Copied from http://www.torahweb.org/torah/2001/parsha/rsch_emor.html The Torah commands every Jew to be careful not to cause a chilul Hashem. When an individual Jew acts improperly, he disgraces the entire Jewish people, as well as the Jewish religion. The story is told that…
Monthly Archives: April 2010
An interesting perpective on marriage and children
by Rafael (Rafi) Hecht • • 3 Comments
On occasion, I, like many others, will meet someone who, while still painfully single, complains and fumfurs, “I can’t get married and raise children! I need to become financially secure first, if not a millionaire. In fact, there was a…
Chassidim eating Gebrokts
by Rafael (Rafi) Hecht • • 3 Comments
Adopted from “Four Chassidic Masters” by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski (p. 194-195): Kavod HaTorah, honoring Torah scholars, is required even when one does not agree with them. The chassidim of the Tzaddik of Sanz were in Pressburg on Passover, guests…
Burying a Rasha
by Rafael (Rafi) Hecht • • 0 Comments
Adopted from “Four Chassidic Masters” by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski (p. 174): A man once told the Tzaddik of Sanz that someone had undercut him in business and caused him to lose a great deal of money. The man was…
One who withholds wages from his worker – scary!
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This is from the Zohar (Parshas Kedoshim, 85a) quoted by the Kav Hayasher (Ch 14) Come and see what is written in the Zohar (Kedoshim, 85a) regarding one who withholds the wages of a worker and does not pay him.…
Arrogance as a despicable trait
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Excerpted from the Kav Hayasher (Chapter 7): In short, a person must reflect how much evil is caused by [arrogance]. Let him realize that it was not in vain that the Sages said that a haughty person is considered as…
The Chofetz Chaim and the Yetzer Hara from Behind
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Adopted from “Four Chassidic Masters” by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski: The Chofetz Chaim used to go into the beis midrash late at night and order the talmidim to go to sleep. He said that their drive to learn into the…
Chad Gadya in the Middle East
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This is, IMHO, a hilarious depiction on what’s happening in the Middle East today. In English: In the original Hebrew: חד ביתא
Yaakov (Jacob) and the 22 years
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Earlier, we learned that Yaakov ran from Eisav and was away from his father Yitzchak for 36 years. 2 years travelling, 14 years in Yeshivas Shem V’Eiver, and 20 years working for his uncle Lavan (6 years was stam, 14…
Coffee spill – Hidden miracle – Pesach Cleaning
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A small miracle happened while Pesach cleaning. A cup of Chametz-dike coffee was on our stove burners right before Bedikas Chametz. My wife and I started wiping as much coffee as possible from both the top of the stove and…