Verses 20:1 and 20:2 The Well of Miriam Reb Chaim Shmuelevitz Chovos Halevavos in Shaar Habitachon Coming Home to Zion, a Pictorial History of Pre-Israel Palestine by Abraham Shulman Chukkas Verse 20:1 וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵ֠ל כׇּל־הָ֨עֵדָ֤ה מִדְבַּר־צִן֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב הָעָ֖ם בְּקָדֵ֑שׁ וַתָּ֤מׇת שָׁם֙ מִרְיָ֔ם וַתִּקָּבֵ֖ר שָֽׁם׃ The Israelites arrived in a body at the wilderness …
Shabbos Parshas Naso
June 11, 2022 Rabbi Yair and Tanya Halevi Eisenstock - Scholars in Residence This past Wednesday, June 8th, we drove to Toronto. We dropped Chani off at Midway airport at 3:30 PM and left to Toronto. We got to Toronto at 3:00 AM Thursday morning. Tough drive. Serka drove the last two hours. Friday June …
Shabbos Parshas Bechukosai
May 28, 2022 I davened by Bnei Ruvain. The Benjamins were making a Seudas Hodah for the recovery of their son (Refael) Michail Benjamin, who last Rosh Hashanah suffered burns over 55% of his body. Michail looks good. Aryah Benjamin, the father, spoke for 45 minutes and talked about the ordeal the family went …
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Sunday, May 8, 2022 Rabbi Revah’s Shiur The Kotzker Rebbe on the Tzidkus of Chanoch Chovos Halevavos and the Kotzker Rabbi Revah is learning Chovos Halevavos in Shiur. The portion we are learning today deals with the reasons why the Torah does not describe the reward for doing Mitzvos are in the next world. …
Shabbos Parshas Kedoshim
Sons Praying with Fathers Ben Shapiro David Gross May 6, 2022 Yesterday, May 5, 2022, I was davening at Chabad of East Lakeview, listening to leining and following along in the Parsha. As the Parsha was being read, an idea I said a few months ago crystallized in my mind. The second and third Pasukim …
Matti Friedman – The Aleppo Codex – כֶּתֶר אֲרָם צוֹבָא
True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible Published in 2012 פּירוש בּעל הטורים על התורה לרבּינו יעקב ב"ר אשר זלה"ה Rabbi Yakov Koppel Reinitz * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * …
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Shabbos – March 19, 2022 Parshas Tzav
Bloch - Hameiri I walked to Chabad of East Lakeview to attend Helen Bloch’s and Avikam Hameiri’s son’s Bar Mitzvah, Megill Shmuel, which took place at Anshe Sholom Bnai Israel Congregation. In discussing his Parsha Tzav, Megill focused on the uniqueness of the trope in his parsha, in that it includes a Shalshelet. The Shalshelet …
Discovering Greatness
Shabbos March 5, 2022 Parshas Pekudei Shabbos March 12, 2022 Parshas VaYikra Shabbos March 19, 2022 Parshas Tzav Shula Kotlarski 1,775 Shekolim that were not Initially Counted Shmos Pekudei Verse 38:28 My Chance Meeting with Rabbi Chaim Stein in 1977 Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg What a Rabbi in small town San Antonio, Texas Achieved Pastor John …
Shabbos Parshas Beshalach – January 15. 2022
Kotzker - Yisro Verse 15:23 - וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ מָרָ֔תָה וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת מַ֙יִם֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה כִּ֥י מָרִ֖ים הֵ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ מָרָֽה Yisro Verse 17:6 - הִנְנִ֣י עֹמֵד֩ לְפָנֶ֨יךָ שָּׁ֥ם ׀ עַֽל־הַצּוּר֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ וְהִכִּ֣יתָ בַצּ֗וּר וְיָצְא֥וּ מִמֶּ֛נּוּ מַ֖יִם וְשָׁתָ֣ה הָעָ֑ם וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Sefer HaYasher talks about Yisro, Iyov , and Bilaam giving advice to Pharoah regarding …
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Trip to Florida – February 9, 2022 to February 15, 2022
The Levy Family Rabbi Sugerman Yakov and Gittie Chase Rabbi Simcha Shabtai Nachum Caplan The Chase Girls The Broadwalk in Hollywood, FL Josh Mushell Wednesday, February 9, 2022: Flew to Florida to stay with the kids. Arrived at their house at about 9:00 PM. Thursday, February 10, 2022: Went to Daf Yomi at Boca Raton …
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