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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…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on January 5, 2012 at 8:09pm — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Noach 5772

שבת טעם החיים נח תשע"ב

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Noach 5772

Noach and Avraham: The Challenge of Transforming Materialism into Spirituality

ויאמר אלקים לנח קץ כל בשר בא לפני כי מלאה הארץ חמס מפניהם והנני משחיתם את הארץ, G-d said to Noach, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with robbery…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on October 28, 2011 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Ki Savo 5771

שבת טעם החיים כי תבוא תשע"א

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Ki Savo 5771

Gratitude with whatever you have

ולקחת מראשית כל פרי האדמה אשר תביא מארצך אשר ה'

אלקיך נתן לך ושמת בטנא והלכת אל המקום אשר יבחר ה' אלקיך לשכן שמו שם, , that you…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on September 16, 2011 at 7:43am — No Comments

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Kedoshim 5771

שבת טעם החיים קדושים תשע"א

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Kedoshim

5771

Keeping the message of freedom alive

דבר אל כל עדת בני

ישראל ואמרת אלהם קדשים תהיו כי קדוש אני ה' אלקיכם, speak to the entire assembly of

the Children of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for…

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Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on April 29, 2011 at 3:50am — No Comments

Doreish Tov Shavuos 5769

דורש טוב: שבועות תשס"ט

Doreish Tov Shavuos 5769

The holiday of plenty

Introduction

The holiday we are celebrating is referred to as Shavuos, which means weeks. While in the simple sense the holiday is thus called because of the seven weeks of the counting of the Omer that precede the holiday, we must understand why the holiday itself is referred to as Shavuos. Rashi (Yechezkel 45:21) writes that Pesach is referred to as Shavuos because it is on Pesach that we begin to… Continue

Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on May 28, 2009 at 7:48am — No Comments

REAL SHALOM

The sacrificial service discussed in VaYikra is the second of the three pillars upon which the world rests along with Torah and acts of kindness (Avot 1:2). The Hebrew word for sacrifice is Korban, a variant on the word Karov , close. So conceptually a sacrifice is the means for drawing close to G-D. At first the notion that to draw close to G-D another creature would need to die seems quite disturbing. Yet, bringing sacrifices is such an important place in the Torah based world view that it is… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on March 26, 2009 at 4:12am — No Comments

Shabbos: Taam HaChaim Parashas Mishpatim 5769

שבת טעם החיים פרשת משפטים תשס"ט

Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Parashas Mishpatim 5769

Shabbos is a spiritual day accompanied by physical indulgences

Introduction

In this weeks parasha we learn about the precursor to the Jewish people fashioning the Golden Calf. It is said (Shemos 24:9-11) vayaal Moshe viAharon Nadav viAvihu vishivim miziknei Yisroel vayiru es Elokei Yisroel visachas raglav kimaasei livnas hasapir uchietzem hashamayim latohar viel atzilei binei Yisroel lo… Continue

Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on February 20, 2009 at 10:58pm — No Comments

Doreish Tov on Medrash Rabbah Parashas Noach 5769 (2-3)

Doreish Tov on Medrash Rabbah

Parashas Noach 5769

30:2 The Medrash states that it is said (Bereishis 6:9) eileh toldos Noach, these are the offspring of Noach. It is said (Iyov 24:18) kal hu al pinei mayim tikulal chelkasam baaretz lo yifneh derech keramim, he glides swiftly, as on the water’s surface; their portion in the land is forsaken; he does not turn to the way of the vineyards. The words kal hu al pinei mayim mean that it was decreed upon the Generation of the Flood that… Continue

Added by Rabbi Binyomin Adler on October 28, 2008 at 7:24am — No Comments