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Parashat Vayishlach

By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: וַיָּבֹא֩ יַעֲקֹ֨ב שָׁלֵ֜ם עִ֣יר שְׁכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בְּבֹא֖וֹ מִפַּדַּ֣ן אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּ֖חַן אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י הָעִֽיר׃ Yaakov arrived safe (complete) in the city of Shechem which is in the land of Canaan—having come thus from Paddan-Aram—and he encamped before the city. Rabenu Shlomo Elkabbes זצ״ל explains that we see Yaakov […]

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Sukkot Thoughts

By Rabbi David Cohen: ּולְקַחְתֶם לָכֶם בַ ּיֹום הָרִאׁשֹון פְרִ ×™ ×¢Öµ×¥ הָדָר The fruit that is initially mentioned in this pasuk is the p’ri eitz hadar. Chazal (Sukkah 35a) have a lengthy discussion as to how to identify this fruit, and suggest various possibilities before concluding that it can […]

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Yom Kippur Thoughts

By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari: Shalom, Here we are, Shabbat Shuva. The scale is shaking and so are our hearts… The Talmud teaches us ( Rosh Hashana 16b) “בינוניים תלויים ועומדים” The people who aren’t completely righteous nor completely evil are hanging… We are given a break, a few days, to […]

Parashat Nitzavim, Vayelech

By Rabbi David Shasho: It says in this week’s Parashah וּמָל ×”’ אֶלֺהֶיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב -Then Hashem your G-d will open up your heart and the hearts of your children. The Rishonim point out that the first letters of the words ”אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב“ spell out “אֶלוּל” to awaken us to do […]