Shavuos

Sleepless Nights

As we know, Shavuos is the time that we celebrate receiving the Torah. The luchos habris were the physical expression of our bond with Hashem. However, that original article of our connection was destroyed by Moshe Rabbeinu shortly thereafter. It took us a few months to receive a second set. The Shelah HaKaddosh (Rabbi Yeshayahu [...]

By |2025-05-27T14:32:19+03:00May 30th, 2025|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Non-Sense

There are two interesting questions about the Yom Tov of Shavuos that set it apart from the other Yomim Tovim. First, there is no particular mitzvah or commandment to be done on this Yom Tov (unlike Rosh Hashanah which has Shofar, Pesach which has Matzah, or Sukkos which has Sukkah and arba minim). Second, the [...]

By |2024-06-10T19:17:08+03:00June 10th, 2024|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

טובה כפולה ומכופלת

אמר רבי יצחק כל עיסקא דשבתא כפול. עומר כפול (שם כב) שני העומר לאחד. קרבנו כפול (במדבר כח ט) וביום השבת שני כבשים. עונשה כפול (שמות לא יד) מחלליה מות יומת. שכרה כפול (ישעיה נח יג) וקראת לשבת עונג ולקדוש ה' מכובד. אזהרותיה כפולות זכור ושמור. מזמורו כפול מזמור שיר ליום השבת. (מדרש תהילים צב) [...]

By |2023-05-22T19:34:32+03:00May 22nd, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Double Up

Rabbi Yitzchak said, "Every engagement of the Sabbath is doubled." The omer offering is doubled (Leviticus 23:16), [combining] the two omer offerings into one. Its sacrifice is doubled (Numbers 28:9), with two lambs offered on the Sabbath day. Its punishment is doubled (Exodus 31:14), one who violates it shall surely be put to death. Its [...]

By |2023-05-21T21:02:05+03:00May 21st, 2023|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Nasso & Shavuos 5783

Shabbos Newsletter Shavuos-Nasso 5783 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@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: See the Shavuos Schedule for davening times. Note that the Erev Shabbos (Friday) schedule [...]

By |2023-05-24T14:43:06+03:00May 21st, 2023|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Nasso-Shavuos 5782

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Nasso/Shavuos 5782 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@ahavasshalom.org for more information. Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos: 13:30, 17:53, 19:26 Candle Lighting: 19:04/19:24 Beis Elokim with the Rav [...]

By |2022-06-02T13:39:08+03:00June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: |0 Comments

לבנות עליו

" כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר ה' צְבָא֗וֹת אִם־בִּדְרָכַ֤י תֵּלֵךְ֙ וְאִ֣ם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֔ר וְגַם־אַתָּה֙ תָּדִ֣ין אֶת־בֵּיתִ֔י וְגַ֖ם תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר אֶת־חֲצֵרָ֑י וְנָתַתִּ֤י לְךָ֙ מַהְלְכִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָעֹמְדִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה" (זכריה ג:ז) כשאנחנו מתכוננים לחג השבועות וחושבים על המצב כשחנו כלל ישראל בזמן קבלת התורה, אנחנו רואים בזה משהו מדהים. הר מעל ראשם, רעמים וברקים, קול השופר וכו'. חז"ל מספרים לנו שלכל יהודי היה [...]

By |2022-05-30T23:03:47+03:00May 30th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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