Avos uBanim – 2026-03-14
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Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 5786
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei 5786 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโor any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos:ย 12:30 & 17:31 Candle Lighting: 17:09/17:29 Beis Elokim shiurย with the Rav [...]
ืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืฉืืชื ืืืื
ืึฐืึทื ึผึฐืฉืึดืึดื ืึตืึดืืืึผ ืึตืช ืึทืึฐื ึตื ืึทืฉืึผึนืึทื ืึฐืึตืช ืึทืึฐื ึตื ืึทืึผึดืึผึปืึดืื ืึธืึตืคืึนื ืึฐืึทืึนืฉืึถืื (ืฉืืืช ืื:ืื) ืื"ื ืืกืืืจืื ืฉืืืืื "ืึฐืึทื ึผึฐืฉืึดืึดื" ืืชืืื ืืกืจ ืื"ื, ืืฉืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืชืขืฆืื ืืื ืคืขืื ืืืจืืืืช ืืืืืช ื ืืืืชืืื ืืืฉืื. ืืืืจืฉ ืืกืคืจ โ ืืื ืืืื ืจืฉ"ื โ ืฉืืืื ืืขืช ืืืงืจืื ืืช ืงืจืื ืืช ืื ืฉืืืื, ืื ืืงืจืืื ืืืชื ืืืจืืืืช ืืืคืืืช, ืืืขืฉื ืชืฉืืื. ืืจื ืืจืื ืืจืืื ืืืจืื ืฉืืื: ืืืืข ืฆืจืื [...]
The Best, You Can
โAnd the rulers brought shoham stones, and stones to be set, for the efod, and for the breastplateโ (Shemos 35:27) Chazal teach us that the word Nesiโim (ืึฐืึทื ึผึฐืฉืึดืึดื) is written without a yud because the Nesiโim were lax and did not act with zerizus (alacrity) in bringing their donations for the Mishkan. The medrash relates [...]
Ultimate Execution
โJust as Hashem had commanded Moses, so the Israelites had done all the work. And when Moses saw that they had performed all the tasksโas Hashem had commanded, so they had doneโMoses blessed them.โ (Shemos 39:42-43) When we speak in Loshen Hakodesh about accomplishing things, there are two words which seem to be interchangeable: Melacha [...]
ืืืฆืืข ืืืฉืื
ืึผึฐืึนื ืึฒืฉืึถืจึพืฆึดืึผึธื ื' ืึถืชึพืึนืฉืึถื ืึผึตื ืขึธืฉืืึผ ืึผึฐื ึตื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื ืึตืช ืึผืืึพืึธืขึฒืึนืึธืื ืึทืึผึทืจึฐื ืึนืฉืึถื ืึถืชึพืึผืืึพืึทืึผึฐืึธืืึธื ืึฐืึดื ึผึตื ืขึธืฉืืึผ ืึนืชึธืึผ ืึผึทืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืฆึดืึผึธื ื' ืึผึตื ืขึธืฉืืึผ ืึทืึฐืึธืจึถืึฐ ืึนืชึธื ืึนืฉืึถืื (ืฉืืืช ืื:ืื-ืื) ืืืฉืจ ืื ื ืืืืจืื ืขื ืืืฆืืข ืืืจืื, ืืฉ ืฉืชื ืืืืื ืฉื ืจืืืช ืืืืืื ื ืจืืคืืช: "ืืืืื" ื"ืขืืืื". ืื ื ืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืฉ ืืฉืืขืืช ืืืจืช ืืืฉ ืกืืืืช ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืืืืช ืืื ืืืงืื ืืฉื ืืื. ืืืืื [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Pekudei 5784
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Pekudei 5784 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโor any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos:ย 12:30ย and 17:33 Candle Lighting: 17:11/17:31 Beis Elokim shiurย with the Rav 07:50 [...]
Getting it Right
โAnd Betzalel the son of Uri, the son of Chur, of the tribe of Yehuda, made all that the Lord commanded Moshe.โ (Shemos 38:22) Both the Gemara (Berachos 55a) and the Midrash relate a fascinating conversation, though there are differences between the versions (see the commentary of the Tzeda Lederech). The Midrash (cited by Rashi) [...]
ืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืช ืื ื ืืื
ืึผืึฐืฆึทืึฐืึตื ืึผึถืึพืืึผืจึดื ืึถืึพืืึผืจ ืึฐืึทืึผึตื ืึฐืืึผืึธื ืขึธืฉืึธื ืึตืช ืึผืืึพืึฒืฉืึถืจึพืฆึดืึผึธื ื' ืึถืชึพืึนืฉืึถืื (ืฉืืืช ืื:ืื) ืืืืจื (ืืจืืืช ื ื:ื) ืืืืืจืฉ ืืกืคืจืื ืฉืืื ืืกืงืจื ืช, ืื ืื ืืฉ ืืืืืื ืงืื ืื ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช (ืขืืื ืืคืืจืืฉ ืฆืื ืืืจื). ืืืืจืฉ ืืกืคืจ ืื ื "ืึนืฉึถืื ืฆึดืึธึผื ืึดืึฐืฆึทืึฐืึตื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืช ืชึฐึผืึดืึธึผื ืึตึผืึดืื, ืึฐืึทืึทืจ ืึธึผืึฐ ืึดืฉึฐืืึธึผื. ืึธืึทืจ ืืึน ืึฐึผืฆึทืึฐืึตื: ืึดื ึฐืึทื ืึธืขืึนืึธื ืึทืขึฒืฉืืึนืช ืชึฐึผืึดืึธึผื ืึทึผืึดืช, ืึฐืึทืึทืจ ืึธึผืึฐ ืึตืฉึดืืื ืึตึผืึดืื ืึฐึผืชืึนืืึน. [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayakhel/Pekudei 5783
Shabbos Newsletter Vayakhel/Pekudei 5783 Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโor any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โชย per issue. Contactย lev@ahavasshalom.orgย for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos:ย 12:30, 17:29 Candle Lighting: 17:07/17:27 Beis Elokim shiurย with the Rav 07:50. Shabbos [...]