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- קטגוריה: Parashat Hashavua
- פורסם בשישי, 01 דצמבר 2023 10:55
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Based on Rabbi Moshe Zvi Neriya - whose Yahrzeit is Shabbat
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Based on Rabbi Moshe Zvi Neriya - whose Yahrzeit is Shabbat
Rebecca
- were they born in Gaza 3000 yeards before Hamas?
In Gaza 's main hospìta today Israel
leaving some troops to try to kill our soldiers who found their advanced technology commabd post and weaponds stored in (protected anti detection MRI U rooms)
THE PORTION tells us that
Yes , the brothers argued over the birthright and over the blessings-
handed-down-from Abraham
and Esau talked about killing his brother - our forfather Jacob
So here is a thought from Rabbi Soloveitchik (who passed away about 30 years ago) from the weekday prayers.
We recite from the Psalms that
"some (wage war) by chariot
Sand some by horses
But WE (Jews) by reminding of the Name of the Almighty"
Rabbi Soloveitchik says the chariot warriors refer to Rome descendants of Esau
The horsemen refers to the Ishmaelites
THE BIG WAR will be FOUGHT by them OVER THE HOLY LAND
And the psalm relates to the Armeggadon –
While we Jews have to worry about the other antagonists –
And those destructive forcesmust be defeated
How? We show the world:
Israel is giving baby incubators to a Gaza hospital – while
Jewish Children are still Kidnapped
But the leftist editor of HAARETZ (a newspaper in Israel) supported his leftwing journalist (living in the PA) saying Israeli "settlers" (whatever that means? Religious Jews that he hates? ) should be barred from European countries.
What stupidities the leftists use in trying to create a non-Jewish atmosphere! that only aids anti-semites all over
And that has to be countered by educating our children to
be PROUD JEWS (NOT PROUD BOYS)
Pray for ALL our childrren ...teach them post-bar-mitzva-Jewish-
if you can - Keep praying
than we can rescue the hostages
Be well Everyone And Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
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Portion: Noah and the War
What – no Noah war? Even Abraham had to fight a war (we'll see that in a couple of weeks)
So here's a free translation of last night's radio talk by Rabbi Zamir Cohen of the HeDabRoot Organization:
Chapter 30 in I Samuel of the Bible relates a story about King David – before he was the King
He and his army were living in a town called Ziklag. When they went on a diplomatic mission with the Phillistines – the Amalekites came, stole everything he and his 600 men owned, burned the town – and took the women and children with them off into the desert.
On their return - David and his men were destroyed emotionally. And they argued. Who could guess where the nomadic Amalekites could take their families?
Until David said – "We have to hold onto G-d."
So they went in search – and they found a wounded Egyptian slave starving in the desert – and they fed him and gave him water and first aid.
The slave pointed them in the direction of the Amalekite hordes – and David and his men defeated them in battle and got back their families!
So Rabbi Zamir Cohen said: today we just have to hold onto our connection with the Almighty, do what's right – and do battle for what's just – and put things back together.
Is that in the Portion? No – but it's what the Bible is teaching us THIS WEEK.
Or maybe we need to flood-out Gaza? Flush out the terror tunnels?
Let's start by doing a few more MITZVAHS for the Almighty – like the guy at the OU Israel Center yesterday that donated over 100 toys – for all the displaced family REMNANTS that were brought to Jerusalem shelter from destroyed towns a couple of days ago.
The army has tons of donated junk food – but there are needs for solar charging batteries for their cell phones and specified first aid kits and a bunch of other stuff that can be sent via the American Friends of the IDF.
The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem is also putting together packages of requested items.
Etc.
Peace and Health and Hope – for all the destroyed families and the kidnapped
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
Portion Ki Tavo - Soup to Nuts – or Knots?
Really ,now - What ties us into a "Rosh Hashono Mood"?"
The smells of " cooking Jewish"?
The thought of relatives to visit – or coming to visit us?
What sometimes leaves us with knots in our stomachs?
Who is thinking about waking up the world?
Sefardic Jews say Selichot prayers for 30 days before Rosh Hashono(some times at midnight but I often join in to share the tunes and the communal spirit and love at an evening service)
Ashkenazi Jews are blowing Shofars all month (not on Shabbat) to wake up the world
So what will make the next 2 weeks meaningful for you –
Extra Spirit or Extra Family Normalcy?
I would suggest the best and most healthy thing I know of: for the next 2 weeks -
at this stage already -why not just get up in the AM and sing a few minutes –
and maybe even dance a little happy jig - to be alive!
And One thought from this Portion – the beginning tells us to "offer first fruits" (each year)at the Holy Temple – and to be joyous.
Later in the Portion when discussing wars and destruction that can happen –
It says - Tach at Asher lo avadta Bsimcha -
Its what happens when we don't worship the Almighty with JOY.
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy EichenholzPortion Aykev – When Did Moshe NOT Listen to the Almighty
Based on a talk by Rabbi Binyamin Miletsky on Radio Kol Chai 5 AM this morning.
What happened to all the pieces of the 2 Tablets of the Law that Moses threw down and broke?
And while this week's portion has the Almighty telling Moses – Moshe – "Write your own 2 Tablets and put them in an Ark " (out of respect),
The portion says that Moshe built the ark FIRST and afterwards chiseled the 2 New Tablets and THEN placed them the Ark he had made.Why didn't he follow orders exactly as he always did?
So the Medrash explains that Moshe felt badly after seeing all the broken pieces of the First Tablets lying on the ground, but when he was commanded to do the NEW tablets and an ARK he understood that he needed to build an ark for BOTH THE OLD AND THE SECOND TABLETS
And that would be the best way to fulfill ALL the words of the Almighty.
Let's Keep our Torah safe and always try to follow the will of G-d to do the best we can in this world
!!
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz
Double Portion Matos Masei. Double hot Weekend . doing right versus skirting the truth
This week I was in the ER for breathing/oxygen issues.
I was pondering this Torah Portion Reading
Where our Israelite forebears stòod under
This same hot sun - preparing for battle
At least in the 1960's the Israeli tank soldiers
Had salt pills to help them survive the hèat!
ER to Me - I did my tests - no covid no pneumonia
(Also not a lot of oxygen...)
But there's more in the portion than conquering!
My old Yeshiva andCarlebach friend sent me (may he and his family be well):
Reb Shlomo Carlebach on Parshot Matos-Masai:
In this week's parsha, Matos, we read that when you make a neder (vow) and you didnt keep your vow, you can still fix it.
A person takes upon himself so many different things in a lifetime. Some I keep, and some (sadly) nebach I don't.
What happens if Chas Veshalom ( G-d forbid) I don’t keep my neder? Gevalt am I in bad spiritual shape.
So you see what the beauty of this parsha is? The Ribbono Shel Olam (Master Of The World) promises us there will always be : (real leaders) - Rashei Matos, heads of tribes, soul masters.
There will always be Rebbe’s in the world who are mamesh so desperate that you get back into (your spiritual) shape,
and you should be blessed to find them!
...
I see little people, water carriers, shoemakers, tailors and bakers whose children make it because of their parents, because their parents were really so desperate. They really wanted it with all their hearts
I”ll tell you what it is, What's the difference between a Rabbi and a Rebbe? .... It's like when you need directions on a journey, you drive into a gas station and they give you a map. But what happens to you if your car is broken? Does a map help?
A Rabbi is someone who fixes your car. But a Rebbe
Not only that, it's much deeper than all this. When I come into this gas station and my car is broken, a Rebbe, real true soul master says to me, “You know something, your car wasn't broken. You just didn't push the right buttons, but I'll teach you how to do it. “
If its a super soul master he says, “Obviously you don't know how to get there, I’ll go with you.”
Mamesh the highest!
Good Shabbos!
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Shlomo Ressler:_____________
Quotation of the week: "It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving."
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Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz