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Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vaera 5772
שבת טעם החיים וארא תשע"ב
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vaera 5772
Five Questions With Behind the Scenes Answers
Questions
- At the end of last week’s parasha Moshe complained…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 20, 2012 at 8:15am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Shemos 5772
שבת טעם החיים שמות תשע"ב
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Shemos 5772
Five Questions With Behind the Scenes Answers
Questions
- Why did Pharaoh not declare an all out war against…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 13, 2012 at 4:55am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayechi 5772
שבת טעם החיים ויחי תשע"ב
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayechi 5772
Five Questions With Behind the Scenes Answers
Questions
- It is said (Bereishis 48:8) וירא ישראל את בני…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 5, 2012 at 8:09pm — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayigash 5772
שבת טעם החיים ויגש תשע"ב
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayigash 5772
Five Questions With Behind the Scenes Answers
Questions
- Why is it necessary for the Torah to repeat the…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on December 30, 2011 at 8:13am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Mikeitz-Chanukah 5772
שבת טעם החיים מקץ-חנוכה תשע"ב
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Mikeitz-Chanukah 5772
Five Questions With Behind the Scenes Answers
Questions
- What is the connection of Mikeitz…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on December 23, 2011 at 6:30am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Acharei Mos-Shabbos HaGadol-Pesach 5771
שבת טעם החיים אחרי מות-שבת הגדול-פסח תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Acharei
Mos-Shabbos HaGadol-Pesach 5771
Distance yourself from the actions of the
Egyptians and take the sheep of mitzvah
כמעשה ארץ מצרים אשר
ישבתם בה לא תעשו וכמעשה ארץ כנען אשר אני מביא אתכם שמה לא תעשו…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on April 14, 2011 at 2:18am — No Comments
From Night Until Morning
In the Hagadah we
recite the incident where five great Sages gathered to relate the miracles of
the Exodus. It is said:והיו מספרים ביציאת מצרים כל אותו
הלילה עד שבאו תלמידיהם ואמרו להם: רבותינו, הגיע זמן קריאת שמע של שחרית, they were recounting the story of the
Exodus from Egypt the entire night until their students came and said to them,
“Our teachers! The time for the recital of the morning Shema has arrived.” In
the passage of הא לחמא עניא we recite the…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on April 6, 2011 at 6:39am — No Comments
Toras Purim 5771 (Enjoy reading :) )
Toras Purim 5771[i] (with footnotes!)
The Late Edition of Toras Purim 5771, set to expire before Sunset of the New Day which occurred yesterday, and which may never occur again. Haman hung from the gallows, so why shouldn’t we hang out together a little longer, until the story ends that never…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on March 17, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Tetzaveh 5771
שבת טעם החיים תצוה תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Tetzaveh 5771
Clothing of Betrayal
ועשית בגדי קדש לאהרן אחיך לכבוד ולתפארת, you shall make vestments of sanctity for Aharon your brother, for glory and splendor. (Shemos 28:2)
In this week’s parasha the Torah records the instructions regarding the בגדי כהונה, the Priestly Vestments worn by the…
ContinueAdded by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on February 11, 2011 at 4:33am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Terumah 5771
שבת טעם החיים תרומה תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Terumah 5771
Preparing for Holiness in the Exile
ועשו לי מקדש ושכנתי בתוכם, they shall make a Sanctuary for me – so that I may dwell among them. (Shemos 25:8)
In this week’s parasha the Torah relates how HaShem instructed Moshe regarding the building of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle that…
ContinueAdded by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on February 4, 2011 at 5:55am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Yisro 5771
שבת טעם החיים יתרו תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Yisro 5771
Yisro invoked the worthiness of Moshe’s wife and sons to Moshe
ויקח יתרו חתן משה את צפרה אשת משה אחר שלוחיה, Yisro, the father-in-law of Moshe, took Tziporah, the wife of Moshe, after she had been sent away. (Shemos 18:2)
One aspect of this week’s parshaha that is particularly…
ContinueAdded by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 21, 2011 at 1:01am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Bo 5771
שבת טעם החיים בא תשע"א…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 7, 2011 at 2:29am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vaeira 5771
שבת טעם החיים וארא תשע"א…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on December 31, 2010 at 1:53am — No Comments
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayigash 5771
שבת טעם החיים ויגש תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayigash…
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on December 9, 2010 at 11:31pm — No Comments
Hagadah Shel Pesach 5770
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on March 29, 2010 at 1:18am — No Comments
Shabbos: Taam HaChaim Mikeitz -Chanukah 5770
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Mikeitz -Chanukah 5770
Being honest with ourselves
Introduction
ויאמר אלהם יוסף הוא אשר דברתי אלכם לאמר מרגלים אתם But Yosef said to them, “It is just as I have declared to you: ‘You are spies!’ (Bereishis 42:!4)
In this week’s parasha the Torah records how after Yosef ascended to power, his brothers descended to Egypt because of the famine that was prevalent in the Land of Yosef. When the brothers appeared… Continue
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on December 17, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments
Pesach 5769
Kadesh
The word kadesh, which literally means recite Kiddush, can be read as kuf, 100, dash, trample. This alludes to the idea that we are obligated to praise HaShem with 100 blessings daily, and by doing so we will not trample upon the mitzvos that at times become habitual
Urchatz
The word urchatz is literally translated to mean ‘and wash.’ It is noteworthy that the word urchatz in at bash (where the letter aleph is… Continue
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on April 8, 2009 at 10:41pm — No Comments
Ramazei DiOraysa: Hints in the Torah Volume 1 Issue 13
Ramazei DiOraysa: Hints in the Torah
Volume 1 Issue 13
It is said (Shemos 1:1) eis Yaakov ish uveiso bau, with Yaakov, each man and his household came. The first letters of the words eis Yaakov ish equal in gematria 12 and this alludes to the idea that the twelve tribes descended with Yaakov to Egypt.
It is said (Shemos 1:11) es Pisom vies Raamses, Pisom and Raamses. The word Pisom can be read as pey tam, alluding to the idea that when Moshe… Continue
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 20, 2009 at 12:53am — No Comments
Ramazei DiOraysa: Hints in the Torah Volume 1 Issue 12
Ramazei DiOraysa: Hints in the Torah
Volume 1 Issue 12
It is said (Bereishis 46:28) vies Yehudah shalach lifanav el Yosef lihoros lifanav Goshnah vayavou artzah Goshen, he sent Yehudah ahead of him to Yosef, to prepare ahead of him in Goshen; and they arrived in the region of Goshen. The Binei Yissachar writes that the word Goshnah equals the word Moshiach. It is noteworthy that the word shalach, which means he sent, can also be read shaal, he asked (the… Continue
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 11, 2009 at 11:45pm — No Comments
Ramazei DiOraysa: Hints in the Torah Volume 1 Issue 11
Ramazei DiOraysa: Hints in the Torah
Volume 1 Issue 11
In the second blessing of Shemone Esrei we recite the words mi chamocha baal Gevuros, who is Like You, O master of mighty deeds. It is noteworthy that the first letters of these words equal in gematria the word heichal, Sanctuary. It is said (Shemos 15:11) mi chomacha baeilim HaShem, who is like You among the heavenly powers. The Gemara (Gittin 56b) states that this verse can be interpreted to mean… Continue
Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 4, 2009 at 7:23pm — No Comments
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