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Parshas Pinchos
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1) Ch. 25, v. 11: "Pinchos ben Elozor ben Aharon haKohein" - The Holy Zohar says that Pinchos was so frightened upon entering the room where Zimri was sinning, fearing being killed by Zimri's fellow tribesmen, that his soul left him. Hashem revived ....
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Posted 7/15/2011 1:29 PM |
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Parshas Pinchas
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we are introduced in this parsha to the daughters of Tzlafchad, who in the most assertive, yet modest way, made sure their father's inheritance was assured, to tell over two vignettes about some very strong, noble Jewish women. The stories are foun ....
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Posted 7/15/2011 10:17 AM |
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Parshas Bolok
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1) Ch. 22, v. 2: "Va'yar Bolok" And Bolok saw Did he actually see, or did he hear what Yisroel did to the Emorites?
2) Ch. 22, v. 3: "Va'yogor Moav" And Moav trembled Why was Moav afraid of the bnei Yisroel? Weren't the bnei ....
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Posted 7/8/2011 9:51 AM |
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Parshas Chukas
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1) Ch. 19, v. 2: "Zose chukas haTorah asher tzivoh Hashem leimore" This is the statute of the Torah that Hashem commanded so saying We have a dictum that once the Beis Hamikdosh is no longer existent whoever toils in the study of the laws of th ....
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Posted 6/30/2011 7:13 PM |
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Parshas Korach
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1) Ch. 16, v. 1: "Va'yikach Korach" - The M.R. 18:3 says that Korach came to Moshe with the following question: "You have taught us that one needs a mezuzoh on the door posts of his home. If the home is filled with Torah Scrolls, does the door pos ....
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Posted 6/23/2011 6:36 PM |
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Parshas Shelach
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1) Ch. 13, v. 3: "Roshei bnei Yisroel heimoh" What meaning can be put into these words besides the simple meaning that they were tribal heads?
2) Ch. 15, v. 32: "Eitzim" Wood Tosfos on the gemara B.B. 119b d.h. "afilu" brings i ....
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Posted 6/17/2011 3:37 PM |
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Parshas Behaloscha
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1) Ch. 9, v. 21: "V'naaloh he'onon v'nosso'u" - In 10:5 the verse says "Us'ka'tem tru'oh v'nossu." Do they travel by virtue of the trumpet signals or the movement of the clouds of glory?
2) Ch. 11, v. 5: "Zocharnu es haDOGOH" What ....
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Posted 6/10/2011 3:00 PM |
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SF - Our Priceless Treasure
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THE PSALMS OF KIND DAVID\8:2
"HaShem, our G-d, how mighty is Your Name over all the earth; You place Your glory upon the heavens."
The royal ministers were traveling to the palace with the glorious crown th ....
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Posted 5/30/2011 11:57 PM |
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SF - The Love of Peace
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PARSHA INSIGHTS\THE SAGES OF MUSSAR
The Midrash relates that one Friday night a certain woman attended a public lecture given by Rebe Meir. By the time she returned home her candles were extinguished. "Where have you been?" her ....
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Posted 5/30/2011 9:21 PM |
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Nasso
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1) Ch. 5, v. 14: "V'hee nitmo'oh
v'hee lo nitmo'oh" Either she was defiled
or she was not defiled Why doesn't the verse simply say "v'lo noda im nitmo'oh," and it was not known if she was defiled?
2) Ch. 6, v. 5: "Kodosh y ....
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Posted 5/30/2011 5:21 PM |
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Parshas Bamidbar
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1) Ch. 2, v. 3: "Keidmoh mizrochoh" To the east How do you explain the double expression of east?
2) Ch. 2, v. 9: "Rishonoh yiso'u" They should travel first Why did the tribes of Yehudoh, Yisochor, and Zvulun merit being at ....
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Posted 5/27/2011 3:12 AM |
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PARSHAS BCHUKOSAI
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1) Ch. 26, v. 3: "Im b'chukosai tei'leichu" If you will go in My statutes The Toras Kohanim says that "walking" in my statutes means toiling in the study of Torah, similar to the command Hashem gave to Avrohom, "Kum his'ha'leich bo'oretz l'orko ....
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Posted 5/20/2011 11:52 AM |
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SF - A Message of Love From HaShem
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PARSHA INSIGHTS\THE LIGHT OF MUSSAR
The Ramchal tells us that HaShem is the infinite and absolute Good. The essence of good is to bestow eternal joy upon others. In this light, HaShem created the universe in order to bestow the ....
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Posted 5/19/2011 11:42 PM |
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SF - A Message of Love From HaShem
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PARSHA INSIGHTS\THE LIGHT OF MUSSAR
The Ramchal tells us that HaShem is the infinite and absolute Good. The essence of good is to bestow eternal joy upon others. In this light, HaShem created the universe in order to bestow the ....
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Posted 5/19/2011 11:41 PM |
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Bechukosai
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Bechukosai
In this week's parsha we read in the tochacha, "And if you behave with Me "keri" and you refuse to heed Me, I will add another blow upon you" (Bamidbar 26, 21). Ras ....
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Posted 5/19/2011 10:41 PM |
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The Secret of Attaining Dignity
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[1] Rebe said: Which is the straight path that a person should choose for himself? That which is honorable for him who adopts it, and brings him honor from people.
The focus of this Mishneh is positive character traits. In esse ....
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Posted 5/16/2011 11:37 PM |
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SF - The Advantages of Friendship
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PIRKEI AVOS/ETHICS OF THE FATHERS __________________________1:6
6) Yehoshuah ben P'rach'ya said: Make a Rabbi for yourself, acquire a friend for yourself, and give everybody the benefit of the doubt.
There are three ....
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Posted 5/10/2011 12:28 PM |
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Only Four Weeks left until Shvuos.
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Question of the Week: In Chutz LaAretz, we keep two days of Yom Tov because of the original Sefeika DYoma (doubt as to which day Yom Tov really came out) in Chutz LaAretz which was far from Yerushalayim, which remained our Minhag even after we be ....
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Posted 5/10/2011 12:24 PM |
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Parashat Ki-Tisa: "Our Marriage to the Shabbat"
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Weekly Parasha Insights by Rabbi Eli Mansour
The Torah in Parashat Ki-Tisa reiterates the command to observe the Shabbat, emphasizing the unique severity of Shabbat desecration, which is considered a capital offense o ....
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Posted 2/21/2011 2:29 PM |
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Rav Wolbe zt"l on Parsha Ki Tisa
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The last of the Hashem's thirteen attributes is
"nakeh lo y'nakeh" (Shemos 34, 7). The literal
translation, "And cleanses, He does not cleanse," is
quite obscure, and therefore the Targum adds a few
words to elucidate th ....
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Posted 2/18/2011 12:53 PM |
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Important Numbers
