Coin of fire

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The Medrash tells us that in order to explain the mitzva of the Shekalim, Hashem took out a coin of fire from underneath his Kisei HaKavod and showed it to Moshe. Rav Elyashiv asks two questions. First, had Moshe Rabbeinu never seen a coin in his life? Second, what exactly is Hashem doing hiding coins under his Kisei HaKavod?
He answers with a Tosfos in Chulin (42a) that Moshe couldn't understand how money, the most earthly of all creations, can save someone's neshama (Kofer Nefesh). So Hashem showed him a coin. Which coin? The gemara in Bava Basra (11a) says that during a hunger year Munbaz HaMelech emptied out his treasure chest to feed the poor people. His family became very mad that he was squandering the royal wealth. To this he replied that he is not losing the money, he saving the money up in Shamayim in a place where it will last forever while they squander money down on earth where it will eventually disappear.
Rav Elyashiv says these are the coins that Hashem took out to show Moshe. The coins that are given for tzedoka with Mesiras Nefesh are precious and are saved by Hashem under the Kisei HaKavod. Moshe understood that coins are made of destructive fire. They cause jealousy, cheating, stealing, and murder. Hashem showed him that coins can be made out of productive fire. Coins given for tzedoka can light the world and warm the world with their "Holy fire". On these coins Hashem said "Kazeh Yitnu". If the people give in this fashion then even coins can be Kofer Nefesh and money can redeem your soul.

http://www.revach.net/parshas-hashavua/quick-vort/Parshas-Ki-Sisa-Rav-Elyashiv-Hashems-Coins-of-Fire/1855

LeZecher Nishmat

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Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein delivers an excellent shiur about respecting one's parents over here. He relates an inpiring ancedote about his father and his mesirut nefesh to always daven in a minyan at the 44 minute mark.

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סגולות להינצל ממוות בעריסה ותאונות דרכים

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Deepest condolences

Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of Treblinka, the Nazi death camp where 875,000 people were killed, has died at the age of 93.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8ed2b750ee7c4707a647698e71667dfb/last-survivor-nazi-death-camp-treblinka-dies-israel

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Our deepest condolences for the death of humanity in the State Dept.'s alleged condolence note about a random attack on a random American in a random place.
Read more: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/a-terrorist-murder-by-arabs-but-us-admin-condemns-attack-that-resulted-in-death/2016/02/19/

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“My thing is, anybody who says another person is not touchable in their sport or in life doesn’t believe in God because, with God, anything can happen,” Trayvon Bromell said this week.

נפטר בליל שבת ובבוקר נולד לו נין

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Fed up

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Question:

What did the sages mean with their prediction that in the era before Moshiach, “The face of the generation will be like the face of a dog”?

Click here to read answer.

In yet another unusual moment on the campaign trail, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton literally started barking like a dog during a stump speech in Reno, Nevada.
Read more: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/02/16/hillary-clinton-literally-starts-barking-like-a-dog-during-campaign-rally/

At the entrance

Kooker reports that Rav Kanievsky, when asked about yesterday's tragic bus accident, stated that the Mashiach is not only on his way but at the entrance. - "הגר"ח על האסון: "המשיח בפתח ממש

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The commute

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...“Where I grew up, ever since I can remember myself my mother would get up herself and make me stand up if a person who needs the seat more got on the bus. It was so clear to me this is how it should work...."
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/02/14/pregnant-reporter-took-hidden-camera-to-see-if-anyone-would-offer-her-subway-seat-how-many-do-you-think-got-up-for-her/

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