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mod72: nice piece!
D’VAR TORAH: PESACH:
Every year, the korban pesach was brought in the Bais Hamikdash; just as it was that very first Pesach when the Jews actually left Mitzrayim; and was distributed to be eaten by Benei Yisroel. The korban pesach was not to be served to a non-jew.
This was a terrible situation which could not be allowed to continue, yet how could the Rabbi stop him if he insisted on playing this charade.
(sorry it was a little long, but i kinda liked it!)
A Gutten Mo’ed!
72: you read?
Yes, and I liked it. very good. sorry if I do not respond after wach D’Var Torah. YW Moderator-72
72: not problem, just trying to keep this thread alive!
Wishing everyone a gut yom tov,
Please remove me from all days, I will only be able to do sporadically for the time being.
This comes from the Gedolei Yisroel in the name of the Ba’al Yismach Moshe
Why do we sing l’shana haba specifically after Yom Kippor and during the seder, exclusively?
There is a famous machlokes in the gemarra (Rosh HaShana) when will the redemption take place? R’ Elazar says in Tishrei, and R’ Yehoshua says Nissan.
Rabbenu Tam says that no machlokes is actually taking place. The Yidden’s private geula will take place in Nissan and the general international geula will occur in Tishrei.
Therefore its specifically after Neila and during the seder where we sing l’shana Haba B’Yerushalayim
Sorry it’s long, it was the first one I was able to find that was online and wasn’t too complicated or deep.
L’iluy nishmas R’ Meir ben R’ Yehoshua on his yartzeit.
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3) And on the eighth day you shall circumcise the flesh of the Arlah
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????? ???? ??, ??? ???? ??? ????? ????? ??? ??? ????? ????? ???? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?????, ??????? ???? ????? ????? ???? ??? ??? ??????? ??? ????? ??????,
, ???? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ????, ??? ???? ??? ????, ????? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???? ???? ?? ???, ?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ????????:
The root of this mitzvah is because HASHEM wanted to permanently place in this nation a sign in their body that would separate them and show them that they belong to HASHEM. Just as their body is distinct from the other nations, so too, is their soul.
HASHEM wanted this completion of the person to be done by a man, and that he not be born that way. This is a sign that just like the body can be perfected by man, so too he is able to perfect his soul.
The Jew has a distinct role amongst the nations
The Sefer HaChinuch explains that HASHEM separated the Jewish people from all the nations. We were given a distinct role in this world. Our lives and everything we do should be different than any other people.
Question on the Sefer HaChinuch
We were created to change
[KH3]
The purpose of life is to changeWhile it is true, that each individual was created with a different nature and temperament, and it may well be that one person has a greater tendency towards anger, jealousy, or arrogance- the entire focus of our lives is supposed to be towards changing our natures. However, to do that, we must clearly see change as possible, as something within our capacity. For that reason, HASHEM gave us the Mitzvah of Milah to perform so that we can have a permanent reminder of our ability to change.
taken from theshmuz.com
*****D’Var Torah – Parshas Shmini*****
The Torah lists kosher and nonkosher birds. One of the nonkosher birds is the chasidah. The chasidah is so named because it does great chesed for its young. If it is known for doing great kindness, why is it not kosher? The commentaries explain that although it does kindness for its own, it does not do so for others. Kindness that is done only for your own is not true kindness. True kindness extends beyond your own family, beyond your own circle of friends, beyond your clique or niche – true kindness extends lovingly, selflessly, and indiscriminately to all. The following story shows this:
[Told by a young man named Brian] One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.” I had quite a fun weekend planned so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They knocked all his books out of his arms and tripped him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.
My heart went out to him. So, I ran over to him. As he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye. Handing him his glasses, I said, “Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives.” He looked at me and said, “Hey thanks!” There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to a private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends. He said yes. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.
Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, “Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!” He just laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn’t me having to get up there and speak. Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. “Thanks,” he said.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach…but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story.”
I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.”
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it’s depth.
You never know how one small gesture can change a person’s life.
a gutten shobbos!
I’d like to wish everyone a Great Shabbos.
Posting here the next few weeks will be difficult for me. As such, I have e-mailed numerous divrei torah to Moderator-72, so that he can post them when he sees fit. Iy’h when I get a chance, I’ll e-mail some more.
72, CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!!
Mussar HaTorah
24 Nisan, 5769 Vol. 10, No. 25 Parashas Shemini
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Let us ask ourselves: How do we react when someone corrects us? Which category defines us: Do we reject any attempt to disagree with our ideas, or do we accept the truth when faced with it? When we do admit our mistakes, are we thankful and happy at our newfound riches, or begrudging and bitter about being proven wrong? If we love Torah, wisdom and truth as Moshe did, we will respond with joy, delighted by this precious gem of truth, the only true and eternal wealth.
kapusta: the neshama should have an aliya! nice vort!
chofetz chaim: very nice!
Quick Vort from Memory:
In Parshas Noach the torah says: ??? ????? ??????, ???-?? ???? ????–??? ?????; ???-????? ??? ?? ????
We see that the Torah goes out of its way to use “clean language” choosing the term ?? ????.
Why then in this weeks Parsha does the Torah seemingly forget this lesson and chooses to refer to these same animals as ????
R’ Moshe Sternbuch says that there is a fundamental difference. When referring to the animals in general, one should use the nicest laguage. However, when discussing something which is forbidden (e.g. forbidden foods), one should not “water down” anything. One needs to recognize that this is ???, and therefore we cannot eat it.
We often fall into these traps, saying lashon hara when forbidden and playing the “lashon hara card” when there is an obligation to say the truth. May HaKadosh Baruch Hu assist us in navigating this difficult labyrinth successfully.
Gut Voch to All
thanks. that was nice, jaymatt19.
mod72: please put me on the board for Tuesday!
mod72: WHat do you mean he may not have access to post?
read the post from JayMatt19 (about 10 posts ago). YW Moderator-72
jaymatt: another masterpiece!
*****D’Var Torah – Parshas Tazria/Metzora****
lieyloi neshmas my Great Grandfather R’ Yitzchak Meir ben R’ Menacham Mendel, on his yartzeit today!
The Torah prohibits the speaking of Lashon Hara. When we denigrate others, we not only cause them harm and loss, but we create a negative environment that affects the listener and even the speaker of the lashon hara. Attitudes affect and infect others, both consciously and subconsciously, as the following true story illustrates:
A man and his elderly father once fell into a dispute. They were very poor and lived in a shack with no heating. They only had one coat and the father felt that he should get to wear it since he was a frail old man, stuck all day in a house with no heat. The son felt that he should get the coat since he had to work outdoors to support the family. His father who was being supported by him was at least indoors out of the wind.
They couldn’t settle their dispute so they went to the Rabbi to seek his decision. Each one told the Rabbi, his side of the story. The Rabbi asked them to each return in two days and he would render his decision.
On the way home, the son started thinking to himself, “What am I doing? What sort of ‘Honor thy Father’ is this? How can I deny my own father this coat? He is sick and frail. I am healthy. If I get cold I can light a fire at the work site. He should get the coat.”
At the same time, the father started thinking to himself, “What am I doing? My son is working hard to support me? How can I let him do this and deny him the coat? If I get cold I can put on a sweater or a blanket or drink a glass of hot tea. He should get the coat.”
Each man now refused to wear the coat and insisted that the other wear one it. Neither could convince the other so they went back to the Rabbi to ask him to rule on their new dispute. The Rabbi thought for a moment and said, “I have a spare coat. Why don’t I lend it to you and then you each can have a coat.” Now everyone could be happy.
The son then asked the Rabbi, “I do not mean to be disrespectful; rather, I am burning with curiosity. If you are going to offer your coat, why did you not offer it the first time we came here?”
The Rabbi replied, “The first time you came, you each said ‘I must have the coat’ so without thinking, it made me feel ‘I must have my coat.’ The second time you came, you each said, ‘I don’t need the coat, I want the other one to have the coat,’ so I felt ‘I don’t need the coat, I want the other one to have the coat.’ (Heard from Rabbi Paysach Krohn)
Jax, very nice, may the neshama have an aliyah!
72: Amen & thank you!
kapusta: Amen & thanx!
what’s wrong with JayMatt? “while he may not have access to post”??
areivim: he’s in the same country as us now & not at home! adios pal!
uh, 72, I posted way up on this page, I think it was motzei shabbos. how did I make it onto that list? does that mean you didnt read it? you wouldn’t want to insult a queen, would you?
ok, you’re exempt until the week after next YW Moderator-72
try that in age order – elders first. and one a week. that gives me a nice long while (and aussie goes before me ;))
MOD72, Thanks for letting me off the hook!
~a~
added – you are now on the top of the list
72, did you read it?
72, anonymisss obviously wants to. otherwise she would never have opened her mouth.
72, if that just did was for me, did you at least like it? it took me a while to find that!
Yes. the portion about the ability to change was right on target. very good.
anonymisss, go ahead! we’re rooting for you!
mod 72, danke!
For the sake of being different, here’s one on ?????, the bracha of ??? ???? ???? ???:
l’iluy nishmans Yehoshua ben Moshe a”h.
The word ??? is referring to a higher level of man which Hashem gives ??? to serve Him. Afterward, it uses the word ????. What is the difference between an ??? and an ????? The ??? is a higher caliber of human being. The ???? is a person who has sadly compromised the purity, the beauty, and the magnificence of his ???? because he momentarily lost sight of his incredible bigness and acted in a way that was beneath him, sullying the beauty of his ????.
When saying the words ????? ????? ????, we are asking that Hashem give us, who have sinned, the understanding to do ?????. Hashem teaches the person who has sullied his perfection to want to come back and do ?????. He will NEVER, EVER abandon us, saying, “Well, too bad on you. You did….. and that’s it! I’m not taking you back!” NEVER! Hashem provides the ???? with the ???? that he needs to be able to come back, at whatever level he’s up to, so that he can reperfect his originally perfect ????.
Any parent will tell you, that there is no greater pleasure than seeing their children love and care about each other and no greater anguish than seeing them at each others’ throats. Hashem is no different with us, His children. In this request, there is an inyan to have in mind all Jews who don’t know about Hashem, that they should somehow be touched or come to realize that there’s an emptiness in their lives and be inspired to serve Hashem.
Some people think better in broad terms of all unaffiliated Jews and some do better being more specific and having in mind those that they know. I’m afraid I can safely assume that there isn’t a block in Brooklyn, Monsey, or Lakewood that doesn’t have at least one child who isn’t currently living at their parents’ standards. By having in mind either all irreligious Jews or the children that you know who are currently not in a position to give Hashem nachas, you can be ????? the ???? of ????? ???? ????.
Doing this will give Hakadosh Baruch Hu a million times more pleasure from your ????? because He knows that you love and care about His children. And in this ????, we should be ???? to see all of Hashem’s precious children returned to Him, very soon!
~a~
moish: i second that!!!
mod-who-put-it-up, thanks!
~a~
it was me, your friendly YW Moderator ##
Sorry Moish
anonymisss: the neshama should have an aliya! i really liked that devar torah!
jax, amen;( and thank you.
~a~
anonymisss, GREAT DT!!! I actually started doing that around last summer. may the neshama have an aliyah.
I like the ones on davening, we need to have more of them.
What happens next week when we run out of the 5 submissions?
Mussar HaTorah
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May we realize our greatness but also our frailties, and never let down our guard against the yetzer hara. Let us utilize the effective techniques of mussar, especially vivid imagery, to awaken and mobilize our emotions to fight the power of the passions, so that we emerge triumphant in our battles for spiritual growth and perfection.
Jymatt: very nice, now the 5 via email are done!
chofetz chaim: well done!
It is late, but nobody posted anything so here goes:
In davening we say “??? ?????? ????????? ?’. ??? ??????? ???????? ?????????”. Why do we say both ?????? without the dagesh as well as ??????? with the dagesh? The addition of the dagesh shows addred force or strength. So what we are acknowleging here is that Hashem will often be passive at times which are confusing to us ??????, soft, yet will seemingly punish someone with force at the slightest infraction ???????.
We praise Hashem for this and we also show that we admittedly as removed from understanding Hashem’s ways.
As a side point, if you look in the Tanach, whenever Refuah is mentioned as coming from Hashem, it is without a dagesh, and when mentioned coming from a doctor with a dagesh. This is because only Hashem can bring a true refuah without any added pain (e.g. the dentist drilling more before fixing a tooth).
JayMatt, very interesting!
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