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One of Only Six
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One of the six questions a person is asked after his 120 year stay in this world is “Tzipisa Li’Yeshua”--did you sincerely await the Redemption (Shabbos 31A)? Indeed, the Rambam writes in the 12th Foundation of Faith that we must await Moshia ....
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Posted 6/24/2009 12:00 AM |
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Remaking the Meraglim’s Forty Days
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Welcome to a new month, with new potential for incredible growth. As we all know, if the Meraglim would have come back with the proper report, Tisha B’Av would have been marked as a day of eternal celebration, rather than a day which now lives in inf ....
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Posted 6/23/2009 12:00 AM |
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The Good of Truth
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THE SAGES OF MUSSAR ON THE PARSHA
When the people of Israel were encamped at Mount Sinai, Moshe appointed the Priesthood to Aaron. Even though Korach was jealous of Aaron’s status, he did not express his resentment at this time. He knew that Mos ....
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Posted 6/22/2009 12:00 AM |
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Erev Shabbos-Hilchos Shabbos Series.
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We continue with our discussion of Tochen. The following Halachos are excerpted from The 39 Melachos, the monumental work by Rabbi Dovid Ribiat, Shlita:
1. Because, as we learned last week, there is no Tochen after Tochen relating to ....
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Posted 6/22/2009 12:00 AM |
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Posted 6/19/2009 12:00 AM |
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Our Internal Filters
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We are familiar with the famous expression that “Devorim HaYotzim Min HaLev” are “Nichnasim El HaLev”--words which leave the heart enter another’s heart. Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff, Shlita, beautifully explains that for the words of a speaker to ....
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Posted 6/18/2009 12:00 AM |
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A Time To Forgive
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PIRKEI AVOS\THE ETHICS OF OUR FATHERS 2:10
Rabbi Eliezer said,
"Perform repentance one day before you leave this world."
HaShem, our
merciful Father, overflows with goodness, compassion, and kin ....
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Posted 6/17/2009 12:00 AM |
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Advance Planning
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You are moving towards a traffic light, and you see it turn yellow. You know that it will turn red either right before or as you are traveling through the intersection. You have to make a split-second decision--go through the light (per ....
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Posted 6/17/2009 12:00 AM |
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AROUND THE SHABBOS TABLE\SHELACH
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The Torah tells us that the spies delivered a negative report about Eretz Yisrael. They prefaced their statement with positive words, "We arrived at the Land and indeed it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit." Then they said, "But the pe ....
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Posted 6/16/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Behaloscha
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When the spies returned from Eretz Canaan, they described the land in less than glowing terms. "We arrived in the land. . . and indeed it flows with milk and honey. . . however, the natives are mighty, the cities are fortified. . . the land devours i ....
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Posted 6/15/2009 12:00 AM |
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The Beauty of our Reward
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AROUND THE SHABBOS TABLE
Our Sages tell us that as long as we are in this physical existence it’s impossible for a person to imagine the splendor of Gan Eden. Although, this is true, wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were a c ....
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Posted 6/15/2009 12:00 AM |
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Posted 6/12/2009 12:00 AM |
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The Mashgiach’s Yahrzeit; Covering Our Eyes
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Today is the Yahrzeit of HaRav Yerucham Levovitz, Z’tl, the renowned Mashgiach of the Mirrer Yeshiva from 1910 until his passing in 1936. His talmidim included HaRav Chaim Shmulevitz, Z’tl, HaRav Dovid Povarsky, Z’tl, HaRav Shlomo Volbe, Z’tl, HaRa ....
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Posted 6/10/2009 12:00 AM |
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A Positive Perspective
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PIRKEI AVOS/ETHICS OF THE FATHERS________4:20
Rabbi said: Do not look at the vessel; rather look at what is inside. There is a new vessel that is filled with aged, vintage wine; and there is an old container that is completely empty ....
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Posted 6/10/2009 12:00 AM |
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Anticipating
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As world events continue to spin around us, as we turn from Far East nuclear testing, to the Afghan war, to the still amorphous swine flu, to a new and probing threshold in American-Muslim (Esav-Yishmael?) relations, to joblessness, foreclosures an ....
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Posted 6/10/2009 12:00 AM |
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Individuals in a Group; Wondrous Event
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We are all familiar with perhaps the most pronounced question in last week’s Parsha--why does the Torah spend so many Pesukim on the Karbanos of the Nesiim, when instead the Torah could have simply stated: “These are the Karbanos that each and every ....
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Posted 6/8/2009 12:00 AM |
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Erev Shabbos--Hilchos Shabbos Series:
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a. Many individually wrapped candies, lollypops, ices, and other "Shabbos Party" type treats have lettering and/or designs just at the spots that you would open them to take out the candy or treat. This constitutes an Issur DeRabbanan of Mochek (Sh ....
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Posted 6/5/2009 12:00 AM |
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“Chayil”, valor or strength, in Torah learning
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As we approach the first Shabbos away from Shavuos, we note that the Parshas HaShavua is Parshas Naso. Among other mitzvos, the Parsha contains some enormous lessons on why and how to control the Yetzer Hora, and the kinds of brachos we should look ....
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Posted 6/5/2009 12:00 AM |
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When Peace Prevails
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The Midrash relates that one Friday night a certain woman attended a public lecture given by Rabbi Meir. By the time she returned home her candles were extinguished. "Where have you been?" her husband demanded. She replied that she had been to the cl ....
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Posted 6/5/2009 12:00 AM |
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Posted 6/5/2009 12:00 AM |
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Important Numbers
