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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
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Posted 1/3/2009 12:00 AM |
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Thriving in the Cold
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Now that the special days of Chanukah have passed, we look to about six weeks of Winter until Tu B’Shvat arrives and the first indications of blossoming flowers and fruits arrive in Eretz Yisroel. The thought of Winter may make one feel chill ....
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Posted 1/1/2009 12:00 AM |
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Properly Appreciating the Holiness of Reciting Tehillim
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Now that our people are at War, our Tehillim recitation has most likely increased in quantity or quality, and hopefully in both. In order to for us to properly appreciate the great sanctity and power of Tehillim, we provide the following though ....
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Posted 1/1/2009 12:00 AM |
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Posted 12/30/2008 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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Tehillim Thought of the Day [Psalm 80:13-14]
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20th of Kislev, December 17, 2008
The psalmist, having compared the children of Israel to the grapevine, advocates on their behalf. "Why have You breached its fences, and all who pass by the way pluck its fruit? ....
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Posted 12/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Posted 12/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Hilchos Chanukah
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Chanukah is a day closer! We begin a series of Halachos relating to Chanukah. This first Halacha is provided by The Vaad L’maan Yahadus of Los Angeles (Rabbi Gershon Bess, Shlita). The Vaad can be contacted at 323-933-5031.
Tim ....
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Posted 12/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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Hilchos Chanukah, continued
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We continue with our Halachos of Chanukah series. The following questions and answers are culled from Derech Sicha (Teshuvos of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita).
a. In the HaNeiros Halalu, we recite, “V’Ch ....
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Posted 12/19/2008 12:00 AM |
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PIRKEI AVOS/ETHICS OF THE FATHERS \4:2
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The greatest of all virtues is the attainment of the Iyan Tova, i.e., a "good eye". That is, a completely positive view of others - to see the good in every human being. If a person sees someone act improperly and thereby invalidate ....
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Posted 12/19/2008 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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Posted 12/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tehillim Thought of the Day [Psalm 77:4-5]
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26th of Cheshvan, November 24, 2008
In Psalm 77, the psalmist speaks of the experience of being tongue-tied, of feeling paralyzed and bereft of speech. "When I wish to reflect on G-D, I become agitated; if I desire ....
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Posted 12/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tehillim Thought of the Day [Psalm 77:6-7]
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27th of Cheshvan, November 25, 2008
When confronted with his own depression and sense of disconnection from G-D, the psalmist offers us his solution. "Then I pondered the days of antiquity, years of ancient times.& ....
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Posted 12/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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Tehillim Thought of the Day [Psalm 74:9]
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28th of Cheshvan, November 28, 2008
The psalmist voices the poignant plea of the Jew in exile: "We do not see our signs, there is no longer a prophet, nor is there one among us one who knows anything (Psalm 74:9)."
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Posted 12/4/2008 12:00 AM |
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