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Summary: ShulWeek "Rabbi Baruch Lederman" SHULWEEK DVAR TORAH: Sefirah by Rabbi Baruch Lederman 24,000 talmidim (students) of Rebbi Akiva perished in a horrible plague. 'To wear my tefillin one last time,' Judah replied. It is hard for us to picture this Jew with a noose around his neck, wearing tefillin on his head and arm - but that was the scene that the entire camp was forced to watch, as they awaited the impending hanging of the Jew who had dared to break the rule against ... 0%
Dvar for Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
Summary: Dvar for Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47) "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" The Gemara (Tractate) in Pesachim (3a) quotes: "A person should not speak in a negative way, as we see the Torah itself" went out of its way to speak nicely regarding the animals entering the Ark, describing the non-kosher animals as specifically that - non-kosher. The Torah "wastes" words in order to teach us the importance of speaking nicely. The Torah continually refers to ... 0%
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Summary: ShulWeek "Rabbi Baruch Lederman" SHULWEEK DVAR TORAH: Shmini by Rabbi Baruch Lederman The Torah tells us that we cannot eat just any animal, bird, or fish. A man once approached Reb Yisroel Salanter and asked, "Rebbi, is it true that if I buy a lottery ticked and I have a hundred percent bitachon (trust) in Hashem that I will win; then I will indeed win?" There was a debate between Reb Yisroel Salanter and the Rashash - Rabbi Shmuel Shtrashon, concerning belief in Hashem... 0%
Special Dvar for Pesach (Passover) 5772
Summary: Special Dvar for Pesach (Passover) 5772 "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" Pesach (Passover) is filled with the ponderous joys of ancient rituals.
The answer is that we are in control of answering these questions, with no scripted answers (although guidelines exist). We can compliment the questioners and move on, or we can take the time to research the answers, and convey the answers in a way that’s meaningful to them. 0%
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Summary: ShulWeek "Rabbi Baruch Lederman" SHULWEEK DVAR TORAH: Shabbos Hagadol by Rabbi Baruch Lederman Hashem (G-d) in His infinite mercy redeemed us from our bitter bondage. , illustrates: Rav Yisroel Zev Gustman ztl, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Netzach Yisroel in Jerusalem, delivered a weekly Talmud class, attended by Rabbis, intellectuals, religious court judges, a Supreme Court justice and various professors. Rav Gustman entered and asked to sit next to Professor Auman, who ... 0%
Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Tzav
Summary: Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Tzav Shema Yisrael Torah Network TZAV "The Kohan (Priest) from amongst his sons who is anointed in his place shall perform it.................. (6:15) Twice a day, the Kohan Gadol (High Priest) would offer a meal offering called the"Minchas Chavitin". Half was brought in the morning and the other half in the afternoon.This offering was burnt in its entirety.Its interesting to note that this type of meal offering was the same ... 0%
[WeeklyDvar] Dvar for Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
Summary: [WeeklyDvar] Dvar for Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36) "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" Our Parsha, Tzav, informs us that the priests’ first task of the day was to remove the ashes from the offering sacrificed the previous day (Leviticus 6:3). Is there any significance to this being the priests’ first order of business with which to start the day?
Rabbi Avi Weiss explains that the priest begins the day by removing the ashes to illustrate the ... 0%
ShulWeek
Summary: ShulWeek "Rabbi Baruch Lederman" The word Korbon (offering) comes from the word karov (close). The korbonos offer us an intensity of closeness that is otherwise unimaginable as the following tale illustrates: It is said that when G-d created the world, he originally created birds without wings. ~ © 2012 Congregation Kehillas Torah; Rabbi Baruch Lederman, 14133 Via Alisal; San Diego, CA 92128; 858-829-9648. 0%
Dvar for Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26)
Summary: Dvar for Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1-5:26) "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" Parshat Vayikra includes instructions "if a leader has sinned" (4:22). The Talmud interprets "if" to be derived from the word "fortunate" (asher and ashrei), which would make the Passuk (verse) read, "fortunate is the leader that has sinned".
Rabbi Twerski explains in Living Each Week that this verse is referring to the generation being fortunate to have a leader that ... 0%
Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Vayikra
Summary: Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Vayikra Shema Yisrael Torah Network VAYIKRA " And He called unto Mosha"(1:1) The Torah doesn't inform us as to who called Mosha. It is precisely for this reason the Torah is vague as to who is actually calling Mosha in verse 1:1 in order to arouse the curiosity of the small children to ask their teacher this very question, namely "Who is calling Mosha?" Yet a more pervasive lesson can be derived regarding the proper manner ... 0%
ShulWeek
Summary: Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ztl, Rosh Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim, had a particularly fond relationship with the deceased father and took it upon himself to ensure that his orphans will have a fatherly figure to turn to and that they will receive proper chinuch. R' Nosson Tzvi kept photos of these orphans in his pocket as a constant reminder of his "other" family. Rav Nosson Tzvi, with great difficulty due to his Parkinsons disease, would write a letter in response. 0%
Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Vayakhel/Pekudei
Summary: (40:22) In Tractate Bava Basra 25b, it states the following: " One who desires wealth should face northward (while praying Shemonah Esrei), for the (Shulchan) Table was located in the north. A question can be asked, its understandable for the Sages to recommend a path towards wisdom, but why are they also recommending a path towards wealth? A person with wealth can usually become arrogant, yet a person with wisdom has more of a tendency towards lofty goals and pursuits. 0%
Dvar for Vayakhel/Pekudei (Exodus 35:1-40:38)
Summary: Dvar for Vayakhel/Pekudei (Exodus 35:1-40:38) "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" One of this week's Parshiot, Pekudei, relates a very interesting story between Moshe and Betzalel, who built all the utensils for serving G-d in the desert. When Moshe told Betzalel to build the utensils before the actual housing (Mishkan) for them, Betzalel uncharacteristically spoke up, claiming that you couldn't have the tools without first building the house because you... 0%
Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Ki Sisa
Summary: Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Ki Sisa Shema Yisrael Torah Network The wealthy shall not increase and the poor shall not decrease from 1/2 a shekel. The wealthy of verse 30:15 is perhaps referring to a person who is rich in Torah and Mitzvoth, and the poor of the verse is referring to a person who is lacking in good deeds. When the Torah commands these individuals to give 1/2 a shekel, there is a lesson that the Torah wishes to teach these individuals ... 0%
Dvar for Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35)
Summary: Dvar for Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" How is it possible that this people - who had only recently seen G-d's miracle of redemption from Egypt and had witnessed revelation at Mt.
Some traditional commentators suggest that Aaron was trying to delay until Moshe could return, or that he was trying to accommodate different factions within the people. Aaron's role in this story suggests that principled leadership ... 0%
ShulWeek
Summary: ShulWeek "Rabbi Baruch Lederman" DVAR TORAH: Purim by Rabbi Baruch Lederman Purim is referred to as Kabbalas haTorah miahavah ? The practices of Purim, such as Shalach Manos (Gifts of Food) and Matanos L?evyonim (Gifts to the Poor) are designed to foster love and unity amongst the Jewish people. We each give three half-dollar coins to charity 3. The Megillah is read on Purim night (Wednesday March 7, 2009) and then again on Purim day (March 8). 4. We send Shalach Manos ... 0%
Dvar for Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10)
Summary: Dvar for Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) "Short, practical, relevant Weekly Dvar" We were all given human traits to help us deal with people, situations, and life in general.
As Living Each Week relates, the Baal Shem Tov taught that if a person has an undesirable trait, he/she should direct that trait toward constructive channels. We must heed the same calling, recognize all those personal traits that need "channeling", and convert all those
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Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Tetzave
Summary: The tribe of Zevulun was represented by a white gem called Yahalom. (Zevulun also supported the tribe of Yissachar who were primarily engaged in Torah studies) Being that Zevulun were the" businessmen" of the 12 tribes, their honesty had to be impeccable. Zevulun's faith (BITACHON) in G-d had to be pure (white) so that his every day business practices could in essence represent his inner faith in Hashem. 0%
Beloved Children by Rabbi Yisrael Pesach Feinhandler - Parshas Terumah
Summary: The Torah scholar derived benefit from his Torah learning, which seems to contradict the prohibition of using the Torah as a "hatchet to dig with."( Torah Should Be the Center of Your Child's Life Obviously, not every child will devote his life to learning Torah and not everyone will achieve greatness in Torah. Even if he does not choose Torah as his main occupation, the training that we give him in Torah will help enrich his life by teaching him to utilize his free time learning Torah. 0%
Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Terumah
Summary: Bigdei Kehuna by Yehuda Katz - Parshas Terumah Shema Yisrael Torah Network TERUMAH "This is the portion that you shall take from them ("meiTom"---in Hebrew): gold, silver, and copper." An Israelite who only has copper, an inferior material as compared to gold ,or silver, might mistakenly be dissuaded from contributing copper out of shame that he is unable to contribute the " better" material, namely gold or silver. Therefore , the Torah adds the extra words of "... Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  
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