A Little bit of Knowledge 16th Shevat 5770

DID YOU KNOW THAT

If someone borrowed a loaf of bread, he may repay his friend with a different loaf, even if the loaf is slightly larger. This leniency applies only where the size difference is insignificant.

However, if he borrowed a number of items (such as six eggs), he may return only the number that was borrowed.
[Source: The Laws of Ribbis - Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, p. 34]

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Reflections 16th Shevat 5770

CONSIDER THIS FOR A MINUTE

Prayer is a sharp sword upon which the warrior relies for protection and to attack his enemies.

Rabbi Shemuel Pinhasi Shlit’a

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Meaningful Life’s Reflections 16th Shevat 5770

Daily Reflection

Today is the New Year for trees, when trees begin to bud in Israel. The grapevine boasts of her product that “makes joyous G-d and man.” The nature of joy is that it reveals; it brings to expression vast resources untapped in ordinary cicumstances.

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Teachings of the Sages 16th Shevat 5770

ON AVOIDING SELF-DECEPTION

R’ Raphael said: “The Sages teach that the greatest labor of man should be to avoid self-deceit. But how can a man do so when he is deceived and believes his action to be right? By obeying the counsel of his friend, since his friend cannot profit by permitting the deceit to continue. We are also taught that he who labors for truth creates for himself an Angel of Truth who acts as a monitor to warn him of falsehood”.^*

^*Midrash Pinhas, p. 49 (A), cited in The Hasidic Anthology: Tales and Teachings of the Hasidim, by Louis I. Newman, pp. 491-492. Reprinted with permission of Ann Newman (B)

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Avodah Perek Shira 16th Shevat 5770

 

Perek Shira: Wellsprings – Rav Hutner On The Power Of Originality

The Kotzker Rebbe once said that if you serve Hashem today the same way you served him yesterday, then you are a fraud and a copycat. What is the difference, he asked, between copying someone else or copying yourself? A person must grow everyday and his avodah must be a product of the person he has come to be up until this moment. It needs to be fresh and inspired and not same old, same old.

This is the lesson of the fresh spring. Its waters do not ever stop flowing. Each moment brings forth new water, not recycled from the ocean or from itself. The BiSoraso Yehgeh quotes a letter from Rav Yitzchok Hutner, the Rosh Yeshiva of Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, who says that we learn the power of originality from the spring. In order to purify something in standing water, the water needs to be 40 Sa’ah. However if you purify something in spring water there is no shiur. The smallest amount can purify. This is power of originality, says Rav Hutner.

The wellsprings sing, “V’Sharim Ki’Cholalim Kol Mayanai Bach” (Tehilim 87:7) Mayanai means not only “wellsprings” but also “my insides”, which is how Rashi explains this pasuk. Shira to Hashem must come from deep within you. Everyday life brings you new experiences and opportunities for growth. You need to internalize them and produce a new original song, clean and crisp like the fresh running waters.

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Daily Yahrtzeits of the of Tzaddikim 16th Shevat 5770

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Joke of the day 16th Shevat 5770

“Moshe”, says his friend Reuben, “I hear that you are celebrating your 30th wedding anniversary. What are you going to do for your wife?” Moshe replies: “I’m taking her to China.” Reuben continues: “That’s just wonderful, but then what are you going to do for your 40th anniversary?” Moshe replies: ” I’ll bring her back from China.”

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On this day Limud yomi for 16th Shevat 5770

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Limud yomi

• Daf yomi: Bava Batra 163
• Yerushalmi yomi: Berachot 19
• Mishna yomit: Mikvaot 1:5
• Halacha yomit: Orach Chaim 405:9
• Tanach yomi: Melachim Seder 35
• Shabbat Parshiot: Yitro
• Torah Reading: YISRO Exodus 18:1-20:23^*
• Torah Reading: Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 (Sephardi ritual: 6:1-13)^*
• Haftara: Isaiah 6:1–7:6 & 9:5–6.^*

^*Source: AZAMRA

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Daily Teachings of the Baal Shem Tov 16th Shevat 5770

 

I heard from [Rabbi Gedaliah of Linitz] that the Baal Shem Tov never kept money overnight. When he returned from his travels, he would pay his debts and contribute the rest of his money to charity the very same day.
(Shivchei Baal Shem Tov 123)

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Daily Torah Quote 16th Shevat 5770

 

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ‘Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep’ — So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
(Proverbs 6)

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Bringing Heaven Down to Earth 16th Shevat 5770

Meditations on Finance

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Tikun Habris 16th Shevat 5770

Tikun Habris is the most important topic to discuss in this low generation, and no one is dealing with it.

If you are Jewish then you are part of the Holy nation. Have mercy on your holy soul and stop blemishing it with the sin of wasting seed. Take heed of what the kabbalah says and stop committing this sin of wasting seed.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslev on Shmiras Habris

These are only the basic references about Tikun Hbris. The torahs have a lot more about this topic. We strongly suggest that everyone learn Likutay Maharan.

When one does not guard the Bris, this results from his haughtiness. It is as if he makes himself into a deity, for he shows that he is not satisfied with the holiness of G-D. He therefore flaws the divine name SHKY, for this name represents that one should be content with holiness. When a person does guard the Bris, he merits a light that will guide him in the path of Teshuva (repentants).

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SelfGrowth Keep Smiling 16th Shevat 5770

Resilient

A manufacturer takes pride in his product’s ability to stand up to all types of adverse conditions without breaking down. We should likewise rejoice at the idea of being able to stand up to all types of problems and setbacks, keeping a smile on our face and in our hearts, and not breaking down.^*

^*The Talmud teaches that ideally we should “rejoice in sufferings” – Shabbos 88b

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Have a wonderful Shabbat 15th Shevat 5770

 

The Holy One, blessed be He,

said to Moses,

“I have a precious gift

in My treasure house,

called the Sabbath,

and desire to give it to Israel;

go and inform them.”

*(Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbath, 10b)

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and Tu B’Shvat!”

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On this day Limud yomi for Shabbat 15th Shevat 5770

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Limud yomi

• Daf yomi: Bava Batra 162
• Yerushalmi yomi: Berachot 18
• Mishna yomit: Mikvaot 1:3
• Halacha yomit: Orach Chaim 405:6
• Shabbat Parshiot: Beshalah
• Torah Reading: BESHALACH (Exodus 13:17-17:16)^*
• Haftara: Judges 4:4-5:31 Song of Debora.^*

^*Source: AZAMRA

TU BISHVAT, New Year of the Trees, will be next Shabbat Friday night-Saturday January 29-30. Don’t forget to prepare a nice selection of fruits with which to celebrate Tu BiShvat through the recital of many blessings!!! In some communities it is customary to organize a collection to provide fruits for Tu Bishvat for those who cannot afford to buy their own.

Tuesday 26 January / 11 Shevat:
On Tuesday of the week of Shabbas Beshallach, it is propitious for one’s livelihood to read the Torah portion about the Giving of the Manna in the Wilderness (Exodus 16:4-36) twice in Hebrew and once in the Aramaic Targum (Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Riminov d. 1815). Those without access to the Aramaic may read the passage in the vernacular.

Thursday night-Friday 28-29 January / 14 Shevat
Today is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Daniel Frisch (d. 2005), author of the Matok Midvash (“Sweeter than Honey”) Hebrew commentary on the Zohar and Tikkuney Zohar.

Friday night & Saturday 29-30 January / 15 Shevat
Shabbat Shirah, “Sabbath of Song”
TU BISHVAT, New Year of the Trees
In order to multiply blessings on Tu BiShvat, it is customary to eat many different kinds of fruits, particularly, where possible, the seven fruits for which the land of Israel is praised in Deut. 8:8: – wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates.

Since Tu Bishvat this year falls on Shabbat, it is appropriate to eat the fruits as part of or after the Shabbat meals on Friday night and on Saturday during the day. Many have the custom of setting a table laden with many varieties of fruits and other good foods, sitting with family and friends to make the appropriate blessings over bread, wine, cakes or crackers and various fruits. Some review and discuss the halachot relating to the different blessings, and some follow a printed “Seder”(“Order”) of Tu BiShvat reciting Biblical, Mishnaic and Kabbalistic passages relating to the various fruits.

Please carefully check dried and other fruits to ensure that no worms or bugs etc. are contained in the food you eat and feed to your family and friends.

It is proper to pray today for a valid and beautiful Etrog (citron) with which to perform the mitzvah of the Four Kinds this coming Succoth. Some eat candied Etrog on Tu BiShvat and recite the prayer then.

Torah Reading: BESHALACH (Exodus 13:17-17:16) telling the story of the crossing of the Red Sea, the Song (Shirah) sung by Israel after the miracle, their entry into the Wilderness, receiving the first commandments, the Manna and the war with Amalek.
Haftara: Judges 4:4-5:31 Song of Debora.

One should pray with particular joy and song on this auspicious Shabbat. In the morning service, many communities sing the Song of the Sea together verse by verse. Some have the custom of eating cooked wheat or buckwheat kernels in memory of the Manna. Some have the custom of scattering breadcrumbs for the birds in reward for their singing.^*

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A Little bit of Knowledge 14th Shevat 5770

DID YOU KNOW THAT

One of the reasons the father of a child at a brit milah [circumcision] says the beracha [blessing] after the milah is completed, rather than before the misvah is done [with all other commandments-first we say the blessing and then we do the misvah] is because the blessing not only encompasses the performance of one of G-d’s commandments but is said to also thank G-d for the merit of being able to perform this happy deed.
[based on Abudarham]

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Reflections 14th Shevat 5770

CONSIDER THIS FOR A MINUTE

The principle for parents is that there must be a perfect balance between the left hand pushing away and the right hand drawing close. An extreme of one or the other can ruin the child and ruin the family..

Rabbi Simcha Wasserman zt’l

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Meaningful Life’s Reflections 14th Shevat 5770

Daily Reflection

Prayer is compared to a ladder. Prayer is a journey; a trip man takes from his mundane place on the ground to a higher, spiritual place. And how far one might travel, there are always greater heights to be scaled. Rung after rung, reaching forever higher.

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Teachings of the Sages 14th Shevat 5770

ON AVOIDING SELF-DECEPTION

“It is told that R’ Pinchus used to warn his disciples: ‘Never fool yourselves! Above all a Jew must be thoroughly honest with himself!’ Once one of his students challenged him. ‘But Rebbe,’ he said, ‘one who fools himself actually thinks he is being honest with himself. So how are we ever to know if we are being honest, or just fooling ourselves?’ ‘You have asked wisely, my son,’ the Rebbe said. ‘The answer, however, is simple. It is written in Tanna d-Bei Eliyahu [an ancient Midrashic source] that anyone who is careful to speak words of truth will be sent a malach [an angel] who shows him the truth. One who speaks words of sheker [falsehood] will be sent a malach who fools and deceives him. So, if you will be careful to always tell the truth, you will never “fool yourself.” If not, well …’ This is a very telling incident. One can live his? her entire life in deception, of others and of himself, and not have even the faintest notion he is doing so. R’ Pinchus also used to tell his disciples: ‘It is better to choke, than to utter a lie’”.^*

^*“Truth and a Place Called Kushta,” by Eliyahu Hoffmann (C)

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Daily Yahrtzeits of the of Tzaddikim 14th Shevat 5770

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