Friday November 6, 2020: Torah on Parshas VaYera

This Torah is written in Bubbi Blanche’s Apartment for a Refuah Shelaima for Bubbi - Blima Bas Zelda Baila. Vort #1)  The story of Avrohom continues.  At the beginning of the Parsha it was three days after the circumcision and God came to visit Avrohom.   Three days earlier God changed Avrohom’s and Sarah’s names.  …

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October 24, 2020: Shabbos Parshas Noah

Dream Blanche Noble - Janowski Rabbi Leibush Noble Rabbi Yehuda Leib Graubart Kotzker Rebbe on Parshas Noah Netziv Daniel Glenner Jewish Geography Shabbos Parshas Noah - October 24, 2020: Dream:Friday night I had a disturbing dream.  I dreamt that my body floated off my bed and headed straight up to the heavens.  I felt completely …

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Week of October October 11 – October 17, 2020

Simchas Torah 2020 Parshas Bereishis - Verse 5:29 Naming of Noah Shabbos in Lakeview Chabad of East Lakeview Rabbi Dovid Kotlarski Chabad of Lakeview Sunday - October 11, 2020: Simchas Torah: Great Simchas Torah.  I was not expecting too much at Sidney’s garage Minyan.  Most of the neighborhood came with their families.  After the 5th …

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Shabbos Teshuva – Parshas HaaZinu

The Torah in Breshis 37:29 - וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיַּצִּלֵ֖הוּ מִיָּדָ֑ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א נַכֶּ֖נּוּ נָֽפֶשׁ׃  .  The Midrash says on this Pasuk:  אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מֵעוֹלָם לֹא חָטָא אָדָם לְפָנַי וְעָשָׂה תְּשׁוּבָה, וְאַתָּה פָּתַחְתָּ בִּתְשׁוּבָה תְּחִלָּה, חַיֶּיךָ שֶׁבֶּן בִּנְךָ עוֹמֵד וּפוֹתֵחַ בִּתְשׁוּבָה תְּחִלָּה, וְאֵיזֶה זֶה הוֹשֵׁעַ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (הושע יד, ב): שׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד ה' …

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August 15, 2020 – Shabbos – Parshas Re’eh

My Speech on the Parsha Passing of Rabbi Adin Evan-Israel Steinsaltz Cholent by Rachelle and Aryeh Benjamin. My Speech on the Parsha Chapter 11, Verse 26 states:   רְאֵ֗ה אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם בְּרָכָ֖ה וּקְלָלָֽה׃ “See, this day I set before you blessing and curse” The word רְאֵ֗ה is singular and the word לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם is plural.  …

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