Posts by Yosef Farhi
english HUKAT 2013
B+ There are people who wake up in the morning looking to be , hoping to be that day 100% successful in what their view of success happens to be. It may be about being a perfect parent, a perfect spouse, a perfect breadwinner, housekeeper, a perfect servant of G-d ,or perfect at school and…
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Muerte concentrada Había una vez un hombre de negocios muy dedicado. Entregado a su trabajo, a su esposa e hijos, etc. Estaba tan ocupado trabajando, que ni siquiera encontraba un tiempo para rezar con minián en la sinagoga o para fijar una sesión diaria de estudio de Torá. Así continuó durante varios años. Esto realmente…
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THE GOOD WIFE The beginning of this week’s parasha lists the people that Korach convinced to join his battle against Moshe. Datan, Aviram and On Ben Pelet. Our rabbis point out that On B.P. was not mentioned in the pesukim amongst those who were punished along with Korach. The Talmud in Sanhedrin tells us the…
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Una buena esposa Al comienzo de la Parashá de esta semana se enumera la lista de personas a quienes Kóraj convenció para sumarse a su lucha contra Moshé: Datán, Aviram y On ben Pélet. Nuestros Sabios señalan que On ben Pélet no es mencionado entre los que fueron castigados junto a Kóraj y el Talmud…
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THE SH’LAH ON SHAVUOT The Sh’lah Hakadosh, on Shavuot, writes something that gives us all a punch. First, he notes that despite its being a day of tremendous happiness for our receiving the Torah, the day of Shavuot is also a day of judgment. Judgment on how much effort we put into our learning, quality…
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