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Spiritual Tools-Transforming Study Into Prayer
It is also good to transform Torah into prayer; when you study Torah or hear a Torah discours...
Spiritual Tools-Vayigash-Torah Study
“I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own h...
Spiritual Tools-Vayigash-Anger
“Then Judah approached him and said: ‘Please, my master, let me speak a word to my master. Do...

Spiritual Tools-Preparing for Mikvah
I recently received the following insight in an email from an anonymous contributer: A though...
Spiritual Tools: Qualified to Give a Blessing
Old Zalman the beggar was standing before the Baal Shem Tov with his head hung in shame tryin...
Spiritual Tools: Chanukah: Tefillin & The Light of the Crown
It is written that God told Moses, “I will take away My hand, you will see My back, but My fa...

Vayeishev: Hachsharat haAvreichim: Joseph’s Practice for Us
Let every one of our group, if he is occupied during the whole day with running after his liv...
Vayeishev: Belz: Joseph’s Lesson: Constant Awareness
Every man of Israel, when he is in the synagogue or the study hall and involved in Torah stud...

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i-Can: Skills

Amidah-Vaeira-See Our Suffering

“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God.' I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as 'E-l Sha-ddai', but with My Name 'God' I did not make Myself known to them (Exodus 6:2-3).” God...

i-Can: Skills

Prayer Skills-Vaeira-The Name of Divine Providence

“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God' (Exodus 6:2).” God, Who makes all happen through Divine Providence. He is not as a flesh and blood being who builds a house, and controls the hou...

i-Can: Skills

Prayer Skills-Vaeira-Joy and Fear

“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God' (Exodus 6:2).” Why does the Torah not tell us what the Lord said when He spoke? Why he does God referred to Himself as God after He had already t...

i-Can: Skills

Prayer Skills-Vaeira-Solitude

We merit reabsorption into our spiritual roots, once again becoming part of the Unity of God, Whose existence is necessary, only by means of self annihilation. It is impossible to attain self nullif...

i-Can: Skills

Prayer Skills-Redeeming Prayers

“You will direct their heart, You will cause Your ear to attend (Psalms 10:17).” This means that when they pray with proper intention of the heart, You will “cause Your ear to attend,” and fulfill t...

i-Can: Skills

Prayer Skills-Vaeira-Joyful Prayer

When you perform a mitzvah for the sake of heaven, to fulfill the wishes of God, Who spoke and His will was done, you will arouse all the worlds, from the lowly, compound world of Assiyah, through t...

i-Can: Skills

Prayer Skills-So What-Shemot-Elokeinu

“His sister stationed herself at a distance to know what would be done with him (Exodus 2:4).” It does not mean that she simply, “stood there,” but, that “she placed herself there with full intent, ...

i-Can: Skills

So What-Prayer Skills-Vayechi-Rav Hirsch

“And Israel said to Joseph, ‘I had no longer thought “lo fillalti,” it possible to see your face, and behold, the Lord has allowed me to even see your children (Genesis 48:11).”

i-Can: Skills

Using the Siddur As A Workbook I (Transcription)

If you look through the packet that you have, and this is just part one, you’ll see selection from everything from the zohar, to the Talmud, to Midrashim, to halachic literature to biblical commenta...

i-Can: Skills

The Siddur as Flash Cards

It may seem awkward to recite the words of Tefilah out of a Siddur; it’s like reading from a script when you are trying to communicate with someone you love. It doesn’t seem genuine.

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Amidah-Vaeira-See Our Suffering
“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God.' I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to...
Prayer Skills-Vaeira-The Name of Divine Providence
“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God' (Exodus 6:2).” God, Who makes all happen...
Prayer Skills-Vaeira-Joy and Fear
“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God' (Exodus 6:2).” Why does the Torah not te...

Prayer Skills-Vaeira-Solitude
We merit reabsorption into our spiritual roots, once again becoming part of the Unity of God,...
Prayer Skills-Redeeming Prayers
“You will direct their heart, You will cause Your ear to attend (Psalms 10:17).” This means t...
Prayer Skills-Vaeira-Joyful Prayer
When you perform a mitzvah for the sake of heaven, to fulfill the wishes of God, Who spoke an...

Prayer Skills-So What-Shemot-Elokeinu
“His sister stationed herself at a distance to know what would be done with him (Exodus 2:4)....
So What-Prayer Skills-Vayechi-Rav Hirsch
“And Israel said to Joseph, ‘I had no longer thought “lo fillalti,” it possible to see your ...
Using the Siddur As A Workbook I (Transcription)
If you look through the packet that you have, and this is just part one, you’ll see selection...

The Siddur as Flash Cards
It may seem awkward to recite the words of Tefilah out of a Siddur; it’s like reading from a ...

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i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings-The Torah Connection-Vaeira-Asher Yatzar

“Blessed are You Hashem … Who fashioned man with wisdom and created within him many openings and cavities. It is obvious and known before Your Throne of Glory that if but one of them were to be rupt...

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings-Vaeira-Bad Neighbors

“Keep far away from a bad neighbor (Avot 1:7).” Nowadays, in the time of exile, attaining the Holy Spirit is easier than it was when the Temple still existed. This may be compared to a king who is m...

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings-Shemot-Modeh Ani-Chemlah

“She opened it and saw him, the child, and behold! A youth was crying. She took pity on him and said, 'This is one of the Hebrew boys' (Exodus 2:6).” "She took pity on him," "vaTachmol alav,” Chemla...

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

So What-Vayechi-Hamachazir Neshamot

“The time approached for Israel to die (Genesis 47:29).” The Ari haKadosh writes as follows: You know that the souls have been divided up into numerous “sparks” of sanctity.

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

So What-Morning Blessings-Tents of Jacob

“Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords are stolen weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings: Tallit: Cloaked in Light

“You have donned majesty and splendor; cloaked in light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a curtain (Psalms 104:2).” The Midrash asks, From where was light created? They answer, We ...

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings: The Light & The Incense

“Aaron shall burn upon it the incense spices every morning; when he cleans the lamps he is to burn it. And when Aaron ignites the lamps in the afternoon, he is to burn it, as continual incense befor...

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings: May it be Your Will

One of the most common phrases in our daily prayer is, “May it be Your will.” The Abudirham teaches that this phrase is based on the verse, “Who finds a wife, finds a good thing and wins favor from ...

i-Thank: Morning Blessings

Morning Blessings: What the Blind See

Leaving Israel, standing in line at Ben Gurion Airport, I saw a long-line of obviously blind Israeli teenagers making their way to a check-in counter. I watched them intently and was amazed.

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Morning Blessings-The Torah Connection-Vaeira-Asher Yatzar
“Blessed are You Hashem … Who fashioned man with wisdom and created within him many openings ...
Morning Blessings-Vaeira-Bad Neighbors
“Keep far away from a bad neighbor (Avot 1:7).” Nowadays, in the time of exile, attaining the...
Morning Blessings-Shemot-Modeh Ani-Chemlah
“She opened it and saw him, the child, and behold! A youth was crying. She took pity on him a...

So What-Vayechi-Hamachazir Neshamot
“The time approached for Israel to die (Genesis 47:29).” The Ari haKadosh writes as follows: ...
So What-Morning Blessings-Tents of Jacob
“Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords are stolen weapons of violence. Let me not enter ...
Morning Blessings: Tallit: Cloaked in Light
“You have donned majesty and splendor; cloaked in light as with a garment, stretching out the...

Morning Blessings: The Light & The Incense
“Aaron shall burn upon it the incense spices every morning; when he cleans the lamps he is to...
Morning Blessings: May it be Your Will
One of the most common phrases in our daily prayer is, “May it be Your will.” The Abudirham t...
Morning Blessings: What the Blind See
Leaving Israel, standing in line at Ben Gurion Airport, I saw a long-line of obviously blind ...

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i-Sing: Songs of Praise

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Vaeira-You Give Them All Life

“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God.' I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as 'E-l Sha-ddai', but with My Name 'God' I did not make Myself known to them (Exodus 6:2-3).” “I ...

i-Sing: Songs of Praise

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Protecting Our Prayers

Prayer which is not wholehearted is pursued by numbers of destructive Angels, according to the verse, “All her pursuers have overtaken her (Lamentations 1:3).” Therefore, it is good advice to prefac...

i-Sing: Songs of Praise

Pesukei D’Zimrah-God Empowering Us to Empower Him

“Render might to the Lord, Whose majesty hovers over Israel and Whose might is in the clouds. You are awesome, Lord, from Your sanctuaries, Lord of Israel; it is He Who grants might and power to the...

i-Sing: Songs of Praise

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Turning To God

“The eyes of all look to You with hope and You give them their food in its proper time; You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing (Psalms 145).” All living beings wait upon, a...

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Pesukei D’Zimrah-Vaeira-You Give Them All Life
“The Lord spoke to Moses and said to him, 'I am God.' I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to...
Pesukei D’Zimrah-Protecting Our Prayers
Prayer which is not wholehearted is pursued by numbers of destructive Angels, according to th...
Pesukei D’Zimrah-God Empowering Us to Empower Him
“Render might to the Lord, Whose majesty hovers over Israel and Whose might is in the clouds....

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Turning To God
“The eyes of all look to You with hope and You give them their food in its proper time; You o...

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i-Love: Shema

Shema-Vaeira-Reciprocal Love

There is yet another righteous way, available to all and easily accessible, to arouse and kindle the light of love for God that is implanted and concealed in our hearts, so that it can shine forth l...

i-Love: Shema

Shema-Vaeira-Truth and Faith

We are required to believe completely in Divine Providence, which is the source of everything even though the human intellect cannot comprehend it. Only after believing completely is it possible to ...

i-Love: Shema

Shema-So What-Shemot-Ahavah Rabbah-Attach Us

“He said to his people, 'Behold! The people, the Children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we' (Exodus 1:9).” In which way were

i-Love: Shema

Shema-Prayers That Were Still Free

Why do we spend so much time in the blessings of the morning Shema describing and praising the Angels? When

i-Love: Shema

Shema-Vayigash-Without a Battle

“And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers’ (Genesis 47:9...

i-Love: Shema

Shemah: Planting Mitzvot

“For He alone is exalted and holy, effects mighty deeds, makes new things, is Master of wars, sows kindnesses, makes salvations flourish.”

i-Love: Shema

Shemah: Flourishing Salvations

“For He alone is exalted and holy, effects mighty deeds, makes new things, is Master of wars, sows kindnesses, makes salvations flourish.” How will these salvations flourish as light?

i-Love: Shema

Shemah: Using the Shemah to Prepare to Access His Greatness

See: “Through His Greatness.” We say the Shema, “Hear O Israel, God is our Lord, God is a Unity (Deuteronomy 6:4).” We can use this to prepare for the Amidah: when we pray and say in the Amidah, “th...

i-Love: Shema

Shema: Meriting God’s Light

The blessings of the morning Shema begin, “Who forms light and creates darkness, makes peace and creates all. He Who illuminates the earth and those who dwell upon it with compassion.”

i-Love: Shema

Blessings of Shema: Torah of Love

“With a great love have You loved us.” For only one who truly loves the Holy One, Blessed is He, with all his heart and all his soul and all his resources can study Torah (Midrash Tanchumah, Noach 3...

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Shema-Vaeira-Reciprocal Love
There is yet another righteous way, available to all and easily accessible, to arouse and kin...
Shema-Vaeira-Truth and Faith
We are required to believe completely in Divine Providence, which is the source of everything...
Shema-So What-Shemot-Ahavah Rabbah-Attach Us
“He said to his people, 'Behold! The people, the Children of Israel are more numerous and str...

Shema-Prayers That Were Still Free
Why do we spend so much time in the blessings of the morning Shema describing and praising th...
Shema-Vayigash-Without a Battle
“And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years ha...
Shemah: Planting Mitzvot
“For He alone is exalted and holy, effects mighty deeds, makes new things, is Master of wars,...

Shemah: Flourishing Salvations
“For He alone is exalted and holy, effects mighty deeds, makes new things, is Master of wars,...
Shemah: Using the Shemah to Prepare to Access His Greatness
See: “Through His Greatness.” We say the Shema, “Hear O Israel, God is our Lord, God is a Uni...
Shema: Meriting God’s Light
The blessings of the morning Shema begin, “Who forms light and creates darkness, makes peace ...

Blessings of Shema: Torah of Love
“With a great love have You loved us.” For only one who truly loves the Holy One, Blessed is ...

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i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Vaeira-Each Patriarch

“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob (Exodus 6:3).” The reason God did not lump the patriarchs together but referred to each one by name is, that God's relationship with each of the patria...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Vaeira-Avot and Gevurot

“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as 'E-l Sha-ddai', but with My Name 'God' I did not make Myself known to them (Exodus 6:3).” The idea of this verse is that He appeared to the patriarc...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Praying to Pray

The Talmud concludes that the words, “My Master, open You my lips,” recited at the beginning of the Amidah, are not considered an interruption between the blessing of Redemption and theAmidah, for i...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Shemot-Discerning Wisdom

“She opened it and saw him, the child, and behold! A youth was crying. She took pity on him and said, 'This is one of the Hebrew boys.'

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-So What-Shemot-The Righteous

“A man went from the house of Levi and he took a daughter of Levi.” We are taught that she was far older than he. It is definitely not the usual way for a man to marry a woman so much older than he....

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-So What-Shemot-Redemption-Certainty

“The King of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the first was Shifra and the name of the second was Puah (Exodus 1:15).” The verse

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-So What-Shemot-Peace

“A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know of Joseph (Exodus 1:8).” If the enslavement of the Jewish people had been decreed from Above,

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Vayigash-Forgiveness

“Then Judah approached him and said: ‘Please, my master, let me speak a word to my master. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself’ (Genesis 44:18).” A guilty person ...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Vayigash-Gathering the Joy

“Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to transport him (Genesis 46:5).”

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah-Kedusha-Vayigash-Becoming Magnets

“‘I am the Power, the Lord of your father,” He said. ‘Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there’ (Genesis 46:3).” I must preface by quoting a tradition we ...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah: Modim - As a Father to His Daughter

“Even as father treats his beloved daughter, hugging, caressing her, and giving her presents, ‘Ear has not heard, nor eye seen, what He does to him who waits for Him (Isaiah 64:3),’ as that ‘daughte...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah: Through His Greatness

Whenever you look at a physical thing, you should contemplate that you are also looking at and expression of the imminent Divine Presence. In this manner, you are serving God through your own smalln...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah: When God Steps Back

The Baal Shem Tov offered the following analogy: When a parent teaches his child to walk, he does so in the following manner. When the child walks two or three steps toward the parent, the parent mo...

i-Attach: Amidah

Amidah: Avodah: Finding Favor

“Be favorable, God, our Lord, toward Your people Israel, turn to their prayer and restore the service to the Holy of Holies of Your Temple.” The Sages turned to the prophet Ezekiel when composing th...

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Amidah-Vaeira-Each Patriarch
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob (Exodus 6:3).” The reason God did not lump the...
Amidah-Vaeira-Avot and Gevurot
“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as 'E-l Sha-ddai', but with My Name 'God' I di...
Amidah-Praying to Pray
The Talmud concludes that the words, “My Master, open You my lips,” recited at the beginning ...

Amidah-Shemot-Discerning Wisdom
“She opened it and saw him, the child, and behold! A youth was crying. She took pity on him a...
Amidah-So What-Shemot-The Righteous
“A man went from the house of Levi and he took a daughter of Levi.” We are taught that she wa...
Amidah-So What-Shemot-Redemption-Certainty
“The King of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the first was Shifra and ...

Amidah-So What-Shemot-Peace
“A new king arose over Egypt, who did not know of Joseph (Exodus 1:8).” If the enslavement of...
Amidah-Vayigash-Forgiveness
“Then Judah approached him and said: ‘Please, my master, let me speak a word to my master. Do...
Amidah-Vayigash-Gathering the Joy
“Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the wagons that ...

Amidah-Kedusha-Vayigash-Becoming Magnets
“‘I am the Power, the Lord of your father,” He said. ‘Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, f...
Amidah: Modim - As a Father to His Daughter
“Even as father treats his beloved daughter, hugging, caressing her, and giving her presents,...
Amidah: Through His Greatness
Whenever you look at a physical thing, you should contemplate that you are also looking at an...

Amidah: When God Steps Back
The Baal Shem Tov offered the following analogy: When a parent teaches his child to walk, he ...
Amidah: Avodah: Finding Favor
“Be favorable, God, our Lord, toward Your people Israel, turn to their prayer and restore the...

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Taking it with you

Taking It With You-Vaeira-Levels of Fear

The cry of the Children of Israel to God when they were in Egypt was because of the fear of physical destruction. This is fear of punishment, which is the lowest and least valuable type of fear. The...

Taking it with you

Taking it With You: A Chamber for the Shechinah

It is written, “And she (the Shunammite) said to her husband, ‘Behold now, I know that this is a holy man of the Lord who passes by us continually. Let us make a little chamber on the wall, and let ...

Taking it with you

Taking it With You: A Higher Vocabulary

“A Redeemer shall come to Zion and to those of Jacob who repent from willful sin, the words of God. And as for Me, this is My covenant with them, said God, My spirit that is upon you and My words th...

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Taking It With You-Vaeira-Levels of Fear
The cry of the Children of Israel to God when they were in Egypt was because of the fear of p...
Taking it With You: A Chamber for the Shechinah
It is written, “And she (the Shunammite) said to her husband, ‘Behold now, I know that this i...
Taking it With You: A Higher Vocabulary
“A Redeemer shall come to Zion and to those of Jacob who repent from willful sin, the words o...

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Zeev HaTorah-Beshalach-Keriyas Yam Suf Step By Step

The Rabbeinu Bachya writes in his introduction to parshas Beshalach a novel explanation nconcerning Keriyas Yam Suf. It did not occur as commonly interpreted that Hashem miraculously paved a road in...

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R'Shlomo-B'Shalach-Making My G-d More Beautiful

There is a very beautiful passage in the bible. When we crossed the Red Sea we were singing ‘Ze Keli Ve’anveihu’, this is my G-d and I make my G-d more beautiful, ‘Elokei Avi Va’aromemenhu’, the G-d...

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iAwaken-Beshalach-Law of Attraction

Life events are often sandwiched between two spiritual experiences: prayer and praise. We pray for our aspirations and we praise Him when they are fulfilled; we pray before a challenge

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The Profundities of Torah-Beshalach-The Best Choice

“Moshe took the bones of Yosef with him…” (13:19) The Talmud relates that while Bnei Yisroel were preoccupied with obtaining the wealth of the Mitzrim, Moshe was ensuring that the remains of Yosef a...

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The Profundities of Torah-Beshalach-When it Lains It Pours

“...they went for a three-day period in the Wilderness, but they did not find water” (15:22) After emerging from the Red Sea, Bnei Yisroel traveled for three days without water to drink. Moshe led ...

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The Torah Connection-Beshalach-Food for Thought

I heard the following story many years ago. I don’t believe it was ever written up elsewhere. We have written it up once before. I believe it deserves to be heard again.

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The Torah Connection-Beshalach-My Creations Are Drowning

At the splitting of the sea, “The Malachei Hashores (the ministering angels) wished to say shirah (songs of praise). Hakadosh Baruch Hu (G-d) said to them, ‘The work of My “Hands” (the Egyptians) is...

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The Torah Connection-Beshalach-In God’s Honor

“ ‘Ki mechabdai achabeid (I, Hashem, honor those who honor Me).’ This refers to Pharaoh king of Egypt who showed Me honor because (when chasing after Yisroel) he went at the head of his army. His se...

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Targum shel Yonoson-Beshalach-The Real Sound of Music

The Jewish Nation passed through the splitting of the sea and was finally free. The people were exposed to a divine revelation which even the greatest prophets did not merit to experience. Upon seei...

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Beyond Twelve Gates-Beshalach II

It has been said that a happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. One attitude that invites happiness is to avoid complain...

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Beshalach-Hands Up

The stories in this week's reading may seem disjointed, but in fact they form a single unit. A modern editor, looking for a groovy chapter title, might have called the collection, "Ancient Israel's...

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Targum shel Yonoson-Bo-Beshalach-Abuse of Power

When plague number ten, the death of every firstborn, struck, Pharaoh could contain himself no longer. “Get out of my country, get out from amongst my people.” He cried. The Jews did not leave immed...

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The Voice of Torah: Beshalach: Right Time of Year?

My 12-year old son asked me a great question. We find so many examples of how perfectly the designated weekly parsha fits into the events on the calendar. The best example of this is Chanukah. Numer...

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R' Shlomo on P' Beshalach: I Am and I Am Not What I Am

Sweetest friends, the torah tells us that, after the Jews crossed through the Red Sea, “the Sea returned to its strength.” The Gemara says, (Rashi brings it on the verse) do not read it as “strength...

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Pondering The Pasuk: Bo & Tu Bishvat

Arbeh – The Anniversary of the Shivim Nefesh When

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The Torah Connection: Beshalach

Ma’asei Yodai Tovin Bayom: At the splitting of the sea, “The Malachei Hashores (the ministering angels) wished to say shirah (songs of praise). Hakadosh Baruch Hu (G-d) said

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Sefat Emet: Beshalach 5631 First Ma'amar

God’s providence on every aspect of Creation became known and revealed to all when He split the Red Sea to save us and destroy the Egyptians. We know this from the following

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B'Or Hachaim: Beshalach

The 12th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Chaim Kapusi (~1540-1631). Born in Algiers , he moved with his family to Egypt in his early years. He became Rav and Dayan in Egypt and

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Oznaim LaTorah: Beshalach

The 13th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Baruch Sorotzkin, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe in Cleveland . Born in Zhetl , Lithuania , where his father, Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin, was Rav (the

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Tehor Ra'ayonim: Beshalach

The 13th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yom Tov Netel, author of Rehor Ra’ayonim. He died on January 30, 1817. “And Moshe took the bones of Joseph with him.” We can only

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From The Rebbe's Tish: Beshalach: Adam & Yisrael - Creations For Gratitude

Moshe Rabbeinu did not bring about the first three plagues on Mitzrayim. The reason Chazal give us is because he owed them gratitude for saving him and therefore it would have been inappropriate

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The Torah Connection: Beshalach: On The Death Of Science

“Uvechol elohei Mitzrayim e’eseh shfotim, ani Hashem” (“And against all the gods of Egypt I shall mete out punishment (destroy) – I am Hashem”).[1] [2]

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Parsha Perspectives: Beshalach: From Sweet Spoils To Bitter Waters:Lessons Of Ma

Immediately after Klal Yisroel sang the Great Shirah by the Yam Suf, the Torah tells us that "Moshe made the people travel, and they went for three days in the wilderness, but found

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Beshalach: The Difficulty of Belief

This week's Parsha has a wonderful insight. The Jewish people were stuck with the Egyptians at their back and the Sea at their front. The people began to panic and complained

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Nefesh David - Beshalach

The 11th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Dovid Nosan Deutsch, son of R' Yosef Yoel Deutsch, and the second Rav of Kretchenif (1879). He authored Nefesh Dovid on Chumash.

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Rimanov: Beshalach

The 9th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yisrael Yaakov of Vilkomir, son of Rav Menachem Mendel of Rimanov (1827) “And the sun heated and the Manna melted.” Through

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Yad Aharon: Beshalach

The 12th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Aharon Aryeh Leib ben Yissachar Dov Leifer, the author of Yad Aharon. “And Pharaoh said of the Children of Israel, ‘They are lost in the land.

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The Profundities of Torah: Beshalach: Leaving To Prey

"Pharaoh will say concerning Bnei Yisroel....." (14:3) After having traveled three days away from Mitzrayim, Hashem instructed Moshe to lead Bnei Yisroel back towards Mitzrayim,

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Zeev HaTorah-Beshalach-Keriyas Yam Suf Step By Step
The Rabbeinu Bachya writes in his introduction to parshas Beshalach a novel explanation nconc...
R'Shlomo-B'Shalach-Making My G-d More Beautiful
There is a very beautiful passage in the bible. When we crossed the Red Sea we were singing ‘...
iAwaken-Beshalach-Law of Attraction
Life events are often sandwiched between two spiritual experiences: prayer and praise. We pra...

The Profundities of Torah-Beshalach-The Best Choice
“Moshe took the bones of Yosef with him…” (13:19) The Talmud relates that while Bnei Yisroel ...
The Profundities of Torah-Beshalach-When it Lains It Pours
“...they went for a three-day period in the Wilderness, but they did not find water” (15:22) ...
The Torah Connection-Beshalach-Food for Thought
I heard the following story many years ago. I don’t believe it was ever written up elsewhere....

The Torah Connection-Beshalach-My Creations Are Drowning
At the splitting of the sea, “The Malachei Hashores (the ministering angels) wished to say sh...
The Torah Connection-Beshalach-In God’s Honor
“ ‘Ki mechabdai achabeid (I, Hashem, honor those who honor Me).’ This refers to Pharaoh king ...
Targum shel Yonoson-Beshalach-The Real Sound of Music
The Jewish Nation passed through the splitting of the sea and was finally free. The people we...

Beyond Twelve Gates-Beshalach II
It has been said that a happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but r...
Beshalach-Hands Up
The stories in this week's reading may seem disjointed, but in fact they form a single unit. ...
Targum shel Yonoson-Bo-Beshalach-Abuse of Power
When plague number ten, the death of every firstborn, struck, Pharaoh could contain himself n...

The Voice of Torah: Beshalach: Right Time of Year?
My 12-year old son asked me a great question. We find so many examples of how perfectly the d...
R' Shlomo on P' Beshalach: I Am and I Am Not What I Am
Sweetest friends, the torah tells us that, after the Jews crossed through the Red Sea, “the S...
Pondering The Pasuk: Bo & Tu Bishvat
Arbeh – The Anniversary of the Shivim Nefesh When ...

The Torah Connection: Beshalach
Ma’asei Yodai Tovin Bayom: At the splitting of the sea, “The Malachei Hashores (the ministeri...
Sefat Emet: Beshalach 5631 First Ma'amar
God’s providence on every aspect of Creation became known and revealed to all when He split t...
B'Or Hachaim: Beshalach
The 12th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Chaim Kapusi (~1540-1631). Born in Algiers , he mo...

Oznaim LaTorah: Beshalach
The 13th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Baruch Sorotzkin, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe in Clevel...
Tehor Ra'ayonim: Beshalach
The 13th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yom Tov Netel, author of Rehor Ra’ayonim. He die...
From The Rebbe's Tish: Beshalach: Adam & Yisrael - Creations
Moshe Rabbeinu did not bring about the first three plagues on Mitzrayim. The reason Chazal gi...

The Torah Connection: Beshalach: On The Death Of Science
“Uvechol elohei Mitzrayim e’eseh shfotim, ani Hashem” (“And against all the gods of Egypt I s...
Parsha Perspectives: Beshalach: From Sweet Spoils To Bitter
Immediately after Klal Yisroel sang the Great Shirah by the Yam Suf, the Torah tells us that ...
Beshalach: The Difficulty of Belief
This week's Parsha has a wonderful insight. The Jewish people were stuck with the Egyptians ...

Nefesh David - Beshalach
The 11th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Dovid Nosan Deutsch, son of R' Yosef Yoel Deutsch,...
Rimanov: Beshalach
The 9th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yisrael Yaakov of Vilkomir, son of Rav Menachem Men...
Yad Aharon: Beshalach
The 12th of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Aharon Aryeh Leib ben Yissachar Dov Leifer, the ...

The Profundities of Torah: Beshalach: Leaving To Prey
"Pharaoh will say concerning Bnei Yisroel....." (14:3) After having traveled three days away ...

Haftarot

Haftarah Beshalach: A Mother in Israel

Tragedy has struck Israel. Their progress has not only been stopped, it has been reversed. For the first time since Israel conquered the land of Canaan and transformed it into the Land

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Haftarah Beshalach: A Mother in Israel
Tragedy has struck Israel. Their progress has not only been stopped, it has been reversed. Fo...

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Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 11

Machberes Avodas Hashem Exodus 15:23-27: "And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah: The Grapevine

The grapevine sings: “”Thus said God, ‘Just as when the wine is found in a cluster, and someone says, “Do not destroy it, for there is blessing in it.” So will I do for My servants, not

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - Pomegranate

The pomegranate sings: “Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your mouth is comely; Your cheek is like a pomegranate within your locks.” (Song of Songs 4:3) The Talmud (Berachot 57a)

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - The Fig Tree

The fig sings, “The guardian of the fig shall eat her fruit.” (Proverbs 27:18) According to one opinion, (Berachot 40a) the Tree of Knowledge was a fig tree. Rashi quotes this opinion

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - The Date Palm

The date palm sings, ““The righteous person shall flower like a date palm and grow tall like a cedar of Lebanon.” The Midrash (Tanchumah Lech Lecha #5) teaches, “Why are the righteous

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - Barley

The barley sings, “A prayer of the poor person when he swoons and pours out his supplications before God.” (Psalms 102:1) Barley is the poor man’s food, (Pesachim 3b, Shabbat 51b),

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: The Prayers of Trees

By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ZT"L on March 17th, 1980: Here comes a really deep Izhbetzer Torah. What’s the difference between a cute little vegetable and a tree? How come

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day8

Moed Likol Chai: 30: 4-8: Part Two: Most of the world does not follow what I described earlier. They choose instead to study the Holy Book; “Pri Eitz Hadar”. They also only eat of

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 9

B’nei Yisaschar: Shevat #1: There

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 10

Beit Yaakov; Ishbitz; Beshalach #1 If

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Trees: Roots

Though a plant continually grows upward, in contrast to animals and humans which move freely, it must remain firmly rooted in its source of nourishment, the earth. A fish, on the other hand, mus...

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Olive

“But I am like an ever-fresh olive tree in the House of God.” (Psalms 52:10) I am the opposite of a wicked person, of whom the psalmist said earlier in this psalm, “He loves evil more

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: The Powerful Prayers of the Seeds

By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ZT"L on January 27th, 1981: Until the month of Shvat everything is dead, because everything is happening on the inside. According to Beis Shammai,

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 6

Siddur Ya’avetz: The Month of Shevat: The custom is to eat many fruits on the 15th of Shevat and to sing praises of God while eating them This brings wondrous Tikkunim – Repair - to all of Creation...

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Tu Bishvat - Day7

Moed Likol Chai: 30: 4-8: Part One: It is the custom of Israel to begin celebrating Tu Bishvat in the evening. We should prepare our tables with fruits and vegetables. Be sure to have

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Shem Mishmuel Part II

By the beginning of Shevat, one-third of the year has elapsed. Now that the first four months have past, the year has reached a state of physical maturity. Indeed, by this time, most

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Tu Bishvat: As A Tree

“Praiseworthy is the man who walked not in the counsel of the wicked, and stood not in the path of the sinful, and sat not in the session of scorners. But his desire is in the Torah of

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Barley

“Gideon arrived, and behold, a man was relating a dream to his fellow, and said, ‘Behold, I dreamt a dream. Behold, a roasted barley bread was rolling in the Midianite camp. It came to the tent and ...

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Dates

“This, your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of grapes.” (Song of Songs 7:8) Whatever is righteous and good when separate will be righteous and good when

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Figs

“The guardian of the fig tree will eat its fruit, and the guardian of his master will be honored.” (Proverbs 27:18) Torah is compared to a fig because each fig ripens at its own pace.

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Trees: Know What Comes First

By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ZT"L on September 27th, 1988: A person who cannot rejoice in someone else’s joy doesn’t know what joy is. How does a person know the taste

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 4

Ma’or Va’Shemesh; Lessons of Tu Bi’shevat: It is human nature to derive special enjoyment from physical desires during the cold winter months. A person should use the month

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 5

Shem MiShmuel; Vaeira: The physical nature of the creation begins to stir after its winter sleep. It is the beginning of renewal. There is a sense of preparation and purpose:. We can use this mon...

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Shem Mishmuel Part I

"The first of Shevat is the New Year for Trees according to the view of Beit Shammai. Beit Hillel says that it is on the fifteenth of Shevat." (Mishnah Rosh HaShanah 1:1)

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Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Pomegranate

“Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your mouth is comely; Your cheek is like a pomegranate within your locks.” (Song of Songs 4:3) Just as the pomegranate is filled with seeds,

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 2

Rabbi Tzaddok HaCohen of Lublin: The Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzirah) teaches that the month of Shevat was created with the letter “Tzaddik”. This teaches us that one should focus

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 3

Moed Likol Chai; Section 30, Letter 2: The Midah/Attribute of Shevat is Hod/Inner Beauty – how something’s inner beauty reflects the Divine Will that gives it existence. Aaron HaKohen

Tu Bishvat

Rav Hirsch: Shevat II

On the Jewish field, no seed ripens for the owner alone, no Jewish tree blossoms for the proprietor alone. How to achieve spiritual ends with human means, how to ennoble and dedicate

Tu Bishvat

Rav Hirsch: Shevat III

“Not in heaviness of heart and not in pain and not in despondency,” and not in frivolity either does the Jewish spirit find its place. Where pure and thoughtful joy dwells, there it dwells

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Grapes

“The word of God came to me saying, ‘Son of Man, what will become of the vine-tree compared to any other tree, the branch that was among the trees of the forest? Can wood be taken

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Wheat

“And He would feed him with the cream of the wheat, and from a rock I would sate you with honey.” (Psalms 81:17) The wheat is an allusion to the Manna we ate in the desert. The

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat - Day 1

The Kedushat Levi (Likkutim page 477) offers the following thoughts about the month of Shevat: Tu Bi’shevat is the beginning of the preparation for Pesach, which, in turn, is the preparation for the...

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Rav Hirsch: Shevat I

In the Jewish land, where the Divine law has full scope, nothing was supposed to germinate or blossom or ripen without bringing the Jew obligations as well as enjoyment. A

Tu Bishvat

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - Wheat

The Wheat sings, “A song of ascents, from the depths, I called to You, O God.” (Psalms 130:1) The Baal HaTanya explains that the food of the wheat is hidden, for it, one of the basic

Tu Bishvat

Tu BiShevat: Getting the Vessels to receive the Redemption

By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach on January 27th, 1993: Reb Leible Eiger says it takes 45 days for a seed to sink in and become rooted into the earth. So there are 45 days from Rosh

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Tu Bishvat - Day 11
Machberes Avodas Hashem Exodus 15:23-27: "And when they came to Marah, they could not drink o...
Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah: The Grapevine
The grapevine sings: “”Thus said God, ‘Just as when the wine is found in a cluster, and someo...
Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - Pomegranate
The pomegranate sings: “Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your mouth is comely; You...

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - The Fig Tree
The fig sings, “The guardian of the fig shall eat her fruit.” (Proverbs 27:18) According to o...
Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - The Date Palm
The date palm sings, ““The righteous person shall flower like a date palm and grow tall like ...
Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - Barley
The barley sings, “A prayer of the poor person when he swoons and pours out his supplications...

Tu Bishvat: The Prayers of Trees
By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ZT"L on March 17th, 1980: Here comes a really deep Izhbetzer Torah....
Tu Bishvat - Day8
Moed Likol Chai: 30: 4-8: Part Two: Most of the world does not follow what I described ear...
Tu Bishvat - Day 9
B’nei Yisaschar: Shevat #1: There ...

Tu Bishvat - Day 10
Beit Yaakov; Ishbitz; Beshalach #1 If ...
Tu Bishvat: Trees: Roots
Though a plant continually grows upward, in contrast to animals and humans which move fre...
Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Olive
“But I am like an ever-fresh olive tree in the House of God.” (Psalms 52:10) I am the opposi...

Tu Bishvat: The Powerful Prayers of the Seeds
By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ZT"L on January 27th, 1981: Until the month of Shvat everything is ...
Tu Bishvat - Day 6
Siddur Ya’avetz: The Month of Shevat: The custom is to eat many fruits on the 15th of Shevat...
Tu Bishvat - Day7
Moed Likol Chai: 30: 4-8: Part One: It is the custom of Israel to begin celebrating Tu B...

Tu Bishvat: Shem Mishmuel Part II
By the beginning of Shevat, one-third of the year has elapsed. Now that the first four months...
Tu Bishvat: As A Tree
“Praiseworthy is the man who walked not in the counsel of the wicked, and stood not in the pa...
Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Barley
“Gideon arrived, and behold, a man was relating a dream to his fellow, and said, ‘Behold, I d...

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Dates
“This, your stature is like a palm tree, and your breasts are like clusters of grapes.” (Song...
Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Figs
“The guardian of the fig tree will eat its fruit, and the guardian of his master will be hono...
Tu Bishvat: Trees: Know What Comes First
By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ZT"L on September 27th, 1988: A person who cannot rejoice in someon...

Tu Bishvat - Day 4
Ma’or Va’Shemesh; Lessons of Tu Bi’shevat: It is human nature to derive special enjoymen...
Tu Bishvat - Day 5
Shem MiShmuel; Vaeira: The physical nature of the creation begins to stir after its winter sl...
Tu Bishvat: Shem Mishmuel Part I
"The first of Shevat is the New Year for Trees according to the view of Beit Shammai. Beit Hi...

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Pomegranate
“Your lips are like a thread of scarlet, and your mouth is comely; Your cheek is like a pomeg...
Tu Bishvat - Day 2
Rabbi Tzaddok HaCohen of Lublin: The Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzirah) teaches that the mon...
Tu Bishvat - Day 3
Moed Likol Chai; Section 30, Letter 2: The Midah/Attribute of Shevat is Hod/Inner Beauty – ho...

Rav Hirsch: Shevat II
On the Jewish field, no seed ripens for the owner alone, no Jewish tree blossoms for the prop...
Rav Hirsch: Shevat III
“Not in heaviness of heart and not in pain and not in despondency,” and not in frivolity eith...
Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Grapes
“The word of God came to me saying, ‘Son of Man, what will become of the vine-tree compared t...

Tu Bishvat - Seven Species: Wheat
“And He would feed him with the cream of the wheat, and from a rock I would sate you with hon...
Tu Bishvat - Day 1
The Kedushat Levi (Likkutim page 477) offers the following thoughts about the month of Shevat...
Rav Hirsch: Shevat I
In the Jewish land, where the Divine law has full scope, nothing was supposed to germinate or...

Tu Bishvat: Perek Shirah - Wheat
The Wheat sings, “A song of ascents, from the depths, I called to You, O God.” (Psalms 130:1)...
Tu BiShevat: Getting the Vessels to receive the Redemption
By Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach on January 27th, 1993: Reb Leible Eiger says it takes 45 days for a...

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Music of Halacha: Shabbat

The Music of Halacha-Bishul-A Matter of Time

We began our discussion of the laws of cooking on Shabbat in, “Cooking With the Miraculous.” When we speak of the miraculous we are speaking of that which is otherworldly. When we speak of the other...

Music of Halacha: Shabbat

The Music of Halacha-Shabbat-Cooking with the Miraculous

Watching my wife develop her business, Las Delicias Patisserie, has me thinking of Bishul-Ofeh: The eleventh of the Thirty-Nine categories of Creative Work prohibited on Shabbat is usually listed as...

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The Music of Halacha-Bishul-A Matter of Time
We began our discussion of the laws of cooking on Shabbat in, “Cooking With the Miraculous.” ...
The Music of Halacha-Shabbat-Cooking with the Miraculous
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Interpersonal: Ben Adam l'Chavero

The Music of Halacha: Learning How to Hate Part Two

We left off “The Music of Halacha: Learning How to Hate Part One,” with the following questions: Are the

Interpersonal: Ben Adam l'Chavero

The Music of Halacha: Learning How to Hate Part One

“There are three whom the Holy One, Blessed is He, hates: One who says one thing with his mouth while meaning another thing in his heart, one who knows testimony affecting his friend, but does not t...

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The Music of Halacha: Learning How to Hate Part Two
We left off “The Music of Halacha: Learning How to Hate Part One,” with the following questio...
The Music of Halacha: Learning How to Hate Part One
“There are three whom the Holy One, Blessed is He, hates: One who says one thing with his mou...

Table Talk

Table Talk: Beshalach

Mixed Messages: At the beginning of the portion God chose to take Israel on an indirect route out of Egypt in order to prevent them from being exposed to war and being frightened

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Table Talk: Beshalach
Mixed Messages: At the beginning of the portion God chose to take Israel on an indirect ...

Parsha Hound

Parsha Hound: Beshalach

Why did Joseph not insist that he be immediately buried in Israel as was Jacob? (13:19) Where did the Egyptians get the horses to pull their chariots if all animals had been killed in the plagues? (1...

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Parsha Hound: Beshalach
Why did Joseph not insist that he be immediately buried in Israel as was Jacob? (13:19) Where ...

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What is the Reason?

What is the Reason-Shoelace and Doorway

I recently heard a noted rabbi mention that not giving charity leads to illness, and that a father who is having difficulty with a child should tie a shoelace on the child and all will improve. He d...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Lying to Look Good

In a recent Music of Halacha, you described the issue of a husband lying to his wife. I recall hearing of a midrash in which King Solomon lost an argument with a bird about this very issue. Is there...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Qualities of a Chavrusa

I have been having a great deal of difficulty motivating myself to study more and harder. I was advised to find a new study partner, and now have a choice between two very different people. One of t...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Good Attributes or Wonders

I went to see a “Miracle Working” Kabbalist, against your counsel, and was blown away by the stories I heard, while waiting for my appointment, of the miracles he has performed for so many people. H...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Saving a Life With a Book

I can’t believe I happened on your website after so many years. I don’t know if you remember me, but in 1983, when I was a student in Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, you handed a Jewish book, ...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Laban, Two Parts of a Soul

You responded to a story about someone who kashered his house because a kabbalist promised him that doing so would make him rich, “He’s no better than Laban!” Why would you say such a thing? PP

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Cain’s Sign

Is it true that you told someone that fear of animals is a result of sin? AYG It’s almost true. The Ohr HaChaim haKadosh writes that as long as a person guards himself from sin, he maintains the “Im...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Eating With Sensitivity

You said that eating can be an excellent way to practice the laws of Bein Adam l’Chaveiro, Interpersonal Relationships. I understand how eating with dignity can be considered fulfillment of these la...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Depression, and A Bad Guest

When I was a Yeshiva bochur many years ago, there was a sense that being sad about, and frustrated with, one’s learning and prayer indicated that the Neshama speaking to the person. Now, I just feel...

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Tefillin, Pirsumei Nissa, & Yehudah haLevi

If a person’s heart is on his right side, does he wear his Hand Tefillin, that point to his heart, on his right? SB

What is the Reason?

What is the Reason? Fasting for Atonement

I have read that fasting is an important step in achieving atonement for many things, and that some sins need a hundred fasts. I have difficulty fasting. I heard that there are many forms of fasting...

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What is the Reason-Shoelace and Doorway
I recently heard a noted rabbi mention that not giving charity leads to illness, and that a f...
What is the Reason? Lying to Look Good
In a recent Music of Halacha, you described the issue of a husband lying to his wife. I recal...
What is the Reason? Qualities of a Chavrusa
I have been having a great deal of difficulty motivating myself to study more and harder. I w...

What is the Reason? Good Attributes or Wonders
I went to see a “Miracle Working” Kabbalist, against your counsel, and was blown away by the ...
What is the Reason? Saving a Life With a Book
I can’t believe I happened on your website after so many years. I don’t know if you remember ...
What is the Reason? Laban, Two Parts of a Soul
You responded to a story about someone who kashered his house because a kabbalist promised hi...

What is the Reason? Cain’s Sign
Is it true that you told someone that fear of animals is a result of sin? AYG It’s almost tru...
What is the Reason? Eating With Sensitivity
You said that eating can be an excellent way to practice the laws of Bein Adam l’Chaveiro, In...
What is the Reason? Depression, and A Bad Guest
When I was a Yeshiva bochur many years ago, there was a sense that being sad about, and frust...

What is the Reason? Tefillin, Pirsumei Nissa, & Yehudah haLe
If a person’s heart is on his right side, does he wear his Hand Tefillin, that point to his h...
What is the Reason? Fasting for Atonement
I have read that fasting is an important step in achieving atonement for many things, and tha...

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Keter Shem Tov

Teachings from The Sefer Baal Shem Tov

In the beginning - Bereshis (Bereshis 1:1) The Baal Shem Tov taught: When the Moshiach comes, may it be speedily in our days, he will expound upon the letter combinations of each word in the Torah, ...

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Keter Shem Tov-259

The Baal Shem Tov taught: One should pray as if he were awakening the dawn, and not the dawn awakening him. This means that one should toil diligently and gradually in the preliminary prayers until ...

Keter Shem Tov

Reconciling a Point of Torah-Manne

There are several questions that come to mind concerning the Manne. Just what was it anyway? We know how the Torah describes Manne as: ‘being round like coriander seed, but was white … and tasted li...

Keter Shem Tov

A Baal Shem Tov Minute X

“Around midnight” 1 Doubt can be compared to midnight, which is the exact point of time separating the first half of the night from the second. By the same token, when a person is in doubt, he sees ...

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Keter Shem Tov-Volume 2-256-Channels of Beneficence

"The entire world is nourished in the merit of My son Chanina"1The Baal Shem Tov taught: This means that Chanina opened up a new channel of bringing Divine beneficence into the world. This is also t...

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Keter Shem Tov-Volume 2-Chapter 254-Evil Inclination

"When you go out to wage war against your enemy, G·d will deliver him into your hands, and you will capture his captives."1 The Baal Shem Tov taught: Why should a person listen to his evil inclinati...

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Keter Shem Tov 210 -The Middle Path

The Baal Shem Tov taught: Jacob, with his inner vision, realized the absolute necessity of the world being guided by the medium path that harmonizes between kindness and judgment. Otherwise, if the ...

Keter Shem Tov

Keter Shem Tov 206A-Levels of Manifestation

"There is none like out G·d . . . Who is like our G·d . . . let us praise our G·d . . . blessed is our G·d . . .You are our G·d."1 The Baal Shem Tov taught: "There is none like our G·d" is in the Wo...

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Stories of Baal Shem Tov: Beshalach: Perfect Faith

And then there was the time that Rabbi Dovid Leikes, one of the Chevrayah Kadisha , was speaking with several followers of his son-in-law, Reb Mottel of Chernobyl (also known

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Teachings from The Sefer Baal Shem Tov
In the beginning - Bereshis (Bereshis 1:1) The Baal Shem Tov taught: When the Moshiach comes,...
Keter Shem Tov-259
The Baal Shem Tov taught: One should pray as if he were awakening the dawn, and not the dawn ...
Reconciling a Point of Torah-Manne
There are several questions that come to mind concerning the Manne. Just what was it anyway? ...

A Baal Shem Tov Minute X
“Around midnight” 1 Doubt can be compared to midnight, which is the exact point of time separ...
Keter Shem Tov-Volume 2-256-Channels of Beneficence
"The entire world is nourished in the merit of My son Chanina"1The Baal Shem Tov taught: This...
Keter Shem Tov-Volume 2-Chapter 254-Evil Inclination
"When you go out to wage war against your enemy, G·d will deliver him into your hands, and yo...

Keter Shem Tov 210 -The Middle Path
The Baal Shem Tov taught: Jacob, with his inner vision, realized the absolute necessity of th...
Keter Shem Tov 206A-Levels of Manifestation
"There is none like out G·d . . . Who is like our G·d . . . let us praise our G·d . . . bless...
Stories of Baal Shem Tov: Beshalach: Perfect Faith
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Proverbs - Mishlei

Mishlei-Chapter Four-Wisdom for Religion

“Hear, my child, and take my sayings, that the years of your life be many. I teach you in the ways of wisdom, I guide you on pathways of rightness. When you walk, your step is not straitened. If you...

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Mishlei-Chapter 4-A Relationship With Wisdom

For I was a son to my father, a tender only child for my mother.

Proverbs - Mishlei

Mishlei Chapter Four: Judgment Calls

“Let your heart hold on to my words, keep my commands and live (Proverbs 4:4).” Our Rabbis taught: The poor, the rich, the sinner come before the heavenly court — They say to the poor: Why have you ...

Proverbs - Mishlei

Mishlei: Chapter Four: Receiving the Transmission

“For I was a son to my father, a tender only child for my mother.” As the youngest of six, I was unfamiliar with the feeling of being, “a tender only child for my mother,” until I became a father. I...

Proverbs - Mishlei

Mishlei: Chapter IV: Text & Introduction

We begin the fourth Proverb with a translation based on “The Wisdom Books” by Robert Alter Norton), divided into sections as we will study them. I placed spaces between complete thoughts. It is impo...

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Mishlei-Chapter Four-Wisdom for Religion
“Hear, my child, and take my sayings, that the years of your life be many. I teach you in the...
Mishlei-Chapter 4-A Relationship With Wisdom
For I was a son to my father, a tender only child for my mother. ...
Mishlei Chapter Four: Judgment Calls
“Let your heart hold on to my words, keep my commands and live (Proverbs 4:4).” Our Rabbis ta...

Mishlei: Chapter Four: Receiving the Transmission
“For I was a son to my father, a tender only child for my mother.” As the youngest of six, I ...
Mishlei: Chapter IV: Text & Introduction
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Rosh Chodesh

Kiddush Levana: Opening the Treasuries of the New

“Who renews the months (Blessing of Kiddush Levana).” The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 1:4) teaches that Israel was God’s ‘First Thought’ in Creation. Therefore, we must take full advantage of reaching...

Rosh Chodesh

Kiddush Levana: Becoming a Ben Olam ha-Bah

“To the moon He said that it should renew itself as a crown of splendor for those borne by Him from the womb (Blessing of Kiddush Levana).” Israel counts the months by the moon. On Rosh ha-Shanah th...

Rosh Chodesh

The Torah Connection: Kiddush Levana: Bowing to the Moon

The following episode is at once funny and frightening. Funny in its actuality but frightening in its potential misunderstanding.

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Kiddush Levana: Opening the Treasuries of the New
“Who renews the months (Blessing of Kiddush Levana).” The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 1:4) teac...
Kiddush Levana: Becoming a Ben Olam ha-Bah
“To the moon He said that it should renew itself as a crown of splendor for those borne by Hi...
The Torah Connection: Kiddush Levana: Bowing to the Moon
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Themes

Likrat Shabbat VIII

The Gemara expounds on the pasuk in Ki Tisa: Preserve the Shabbat for it is sacred to you. [Shemot 31:14] It (the Shabbat) is sacred, but work sinfully done on Shabbat is not sacred. [Ketubot 34a] ...

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The Voice of Torah-Shabbat Themes-Kiddush-Celebrating Potential

We recite Kiddush twice on Shabbat, on Friday night and again on Shabbat morning. While the two versions share certain key things in common, they differ in significant ways as well. In particular, t...

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So What-Vayechi-Shabbat Themes

“Issachar is a mighty donkey lying down among the saddlebags. When he sees how good is his resting, and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor (...

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The Voice of Torah: Shabbat: One Step Between

It is well known that on Shabbat we refrain from performing 39 Melachot. But in truth, it ought to surprise us that the number 39 is as well known as it is. Is our Shabbat really characterized by 39...

Themes

Shabbat: The Voice of Torah: Shabbat Pleasure

Rabbi Yochanan said in the name of Rabbi Yose: One who takes pleasure on Shabbat is given a reward without limit, as it says, “Then, when you delight in the Almighty…I will give you the inheritance ...

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Likrat Shabbat VIII
The Gemara expounds on the pasuk in Ki Tisa: Preserve the Shabbat for it is sacred to you. [S...
The Voice of Torah-Shabbat Themes-Kiddush-Celebrating Potent
We recite Kiddush twice on Shabbat, on Friday night and again on Shabbat morning. While the t...
So What-Vayechi-Shabbat Themes
“Issachar is a mighty donkey lying down among the saddlebags. When he sees how good is his re...

The Voice of Torah: Shabbat: One Step Between
It is well known that on Shabbat we refrain from performing 39 Melachot. But in truth, it oug...
Shabbat: The Voice of Torah: Shabbat Pleasure
Rabbi Yochanan said in the name of Rabbi Yose: One who takes pleasure on Shabbat is given a r...

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Prayer

Shabbat Prayers-Shemot-Psalm 34

Pharaoh heard about this matter and sought to kill Moses; so Moses fled from before Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian. He sat by a well (Exodus 2:15).” According to the Chapters of Rabbi Eli...

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Shabbat Prayers-So What-Shemot-Mussaf Kedusha

“God benefited the midwives, and the people increased and became very strong (Exodus 1:20).” We are entitled to know what precisely

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Shabbat Prayers-Vayigash-Psalm 90

“Pharaoh asked him, ‘How many are the days of your life?’ (Genesis 47:8).” Rather than ask Jacob how old he was, or, “How many are the years of your life,” Pharaoh asked him, “How many are the days ...

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Shabbat Prayers-Blessings of Morning Shemah:-Illuminate Our Eyes

“Illuminate our eyes in Your Torah.” The theme we are using this Shabbat is how Shabbat is an experience of the World-to-Come (See: “Kabbalat Shabbat-A Single Utterance”). The Talmud offers two powe...

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Shabbat-Morning Shemah-A Special Light

“Who illuminates all the world and its inhabitants.” The theme we are using this Shabbat is how Shabbat is an experience of the World-to-Come (See: “Kabbalat Shabbat-A Single Utterance”).

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Shabbat Prayers-Friday Night Amidah-Blessed of all Days

“You sanctified the seventh day for Your Name’s sake, the conclusion of the creation of heaven and earth. Of all days, You blessed it; and of all seasons, You sanctified it.”

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Shabbat Mussaf: Physical Joy

In order to achieve proper Dveikut with God it is necessary to indulge matter, for otherwise the “heaviness” of matter will prevent form from attaining attachment by means of happiness with God.

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Pharaoh heard about this matter and sought to kill Moses; so Moses fled from before Pharaoh a...
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“God benefited the midwives, and the people increased and became very strong (Exodus 1:20).” ...
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“Pharaoh asked him, ‘How many are the days of your life?’ (Genesis 47:8).” Rather than ask Ja...

Shabbat Prayers-Blessings of Morning Shemah:-Illuminate Our
“Illuminate our eyes in Your Torah.” The theme we are using this Shabbat is how Shabbat is an...
Shabbat-Morning Shemah-A Special Light
“Who illuminates all the world and its inhabitants.” The theme we are using this Shabbat is h...
Shabbat Prayers-Friday Night Amidah-Blessed of all Days
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Shabbat Mussaf: Physical Joy
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From The Pages of Jewish History

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Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: A Reb Shlomo Story

I had the privilege to hear this 'short' story from R' Shlomo: Everybody knows that Chassidim would travel even hundreds of miles to be with their Rebbes for different holidays.

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Without Limits

Lechem Mishna reminds me of the message of “I am limitless! I can do anything and be anything!” The two loaves of challah that we partake of on Shabbos represents the Manna

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Rasing The Challah

HOW CAN ONE RAISE THE LEVEL OF 2 ORDINARY LOAVES OF BREAD TO THE LEVEL OF MANNA?

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Hamotzi Lechem

One night during dinner my eldest son asked one of his favorite questions, "why do we say 'Hamotzei Lechem min Haaretz' when we all know that bread doesnt come from the earth"?

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Bread of Life

Every Shabbat we make Kiddush, wash our hands, uncover two beautiful Challot, make a small incision to remind us where we are going to cut the challa, then we try to remember

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Voice of Torah: Becoming Trusters

Lechem Mishneh – the two loaves of challah over which we commence each of our three Shabbat meals – seems a very unlikely choice to be either the symbol of Shabbat or the symbol

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Beyond

To signify the double portion of manna that was collected for Shabbat we place two Challah breads on the table to grace our Shabbat meals. The extra loaf of bread on a deep level

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Secret of the Manna & The Secondary Primary Objective

R'Shlomo told the following story: Once a Holy Hippy'le was sitting at a Rebbe's tisch (table=gathering) on Friday night and the Rebbe was talking about the Mohn. The Hippy'le

Lechem Mishna

The Torah Connection: Lechem Mishneh: Broad and Deep

The Mohn[1] “For tzadikim (the righteous) the mohn came to the doors of their homes. The middle class (in deeds) had to go out somewhat to receive theirs. The wicked had to search far to get it.”[...

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Is God In Our Midst?

"...Because of their testing God, saying, is there God among us or not." (Beshalach 17:7) You should not read "is God among us" according to the simple meaning of the text. We are talking here

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: A Lesson in Retirement

When I was a kid in London, people regularly talked about a fiction called retirement. And even though retirees did not seem that happy to me, nevertheless, the way working people

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh & Benching

After eating lechem mishneh we have the zchus to bentch! Have you ever looked inside at the words of bentching? I was at a friend's table and looked at the front of the bentcher. A gentleman

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning VI

“God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them, whether they will follow My

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning V

“God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them, whether they will follow

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Not By Bread Alone

One of the more well-known verses in the Torah is found at the beginning of parshas Eikev - "Man does not live by bread alone." As is the case with many well-known verses in

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: From Shalom Aleichem to Lechem Mishneh

The Jewish people enjoyed the Manna in the merit of Abraham feeding bread to the angels who visited his home. (Yalkut Bereishit 82) Just as Abraham attained a spiritual level so exalted that even

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Maan + Maan = Two Or The Sum of Two Parts is Greater than the Wh

Though we’re in the book of Exodus, ‘numbers’ already play a huge role in our lives. (Actually, they have since day one of creation.) In the portion of Beshalach the number two

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Not So Simple

We take a great deal for granted! It is amazing that flour, water and oil when combined may be used as an offering. The Mussaf of Shabbos speaks about "tenths (of an ephah) of fine

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Spiritual Side of Manna

The sons of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the LORD'S hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning IV

A Study of Manna IV: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them, whether

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning III

A Study of Manna III: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them, whether

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Real Wealth

My Rebbi, Rabbi Yochanan Zweig, once spoke about the two stages of the Children of Israel receiving the wealth of the Egyptians. They first “borrowed” all the gold and silver they

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Two Forms of Prayer

There are two obligations of prayer: The first is the basic obligation of “working the land,” to acknowledge God’s continued role in creation. We fulfill this obligation with our

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Written & Oral Laws

The Zohar distinguishes between two forms of bread: "bread from Heaven" and "bread from the earth". The distinction that normally exists between these two types of bread is obscured

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning II

A Study of Manna II: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them,

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning I

A Study of Manna I: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out and pick each day’s portion on its day, so that I can test them, whether

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: Expansion

On Shabbat one must change and enhance everything he does during the week: If he is accustomed to have only one loaf of bread, he should add a second. (Tikkunim, Tikkun 21, 57a)

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Bread of Torah

The Torah is referred to as bread, “Go out and eat My bread.” (Proverbs 9:5) Just as there is no life without bread, there is no life without Torah.

Lechem Mishna

Lechem Mishneh: The Luchot

One should have two Challot, which hint to the two Luchot. (Zohar, R”M, Eikev 273a) The Luchot were given on Shabbat (Shabbat 86b), and we recreate the gift when we have Lechem

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Lechem Mishneh: A Reb Shlomo Story
I had the privilege to hear this 'short' story from R' Shlomo: Everybody knows that Chassidim...
Lechem Mishneh: Without Limits
Lechem Mishna reminds me of the message of “I am limitless! I can do anything and be anything...
Lechem Mishneh: Rasing The Challah
HOW CAN ONE RAISE THE LEVEL OF 2 ORDINARY LOAVES OF BREAD TO THE LEVEL OF MANNA? ...

Lechem Mishneh: Hamotzi Lechem
One night during dinner my eldest son asked one of his favorite questions, "why do we say 'Ha...
Lechem Mishneh: The Bread of Life
Every Shabbat we make Kiddush, wash our hands, uncover two beautiful Challot, make a small in...
Lechem Mishneh: The Voice of Torah: Becoming Trusters
Lechem Mishneh – the two loaves of challah over which we commence each of our three Shabbat m...

Lechem Mishneh: Beyond
To signify the double portion of manna that was collected for Shabbat we place two Challah br...
Lechem Mishneh: The Secret of the Manna & The Secondary Prim
R'Shlomo told the following story: Once a Holy Hippy'le was sitting at a Rebbe's tisch (table...
The Torah Connection: Lechem Mishneh: Broad and Deep
The Mohn[1] “For tzadikim (the righteous) the mohn came to the doors of their homes. The mi...

Lechem Mishneh: Is God In Our Midst?
"...Because of their testing God, saying, is there God among us or not." (Beshalach 17:7)...
Lechem Mishneh: A Lesson in Retirement
When I was a kid in London, people regularly talked about a fiction called retirement. And ev...
Lechem Mishneh & Benching
After eating lechem mishneh we have the zchus to bentch! Have you ever looked inside at the ...

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning VI
“God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out...
Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning V
“God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; let the people go out...
Lechem Mishneh: Not By Bread Alone
One of the more well-known verses in the Torah is found at the beginning of parshas Eikev - "...

Lechem Mishneh: From Shalom Aleichem to Lechem Mishneh
The Jewish people enjoyed the Manna in the merit of Abraham feeding bread to the angels who v...
Lechem Mishneh: Maan + Maan = Two Or The Sum of Two Parts is
Though we’re in the book of Exodus, ‘numbers’ already play a huge role in our lives. (Actuall...
Lechem Mishneh: Not So Simple
We take a great deal for granted! It is amazing that flour, water and oil when combined may ...

Lechem Mishneh: The Spiritual Side of Manna
The sons of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the LORD'S hand in the land of E...
Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning IV
A Study of Manna IV: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; ...
Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning III
A Study of Manna III: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven;...

Lechem Mishneh: Real Wealth
My Rebbi, Rabbi Yochanan Zweig, once spoke about the two stages of the Children of Israel rec...
Lechem Mishneh: Two Forms of Prayer
There are two obligations of prayer: The first is the basic obligation of “working the land,”...
Lechem Mishneh: The Written & Oral Laws
The Zohar distinguishes between two forms of bread: "bread from Heaven" and "bread from the e...

Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning II
A Study of Manna II: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; ...
Lechem Mishneh: Back To The Beginning I
A Study of Manna I: “God said to Moses, Behold! I shall rain down for you food from heaven; l...
Lechem Mishneh: Expansion
On Shabbat one must change and enhance everything he does during the week: If he is accustome...

Lechem Mishneh: The Bread of Torah
The Torah is referred to as bread, “Go out and eat My bread.” (Proverbs 9:5) Just as there is...
Lechem Mishneh: The Luchot
One should have two Challot, which hint to the two Luchot. (Zohar, R”M, Eikev 273a) The Luch...

Parsha Mitzvot

Parsha Mitzvot: Beshalach: Mitzvah 24 – Concept 90

“See that God has given you the Shabbat. That is why He gives you on the sixth day a two-day portion of bread. Let every man remain in his place; let no man leave his place on the seventh day.” (Exo...

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Kabbalat Shabbat

Likrat Shabbat-Shabbat and Brit

There is a definite connection to be seen between Shabbat and Brit Milah. For one thing, Brit Milah is not pre-empted due to Shabbat, despite the many other Mitzvot d’Orayta that are, including Shof...

Kabbalat Shabbat

Kabbalat Shabbat-A Single Utterance

“Safeguard” and “Remember” - in a single utterance, the Unified and Unique Power made heard to us; God is One, and His Name is One, for renown, splendor, and for praise.”

Kabbalat Shabbat

Shabbat Prayers: Kabbalat Shabbat: This You Have Accomplished

In many communities the congregation pauses after Kabbalat Shabbat to recite a chapter of Mishnah, “With what may we light the Shabbat candles?” One of the laws is, “A person must say three things i...

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Likrat Shabbat-Shabbat and Brit
There is a definite connection to be seen between Shabbat and Brit Milah. For one thing, Brit...
Kabbalat Shabbat-A Single Utterance
“Safeguard” and “Remember” - in a single utterance, the Unified and Unique Power made heard t...
Shabbat Prayers: Kabbalat Shabbat: This You Have Accomplishe
In many communities the congregation pauses after Kabbalat Shabbat to recite a chapter of Mis...

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