Has it ever happened that you are trying to do a mitzvah, and then all kinds of things get in your way? Do you wonder to yourself “Why is Hashem making it so difficult – I am trying to do a MITZVAH!” Or perhaps you are thinking that it is the yetzer hara trying to [...]
האם פעם קרה לך שאתה רוצה לעשות מצווה, וכל מיני הפרעות מונעות אותך מלקיים אותה? ואתה תוהה לעצמך "למה ה' עושה את זה כל כך קשה - אני רק מנסה לעשות מצווה!" או אולי אתה חושב שזה היצר הרע שמשתדל לעצור אותך מלעשות את המצווה. החתם סופר מציע אפשרות שלישית: אנו נוטים לשכוח שביהדות, ההצלחה [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Toldos 5777 This issue is sponsored by Lev Seltzer in memory of his son Yitzchak Meir on the occasion of his 6th Yahrzeit (30 Cheshvan) Sponsor an issue of the newsletter – contact Lev Seltzer for details Reminders: Mincha Friday at 12:30 and 16:21 CORRECTED CALENDAR: Due to a technical error, ending [...]
The story is told about a Shul board meeting held to discuss whether their Rabbi was fit to continue in his position. It seems that the Rabbi was forever studying, and the members of the board concluded that his knowledge must be inadequate, and it was therefore beneath the shul’s dignity to employ a rabbi [...]
