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  • #1798495
    Reb Eliezer
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    Noach:
    Chasam Sofer says that if tzohar is a window or a precious stone is dependent whether we judge Noach for praise or shame. Only a truly pious person saved on his own zechusim can see the destruction of the wicked. Lot and his wife were not allowed to look back. If he judged for praise, it was a window, otherwise it was a precious stone, so he could not see through.

    #1798500
    Reb Eliezer
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    Lech Lecha:

    דע מה למעלה ממך – You can conclude from the fact that you can walk that there is a Universal Mover, as the Rambam says that if something moves, someone had to put it in motion. (Sefer Amudeho Shivo)

    #1798512
    Reb Eliezer
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    There is a Midrash peliah, אמרי נא אחותי את – מכאן ששוחטים לחולה בשבת, the Rav Chezkuni asks how do we know that Avraham Avinu will be killed. maybe they will commit adultary? Then they wil sin at every beila, but when they kill him will be one sin. Similarly, the Ran asks why do we slaughter for the sick on shabbos and don’t give him nevelah? Then he would sin with eating every kezayis. Therefore, it is better to do one sin then multiple and since Avraham Avinu was afraid they will kill him, we slaughter on shabbos rather than give nevalah.

    #1800420
    Reb Eliezer
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    Maybe through the above that we can come to the recognition of Hashem from our walking, we can explain the midrash on it which asks whether we can do kabolas ol malchus shomayim when walking, the midrash says that we cannot, we must stay still but the rest from veohavto we can either stand or walk. We can’t have the proper kavono when we walk even though it brings us to come to realize the existence of Hashem.

    #1811254
    Reb Eliezer
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    Parashas Vayeshev

    Rashi says that Yaakov Avinu wanted to live in peace. HKBH said. isn’t it enough for tzadikim to have the world to come, they also want this world, so the worry about Josef fell on him. The question is, why does Hashem not want tzadikim to have both worlds?
    Explains the Ksav Sofer and the Chanukas Hatorah (Rebbe R’ Heshel) comparing a tzadk and a rasha. For the tzadik, his whole life is a worry that maybe he does not have olam habo, so he constantly improves himself to gain olam habo and the same time since his life is a worry, he loses his olam hazeh. The rasha either he is sure he has olam habo or doesn’r believe in it, so he does nothing improve and thereby he loses it, but he gains olam hazeh as he has no worries. Yaakov Avinu wanted to live now worry free by being sure that he has olam habo, so he had to worry about Josef thereby worrying about his olam habo as he can only have olam habo if all his children stay alive.

    #1823648
    chulentinmymouth
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    but is it muchruch?

    #1824613
    Reb Eliezer
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    According to the Ohr Hachaim Hakadash in Paraahas Breishis any one is free to explain simething in the Torah as long it doesn’t affect halacha, so this certainly comes from gedolim and it doesn’t have to be muchruch.

    #1833129
    babuja
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    tyytytyty

    #1844656
    yld
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    Can you continue Dvar Torahs again?

    #1850893
    Deenaf
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    I have a d’var Torah ready to be posted. How do I do that?

    Deenaf

    #1851019
    yld
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    i don’t understand the question.

    #1851774
    Deenaf
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    I want to post a dvar torah today. How do I do that?

    #1948184
    Anan Sahadi
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    YUMM! THE TORAH HAKDOSHA IS SWEETER THAN HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    #1948185
    Anan Sahadi
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    @joseph
    your copy paste works REALLY well

    but on a serious note BEUTIFUL DVAR TORAH!

    #2013046

    hey noo what haened to this thread where are the dvar torahs?

    #2013049

    in the teiva noach spent the whole time focusing on avoida and ruchnius after the mabul hahsem tells noach to leave the teivah i.e. leave the ideal life, the life of just serving hashem and enter into the real world. the Be’sht taught that teivah can also mean world enter into the ‘word’ the words of torah and davening. we enter the teivah in the month of tishrei and envelop ourselves in words of davening and torah. now that tishrei is over we must go out of the teivah and enter the real world.

    #2041267
    Reb Eliezer
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    For the Siyum of Tanis.

    The Jews are sitting in a circle and Hashem is the middle and they are pointing to Him recognizing that He is the only One who can redeem us.

    Why a circle?
    It says Hear o’ Israel Hashem our God is Hashem, One. It also says who is like your nation Yisrael one nation.

    We will show that they are both the same one.
    The kedusha through the center has a magnetic affect by pulling the circle towards the center making the circle smaller and smaller, uniting the points and eventually coinciding with the center. Also, the holy Zohar says that Yisrael and the Torah with Hashem kavayachel is one. Through the observance of the Torah we become united, making the circle smaller and coinciding with the center.

    #2042154
    BaalSechel
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    Hi! Long time since anyone posted. I am willing to bli”n post a weekly dvar Torah, if others are interested in reviving this thread.

    #2042641
    Reb Eliezer
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    Vayechi

    The difference between Yaakov and Yisrael the Rabbenu Bachaya explains that life of Yaakov refers to the physical and coming of death of Yisrael to the spiritual.

    #2042657
    Reb Eliezer
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    המטה is gematria 59 indicating when a sick person is visited 1/60 is taken away. The gemora in Nedorim 30, asks then 60 people will take away the whole illness. The gemora answers 1/60 of what is left over. Tosfas explains that it only applies to ben gilo, his mazel.

    #2045284
    Reb Eliezer
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    Vaera is gematria Yitzchak indicating that the time of the geula, redemption will be calculated from him and the difference between Yitzchak and Yischak is 210, the time actually spent in Mitzraim. Moshe Rabbenu was told, remember your name gematria, א-ל שד-י.

    #2045639
    Reb Eliezer
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    Rashi says on vaera, אל האבות, to the ancestors, being concise. Maybe, the Baal Haturim explains that האבות has the same letters ואהבת, like Avraham Avinu who בכל לבבך loved Hashem with his whoie heart. בכל נםשך, Yitzchak Avinu, who sacrificed himself with his whole soul and ובכל מאדך, what is the most precious to you, your wealth, where Yaakov said that everything Hashem gives him he will give maaser, tithe by showing how they each loved Hashem.

    #2046383
    Reb Eliezer
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    דצ’ך עד’ש באח’ב according to the Maasei Hashem the makos are broken down in each division by starting further away from the mitzrym and getting closer to them. Hashem gave them a chance to do teshuva. Kinim, shechin and chashech effected their body whereas dam, arov and borod effected their money. Dam if they paid to the Jews, they could buy water.

    #2074631
    bob hample1
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    do we do dvar toras anymore??

    #2103284
    🍫Syag Lchochma
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    Thanks Reb E for all your contributions

    #2107052
    GISH MAK
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    so wake up!!! help mashiach come!

    #2107539
    Reb Eliezer
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    As people don’t read other topics, I will repeat what I wrote on Parashas Pinchos:

    Rashi says that he deserves his just rewards. The Dubner Magid gives a mashel to a wholesaler who hires a young man agreeing that he gets no salary but only room and board. In the middle of a Purim seuda a retail person arrives asking to be served. As the wholesaler refuses to serve him for being in the middle of the seuda, the young man volunteers to serve him. Later. the boss asks him what do I owe you? So he says, I don’t understand, didn’t we agree that I don’t get a salary? He says to the young man, until now I thought that the food I pay you means something to you but you are willing to sacrifice it for me showing that my business is more important to you, so you deserve a payment which is more valuable to you.
    Similarly, one cannot be greatful enough with appreciation to Hashem for having a happy healthy life without any worries, but Pinchos sacrificed his life for His will, so he deserves to be paid something valuable to him.

    Thank you

    #2107558
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Targum Yanoson says that Shemini Atzeres we are happy to go back to the house from the sukkah. How can we be happy? I heard from Rav Moshe Meir Weiss Shlita that if sukkah commemorates being in the desert then the house represents EY, so we are happy for getting into EY. Maybe, the sukkah, in the beginning of the year, is a lesson how to behave the whole year as the ishpizun reflect, so Shemini Atzeres will be graduation day where we have learned to realize that Hashem provides everything and we can live in less comfort and be satisfied with what He is giving us.

    #2107563
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Midrash Tanchuma says that we don’t seat in a sukkah on Shmini Atzeres because we will not daven with a full heart for rain.

    #2107601
    Reb Eliezer
    Participant

    On Shmini Atzeres, Hashem says to the Jews make me a small meal to spend time with you. The Binah Leitim explains that when there is a big meal, people are busy with the food and practically there is no communication and comradery, friendship shown to each other. However, by a small meal, people find time to communicate with each other which generates friendship and love. For the goyim we sacrifice many oxen, so kavayachel, Hashem is busy consuming their korban rather than spending time with them. It gets diminished each day as the more I get, the less I like it and the goyim sacrificing it. However, we the Jews sacrifice a small korban because Hashem wants to spend time with us to show his friendship and love.

    #2113232
    KernelCeTe
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    Can it be a halachic sugya about anything? How do I sign up?

    #2158347
    Shlomo_123
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    Yes

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