moish: we’re here for ya buddy!!!

42: i said P already

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39: D

yay mod39!!!

moish: that the other person is being effected, in not the greatest way from what they’re seeing from you(or in general someone)!!!

kapusta: !!!!!

kapusta: R

this happened to someone i know:

a girl is on a date, & her date’s car brakes down on the highway!!! he calls AAA & a real friendly AAA guy shows up!!! he fixes their car & off they go!!!

a few weeks later the same girl goes on a date with a different guy!!! his car too brakes down & he calls AAA!!! the AAA guy sees the date & says wow you two again!!! she turns purple & he’s all confused!!!

nope they did not get married!!! think she married the next guy though!!!

D’Var Torah on Parsha Ki Tisa:

In biblical times, the Jewish army would receive words of

inspiration from the kohain before going to battle. Before the kohain sent the troops into battle he gave them four ways to back out:

1. If you were faint hearted you could leave.

2. If you just got married you could leave.

3. If you just built a house you could leave.

4. If you just planted a vineyard you could leave.

Rashi teaches us that the only valid reason to excuse someone was the first reason. If he was scared. He might be scared of battle or he might be scared that he had so many avairos that he would not merit Hashem’s special protection. The other three reasons are not valid excuses. Although having a new wife, house or vineyard can certainly distract a man, it is still possible for him to focus on the job at hand and be a

good soldier.

If this is the case, why does the Torah excuse three types of men who really should not be excused?

The answer teaches us a great lesson about how to treat people. Rashi explains that the other three categories are included because otherwise if someone got up to leave after the kohain excused him, it would be obvious that that man was either a sinner or a faint heart. By creating these other categories it is no longer obvious why a particular person is leaving. Maybe he is from one of these other categories.

What is most remarkable here is that the Torah cares about the feelings of someone who went and violated the Torah. We might say, “This guy is a sinner, let him be embarrassed! Why should I care? Serves him right.”

Instead, we see that the Torah cares about everyone, even someone who is

a sinner.

We find this concept by the korbonos. The korbon chatas (Sin Offering) is brought if one did a sin. The Torah tells us that the korbon chatas is brought in the same place as the korbon oleh (Elevation Offering). The reason is that when someone brings a korbon to that spot, it will not be obvious that that person had committed a sin,

because one could assume that he is bringing an oleh.

The Gemora Sotah teaches us that the Shmoneh Esrei (Amidah) is said

silently for this same reason. That no one should hear us confess our

sins, hence we will be spared any embarrassment.

The Torah unconditionally cares about all people – so should we.

well i see everyone does 3 letters around here.

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flatbush27, kapusta, & an open book: thank you all!

an open book: thank you, this is a real friendly bunch!

There’s a segullah i once heard about, putting a plastic shopping bag with challah on an almond tree on tu b’shevat. anyone ever heard of it? or know anything about it?