All posts in: Festivals/Chagim
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3 years agoCelebrating Jewish Freedom
We refer to Pesach as Zman Cheiruseinu – the Time of our Freedom. Much like Succos which we call Zman Simchaseinu – the Time of Our Joy, or Shavuos ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
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3 years agoTHE HAGGADAH – THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL OF GRATITUDE
There are numerous lessons that can be derived from the Hagaddah. One of them is brought out by Rav Noach Orlowek Shlita. He points out that the Hagaddah is the single ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoThe Rasha: Questionable Questions
As the story goes, Rav Chaim Volozhin (1749 – 1821), founder of the Volozhin Yeshiva, and the progenitor of the modern-day yeshiva, was once approached by a student ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
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3 years agoShabbos HaGADOL – How to use this special day
This Shabbos is Shabbos HaGadol. The commentaries question the name of this Shabbos: what made this “gadol” — great? They provide different answers primarily ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
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3 years agoInternalizing the Lessons of Parshas HaChodesh
The Mishna in Megilla tells us that on the Shabbos closest to Rosh Chodesh Nissan, we read the section in the Torah that begins with the first Mitzvah – that ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoWho are You?
Who Are You? Rabbi Daniel Leeman We will soon read the Purim story of how “Mordechai the Jew” outsmarted the evil Haman and his cronies, descendants of the evil ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
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3 years agoPurim – Why Gallows?
The Targum describes how Zeresh and all Haman’s cronies went through Jewish history, eliminating one possible method of genocide after another. They could not put Mordechai ..
Written by Rabbi Eliezer Chrysler
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3 years agoPARSHAS ZACHOR – REMEMBERING AMALEK
Throughout history, many nations have tried to destroy the Jewish people. However, we are commanded to permanently remember the attack of only one of these nations; ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoMEGILLAS ESTHER: MORDECHAI – RECTIFIYING THE PAST
Mordechai Hatzadik is of course, one of the main characters in Megillas Esther, and there are numerous lessons to be derived from his actions throughout the story. ..
Written by Rabbi Yehonasan Gefen
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3 years agoTu B’Shvat – Planting Seeds for the Next Generation
It says in the Gemorah Taanis (23a) “One day, he (Honi Hamagal) was walking along the road when he saw a certain man planting a carob tree. Ḥoni said to him: ..
Written by Dovid Gordon
