Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Mikeitz 5778 You can sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom NewsletterโContact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 12:30, 16:23 EXTRA MINCHA erev Shabbos at 13:30 Shabbos Shiurim: The Ravโs shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every Shabbos at about 07:50 The Ravโs [...]
The question has been asked by many commentators โWhy do we not find discussions in the Mishna about the mitzvah of neiros Chanukah?โ It is only mentioned in passing regarding the liability of a storekeeper who kept a fire lit outside his store, which subsequently ignited the load of a passerby. The halacha tells us [...]
ืืฉ ืฉืืื ืฉื ืฉืืืช ืขื ืืื ืืคืจืฉืื ืจืืื, "ืืืืข ืื ื ืื ืืืฆืืื ืืช ืืฆืืืช ืืืืงืช ื ืจืืช ืื ืืื ืืืฉื ื?" ืจืง ืืืงืื ืืื ืืขื ืื ื ืืืงืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืงืช ืืืืฅ ืืื ืืช ืฉืจืคื ืืช ืืืขื ื ืฉื ืขืืืจ ืืืจื. ืืืฉื ื ืืืืจืช ืฉืื ืืืฉ ืืืืขื ืื ืจ ืื ืืื, ืืขื ืืื ืืช ืคืืืจ ืืืฉืื ืขื ืื ืืง, ืื ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืืืืง ื ืจืืช ืื ืืื ืืืืฅ ืืื ืืชื. ืื [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Mikeitz (Chanukah) 5777 This issue is dedicated in memory of Phyllis Greenman, Aunt to Stephen Seltzer (and great-aunt to Lev Seltzer), who passed away this past week at the age of 95. ย Sponsor an issue of the newsletter โ contact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Mincha Friday at 12:30, 13:30 and [...]
ืึทืึผึนืืึถืจ ืจึฐืืึผืึตื, ืึถื ืึธืึดืื ืึตืืึนืจ, ืึถืช ืฉืึฐื ึตื ืึธื ึทื ืชึผึธืึดืืช, ืึดื ืึนื ืึฒืึดืืึถื ึผืึผ ืึตืึถืืึธ; ืชึผึฐื ึธื ืึนืชืึน ืขึทื ืึธืึดื, ืึทืึฒื ึดื ืึฒืฉืึดืืึถื ึผืึผ ืึตืึถืืึธ. (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) Reuven says that he guarantees the safe return of Binyomin, and if not, his two sons will pay the price with their lives. Chazal tell us that Yaakov did not accept this guarantee, [...]
ืึทืึผึนืืึถืจ ืจึฐืืึผืึตื, ืึถื-ืึธืึดืื ืึตืืึนืจ, ืึถืช-ืฉืึฐื ึตืย ืึธื ึทื ืชึผึธืึดืืช, ืึดื-ืึนื ืึฒืึดืืึถื ึผืึผ ืึตืึถืืึธ; ืชึผึฐื ึธื ืึนืชืึน ืขึทื-ืึธืึดื, ืึทืึฒื ึดื ืึฒืฉืึดืืึถื ึผืึผ ืึตืึถืืึธ.ย (ืืจืืฉืืช ืื:ืื) ืจืืืื, ืืคื ืื ืืืืื, ืืชืืืื ืืืืืืจ ืืช ืื ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืจืื ืืฉืื. ืื ืื, ืื ืื ืืฉืืื ืขื ืื ืืืืืื. ืื"ื ืืืืืื ืืืชื ื ืฉืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืื ืืชืจืฉื ืืขืจืืื ืื ืืืคืืื ืงืจื ืืจืืืื "ืืืืจ ืฉืืื", ืื ืืจื ืื ืื ืื ืื ื ืืื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื [...]
ย ืืฉืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืจืฆื ืืคืืืก ืืช ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืชื ืืช โ ืืื ืขืฉื ืืืช ืื ืืืืืช ืจืื. ืืชืืจื ืืคืืื ืืขืืื ืขื ืชืืืืชื ืืืืืืืช ืฉื ืขืฉืื ืืืชื ื. ืื ืื, ืชืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืชื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืขืงื ืืืื ื ืืฉืืืืข ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืื ืื ืืืจื ืืฆืจืืืื. ืืืงืื ืืฉืืื ืืชื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืืืช (ืืคื ืฉืืืจ ืืืข ืืื) ืืื ืฉืืื "ืืขื ืฆืจื ืืืขื ืืืฉ" [...]
When Yaakov gave his brother Eisav a gift (Parshas Vayishlach), he gave him something outstanding and ostentatious. It seems that Yaakov really knew how to impress somebody and bring about results with a good gift. The Torah even relates to us that Eisav was moved with the present that he received. If this is so, [...]
