โNow the children of Reแพฝuven and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattleโฆโ (Bamidbar 32:1) Rav Simcha Bunim of Peshischa explains the verse quoted above to mean that these two tribes had a special connection to Moshe Rabbeinu, their Rebbe. Because of this connection, they wanted to stay on the other [...]
"ืึผืึดืงึฐื ึถึฃื ืจึทึื ืึธืึธึื ืึดืึฐื ึตึงื ืจึฐืืึผืึตึื ืึฐืึดืึฐื ึตืึพืึธึื ืขึธืฆึฃืึผื ืึฐืึนึื..." (ืืืืืจ ืื:ื) ืืจื ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืคืฉืืกืื ืืกืืืจ ืืช ืืคืกืืง ืฉืฆืืื ืืื ืฉืืฉื ื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืื ืงืฉืจ ืืืืื ืขื ืืฉื ืจืื ื, ืืจืื ืฉืืื. ืืืื ืืงืฉืจ ืืื, ืื ืจืฆื ืืืืฉืืจ ืืขืืจ ืืืจืื, ืืืื ืืืคืื ืืืชื ืืืืง ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื, ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืื ืืืฉื ืจืฉืืช ืืืืื ืก ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื "ืขืฆืื". ืืืืจื ืืืช [...]
"ืึธืึธึืจึถืฅ ืึฒืฉืึถึจืจ ืึดืึผึธึคื ื' ืึดืคึฐื ึตืึ ืขึฒืึทึฃืช ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตึื ืึถึฅืจึถืฅ ืึดืงึฐื ึถึื ืึดึืื ืึฐืึทึฝืขึฒืึธืึถึืืึธ ืึดืงึฐื ึถึฝื" (ืืืืืจ ืื:ื) ืืคืขืืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืฆืืื ืืืฆืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืจืืฉืื ืื ื ืจืืื ืจืขืื. ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช, ืืฉื ื ืืกืืจืื ืืงืืืืื ืขื ืืืขืช ืฉืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืขืื ืืื ืื ืืืืช ืื ืฉืงืืจื. ืืฉ ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืงืืืื ืืงืืืช ืืช ืืืกืืจืื ืืืืฉืื, ืืืื ืืืช ืืฉื ื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืช ืืฉืืืชืืื ืืฆื [...]
The land that the LORD has conquered for the community of Israel is cattle country, and your servants have cattle. (Bamidbar 32:4) Sometimes people are in situations in which at first glance look bad. Many times, there are reasonable interpretations that what meets the eye is not really what is happening. There are people who [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Matos-Masei 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:58ย and 19:31. Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:21ย instead of 13:15 for the next two weeks. Shabbos Shiurim with the Rav: The Ravโs shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every Shabbos at about 08:05. The Rav's Pirkei Avos takes place [...]
โ...Hashem will forgive her because her father has restrained her.โ (Bamidbar 30:6) Rashi tells us that though the vow was annulled and the woman was unaware of this, she in her mindโs eye transgressed a vow. She needs repentance because she thought she was sinning, even though she wasnโt. The Chasam Sofer asks โThe gemora [...]
"ืึทื' ืึดึฝืกึฐืึทืึพืึธึืึผ ืึผึดืึพืึตื ึดึฅืื ืึธืึดึืืึธ ืึนืชึธึฝืึผ" (ืืืืืจ ื:ื) ืจืฉ"ื ืฉื: "ืื' ืืกืื ืื. ืึผึทืึผึถื ืึทืึผึธืชืึผื ืึฐืึทืึผึตืจ? ืึผึฐืึดืฉืึผึธื ืฉืึถื ึผึธืึฐืจึธื ืึฐื ึธืึดืืจ ืึฐืฉืึธืึทืข ืึผึทืขึฐืึธืึผ ืึฐืึตืคึตืจ ืึธืึผ ืึฐืึดืื ืึนื ืึธืึฐืขึธื ืึฐืขืึนืึถืจึถืช ืขึทื ื ึดืึฐืจึธืึผ ืึฐืฉืืึนืชึธื ืึทืึดื ืึผืึดืึผึทืึผึฐืึธื ืึฐืึตืชึดืื, ืืึน ืึดืื ืฉืึถืฆึผึฐืจึดืืึธื ืกึฐืึดืืึธื ืึฐืึทืขึท"ืคึผึด ืฉืึถืืึผื ืืึผืคึธืจ, ืึฐืึดื ืึทืึผืึผืคึธืจึดืื ืฆึฐืจึดืืึดืื ืกึฐืึดืืึธื, ืงึท"ืึธ ืึฐืฉืึถืึตืื ึธื ืืึผืคึธืจึดืื (ืขื' ืงืืืืฉืื ืค"ื)" ืืืชื ืกืืคืจ ืฉืืื, "ืืืืจื ืืงืืืืฉืื ืืืืจืช [...]
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โAnd Moses was angry with the commanders of the army.โ (Bamidbar 31:14) Chazal tell us that the negative character trait of anger is very grave: The gemora even equates it with serving idols! However, I am sure that many people feel that there are times that it is justified to be angry and indeed we [...]
"ืึทืึผึดืงึฐืฆึนืฃ ืึนืฉืึถื, ืขึทื ืคึผึฐืงืึผืึตื ืึถืึธืึดื" (ืืืืืจ ืื:ืื) ืื"ื ืืกืคืจืื ืื ื ืฉืืชืืื ื ืืฉืืืืืช ืฉื ืืขืก ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื: ืืืืจื ืืคืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืชื ืืขืืืื ืืจื! ืขื ืืืช, ืื ื ืืืื ืฉืื ืฉืื ืจืืื ืืฉืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ืื ืฉืืืขืก ืืืฆืืง, ืืืื ืื ื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืจืื ืืื"ื. ืืืืจ"ื ืฉืืื ืืืืก ืืืืืจ ืืืืืจื, "ืืืืจ ืจืื: ืืื ืฆืืจืื ืืจืื ื ืืจืชื - ืืืจืืืชื ืืื [...]
