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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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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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Pesach Points to Ponder
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Of the first 23 Mitzvos of the Torah, 20 of them are related to Pesach. It would be nice to study these 20 before Pesach! From Rabbi Moshe Goldberger, Shlita.
As we move towards Pesach, we hope to provide some brief useful though ....
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Posted 4/10/2008 12:00 AM |
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Making your Tefillos More Effective
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Since today, as Yom Kippur Koton, is a special day of Tefillah, we present below several very meaningful suggestions from the Chofetz Chaim on making your Tefillos more effective, as found in the Sichos Chofetz Chaim:
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Posted 4/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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THE SOLUTION PRECEDES THE PROBLEM
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In our Birchas HaMazon, we pray to Hashem to “VeHarvach Lanu Mehaira M’Kol Tzorosainu--grant us speedy relief from all of our troubles.” The Steipler Gaon, Z’tl, explains that when it comes to Klal Yisroel, Hashem has always prepared the healin ....
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Posted 4/2/2008 12:00 AM |
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Shivas Yemei Meluim
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This week is also known as the week of the “Shivas Yemei Meluim,”the seven days in which the Mishkan was consecrated, prior to its final completion and dedication on Rosh Chodesh Nisan. In fact, the Sefer HaTodaah (translated into English as Th ....
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Posted 4/1/2008 12:00 AM |
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Know what is above you
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PIRKEI AVOS/THE ETHICS OF OUR FATHERS 2:1.
Every soul longs to be close to HaShem. Yet, where do we find Him?
King Solomon answered this question i ....
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Posted 4/1/2008 12:00 AM |
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Pesach Points to Ponder
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If one would start tomorrow, the 22nd day of Adar II, to learn three Mishnayos of Mesechta Pesachim per day, he would make a Siyum on the entire Mishnayos Pesachim before the end of Pesach. As we all know, one must ready himself not only physic ....
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Posted 3/30/2008 12:00 AM |
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May our Tefillos Be Answered - 20 Adar II 5768
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Today is the day that Choni HaMaagel drew a circle around himself and prayed until his Tefillos were answered--may all of our prayers be answered today! Including Eretz Yisrael which faces a water shortage!
Choni haMaagel
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Posted 3/27/2008 12:00 AM |
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POST-PURIM POINTS
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Imagine how you would feel the day you won the lottery! It would make no difference whether it was $45 million, $161 million or $276 million. A spirit of overflowing glee and insurmountable joy would exude from every part of your being. Un ....
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Posted 3/25/2008 12:00 AM |
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The Pure Truth
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The Torah states (Vayikra 10:9-11): “Do not drink intoxicating wine, when you
come to the Tent of Meeting.” Included in this injunction is the law of not
issuing a Torah ruling, after drinking a cup of wine (Eruvin 64a).
However, it would s ....
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Posted 3/24/2008 12:00 AM |
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The Power of Joint Actioin - A Purim Message
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In the Megillah, we find the great interdependence that Mordechai and Esther had upon each other. The Megillah provides us with significant detail as to their interaction in bringing about the Purim result. What lesson is the Anshei K’Nesses HaG ....
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Posted 3/20/2008 12:00 AM |
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Got a Minute?!
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The Gemora in Yoma (85A) which is brought l’halacha in Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim (329:4) requires one to be mechallel Shabbos to extend the life of another Yid-even if the chillul Shabbos will extend the life for just only one more minute. The sef ....
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Posted 3/10/2008 12:00 AM |
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Brocha or Klala?
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At a recent Hakhel Shiur, Rabbi Yitzchok Sorotzkin, Shlita, related that HaRav Nosson Wachtfogel, Z’tl, was once asked the following question: All the abundance that we have today--is this a brocha--or a klala--a curse? His response was that, in ....
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Posted 3/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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One Thousand Mitzvos in Five Minutes
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The Chofetz Chaim (Toras HaBayis, Chapter 2) writes that when one enunciates words of Torah, he can say approximately 200 words in one minute, and each word constitutes a separate mitzvah (as explained by the Gra in his commentary to Mishna Pea ....
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Posted 3/3/2008 12:00 AM |
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Taking a Haircut
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a. Although apparently a mundane, unimportant and wasteful activity, taking a haircut (and shaving with a permissible shaver) actually merits an entire siman in Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh Deah 181). The Peleh Yoetz (Chapter on "Giluach") and Elef Ham ....
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Posted 3/3/2008 12:00 AM |
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THE FAITH OF AND TRUST OF PSALMS/118
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"HaShem is with me, I have no fear; what can man do to me?”
When things don’t go the way we want, we can react in one of two ways. Human nature responds with frustration. Whereas, a person of faith trusts in HaShem, that the situation will ultim ....
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Posted 2/28/2008 12:00 AM |
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Mishenichnas Adar Marbin BeSimcha
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As we all know, “Mishenichnas Adar Marbin B’Simcha--when one enters into Adar, we increase our joy” (Taanis 29A). There is discussion in the Achronim as to whether this increased level of joy commences with Adar I--today. The Sefer _Ada ....
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Posted 2/8/2008 12:00 AM |
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Yahrtzeit of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, Z'TL
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29 Shevat 5768
Today is the yahrtzeit of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, Z’tl, the great Alter of Slobodka. His Gadlus built future generations in Europe, Eretz Yisroel and America through his students, among them HaRav Aharon Kotler, Z’tl, HaRav Ya ....
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Posted 2/6/2008 12:00 AM |
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FAITH OF AND TRUST
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Our Creator brought us into existence in order to reveal the splendor of the Shechinah - the Divine Presence - upon us. The eternal delight of the Shechinah is the supreme and ultimate pleasure, i.e., "One moment of pleasure in the Future World, is ....
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Posted 2/1/2008 12:00 AM |
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Important Numbers
