BEHAR BEHUKOTAY 2013
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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El comentario del Shelá El Shelá Hakadosh escribe sobre Shavuot algo que nos deja a todos mucho lo que pensar. En primer lugar, él señala que a pesar de ser un día de inmensa alegría por haber recibido la Torá; el día de Shavuot también es un tiempo de juicio. Un juicio sobre el…
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SHABBAT – A DIFFERENT WORLD ששת ימים תעשה מלאכה וביום השביעי שבת שבתון מקרא קדש כל מלאכה לא תעשו שבת הוא לה’ בכל מושבתיכם (ויקרא כג ג) Not long after the Beit Halevi, the Rav of Brisk came home from Shabbat morning prayers, loud knocking was heard on his door. The Rav opened the door…
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Shabat – un mundo diferente “ששת ימים תעשה מלאכה וביום השביעי שבת שבתון מקרא קודש כל מלאכה לא תעשו שבת הוא לה’ בכל מושבתיכם” (ויקרא כג, ג) Al poco tiempo que el Bet Haleví, el Rav de Brisk, había regresado a su casa de las plegarias matutinas de Shabat, se oyeron fuertes golpes en…
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WHAT THE PRIEST TAUGHT ME I got off the phone with the priest. He gave me chizuk. He was not your regular priest. He was a priest who converted to Judaism, and is now Ultra Orthodox. “I have no problem with Torah scholars learning self-help techniques from the gentiles, whether it is in coaching…
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