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What if the land you live on isn't just dirt—but a partner in your destiny? In Parshat Bechukotai, we discover that Eretz Yisrael responds to the moral and spiritual state of its people. Join Rabbi Dunner for a powerful journey through blessings, rebuke, Rav Kook, the Chazon Ish, and the land that never forgets.

Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 25 | Acharei Mot - Kedoshim, by Rav Eli Weber Everyone knows that the Ramban (like all Jews), loves Eretz Yisrael. But why so much. At the end of Acharei Mot the Ramban explains his philosophy. How is sin different in Eretz Israel than outside of it?

The Rebbe responds to an editorial suggestion, defending his deliberate use of a less common version referencing food purity in Egypt. He explains that uncommon variants often reflect deeper intent and clarity, not error, and that changing them risks distorting the message—especially in light of contemporary challenges to kashrus in Eretz Yisrael. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/009/5433

The Rebbe expresses appreciation for the report on Pesach visits, stressing the urgency of structured and efficient outreach in these final days of exile. He advises documenting and reviewing speeches, coordinating future visits properly, and discussing Chassidus study at gatherings to maximize impact. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/009/5420

The Rebbe encourages continued outreach, especially in Eretz Yisrael, as long as it doesn't affect his teaching duties. He supports having a Shas at home and joining a Shas study group, and blesses him for success in both outreach and upcoming gatherings. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/009/5417

The Rebbe supports efforts to help the writer's daughter and family move to Eretz Yisrael, noting its special relevance during Zman Cheiruteinu. He sends blessings for ease and success in all related matters and expresses hope for continued good news in spreading Chassidus. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/008/5389

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התוכן אלו שלהם עדיין יחס "קר" לענין ה"מבצעים", ה"ז כמו אלו מבנ"י שאף שהם "מאמינים בני מאמינים" אבל בנוגע לפועל מתנהגים כאילו לא יודעים ש"יש בעה"ב לבירה זו" וש"אין עוד מלבדו" כפשוטו! ועד"ז בנדו"ד: לומדים בגמרא ש"וראו כל עמי הארץ כי שם ה' נקרא עליך ויראו ממך.. אלו תפילין שבראש", וכששואלים אותם בפועל, מה יעשה הגוי כשיראה ברחוב תפילין בראשו של יהודי, אומרים שהגוי יצחק! וע"ד ה"תינוקות שנשבו" שחושבים ששייכות בנ"י לא"י היא בגלל שאיזה גוי "הסכים" לפני כו"כ שנה שא"י יהי' ה"בית" של הלאום היהודי... ולכן שואלים למה יש ללחום על א"י ומגרשים את הערבים וכו', שיסעו בנ"י לחו"ל!... שאלה זו לא מוצאים אצל המתחנכים עפ"י התורה וחדורים עם האמת שהקב"ה נתן א"י לבנ"י עד עולם! ועד"ז יש לדעת שמ"ש בתורה שע"י תפילין שבראש" נעשה "ויראו ממך", ושע"י קביעת מזוזה בביתו של יהודי שומרים עליו ועל בני-ביתו מכל ענינים בלתי-רצויים מכיון שהעמידו את הקב"ה בעצמו כ"שומר" על ביתו! וכיו"ב – ה"ז המציאות!משיחת אור לאדר"ח אייר ה'תשל"ה ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=28-04-2025 Synopsis The fact that some people are still cold toward the idea of Mivtzaim is similar to the fact that although all Jews are “believers, the children of believers,” nevertheless there are some who in practice behave as if they don't know that “there is a Master to this palace” and that “there is nothing one besides Him” literally. Similarly, in this case: They learn in the Gemara that “‘All the peoples of the earth will see that the name of Hashem is called over you, and they will fear you'… This refers to the head-tefillin,” but in practice when you ask them what a goy will do when he sees a Jew walking down the street wearing tefillin on his head, they respond that the goy will laugh. It is similar to the “children taken captive” who think that the Jewish people's connection to Eretz Yisrael is based on the agreement of some goyim several decades ago that Eretz Yisrael should be a home for the Jewish nation, and therefore they ask why it's necessary to fight for Eretz Yisrael, why Arabs are expelled, etc., and they suggest instead that the Jewish people should just move abroad. Such a question doesn't arise among those who are educated according to the Torah and are permeated with the truth, that Hashem gave Eretz Yisrael to the Jewish people forever. Similarly, one must know that when the Torah says that the head-tefillin cause “the peoples of the earth to fear you,” and that affixing a mezuzah to a Jewish home causes Hashem Himself to guard the home and everything in it etc. – that is the reality.Excerpt from sichah of first night of Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5735 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=28-04-2025

Welcome to Daily Bitachon as we continue in our journey from Mitzrayim. We spoke yesterday of the Brit Ben HaBetarim , the promise that God made to Avraham Avinu about the Jews in exile that would last over 400 years. As we explained, it's been close to 4,000 years if we go count from the time of Avraham Avinu! And that because we did not finish the purifications of Mitzrayim due to the fact that we left early. Therefore, as the famous saying goes, history repeats itself . There were 4 stages of exile they went through in Mitzrayim : 1-Ger yiheyeh zaracha /Y our children will be sojourners , 2- Be'eretz lo lahem/In a land that's not theirs, 3-Va'avadum/And they will work them, 4-. Ve'inu otam/And they will persecute them, And these 4 stages continue to repeat themselves until we eventually cry out to God and are redeemed. As long as the Jew realizes that he is in exile and gets the messages of Galut , he's okay in that first stage of being a stranger or maybe being out of your land. But it may lead to being subjugated, or ultimately, even being persecuted because the Jew needs to learn the lessons of exile, one way or the other. When we say history repeats itself , there are two connotations. One is the regular secular concept that if you don't learn from history, you're condemned to repeat it , which means there are certain lessons that you can pick up and if you don't learn the lessons, you just make the same mistakes. It's like saying if people don't exercise and diet, they have heart attacks. And if you don't learn the lesson of history, then the next generation will have heart attacks too. It's just nature and if you don't follow the rules of nature, you're going to suffer the consequences. But the Jewish way of looking at it offers a deeper meaning, which is that God made us certain promises and guidelines for how to live life and if we don't follow those guidelines, then we are going to suffer the consequences. There's a beautiful Meshech Chochmah that we've quoted in the past that is prophetic ( Vayikra 26:44). The Meshech Chochmah describes how the Jewish people repeat the same cycle of Galut : He explains how the Jew is exiled from land one, and comes into a new land. In that new land, what usually happens is that first generation is not so learned, much like what happened in America. Then, as they start to settle down, a spirit of God comes upon them and they start searching for their roots. They learn, they spread Torah , and they are at a great height. Then the next generation comes along. There's nothing more for them to add so they start questioning and possibly criticizing. They get too comfortable and start forgetting their roots. They start learning the language of the land. And here he says a most prophetic line. Yachshov , Ki Berlin hu Yerushalayim / They think Berlin is Jerusalem. He was talking to the German people at that time who became extremely secularized. And then he adds, What happens then? Then a wind, a tornado comes, uproots them from their land and throws them into another land. And the cycle repeats itself. It's a prophetic statement, but the Meshech Chochmah wasn't using prophecy. He was using his Da'at Torah to look and see how the system works. And it goes back to the Brit Ben HaBetarim . Once we start getting too comfortable, again, the tornado comes. The Meshech Chochmah in that same piece beautifully explains how Yaakov Avinu was afraid of this. He was afraid that the Jew would once again fall into the trap of being too comfortable. That's why he made sure that they wouldn't change their names, their clothing, or their language- to ensure that they would stay separate. They didn't have the Torah yet, so this was his strategy to keep the Jewish people separate. Furthermore, Yaakov Avinu was afraid that if he were to be be buried in Egypt, they would forget about Eretz Yisrael entirely and consider Egypt their ancestral land. So he commanded his son, with great force, to bury him in the land of Canaan, so that they would know that the founders of the nation were in Eretz Yisrael , which created a natural bond with his children in the land of Eretz Yisrael . That brings us back to the beginning of the Pesukim , where it says that when Yaakov Avinu came down to Mitzrayim , it was Lagur sham . He did not come to be there for a long period of time. Throughout the generations, he explains, different decrees were made to protect us in Galut from forgetting that we are separate from our host nation. Whether it's the laws of Bishul Yisrael , Yayin shel goyim or others, throughout the generations, decrees were made to separate us and remind us of who we are. As we, chas veshalom , forget that, we go from stage to stage of that original promise of the Brit Ben HaBetarim . But as far as may go, we always have that promise from Hashem that He will protect us and we will remain and we will survive.

Welcome to our daily Bitachon series. We're talking about living Yetziat Mitzrayim every day of our lives. As we say in Haggadah shel Pesach , Kol Yemei chayecha / All the days of your life. There was a great Ba'al Musar named Rav Yechezkel Levenstein. He was the Mashgiach of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Europe, and later of the Mirrer Yeshiva in America, and finally of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Eretz Yisrael . He was one of the greatest Baalei Emunah of his generation, one of the greatest believers of his generation. And he based it all on constantly strengthening his belief in Yetziat Mitzrayim and living with it in a very, very real way every single day. So much so, that at his funeral, Rav Wolbe eulogized him saying, " We just lost the last person to leave Egypt." That sounds strange. We left Egypt in the year 2448. Rav Levenstein passed away in the year 5734. That's thousands of years. He wasn't a thousand years old! What Rav Wolbe meant to say is, in every generation you have to feel like you left. And Rav Levenstein was from the last of the people that really felt that way. He lived like he himself left. So at least during this time of the year, as we just marched out of Egypt and we're on our way to Har Sinai , we should still be in that state of mind. An example of this mindset is revealed in a story told about Chacham Avraham Ades, the grandfather of Chacham Yehuda Ades Shlita , Rosh Yeshiva of Kol Yaakov. He lived in Aleppo in the days when you didn't get a taxi ride, you got a donkey or camel ride through the desert. Rav Avraham was once waiting for a donkey to hire. He ended up hiring a Jewish donkey rider. But certain mafia- like Muslim donkey riders felt they owned that turf and were upset that a Jewish donkey rider was giving the rabbi a ride rather than one of them, not unlike today in different industries where people control the industry. One of these Muslim ruffians threatened the Rabbi, saying, " Wait until you get to the desert where no one's looking. Then you'll see what I'll do to you! " And what was Rabbi Ades's response Although this didn't necessarily happen during Pesach season, he replied, " God that took our forefathers through Egypt will protect me and watch over me. His outstretched hand is larger than your hand." He was full of courage and did not feel at all threatened. Sure enough, in the middle of the desert, when the Muslim driver bent down to pick something up, his donkey kicked him in the side and broke his ribs. He cried the rest of the way home, begging the rabbi for forgiveness. The lesson of the story is Rabbi Ades's immediate answer… God that took me out of Egypt. That was his feeling. Ke'ilu hu yatza / Like you got out. It's an event that happened to me . That's what's supposed to be on our minds. Who is Hashem? Hashem that took me out of Egypt. The biggest proof to this understanding is how Hashem introduced Himself to us the first time He spoke to us as a nation: " Anochi Hashem Elokecha Asher Hotzeticha Me'eretz Mitzrayim / I am Hashem your God that took you out of Egypt ." All the Rishonim ask, Why doesn't it say, "I am Hashem that created the world? Isn't that a seemingly greater feat?" We see from here that, no, creation is not enough to give us the Emunah and the understanding of Hashem. We have to have Yetziat Mitzrayim lenses on. We have to have the lens of getting out of Egypt. According to Rambam's list, Mitzvah number one, is to believe in the existence of God as is stated, Anochi Hashem Elokecha asher hotzeticha me'eretz Mitzraim / I am Hashem your God that took you out of Egypt . The more that I understand Hashem that took me out of Egypt, the more faith I have in Hashem, in His ability, in His power, in His control, in His supervision. That all came from Yetziat Mitzrayim . We have to live with that every single day of our lives. As the Rosh says in the Sefer Orchot Chaim , If you don't believe in, Asher Hotzeticha Me'eretz Mitzrayim, if you don't believe in the concept that God took us out of Egypt, with all those lessons, you don't believe in God. Because without that piece, it's not the God of the Jewish people. The Muslims believe in God, the Christians believe in God. But belief in the God of the Jews , is predicated on understanding Yetziat Mitzrayim . And as we've mentioned before, the Rabbis set it up in our daily prayers. Every Shahachrit prayer is full of Yetziat Mitzrayim . Keriat Yam Suf , Ga'al Yisrael . And as Rashi in Berachot quotes from the Yerushalmi , the way we prepare to pray every day is by bringing God down, by knocking on the door through talking about Yetziat Mitzrayim . I can't pray to God without wearing the lens of Yetziat Mitzrayim. Because Who am I asking? Who is this God? What can He do? How has He proven Himself? The credentials of God are Yetziat Mitzrayim . We read His diploma, so to say, every single day, before we ask Him. It's like when you walk into the doctor's office, and want to check out the diplomas on his wall before you ask him his opinion on a condition. That's what we do every single day. We read the diploma of Yetziat Mitzrayim, to have the proper lens and understanding of our Creator.

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Welcome to our daily Bitachon series. We are now on the last lesson of Chol Hamoed. The pasuk in Bereshit 15,14 tells us וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן יֵצְאוּ בִּרְכֻשׁ גָּדוֹל / After that (referring to the 10 plagues ), we will leave with a great wealth which Rashi explains - בממון גדול with a lot of money, as it says in Shemot 12 וינצלו את מצרים/They emptied out Mitzrayim Of course, Rashi is giving the simple explanation. Rechush Gadol means a lot of money . But the Chida in his sefer Nachal Kedumim on Bereshit 15,14 quotes the Arizal that says it means they sifted out and took out the sparks of holiness that were in Mitzrayim. What does that mean exactly? So the Sefer Pri Etz Chaim Shaar Keriat Shema perek asks, why is it that every day, we have to remember Yetziat Mitzrayim more than any other of the Geulot . He says that whenever the Jewish people go to a certain place, their job is to take out the Kedusha from that place. I once heard from Rav Wolbe, that every nation has in it good qualities. When Adam HaRishon sinned, he caused the good and bad to be mixed. So there are good qualities in every nation. The Germans are very meticulous and exacting. That's nice when it comes to being perfect with Mitzvot and having the right shiurim and sizes, but it could go a little haywire when it comes to creating extermination camps and gas chambers and use it that way. The French are very romantic. That might be good for developing Ahavat Hashem but it could go in the wrong way if you misuse it, and so on. So there are sparks of holiness in every nation, and throughout our years of exile, our job is integrate the holiness of each of the nations into our ways and lift it up and take out that Kedushah. In general, it doesn't happen that we take everything out. Only when Mashiach comes will we be able to fully integrate all of those qualities into the Jewish people. But the spot of Kedusha of Mitzrayim , he says, was totally taken out. That's what it means Vayinatzlu Et Mitzrayim , the same pasuk that Rashi says they emptied out Egypt monetarily also means they spiritually emptied it out and took everything out with it. With the other Geulot , we did not have that full cleansing. And he says with that, we can understand a unbelievable concept. Why is it that it specifically says we're never allowed to go back to Egypt again? Why are we stricter about going back to Egypt than other any place? Because there's no need to go back to Egypt. We took everything out of it. So why go back? The sefer HaKatav V'HaKabbalah was written by Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi from Kallenberg, who lived from 1785 to 1865. One of the great rabbis of Germany, he was very famous for his sefer, and was one of the original fighters against the Reform. movement. He quotes his Yedidi, Marash Chen Tov in Bereshit 15,14 and concurs that when talking about leaving Egypt and taking everything out, it means taking out the spiritual wealth. He points out that when we use the word Rechush for general wealth, it says Rechush Rav, like in perek 13 of Bereshit , which means they had a lot of wealth. The term Rav usually indicates a quantitative concept and it's used for money, generally speaking. Here however, we see a strange terminology. It says Rechush Gadol , not a lot, but great . The word great is usually qualitative. Li Gadol Hashem, Ish Moshe Gadol… Adam Gadol doesn't mean he's large in weight , it means he's qualitatively great. So the great wealth , is not a lot of wealth, but qualitatively great, which is a spiritual wealth. So continuing with this theme of going from place to place and sucking out the Kedusha, the sefer Shem Gedolim also from the Chida, in the section on Sefarim in an appendix on the topic of Talmud , says, an unbelievable concept. He says in the city where there were many great Amoraim who set up the Talmud, there was a pillar of fire there twice a year. They were great Geonim. But in his times (the Chida lived about 300 years ago), the Torah had dwindled so much in that place that they didn't even know how to pray-not by heart and not from a siddur. Most of them only know how to say Ashrei Yoshveh Betecha and Shema Yisrael. They go to the Mikveh before they pray. They're quiet throughout the prayers. And when they get up to Ashrei, they all say Ashrei together. They say Keriat Shema until V'Ahavtah and that's it. He says, What's going on over here? He says, this is not a coincidence, because there was such a strong, powerful force of Torah in that place through the Limud HaTorah (which is one of the main ways we suck out Kedusha) that the Kedusha was taken out and therefore there's not that much left. Then he says, they went to Spain, and Torah moved to Spain, and then again the Torah was developing until they were sent out to a new spot. Because we didn't need it anymore. So as we leave a city, it rarely comes back to its greatness. The great Spanish golden era is no longer. Then they went to Turkey, then it went to France, Germany and it went to different places.. Every time we go from place to place, it's for one goal for us to be there and integrate into ourselves, into our ways, the qualities of that nation. Certain Jews might be very hospitable. They were more hospitable towns, and they took that Kedusha out. And he says דכל עניני ישראל הם בכלל ופרט וגם כשהאדם הולך מעיר לעיר הכל היא סיבה לברר ניצוצי הקדושה , . Every concept of the Jewish people, whether it's in general or specific, when a person goes from city to city, it's all because there's some holiness there. There's something you have to integrate into yourself. Jews are traveling all over the world and there's a reason for it. He says this is all from the wonders of the God Who's perfect in His ways. We don't know why we move from place to place but it's not a coincidence. Suddenly all the Sephardic Jews left the Muslim countries, the Ashkenazi Jews leave Europe. And we go basically to America and Eretz Yisrael. No Jew lived in America. It was new country and it introduced a new concept. There's a some Kedusha that's here and we have to take out. What is that Kedusha? I suggest ( it's my own humble opinion, I have no backing for this) that America is a melting pot. America is all about tolerance and being open-minded and so on. There are people from China with people from Argentina, Mexico and New Zealand all living together; possibly we have to integrate that (what I'll call) tolerance because when Mashiach comes, we're going to have all different kinds of Jews together. We never had Sephardim, Ashkenazim, Hasidim, all praying in the same shtiebl or Bet Knesset. We have get to know each other and reconcile with each other. That American trait might be what's necessary for us to integrate into our ways. The Or HaChaim HaKadosh, in Shemot 19,5 says the same concept. He says that if we would have been learning Torah more intensely in Eretz Yisrael, we'd have no need to search the globe to bring back the kedusha.Rather, it would be like a magnetic force that would suck everything out without even going there. Additionally, the Chida says in sefer Chomat Anach in Melachim 1, chapter 11, Pasuk 1, that that's why Shlomo Hamelech married all of those wives- they were princesses from countries all over the world, because he thought that way he would be able to avoid the Galut by taking out the Kedusha from each nation. The Bitachon lesson for us is that sometimes we get stuck in situations and we don't know why. Why did the plane divert to a certain place and land on a certain runway and sit there for an hour? Because there's some Kedusha on the runway in Virginia, and you had to say Birkat HaMazon there at that spot. Everything is planned. Everything has a reason. Everything is an opportunity for us to gain and grow from. The Ramchal in his commentary to Nevi'im on Micha on the pasuk אל תשמחי אויבתי לי כי נפלתי קמתי כי אשב בחושך ה ' אור לי / Enemy don't be happy that I fell, because I got up, I'm in the darkness. Hashem is my light, he says, we go down to Galut in order to take out the Kedusha . And he says, when the negative forces see that the Jewish people are going to Galut , they say, Wow, we're controlling the Jewish people. That's it. They think we're going to sink down further. But the evil forces don't know that we're coming down here for a Tikkun and that's why it says Don't be happy, my enemies, when I fell in Galut, I'll get up and come out stronger and get even more. . And that's an important rule. Sometimes we see people fall and drop, but they bounce back. Sheva yipol Sadik v'kam A Sadik falls seven times and gets up.

Welcome to Daily Bitachon We are reviewing the Haggadah shel Pesach with timely lessons We're in the Baruch Shomer Havtachato L'Yisrael And the question is, What is the greatness of Hashem that He keeps His promise? The commentaries explain that the word Shomer has more than one meaning( they are actually related). The common meaning of Shomer is a watchman or, to guard something But Shomer also means to wait. We see this when the Torah, in Bereshit 37,11 describes that the brothers were jealous of Yosef. And it says, וְאָבִ֖יו שָׁמַ֥ר אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר What does that mean? Rashi says Shamar et ha-davar means hayah mamtin/he's waiting, umtzapeh/ looking forward, matay yavo/when is it going to happen? Rashi then brings other cases where the word Shomer in Tanach means to wait. The Sefer Ikarim , in the 4th essay chapter 47, explains that the root of the word שמר Shomer / watchman or guard , really comes from waiting , because a watchman is waiting for his watch to be over. It's probably the most boring job in the world So he's called a Shomer because he's waiting נַפְשִׁ֥י לַאדֹנָ֑י מִשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים לַ֝בֹּ֗קֶר שֹׁמְרִ֥ים לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ David HaMelech in Tehillim 130,6 Nafshi l'Hashem , My soul is to God, Mi shomrim la-boker , from those watchmen that are waiting for the morning, shomrim la-boker, they can't wait for the morning to come In Shemot , Perek 12 , Pasuk 42 , it says that the night of the Seder is called Lel Shimurim , which most people understand means the night that we are guarded, but that's not what Rashi says. He says it's called the night of waiting because Hashem was waiting, looking forward, L'kayim Havtachatoh , to fulfill His guarantee and promise. So now we have a new understanding, Baruch Shomer Havatachatoh Yisrael , means Blessed is the One, Hashem, that was looking forward to keep His promise - not that he kept His promise- He was looking forward to it This commentary is brought down by Rabbi Yitzchak Meltzen in his Haggadah shel Pesach , Siach Yitzchak , and many others bring it down as well. Additionally, the Seforno, on the pasuk of Lel Shimurim L'Hashem says Hashem was looking forward to save them. And he asks, Why didn't He just save them earlier? Why is He waiting? The answer is, They weren't yet ready or fit for the Ge'ulah . Hashem was waiting for the right time, Ki Chafetz Chesed Hu He wants to do it, and that's what it means, HaKadosh Baruch Hu Chishev Et Haketz He figured out a way to make it happen, at the right time. These explanations are all related, because Hashem wanted the Jewish people to survive, and He knew if He waited any longer, we'd disintegrate. He had to work out a way to get us out at that time This is all part of Hashem's waiting and looking forward, but He couldn't wait anymore, He had to let us out early. And this explanation is relevant to us as well, every day of the year. We're responsible every single day of the year to look forward to Mashiach That is one of the 13 principles of faith. We must not just know he's coming, we have to be Mechakeh , we have to look forward , we have to wait for him to come. We wait, and Hashem waits at the same time. The Shibbole HaLeket says an unbelievable line- that Hashem is always working this out, and saying matai yavo haketz, when is the time, when is the end going to come for this Galut? When is the Geulah going to come? This was not just a one-time thing at Yetziat Mitzrayim. Hashem is always waiting, and not just for Klal Yisrael at large, but He's also waiting for every individual to come back home already. Rav Chaim Palagi, in his sefer Moed L'Kol Chai , siman 15, quotes the Tanna D'Vei Eliyahu perek 31- where Eliyahu HaNavi says, God is waiting for them to come, more than a father waiting for a son, or a woman waiting for a husband, that we should do Teshuvah, so that He can redeem us and build the Bet HaMikdash. Rav Chaim Palagi writes, I honestly say that whenever I read this Tanna Devi Eliyahu, I cry. How could it be that the Melech HaKavod, the Honorable King, G-d and King of the world, is waiting for us to do Teshuvah? Why? To do unbelievable goodness for us, and we are not paying attention! He says, Imagine, someone has a dear child, and it's 11 o'clock at night, he's not back, (I'll add that he's calling his cell phone, and he's answering). He's an hour late. The father starts peeking through the windows, worrying, Where's my son? When's he coming home? Or it's like a lady that's waiting for her husband to come back from an overseas trip, and now his flight is delayed. How much pain does it cause? That's the pain of Hashem . Look how much pain He's taking. Come on, He says. He ends with a prayer Hashem Elohim , Hashem our G-d, Ten b'lev Amecha Yisrael, Put into the heart of the Jewish people, do Teshuvah. L'olano Hashem, not for us, ki l'shimcha ten kavod but to give You honor. That's Baruch Shomei Havtachato Yisrael , He's still waiting, to this day, He wants us to get out of this. This goes all the way back to Yetziat Mitzrayim , but as we see, we still didn't get out of it. We're still in the same Galut , and Hashem is waiting for it to come to an end. The pasuk says, לֵ֣יל שִׁמֻּרִ֥ים הוּא֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הֽוּא־הַלַּ֤יְלָה הַזֶּה֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה שִׁמֻּרִ֛ים לְכׇל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ {פ} It's a day that Hashem is waiting for, It's Shimurim L'chol B'nei Yisrael . Rashi says it's a term of protection here in the end of the Pasuk . But the Balai Tosafot s ays Shimurim L'chol B'nei Yisrael , Gam Yisrael Mitzra'im L'zeh Laylah , we're also looking forward to this night. And the night of Ge'ulah , not just then, but even now. We should be looking forward on this night. That's why on this night, we say This year we are here in Chutz L'aretz, next year we'll be in Eretz Yisrael. This year we're slaves, next year we in freedom. That's the term, Tzipita L'Yishua , we're looking forward. Every single day, we say in Et Tzmach David , that we're looking forward, we're waiting for that great day to come. And that's one of the questions they ask after 120 years, Tzipita L'Yishua , Did you look forward to 's Hashem's salvation? Hashem is waiting and we are waiting. Bezrat Hashem it will be fulfilled soon.

We begin the Seder with the Ha Lachma Anya , which speaks about the matzah and ends with the words, "Now we are still in Galut. We hope to be in Eretz Yisrael with the Beit HaMikdash before next year's Seder." Rabbi Ronen Sharabani gave a beautiful explanation in his new Haggada Me'afar Kumi about why we begin with this. Chazal tell us that the final ge'ula will take place in the month of Nisan. So, when the month begins, all of Klal Yisrael is hoping to be in Yerushalayim with the Korban Pesach by the night of the Seder. However, if Lel HaSeder arrives and once again Mashiach has not come, it could cause a person to enter the Seder with feelings of despair, thinking: "We've made this request of L'shanah Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim every year of our entire lives—and it still hasn't happened. What's going to give us chizuk to think that things will ever change?" For this, the Rabbis tell us to begin the Seder speaking about the matza. The Seforno writes on the pasuk describing Yosef Hatzaddik being rushed out of prison that this is the way of all salvations that Hashem brings—they come in an instant. Even when it looks like there's no hope in sight, things can suddenly change. And this is what happened in Mitzrayim. The pasuk says they were rushed out of Egypt without enough time for their dough to rise. Matza is the symbol of an instant salvation. And so it says about the future geula : פתאום יבוא אל היכלו —Mashiach is going to come suddenly. When we internalize that the salvations of Hashem come in an instant, we will never despair, because we know everything can change in a moment's notice. What we see today has nothing to do with tomorrow—and the same applies to the difficulties people are currently experiencing. No matter how long it's been, no matter how dismal it seems, salvation can always come in an instant. A woman told me she got married about twenty years ago and was looking forward to a joyful home filled with children. After seven long years of waiting for their miracle, they were blessed with a precious daughter who indeed filled their hearts with the joy they had hoped for. For years after that, they tried every possible method to have another child, but it wasn't working. They delved deeply into learning and practicing emunah , and then, with the advice of their rabbi, they decided to take a pause from all their efforts and instead focus on enjoying the life they had. Especially since they were making so many efforts, they risked attributing success or failure to their own actions rather than to Hashem. They spent a year focusing more on spirituality, adopting a healthier lifestyle, eating better, exercising regularly, and appreciating everything Hashem had already given them. Then they went back to the doctor to try another treatment. Everything was looking good. They were awaiting results from a certain test, and when the results came back positive, they were thrilled. Even the doctor was elated. He told them they needed to repeat the test two more times. The second time, the numbers were even better. But on the third test, the results took a turn the other way. After eight long years of waiting for their second child, it appeared that once again they were going to be let down. That night, they called a hotline for emunah , and amazingly, there was a story shared about a childless couple who had been told by their doctor that they would never have children. The husband went for a drive afterward to clear his mind, and when he returned home, he found that his wife had set the table with their finest china. She told him, "We're going to celebrate all we have, despite the sorrowful news." The next morning, at 5 a.m., they received a phone call from the fertility clinic saying it had been a mistake—and that she actually was going to have a child after all. This woman and her husband took that story as a direct message from Hashem. They picked themselves up and enjoyed that Shabbat more than ever. They sang with their 8-year-old miracle girl. They expressed gratitude and celebrated all the blessings that Hashem had given them. That Motzaei Shabbat , they went for another test, and amazingly, everything changed for the better. Baruch Hashem , that year, they were blessed with their second miracle baby. The salvations of Hashem always come in an instant. This is the chizuk we give ourselves at the beginning of the Seder, and this is something we must always keep in mind. B'ezrat Hashem , we should see the Geula Shelema and celebrate this holiday in Yerushalayim with the Korban Pesach. But even if that doesn't happen— even then —it doesn't mean the geula can't come a second later. Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach.

The Rebbe advises the young man to continue learning in a Chabad yeshiva in Eretz Yisrael, assuring success in both spiritual and material matters. He encourages observing birthday customs and blesses him with a successful year and a joyous Pesach. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/008/5374

B"H On Shabbat Hagadol, the Great Shabbat before Pesach, we zoom out to see the bigger picture of Jewish history and redemption. The four cups at the Seder reflect stages of the Exodus—but there's a fifth cup too. It symbolizes the coming of the Mashiach and our ultimate redemption. Pesach isn't just about the past—it's about where we're going. Jewish history isn't complete without Eretz Yisrael and the Geulah. This year, let's not forget the bigger picture. To watch Torah Thoughts in video format, click HERE Subscribe to the Torah Thoughts BLOG for exclusive written content! Please like, share and subscribe wherever you find this!

What happens when keeping strict halacha on Pesach becomes difficult — in war, under tyranny, or during spiritual crisis? From Roman legionaries to Soviet Jews, from Napoleon's soldiers to early pioneers in Eretz Yisrael, Rabbi Dunner explores the challenges — and the halachic courage and compassion that have kept Jews connected to their heritage through Pesach, even when matzah was scarce.

In this powerful episode of Inside ArtScroll, bestselling author Rabbi Nachman Seltzer discusses his gripping new release, Missiles, Miracles and Mesiras Nefesh. Join us as he shares behind-the-scenes stories of courage, faith, and the extraordinary Divine protection experienced during wartime in Eretz Yisrael. With his trademark energy and vivid storytelling, Rabbi Seltzer brings to life the unforgettable moments and the unwavering emunah of Klal Yisrael in the face of danger. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

The Rebbe advises a young man to dedicate several more years to full-time Torah study in yeshiva, especially in Eretz Yisrael. This builds spiritual strength to face modern challenges, even more so for those not entering religious professions. He emphasizes that true success, including material, depends on a strong spiritual foundation. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/008/5354

Just a short dvar Torah while I'm gone traveling in America lekavod Rosh Chodesh

In this shiur, delivered in Tomer Devorah, Rav Burg explains why Hashem wanted Klal Yisrael to avoid the Pelishtim as they left Mitzrayim, why the first Mitzvah Klal Yisrael received was freeing slaves and why on the precipice of entering Eretz Yisrael, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds Klal Yisrael of the fears they experienced when they left Mitzrayim. To be a slave in Mitzrayim means to lose all sense of dignity and agency over one's life. The process of taking Klal Yisrael out of Mitzrayim is restoring their dignity and giving them a sense of responsibility for their lives.

Dedicated for the elevation of the neshama of Moshe Yaakov ben Asher Zelig, z"l, Dr. Alexander Kratz, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, sponsored by Elizabeth, Zippy, Hannah and Asher Kratz.

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Today's daf is sponsored by Judy Schwartz in loving memory of her father Chaskel Tydor, R. Yechezkel Shraga ben R. Yehuda Leib Halevi and Esther on his 32nd yahrzeit. "A Torah scholar who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, founded "Kibbutz Buchenwald" after the war, and merited living in Eretz Yisrael. He would have been amazed and happy to know that his youngest daughter and two granddaughters learn Daf Yomi with Hadran." Today's daf is sponsored by Adam Plunka in loving memory of Moshe ben Amram, "Moshe Rabbenu". Rava challenges the two previous interpretations of the Mishna, citing a contradictory braita. He offers a third explanation with supporting evidence. According to Rava, the two opinions in the Mishna address different scenarios: the tanna kama discusses a case where an arrow was shot from between two people, making it impossible to identify who shot it. Both individuals are exempt from punishment, even if one is known to be righteous. Rabbi Yehuda, however, refers to a case of a bull that killed someone and then was mixed up with other bulls. Since all these bulls are now forbidden for use, they are all placed in a kipa (small enclosure) until they die. A braita is presented that supports Rava's interpretation of the Mishna. The first section discusses a pregnant cow that kills a person and is sentenced to stoning. The status of its unborn calf depends on whether the verdict was issued before or after birth. This appears to be independent of when the cow became pregnant, which doesn't make sense in light of Rava's statement that if the cow was pregnant at the time of killing, the offspring shares responsibility since it is considered part of the cow. The Gemara initially suggests the pregnancy occurred after the verdict, but rejects this solution. The conclusion is that the pregnancy happened after the killing but before the verdict was issued. Does a warning to a potential transgressor need to specify the exact type of death penalty they would face? Rav Yehuda amends his father's version of the Mishna regarding people sentenced to stoning who were mixed up with those sentenced to burning, explaining that without this correction, Rabbi Shimon's language in the Mishna would be implausible. Had the original version been correct, Rabbi Shimon would likely have offered a different explanation altogether.  

Today's daf is sponsored by Judy Schwartz in loving memory of her father Chaskel Tydor, R. Yechezkel Shraga ben R. Yehuda Leib Halevi and Esther on his 32nd yahrzeit. "A Torah scholar who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald, founded "Kibbutz Buchenwald" after the war, and merited living in Eretz Yisrael. He would have been amazed and happy to know that his youngest daughter and two granddaughters learn Daf Yomi with Hadran." Today's daf is sponsored by Adam Plunka in loving memory of Moshe ben Amram, "Moshe Rabbenu". Rava challenges the two previous interpretations of the Mishna, citing a contradictory braita. He offers a third explanation with supporting evidence. According to Rava, the two opinions in the Mishna address different scenarios: the tanna kama discusses a case where an arrow was shot from between two people, making it impossible to identify who shot it. Both individuals are exempt from punishment, even if one is known to be righteous. Rabbi Yehuda, however, refers to a case of a bull that killed someone and then was mixed up with other bulls. Since all these bulls are now forbidden for use, they are all placed in a kipa (small enclosure) until they die. A braita is presented that supports Rava's interpretation of the Mishna. The first section discusses a pregnant cow that kills a person and is sentenced to stoning. The status of its unborn calf depends on whether the verdict was issued before or after birth. This appears to be independent of when the cow became pregnant, which doesn't make sense in light of Rava's statement that if the cow was pregnant at the time of killing, the offspring shares responsibility since it is considered part of the cow. The Gemara initially suggests the pregnancy occurred after the verdict, but rejects this solution. The conclusion is that the pregnancy happened after the killing but before the verdict was issued. Does a warning to a potential transgressor need to specify the exact type of death penalty they would face? Rav Yehuda amends his father's version of the Mishna regarding people sentenced to stoning who were mixed up with those sentenced to burning, explaining that without this correction, Rabbi Shimon's language in the Mishna would be implausible. Had the original version been correct, Rabbi Shimon would likely have offered a different explanation altogether.  

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התוכן בנוגע למעלת לימוד התורה של תשב"ר, "הבל שאין בו חטא", איתא בגמ' ש"אין מבטלין תשב"ר אפי' לבנין ביהמ"ק"! ולכאו' צ"ל הרי מעכבים עי"ז בנין ביהמ"ק אשר בו בחר ה' להיות ה"דירה" שבו ישכון?! והביאור: בבנין ביהמ"ק צ"ל הצלחה שיהי' לזה קיום כפי רצונו ית', "שתשרה שכינה במעשה ידיכם", וזה נפעל ע"י לימוד התורה של תשב"ר ביראת שמים. נמצא, שלא רק שבנין בהימ"ק אינו מתעכב על ידם ח"ו, אלא אדרבה – הם מבטלים את העיכובים לבנין ביהמ"ק ומביאים בזה יותר הצלחה. וכמ"ש במדרש שכאשר הי' הענין ד"אחז בתי כנסיות ובתי מדרשות", אמר ישעי' הנביא שאינו מתפעל מזה כי "הנה אנכי והילדים אשר נתן לי ה'" והם מבטלים את אלו שמונעים מילדי ישראל ללמוד תורה ביראת-שמים, ובזכותם ובזכות צדיקי עולם יקויים בקרוב ממש ההבטחה "עתידין בית כנסיות ובתי מדרשות שבבבל שיקבעו בא"י" בביאת משיח צדקנו.ב' חלקים משיחת יום ב' פ' ראה, כ"ף מנחם-אב ה'תשל"ט ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=23-02-2025 Synopsis Regarding the unique quality of the Torah study of schoolchildren (“breath that is free of sin”), the Gemara states, “One may not interrupt schoolchildren ]from studying Torah] even to build the Beis Hamikdash.” Seemingly, how can we delay the construction of the Beis Hamikdash, the place chosen to be Hashem's dwelling in the world? The answer is that in order for the construction of the Beis Hamikdash to succeed and endure according to Hashem's will – for “the Divine Presence to rest on your handiwork” – we need the Torah study of schoolchildren. Thus, not only does the children's Torah learning not delay the construction of the Beis Hamikdash, chas v'shalom, but to the contrary, it removes the obstacles to its construction and brings it about with even greater success. As the Midrash relates, when there were those who “firmly closed the synagogues and houses of study,” the prophet Yeshayahu declared that he was not deterred, because “Behold, I and the children whom Hashem has given…” – the children remove those who try to prevent Jewish children from studying Torah with fear of Heaven. In their merit and that of tzaddikim of the world, we will soon merit the fulfillment of the promise, “In the future the synagogues and houses of study of Bavel will be established in Eretz Yisrael” with the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu.2 excerpts from sichah of Monday, Parashas Re'eh, 20 Menachem-Av 5739 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=23-02-2025

Some notes:2 Jews are 2 hands in 1 body. Clarity of Eretz Yisrael= True Unity. Today is 22 Shvat, Rabbi Binyamin Klein received a call from Eretz Yisrael. Urgent. Needed something from the Rebbe. He called the Rebbe personal phone number. Rabbi Klein felt bad for disturbing them. Rebbetzin answer "this is what we are here for"How do we get out of golus? Learning halacha, take responsibility for your fellow Yid who is in this choking situation, to the extent that it becomes your pleasure 2 partners want to make a wall, as partners. Focus on the UNITY that will be revealed a. For sure between each other, hidden and b. And in our relationship with Hashem We go into Hashem bank account and pull our the supplies we need to overcome the negativity of the golusThis darkness is so powerful we are choking from it The halacha is that Hashem can kick in as the guarantor! Place of chessed not place of din.When we are in golus perspective, it feels not so simple to get Hashem on board. Need to make it happenBut when we learn the yerushalmy - clear light, clear perspective, then we know the partnership of hashem and yidden is clear.We just need to let Hashem know we are in pain. Let Hashem know about the pain of golus and say to Hashem "ad mosai!"Just Hashem seeing a Yid in this moment of pain and Ad Mosai - Hashem will take responsibility for his beloved nation.Hashem will build us the 3rd Beis Hamikdash! Chelek Chof Vov pg 145

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This guest shiur was delivered at Kollel and Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, under the leadership of Rabbi Margalios, located in Ramat Beit Shemesh (RBS).

In this week's parasha , Va'era , we read about the makot that Hashem sent upon the Egyptians. These upcoming parshiyot describing Yetziat Mitzrayim form the foundation of our emunah in Hashem. It is here that Hashem demonstrated to the world that He is actively involved in every aspect of life. On Pesach, we drink four cups of wine corresponding to the four leshonot of geulah mentioned in the parasha- והוצאתי, והצלתי, וגאלתי, ולקחתי . There is, however, one more lashon , והבאתי , which refers to Hashem bringing the Jewish people into Eretz Yisrael. The Seforno asks why this lashon was not fulfilled with the generation that left Mitzrayim. He explains, based on what is written later in Parashat Ki Tisa , that this generation did not fully believe that Hashem could conquer the mighty kings inhabiting the land. While they witnessed Hashem defeat Pharaoh, they doubted His ability to defeat the 31 kings in Canaan. The pasuk says, " ויאמן העם " —the people believed Hashem could take them out of Mitzrayim, and because of this belief, they merited to see the exodus. But since they lacked belief in והבאתי , they did not experience its fulfillment. It was the next generation, which fully believed, that merited entering the Promised Land. When we believe in Hashem's limitless abilities, it creates a zechut that brings us divine assistance and enables us to witness Hashem's salvations. The Sefer Sas B'Imratecha shares a story of a taxi driver in Israel who had recently begun drawing closer to Torah and mitzvot . He attended classes regularly and was diligently practicing what he learned. One day, he drove a passenger from the center of the city all the way to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital at the edge of the city. Not wanting to return with an empty cab, he waited outside the hospital, hoping to find another fare. Ten minutes passed, then 20, then 30—no one approached his cab. People were leaving the hospital either by bus or private car. After 45 minutes, another taxi pulled up, dropped off a passenger, and parked nearby. A few minutes later, someone exited the hospital, walked directly to the other taxi, got in, and left. This driver was frustrated. He had waited 45 minutes with no customers, while the other driver, who had just arrived, immediately got a fare. Where was the fairness? Then he remembered a lesson from one of his classes: All of a person's income comes solely from Hashem. Whatever is meant for a person will reach them, one way or another. With this thought, he calmed down and let go of his frustration. Moments later, a man who appeared to be a high-ranking official approached his cab and asked in English if he could take him to the north of Israel. The driver agreed. The man asked for the fare, and the driver replied, "A thousand." The man got into the taxi, and when they arrived at their destination, he handed the driver ten folded bills. As the driver counted the money, he realized they were hundred-dollar bills. He had meant to charge 1,000 shekels, but the passenger had paid him 1,000 dollars instead. Feeling it was wrong to keep the money, the driver looked for the man to return the overpayment. However, the man was nowhere in sight. The driver then thanked Hashem for this unexpected gift. Just moments after reaffirming his belief in Hashem's hashgacha over his parnasa , he had earned the largest fare he had ever received from a single ride. When we fully believe in Hashem, it creates a zechut that brings about salvation. Shabbat Shalom.

After Moshe was placed in a basket in the Nile River, the pasuk states: ותתצב אחתו מרחק לדעה מה־יעשה לו "His sister stood from afar to see what would happen to him." The Midrash explains that the entire pasuk uses language referring to the Shechina , as if to say that it was Hashem Himself who was standing from afar, watching over Moshe. What is the lesson here? Rabbi Menashe Reizman, based on the mefarshim , explained that what Miriam did—standing and watching—seemed irrational. Naturally, a baby left in a basket on a river would not survive. People usually cannot bear to witness suffering, especially when it involves a relative. So, what was Miriam watching for? The answer is that Miriam was a neviah . She had received a prophecy that the Jewish savior would be born into her family. She stood there with unwavering emunah , waiting to see how Hashem would bring about the salvation. Even though it seemed as though her prophecy would be nullified—since Moshe was abandoned in the river—she trusted that Hashem would fulfill His word. This teaches us that Hashem's ways are far beyond our comprehension. What appeared as abandonment was, in fact, the very act that enabled Moshe to rise to leadership. Being raised in the king's palace gave Moshe the stature and respect necessary to lead the Jewish people. The word אחותו (his sister) in the pasuk also signifies connection. Although Hashem appeared רחוק -distant, He was always present, providing exactly what was needed. The suffering endured by the Jewish people in Mitzrayim was immense, yet the Torah dedicates only a handful of pesukim to describing it. The majority of these parshiyot focus on the geula and Hashem's wondrous salvations. The mefarshim explain that dwelling too much on hardships can distort our perception and harm our emunah . For example, Chazal tell us that Pharaoh killed 300 Jewish babies every day—150 in the morning and 150 in the afternoon—and bathed in their blood. When Moshe witnessed this unimaginable suffering, he asked Hashem how such atrocities could happen. Hashem explained that it was all being done with chesed , to provide the necessary tikkunim for those souls. Moshe pleaded with Hashem to save at least one child, and Hashem permitted it. That child, however, later caused great destruction to Klal Yisrael . His name was Michah. Michah used the inscription "Aleh Shor" , which Moshe had used to retrieve Yosef's coffin, to bring forth the egel from the fire—a sin that continues to impact us today. Michah brought avoda zara into Eretz Yisrael and was the father of Yeravam ben Nevat(Nevat was another name for Micha), who led the ten tribes into exile and set events into motion that ultimately led to the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash . We cannot fully comprehend Hashem's ways. The children killed in Mitzrayim were undergoing tikkunim to achieve eternal life in the World to Come. Many were gilgulim (reincarnated souls) from earlier generations—the generations of Enosh, the Dor Hamabul , the Dor Hapelaga , and the people of Sodom. The Mishna in Pirkeh Avot teaches: אל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בו - "Don't look at the vessel but at its contents." The Lev Aryeh explains that this can also refer to the atrocities in Mitzrayim. The letters קן in the word קנקן have a numerical value of 150(written 2x), hinting at the 150 babies killed every morning and every afternoon. The mishna reminds us not to focus solely on the apparent suffering but to consider the greater purpose—those souls were spared from bringing even greater harm to Klal Yisrael . Even the worst suffering can be Hashem's way of providing tikkunim for each creation, ensuring its eternal life in the World to Come. Our role is to trust that the Shechina is always with us, working for our ultimate benefit. The Chatam Sofer writes that every Jew has a mitzva, as they age, to reflect on their life and see how Hashem guided them. We are to recognize how events that once seemed terrible were, in hindsight, truly good. One of our main missions in this world is to develop complete faith in Hashem's constant and boundless chesed . One day, everything will be revealed. Until then, we have the opportunity to demonstrate our belief.

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