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ืœื˜ืคืก ื‘ืกื•ืœื ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™

ืขึดืึพืœึธื‘ึธึฃืŸ ื’ึผึทึ”ืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ื•ึธืึตื—ึทึ–ืจ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœื‘:ื”) ื“ึผึธ"ืึท ื’ึผึทืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ื‘ึผึฐื’ึดื™ืžึทื˜ึฐืจึดื™ึผึธื ืชืจื™"ื’, ื›ึผึฐืœื•ึนืžึทืจ, ืขึดื ืœึธื‘ึธืŸ ื’ึผึทืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ื•ึฐืชึทืจึฐื™ึท"ื’ ืžึดืฆึฐื•ึนืช ืฉืึธืžึทืจึฐืชึผึดื™ ื•ึฐืœึนื ืœึธืžึทื“ึฐืชึผึดื™ ืžึดืžึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึธื™ื• ื”ึธืจึธืขึดื™ื: (ืจืฉ"ื™) ื›ืืฉืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื, ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื˜ื• ืœืฉื ื™ ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื”. ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ ืฆืขื™ืจ ืืžื™ ืœื™ืžื“ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืœืืคืฉืจื•ืช ื”ื ืžื•ื›ื” ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืชื™ ื”ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช. ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ืื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” [...]

By |2022-12-05T14:55:06+02:00December 4th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

G(r)o(w)ing Up!

โ€œI have sojourned with Lavanโ€ฆโ€ (Bereishis 32:5) Rashi: The word ื’ืจืชื™ has the numerical value of 613 - ืชืจื™ืดื’ - it is as if to say, โ€œThough I have sojourned with Lavan, the wicked, I have observed the ืชืจื™ืดื’ ืžืฆื•ืช, the 613 Divine Commandments, and I have learned naught of his evil ways. When people [...]

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Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayishlach 5782

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayishlach 5782 Davening Times and Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos:ย 12:30 &ย 16:24 Candle Lighting:ย 16:02/16:22 Beis Elokim with the Rav at 07:50 Shabbos morning davening begins at 08:00. PELE YOETZ shiur with the Rav continues this week at 15:40ย (15 minutes before the last mincha) Shabbos Afternoonย Mincha at 13:00 and 15:55. Avos uBanim Ages 3-7: [...]

By |2021-11-18T15:49:03+02:00November 18th, 2021|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืขื–ื•ื‘ ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ื“ื•

ื•ึทื™ึผึดื•ึผึธืชึตึฅืจ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนึ–ื‘ ืœึฐื‘ึทื“ึผึ‘ื•ึน ื•ึทื™ึผึตืึธื‘ึตึฅืง ืึดื™ืฉืึ™ ืขึดืžึผึ”ื•ึน ืขึทึ–ื“ ืขึฒืœึฅื•ึนืช ื”ึทืฉืึผึธึฝื—ึทืจืƒ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœื‘:ื›ื”) "ื•ึฐื ึดืฉื‚ึฐื’ึผึทื‘ ื”' ืœึฐื‘ึทื“ึผื•ึน" - ืึทืฃ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ "ื•ึทื™ึผึดื•ึผึธืชึตืจ ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ ืœึฐื‘ึทื“ึผื•ึน". (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ืขื–:ื) ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื›ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ื›ื ืกืช, ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืฉืืœ ืื ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœื›ืช ืื™ืชื• ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”. ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืชื‘ื“ื—ืชื™, "ืื•ืœื™ ืืชื” ืžืคื—ื“ ืฉืื ืืชื” ืชืœืš ืœื‘ื“ ืืชื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื“ ืขื ืขืฆืžืš?" [...]

By |2021-11-16T17:37:23+02:00November 16th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Leave it ALONE

Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. (Bereishis 32:25) Hashem alone will be exalted, so too Jacob (as it is written) โ€œJacob was left alone.โ€ (Bereishis Raba 77:1) As I was leaving shul one day, a friend of mine asked if I would like to walk home [...]

By |2021-11-16T12:42:26+02:00November 14th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ ื™ืžื™ืŸ, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ ืฉืžืืœ

ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ืžืกื•ืคืจ ืขืœ ืฉื ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื: ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ ืฉื—ื™ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ืจืคื•ืจืžื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืฉื™ื ืคืจื™ื—ืชื”. ื”ื—ืชื ืกื•ืคืจ ื”ื˜ืžื™ืข ื‘ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื• ืฉืขืœื™ื”ื ืœืคืงื•ื— ืขื™ืŸ ื•ืฉืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ืžื”ืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืงืžื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ื›ืœืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื–ื“ืžืŸ ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉื—ื’ื’ื” ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืฉื‘ื•ืข. ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ืชืคื™ืœืช ืฉื—ืจื™ืช [...]

By |2020-12-02T15:57:20+02:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Sometimes Right, Sometimes Left

The following story is told involving two great talmidei chachaim: The first one was a talmid of the Chasam Sofer who lived in a time when the Reform movement was in its heyday. The Chasam Sofer instilled in his talmidim that they should keep a watchful eye, and that there should be no deviation from [...]

By |2020-12-02T13:25:35+02:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayishlach 5780

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Vayishlach 5780 This issue is sponsored by the Brandt Family of Norfolk, VA In honor of our esteemed Rav, Rav Zachariash shlita Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymahโ€”or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50โ‚ช per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for [...]

By |2019-12-13T10:29:26+02:00December 13th, 2019|Categories: Announcements, Schedule|Tags: , |0 Comments

Religious Side Effects

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed (Bereishis 32:8) Rashi comments in the name of Chazal that Yaakov was distressed for two separate reasons: First, that Yaakov would be killed and secondly, that Yaakov would kill others. The first answer that perhaps he would be killed is readily understood: He was afraid for his [...]

By |2019-12-13T10:18:39+02:00December 13th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

ืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืช

"ื•ึทื™ึผึดื™ืจึธื ื™ึทืขึฒืงึนื‘ ืžึฐืึนื“, ื•ึทื™ึผึตืฆึถืจ ืœื•ึน" (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืœื‘:ื—) ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืงืœื•ืช: ื”ื•ื ื—ืฉืฉ ืœื—ื™ื™ื• ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื™ื™ืจื ืžืื“. ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ื•ืข ื–ื” ื™ื™ืฆืจ ืœื• ืื ื™ื™ืืœืฅ ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืื—ืจื™ื? ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื ื™ืขืงื‘ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกื›ื ื”, ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื•ื™ื‘ ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืงืฃ ืฉืœื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื•, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื—ื–"ืœ ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• "ื”ื‘ื ืœื”ืจื’ืš, ื”ืฉื›ื ืœื”ืจื’ื•!" ืœื›ืŸ, ืื ืขืฉื• ื™ืชืงื•ืฃ ืืช [...]

By |2019-12-13T10:16:32+02:00December 13th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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