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hallel v’hoda’ah (praise and thanks)
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Our Sages
referred to Chanukkah as days set aside for hallel
v’hoda’ah (praise and thanks). Rav Wolbe makes a keen observation. When we
mention the numerous different levels of praise that human beings offer Hashem,
the first rung ....
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Posted 12/7/2007 12:00 AM |
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Posted 8/29/2007 12:00 AM |
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Shabbos Mevorchim Parshas Shmini
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The shabbos after Pesach is known as the "Shlissel Challah"
segula (omen). This erev shabbos many people have a minhag to
bake a challah with a key in it -- with the key wrapped in foil,
or shape the challah as a key etc. This is a segula for a ....
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Posted 8/12/2007 12:00 AM |
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Shabbos Chol Ha’Moed
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17 Nissan – Second Yahrtziet of Harav Shlomo Wolbe z”l
Rav Wolbe writes, (Mitzvos Hashekulos pg. 122) “Due to my lowly spiritual state I did not succeed even slightly in attaining [the spiritual levels] described in the abovementioned chapters (of ....
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Posted 4/6/2007 12:00 AM |
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TA’ANIS ESTHER/EREV PURIM NOTES
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1. There is a special inyan to [red]recite Tehillim Chapter 22 on Ta’anis Esther and Purim[/red], for this is the Kepitel recited by Esther herself upon entering Achashveirosh’s throne room uninvited (See Kav HaYashar 97).
2. When contributing M ....
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Posted 3/1/2007 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Bo
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Candlelighting for Friday January 26th is 5:02 pm. This week's Parsha is Parshas Bo. The Haftorah is read from Jeremiah 46:13-28. Daf Yomi is Taanis daf 19.
The final time for the Kiddush Levanah, sanctification of the New Moon of Shevat, is the ....
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Posted 1/26/2007 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayeshev - Chanukah - Shabbos Mevorchim
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Don't forget: Chanukah candles are lit before Shabbos candles on Friday, and after Havdalah on Motzo'ei Shabbos. A freilichen Chanukah! We bless the new moon of Teves this Shabbos. Gut Shabbos.
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Posted 12/15/2006 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayeishev
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Immediately after the Torah relates that Yaakov settled in the land of Canaan, the Parsha commences with the narrative regarding the dreams and subsequent selling of Yosef. Rashi explains that Yaakov yearned to be able to “settle down” and live witho ....
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Posted 12/14/2006 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayishlach
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Yaakov Avinu, in an attempt to appease his brother Eisav, prepares for their encounter with an impressive gift. Upon meeting each other, Eisav tells Yaakov to take back all that he had sent because, “Yaish lee rav – I have plenty.” Yaakov answers, ....
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Posted 12/6/2006 12:00 AM |
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SHABBOS PARSHAS VAYEITZEI
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11 KISLEV, DEC. 2
The Haftorah is read from Hosea: 12:13-14:10. (The Mishneh brurah Siman 428 Subparagraph 22 states in the name of the Chayei Adam that we add additional pasukim in order to conclude the Haftorah on a positive note). Daf yomi is Bei ....
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Posted 12/1/2006 12:00 AM |
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Parashas Bereishis
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Tomorrow is known as 'Shabbos Bereishis' not only because it is the day in which we read Parshas Bereishis, but because it is the Shabbos upon which we can commence an initiative to increase our Kedushas Shabbos, our sense of the holiness of Shabbos ....
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Posted 10/20/2006 12:00 AM |
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MOADIM LESIMCHA
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The three festivals of Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot, are known as the Moadim. The word "moed" has as its root- 'ed', which means testimony.
Each of these holidays testifies to a different historical event in the lives of the Jewish people. On Sukk ....
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Posted 10/6/2006 12:00 AM |
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SITTING UP STRAIGHT
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Chazal teach us that: 'He who prepares on Erev Shabbos, will eat on Shabbos.' This means that one who properly prepares on the sixth day of the week will be taken care of on the seventh day of the week. Similarly, HaRav Shlomo Zevin, ZT'L, notes th ....
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Posted 9/11/2006 12:00 AM |
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Chance to surmount all 50 levels of tumah.
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Rebbitzen Tzippora Heller writes in her column in this past week's Hamodia 4/5/06-7 Nissan :
"Getting the Right Message Before Pesach"
The four days preceding Pesach are unique. It is the time when Hashem brings us the spiritual energ ....
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Posted 4/11/2006 12:00 AM |
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Posted 4/11/2006 12:00 AM |
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PRE-PESACH POINTERS
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Rabbi Shlomo Pearl, Shlita, renowned Maggid Shiur in Halacha, and Rosh Kollel of the Bostoner Halacha Kollel, recently provided the following valuable information relating to our Pesach observance:
(reprinted with permission from Hakhel)
1. Af ....
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Posted 4/4/2006 12:00 AM |
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SHABBOS PARSHAS KI SISAH
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[c]PARSHAS PARAH
MARCH 18,
18th of ADAR[/c]
Usual Shabbos service; many say Piyutim; we take out two Sifrei Torah; in the first, we have seven Aliyahs in the weekly Sidrah, Parshas Ki Sisah; Half-Kaddish. In the second Sefer Torah the Maftir read ....
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Posted 3/18/2006 12:00 AM |
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PURIM in one month
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Boruch Hashem, it is one month until Purim. Beginning today, if you study just one side of one page in the Mishne Berurah, commencing with Volume 6, Siman 685 (page 298), you will complete all of the halachos of Purim immediately prior to Purim.
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Posted 2/14/2006 12:00 AM |
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TU B-SHEVAT
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TU B'SHEVAT
MONDAY, FEB. 13, 15 SHEVAT
No Tachanun; (we also do not say Tachanun the preceding Mincha [sunday afternoon'>).
The custom is to eat fruits that grow on trees, for Tu B'Shevat is the "New Year of the Trees" (We always make the Brac ....
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Posted 2/13/2006 12:00 AM |
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The Gift of Shabbos
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[blue]Reprinted from The Hakhel Community Awareness Bulletin, Volume II, Number 2 (Teves/Shevat 5762) [/blue]
A poor man once came to R' Shmelke of Nikolsberg and begged for a donation. R' Shmelka could not find even a groshen to give him. Looki ....
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Posted 1/16/2006 12:00 AM |
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Important Numbers
