Tomorrow 11 Cheshvan is the Yahrtzeit of Rachel Imeinu Aleha Hashalom

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    WIY
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    I would like to suggest that in honor of her Yahrtzeit, starting now or starting tonight when her Yahrtzeit begins we should all make a concerted effort to try and be moser nefesh for somebody and if a chessed comes up we should go beyond the call of duty and try to do it for the person. I think it will be a big Zchus for yourself and for all of Klal Yisroel.

    #709066
    blinky
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    Thank you for the reminder. What a nice idea!

    #709067

    Thanks for the idea! thats so nice

    #709068
    artchill
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    Nice idea.

    But, what’s the connection between Rachel’s yahrtzeit and chessed/mesiras nefesh for each other?

    #709069
    blinky
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    Artchill- i think its more of that bec. she was such a special person we should also do something extra special too…Who knows what good deed might have an impact on the geulah…

    #709070
    yaff80
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    Talking about being Moiser nefesh,

    I was in Mir Yeshiva one year rosh hashana, and Reb Nosson Tzvi shlita came to the overflow minyan (850 people!) to speak. Those that know him are aware that he suffers badly from severe parkinsons desease. Anyway he was brought into nevat (the hall where the minyan took place, but he was too weak to walk. He was literally dragged in. He was so weak he couldnt stand up to speak. He sat down, and we waited to see what would happen, half expecting him to be taken home. I watched in amazment as he pulled himself together, stood up and leaning on two shtenders gave a short divrei chizuk, begging everyone to take upon themselves to be moiser nefesh for torah and mitzvos.

    I turned to the person sitting next to me and “Ehr ken redden”. (He is the right person to give such a talk) He knows what it means in its full sense to be moiser nefesh for torah and mitzvos!!

    I hope you all join me in wishing him much Koach and gezunt to continue his avoidas hakoidesh for many more years!

    #709071
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    artchill

    Rachel gave away the simanim which means she gave away her husband (not knowing that he would marry her after marrying Leah) to her siste. That’s mesiras nefeesh and chessed.

    #709072
    AinOhdMilvado
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    Here’s a thought…

    We all know how Rachel Emainu wept bitterly seeing her children going into galus. HaSh-m heard her weeping and promised her that her children would return.

    On the yahrtzeit of Mama Rachel perhaps it would be appropriate if we all just spent a few moments at least thinking about the possibility, just the POSSIBILITY of going back to Eretz Yisrael. Sure, I know well all the reasons why most of us feel we can’t (family, parnassa, etc., etc., etc.) BUT on this one day if we would at least try to feel that we wish we could overcome the obstacles, and we could go home, – well it might help dry a few of Mama Rachel’s tears.

    #709073
    Vladimir
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    Where does this alleged yarzeit date come from? It sounds one of those recently made-up up things. Is anyone aware of a mekor? The Torah doesn’t tell us when Rachel Imeinu was nifteres.

    #709074
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    Vladimir

    Just because you don’t know a mekor doesn’t make it made up!

    #709075
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    Vladimir

    I asked a Rav. He said it is in Yalkut Shimoni, Shemos 162.

    Don’t assume things are “made up” everything has a source.

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