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Daily Shmiras Halashon Halachos
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Lesson 1Sometimes a rabbinical court/Bet din issues a ruling to make someone perform a certain action. When the person refuses to comply with the ruling without offering a valid legitimate excuse, the Bet Din is allowed to publicize the ....
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Posted 5/21/2008 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Behar - ON BITACHON
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In this week’s Parsha, Behar, we find one of the paradigm mitzvos given to us by Hashem in order to affirm and strengthen our Bitachon--trust--the mitzvah of Shmitta. We are incredibly commanded to let the source of our Parnassah lay fallow and ....
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Posted 5/15/2008 12:00 AM |
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Posted 5/12/2008 12:00 AM |
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The Wisdom of Personal Growth
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THE AGADAH OF THE TALMUD
Rabbi
Akiva said, "'Love your friend as you love yourself' - is the primary
axiomatic principle of the Torah." This ideal implies that there should
be an equi ....
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Posted 5/8/2008 12:00 AM |
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Wake Up Every Morning To Our Riches
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HaRav Boruch Ber Lebowitz, Z’tl, Rosh HaYeshiva of the
Kamenitz Yeshiva is quoted in Growth Through Torah (p.287) as follows:
“What can I compare to my situation? I wake up in the morning, and it
is as though I have the Shaagas Aryeh, the Ke ....
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Posted 5/8/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tachanun
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Just yesterday was the first day we recited Tachanun in
one month. Perhaps we can use our new-found recital of Tachanun as a
springboard to utter this moving, meaningful and effective prayer with
sensitivity and feeling. One place to begin wou ....
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Posted 5/8/2008 12:00 AM |
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ANI HASHEM ROFECHA
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The Sefer Ta’amei HaMinhagim (page 251) writes that our new month of Iyar is tried and tested as a time for refuah, healing, from the ailments and pains that may affect a person. Why is this so? He brings the B’nai Yisaschar, who teaches that mo ....
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Posted 5/8/2008 12:00 AM |
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Rosh Chodesh Iyar
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Monday and Tuesday, May 4th & 5th, is Rosh Chodesh Iyar.
Iyar is a two day Rosh Chodesh, which begins Sunday Night
Please remember to add in all your Tefillos beginning Sunday night until Tuesday night ....
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Posted 5/5/2008 12:00 AM |
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Shlissel Challah
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This is the week that we bake our challos into the shape of a key, and/or we wrap our housekey in some foil and bake it into a loaf of challah, and/or we fashion a small piece of dough into a key shape and bake it as a decoration on top of our l ....
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Posted 5/2/2008 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Kedoshim
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In this week’s Parsha of Kedoshim, we find the great Mitzvah of “Mipnei Sayva Takum…” (Vayikra 19:32)--In the presence of an elderly person shall you rise, and you shall honor the presence of a Sage....
The Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh Deah 244) ....
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Posted 5/1/2008 12:00 AM |
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POST-PESACH LESSONS
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In his commentary on Pesach, HaRav Dessler, Z’tl, writes that life is like a train ride in which one disembarks at stops along the way to replenish his provisions until he gets to his final destination. The stops include Shabbos, Pesach, and other si ....
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Posted 4/29/2008 12:00 AM |
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Posted 4/29/2008 12:00 AM |
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CHOL HAMOED HIGHLIGHTS
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Chol HaMoed are days designated--set aside--for holiness. We can therefore understand why someone who disgraces these days “has no share” in the World to Come (Avos 3:15). According to the Bartenura (ibid.), disgracing the Moados means do ....
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Posted 4/23/2008 12:00 AM |
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The Act of Watching
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17th of Nissan, April 22, 2008
"I was young and now am old, yet I have not seen [raiti] the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread (Psalm 37:25)." This verse has been questioned many times, and is even omitted ....
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Posted 4/23/2008 12:00 AM |
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Halachos Of Erev Pesach Shechel Bishabbos
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The followingHalachos should not be used as a Psak Halacha - but just as a guide. Please consult with your Rov as towhat one should do:THURSDAY 17th April [12th Nissan]
Fast for Bechorim [or take part in a Siyum Mesechta].
Mayim ....
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Posted 4/18/2008 12:00 AM |
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Posted 4/18/2008 12:00 AM |
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Pesach - Achrei Mos
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The mitzvah of baking matzos involves numerous actions taken to prevent them from becoming chametz. The water used in the kneading process must be drawn from the ground and allowed to sit overnight lest the slightly higher temperature of undergro ....
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Posted 4/18/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tenth Day of Nissan
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Today is the tenth day of Nissan, which is marked by at least three great milestones:
a. It is the day that the Bnei Yisroel took the Egyptian gods--their sheep--away and tied them to bedposts in order to insp ....
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Posted 4/15/2008 12:00 AM |
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Birkas Ha'Ilanos
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Rosh Chodesh Nissan marks the beginning of the season for Birkas Ha'Ilanos--the blessing recited annually upon seeing fruit trees in bloom. At the following link is a PDF file containing list of known fruit trees in selected cities across the U ....
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Posted 4/15/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tevilas Keilim
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As the tevilas keilim season comes into full swing, we would like to provide you with some important notes, which were reviewed By HaRav Yisroel Belsky, Shlita. Please note that tevilas keilim is an obligation (chiyuv), and if not done properly ....
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Posted 4/10/2008 12:00 AM |
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