Bernard S. Antin's Blog – March 2011 Archive (4)

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PASSOVER THE ORIGINAL EXTREME PERSONALITY MAKEOVER

The Second Rebbe of Ger, The Sefat Emmet ZT’L ZY’A explains why the festive meal observed the First night of Passover (First Two nights outside of Israel) is called Seder, Order. Evidently, when the historic event of the Exodus took place Bene Yisrael were not really deserving of redemption. Indeed objectively there was no real basis to justify the Exodus. Therefore, through Jewry’s fidelity to observe the Seder ceremony year in and year out displays faithfulness to G-D which in turn bears… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on March 24, 2011 at 6:08pm — No Comments

ALLEGANCE TO THE KING!!!!!

Reading the Megila one comes away believing Haman is the story’s absolute villain and Achashveyrosh is an easily manipulated buffoon. While it is clear Haman had an agenda to annihilate the Jews (Esther 3:6) Achashveyrosh was no innocent.



The Megila opens with a detailed description of Achashveyrosh’s bacchanal ostensibly celebrating the consolidating his empire (see Talmud Megila 11b). Yet that is not quite the full story. The Throne Achashveyrosh ascended (Esther 1:2) was replica… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on March 17, 2011 at 6:20am — No Comments

LEADERSHIP LESSONS

Among the sacrifices described in Parshat VaYikrah is the Sin Offering brought by a Sovereign (VaYikra 4:22). Rashi ZT’L ZY’A cites the Talmud Horiyoth 10b that declares happy is the generation whose leaders acknowledge their inadvertent sins. The further implication is if mistakes are acknowledged all more so are actual sinful acts. The interpretation is based on scripture using the word Asher, when which alludes to the word Asheri, rejoice.



The Rosh HaYashivah Rabbi Henoch Liebowitz… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on March 10, 2011 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

UNITED WE STAND STRONG IN THE GATHERING STORM

Shemoth 38:21 begins “These are the accountings of the Tabernacle, [the] Tabernacle of testimony . . . .” Rabbi Nathan of Breslov ZT’L ZXY’A understands the text’s repetition teaches that the Tabernacle shields and protects the Jewish people both when it is assembled as well as when the Tabernacle is broken down to its parts. So that both when Bene Yisrael were encamped and when they were in transit the Tabernacle protected them (Rabbi Ye3hudah Chaim Cohen ZT’L ZY‘A in Yehudah Ya’Aleh –… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on March 3, 2011 at 5:39pm — No Comments

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