AZAMRA Bible: Ezekiel 5-6

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Ezekiel 5-6
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

EZEKIEL CHAPTER 5

In the previous chapter Ezekiel was commanded to carry out a series of symbolic actions alluding to the coming Babylonian siege against the city of Jerusalem, represented by a large builder's brick. Now God commands him to take "a sharp sword, a barber's razor" and shave the hair of his head and beard, which he is to weigh out carefully into three equal portions (v 1 of our present chapter). He is to burn a third on top of the "city" carved into the brick; he is to smite a third with a sword round about the "city", and he is to take the last third and scatter it to the winds (v 2).

Daily Zohar # 976 – What kind of angels do you want in your life?

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Sfas Emes - Parshas Vaeschanan

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Sfas Emes         by Nosson Chayim Leff         Print Version
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The weekly Sfas Emes is now available in a Sefer. The Seferis called Emes Ve'emunah : A Sfas Emes Companion. This Sefer contains all of the materials in the weekly emails, plus new insights. The Sefer also contains the text in lashon hakodesh on which the Sfas Emes worked to produce his ma'amar. Accessing the the Sfas Emes via the Sefer offers advantages. You have the week's Torah without having to print the email. You have the Sfas Emes' text--which could not be sent by email. Also many people who would enjoy the Sfas Emes do not have internet. You can purchase this Sefer at your favorite bokstore, or online, at the Targum or Feldheim websites. Emes Ve'Emunah will also be available for purchase or perusal at the SOY Seform Sale, January 15-January 24. Parshas Vaeschanan Sfas Emes, Zechuso Tagein Aleinu, Parshas Va'eschanan, 5631 & 5639 This parsha begins with Moshe Rabbeinu davening to HaShem. So it comes as no surprise that the first paragraph of Medrash Rabba on the parsha focuses on the subject of tefila (prayer). So, too, the Sfas Emes also concentrates today on the topic of prayer.

Legacy - Parshas Vaeschanan

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Legacy         by Rabbi Naftali Reich         Print Version
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Parshas Vaeschanan Dancing Flames A friend with a secular orientation once asked me, "Rabbi, considering the size of your family, wouldn't you agree that your children's emotional well-being would be compromised by the addition of yet another child?" I explained to him that it depends on one's perspective. We can view each child as a liability that could potentially deplete our parental reservoir, or we can look at the infinite richness each one contributes to the family, and ultimately, to the world at large. With this perspective, the parents' joy, far from diminishing with the birth of an additional child, becomes all the greater.

AZAMRA Bible: Ezekiel 3-4

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Ezekiel 3-4
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

EZEKIEL CHAPTER 3

We read at the end of the previous chapter how a hand spread forth a scroll before Ezekiel, "…and it was written inside and outside, and in it was written lamentations and mourning and woe" (Ez. 2:10). Targum (ad loc.) renders: "…And written in it was what happened from the beginning and what is destined to happen in the end, and in it was written that if the House of Israel transgress the Torah, the nations shall rule over them, but if they practice the Torah, lamentations, mourning and woe shall depart from them."

AZAMRA Bible: Ezekiel 1-2

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Ezekiel 1-2
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

EZEKIEL CHAPTER 1

Ezekiel's prophetic ministry commenced a few years prior to the destruction of the First Temple and spanned a period of over twenty years. Ezekiel received Torah from the prophet Jeremiah, and there is a tradition that he was actually his son and was called "the son of Buzi" because people despised (BUZ) Jeremiah (RaDaK on Ezekiel 1:3 in the name of Targum Yerushalmi). The opening prophesy in the book of Ezekiel, which came to him in Babylon, is dated to five years after the exile there of King Yeho-yachin (v 2). This took place eleven years before the destruction of the Temple. Ezekiel went into exile with Yeho-yachin together with sages and prophets like Daniel, Hananya, Mishael, Azariah and Mordechai. It is surmised that Ezekiel began to prophesy prior to leaving the Land of Israel, in accordance with the principle that the Shechinah does not rest upon a prophet outside the Land unless it first rested upon him in Israel (Moe'ed Katan 25a). Some hold that Ezekiel's first prophecy is contained in chapter 2, while others hold that it is in chapter 17 (Rashi on Ezekiel 1:3).

AZAMRA Parshah: VO-ESCHANAN

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UNIVERSAL TORAH: VO-ESCHANAN

By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Torah Reading: VO-ESCHANAN, Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11.
Haftara: Isaiah 40:1-26.

"AND I TRIED TO INGRATIATE MYSELF."

In the opening word of our PARSHAH of VO-ESCHANAN, Moses tells how "I tried to ingratiate myself" with G-d -- elicit His favor -- praying repeatedly to be allowed enter the land of Israel, "Eretz HaTzvi", the "Land of Beauty, the graceful gazelle", and come to the place of the Holy Temple. The Midrash teaches that in order to try to revoke the decree against his entry to the land, Moses prayed no less than 515 prayers -- corresponding to the gematria (numerical value) of the word VO-ESCHANAN. The root of this word is CHEN, meaning the "grace" that is bestowed by G-d as a gift of pure love and kindness. The grammatical form of the word is HISPA'EL - reflexive: the person praying must WORK on himself or herself in order to become open to that gift. The parshah is a call to us to the inner work that must be combined with our Torah study: the work in our heart and soul to open ourselves to G-d's grace -- through meditation, contemplation, prayer and refinement of our traits. We must try and try again and again!!!

Daily Zohar # 975 – Build yourself a ladder of angels

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Messianic Covenant Community: Torah Portion Devarim

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Read this week's Torah commentaries, Devarim, Deuteronomy 1:1 to 3:22.

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Devarim: Deuteronomy 1:1 to 3:22

The Temple Institute: Do Not Fear

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Rabbi Chaim Richman and The Temple Institute?

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"Do Not Fear" (Deuteronomy 3:22) Av 8, 5772/July 27, 2012 We begin this Shabbat the reading of the fifth and final book of the Chumash - the Five Books of Moses. Deuteronomy - Devarim in Hebrew, which literally means "words" is the book of the words of Moshe. Told by G-d that he will not be entering the land of Israel with the rest of his people, Moshe spent the final thirty seven days of his life on earth speaking to the children of Israel. Nobody knew Israel like Moshe knew Israel.

Rabbi Riskin's Parshat Devarim - Torah Lights 5772

Rabbi Riskin's Parshat Devarim - Torah Lights 5772

Happy Tish B'Av

Happy Tish B'Av:

Judaism: The Mourning Game

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It is much easier to mourn than it is to change the situation, and far less threatening.

Rabbi Chaim Richman

Rabbi Chaim Richman is the Director of the International Department of The Temple Institute in Jerusalem.

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The period on the Hebrew calendar beginning with the 17th of Tammuz and ending with Tisha B’Av is known as ‘the Three Weeks.’ In Jewish tradition it is also referred to as bein Ha-Mitzar’im, literally ‘between the straits.’ The expression invokes the image of a vessel passing through a narrow place, a path fraught with danger, which must be navigated with extreme caution.

A Message for Tisha B'Av from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin

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What is the real significance of our Tisha B'Av mourning?

What really caused the Temple's destruction?

The Haftorah which is read immediately before the ninth of Av provides deep insight into why the Temple was destroyed. Isaiah mercilessly berates the Jewish people: "Hear the word of the Lord, rulers of Sodom, give ear to the Torah of our God, you people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifice to me? I'm sated with the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of sated beasts... Bring no more vain offerings, incense of abomination they are to me. As for the New Moons, the Sabbaths and the Festivals, I cannot bear iniquity along with your solemn convocations.  Your hands are full of blood... Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes; cease to do evil. Learn to do well; seek justice; relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow..." (Isaiah 1:10-17)

AZAMRA Bible: Lamentations 3-5

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Lamentations 3-5
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

LAMENTATIONS CHAPTER 3

Like Chapters 1, 2 and 4 of EICHAH, Chapter 3 takes the form of an acrostic built upon the Aleph-Beis, except that in this case each of the letters of the Aleph-Beis is used in succession as the initial letter of three short verses or triplets.

Daily Zohar # 972 – Pave yourself a Highway to heaven.

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Perceptions - Parshas Devarim & The Three Weeks

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Perceptions         by Rabbi Pinchas Winston         Print Version
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Parshas Devarim & The Three Weeks Appreciation This year, Tisha B’Av is on Shabbos itself, causing the fast day to be pushed off until Sunday. Shabbos is normal, for the most part, at least until Chatzos, the halachic mid-point of the day, at which time some limitations do apply to acknowledge that, if it wasn’t for Shabbos, it would be Tisha B’Av in every respect. It is well known that the Talmud states that if the Temple does not get rebuilt in a particular generation, it is as if it was destroyed in that generation (Ta’anis 29a). That’s quite an incrimination and condemnation of every generation since the destruction itself occurred. After all, it would seem easier to lose what you already have than to get back what has since been lost, especially hundreds, and then thousands of years later. Is the Talmud to be taken literally?

AZAMRA Bible: Lamentations 1-2

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BS"D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Lamentations 1-2
Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov

LAMENTATIONS CHAPTER 1

The original Hebrew name of Lamentations is KINOTH, "Mourning Dirges" (see II Chronicles 35:25), but the work is more generally known by the name of EICHAH after the Hebrew word with which chapters 1, 2 and 4 all open, meaning "How???"

Rabbi Wein - Parshas Devarim

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Rabbi Berel Wein         Print Version
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Parshas Devarim Shabat Outweighs the Ninth Day of Av This year the Shabat on which parsha of Dvarim is being read publicly in the synagogue is itself the ninth day of Av. There are differing customs as to how to treat this Shabat and whether any restrictions whatsoever should pertain to our usual Shabat pleasures and enjoyment. Even though the prevailing custom is to treat this Shabat in the usual and normal fashion, the parsha of Dvarim all by itself is sufficient warning to sober our attitudes.