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Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Chukas 5771

שבת טעם החיים חוקת תשע"א

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Chukas 5771



Wait forty years to understand

ומשם בארה היא הבאר אשר אמר ה' למשה אסף את העם ואתנה להם מים, and from there to the well – it is the well of which HaShem said to Moshe, “assemble the people and I shall give them water.” (Bamidbar 21:16).



When the Jewish People sojourned in the Wilderness, they merited three special miracles. One miracle was the manna that fell every day. The second miracle was that they… Continue

Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on June 30, 2011 at 9:10am — No Comments

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Korach’s rebellion against Moshe Rabbinu A’H’s authority is used by the Rabbis as the paradigm for a dispute conducted “not for the sake of heaven” (Avoth 5:17) Rashi ZT’L offers two bases for initiating his campaign.



Rashi (16:1 DH Datan V’Avirom) asserts that Korach believed himself slighted since Elizafon Ben Uziel was appointed Prince of the Levites. Elizafon descended from the family of Kehot Ben Levi. However, as Korach reasoned it is appropriate that supreme leadership like… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on June 24, 2011 at 10:28pm — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Korach 5771









שבת טעם החיים קרח תשע"א





Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Korach

5771

















It’s Either up or Down





וירדו הם וכל אשר להם חיים שאלה ותכס עליהם הארץ ויאבדו

מתוך הקהל,

they and all that was theirs descended alive to the pit; the earth covered them

over and they were lost from among…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on June 24, 2011 at 1:37am — No Comments

WHEN REPEATING IS NOT DOING IT OVER

The Sidra concludes (15:37-41) with the commandment of Tzitzit fringes. The last sentence appears as out of place. 15:41 “I am the L-rd your G-D who has taken you out from the land of Egypt to be your G-D, I am the L-rd your G-D” Rabbi Menachem Kasher ZT’L ZY’A in Torah Shelaimah cites the Zohar Chaddash where an intriguing question is posed why does the Torah repeat this concept so many times, that the basis for observing the Torah and faith is the Exodus? It seems whenever the Torah wants to… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on June 17, 2011 at 6:06am — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Shelach 5771









שבת טעם החיים שלח תשע"א





Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Shelach

5771

















Speech and Stitches





שמר פיו ולשונו שמר מצרת נפשו, one who guards his mouth and

his tongue guards his soul from troubles. (Mishlei 21:23)





 





דבר, דפר, תפר. Those who…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on June 17, 2011 at 2:21am — No Comments

MOVING ON? WHAT TO DO DURING SUMMER VACATION!!!

The Chekat Yitzchak of Spinka ZT’L ZY’A every at the conclusion of Shavuot would proclaim “there are sixteen weeks til we gather to hear the Shofar of Rosh HaShanah



Looking forward to the summer weeks ahead could there be a more sobering thought. The only thing more sobering than how close the Days of Awe indeed are maybe coming to the New Year with no real change in attitude and action. Between Shavuot and Rosh HaShanah is the three period between the 17th of Tamuz and the 9th of… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on June 10, 2011 at 7:24am — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Shavuos-Behaaloscha 5771









שבת טעם החיים שבועות-בהעלותך תשע"א





Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Shavuos-Behaaloscha

5771

















Determination to Illumination





ויאמר אל נא תעזב אתנו כי על כן ידעת חנתנו במדבר

והיית לנו לעינים,

he said, “Please do not forsake us, inasmuch as you know our encampments in…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on June 7, 2011 at 9:34pm — No Comments

A KING'S FORTUNE





Events that

coincide are products of Providence

whose significant should not be overlooked. Shavuot commemorates G-D giving the

gift of Torah to Bene Yisrael as well as the anniversary of King David A’H

passing (see Yerushalmi Betziah 2:4) as well as the day in 5520 (1760) when the

Baal Shem Tov ZT’L ZY’A ascended to the Heavenly Academy. These events all

share a central theme of Torah the…

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Added by Bernard S. Antin on June 7, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

CONNECTED

There is no such thing as coincidence events coming together share a common thread. Taking this concept to the next level when two annual events that are normally separate occur on the same date the common thread is of particular relevance for that specific time.



Usually this weeks Sidra Nasso is read on the Shabbat following Shavuot. Rabbi Eliyahu Ki Tov ZL’T ZY’A in Sefer HaToda’ah (pg 357) points out that Nasso has 176 sentences, the longest Torah portion. Similarly, the longest… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on June 3, 2011 at 7:56am — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Naso 5771









שבת טעם החיים נשא תשע"א





Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim

Naso 5771

















A little bit goes a long way





ישא ה' פניו אליך

וישם לך שלום, May HaShem lift His countenance to you. (Bamidbar 6:26)





In this week’s parasha the Torah discuses numerous topics,…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on June 3, 2011 at 1:00am — No Comments

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