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???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????72, I’m not going to even wait for you to ask. Please just don’t assign me another this week. If I do one, I do one. If not, please volunteer someone else. I think you’ll find a capable person if you look in the mirror.
The following dvar torah is from R’ Moshe Sternbuch’s sefer “Ta’am V’daas”
The 1st rashi on Va’Yahkhel tells us that this took place the day after Yom Kippos (11th of Tishrei).
It was purposely done on this date because it would be ideal (and even easier) to start the Mishkan and all the halachos of Shabbos after receiving the Kapara of Yom Kippor.
Additionally, there is the famous question as to why we finish the Torah on Shmini Atzeres, why not on Shavuous? The answer is that after Hoshana Raba, the Mechilla and Slicha process are completed. That is when all of Klal Yisroel are free from their blemishes and thus, we can truly have a “Simchas Torah” as we are free from our avonos. However, we cannot properly have a “Simchas Torah” is we possess the “stains” of averos for violating the same Torah we are trying to rejoice with.
There is a famous gemarra in Ta’anis: ?????? ??? ????? ????? Rashi says something very interesting on this phrase “The days of Purim and Pesach”.
This means the Simcha of Adar continues to, and through Pesach.
The reason Purim is in Adar Beis in a leap year is so it can be closer to Pesach. R’ Chaim Friedlander (in the Sifsei Chaim) says that we should try to see the parallelisms between the geula of Purim and Geulas Mitzraim.
1. When one learns the Megilla, one can see that Esther acted in a special way, in order to show future generations that the Yeshuah truly came from HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Firstly, she decreed days of fasting and prayer. Then she went into the kings room without permission (remember, it took 30 days to get permission. This was Nissan, and the Jews were sentenced to die 11 months later, nevertheless, she risked her life). Then, she asked for a party. Since she did not see a sign from Hashem yet, she asked for another party. Prior to the second party, Mordecahi was paraded around on the horse. That was her sign from Hashem. This was all done lest one say it was “happenstance”
Additionally, We see from Makas Bechoros that it was only from Hashem. (Obviously this was on a much greater scale).
2. In both cases, that got Klal Yisroel in trouble was assimilation, and the Yeshuah came through a ma’aseh which showed separation.
During the time of Achashverosh, the Yidden went to his seudah, for they were worried that not going would we an insult to the king, and would strain relations. The 3 days of fasting was a kapara for that.
The Beis HaLevy says that after Yosef died, Klal Yisroel stopped doing bris mila (once again, a larger scale than Purim) since they wanted to gain favor in the eyes of the Egyptians. Remember, relations were good. Yaakov avinu caused the famine to stop and Yosef made them into a world superpower. But since Klal Yisroel went out of their way to assimilate, therefore Hashem sent them a ???? ???-???, ??-?????, ??? ??-???, ??-????. The result of assimilation will be hatred.
What was the teshuva Klal Yisroel needed to do? Look at the Midrash about the Korban Pesach. They needed to shecht the god of the Egyptians and eat it. This was especially difficult since as the midrash states, many homes were forced to house Egyptian firstborns (as there were G-d fearing Egyptians who thought their kid would be saved if in a Jewish home [it did not save them]).
May we all be zoche to carrying over our Simcha form Purim into Pesach.
72, not bad for short notice, eh?
Give ’em an inch and they’ll take a mile.
I’ll see if I can find something
The following piece is from the Netziv:
????? ????? ????????? ?????? ??? ????????. ?????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????????. ?????? ???????????.
Each and every morning, what is going to happen on that day (throughout the world) has been “nigzar” (sentenced, or more precisely, predetermined) by Hashem. We see this from the words in Eicha ????? ??????.
For this reason, that passuk in Eicha continues with the words ?????? ???????????. It is incumbent on us to have Emuna and Bitachon that our “sentences” will be for the good.
Therefore, at this point, when we say ????? ?????. It is the ideal time for prayer. As the Mechilta says “The prayer of Tzaddikim are heard (and answered) in the morning. For at the same time these “sentences” are being given out, that is the IDEAL time to pray.
May we all be zoche to having proper kavana from the very beginning part of davening to the very last word (and all those words in between). And may HaKadosh Baruch Hu be mekabel the tfillos of all of Klal Yisroel.
Please show me where it says one cannot give over 20%, and please show me the definition of 20%.
Yiisachar / Zevulun means Zevulun gives Yissachar 50%. How can this be if one is restricted to 20%.
I also fail to see how this disproves the above quoted Chafetz Chaim.
The Chafetz Chaim says that if you are able to live on base necessities of gashmius, then you can justifiably give just the bare minimum to tzeddaka (i.e. 10%). However, if the bare minimum of worldly possessions are not enough for you, then 10% is not enough vis-a-vis tzeddaka.
“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it”
-Norman Schwarzkopf
>>ok, i’m sorry i’ll shut up now. whether or not i’m right in this case JayMatt was right about his last little bit. <<
Moish, it is easy to forget we are having a public conversation which many people will read. We need to be careful with what we say, as we are not just talking to anonymisss.
Oh, mazal tov on getting your license.
Moish, no one said anything about a psychiatric evaluation. Tough times sometimes call for assistance. We are not advocating potentially locking up anonymisss. We are asking anonymisss to be honest and determine whether of not now is the time to seek assistance. Assistance can be one on one, or in a group setting. It can be with a friend who will lend a trusting ear and whose opinions and judgments will be trusted, or it can be with a professional who is trained to deal with cases of trauma, grief and crisis.
Moish, it is comments like yours which try to stigmatize people seeking help, which ultimately deters some from seeking help when they need it most.
Moish, people who are honest with themselves will see someone straight away. There is no crime to realize that things will be difficult if you attempt to tackle them solo.
Charlie Brown, I can’t believe that I forgot to mention what you added. (Must be all those 5 cent visits to Lucy) However, it does not need to be major to seek help. It is all in how one perceives the situation. If you are accurately portraying your feelings here, no matter what the “facts” are, I’d advise that you seek assistance.
Zurich.
I am speaking with some Swiss friends of mine to try to get in contact with a Rov there so I can find out what (if anything) is acceptable.
One friend told me that MAYBE evian water is good.
These liquid rules stink, I’m not even sure If I’ll be able to drink anything. (And I will be traveling with kids!)
Home vs. Going Away? How about both?
I’m flying internationally on Chol HaMoed. (Not really sure what there is to eat in the Airport in Europe during a stopover, though I am looking into it).
anonymisss, I wish you the best. While I do not know of what you are talking about, I understand that it is tough. Try to downplay all the cliches. You are allowed to cry, and you are allowed to have feelings.
There is no reason to hate yourself for feeling this way. These thoughts and feelings are natural. You are not the only Frum Jew who has such thoughts in times of crisis and stress.
It is healthy to feel pain when watching someone else (especially a loved one) suffer. It would be more troubling were you not to feel this pain.
May HaKadosh Baruch Hu send you the strength to get through this, as well as send all need yeshuos to their necessary locations.
I guess I’ll fill in again.
The following is from R’ Moshe Sternbuch from his sefer Ta’am Vada’as:
??? ?????? ????? ??????? ?????. When Moshe is davening for the Yidden to be spared, he asks Hashem to remember our z’chus avos.
There is an interesting Rashi on this p’suk. Rashi says that if the Yidden are deserving of the punishment of sreifa (burning) remember Avraham who went into the Kivshon HaAish. If the Yidden are deserving of the punishment of Hereg, remember Yitzchak who went onto the Akeda. And if galus is the punishment, remember Yaakov who needed to flee to the house of Lavan.
R’ Sternbuch says it is interesting that among all the things the Avos did, this is what Moshe chose to mention as the z’chusim to Hashem. Moshe only chose to mention the mesiras nefesh the avos went through as well as the yissurin (difficulties) for the sake of Hashem.
Moshe chose to mention these aspect of their avoda since this is truly the optimum way to serve Hashem. ??????????? ??? ?’ ???????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ????????? ??????? ???????: This is personified by the avoda of our avos in their avodas Hashem
anon, wonderful chap
My own psaht now: We can even see this “snowball” effect by just looking at the story of Purim. Just like Adam and Chava ate the fruit with the purest of intentions. Only to push aside the fact that Hashem told them not to. Likewise Mordechai told the Jews not to partake in the seuda of Achashveirosh. Nevertheless, the Yidden went, not to enjoy the gashmius, but because they thought it would be a chillul hashem. They too had justification for going, nevertheless, they were forbidden to go since they were told by gedolim not to.
This seemingly ‘innocent’ aveira was the main aveira which led to the potential destruction of Klal Yisroel.
The Nishama should have an aliya
Here is my Tuesday d’var torah (from R’ Shimon Schwab):
In Al HaNissim, we close by saying that Haman and his sons were hung by the tree. In the megilla, we also find mention of this very same tree numerous times. What is the significance of this tree?
In fact, Haman was the only one who dies via hanging (approx. 16th of Nissan). The 10 sons were killed by sword on the 13th of Adar. On the 14th of Nissan, as per the request of Esther HaMalka, the bodies of the 10 sons were hung on the tree. Chazal make a point to tell us that their dead bodies were hanged on the same tree, one underneath the other, together with the body of Haman (despite the fact that Haman was dead for 11 months!). Additionally, in Maoz Tzur we sing that Haman and his sons were hung via tree.
What is this tree? R’ Schwab wants to suggest that it has its origin from the Gemarra in Chullun, which asks “Where is the source for Haman in the Torah?” (Ha-min Ha-etz) referring to the Eitz HaDaas.
The worst crime one can do is genocide. The destruction of an entire race of people, men, women and children included. And the worst genocide is when it is practiced on Klal Yisroel.
The smallest Aveira, was probably the aveira committed by Adam and Chava. They did it because they thought they would “become like G-d”. They did it because they thought it would uplift their level of spirituality, however, Hashem told them not to, and therefore, it was wrong. Rather than do what they knew to be right, the succumbed to the appeal of the fruit (albeit an altruistic appeal).
The yetzer hara, in the form of the nachash, wanted to entice Adam and Chava to “become like G-d”. And when they succumbed to this desire, the committed the 1st aveira. All other aveiros of the human race are a result of this aveira, because once one violated the will of G-d and experiences the “sweet taste” of sin, he has the desire to continue to do so. Consequently, Adam and Chava after the cheit, had the continued desire for aveiros, and this was inherited by the human race.
The desire for the most idealistic aveira – to become like HaKadosh Baruch Hu – which was committed by Adam and Chava, escalated in their offspring, step by step, until it eventually reached the worst of all sins (the wiping out of the Jewish People). This is what chazal say when they say “Where is Haman” Ha-min HaEitz
Therefore, one could say that the wickedness of Haman is attributed to the tree. With this thought we can readily understand the importance of the “tree” which is mentioned so often in the Purim story.
How would you describe your seuda?
At my place we have bochurim from Yeshiva over (no bad drunks). We speak Torah during the first half of the meal, and as it gets closer to shkiah, we sing songs which are bakashos (afterall, Kol HaPoshet Yad nosnin lo is also applicable between you and HaKadosh Baruch Hu!). At shkiah we put away the wine, put out lots of water, and sing songs of shevach and hoda as we sober up for benching and ma’ariv.
I am not part of this discussion ;-), but I would like to comment on something Jothar said:
>>But not from a spiritual point of view. Chizkiyahu hid the sefer of refuos because he felt it was taking away from everyone’s bitachon in Hashem<<
The Rambam says that this pshat is a farce. He does not know why people would be withheld lifesaving techniques due to lack of prayer.
The Rambam says that the “Sefer HaRefuos” was a book of witchcraft techniques used by idolaters to illicit cures. It was originally in the hands of Beis Din, so they could have reference as to whether or not an actually ma’aseh of Avoda Zarah was committed before punishing. This was hidden by Chizkiyahu due to the fact that sick people, in moments of desperation, began using it as a suggestive guide in order to get cured.
The above quoted Rambam can be found in The Rambam’s Peirush HaMishnayos, Pesachim, Perek 4, Mishna 9 (Happy Hunting!)
Of course I am one of 39’s favorites. He said “I ROCK!!”
I’m not saying they didn’t have weapons, nor that they should have used weapons. I’m just challenging your belief that we can be victorious even if G-d wants us to be harmed. I think it is absolutely apikorsos for a yid to think “If only we had better weapons the beis hamikdash would be standing today” The gemarros discuss why the beis hamikdash was destroyed, and the neviim at the time told us how to prevent its destruction, how THROUGH TESHUVA AND TORAH!!
How come Paroh, Haman, the greeks etc. were able to inflict their wrath on Klal Yisroel? Because they were stronger? Because they had better weaponry? NO!! because Klal Yisroel did aveiros that led us to be punished by HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
The fact that you believe these things were avoidable with better weaponry basically shows me that a discussion with you would be an exercise in futility.
By the way, Shlomo HaMelech says something about your opinion: ??-????, ??? ?????, ??? ?????, ??? ?????; ???? ?? ???, ??? ????
I do, On Shushan Purim!
There are plenty of scientific phenomenon which still baffle the “experts”. One example is the mummy. Another is the some stones of the beis hamikdas (some are heavier than cranes nowadays could carry, leaving us to wonder how they built it)
This is another one of those topics I want to say away from. However, P.Y. your comments disturb me tremendously.
>>During this time, if they knew our modern sciences they would have been MECHUYAV to build modern weapons and defend Eretz Yisroel. I claim that lchol hadayos, even Neturei Karta would agree that back then even on Shabbos one was obligated to defend even a single far flung border town. Certainly to defend Yerushalayim, and even more so to protect the lives of the Yidden because of PIKUACH NEFESH MAMASH. There is no heter in the world for them not to have saved us from defeat. (Ein osin ir hanidachas basefer, we don’t make a border town an ir hanidachas even if they all worshipped Avodah Zara, since it will lead to infiltration.) Churban Beis Hamikdash was the quintessential milchemes mitzvah and they would have been mechuyav to save klal yisroel via their advanced weapons. If that is not a milchemes mitzvah, I don’t know what is. Even one cannon could probably have saved us.<<
Do we not say in davening ?????? ??????? ???????? ??????????. ??????????? ??????? ?’ ??-??????? ?????????? Did the neviim (e.g. Yermiya) not preach teshuva? Do you not believe that the Beis HaMikdash fell because of divine decree? They had no interest in these weapons since they knew success (no matter what weapon you are holding) was SOLELY attributed to HaKadosh Baruch HU. On Chanukah our enemy had the stronger weapons, did that mean they were victorious?
Sorry, this is not an irrefutable rayah. It only shows that you have an amazing imagination, zero belief that our actions have consequences and little belief that G-d does things for a reason.
>>I read somewhere that one of the reasons for the fast is so we don’t start drinking early and miss the megila <<
Unless it is a mishulash, I usually don’t hear the megilla on an empty stomach
goody, why not indicate WHERE IT IS THAT earliest tallis and tfillin is 6:22
Coffee Room Readers come from all over the globe!
What happened on the front page? Why am I up for Sunday and Wednesday? Motzei Shabbos (perm) and this week (Tuesday)
More from the megilla:
??? ?????, ??? ????? ?????; ???? ?????, ?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?????
Why does the megilla only choose these three predecessors of Mordechai?
The gemarra in Megilla states that the name ???? is a verb to mean “to give light”, and Mordechai, his son, “gave light to the eyes of Bnei Yisroel through t’filla”.
The name ???? is based on the verb ??? which means to hear, and Mordechai was one whose prayers were heard.
The name ??? is like the verb ?????, or “to knock”, so that when Mordechai “knocked at the Heaven’s gates of mercy, they opened for him”.
The sifsay tzaddik tells us that the Admor of Piltz once expressed astonishment about this gemarra. He remarked to the Sfas Emes that the order of events are seemingly reversed. That is, Mordechai’s “knocking” at the gates of Heaven (???) should be mentioned first, since this is what occurred first. Only after the gates had opened, could the t’fillos enter and “be heard” (????). In turn, only after Mordechai’s t’fillos were heard, could those of the rest of Klal Yisroel be heard and be answered, so that only in the end was Mordechai responsible for bringing light to the eyes of Klal Yisroel (????)
The Sfas Emes completely agreed. After all, IN TERMS OF WHEN THESE PREDECESSORS LIVED, ???(knocking) did come first! Then came ???? (the hearing), and only after those two, did we have Yair(light), the father of Mordechai.
I just noticed that a post in the d’var torah thread just went up! It also says it was sent 2 hours ago. That would have been 8:30pm Israel time (now 10:30pm here). Not sure what time it made its way on the site, but it went up while it was still Shabbos in the US.
Do we have a Mod in Israel? the UK? Somewhere else?
Is this a visit by the Mod or is the Mod based in this location?
I had heard that a similar story happened amongst the Belz community in Yerushalayim.
The Story story goes like this:
Boy wants to marry girl.
Girl’s family has boy over for a shabbos meal (with girl not at meal).
Mother not happy with the way the boy eats, tells girl not to marry him.
Boy and girl get married to other people, each have kids.
Later on both boy and girl divorce, eventually marry each other.
Kid from boy’s original marriage then marries kid for girl’s first marriage.
(Belz later forbids bringing over potential shidduchs for shabbos meals, seriously)
I heard this from a family with a REAL connection connection to Belz and the Rebbe.
“Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal” -Mike Ditka
>>Well, we learn to avoid that from what the malach told eishes Manoach: “… u’morah lo ya’aleh al rosho.” (Shoftim, 13:5) <<
Nice one TJ. That is probably the BIGGEST segula for becoming a shofet!
Noon here in Yerushalyaim. I’ve been here for a bit. But it appears there isn’t a Mod to be found 🙁
Would you mind re-doing just the word (in a non-graphic format) so I can try to figure it out?
Friday Night
Nile perch
Fake rotisserie chicken (made in a crock pot)
Oven fried sesame chicken
Mushroom Rice
Fanned sweet potatoes
Salad
Dessert
>>Please note, is says nowhere in this makor that one should become plastered. <<
oomis, this has already been stated previously (by others, as well as myself). However, do be aware the are opinions who disagree with the Rama.