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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
3 Elul - Yarzheit Rav Kook
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Shoftim: Lessons in Behaviour
by Rabbi David Hanania Pinto Shlita
Monday, August 9, 2021
Justice, Charity and Illegal Earnings
What if the rich man received his money illegally? In this case, G-d will not reward him for giving, since G-d "hates robbery [even] in an offering" (Isaiah 61:8). When the rich man gives to the poor and receives nothing in return, there is a problem of "He who hates gifts shall live".
The verse therefore warns the poor man "Justice, justice shall you seek, that you may live..."
You shall seek and accept charity that comes from just and honest money. Then you shall be counted among those who hate gifts, and you shall live.
Aderet Eliyahu, Shoftim - from the writings of the Ben Ish Hai
Sunday, August 8, 2021
Friday, August 6, 2021
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Nothing Happens By Chance
A young man once approached the Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz ztzl, to ask a pedagogical question. This young rabbi was about to assume the position of mashgiach ruchani (spiritual mentor) in a boys' Yeshivah high school. He wanted to know what moral points he should try to stress to the boys during his lectures. Which ethical principles should he emphasize?
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
On the Heels of Moshiach
Thank you to Tomer Devorah for uploading this video, which I liked so much I decided to put it here as well.
The subject Rabbi Yaakov Hillel is talking about is something I learned very early in my journey ... why our lowly generation will bring Moshiach.
Our generation is the lowest one of all. The earlier generations came from the higher parts of Adam HaRishon, but our souls, in this last generation, come from the heels of Adam HaRishon.
It's a 30 minute shiur, and Rabbi Hillel is someone you can relate to, his kindness and honesty shine through.
Sunday, August 1, 2021
Re'eh: An Inner Secret
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Eikev
Written by Yehuda Katz
וְהָיָה | עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה
And it will be, because [eikev] you will heed these ordinances...
[Eikev 7:12]
Sunday, July 25, 2021
The Trait of Arrogance
Friday, July 23, 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Tu b'Av: Hidden Secrets on the Coming of Moshiach
The 15th Av [also known as Tu b'Av] will be this coming Shabbat. On Rabbi Anava's website, he has these three videos which he suggests we should watch in preparation for the day.
The Secrets of the Coming of MoshiachTuesday, July 20, 2021
The Lower We Fall.... The HIgher We Will Rise
The world is experiencing a huge DESCENT and we are collectively experiencing many trials.
The lower we fall, the higher we will rise.
Monday, July 19, 2021
Gender Identity Confusion
Sunday, July 18, 2021
A History of the Olympic Games and The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Warning
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to begin on Friday 23 July - Sunday 8 August, and are already marred by a case of an athlete with Covid in Olympic city, and despite Tokyo reporting their highest number of Covid cases in six months.
Friday, July 16, 2021
The Vision of Isaiah
Thursday, July 15, 2021
One Small Step.... One Giant Leap
Art - The Garden of Melancholia: Mike Worrall |
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
5 Av Yarzheit Arizal
Arizal Synagogue, Safed - Photo Steven Pinker |
The Arizal [1534-1572] - Rabbi Isaac Luria was the most famous Kabbalist in the city of Safed, Israel who became known as the "Arizal" or ARI, an acronym for “The G-dly Rabbi Isaac of Blessed Memory.”
The Writing on the Wall
I can't prove this one way or the other.... but according to Rabbi Yitzhak Bezri Shlita the name of Hashem appears on a wall near Sha'ar HaRachamim [The Gate of Mercy: In Jewish tradition, this is where the Messiah will enter the Old City, coming from the Mt of Olives. The gate is blocked since the 16th century]. Before Moshiach comes there will appear the first three letters of Hashem's name - the Yud, the Hei and the Vav. When Moshiach comes, the last letter will be seen. Looking closely at the photo below we see the beginning of the second Hei starting to appear. [message received via WhatsApp and also published on Sod1820.co.il]
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
A Stain on the Soul
Monday, July 12, 2021
When Rebuking
Art: Beth Stephens |
Lubavitcher Rebbe: Sichas Shabbos Parshas Devarim 5725
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Itty
I think that when special people leave this world, they should be remembered and spoken about a lot, because their departure leaves such a gaping hole.
Itty Ainsworth was one of those special people. So full of life, so genuine, so honest and so full of great advice for everyone to learn from. If you knew her, you knew she never spoke or listened to Lashon Hara. She also used to lecture us all, whenever she heard someone say something in that vein, she would stare into their eyes and say ''when you die and stand before Hashem... it's just you.... you can't blame anyone else.... don't speak Lashon Hara''.
I have a beautiful silver bangle here that she gave me, she just took it off her wrist and said ''I want you to have this''. You couldn't say no to Itty, she would insist until you realized it was pointless to argue.
There are so many things I could say, but I think Sori Block has already done an outstanding job of saying it, so please click here to read My Friend and Mentor, Itty Ainsworth.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Journeys
"Here we slept" - this is an allusion to the time of the Giving of the Torah. For on that monumental morning when the Torah was to be given, the Jewish nation overslept.
Sunday, July 4, 2021
The Subtle Evil
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Mother Describes Miraculous Escape from Surfside Building Collapse
Sarah and Chani Nir describe their miraculous escape.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Surfside Names of Yidden Still Missing
#PrayforSurfside
Monday, June 28, 2021
Pinchas: The Lonely Road
Art Jeannette Woitzik |
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Our Hearts are Breaking
The family of Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth, who were renting an apartment in the Miami building that collapsed, are praying for a miracle after over 48 hours without any sign of the couple. Formerly living in Australia, Tzvi and Itty moved back to Florida four years ago.
159 people are still unaccounted for, many of them orthodox Jews.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Chatam Sofer Foresees 5781
Rabbi Glazerson translates from a Sefer written 190 years ago by the Chatam Sofer that this year 5781 is the Year of Moshiach.
Here Comes Delta
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The Current Darkness and The Mabul
New shiur from Rabbi Mendel Kessin
"We are really in the time before the Moshiach"
Friday, June 18, 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021
How to Understand the Incomprehensible
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Prayers to the Tzaddik: Gimel Tamuz 5781
Every person has a direct line with G-d, and we are not permitted to pray to intermediaries. Indeed, the propriety of prayers where we appear to be asking for blessings from angels or for their intervention on our behalf, is the subject of debate, and must be interpreted in such a way that does not violate our basic belief that we relate only to G-d as the One from Whom everything emanates.
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