17th of Tammuz
The Rebbe Saw Something Wrong
The Forgotten Mitzvah of Looking Out for Others Versus Unbridled Consumption
30 Jun 2018
29 Jun 2018
An inappropriate comparison
Parshas Balak - Taking Personal Blame [A Note of Thanks to HKBH]
Parshas Balak - Enjoy But Remember
Volunteers rescue Jewish headstones used to pave Ukraine street
HUH? DEM CANDIDATE Caught On Camera Comparing GOP To Nazis: “That’s like Nazi, Germany” [Video]
Study: US Holocaust Museum’s Deliberately Hides FDR’s Anti Semitic Record
Parshas Balak - Enjoy But Remember
Volunteers rescue Jewish headstones used to pave Ukraine street
HUH? DEM CANDIDATE Caught On Camera Comparing GOP To Nazis: “That’s like Nazi, Germany” [Video]
Study: US Holocaust Museum’s Deliberately Hides FDR’s Anti Semitic Record
28 Jun 2018
27 Jun 2018
Showing appreciation
Seeing the headline the other day, "TRUMP: CHRISTIANS ‘APPRECIATE’ EMBASSY MOVE MORE THAN JEWS," gave me pause to think about writing a thank you note to the President. It is easy to send the Leader of the United States an email by following the instructions here or here. Please be respectful when writing your letter of appreciation. You should get an automatic reply from the White House within a short time.
HISTORIC: CHASSIDIC SINGER LANDS MAJOR RECORD DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
BILLER FAMILY SURVIVAL FUND: Please Help a Widow & 8 Kids Whose Lives Were Turned Upside Down
Pollak: New Democrat Heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is an Anti-Israel Radical
HISTORIC: CHASSIDIC SINGER LANDS MAJOR RECORD DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
BILLER FAMILY SURVIVAL FUND: Please Help a Widow & 8 Kids Whose Lives Were Turned Upside Down
Pollak: New Democrat Heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is an Anti-Israel Radical
26 Jun 2018
The Pilot Program
“To Heal the World?” The Tikkun Olam Distortion
New York City Schools to Provide Kosher Food in New Pilot Program
When the donkey opened its mouth to complaim to Bilam about the rough treatment, it says, “why did you hit me three Regalim” meaning three times. Rashi says that the donkey used the word Regalim to teach Bilam that you cannot destroy a nation that celebrates the Shalosh Regalim. Why does the donkey single out this mitzva out of all the others?
Rav Menachem Mendel of Kotzk answers that Bilam’s greatness was his ability to understand time and the significance of each moment of the day. In fact, the gemara Brachos (7a) tells us that Bilam was plotting to curse Am Yisroel during the moment of the day that Hashem gets “angry” kviyochol.
The bracha we say on Shalosh Regalim is “Mikadesh Yisroel V’HaZmanim”. Shabbos is a day that Hashem set from the being of creation. Yom Tov however, is dictated by Am Yisroel. Bais Din sets the time. The Kedusha of Yom Tov comes when Bais Din decides when Rosh Chodesh is.
Bilam’s donkey tells Bilam that he is a fool. He may know time, but Am Yisroel is above time. They are the masters of time. Why do you think with your knowledge of time you can destroy them if they themselves are above time?
http://www.revach.net/parshas-hashavua/quick-vort/Parshas-Balak-Kotzker-Rebbe-Bilams-Donkey-Knows-How-To-Tell-Time/2434
New York City Schools to Provide Kosher Food in New Pilot Program
When the donkey opened its mouth to complaim to Bilam about the rough treatment, it says, “why did you hit me three Regalim” meaning three times. Rashi says that the donkey used the word Regalim to teach Bilam that you cannot destroy a nation that celebrates the Shalosh Regalim. Why does the donkey single out this mitzva out of all the others?
Rav Menachem Mendel of Kotzk answers that Bilam’s greatness was his ability to understand time and the significance of each moment of the day. In fact, the gemara Brachos (7a) tells us that Bilam was plotting to curse Am Yisroel during the moment of the day that Hashem gets “angry” kviyochol.
The bracha we say on Shalosh Regalim is “Mikadesh Yisroel V’HaZmanim”. Shabbos is a day that Hashem set from the being of creation. Yom Tov however, is dictated by Am Yisroel. Bais Din sets the time. The Kedusha of Yom Tov comes when Bais Din decides when Rosh Chodesh is.
Bilam’s donkey tells Bilam that he is a fool. He may know time, but Am Yisroel is above time. They are the masters of time. Why do you think with your knowledge of time you can destroy them if they themselves are above time?
http://www.revach.net/parshas-hashavua/quick-vort/Parshas-Balak-Kotzker-Rebbe-Bilams-Donkey-Knows-How-To-Tell-Time/2434
25 Jun 2018
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