, and you instructed each officer – from a lowly private to the highest ranking general – 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 [...]

By |2018-04-19T18:52:27+03:00April 19th, 2018|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

בעקבות המנהיג

תאר לעצמך שאתה הרמטכ"ל בזמן מלחמה, והוראת לכל חיילי הצבא - מהחייל הפשוט עד לרב אלוף הבכיר – את המשימה הספציפית שלהם למבצע הצבאי הנוכחי. חייל פשוט אחד השלים בהצלחה את תפקידו של אחד הממונים עליו. אבל כיוון שבמקום לעשות את משימתו, הוא עשה את תפקידו של קצין בכיר יותר, הוא יכול להישפט בבית משפט [...]

By |2018-04-19T18:46:54+03:00April 19th, 2018|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim 5777

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim 5777 You can sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter—Contact 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 Rav’s shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every [...]

By |2018-03-25T22:08:50+03:00May 4th, 2017|Categories: Announcements, Schedule|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Positive Response to a Negative Incident

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 “a couple of beans” for dinner; she took it literally and made him only two beans. Not wanting this to happen again, the [...]

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