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Parshas Vayeira The G-d of Our Father, Avraham – and [therefore] our G-d This week’s parsha concludes with Avraham Avinu undergoing his tenth and final nisayon (test). The Medrash [1] on this week’s parsha (We already dissused this Medrash in last week’s Dvar Torah) states in the name of Rav Levi, “There are two times …
Parshas Lech Lecha Trials of Faith and Trials of Action The Midrash [1] points out that we find twice in all of scripture the words, “לך לך” (go for yourself). One of them is the verse in the beginning of this week’s parsha: לך לך מארציך וכו’ – go for yourself out of your land, …
פרשת וילך Parshas Vayeilech Hakehel Unity Law and Order One of the last mitzvos in the Torah is the mitzvah of Hakhel (הקהל). The pasuk says: ויצו משה אותם לאמר מקץ שבע שנים במעד שנת השמטה בחג הסכות, בבוא כל ישראל לראות את פני ה’ אלהיך במקום אשר יבחר תקרא את התורה הזאת נגד כל …
The Stoliner Rebbe – Reb Yisrael Perlow מרן אור ישראל מסטאלין זצוק”ל י’ כסלו תרכ”ט -ב’ דר”ה תרפ”ב Never a child Reb Yisrael Perlow was the son of Reb Asher the son of Reb Aharon the Bais Aharon of Karlin. זצוק”ל Reb Asher was nistalek on ט”ו אב תרל”ג. Reb Yisrael, his son, was a …
נצבים Nitzavim Shofar – The Blast that Lasts (והיה בשמעו את דברי האלה הזאת והתברך בלבבו לאמר שלום יהיה לי כי בשרירות לבי אלך וגו’ לא יאבה ה׳ סלח לו (כ״ט י״ח-י״ט And it will be, when he hears the words of the oath, that he will bless himself in his heart, saying “I will …
Reb Shlomo of Karlin Born: 1740 in Poland Died: 22 Tammuz, 5552 (1792) in Ludmir, Poland Rabbi Aharon Hagadol, the founder of the Karliner chasidic dynasty, died at a young age. Reb Shlomo, who was his closest disciple and destined to become his successor, did not want the position of Rebbe. Many of the chassidic rebbes of …
כי תבוא Parshas Ki Savo The Importance of Being Grateful The Parsha this week begins with the Mitzvah of Bikurim (bringing of the first fruits). Last week’s Parsha ended with the Mitzvah that tells us to recall what Amalek did to the B’nei Yisroel and therefore it is our duty to totally annihilate them. Is …
פרשת שופטים Parshas Shoftim First Look at Yourself and then Others Will Look at You Differently The greatest activity that a man can engage in is the performance of mitzvos. That a mortal being is able to execute the Divine Will of our Creator is truly the noblest accomplishment. Nonetheless, the context in which we perform the …
פרשת ראה Parshas Re’eh You Get a Lot More Than You Paid For One of the mitzvos in the Torah is to take tithes (tenths) on all the produce of your fields. This is called Ma’aser, which is the Hebrew word for one tenth. This mitzvah is discussed in this week’s parsha (Devarim 14). Additionally there is a …
פרשת עקב Parshas Eikev The Special Merit of Piety in Eretz Yisroel והיה עקב תשמעון את המשפטים האלה ושמרתם ועשיתם אתם ושמר ה’ אלקיך לך את הברית ואת החסד אשר נשבע לאבתיך, ואהבך וברכך והרבך וברך פרי בטנך ופרי אדמתך דגנך ותירשך ויצהרך שגר אלפיך ועשרת צאנך על האדמה אשר נשבע לאבתיך לתת לך, ברוך …