YWN Coffee Room Nightly D’Var Torah

Squeak. You really shouldn’t take issue with the main idea that yashrus said, just with the way he presented it. The main idea why woman say keritzono. One might suffice themselves with the simple pshat that it was His will to create them that way. Yashrus presented the pshat, which I’ve heard before, that a stam Woman is more refined (in many ways) and like HaShem. I gave a pshat that tends to the kabbalistic side of things. But the reason for men saying shelo asani isha is as you have said, as the gemarah so states.

I dont know what your all arguing about, the only reason i wrote that vort was b/c i had to be yotze zien with a feministic vort. But en hachi nami squeak, I have alot of kavana when i say shelo asani isha lol.

Nossond-your also right but sof kol sof even though theres good to both why do they praise for what they have and why do we praise for (obviously since we say shelo asani isha) have more than them.

(btw this is just a ploy to get jewishfeminist back in the coffe room, i miss her, i have no one to converse (aka rip apart) with)

At the end of the parsha, things get worse for the yidden, and Moshe complained to HaShem about it. HaShem said to him, atah tir’eh, now you will see, but not in eretz Yisrael (Rashi).

The first idea here is that it is always darkest before the dawn. It was easy for them to believe in HaShem and Moshe as long as things went well. HaShem gave them a nisayon to test their emunah.

It says (and by now we know the song) that Moshiach does not come unless there is hesech hada’as. The song asks, how can we lose focus for Moshiach? I beleive the answer is based on what I wrote above. When Moshiach comes, it will be like in Mitzrayim. Things will seem great, but then turn for the worse, to test our emunah. This turn for the worse is the hesech hada’as, because it will not be on a silver platter to hope for him.

A second idea here is a limud zechus for Moshe Rabeinu. Think about it. Things were getting worse, and who knows exactly what would be. It seems to me that it may be worth it to so to speak “provoke” HaShem into getting agry at you for your lack of emunah, to thereby get an assurance from Him that all will suddenly become good. Atah tir’eh has two opposite meanings. One is that now you will see, but not later. On the other hand, now you will see (the miricles) is an assurance that all would now be well. Everything has a price. That assurance came with a price for Moshe. Perhaps it was worth it.

Great pshat: pashut. I have nothing to add to this one.

Mussar HaTorah

21 Teves, 5769 Vol. 10, No. 13 Parashas Shmos

mitzvah of saving a Jewish life; how is it conceivable that Moshe would have passed it up?

We must conclude that Moshe really would have seized the chance to do this mitzvah even if there were others that were ready and able to kill the Egyptian.

The lack of response by other Jews did not determine whether Moshe would react, but rather how he would react. Moshe would not have acted with the same intensity had he known that other people were available. The Midrash is explaining that Moshe surveyed the scene and saw no one else ready to act. This knowledge did not make him hesitant, feeling alone and unsure. Instead, seeing this state of affairs filled him with courage and strength. He focused on the fact that he was the only one willing to save his Jewish brother. This knowledge

only caused Moshe to increase his zealous fervor.

How often do we find ourselves in situations that call for action, that require

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Mdlevine: What a fine daughter you have.

Thanks, asdfg.

put me down for sometime next week please (motzei shabbos fine too)

M’Shabbos it is. Thanks! YW Moderator-72

mod72:$$thanx, and i’ll be able to post a Dvar Torah most weeks$$

no prob doing Motzei Shabbos as a “permanent” (might be a good idea since i am in Yerushalayim)

Might be an idea to have 2 sign ups, the 1st for permanents, and the second on a weekly basis. With 2 each day, there will be less opportunity to miss a day.

and on to the d’var Torah…

I said this at my table Leil Shabbos (found in the Tallilei Oros):

The Ramban (quoting the Ibn Ezra) asks why the Torah goes out of its way, to mention all the details of Sarah’s miraculous birth at age 90, while all but ignoring the fact that Yocheved gave birth to Moshe at age 130?!?

The answer he gives is that the Torah (and Neviim) goes out of its way to state the miracles which where foretold though prophecy, while generally turning a “blind eye” to those which occur without being foretold via prophecy.

The Apirion states that since the miracle was already mentioned by Sarah, there was no need for the Torah to mention the occurrence of a similar miracle by Yocheved.

The Dubna Maggid gives a Mashal to answer this question.

Two paupers (who collect door-to-door) met each other on the road one night. The started chatting about where the other was coming from, and how they did there. Reuven told Shimon that he came from Plonyville, and everyone there gave him $20.

Shimon responded to Reuven, stating that when he went to Plonyville, everyone gave him $40.

Reuven asked Shimon when he collected there. Shimon’s reply: “Purim”

Reuven ten told Shimon that Purim is neither a chiddush nor a proof, since on Purim many members of Klal Yisroel go out of their way to give extra Matanos L’evyonim. It could even be, said Reuven, that my $20 during regular times is a greater proof of their generosity then the $40 you received on Purim.

So what is the connection? Yocheved had Moshe during the time of “Paru V’Yashritzu V’Yarbu B’me’od me’od”. It was considered normal for sextuplets to be born. As such, Yocheved having a child at 130 was nothing special. However, nothing of the sort was happening during the time of Avraham and Sarah. During there time, things were operating under the laws of teva (nature). Thus the birth of Yitchak was indeed much more miraculous, despite the fact that, at the time of their respective births, Sarah was 40 year Yocheved’s junior.

mod-72-hmmm im not on that list (u guys really dont like me lol) but ill take i permant day anyway. Hows every thursday, its the only night i can really go on.

Yashrus- this Thursday is taken, sorry. Maybe starting from next Thursday.

~a~

Mod 72 it has to be on perashat veyerah or can it be shemot?

Dvar Torah for Sunday

By hail, locust, and darkness, HaShem told Moshe to stretch forth his hand. If so, why by hail and locust did Moshe stretch forth his staff, and by darkness he did not? (Look it up!)

The servants were able to do so by locust because it was then within the letter of the law to do so, because the plague of hail on the fearing servants as well (on their field produce) and the warning for locust already showed the need to do more. But hail came upon them without indication or further warning. And after the warning for locust, Pharaoh and the servants did what they needed to do, but the plague still came on them without indication or further warning. The plague showed that one is held responsible for not doing more. This message was for the yidden.

Darkness was not a sign because locust already showed them that they have to do more, and they did not.)

Nossond: chazak ubaruch!!

I have a great one for the Sedarim, so I will try to remember to post just before Yom Tov. it is a Dvar Torah that my Dad O”H used to tell over every year on the first Seder Night, and was in the name of the Vilna Gaon.

You can open a Thread here: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/forum/pesach to post the Pesach D’var Torah. YW Moderator-72

No action here for a bit, so here is a bonus d’var torah.

There has been some discussion here about the brachos of “shelo asani Isha” and “She’asani k’rtzono”. So here are two pshatim I saw.

The question here is: “Why do men not say “She’asani K’rtzono” are we not according to his ratzon? (yashrus20, I think i saw that R’ Schwab quotes the Maharal who says your pshat)

Anyways #1: After creating man, Hashem said “Lo Tov…”, and altered his original creation. So, according to this opinion (The Ma’asas Kepi) the bracha “She’asani K’rtzono” is said not because it is only women who are made like his ratzon, rather, the 1st woman was created K’rzono (in line with his desire) as Hashem did not need to make changes to this creation where are the 1st man was not made K’rtzono (as evident by the need to make a change)

Answer #2 (Siach Zvi, quoted by R’ Yehuda Leib Liff): When Hashem created man :Na’aseh Adam”, Chazal learn that Hashem conferred with the angels about whether to, and how to make man. However, when creating the female, no such exchange took place, and as such the woman was created 100% from Hashem’s will (K’rtzono) i.e. without any outside assistance.

And now we can see why the bracha of “She’asani K’rtzono” is ideal for women but not for men

Here’s from a CR female.

Dvar Torah I heard over Shabbos. I believe it was from a chassidish Rebbe, but I’ll have to double check who exactly says this.

Where in this past week’s parsha is there a reference to the present day situation of huband in kollel and wife supporting?

“Vchol ben hayilod hayiorah tashlichuhu, v’chal habas t’chayun.”

The “ben” – male is thrown to the “yeohr” = we know that torah = ohr.

The “bas” – wife, tchayun = will provide the sustenance and livelihiood.

Enjoy 🙂

are there any nights still open?

We encourage multiple submissions a night. pick a night and submit or submit one now :o) Thank you. YW Moderator-72

Ooh I can’t wait to write mine on wednesday!! Gotta think of something good!!

Querty: The psaht I heard is that it doesn’t matter whether or not you are able to accomplish something. If something is meaningful to you, your emotions make you reach out for it.

syriansephardi: sure ya could write on tonight!!! i’m excited to hear it!!!

nossond: i liked that one!!! thnx rebbe!!!

ok thanx nossond.$

syriansephardi: it was great i really enjoyed it!!! i’m up for tomorrow night’s devar torah!!!

Asdfghjkl: thanx!!

Jay: yep I’m goin wednesday too be”H