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The Mikdash (Sanctuary) – A Lively Place-Parshas Vayakhel

By |2021-06-18T10:45:07-04:00February 20, 2022|

Extra Words In preparation for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), an appeal was made to B’nei Yisrael to donate the necessary materials (gold, silver, etc.) from which the portable sanctuary would be fashioned. The response was so generous and overwhelming that a call was issued to desist from any further donations. Referring to the outpouring of plenty, the passuk in this week’s parshah states: וְהַמְּלָאכָה הָיְתָה דַיָּם... וְהוֹתֵר. “And the task (of [...]

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A Cow for a Calf-Parshas Ki Sisa

By |2021-06-18T10:39:22-04:00February 13, 2022|

During the time-period corresponding (basically) to the month of Adar, four special sections are appended to the weekly Torah reading. The Mishnah lays out the order (Megillah 3:4): רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת, קוֹרִין בְּפָרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים... בַּשְּׁנִיָּה זָכוֹר, בַּשְּׁלִישִׁית פָּרָה... בָּרְבִיעִית הַחֹדֶשׁ... “When Rosh Chodesh Adar falls out on Shabbos, we read the section of ‘Shekalim’ (featuring the giving of the half-shekel coin [in addition to [...]

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The Last Hurrah-Parshas Tetzaveh

By |2021-06-18T10:36:36-04:00February 6, 2022|

R’ Moshe Aharon Stern, venerated Mashgiach of the Kaminetz Yeshivah, related the following account, which serves as a powerful lesson in patience. The story involves an individual who, unfortunately, was notorious for just the opposite. He was an elderly man, somewhat (or significantly so) on the cranky side, with a penchant for making his displeasure known. Gragger Grief Purim would roll around, and this would present a serious [...]

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The Dream Request

By |2024-06-06T08:49:55-04:00February 3, 2022|

A True Story by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer The only reason Robin Meyerson traveled to Israel at the age of 27 was because the Arizona Jewish Federation was sponsoring the trip, so it was inexpensive – under $900. So she and her husband went…and their life was never the same again. Before that time, she had never heard of Shabbos or kashrus, and when the tour guide mentioned Dovid [...]

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