Bernard S. Antin's Blog – April 2011 Archive (5)

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Avoth 1:13 THE CURRENCY OF LIFE or HOW TO CLIMB THE MOUTAINS

 



Hillel is commenting on achievement. Rabbi Ovdiyah Bartenura ZT’L ZY’A  sees three related lessons in the Mishna. First, one is warned that if one seeks fame through imposition and force in the guise of authority will be lost, the fame one so desperately sought will be quickly lost.…



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Added by Bernard S. Antin on April 29, 2011 at 4:37am — No Comments

TIME IS RUNNING TO REDEMPTION

The Holy Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Racnamstrivka ZTVK'L ZY;A told the following story he had heard from the Holy Rabbi Avraham Elimelech of Karlin ZTVK'L ZY'A who head the story from Rabbi Menachem Nachum's Great Uncle the Holy Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Racnamstrivka ZTVK'L ZY'A.  Rabbi Nachum continued; There was a certain villager who was not very learned and had no idea how to properly conduct a Passover Seder. The Villager asked his wife to purchase a Hagddah translated in to Yiddish. The…

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Added by Bernard S. Antin on April 24, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

THE DEPTH OF G-D' S WRATH IS LOVE

Rabbi Yossi HaGalili, Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Akiva all interpret the same sentence from the Psalms and yet arrive at very different conclusions. The plagues visited upon Egypt were acknowledged as the finger of G-D (see Shemot 8:15). However, at the sea what Bene Yisrael saw is described as G-D’s hand (see Shemot 14:31). Therefore all three Rabbis agree whatever happened to the Egyptians through the Ten Plagues was amplified five times at the Yam Suf.



However why would the Egyptians… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on April 14, 2011 at 7:01am — No Comments

CHANGING THE WORLD, DAIYAINU!!!!

The Nickelsburger Rebbe Shlita quoting Rabbi Shimon Yisrael Posen of Shafran ZT’L ZY’A asks what did the Haggada’s author write “ If He had split the sea for us and did bring us through on dry land it would have been enough, Daiyainu” Why express gratitude if Bene Yisrael would still be in the same place? What benefit would there be? The Rabbi answers the Hebrew word for split is K’RAH (Kuf, Raish, Eyin) which in turn is an acrostic Kibail Rinat Amecha, Receive The Prayers Of Your People This… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on April 7, 2011 at 6:54am — No Comments

A TALE THAT JOINS HEAVEN AND EARTH

Reciting the Haggadah in fulfillment of the commandment to recount the Exodus on the Seder night is unique. Maimonidies (Laws of Chametz and Matzo Chapter 7:1) appears to cite two aspects a general obligation to “ . . . remember this day that you all left Egypt, from servitude . . . .” (Shemoth 13:3) Rashi ZT’L ZY’A ad. loc. applies this text to daily recollection. Maimonidies also seems to agree as he notes there is a special obligation on the Seder night “And you shall tell your son on that… Continue

Added by Bernard S. Antin on April 1, 2011 at 8:04am — No Comments

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