Verses Bereshis VaYechi 48:28 and 50:4-5-6 Reb Yosef Ber Soloveichik, the Rov Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Walked to Chabad and got there at 11:20 AM. I came at the end of leining. I gave the Dr. Leonard Kranzler memorial to Shiur. Attendees were Paul, Marcel, Henry, Peggy, Tamar, Jeff, Ray, Alex, Sara, Mia, Herb, and one …
November 25, 2023 – Shabbos Parshas Vayetzei
Walk to Chabad of East Lakeview Genesis Verse 29:21 - כִּ֥י מָלְא֖וּ יָמָ֑י Maskil L’Dovid - Rabbi Dovid Pardo (1718-1790) Got up at 4:15 AM Shabbos morning to prepare for my Shiur at Chabad of East Lakeview. Left for the Shiur at 8:30 AM and arrived at Chabad at 10:30 AM. There was no minyan …
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Week of October 22 -26, 2024 – Week of Parshas Lech Lecha
Florida Manchester, TN Simon Shoes, Henderson, KY Wedding of Sori Chase and Eli Wechsler Back in Yeshiva Dairy Star Closing for the Season October 20, 2023: We started off the week in DelRay Beach, FL. We spent four weeks in Florida, solely to help my kids in Boynton Beach. Time to head back. We said …
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Parshas Lech Lecha 2023 – October 28, 2023
Auf Ruf of Jeffrey Ostro Acco Prison Escape Mikros Gedolos - Oz Vehadar My Torah on the Parsha Genesis verse 12:3 - וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ Three Explanations - Rashi, Ramban, Rasbam Lot Yismael Shabbos Activities - Auf Ruf of Jeffrey Ostro First Shabbos back since we were in Florida. We left for Florida …
Rosh Hashanah 2023 – 5784
September 16 and 17, 2023 Parshas VaYerah Had a pretty good Rosh Hashana. Friday night's meal was with Serka, myself and Sholem. Shabbaos, Rosh Hashanah morning go up at 7:00 AM, read the Mizrachi magazine doing a retrospective on the 50th year anniversary of the Yom Kippur war Davening was called for 8:45 AM and …
Florida Trip
September 21 and 22, 2023 Trip to FloridaSeptember 25, 2023 Yom KippurGenerosity of Sarah and Joel MillerOpen Heart Surgery of Joel MillerRabbi Zev Saunders, Rabbi of Delray Orthodox SynagoguePurchasing Hoshanos from Rabbi Ben SugermanDoing Tzadakkah on behalf of Joel MillerShemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah Sarah and Joel Miller graciously let us use their condo in …
Parshas VaYera 2023
Continuation of my Torah from Rosh Hashana Two Topics What was the Cause of the Akeda Parshas Vayera, Verse 22:1 וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ Rashi: אחר הדברים האלה. יֵשׁ מֵרַבּוֹתֵינוּ אוֹמְרִים (סנהדרין פ"ט) אַחַר דְּבָרָיו שֶׁל שָׂטָן, שֶׁהָיָה מְקַטְרֵג וְאוֹמֵר מִכָּל סְעוּדָה שֶׁעָשָׂה אַבְרָהָם לֹא הִקְרִיב לְפָנֶיךָ …
THE YIBBUM OF HENRY VIII
September 4, 2023 THE YIBBUM OF HENRY VIII Rabbi Meir Yaakov Soloveichik The Bekhor - Prince Arthur - Henry’s older brother - September 19/20 1486 – April 2, 1502, The Yevama - Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon - aunt of King Charles V of Spain - …
August 26, 2023 – Parshas Ki Seitzei
Levirate Marriage - Mitzvah of Yibum Devarim 25:5-10: Shiur at Chabad of Lakeview Walked the six miles to Chabad of East Lakeview. On the way there I stopped off by Eli and Xi. I go to Shul at 10:50 AM. They were at Shilshi. The Kiddush was great. I just love the Cholent. I spoke …
August 10, 2023 – Rabbi Charles Kahane
Torah Yesharah Rabbi Charles Kahana Yosef Lindell Introduction of the Torah Yesharah Statement from the Agudas Harabonim in the Jewish Press In my blog post of August 6, 2023 on the translation of Verse 7:13 I used the translation from the Torah Yesharah. This is Charles - Yechiskal Shraga - Kahane’s explanation in English of …
