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***CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT*** Welcome to a special edition of Perek Shira. In the introduction to Perek Shira , it says about David Hamelech, that when he finished sefer Tehilim , זחה דעתו עליו/ He became a little proud, and said, Hashem, is there any creature in the world that says more songs than I do? At that moment, a frog appeared, and told David, אל תזוח דעתך עליך , Don't be proud, I say more songs than you do. I'm involved in a great Mitzvah. On the edge of the river, there is a certain creature, and when he's hungry, he eats me, and that's the Mitzvah that I do. That's the basic message of Chazal. Very strange. What exactly is going on over here? The frog is greater than David Hamelech? What does that mean? The Zohar HaKadosh, in Pinchas 232B cites this story as well, but with a different response from the frog, which is, " David, don't be proud. I do more than you, because I was Moser Nefesh on the command of my Creator. When it came to the plague of frogs, I jumped into the ovens, and I was Moser Nefesh ." The frog actually does sing all day, it's croaks all day. It could be that in the merit of his Mesirut Nefesh, he's the ultimate singer. The Mabit , in his commentary, brings this down as well. The Zohar says at that moment, David Hamelech said this song in Tehilim 131,1 lה' לא גבה לבי, לא רמו עיני, My heart is not arrogant, my eyes are not lifted up . So let us understand, what is this great song of the frog? The sefer Imrei Emet on Parashat Vaera brings down from the Tanna D'veh Eliyahu , that the Hebrew word for frog צפרדע Sefardea , is a contraction of two words, ציפור, a bird , that has דעה , that has understanding . It's Bird because the frog is always flying around, but what is his דעת ? The Imrei Emet says that the ultimate level of Da'at , the highest level of intellect, is when a person is Moser Nefesh , when he jumps into the fire. Avraham Avinu was the one that recognized his Creator, and he was the first one to jump into the fire. What does that mean? The Meshech Chochma in Shemot 35,30 explains something fascinating. The chief architect of the Mishkan was Betzalel Ben Ouri, Ben Chur. And what happens to him? Hashem filled him with all knowledge in the world. Why was he zocheh to that? Says the Meshech Chochma, Mesirut Nefesh . When a person jumps into a fiery furnace, it is the ultimate shutting off of one's brain- not thinking, just trusting Hashem. Hashem says it's right, so I'm doing it. Chur was Moser Nefesh at the Chet HaEgel . He made a protest and they killed him. This is not something philosophical. Philosophically, would you say, For this one second, I'm giving up my whole life and all the things that I could do ? No . The Chasid Yaavetz says that in the times of the Spanish Inquisition, those that were tainted by philosophy did not withstand the test and became Moranos. The simpler people jumped in, because with too much philosophy, you're not going to do it. But, says the Meshech Chochma , that is the ultimate Da'at . The ultimate level of understanding is knowing, I don't understand, I'm going to dive in and do what God says . That's why Chur had a great-grandson, Betzalel , who was so full of wisdom. So, ציפור דעה, the message of the frog is, he jumps in and he is Moser Nefesh , and that's the greatest Shira . Furthermore, the sefer Shem M'Shimon quotes from a sefer Baalei Chayim by Rav Klonimus, that says that the frog did something earlier in history that caused it to merit to be the first creature in the plagues, after the blood. When Nimrod threw Avraham into the fiery furnace, the frogs jumped in and squirted water to try to cool down the fire to save Avraham. Additionally, when Chananiah, Mishael and Azariah questioned whether they should jump into the fiery furnace, they said, " If the frogs did it, surely we should do it." So the frogs are the messengers of Moser Nefesh . The chiddush here is that the song of creation is not necessarily the outward , loud song. Mesirut Nefesh, even in privacy, creates a great song. The Midrash tells us that there were two approaches (Bereshit 71,5) The approach of לאה was called פלח הודיה. She took the unit of praise, and out of her came Yehuda who praised, David Hamelech who praised, and Daniel…all of her children were praisers. Rachel, on the other hand, took the unit of being quiet. She didn't say when the signs were given over to Leah. Her child, Binyamin his stone is ישפה ,. יש פה He could have revealed the sale of Yosef, but he didn't. Esther, who comes from Shaul, and Shaul…They're quiet, undercover people. Whose Mesirut Nefesh is greater? Interestingly, when it comes to the splitting of the sea, Nachshon, who comes from Yehuda jumps in and splits the sea. But behind the scenes we know, that it says, the sea saw something and ran . What did it see? It saw the bones of Yosef. It says, the sea ran away because he ran away, and the sea split. So who split the sea? Nachshon, yes, on the outside. But behind the scenes, the quiet, self-control, Mesirut Nefesh of Yosef did it. As the Rambam in Yad Hazaka , in the laws of Yesodeh HaTorah , chapter 5, Halacha 10, says, that when a person does a sin in public, it's called Chillul Hashem B'Rabim. And he says, But קול הפורש מעבירה, someone that stays away from a sin, and does it, not out of fear, not for honor, but only because God said so, like Yosef HaSaddik, that controlled himself from the wife of his master, this is a kiddush Hashem. So there are two types of Kiddush Hashem. There's a Kiddush Hashem in public, and there's a Kiddush Hashem in private. The Mesirut Nefesh that doesn't make the big, loud noise, still does something. That's the message of the frog. Yes, there are great songs that we hear, but there are songs that we don't hear, of those people that just jump into the fiery furnace. There's a great story that is told over, of a man, Joe, who was a very successful Israeli, the son of Holocaust survivors. He rose from a childhood of poverty, in the mid-80s, and built up a huge, successful high-tech company. One day, his wife called, asking to pick up some meat on his way home from the office. He stopped at a trendy take-out place, to order what they called in, Israel Basar Lavan/white meat, which is code for חזיר, pork. As he stood in line, he began to feel uneasy. He began to remember a story he had heard from his parents. He always knew the story, but now it took on a heightened meaning. Joe's maternal grandfather was Rav Shraga Feivel of Hungary. Rav Shraga Feivel was captured by the Nazis, about a year before the war ended, and imprisoned as a slave in a slave labor camp. After a year, Rav Shraga Feivel was about to be freed. The war was over, and the Allied forces were going from camp to camp, liberating the prisoners. They could already see the smoke of the Allied forces marching their way. Freedom was mere hours away. At that moment, the head SS officer gathered the Jewish prisoners together and announced, The war has ended. In a few hours, you'll be free. All but you, he said, pointing to Rav Shraga Feivel. You must pass one more test. You must eat this piece of pig's meat. Only then will you be allowed to go free. Refuse it, and I'll shoot you in the head right here and now. The tension was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Rav Shraga Feivel had been meticulous all through his days at the camp, not to eat unkosher meat. He didn't even eat soup, which might contain meat. Rav Shraga Feivel proclaimed, I will not eat chazir-flesh /I will not eat pork. A shot rang out, and Rav Shraga Feivel soul was returned to its creator. And now, 40 years later, Rav Shraga Feivel's grandson stood thinking to himself, I'm waiting in line to pay money to eat that which my grandfather gave his life not to consume? All he had to do was eat that one small piece of pork, and he'd be set free! He'd be allowed to return to his family, yet he wouldn't do it. I have everything. I'm free to live with my family. I have anything I want, yet I'm about to purchase this meat?Either my grandfather was crazy, or I'm crazy. And I cannot believe that he was crazy, thought Joe, as he got off the line and went to buy dinner elsewhere. When he got home, he spoke to his wife about his feelings and the emptiness he had been experiencing. They both had to acknowledge that despite all their material prosperity, a certain spiritual emptiness gnawed at him. They were missing something, but never knew exactly what. They spoke for a long time about values and what is important in life. They decided to attend an Arachim seminar. Joe was enthralled by the seminar. It penetrated the murky mysteriousness of God, Torah, and Judaism. It rocked his world and shook his soul. Who was that Joe? That Joe was well known as Yossi Wallis. He eventually became the CEO of the Arachim organization and built it to a huge movement of Baaleh Teshuva. Tens of thousands of Jews have already come back. We ask ourselves, what did this man, Rav Shraga Feivel, accomplish by dying and not living the rest of his life for that moment of Kiddush Hashem, shutting off his brain? He got a grandson full of Da'at and Chochma . And that's the Song of the Frog. *If you're interested in learning more about Yossi Wallis, there's a book written about him written by Rav Nacan Seltzer called Incredible , a bestseller by Artscroll. Have a wonderful day.

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Welcome to our Anava series. A while back we said that the goal of Yetziat Mitzrayim was to make us humble. Somebody recently shared with me a sefer Tiferet Shlomo , on Parashat Beshalach , that says, Anytime a person wants to merit any level of greatness, he has to start off with the understanding that, 'I am not fit for this.' It's not my merit, but rather than merit of my forefathers that opened the path for me, and set me on the road. The Gemara in Berachot 10B says, כל התולה בזכות עצמו תולין לו בזכות אבותיו כו' ע"ש. If you think that you're worthy on your own, God will reciprocate and say, "I gave this to you because of your forefathers. " The very fact that you take credit makes you less worthy so you need the merit of others. But when someone says, I don't have merit, that in itself is the merit, because humility is the merit! As the pasuk in Devarim 7,7 says לֹ֣א מֵֽרֻבְּכֶ֞ם מִכׇּל־הָֽעַמִּ֗ים חָשַׁ֧ק יְהֹוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם / God likes you because you are not great, but you humble yourselves. That's why we always say Elohenu V'Elohei Avotenu / Our God and the God of our forefathers, which means the whole Elohut / the whole connection to God comes because we realize it's Elohenu avotenu . It's not enough to simply understand, I got it from my father. No, the fact that you make the statement and realize it's from your father, is how you create your connection. Conversely, somebody who lifts themself up and thinks I'm worthy on my own, is going to go down, as we see in many cases in history The Tiferet Shlomo points out that Az Yashir starts with, כִּֽי־גָאֹ֣ה גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹכְב֖וֹ רָמָ֥ה בַיָּֽם׃ He threw the horse in the rider. Why do we say that? Because Paroah was the one that said, I am a god. So Hashem is showing us what happens to those that think they're gods. The Jewish people were saved specifically because they were humble. He then goes through the Nusach HaTefila that we say every morning. ממצרים גאלתנו כו' וים סוף להם בקעת כו' על זאת שבחו אהובים כו' שירות ותשבחות ברכות והודאות למלך אל חי וקים . God took us out of Egypt… He split the sea….Those beloved ones sing songs Wonderful! We are talking about Keriat Yam Suf and we are going to say Hashem Yimloch L'Olam Vaed- that's our daily introduction to our prayers. You have to have Keriat Yam Suf on your mind, so that you are ready to pray. You're supposed to make Keriat Yam Suf alive every day of your life. In middle of that discussion, we say רם ונשא כו' משפיל גאים ומגביה שפלים . Ram V'Nisah God is great. He brings down the arrogant What does that have to do with anything? Then we go back to תהלות לאל עליו ן Why, in the middle of my discussion about God saving us from Mitzrayim , do I have this little Mussar on Anava ? He explains, That's the point. Without the Anava, they never would've gotten out of Mitzrayim . And without the Anava you can't connect to Hashem. So every single day, I'm not just Zecher LYetziat Mitzrayim as a philosophical concept. Rather, with that Zecher LYetziat Mitzrayim comes my daily dose of Anava , and then I'm ready to pray. And he says, we see this built in to the famous Rashi on Zeh Eli V'Anvehu, Rashi15B, which says שראתה שפחה על הים מה שלא ראו / So the Jewish people saw tremendous things and yet they remained humble. That's what we want to say. מוציא אסירים ופודה ענוים / God took those out of jail and He redeems the humble. Why did He take them out of jail? Why did He redeem them? Because they were Anavim . And he says, an unbelievable thing ועונ"ה לעמו הוא אותיות ענו"ה /We say God answers ועונה Onah which has the same letters as the word Anava humility ענוה indicating that what caused Hashem to answer us is our Anava . In Arbit, we say the same. בוקע ים לפני משה זה אלי ענו ואמרו. God split the sea for all the Jewish people . He says, Moshe is the symbol of humility. משה עניו מכל אדם. ( Bamidbar 12,3) The sea was split in the merit of Moshe Rabbenu, in the merit of Anava . It says זה אלי ענו ואמרו Answer ענו has the same letters as ענו Anav humble They saw these great, great revelations and they still remained anav . That's one explanation. Annu/ Anav, they remained anav . The other explanation is because they were Anav they were able to say is Zeh Eli, which is Kabalat Ohl Malchut Shamayim. You can't accept the yoke of God's kingdom unless you're humble. Another unbelievable explanation- It says in the war with Amalek, Shemot 17, וּמֹשֶׁה֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן וְח֔וּר עָל֖וּ רֹ֥אשׁ הַגִּבְעָֽה׃ Moshe and Aharon went to top of the mountain. And in Bamidbar 23, 9 it says, Bilam says וּמִגְּבָע֖וֹת אֲשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ / I see them from the mountains, Rashi says that refers to the Avot , who are considered the mountains. So says Moshe and Aharon went to top of the mountain, when going to fight Amalek. Amalek is all about Ga'ava , and we fight him with humility, by realizing we'll go on top of the mountain. There is a phrase from the Rishonim, the Kananas al gavei Anak/The Jewish people are like dwarfs on top of giants. So before we go to fight against Amalek, we can't stand on regular ground. We're going up on the mountain, as if to say I'm a dwarf and I'm standing on top of a giant. That humility is what caused us to win against Amalek. And that's why at Keriat Yam Suf, we aroused Zechut Avot. As it says in Shemot 14,30 וירא ישראל . /And Yisrael saw. But Tiferet Shlomo says we can read it as, they saw Yisrael, their grandfather referring to Yaakov Avinu. I'd like to add that Rav Wolbe says Shema Yisrael also means Listen Yaakov . When the tribes were standing around Yaakov Avinu's bed and they said, Shema Yisrael/ Listen, our father Yisrael. And that's what we're saying every single day. When I say Hashem Elokenu Hashem Echad , it's not because of me , it's because of Shema Yisrael, because of my grandparents , and that in itself is a statement of humility. It's not just Zechut Avot. It's the expression of humility, that I need to come on to them. This is a fascinating thesis by the Tiferet Shlomo. It says in Devarim 26,7 ונצעק אל ה' אלהי אבותינו We cried out to the God of our fathers, וישמע ה' את קולנו . and He heard our voice. And I was always bothered that it starts our our fathers and then our voices. But based on what we said before from the Gemara, that if you are humble and you say, I need my parents zechut, then Hashem says, well then I could do it on your zechut alone. As it says in Shemot 2,24 (שמות ב, כד) וישמע אלהים את נאקתם ויזכור אלהים את בריתו את אברהם את יצחק ואת יעקב. He heard their groans and He remembered the Brit with Avraham Yitzhak and Yaakov. When he wanted to hear their cries, Hashem said, Oh, they're arousing zechut Avot. They're not doing in their own merit, then I'll answer them. Shemot 2,25 וירא אלהים את בנ"י Hashem saw Benei Yisrael. This is an unbelievable explanation. He saw that there were Bnei Yisrael, He saw that they realized they needed zechut Avot, and וידע אלהים God knew. The simple explanation is, that this refers to the interference with intimacy. because that's something that only God could know. But he adds, Only God knows when you are praying, if you're praying because you think you're worthy, or you're not. Every single day before we say Az Yashir, we quote from Nechemia 9,9 ותרא את עני אבותינו / You saw the poverty, you saw the humility. And again, quite clear, the only way God heard our prayers at Yam Suf was because he saw the עוני , he saw the humility. As Rashi says at Zeh Eli , לא אני תחלת הקדושה / I'm not the beginning of Kedusha מימי אבותי it's my forefathers. He offers an unbelievable explanation of why Keriat Yam Suf needed Anava . Because when it came to time for Keriat Yam Suf Moshe wanted to pray but Hashem said it's not about praying. And he uses the term that's a Zohar that says, בעתיקא תליא מילטא / it's dependent on the Atika /the ancient One (on God). There are different explanations of what that means (Zohar volume two, page 52B.) The Nefesh HaChaim, Rav Chaim Volozhin says, Atikah means you need bitachon , it's not about prayer, it's about relying . But the Tiferet Shlomo explains it's about humility . Keriat Yam Suf needed humility. What does humility have to do with, with Hashem being called the Atikah/ the ancient One? In creation, Hashem hides Himself. The word Olam is from the Lashon of He'Elam/hidden . God is referred to as Sanua . He is hidden . We don't know where He is. And in Keriat Yam Suf, we know the wind's blew as the sea split. Why not let the sea split in a very open way? Because all miracles are done in a way that the nature is also involved. Noah had to get on an Ark. Why? An ark can't hold the whole creation. The answer is Because God is humble in His miracles. So if we want miracles to happen, we have to emulate God and also be humble. That's what it means by בעתיקא תליא מילטא The whole KeriatYam Suf was dependent the on humility of the Jewish people, to emulate the humility of God*. And that's why it says in in Tehilim (113,6) המשפילי לראות בשמים ובארץ . God humbles Himself every time He comes down and looks at the heavens and earth. Through the Anava , Hashem brings down the miracles. Again, if we want to arouse the humble God's miracles, we too have to be humble. I once heard an unbelievable explanation from Hacham Yeuda Moalem, one of the Roshei Yeshiva of Porat Yosef (there is a sefer written on him called Gaon HaAnava) He was humble, beyond humble. He says that when the sea split, it split at different times for different peoples. He asks, Why did it split for one person at one point, and for another person later? He says that it says that when the water hit Nachshon's nose, it split. And everyone is different. Someone who walks with his head down low, who's humble, the water hits his nose earlier, so the sea split earlier. Someone who walks with the head high in the air, is arrogant (Of course this is being said in a a figurative, joking way) and if the person is arrogant, his head is high up in the air, so it took longer for the water to reach his nose, and longer for the sea to split. He says the same is true in our lives. If we want our symbolic sea to split our problems, we have to lower our noses a little bit. We know there are two things that are as difficult as Keriat Yam Suf- Parnasa and Shidduchim , and both of those things are humbling. When does our sea split? When we're humbled? Oh, you have a business? You you know what you're doing? Not so simple. Oh, Everyone's going to want want my family. Everyone will want my son or daughter. Let's see.. The shidduch process is humbling. Why is it humbling? Because we need you to put your nose down for the sea to split. That's the way we arouse Hashem's mercy. If you want to see the miracles of the humble God, we too have to reciprocate with humility. * For a source that Hashem is considered humble, a pasuk in Mishleh 8,30says, וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְל֗וֹ אָ֫מ֥וֹן I will be by Him an Amon Amon can mean different things, and one of which is craftsman. The Midrash in Bereshit Rabba 1,1 uses the term Amon M'Tsuna/ humble craftsman. Rav Wolbe used to quote this on this concept that God is called a Humble Craftsman.

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התוכן כ"ק מו"ח אדמו"ר סיפר פעם ע"ד המאמר שנאמר ע"י הבעש"ט, ובהוספות של הרב המגיד וכו', עה"פ [רביעי דפ' בשלח] "וישב הים לפנות בוקר לאיתנו" "אל תיקרי לאיתנו אלא לתנאו" – שבשעה שאמר הקב"ה המאמר (לבריאת הים) התנה שיקרע הים לישראל, ואם לאו "לא היו נמצאים הימים ולא נבראו במקום הזה, כי יתבטלו ממציאות הבריאה וכו'". ובזה יובן מארז"ל צדיקים עושים רצונו של מקום וכו'. ובזה יובן גם מ"ש רבי פינחס בן יאיר לגינאי נהרא "פלוג מימיך שאני הולך לדבר מצוה וכו' אם אין אתה חולק מימיך גוזרני עליך שלא יעברו בך מים לעולם", שהתנה הקב"ה עם מעשה בראשית שיעשו רצון הצדיקים אף שאינם בטבעם וכו'. וההוראה: יש לדעת שישנו תנאי משי"ב שבנוגע לעניני תומ"צ צריך ההעלם וההסתר שבעולם להבקע! אלא שהבקיעה בפועל היא ע"י מס"נ (קפיצת נחשון לים). וכמו בסיפור של רפב"י נבקע הנהר בפועל גם עבור בני לוי' שלו וגם עבור חמורו, ועד"ז בנוגע אלינו שמבלי הבט על המעמד ומצב שלנו, הרי "בני לוי'" אנו, שהולכים יחד עם נשיא הדור, ונבקעים כל ההעלמות וההסתרים גם עבורנו!ב' חלקים משיחת יו"ד שבט ה'תשי"ז ל"הנחה פרטית" או התרגום ללה"ק של השיחה: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=04-02-2025 Synopsis My father-in-law the Rebbe once told a story regarding the maamar of the Baal Shem Tov, with the additions of the Maggid etc., on the verse (in revi'i of Parashas Beshalach), “The sea reverted to its former strength,” and the teaching of our Sages, “ “Do not read it as ‘to its former strength (l'eisano)' but as ‘to its condition (l'tna'o),'” because when Hashem created the sea, He stipulated with it that it would split for the Jewish people – the Baal Shem Tov explains that if the sea would not split, “the seas would not exist and would not have been created in this place, for they will cease to exist in creation etc.” Based on this, we can understand the expression of our Sages that the Tzaddikim “perform the will of the Omnipresent etc.” This also explains what Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair told the Ginai River, “Ginai, part your water for me” for I am going to do a mitzvah, and “If you do not part, I decree upon you that water will never flow through you again” – because Hashem stipulated with the created beings that they would fulfill the will of the Tzaddikim, even if it defies their nature etc. The lesson is that one must know that all the hiddenness and concealment in the world is subject to a condition since the Six Days of Creation that it must split for the sake of Torah and mitzvos. Just that for the actual splitting to occur, one must jump into the sea with mesiras-nefesh like Nachshon. And just like in the story of Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair, the river split not only for him, but also for those accompanying him and even for his donkey – so, too, the hiddenness and concealment must split for us, regardless of our personal state, because we are accompanying the Nasi of the generation.Two excerpts from sichah of 10 Shevat 5717 For a transcript in English of the Sicha: https://thedailysicha.com/?date=04-02-2025

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נחשון פינקו מדבר על "פיגיטל", העתיד של מיזוג פיזי עם דיגיטל. אילו גורמים מובילים תעשיות וספקים בכיוון זה היכן ומתי היא תפגוש מומחי סייבר ותפעול רמה טכנית - 100 (קלה) Nachshon Pincu talks about The future of blending physical with digital. What factors lead industries and vendors in this direction? Where and when will it meet cyber and operational experts? Technical Level - 100  

"If you don't have hope, you don't have faith." - Rabbi Judy Greenfeld Rabbi Judy Greenfeld is a multifaceted spiritual leader and entrepreneur recognized for her unique approach to personal and communal transformation. She holds the roles of both Rabbi and Cantor, utilizing ancient wisdom alongside modern wellness practices such as somatic dance, dream work, meditation, sound healing, and Kabbalah to empower individuals. Rabbi Judy is the founder of Nachshon Minyan, a community that welcomes unaffiliated Jews and serves to offer transformative spiritual experiences. She also serves at Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, where she promotes inclusive spaces for exploring self-discovery and shared purpose. Episode Summary: In this heartfelt episode of "Oh My Health, There Is Hope," host Jana Short converses with Rabbi Judy Greenfeld, a seasoned spiritual leader dedicated to inspiring personal growth through ancient insights and modern practices. Rabbi Judy shares her remarkable story of empowerment, reflecting on how she integrates somatic dance, dream work, meditation, and Kabbalah to foster resilience and hope within individuals and communities. The dialogue touches deeply on the role of ancient wisdom in contemporary life, offering listeners pathways to personal transformation and communal connection. As the conversation unfolds, Rabbi Judy delves into the importance of having hope during challenging times, sharing personal anecdotes that highlight her capacity for spiritual guidance. Central to this discourse is the acknowledgment of faith as a tool for navigating life's difficulties, particularly emphasizing the value of taking 'leaps of faith.' Rabbi Judy's insights, grounded in heritage and personal growth, resonate with those seeking direction in dark times, particularly through the holiday season, offering listeners actionable advice on fostering resilience and finding hope in everyday moments. Key Takeaways: Rabbi Judy Greenfeld emphasizes the significance of drawing on ancient wisdom for modern wellness, demonstrating how faith and spirituality can aid personal transformation. The importance of "leaps of faith," symbolized by Nachshon from Jewish history, inspires individuals to move forward even when the path seems unclear. During times of darkness, such as the holiday season, finding and sharing stories of hope can create connections and foster resilience. Rabbi Judy highlights the benefits of expressing emotions openly, be it through conversations or journaling, to alleviate internal struggles. Taking small, meaningful steps, rather than grand gestures, can effectively guide individuals toward their goals and a sense of purpose. Resources rabbicantorjudy.org https://www.facebook.com/cantor.greenfeld/ https://www.instagram.com/rabbicantorjudyg/ Get in touch with Jana and listen to more Podcasts: https://www.janashort.com/ Show Music ‘Hold On' by Amy Gerhartz: https://www.amygerhartz.com/music. Get the Best Holistic Life Magazine Subscription! One of the fastest-growing independent magazines centered around holistic living. https://bestholisticlife.info/Subscription Grab your gift today: https://www.janashort.com/becoming-the-next-influencers-download-offer/ Connect with Jana Short: https://www.janashort.com/contact/

Finding a shidduch is compared to Kriyat Yam Suf. Many explanations have been offered to clarify this connection. The road leading to finding the right match can be exceedingly difficult, but when that day finally comes, the feeling is exhilarating. It seems that the Torah's depiction of the shidduch process unfolded very smoothly . Avraham sent Eliezer to find a girl for Yitzchak. Eliezer prayed to Hashem. He was answered immediately. Rivka returned with him and married Yitzchak. Yet we see from Chazal that it was not simple at all. Lavan and Betuel did not want the shidduch to happen and they were not going to allow Rivka to go. Eliezer had to make dozens of changes in describing to them the details of what actually happened when he met Rivka. Even after all of that, Betuel still objected to Rivka going, until Hashem Himself had to remove him from the picture. Avraham Avinu, the father of the chatan, was considered a prince in the eyes of the world. He was extremely wealthy. The chatan himself was the best shidduch in the entire world at that time, yet it was still so difficult to bring the shidduch to fruition. This is because getting married and establishing a family of shomrei Torah and Mitzvot is an enormous zechut, especially in this instance in which it was going to be the home that began the entire Klal Yisrael. The negative forces in Shamayim will do everything possible to stop such Kedusha from entering the world. How does one overcome these negative forces? The Shem MiShmuel shares a beautiful insight into how it happened here and how perhaps we could accomplish the same with our own Shidduchim. We know Eliezer was the one charged with the mission of finding a wife for Yitzchak. Chazal tell us Eliezer himself had a daughter of marriageable age. Eliezer was Avraham's top student who helped him bring back thousands of people to Hashem. He was hoping that Avraham would let Yitzchak marry his own daughter, but when he offered it, he was rejected. Not only that, he was then asked to be the one to go find a wife for the same person he wanted for his daughter. He could have easily given up after encountering his first obstacle, thinking to himself, maybe if this doesn't work out Avraham will reconsider. Yet he did everything in his power to bring the girl that Avraham wanted. He understood he was doing the will of Hashem and did it to the best of his ability. He even prayed for it to happen and thanked Hashem when he saw it was going to happen. This was a tremendous act of self-sacrifice He surrendered his own desires to fulfill the will of Hashem . The Gemara says that the previous generations merited miracles because of their mesirut nefesh in sacrificing their own will to do the will of Hashem. The Shem MiShmuel continued and asked why did Hashem orchestrate that Eliezer had a daughter of marriageable age exactly when he was asked to do this job? Why did Hashem present him with such a difficult test? He answered that in order to bring the shidduch to fruition, they needed to bypass all the negative forces in Shamayim trying to stop it. Only a heroic act of mesirut nefesh had the power to overcome them. The zechut of mesirut nefesh can overcome any obstacle. It was specifically Eliezer that was going to be able to get this job done because he would be doing it with mesirut nefesh. The same can be said, b'ezrat Hashem, in all marriages. If there are a lot of roadblocks along the way, it could be because the marriage is going to be so holy, and the kelipot in Shamayim are trying to stop it. An act of mesirut nefesh can overcome them. This, perhaps, is another explanation of how shidduchim are likened to Kriyat Yam Suf. When the Jewish people stood with the water up to their noses, and the midat hadin would not allow the waters to split, it was the great act of mesirut nefesh of Nachshon ben Aminadav that overcame that midat hadin and brought about the wondrous miracle of Kriyat Yam Suf. May we merit to see all those trying to establish a home of Kedusha fulfill their goal very soon.

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This week's learning is sponsored by Rhona Fink in loving memory of my mother, Malca bat Avraham v’Sarah, on her shloshim. "My mother was a woman of honor, modest and accomplished, a great listener, who was so proud that I was studying the Daf. And in honor of the Hadran daffers who have been so supportive during my difficult time." Rava recommends that in choosing a wife, one should check out her brothers as it will be an indication of how their future sons will behave, as sons are often similar in behavior to their maternal uncle. This is derived from the verse describing Aharon's marriage to Elisheva who is introduced as the daughter of Aminadav, sister of Nachshon. Yonatan, the Levi who helped Micah in the story of Micah's idol, was descended from Moshe, according to an interpretation of the verse. When the people questioned his behavior and why he worked with idols if he was a descendant of Moshe, he explained that he was taught that it is better to work with idols than to depend on others for sustenance. However, he misinterpreted that lesson as its true interpretation is that it is better to work in a strange job (avoda zara), meaning, even something demeaning, than to take charity. A verse in Chronicles is assumed to refer to Yonatan and indicates that he repented in the time of King David and was given the job of the head of the treasury. Where in the Torah is the source that a daughter only inherits if there are no sons? The Gemara analyzes four different possibilities—two are rejected. Where in the Torah is the source that only brothers who share the same father inherit and bequeath to/from each other?  

This week's learning is sponsored by Rhona Fink in loving memory of my mother, Malca bat Avraham v’Sarah, on her shloshim. "My mother was a woman of honor, modest and accomplished, a great listener, who was so proud that I was studying the Daf. And in honor of the Hadran daffers who have been so supportive during my difficult time." Rava recommends that in choosing a wife, one should check out her brothers as it will be an indication of how their future sons will behave, as sons are often similar in behavior to their maternal uncle. This is derived from the verse describing Aharon's marriage to Elisheva who is introduced as the daughter of Aminadav, sister of Nachshon. Yonatan, the Levi who helped Micah in the story of Micah's idol, was descended from Moshe, according to an interpretation of the verse. When the people questioned his behavior and why he worked with idols if he was a descendant of Moshe, he explained that he was taught that it is better to work with idols than to depend on others for sustenance. However, he misinterpreted that lesson as its true interpretation is that it is better to work in a strange job (avoda zara), meaning, even something demeaning, than to take charity. A verse in Chronicles is assumed to refer to Yonatan and indicates that he repented in the time of King David and was given the job of the head of the treasury. Where in the Torah is the source that a daughter only inherits if there are no sons? The Gemara analyzes four different possibilities—two are rejected. Where in the Torah is the source that only brothers who share the same father inherit and bequeath to/from each other?  

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Hashem gives everyone the chizuk they need to pass the test they are given or to accomplish the mitzvot that He presents them with. If a test or mitzvah opportunity would be too difficult for a person to handle, Hashem will give that person the strength or words of encouragement that they need in advance to enable them to handle the test, or to give them the ability to follow through with the mitzvah that He's going to present them with. A young man told me that on the night of the Shevi'i Shel Pesach , he went with his wife and children to eat at his parents' house. At the meal, his father gave a Devar Torah about grabbing opportunities to do mitzvot. He quoted a rabbi who once said to his kehila that at Kriyat Yam Suf , there was a man by the name of Gershon ben Aminadav. Immediately, some members of the congregation corrected the rabbi and said, “No, it was Nachshon ben Aminadav.” The rabbi continued and said, “There was also a man named Gershon ben Aminadav. But at the last moment, he lost the courage to go into the Yam Suf, and therefore nobody ever heard of him. Nachshon ben Aminadav, on the other hand, seized the opportunity to show his bitachon in Hashem and he is remembered forever for the good.” The message was clear, don't pass up on mitzvah opportunities. That same night, this young man changed his plans and instead of sleeping by his parents' house, he and his wife decided they were going to walk home instead. As they were getting close to their apartment, a Pakistani man called to them from his car saying, “A Jew needs help!” They were a little afraid to approach, but the man pleaded saying there was a Jew in his car, it was an Uber. The young man went over and glanced in the back seat and indeed, he saw a Jew there dressed in Chassidish garb. He asked him what he was doing in a car on Yom Tov. The man said he was from Borough Park, then said he was from Williamsburg. He sounded very confused. Then he said he was trying to go to downtown Brooklyn, something that also made no sense. The young man realized he had special needs. He told the driver to call the police, but the driver wanted nothing to do with this and so he kicked the Chassidish man out of the car. The young man wasn't sure what to do next. He and his wife decided to walk with him back to their apartment and they would try to get a goy to call Shomrim. When they arrived back, the wife was a little afraid to bring the man into their apartment with their little children. The young man said he would ask the neighbor's housekeeper to call, but, in general, he had very little to do with his neighbors and was nervous to knock on their door at this late hour. A minute later, the neighbor's door opened. They saw some commotion and asked what was happening. The young man explained the issue. The neighbors said they had just called Hatzalah because someone passed out. He had since woken up, but they were still nervous. He said they would ask Hatzalah what to do when they came. In the meantime, they brought the Chassidish man into their home and gave him something to eat. When the Hatzalah arrived, they went straight to where the man who passed out was. After a few minutes, they said all was fine. The young man then approached the Hatzalah members and asked them about calling Shomrim because he found someone in the street who seemed to be lost. One of the Hatzalah members said he was on Shomrim. They brought him to where the Chassidish man was eating. He took one look at him and said, “I can't believe it. This man was missing for almost two days and no one could find him. Baruch Hashem, you found him.” The young man felt so good that he was able to help here. He told me, normally he is very reserved, and if that would have happened on any other night, he would have just kept walking and not approached the car. It was only because his father just told them, an hour before that, “Don't be like Gershon ben Aminadav,” that he had the courage to go over and help out and do the mitzvah himself. Hashem gives us opportunities to do mitzvot and He also gives us the strength and courage in advance to follow through with them.

Episode 493: When: Sunday, March 24, 8:00PM ET For recording visit the archive page or your favorite podcast carrier. Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics: • How can we explain the attack by Iran in the month of miracles and redemption? 02:20 • What does this time-period and Torah portion teach us today? 08:13 • What can we learn from the first Nassi, Nachshon ben Aminodov? 08:53 • How should we prepare for Yud Alef Nissan? 15:59 • What is the best gift to give the Rebbe in honor of his birthday? 20:34 • What lessons can we glean from this week's parsha? 20:40 • Why would a parsha have such a negative name? 21:10 • How does spiritual “leprosy” apply today, and what is its cure? 26:20 • Is tzaraat of the home a punishment or a reward? 27:43 • Pesach • Pesach is all about chinuch. But I'm filled with pain when I think about my inability to find an appropriate Jewish school for my special needs child. 32:04 • How should we react to the latest attack by Iran? • What are the most effective actions we can take and prayers we can say to help protect us and everyone in Israel from Iran's attacks? 37:59 • Should we say Hallel and sing praises to hashem for the open miracles of hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles being launched at Israel and thankfully no serious damage or injuries? 42:10 • Should we learn from Chezkiah's mistake and sing praise to Hashem to win the war? 42:58 • Would the Rebbe encourage retaliation? 46:54 • Is this attack hinted at in Ezekiel chapters 38-39? 48:10 • What can we learn from the dispute between Yitzchok and Yishmael to help resolve today's battles? 56:15

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Dedication opportunities are available for episodes and series at  https://ohr.edu/donate/qa   Questions? Comments? podcasts@ohr.edu   Yeshivat Ohr Somayach located in the heart of Jerusalem, is an educational institution for young Jewish English-speaking men. We have a range of classes and programs designed for the intellectually curious and academically inclined - for those with no background in Jewish learning to those who are proficient in Gemara and other original source material. To find the perfect program for you, please visit our website https://ohr.edu/study_in_israel​ whatsapp us at https://bit.ly/OSREGISTER or call our placement specialist at 1-254-981-0133 today!   Subscribe to the Rabbi Breitowitz Q&A Podcast at https://plnk.to/rbq&a   Submit questions for the Q&A with Rabbi Breitowitz https://forms.gle/VCZSK3wQJJ4fSd3Q7   Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OhrSomayach/videos   00:00 What is the relationship between the Sanhedrin and the Men of the Great Assembly?   12:27 What are the issues with recognizing civil marriages?   28:50 Why not make the blessings of shofar during the repetition of Mussaf if those are the mitzvah?   31:11 What is the purpose in the creation of subjective and objective repulsions?   35:44 Does shoresh neshama have to be positive phenomena?   45:38 Why do some mishnayos repeat between tractates?   47:36 Do we stand for a Rav during another Rav's shiur?   50:09 Why are there so many days without Tachanun, and why is it without prostration?   55:36 Why do kiruv rabbis argue against evolution instead of explaining the compatibility with the Torah?   1:04:14 How do we explain preserved humans dating before supposed year zero?   1:07:21 Is it permissible to work as a day trader?   1:12:46 How are we supposed to emulate God's anger?   1:19:45 How do we connect to the Biblical preoccupation with avoiding and combating avodah zarah?   1:24:51 Did the sea split for Yosef's bones or Nachshon ben Aminadav?   1:27:18 What is the source of the segulah to put havdalah wine all over the body?    What did Vashti do that was so evil?    How do we understand the idea of one language before Bavel?    How did life get to America after the Flood?   You can listen to this and many other Ohr Somayach programs by downloading our app, on Apple and Google Play, ohr.edu and all major podcast platforms. Visit us @ https://ohr.edu  PRODUCED BY: CEDAR MEDIA STUDIOS  

When the Jewish people were trapped at Yam Suf , they cried out to Hashem in prayer to help them. Astonishingly, Hashem said to Moshe, Why are they crying out to me? Tell them to march forward. The Ohr HaChaim writes there, “I don't understand. Who else should they call out to if not Hashem? Especially at a time of need, prayer is always the way we get help from Hashem. And even if they already prayed, the rule is, so long as a person has not been answered, he is supposed to continue praying.” The Ohr HaChaim answered based on the words of the Zohar HaKadosh , that at that time the Jewish people had a midat hadin upon them, because they were on a very low spiritual level, still involved with avodah zarah . According to the rules, even with prayer, they were not going to be saved. Hashem told Moshe they needed a zechut that would strengthen the midat harachamim , and that zechut would come if they would go into the Yam Suf with complete trust in Hashem that He would save them. This was not an easy task. Even after Moshe Rabbenu told them what to do, it required a heroic effort of Nachshon ben Aminadav to start the process. And the sea did not split until the water almost drowned them. It was the continued trust in Hashem, despite what it seemed, that gave the people the zechut of that miracle. Trusting in Hashem is an extremely powerful zechut . There are times when people find themselves trapped in certain difficulties, and they are searching for ways to escape them. If the person can get himself to trust that it was all set up by Hashem, and the same Hashem who brought about the difficulty can easily save him from it, that would be an enormous zechut . The person has to feel in his heart a special feeling, that his loving father is in charge, who wants to help him. And perhaps that trust could be the zechut he needs. A man who has a real estate business related, over the past year his business has been declining. Almost a year ago, he lost one of his key tenants, which put him at risk with his mortgage with the bank. This tenant was a very reputable company, which the bank trusted in. And so when the tenant left, besides for the $8,000 a month the landlord would be losing, he was also losing his trust with the bank. Recently his mortgage was up for review, and he was already a few days late with his current payment. It was in the tens of thousands of dollars, and he did not have the money to pay. The one thing that he did have was emunah. He was completely calm about the matter. He knows he made his normal hishtadlut , and it was all in Hashem's hands. He was able to go to sleep every night without any worry. His friends said that his emunah was inspiring. He had run out of people to borrow from, and his business seemed to be in jeopardy of closing down. With steadfast emunah, he continued moving forward every day with his regular schedule. And then the yeshua came in the blink of an eye. He received a check in the mail for $96,000 from the city of New York. And just like that his problems were solved. Two years before this, the city asked him if they could use the roof of his building to put scaffolding on to work on a neighboring building. He declined their requests until they offered a significant amount of money, $8,000 a month. He agreed and asked for a contract. It seemed too good to be true, and when they never got back to him, it appeared it wasn't going to happen. Now, almost two years later, they sent him the contract with one full year's rent in advance. Not only did he make up the $8,000 he lost from that other tenant, he also got a very trustworthy tenant that the bank was happy with, the city of New York. His mortgage got renewed, his business continues to exist, and his emunah continues to get stronger. The power of trust in Hashem is truly wondrous.

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. Nachshon is the posterchild of what Heschel called “Praying with your feet”. He personifies Judaism's clear bias for action over the status quo, action over prayer and even action over reflection. Today we explore the darker side of Nachshon and the potential deficiencies of Action Bias in decision theory.  Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/539799  Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/01/24/nachshon-and-action-bias/ 

On this week's episode, Modya and David are joined by Rabbi David Jaffe, a writer, Mussar teacher, and organizer, to discuss lessons on the middah of harizut (decisiveness) in parshat Beshalah (Ex. 13:17-17:16). Some questions discussed: What does the midrash about Nachshon bring the first to wade into the sea teach us about the line between divine providence and human agency? Why must God garden Pharaoh's heart and seal his fate, and the fate of the Egyptians? How should we understand the situatedness of our decisions, large and small, in the context of our relationships, our obligations, and our communities? Thanks for listening! Modya Silver is an author and psychotherapist based in Toronto. David Gottlieb is a faculty member in the Jewish Studies program at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On this week's episode, Modya and David are joined by Rabbi David Jaffe, a writer, Mussar teacher, and organizer, to discuss lessons on the middah of harizut (decisiveness) in parshat Beshalah (Ex. 13:17-17:16). Some questions discussed: What does the midrash about Nachshon bring the first to wade into the sea teach us about the line between divine providence and human agency? Why must God garden Pharaoh's heart and seal his fate, and the fate of the Egyptians? How should we understand the situatedness of our decisions, large and small, in the context of our relationships, our obligations, and our communities? Thanks for listening! Modya Silver is an author and psychotherapist based in Toronto. David Gottlieb is a faculty member in the Jewish Studies program at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine waking up from a deep slumber, called to action by a stirring call. That's the role of Chanukah in our spiritual journey - a divine wake-up call akin to the "vekker" in a summer camp that rouses the kids for morning prayers. Let's unpack the unique import of the Hallel prayer during this holy festival, how it stands apart from its recitation during Pesach, and why it's a specific mitzvah for Chanukah. We will also demystify Hallel laws' placement in Rambam's Hilchos Chanukah, illuminating its impact on celebrating this extraordinary holiday.But Chanukah is not just about ritual completion. It's a treasure trove of profound lessons, urging us to internalize its teachings and bring about transformation. Have you ever wondered about the battle between nature and miracles or Tevah vs. Lemaela-min-ha-tevah? We're going to explore that and its relevance to our Jewish lives. Let's journey through the story of Nachshon, his leap of faith, and the ensuing miracle of the sea splitting. We'll discover how unyielding commitment can lead to miracles and drive change even in the face of unimaginable odds. Prepare to be inspired, and let the wisdom of Chanukah guide your spiritual evolution.Support the showJoin the WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content! JOIN HERE ---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly shiur on the Parsha of the week. Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org ---------------- Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com

Crime in New York City is approaching record levels as liberal prosecutors refuse to enforce the law. Nachshon, a victim of an attempted stabbing, and Jennifer Harrison, Executive Director of The Victims Rights Reform Council and Founder of Victims Rights NY, join us to shed light on the dramatic increase in violent crime in the city, law enforcement's response to said crime, and what victims of crime can do to fight for their rights and fight back against the corrupt leftist justice system. - - -  Today's Sponsor: Genucel - Exclusive discount for my listeners! https://genucel.com/Klavan 

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