בס׳ד

"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



17 Jan 2024

Isn't it Ironic?

Baruch Green calls attention to the irony in a NYTimes article.

The Times article headline has a different notion of the Jewish faith than does Jewish scripture. “Is Israel part of what it means to be Jewish?” the article asks, noting that “some progressive Jews” embrace “diasporism,” thus “reimagining their faith as one that blesses their lives in America and elsewhere.”

... A photo in the Times article, of a right hand’s index finger pointing to a passage from the Talmud, calls attention to the Aramaic text about how a Jewish man must not walk more than a certain, short distance without a yarmulke on his head.

Ironically, the other side of the page photographed in the Times cites a discussion in which one rabbi asks another whether one can legally leave Israel. “It is forbidden,” the second rabbi says.

https://vinnews.com/2024/01/17/new-york-times-to-jews-forget-thy-right-hand/

16 Jan 2024

Parshat Bo

It says in the first verse in this weeks sedra – “And Hashem said to Moshe, Come to paroh.” Surely it would of mean more appropriate to say “go to paroh!” Why does the Torah use this terminology?

R’ Menachem Mendel of Kotzk says that the term “Come to Paroh” means that Hashem is saying to Moshe: “Paroh is a powerful man, but dont be afraid of him, come with me and I will protect you”

https://www.shortvort.com/2692/

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