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One of the reasons we don't fully appreciate Hashem as much as we should is because, even when we receive clear blessings, we tend to attribute them to the people who gave them to us directly. We often fail to internalize that these people are merely Hashem's messengers. The Chovot HaLevavot , in Sha'ar HaBitachon , writes that Hashem has more love and mercy for us than anyone else in the world. Any compassion shown to a person ultimately stems from Hashem's compassion. When we receive something from others, it is because Hashem placed compassion into their hearts, enabling them to provide us with what He wants us to have. Of course, we must have hakarat hatov to those who help us, as Hashem deemed them worthy of fulfilling the chesed . But we cannot overlook the fact that everything we receive ultimately comes from Hashem. Likewise, when something is taken from us, it is Hashem acting through His messengers. Sometimes, we ourselves are His messengers, performing His will for others. A man, whom we will call Yosef, shared an incredible story. He lives in Har Nof and traveled abroad for a family wedding. On the return trip, his flight had a stopover in Holland. Due to a delay in the first flight, Yosef and his wife missed their connecting flight to Israel. It was already Friday, and there was no way to catch another flight in time for Shabbat. At the airport, a friendly Jew recommended they drive to the Jewish community in Antwerp, where they would surely find warm hospitality for Shabbat. When they arrived in Antwerp, however, Yosef and his wife felt hesitant about relying on others. Instead, they planned to buy some food and stay in a hotel. As they drove near the shul, they saw a man walking and asked where they could buy food. The man told them that all the Jewish stores were already closed for Shabbat but offered to guide them to the nearest grocery store. Yosef and his wife accepted his offer, and the man got into the back seat of their car. During the ride, they struck up a conversation and learned that this man was 36 years old and still unmarried. He shared that one day he had walked into a bet midrash and noticed a Gemara Masechet Sotah open to the page that states: "Forty days before a person is even conceived, Hashem determines who they will marry." Ever since, his daily prayer had been: "Ribbono shel Olam, You wrote in Your Torah that I have a zivug, and I believe with emunah shelemah that You will help me find her. Please let it happen soon." Yosef's wife listened intently and felt strongly that she wanted to help this man find his zivug . The man guided them to the shul where Shabbat guests were welcomed. Yosef and his wife went there and experienced the most heartwarming Shabbat, surrounded by people filled with ahavat Yisrael . They later said it was worth missing their connecting flight just to witness the kindness of the Antwerp community. During Shabbat, they met other guests, including a family from France whose daughter was searching for a shidduch . Yosef's wife immediately thought of the man who had helped them and suggested him as a match. Baruch Hashem , they turned out to be a perfect match, and shortly thereafter, the couple became engaged and then married. Yosef and his wife saw clearly how Hashem used them as His messengers to bring this couple together. They understood why they missed their connecting flight, why the man at the airport directed them to Antwerp, and why they met the 36-year-old near the shul. They even understood why he got into their car to show them where the grocery store was and instead brought them to the shul for guests. Everything that happens to us is guided by the ratzon Hashem . Sometimes Hashem gives to us through His messengers. Sometimes He takes through His messengers. And sometimes, He makes us His messengers.

Join me as I speak again with my close friend, teacher, and mentor, Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz, who co-founded Chamal Har Nof, an emergency relief organization that helps displaced families, army bases, and wives of soldiers in Israel. Yael gives us an update on how Chamal Har Nof has shifted its focus to match the changing needs in Israel.  She highlights two crucial initiatives they are working on right now: 1. To raise money for displaced and special needs children to attend camp this summer and 2. To supply the army with much-needed sources of protein. We speak about donor fatigue and how we can continue to help support our brothers and sisters in Israel.  Click here for the new Modern Jewish Girl Website!Click here to donate to Chamal Har Nof(Tax receipts are available in the US, UK, Canada and Israel) 

In this week's parasha , Hashem tells Moshe צו את אהרון ואת בניו לאמר, and Rashi writes, אין צו אלא לשון זירוז. Moshe was told by Hashem to inspire and encourage the Kohanim regarding their work with the korban olah . Rabbi Reuven Elbaz in his sefer Moshcheni Acharecha writes that in life Hashem gives everybody moments of encouragement and inspiration, and it is the job of man to grab those moments and use them to elevate himself spiritually and get closer to Hashem. Rav Yechezkel Levenstein the great mashgiach of Ponevezh who has inspired tens of thousands of people with his sefarim entitled Ohr Yechezkel once told a student of his that he attributed all of his spiritual gains to one moment of inspiration which he grabbed and kept with him for the rest of his life. It was during a speech that he heard from the great Mashgiach from Mir, Reb Yerucham Levovitz. In that speech, he learned what it means to feel Hashem's presence at all times and see Him in everything that he does and encounters. Everybody experiences hashgachat Hashem in their own lives. Sometimes they are able to see it more than others. One of the reasons Hashem allows us to see His hand clearly at those times is because He is giving us moments of inspiration. The wise man captures the moment and etches it in his brain for life, utilizing it to get closer to Hashem. And then, even during the trying moments when his resolve is being tested, he doesn't budge from his emunah because he knows Hashem is with him. Rabbi Elbaz gave a parable to crystallize the point. If a man was lost and found himself in a dark forest with wild animals lurking, the darkness being so thick he could barely see a foot in front of him. He has no idea how to escape, but he knows he has to do it quickly before he is caught by an animal. Then, all of a sudden, a bolt of lightning flashes. The entire forest lights up. The smart man will make it a point to capture that image and then use it to navigate his way out of there. So too it is in life. Hashem gives everyone moments of clarity. It is up to us to utilize them to help ourselves navigate through life properly. Everyone experiences hashgacha pratit . It doesn't necessarily have to be with big things. But when those moments happen, Hashem is talking to us. Sometimes they're more clear than others. Dr. Meir Wikler told a story about a man, Meyer Isakov, and his wife who lived in Har Nof. They both had the most wonderful middot and their home was always open to taking guests in. Although they didn't have so much money, they managed to always care for the people who came through their doors. A baal teshuva named Zev Eisner became inspired at Aish HaTorah and left his secular life in California to learn in that yeshiva in Israel. He was very shy and never found peace when going to other people's homes for meals, until he met Meyer and his wife. He felt so comfortable there, he made them his go-to home. The one Shabbat a month he left yeshiva, he would always go eat by them. Baruch Hashem, after nine long years, Meyer and his wife were blessed with their first child. Their joy knew no bounds. Eventually, they moved the baby into a crib in the other room in their apartment. It was a few weeks before Sukkot and Zev was eating over them for Shabbat. Before he left, he asked if he could stay by them for the entire holiday of Sukkot as his yeshiva was going to be closed. "Of course," they answered immediately, even though there was no room in the apartment for him to sleep. Since they were going to sleep in the sukkah anyway, it wouldn't be a problem. The only problem was they didn't have any extra mattresses for him to sleep on and they couldn't really afford to buy one either. They were hoping over the next couple of weeks they would be able to borrow one. However, as Yom Tov approached, they had not been successful in finding one. Meyer gave his wife chizuk saying, not to worry, they were doing ratzon Hashem and he was sure Hashem would help. His wife told him, "I wish I had your bitachon . You know, this mattress is not the only thing we need. Our baby is getting bigger and soon he is going to need a highchair." "I wish I could afford one," replied Meyer. "But you know how impossible it is for us to afford something that expensive now. We could still manage without it and when we really need it, Hashem will provide it." The next day was Erev Sukkot. Even Meyer felt his emunah being tested. He still had no bed for Zev who would be arriving in a few hours. Two hours later, the bell rang. It was Shia who lived down the block. He needed a favor, he also had a new baby in the house and a lot of guests coming over. He needed to make room for them. He said there were a couple of things he wasn't going to need for a while, but he didn't want to sell them. So he was wondering if Meyer had any storage space for them. "What were they?" A folding bed and a highchair. The hashgacha of Hashem was amazing – sending them exactly what they needed at the exact moment they needed it. For Meyer and his wife, that was a moment of clarity, a clear indication Hashem was with them, a moment they would never forget. If we use the moments of inspiration Hashem gives us, we'll be able to grow and become the people we're meant to become. Shabbat Shalom.

Throughout the ages, Hashem has performed numerous miracles to save us from harm. And this has convinced us that if the time calls for it, Hashem could easily come and perform another miracle. But Hashem's involvement in our lives is not limited to miraculous events. Purim is the holiday that teaches us that we don't need an open miracle to see Hashem's involvement in our lives. Every single little thing that takes place in the world at large and in each individual's life is all orchestrated by Hashem and only Hashem. In the third year of Achashverosh's reign, his wife Vashti refused to listen to him and even shamed him with disparaging words. That brought about Achashverosh to have her killed, which at that time seemed like just an isolated occurrence. It was only later that we saw that it was all set up by Hashem as part of His master plan to bring Esther into the palace and eventually save the Jews from Haman. Because Esther went into the palace, Mordechai was there often. And because he was there, he overheard Bigtan and Teresh plotting to kill the king and reported them, thereby saving Achashverosh's life. Then years later, on the very same night that Haman prepared a gallows to hang Mordechai, Achashverosh couldn't sleep and asked for his book of chronicles to be read to him. And out of everything in that book, the one thing that he was told about was how Mordechai saved his life. Later on, Haman fell on the bed where Esther was, just as the king entered the room, which caused him to hang Haman on the very same gallows that he made for Mordechai. Every event happened naturally, with no revealed Yad Hashem. In fact, Megilat Eshter is one of the only sefarim in all of Tanach that does not have Hashem's name mentioned even once. That's to teach us that although Hashem doesn't always perform open miracles, He is constantly with us, behind the scenes, involved in everything that happens all the time. The ways of Hashem are truly amazing. If we look back and connect the dots in our own lives, we'll see how Hashem was setting up events way before we could have possibly understood their significance. But after the picture is painted, we are left in awe, realizing that what we thought was a haphazard event was really the Yad Hashem . Rabbi Yoel Gold related a story that a girl named Chana told him about herself a few years ago. She was 23 years old at the time. She was in Israel, staying in Har Nof, and one day she wasn't feeling well. Her friend, who knew she was there, called to ask her for a favor. She was working on a project for a certain company and needed a picture of the Har HaBayit from a certain angle, standing on Har HaZetim. Although Chana wasn't feeling well, she really wanted to help her friend. So she pushed herself and took a bus to Sha'ar Shechem, and then from there she was going to take another bus to Har HaZetim. Her head was spinning and she was nauseous, so she wasn't paying careful attention to details. She saw a blue and white bus and got on, not realizing it was an Arab bus. She sat down and fell asleep, and woke up 25 minutes later, seeing that she missed her stop. She got off the bus, went across the street to catch another bus back. But she didn't realize she was in Arab territory and there were no buses going back. It was the first night of Ramadan, and the streets were empty, because everyone was inside breaking their fast. She started walking and saw a settlement, and that's when she realized she was in Arab territory. She quickly took out her phone, but saw that it was out of battery. She was in a lot of trouble and didn't know what to do next. She started saying Tehillim and asked Hashem for help. She decided to knock on the door of a home that looked well kept with a nice lawn, hoping it wasn't Arabs. She was going to present herself as a pro-Palestinian UCLA student that needed to write a paper on the Palestinians. She knocked on the door, and a young woman, in her full Arab garb, answered the door. She took one look at her and said, “Chana, is that you?” Chana was caught off guard, shocked at what was happening. The young woman hugged Chana, then brought her into the house and showed her the thank you card that she sent her six months before. That's when Chana remembered how six months before she ran a program for Aish HaTorah at the King Solomon Hotel. And at that time, she accepted upon herself to thank every single person on the hotel staff who helped out. On the last day, this Palestinian girl showed up and was running the coffee station. Chana made it a point to go over and talk to her and make conversation, and then added her to the list of thank you cards she was going to make, which turned out to be over fifty. Now, when Chana's life was at risk, this is the home she found herself in front of. Inside that house, there were other people who worked in the hotel that day, who also got thank you cards from Chana and were so appreciative to her. They took her back to her house, and all was well. The hashgacha of Hashem here was truly amazing. Everything we do is part of a larger picture, and sometimes Hashem shows us a glimpse of how He is connecting all the dots of our lives.

Jenna speaks with her close friend, teacher, and mentor, Yael (Seruya) Zdanowitz, who co-founded Chamal Har Nof, an emergency relief organization that helps displaced families, army bases, and wives of soldiers in Israel. Yael gives us a glimpse into the reality on the ground in Israel since October 7th. She describes the incredible work her organization is doing and how we can get involved. Click here for the new Modern Jewish Girl Website! Click here to donate to Chamal Har Nof(Tax receipts are available in the US, UK, Canada and Israel) 

While we like to think that we are adaptable beings who can handle change well, the truth is that for most people, it takes a major event, diagnosis, or catastrophe to spark that change. Today's guest, Yaffa Palti, helps us understand this. Yaffa explains that most people get used to a certain level of discomfort or pain in their lives, so they really don't think about the changes they could be making to mitigate those discomforts.You'll hear:Why people get stuck in their discomfortHow emotional traumas manifest themselves physicallyThe #1 blocker of hope Why it's difficult trying to change in isolationThe one behavior that allows you to take no responsibility for your outcomes in life (and how to change it!)What actually allows you to achieve success What Rosh Hashanah is and how you could be using this theory in your daily lives And more!More about Yaffa:A born and bred Flatbush girl, Yaffa has always been gifted in connecting with people. Women and girls of all ages are drawn to her seeking advice, support, connection, and friendship, and she is able to relate to them genuinely and effectively, no matter their life circumstance. Yaffa moved to Israel after marrying her husband and lived in Har Nof for seven years. While he was becoming a rav and dayan, Yaffa was a teacher, mechanechet, play director, and coordinator of extra curricular activities in various American girls' seminaries. In addition to being a teacher, Yaffa is a sought after public lecturer, known for her charisma, depth and humor. She is often compared to a ray of sunshine, transforming any environment she encounters into one of warmth and light. She is also a singer/songwriter and often blends together her lectures and melodies. In 2005 Yaffa moved, with her husband and children, to Mexico City, where Rav Palti served as the rabbi and spiritual leader of a large secular community. She became fluent in Spanish and was actively involved in community affairs and teaching for eleven years. In 2016 she and her family moved to San Diego California to start Aish San Diego, where her husband became the Rabbi and spiritual leader of the Carmel Valley community. Yaffa continues her community involvement in San Diego and is dedicated to kiruv full time. As a speaker, she lectures on many diverse topics, mostly motivational and inspirational, all profound, enlightening and unique. Yaffa comes from a solid Torah observant background, and was raised in a home infused with chessed and unconditional acceptance. She is a trained educator as well as a certified substance abuse professional.Connect with Yaffa:Yaffa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yaffapaltiYaffa's YouTube: To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/time-to-talkTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancerJoin the Facebook group: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepingabreastwdrjennConnect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Joining host Amanda Borschel-Dan today are military correspondent Emanuel Fabian, Palestinian Affairs correspondent Jack Mukand and, from the World Cup in Doha, news correspondent Ash Obel. Two explosions at two bus stops near entrances to Jerusalem on Wednesday morning killed one person and left another 22 people injured, police and medics said. Post recording, the victim of the Jerusalem bombing attack was named as 16-year-old Aryeh Shtsupak, a yeshiva student from Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood. Next, Fabian discusses the heartbreaking case of Tiran Fero, an 18-year-old 12th grader from the Druze-majority town of Daliyat al-Karmel, who was critically injured in a car crash in the West Bank and treated at a Palestinian hospital where he died. His body is believed to have been snatched by Palestinian gunmen from a hospital in the city, the military said. Podcast first-timer Jack Mukand speaks about some of the factors that led to the horrific beheading of Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, a gay Palestinian who sought refuge in Israel, only to be kidnapped and murdered in Hebron. Also joining the podcast for the first time is Obel, who is The Times of Israel's intrepid reporter onsite in Doha. He speaks about the availability of kosher food, approaching Iranian fans for interviews and how the tournament stacks up to Russia in 2018. Discussed articles include: LIVE BLOG, November 23, 2022 1 killed as terror bombings target 2 bus stops at entrances to Jerusalem; 22 hurt IDF: Body of Israeli who died after West Bank crash snatched by Palestinian gunmen Ghastly beheading lays bare the myriad perils for LGBT Palestinians fleeing to Israel ‘I'm talking to an Israeli journalist!' Giggles and grace from Iranians at World Cup Iran newspapers: World Cup loss due to protest pressure and ‘Zionist,' Saudi media Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Israeli police inspect the scene of an explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem, November 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We continue with stories from our trip to Eretz Yisrael. One of the places we visited was a yeshiva headed by Rabbi Nissan Kaplan. For many years, he gave classes in the Mirrer Yeshiva, and then, a few years ago, he opened his own Yeshiva in Har Nof. Before he gave us a class, he told us an interesting story about the building we were in. He described it as the most beautiful Bet Midrash in the Middle East. It has a beautiful view of Har Nof, a large campus with a dormitory, a soccer field and basketball court, marble floors, beautiful moldings…… it's really a beautiful, ornate multimillion dollar building that he is renting. He told us how he got it: It sat vacant for twenty years. The man that built it aspired to have a yeshiva, but his plan never panned out. As sometimes happens in Israel and in America, when a yeshiva is no longer functioning, the building is rented out. But this man was never able to rent out the building. He wanted a large sum of money and nobody could afford the price, so it just sat vacant. When Rabbi Kaplan was shopping for a building for his yeshiva, he heard about this building but he was told he would never be able to afford it. When he approached the owner and asked to rent it, the owner told him it was very expensive. The rabbi said he needed a building, and this one was beautiful. Then, when the owner gave him the contract, he signed it without even looking at the price. When they shook on the the deal, the Rabbi thanked him and said, “I really love this building, but there is one problem. I can't afford it. I don't even know what it costs, but I don't have a lot of money.” The man told him they would make it work, after figuring out what he was able to afford, they settled on $50,000 a month, which is still a lot of money. The owner then proceeded to explain why he acquiesced and gave it to the rabbi for a much lower price than he previously anticipated. He said that everyone that previously came to rent it couldn't afford it, and so they started bargaining by listing all the problems with the building…They claimed it didn't have enough windows or that the stairs were too steep… “ Everybody found some kind of excuse or problem with the building, ” he said, “ But I think the building is very nice, so I didn't want to rent it to them. You are the first person that walked in and just said you loved my building, and you didn't find anything wrong with it. You just wanted to rent it. So I decided I would rent the building to you and make it work.” When Rabbi Kaplan told us the story, we all noted that it was eerily similar to the story of the Mirrer Yeshiva, and how Silas Hardoun had famously built a building large enough for 400 Yeshiva boys in Shanghai, when there were only 12 people praying in the synagogue at the time. Nobody could understand why he built it. They knew that his father had come to him in a dream and told him to build it, but still, why that size? Why the grandeur? Later on, when the Mirrer Yeshiva needed a place to go when escaping from Europe, they used that building. After the war was over and they left, the communists seized the building and destroyed it. Everyone then understood that God had put into the mind of this man to have the building ready when it was necessary. Similarly, that is what happened to this Rabbi. This Rabbi had actually been in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Jerusalem. And when he left to start his new yeshiva, he told people that he left the Mirrer Yeshiva to come to the Mirrer Yeshiva, because the same miracle had happened. It's the miracle that God has things prepared and ready for when we need them. We saw this live, in this Rabbi's Yeshiva. Have a wonderful day.

Can we bring Korbanos these days: Tumah, Techeilis, Kohanim - Can we rely on the Kohein DNA chromosone? The place of the Mizbeach - can it be proven archaeologically? Bigdei Kehuna, and much more... with Rabbi Shimshon Nadel – Rov of Zichron Yosef in Har Nof, Rosh Kollel Sinai Kollel – 18:57 How to bring a Korban Pesach - A checklist with Rabbi Binyomin Feldman  –Mechaber Machon L'Dvir Baisacha  – 55:53 מראי מקומות    

Turned into a Widow by TerroristsMrs. Risa RotmanAuthor of Terror and Emunah in Har NofIt was a calm morning, and Mrs. Risa Rotman was looking forward to catching up on housework and errands. Instead she heard sirens. Sirens she tried to ignore until she couldn't anymore. There had been a terrible terrorist attack in the Har Nof shul, directly down the block from her house. Men who had been davening there had been killed. Risa's husband was one of the victims.Rabbi Rotman survived the actual attack but remained in a coma for a year. Risa remained dedicated to his care until he passed away.  She learned to juggle taking care of her sick husband with the responsibilities of being a single mother. And through it all, she felt herself growing closer and closer to Hashem. She was strongly encouraged by a good friend to keep a journal. “It will help you,” she insisted. The end result of that journal is her book, Terror and Emunah in Har Nof. The book is inspiring and so is its author. Listen as she talks about the terror and trauma she lived through and grew from.

In this week's parasha , Hashem tells Moshe צו את אהרון ואת בניו לאמר, and Rashi writes, אין צו אלא לשון זירוז. Moshe was told by Hashem to inspire and encourage the Kohanim regarding their work with the korban olah . Rabbi Reuven Elbaz in his sefer Moshcheni Acharecha writes that in life Hashem gives everybody moments of encouragement and inspiration, and it is the job of man to grab those moments and use them to elevate himself spiritually and get closer to Hashem. Rav Yechezkel Levenstein the great mashgiach of Ponevezh who has inspired tens of thousands of people with his sefarim entitled Ohr Yechezkel once told a student of his that he attributed all of his spiritual gains to one moment of inspiration which he grabbed and kept with him for the rest of his life. It was during a speech that he heard from the great Mashgiach from Mir, Reb Yerucham Levovitz. In that speech, he learned what it means to feel Hashem's presence at all times and see Him in everything that he does and encounters. Everybody experiences hashgachat Hashem in their own lives. Sometimes they are able to see it more than others. One of the reasons Hashem allows us to see His hand clearly at those times is because He is giving us moments of inspiration. The wise man captures the moment and etches it in his brain for life, utilizing it to get closer to Hashem. And then, even during the trying moments when his resolve is being tested, he doesn't budge from his emunah because he knows Hashem is with him. Rabbi Elbaz gave a parable to crystallize the point. If a man was lost and found himself in a dark forest with wild animals lurking, the darkness being so thick he could barely see a foot in front of him. He has no idea how to escape, but he knows he has to do it quickly before he is caught by an animal. Then, all of a sudden, a bolt of lightning flashes. The entire forest lights up. The smart man will make it a point to capture that image and then use it to navigate his way out of there. So too it is in life. Hashem gives everyone moments of clarity. It is up to us to utilize them to help ourselves navigate through life properly. Everyone experiences hashgacha pratit . It doesn't necessarily have to be with big things. But when those moments happen, Hashem is talking to us. Sometimes they're more clear than others. Dr. Meir Wikler told a story about a man, Meyer Isakov, and his wife who lived in Har Nof. They both had the most wonderful middot and their home was always open to taking guests in. Although they didn't have so much money, they managed to always care for the people who came through their doors. A baal teshuva named Zev Eisner became inspired at Aish HaTorah and left his secular life in California to learn in that yeshiva in Israel. He was very shy and never found peace when going to other people's homes for meals, until he met Meyer and his wife. He felt so comfortable there, he made them his go-to home. The one Shabbat a month he left yeshiva, he would always go eat by them. Baruch Hashem, after nine long years, Meyer and his wife were blessed with their first child. Their joy knew no bounds. Eventually, they moved the baby into a crib in the other room in their apartment. It was a few weeks before Sukkot and Zev was eating over them for Shabbat. Before he left, he asked if he could stay by them for the entire holiday of Sukkot as his yeshiva was going to be closed. “Of course,” they answered immediately, even though there was no room in the apartment for him to sleep. Since they were going to sleep in the sukkah anyway, it wouldn't be a problem. The only problem was they didn't have any extra mattresses for him to sleep on and they couldn't really afford to buy one either. They were hoping over the next couple of weeks they would be able to borrow one. However, as Yom Tov approached, they had not been successful in finding one. Meyer gave his wife chizuk saying, not to worry, they were doing ratzon Hashem and he was sure Hashem would help. His wife told him, “I wish I had your bitachon . You know, this mattress is not the only thing we need. Our baby is getting bigger and soon he is going to need a highchair.” “I wish I could afford one,” replied Meyer. “But you know how impossible it is for us to afford something that expensive now. We could still manage without it and when we really need it, Hashem will provide it.” The next day was Erev Sukkot. Even Meyer felt his emunah being tested. He still had no bed for Zev who would be arriving in a few hours. Two hours later, the bell rang. It was Shia who lived down the block. He needed a favor, he also had a new baby in the house and a lot of guests coming over. He needed to make room for them. He said there were a couple of things he wasn't going to need for a while, but he didn't want to sell them. So he was wondering if Meyer had any storage space for them. “What were they?” A folding bed and a highchair. The hashgacha of Hashem was amazing – sending them exactly what they needed at the exact moment they needed it. For Meyer and his wife, that was a moment of clarity, a clear indication Hashem was with them, a moment they would never forget. If we use the moments of inspiration Hashem gives us, we'll be able to grow and become the people we're meant to become. Shabbat Shalom.

It is not good enough for a person to believe that Hashem created the world and oversees what takes place here. We are obligated to know אין עוד מלבדו – there is nothing other than Hashem. Everything that happens is brought about by Hashem and only Hashem. If tragedy occurs, lo alenu , and many people die as a result, there will always be ways to explain why it happened through the natural way of the world. Most recently, regarding the building collapse in Miami, we hear the reports about the structural damage, which is what seemed to be the natural cause of the collapse. Yet, we are to know that everything about the tragedy was brought about only by Hashem. The Rambam in the laws of ta'aniot (chap.1) writes, there is a mitzvat aseh from the Torah to cry out to Hashem during times of tragedy, and he goes on the list examples of tragedies which seemingly came about through the natural ways of the world, like a famine or a plague of locusts. Then he says, if we will understand that they came about by Hashem, and we take them as a calling to us to make teshuva and improve our ways, then the tragedies will stop. However, if people say it was not Hashem, but rather the result of a natural cause, then in his words, that is cruelty. It is ignoring Hashem instead of taking the message to heart. As far as we are concerned, we must take this tragedy as a calling from Hashem to improve our ways. Everyone knows their own shortcomings. We must proactively take upon ourselves something to improve in a concrete way, whether it's adding more Torah, whether it's improving ben adam lechavero … As far as the people who were involved in the tragedy, who was there and who wasn't there, that was determined only by Hashem. Every person has an allotted number of years in this world until Hashem calls them back to be with Him. We don't understand what each person's mission is in this world. Only Hashem knows. He is the one who calculates how many years each person needs to do his job. A rabbi of a congregation in Florida told me two stories which he personally verified. The first was of an entire family who leased an apartment in that building. The first night they had possession of that apartment was Wednesday night, June 23. When they arrived that evening, the previous tenants were still there. They called the landlord who apologized profusely, asking them if they could please just wait one more day to move in. He then paid for them to have a one-night stay at the Grand Beach Hotel. This family made a seudat hoda'ah thanking Hashem for sparing their lives. A different family returned home after being away that evening and found that their freezer had broken and all the food in it defrosted. The smell of the spoiled meat was so putrid, they had to go stay somewhere else that night. There was another family who ran out moments before the collapse. There were also people who arrived just hours before the collapse. They were in the building when it happened. Each one of those families was b'hashgacha pratit with Hashem guiding each person to where he was meant to be. About seven years ago, there was a tragedy in Har Nof when terrorists came in and brutally murdered people praying in shul. At that time, at least a dozen stories came out about people who were normally at that minyan , but just that morning didn't make it. A rabbi was relating some of those stories when a man asked him, “I'm sure every day of the year there are people who miss minyan for one reason or another. What makes you think that this time was a hashgacha pratit ?” The rabbi replied, “It is true that every day of the year different people don't end up getting to the places they planned on being at, but don't think for a moment that each and every one of those instances was not also planned out by Hashem for a reason.” Just because we don't see the immediate benefits of somebody not ending up in the place he wanted to be in, doesn't mean that it wasn't orchestrated by Hashem. Most of the time, we do not see why Hashem causes people to be in certain places, but we must know that we are always being guided only by Hashem and אין עוד מלבדו.

It is not good enough for a person to believe that Hashem created the world and oversees what takes place here. We are obligated to know אין עוד מלבדו – there is nothing other than Hashem. Everything that happens is brought about by Hashem and only Hashem. If tragedy occurs, lo alenu , and many people die as a result, there will always be ways to explain why it happened through the natural way of the world. Most recently, regarding the building collapse in Miami, we hear the reports about the structural damage, which is what seemed to be the natural cause of the collapse. Yet, we are to know that everything about the tragedy was brought about only by Hashem. The Rambam in the laws of ta'aniot (chap.1) writes, there is a mitzvat aseh from the Torah to cry out to Hashem during times of tragedy, and he goes on the list examples of tragedies which seemingly came about through the natural ways of the world, like a famine or a plague of locusts. Then he says, if we will understand that they came about by Hashem, and we take them as a calling to us to make teshuva and improve our ways, then the tragedies will stop. However, if people say it was not Hashem, but rather the result of a natural cause, then in his words, that is cruelty. It is ignoring Hashem instead of taking the message to heart. As far as we are concerned, we must take this tragedy as a calling from Hashem to improve our ways. Everyone knows their own shortcomings. We must proactively take upon ourselves something to improve in a concrete way, whether it's adding more Torah, whether it's improving ben adam lechavero … As far as the people who were involved in the tragedy, who was there and who wasn't there, that was determined only by Hashem. Every person has an allotted number of years in this world until Hashem calls them back to be with Him. We don't understand what each person's mission is in this world. Only Hashem knows. He is the one who calculates how many years each person needs to do his job. A rabbi of a congregation in Florida told me two stories which he personally verified. The first was of an entire family who leased an apartment in that building. The first night they had possession of that apartment was Wednesday night, June 23. When they arrived that evening, the previous tenants were still there. They called the landlord who apologized profusely, asking them if they could please just wait one more day to move in. He then paid for them to have a one-night stay at the Grand Beach Hotel. This family made a seudat hoda'ah thanking Hashem for sparing their lives. A different family returned home after being away that evening and found that their freezer had broken and all the food in it defrosted. The smell of the spoiled meat was so putrid, they had to go stay somewhere else that night. There was another family who ran out moments before the collapse. There were also people who arrived just hours before the collapse. They were in the building when it happened. Each one of those families was b'hashgacha pratit with Hashem guiding each person to where he was meant to be. About seven years ago, there was a tragedy in Har Nof when terrorists came in and brutally murdered people praying in shul. At that time, at least a dozen stories came out about people who were normally at that minyan , but just that morning didn't make it. A rabbi was relating some of those stories when a man asked him, “I'm sure every day of the year there are people who miss minyan for one reason or another. What makes you think that this time was a hashgacha pratit ?” The rabbi replied, “It is true that every day of the year different people don't end up getting to the places they planned on being at, but don't think for a moment that each and every one of those instances was not also planned out by Hashem for a reason.” Just because we don't see the immediate benefits of somebody not ending up in the place he wanted to be in, doesn't mean that it wasn't orchestrated by Hashem. Most of the time, we do not see why Hashem causes people to be in certain places, but we must know that we are always being guided only by Hashem and אין עוד מלבדו.

Do we know what the Techeilis is - Is it the murex or the cuttlefish? Are you obligated to wear it because of Safek?  with Hagaon Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky - Rosh Yeshiva of Philadelphia – 20:10 with Hagaon Rav Menachem Mendel Shafran - Av Beis Din Hayashar V'hatov Yerushalayim, Rosh Yeshiva Noam Hatorah Bnei Brak – 20:34 with Hagaon Rav Dovid Cohen - Rov of Gvul Yaavetz, Renowned Posek, Mechaber seforim – 21:30 with Hagaon Rav Herschel Schachter - Rosh Yeshiva & Rosh Kollel YU, Leading Posek of OU –   25:10 with Hagaon Rav Nissin Kaplan - Maggid Shiur, Mir Yerushalayim – 28:26 with Hagaon Rav David Yosef - Rosh Kollel Yachveh Da'at Kollel, Chief Rabbi of Har Nof, Member Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah – 34:57 with Rabbi Bentzion Halberstam, Rav of Khal Chassidim Westgate – 36:03 with Hagaon Rav Moshe Heineman – Rov of Agudas Yisroel Baltimore, Renowned Poseik – 55:40 with Rabbi Michoel Shlomo Bar-Ron – Founder Torath Moshe learning center – 1:11:54 מראי מקומות  

Natalie opens by discussing the war being waged on Israel and the displaced families staying temporarily in her yishuv; First guest Zezy Fuld who discusses his family's experience in the shelter, and the current US leadership; next, Natalie speaks with Joey Kelman from Har Nof, a medic with Rescuers Without Borders, serving in the southern communities reinforcing the local first responders and supporting the soldiers stationed along the Gaza border who are exhausted - they need helmets and vests - visit www.hatzalah.org.il; Aleeza Bracha from Pardes Chana tells of the way Israelis are flexible out of necessity, her upcoming first Shavuot in Israel. Returning Home 13MAY2021 - PODCAST

R' Avromi Fishman grew up in Har Nof, Israel, and later moved to Monsey, NY where he learned in Yeshivas Ohr Naftali. Afterwards he joined the ranks of Beis Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood, NJ where he received his Bachelors and Masters deferred. He currently lives in Lakewood with his family, and is in the accounting profession, but is still considered a "Kollel Yungerman" by trade due to his knowledge of Torah insights and Halacha.

We can find meaning in Tisha B'Av by reflecting on our experiences among Galus and Geula.Show Notes:• The kinna Rabbi Orlofsky sings is Kinna #32 (Ashkenaz)• Rabbi Orlofsky's 10-part series on Kinnot: rabbiorlofsky.com/kinnos• Rabbi Zev Leff's Tisha B'Av program livestream: bit.ly/rabbileff-live-2019• Har Nof program livestream: https://www.torahanytime.com/#/post?id=40283Links:• ⬇️ Download the audio for this episode from rabbiorlofsky.com/podcast•

Should Abraham pray for Sodom? Should he feel bad about ousting Yishmael from his household? Should he listen to God when He commands him to sacrifice Isaac? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai to discuss a Torah portion full of moral challenges. Then, Risa Rotman's husband was murdered in the infamous Har Nof Massacre. She joins Yishai to talk about her book "Terror and Emunah in Har Nof."

How a brutal terrorist attack affected one family. Risa Rotman is the author of Terror and Emunah in Har Nof and today she shares her story of how she cared for her family in the aftermath of terror.

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Highlights: interview with Dr. Dovid Fishman about the book he edited: “Droshes un Ksovim”, the 2009 book of writings in Yiddish by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (replay: last aired 21 July 2010). News report of previous day's terrorist murders in Har Nof shul, and and host comments take note in particular of Rabbi Mosheh Twersky with his strong ties to Boston and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Har Nof Shul Terrorist Slaughter in Har Nof Shul During Shachris - See more at: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/271968/terrorist-slaughter-in-har-nof-shul-during-shachris-leaves-4-dead-hyd.html#sthash.TvYD1HmL.dpuf Terrorist Slaughter in Har Nof Shul During Shachris - See more at: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/271968/terrorist-slaughter-in-har-nof-shul-during-shachris-leaves-4-dead-hyd.html#sthash.TvYD1HmL.dpuf

In addition to great Jewish music and Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser' Morning Chizuk, Mattes hosted Shlomo Zwickler of Beit Orot to discuss the latest news from Israel. Mattes also interviewed Zieva Konvissoer, author of Living Beyond Terrorism. They talked about how to get through these difficult times. Mattes's final guest was MK Rabbi Dov Lipman. They talked about his experience at the site of the Har Nof massacre the next day and what is now happening in Israel.

1st guest: Dr. David Hogberg, Health Care analyst with the National Center for Public Policy Research discusses Obamacare after the Republican mid-term election victory. Link: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA663.html 2nd guest: Ted Hayes: Co-Founder and Coordinator at Capitol Hill National Caucus discusses the impact of Illegal Immigration on the Black Community. Link: http://tedhayes.us/ 3rd guest: David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloah, Israel and the author of Peace for Peace: Israel in the New Middle East and The Islamic Tsunami: Israel and America in the Age of Obama discusses Israel and the Palestinian Authority after the Har Nof slaughter. Link: http://davidrubinisrael.com/

Featuring: Eli Beer of United Hatzalah of Israel and Rabbi Yigal Segal to discuss the devastating terrorist attacks on a synagogue in Har Nof, Israel today.