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Down to the Last detail

The Ohr Hachaim explains how Moshe Rabbeinuโ€™s request to end the plague of tzefardaya was given in great detail. Why did Moshe have to go into such great detail? The Medrash tells a story of a Jewish peasant who was in desperate need of a donkey to help him with chores around his farm. He [...]

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ืขื“ ื”ืคืจื˜ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ

ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉื‘ืงืฉืช ืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื ื• ืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ืžื›ืช ืฆืคืจื“ืข ื ื™ืชื ื” ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ื˜ ืจื‘. ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืคืจื˜ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš? ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืžืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืื™ื›ืจ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื–ืงื•ืง ืžืื•ื“ ืœื—ืžื•ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื• ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืฉื’ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื” ืฉืœื•. ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืคืœืœ ืœื”' "ืจื‘ืฉ"ืข, ืื ื ืฉืœื— ืœื™ ื—ืžื•ืจ". ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ืจืื” ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ื ืกื™ืš ื ื•ืกืข [...]

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True to the Core

The Torah tell us (7:3) that Hashem hardened Pharaohโ€™s heart. There is a famous question on this: We know that Hashem gives a person choice. And so if He hardened Pharaohโ€™s heart, it seems as if He is taking away his choice. It also seems unfair! The Shla Hakodesh tells us if Pharaoh would have [...]

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ืืžื•ื ื” (ืฉืœืžื”?)

"ื•ึทืึฒื ึดื™ ืึทืงึฐืฉืึถื” ืึถืช-ืœึตื‘ ืคึผึทืจึฐืขึนื”" (ืฉืžื•ืช ื–:ื’) ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื”ืฉืืœื”- ื”ืจื™ ื”' ืžืขื ื™ืง ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช ืœื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืงื‘ืœื• ืืช ืฉื›ืจื ืื•, ื—ืœื™ืœื”, ืืช ืขื•ื ืฉื. ืœืคื™ื›ืš, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืงื‘"ื” ื”ืงืฉื” ืืช ืœื‘ ืคืจืขื”, ื”ืจื™ ื”ื•ื ื ื˜ืœ ืžืžื ื• ืืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจืชื• ื”ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช. ืžื“ื•ืข, ืื ื›ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ืžืขื ื™ืฉื• ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืขืฉื•, ืœื›ืื•ืจื”, ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืคื™ื”? ื”ืฉืœ"ื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉืื ืคืจืขื” ื”ื™ื” ื ืืœืฅ [...]

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Obligated! Or Not?

The Torah tells us in regards to the plague of tzefardaya (8:8) that Moshe had to cry out and plead with Hashem to reverse the plague. Many mefarshim deal with the question โ€œwhy by this particular plague was it necessary for Moshe to pray โ€˜extra hardโ€™?โ€ There is another pasuk which is discussed (8:5) in [...]

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ืื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ / ื‘ืœื™ ื—ื™ื•ื‘

ืฉืชื™ ืคืจื˜ื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื›ืช ืฆืคืจื“ืข ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ื”ืกื‘ืจ, ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืฉืžืฉื” ืจื‘ื™ื ื• ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื–ืขื•ืง ืœื“' ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืฆืคืจื“ืขื™ื. ื”ืฉื ื™, ืฉื”ืฆืคืจื“ืขื™ื ืœื ื™ืกืชืœืงื• ืœื’ืžืจื™, ืืœื, "ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ ืชืฉืืจื ื”". ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืžื›ืช ืฆืคืจื“ืข ืฉื“ืจืฉ ืชืคื™ืœื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืื•ืžืฆืช ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกื™ื™ืžื”? ื•ืœืžื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืฆืคืจื“ืขื™ื ื™ื™ืฉืืจื• ื‘ื™ืื•ืจ? ื”ื’ืžืจื ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืฉื—ื ื ื™ื”, ืžื™ืฉืืœ ื•ืขื–ืจื™ื” ืœืžื“ื• [...]

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Micromanagement That Is Divine

The Torah states that makas barad (hail) did not affect the wheat and spelt because ื›ื™ ืืคื™ืœืช ื”ื ื” (for they ripen late). To explain the word afeilos, Rashi (Shemos 9:32) brings a medrash that says ืืคื™ืœืช is derived from the word ืคืœืื•ืช plaโ€™os meaning wondrous miracle. The Nesivos asks โ€œWhat is the great wonder that [...]

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ื ืคืœืื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื“

ื”ืคืกื•ืง ืงื•ื‘ืข ืฉืžื›ืช ื”ื‘ืจื“ ืœื ื”ื™ื›ืชื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื˜ื” ื•ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืกืžืช ื›ื™ ื”ื ืžืื—ืจื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ืฉื™ืœ ("ื›ื™ ืืคื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื ื”"ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืคืกื•ืง). ืจืฉ"ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื“ืจืฉ ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืืคื™ืœื•ืช" ืžืœืฉื•ืŸ "ืคืœืื•ืช" ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื ื™ืกื™ื ื ืขืฉื• ืœื“ื’ื ื™ื ืืœื• ืฉืœื ื ื™ื–ื•ืงื•. ืฉื•ืืœ ื‘ืขืœ ื”"ื ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช" โ€“ ืœืื™ื–ื” 'ืคืœื' ื™ื™ื—ืฉื‘ ื”'ื ืก' ื”ื–ื”? ืื›ืŸ, ื”ื“ื’ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžื‘ืฉื™ืœื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ, ื•ื‘ืขืช ื”ืžื›ื” ื”ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืจื›ื™ื [...]

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