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Gladdening Hashem’s Heart
Now you shall command the Bnei Yisrael that they shall take for you pure, pressed olive oil.[2]
“Oil and incense gladden the heart.”[3] Chazal ...read more
Cloth Bells Teach Humility in Kodesh; A Purim Lesson from Charvona
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Tapes on the weekly portion: #1152 ...read more
Hidden to the Yidden
And I will hide My face on that day, because of all the evil they have committed, when they turned to other deities. (Devarim 31:18)
The ...read more
Moshe’s Oil
BS”D
Volume 35, No. 20
15 Adar 5781
February 27, 2021
Our Parashah opens: “Now you shall command Bnei Yisrael that they shall take to you ...read more
Tetzaveh and Purim
Shabbos Night
MOST OF the Jewish world will celebrate Purim on Erev Shabbos, the 14th of Adar. Shabbos itself however will be Purim for Jews ...read more
Hear Conditioning
Whoever misses the Divine hand that touched the Purim story is not looking. And if he claims that he heard the Megilah, he probably was not ...read more
Lots More To The Story
"In the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his officials..." (1:3)
According to Achashveirosh's calculation, the seventieth year read more
Mishloach Manos: The Basic Mitzvah
A discussion of Halachic topics related to the Parsha of the week. For final rulings, consult your Rav.
Mordechai and Esther, with the ...read more
A Holiday in Hiding
Poor Purim. It has become the Jewish mardi gras, a day of revelry, drinking, and masquerades. But it is much more than this.
Purim is the ...read more
Our Greatest Source of Joy
And when Haman saw that Mordechai would neither kneel nor prostrate himself before him, Haman became full of wrath. But it seemed contemptible to read more
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"Avraham married another woman whose name was Keturah." (Bereshith 25:1)
Rav Tarfon was once sitting with his nephews and was disturbed by the read more
Chapter One Hundred Forty-Seven
We come across it all the time, and we are at a loss as to how we can be of help. Many who have joined our Torah community try their best to ...read more
Connected Eyes
The eyes are the portal to the innermost chambers of the soul. Even if a person is in a crowded area, if his eyes meet with those of a close ...read more
Using E-mail at Work for Non-Work Purposes
QUESTION 75:
Corporate policy where I work is that e-mail should be used only for company purposes. However, I believe that most people in ...read more
Obligation or Privilege?: Part I
The Book of Genesis tells us that the inception of humankind begins when G-d creates Adam. The narrative then concludes, "...male and female He ...read more
Chapter 10, Law 4 – Love: The Next Step
The early Sages said: Perhaps you will say, 'Behold, I will study Torah so that I will become rich, so that I will be called 'rabbi', or so that ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 9: Buying the World to Come
Rabbi Yossi ben (son of) Kisma said: One time I was walking along the way and a certain man met me. He greeted me and I returned the greeting. He read more
Chapter 10, Law 3 – Crazy for G-d
How is the appropriate love [one should have for G-d]? It is that one loves G-d a great, excessive, extreme, and exceedingly intense love until ...read more
Chapter 6, Mishna 8(b): Peace and the Messiah – Part 2
Rabbi Shimon ben (son of) Yehuda said in the name of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai: Beauty, strength, wealth, honor, wisdom, old age, fullness of ...read more
Chapter 10, Law 2 – Abraham’s Devotion
One who serves [G-d] out of love studies Torah, [performs] the mitzvos (commandments), and goes in the paths of wisdom not because of any factor ...read more
