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שבת טעם החיים ויקהל תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayakhel 5771
United we stand, in the Mishkan and on Shabbos
ויקהל משה את כל עדת בני ישראל ויאמר אליהם אלה הדברים אשר צוה ה' לעשות אותם, Moshe assembled the entire Assembly of the Children of Israel and said to them: These are things that HaShem commanded, to do them. (Shemos 35:1)
In this week’s…
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שבת טעם החיים כי תשא תשע"א
Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Ki Sisa 5771
Holy Cow?
וינחם ה' על הרעה אשר דבר לעשות לעמו, HaShem reconsidered regarding the evil that He declared He would do to His people. (Shemos 32:14)
In this week’s parasha the Torah records how the Jewish People, upon despairing of Moshe returning from his ascent on the mountain to…
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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…
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A friend of mine wondered who the author of Shoshanas Yaakov was. I don’t know the answer to that, but I can tell you that he was someone great. He writes להודיע שכל קויך לא יבשו, to make known that all who hope in You will not be ashamed. The word קויך equals in gematria the word כנוס, and Esther told Mordechai לך כנוס את כל היהודים, go and gather all the Jews. Furthermore, the word כנוס equals in gematria the words צום, ממון, קול, fasting, money, and voice, which correspond to תשובה תפילה…
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Adar is the month of happiness. The Gemara states משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה, when one enters Adar, we increase in happiness. Why does the Gemara state that when one, an individual, enters Adar, we all increase in happiness? The answer to this question is the essence of the Purim miracle. Mordechai instructed Esther to beseech Achashveirosh to rescind Haman’s decree of annihilating the Jews. Esther responded with the words לך כנוס את כל היהודים, go and gather all the Jews. The key to our…
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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…
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