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Reb Shlomo Zalman Yisro
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Hi Kids, I hope you are all well. I hope
I can share these thoughts with you in a coherent
fashion.
Story : It happenned sometime in the late 1890’s. In Lithuania at the
time it was not unusual for a budding talmid chacham, married ....
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Posted 2/14/2009 12:00 AM |
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PEAKS AND VALLEYS
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16 Shevat 5769
In this week’s Parsha, the Torah is finally given on Har Sinai, 2448 years after Creation. Good things can take a long time to get to. Chazal (Sotah 5A) teach that Har Sinai was a small mountain, and that the Torah was given there, r ....
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Posted 2/11/2009 12:00 AM |
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Posted 2/6/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Beshalach
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NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- More than 100 people were killed
and several dozen wounded when an overturned petrol tanker exploded in Kenya
early Sunday, authorities said.
The tanker overturned along a highway spilling gallons of gas ....
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Posted 2/6/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Bo
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Or rather sea bream and salmon. Fresh from DOMO, the Japanese Sushi
restaurant that my son-in-law Shmulik opened in Jerusalem. - But I had to grill
them , with no preparation, thanks- to the good Lord I was successful.
Shmuel ....
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Posted 1/30/2009 12:00 AM |
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Reb Shlomo Zalman- Bo
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Hi Kids,
This week I have more stories than I can tell but let’s try one or two.
R’ Yosef Leib Bloch ZT"L, before he became Rosh Hayeshiva in Telz, served as the rabbi in a city called Shodova. As you know, in those days ( mid 1 ....
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Posted 1/29/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vaera
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Today I experimented with three different marinates for grilling. I used
the herb Rosemary, some honey and lemon, olive oil and let the chicken absorb
the flavors. For the Steak eyen, (an excellent cut of meat for Israel) ....
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Posted 1/23/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Shemos - Another Interesting Week
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The ferry overturned about 4 a.m. Sunday off the coast of Majena in west
Sulawesi after being pummeled by waves as high as 19 feet, said survivors.
Wednesday Fire fighters are attempting to control the fire while chemicals ....
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Posted 1/16/2009 12:00 AM |
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Reb Shlomo Zalman- Shmos
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Once again all the credit for these words goes to my "e-rebbe", R’ Vallach shlita - from his oral and written shiurim.
The Chofetz Chaim used to tell a story about the famous Magid of Dubno. The Magid was walking in the street and saw at a sma ....
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Posted 1/15/2009 12:00 AM |
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Vayechi - Reb Shlomo Zalman
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This true story occurred in a small town, Radumkann, in Moldavia in about 1860 (educated guess). It was a small town owned by a duke whereby the people in town along with their taxes to the Moldavian government, paid tax to the duke who lived the ’gr ....
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Posted 1/11/2009 12:00 AM |
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Vayigash - REb Shlomo Zalman
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A story in the not so long ago past - an old man well into his 80’s - a man who had lived a good, righteous life, rich with experience and stories to tell, was the pride of his family and community. One day his devoted son brought some of the grandch ....
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Posted 1/11/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayichi
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In this weeks Parsha Yacov ( Yisroel ) gives his blessing to Yosef that his
children Yid-Gu into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Rashi explains Ve-Yid-Gu = equals Dagim, fish, and just like fish multiply
and increase, an ....
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Posted 1/9/2009 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayigash
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Winter has finally set in here in Israel. With cold weather, rain and wind in
the north and central parts of the country.
The rockets aren’t falling near me, but the stones are. Those
"neighbours" of&nbs ....
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Posted 1/3/2009 12:00 AM |
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Shabbas Parshat Mekaitz
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"And Yosef
recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him." (Breishis
42:8)
In this week’s
parsha the master plan of the Almighty to bring the Jewish People down to Egypt
begins to unfold. Yaakov sends his sons down to Eg ....
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Posted 12/29/2008 12:00 AM |
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PARSHA INSIGHTS\THE SAGES OF MUSSAR- Vayeishev
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In one of the most enigmatic passages of the Torah we find the account of Yehudah and his daughter-in-law, Tamar. The Midrash explains that since she was covered with a veil, Yehudah did not recognize her. As he passed her on the crossroads he wished ....
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Posted 12/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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VAYEISHEV
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Appreciation
Towards the end of
the parsha Yosef is falsely accused and placed in an Egyptian prison. One
morning Yosef finds two of the Royal servants very distressed. They had strange
dreams and Yosef offers to interpret them. He g ....
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Posted 12/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayishlach
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In
verse 33/4 it says, " And Esau ran to meet him, and he embraced him, and fell on
his neck, and kissed him, and they wept." In the Torah, over the words "and
kissed him", VA-YISH-A-KAY-HU, each letter has ....
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Posted 12/12/2008 12:00 AM |
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Parshas Vayeitei
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Do you know what the gematria of ladder is in Hebrew ? The word is
Sulam and it has the gematria of 136. There is another common word that has
the same Gematria. This word is Mamon in Hebrew. In English it ....
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Posted 12/6/2008 12:00 AM |
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Elevation and Redemption - Parshas Toldos
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THE SAGES OF MUSSAR ON THE PARSHA The Torah reveals the essence of Yaacov and Eisev through the following verse (Bereishis 25:27): "And Eisev became a man who knew hunting, a man of the field; whereas Yaacov was a pure man who dwelt ....
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Posted 12/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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Faith Talk - Parshas Toldos
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"And Lavan and Besuel answered ‘From Hashem has the matter come’" (Bereishis 24:50). Astounding. This simple and straightforward statement, perhaps something we (hopefully) recite constantly to ourselves, or perhaps to our close relatives or friend ....
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Posted 12/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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