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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 4:00 Transcription Available

Can acts of kindness bring the same spiritual fulfillment as religious rituals? Join us as we explore this intriguing question with insights from Reb Avraham Grodzinski, the esteemed Mashkiach Ruchani of Slabodka. In this episode, we dissect the essence of chesed (kindness) through Rabavroham's profound teachings, who emphasizes that true hospitality goes beyond mere provision. By examining the Medrash Tanchuma, Rabavroham enlightens us on how transforming a stranger into a family member enhances the mitzvah of hospitality, turning it into a deeply meaningful spiritual experience.Discover the thoughtful approach to serving guests and how it reflects their transition from strangers to cherished household members. From lavish meals to simple family dinners, Reb Avraham Grodzinski's teachings challenge us to reevaluate our acts of kindness, urging us to create a sense of belonging and ease for others. This episode offers a refreshing perspective on Chesed, making it a fulfilling spiritual journey rather than just an obligation. Don't miss this enlightening discussion that brings to life the timeless wisdom of Slabodka and reshapes our understanding of genuine hospitality.Support the Show.Join The Motivation Congregation WhatsApp community for daily motivational Torah content!Elevate your impact by becoming a TMC Emerald Donor! Your much-needed backing is crucial for our mission of disseminating the wisdom of the Torah. Join today for just $18.00 per month. (Use your maaser money!) https://buy.stripe.com/00g8xl5IT8dFcKc5ky---------------- SUBSCRIBE to The Weekly Parsha for an insightful weekly talk on the week's Parsha. Listen on Spotify or 24six! Access all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our website, themotivationcongregation.org ----------------Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com

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Judaïsme VS Autres religions

Podcast Torah-Box.com

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 15:15

Si toutes les religions disent qu'elles sont vraies, comment savoir qui a raison ? En quoi la foi en D.ieu est-elle évidente pour un Juif ? En quoi notre génération est-elle particulièrement éprouvée dans le domaine de l'éducation des enfants ? Comment peut-on, toutefois, atténuer cette difficulté ? Réponse à travers des propos du Saba de Slabodka, du Rambam, de Rav Israël Salanter, du Imré Émèt et de Rav Ya'acov Galinski.

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Rav Avraham Eliyahu Kaplan - טו אייר

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 10:14

Yahrtzeit Yomi #1059!! טו אייר Rav Avraham Eliyahu Kaplan רב אברהם אליהו ב״ר אברהם אליהו (1890 - 1924) ON HIS 100TH YAHRTZEIT!! ---------------------------------------------------- A little more than a century ago, 17-year-old Avrohom Eliyahu Kaplan composed an all-time classic poem titled Shakah Chamah, a ballad of mussar that speaks to the futility of life. For many years, the poor, lonely, and sick have found company in these meaningful lyrics. In truth, this young tzaddik faced personal challenges, beginning even before his birth: Avrohom Eliyahu was named after his father, who was known as the Rakover Iluy and who died a few months before he was born. Avrohom Eliyahu, a passionate and fiery young man, first attended the Talmud Torah of Kelm. After a short while, he moved on to the Slabodka Yeshiva, where he learned with great hasmadah, under the tutelage of the famed Alter of Slabodka, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel. Waging battle against the forces of secular Zionism and Haskalah from the time that he was a young bachur. Avrohom Eliyahu utilized his unique talents to write fearless essays and enthralling poems in the areas of Torah, Mussar, and Yiras Shamayim. A talented musician, he composed a number of mesmerizing songs, as well. One incredible story personifies his gadlus. Rav Avrohom Eliyahu was present at the Sheva Berachos of a Slabodka talmid, Rav Aharon Kotler, who married Chana Perel Meltzer, the daughter of the great Rav Isser Zalman. In honor of the celebration, Rav Aharon delivered a two-hour shtickel Torah. After he finished, Rav Avrohom Eliyahu stood up and promptly repeated the entire shtickel… in grammen form! When, years later, an incredulous talmid shared this story with Rav Yaakov Yitzchak Ruderman, rosh yeshivah of Ner Israel, he responded that it is certainly possible, as such was the brilliance of Rav Avrohom Eliyahu. Rebbetzin Ruderman, the daughter of Rav Sheftel Kramer and first cousin of Rebbetzin Kotler, overheard the conversation and shared a postscript. “Not only is it possible that it happened, but I was there! And Rav Isser Zalman's son played the violin as Rav Avrohom Eliyahu sang the grammen.” Although Slabodka emphasized gadlus ha'adam, the greatness of man, Avrohom Eliyahu composed the words to Shakah Chamah with an altogether different mindset. Drawing forth from the sobering teachings of RavYisrael Salanter, the father of the mussar movement, the lyrics portray a tormented young man infused with yiras Shamayim, who tries to wage war against the relentless efforts of the yetzer hara, yet finds his neshamah, his soul, sinking into the emptiness and darkness of the abyss. ...(for remainder of tribute see WhatsApp group) --------------------------------------------------- Share the Yahrtzeit Yomi link with your contacts!! https://chat.whatsapp.com/JimbwNtBaX31vmRDdnO3yk --------------------------------------------------- To dedicate or sponsor, please contact 917-841-5059, or email yahrtzeityomidaily@gmail.com. Sponsorships can be paid by Zelle to the same number. First come, first served. Monthly sponsorships are $540. Weekly sponsorships are $180. Daily sponsorships are as follows: Dedications (l'Zecher Nishmas, Zechus shidduch/refuah/yeshuah, etc.) are $50. Sponsorships (fliers, advertising, promotions, additional links, etc.) are $100. The cost to request and sponsor a specific Tzaddik (unlisted on the Yahrtzeit Yomi schedule) is $180. MAY THE ZECHUS OF ALL THE TZADDIKIM PROTECT US FROM ALL TZAROS, AND MAY HASHEM GRANT US, AND ALL OF KLAL YISROEL, A MONTH OF YESHUOS, NECHAMOS AND BESUROS TOVOS!!!

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Rav Dovid Povarsky - ו אדר

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 5:32

Yahrtzeit Yomi #949!! ו אדר Rav Dovid Povarsky רב יהושע דוד ב״ר שלום ראש ישיבת פוניבז׳ (1902 - 1999) Special 25th Yahrtzeit Edition!! ---------------------------------------------- Today, Thursday, 6 Adar, marks the 25th Yahrtzeit of Rav (Yehoshua) Dovid Povarsky ZTL, Rosh Yeshiva of the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. In his youth, Rav Dovid was a close talmid of Rav Aaron Kotler ZTL in the Slutzk Yeshiva, and later joined the Mirrer Yeshiva where he developed his lifelong connection to the Mashgiach, Rav Yerucham Levovitz ZTL. After World War I, he married and moved to Baranovitch where he became a chavrusa of the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Elchonon Wasserman ZTL. Rav Dovid's reputation spread, and he received an invitation to join the staff of the noted Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin, which he ultimately declined, preferring instead to continue learning and teaching in Baranovitch. For more than half a century, Rav Dovid served as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ponovezh in Bnei Brak, where he taught and guided thousands of worthy disciples, who staunchly continue the legacy of the venerated Rosh Yeshiva until today. For several decades, Rav Dovid's daily routine was to awaken at 3 AM, and to walk from his home in Bnei Brak to the nearby Ponovezh Yeshiva, where he would learn Torah until Shacharis. Nothing would impede him from this regimen; neither inclement weather, nor declining health. Like a disciplined soldier in the royal guard, Rav Dovid maintained his post, studying assiduously for a four-hour, uninterrupted stretch, come what may. In his later years, after he had slipped and fallen twice, his family, concerned for his safety, arranged for two of his closest Talmidim to escort him daily. Once, during a very stormy, windy night, while walking to the Yeshiva, Rav Dovid remarked to his escorts: “Heint der Alter hut mir gekummen mevaker tzu zayn (The Alter came to visit me today)”. (The Talmidim instinctively assumed that one of the great Mashgiachim from the Lithuanian Yeshivos must have appeared to Rav Dovid in a dream.) “Fuhn Kelm? Udder fuhn Slabodka? (Was it the Alter of Kelm? Or the Alter of Slabodka?)”, one of the escorts asked. “Nayn, nayn” corrected Rav Dovid, “nit fuhn der sort Alter (not that type of Alter)”. “‘Der Alter' who visited me this morning was much older than both of those”, remarked Rav Dovid with a slight smile. “This ‘Alter', although referred to by our sages as an ‘old stupid king', can actually be quite cunning.” The talmidim henceforth understood that the “Alter” to which the Rosh Yeshiva was referring, was to none other than the Yetzer Hara himself!! Realizing that there was much to learn from this seemingly casual exchange, one of the Talmidim asked, “What did the Yetzer Hara think he could accomplish by visiting the Rosh Yeshiva in the predawn hours? Couldn't he have found a more suitable acquaintance to visit with??” “Lummer dir eppis masbir zayn - let me explain,” said the Rosh Yeshiva. “Today, the Yetzer Hara suggested that I stay in bed for just an additional five minutes, based on an extremely logical premise: the entire world is now enjoying a sound, uninterrupted sleep. Wouldn't it be appropriate to heed the dictum of Chazal: ׳אל תפרוש מן הציבור׳ - ‘Never detach yourself from the congregation'? He even reasoned that it would be improper to rise from bed, as that would constitute a violation of the aforementioned teaching of Chazal!! [See Whatsapp for remainder] --------------------------------------------------------- To dedicate or sponsor, please contact 917-841-5059. Sponsorships can be paid by Zelle to the same number. First come, first served. Monthly sponsorships are $540. Weekly sponsorships are $180. Daily sponsorships are as follows: Dedications (l'Zecher Nishmas, Zechus shidduch/refuah/yeshuah, etc.) are $50. Sponsorships (fliers, advertising, promotions, additional links, etc.) are $100. The cost to request and sponsor a Tzaddik that is not included on the Yahrtzeit Yomi schedule is $180.

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Alter of Slabodka - כט שבט

The Torah Podcast with Michael Brooke

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 7:06

Yahrtzeit Yomi #941!! כט שבט Alter of Slabodka רב נתן נטע צבי ב״ר משה פינקל הסבא מסלבודקה (1849 - 1927) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To dedicate or sponsor, please contact 917-841-5059. First come, first served. Monthly sponsorships are $540. Weekly sponsorships are $180. Daily sponsorships are as follows: Dedications (l'Zecher Nishmas, Zechus shidduch/refuah/yeshuah, etc.) are $50. Sponsorships (fliers, advertising, promotions, additional links, etc.) are $100. The cost to request and sponsor a Tzaddik that is not included on the following list is $180. Shvat Yahrtzeits 1. Maharam Shick 2. Reb Zusha of Anipoli 3. Rav S. Bunim of Peshischa 4. Rav ML Sassover/Baba Sali 5. Sfas Emes 6. Oneg Yom Tov/Skolya Rebbe 7. Minsker Gadol 8. Era of Zekainim 9. The Ran/Rav Eliezer Silver 10. Rav Isaac Sher 11. Rav Noach Weinberg 12. Rav Meir Atlas 13. Rav Baruch Sorotzkin 14. Pnei Yehoshua 15. Shaarei Teshuva 16. Maharsham 17. Rav Chaim Falagi 18. Rav Beinish Finkel 19. Rav Yisroel Belsky 20. Rav Ezra Attiah 21. Kochav MiYaakov 22. Kotzker/Rav Yehuda Zev Segal 23. Pilegesh BiGivah 24. Nevuas Zechariah 25. Rav Yisrael Salanter 26. The Taz 27. Rav Zundel Hutner 28. Rav Nesanel Quinn 29. Alter of Slabodka 30. Rav Yerucham Fishel Perla Share the Yahrtzeit Yomi link with your contacts!! https://chat.whatsapp.com/JimbwNtBaX31vmRDdnO3yk

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Parshas Vayechi: Embracing Uniqueness & Individuality in Torah Life

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 33:29 Transcription Available

Discover the unexpected synergy between individuality and collective tradition in Judaism. This episode takes you on a journey through the personal blessings of Yaakov's sons, as seen through the lens of the Or Hachaim HaKadosh, revealing the Torah's acknowledgment of distinct talents. Uncover how embracing our unique spiritual qualities can enrich our lives and strengthen our community, balancing personal expression with the shared values of Torah-observant Jews in America.Join us for an inspiring conversation celebrating the soul's subtle nuances, championed by Rabbi Yisrael Salanter and the Alter of Slabodka's approach to Torah study. We delve into the essence of who we are and our divine gifts, exploring how to recognize, refine, and deploy these abilities in service to Hashem. By examining the distinctive blessings of the 12 tribes, we learn lessons on standing out while fitting in—lessons that resonate deeply with anyone striving to fulfill their unique role in the world while adhering to the collective calling of our faith.Support the show------------------Check out our other Torah Podcasts and content! SUBSCRIBE to The Motivation Congregation Podcast for daily motivational mussar! Listen on Spotify or the new Jewish music and Podcast streaming platform 24six! Find all Torah talks and listen to featured episodes on our new website, themotivationcongregation.org Questions or Comments? Please email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com#parsha #shortdvartorah #thetorahpodcast #motivationalmussar

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Rav Mordechai Zuckerman - כ חשון - #830

The Q & A with Rabbi Breitowitz Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 3:38

Yahrtzeit Yomi #830!! כ חשון (Shabbos) Rav Mordechai Zuckerman רב מרדכי ליב ב״ר דוד נחמי׳ מאיר עיני ישראל (1910 - 2003) 20 Cheshvan (Shabbos) was the 20th yahrtzeit of Rav Mordechai Leib Zuckerman, author of Meir Einei Yisrael (1912-2003). He was born in Samagron, a city near Vilna. In 1931, he moved to Radin to learn with the Chafetz Chaim. After the petirah of the Chafetz Chaim, Rav Mordechai Leib stayed in Radin for eight more years. During the war, he arrived in the Kovna ghetto, where he acted as shamash for Rav Avraham Grodzinsky, the mashgiach of Slabodka. As Rav Avraham's talmid muvhak, he transcribed his mentor's discourses and studied with him privately bechavrusa when Rav Avraham was hospitalized. Subsequently, the Nazis burned down that hospital and Rav Mordechai Leib was the last person to have seen Rav Avraham alive. When the Nazis decided to liquidate the entire ghetto, Rav Mordechai Leib was saved by a miracle when he hid in a pit with a few others. In 1948, he moved to Yerushalayim. When he settled in Givat Shaul, he accepted the positions of rav of the Perushim shul and the head of Kollel Chevron there. He occupied those positions for over 50 years. יהי זכרו ברוך!!

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Q&A: Mussar Yeshivos, Tracking Devices & Rodef Status

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 96:05

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 Why tie up Isaac if he knew and was enthusiastic? 02:37 Why does Hodu have different words in Pesukei dZimrah than in Tehillim? 6:51 How much intention does an individual fast require? 21:00 Who owns Jewish national treasures, such as the Aleppo Codex? 36:04 Is it an aveira not to follow the Rambam's order of mitzvos at the beginning of Hilchot Melachim? 48:57 Why does God care so much about emunah and bitachon? 59:37 Is playing with one's hair forbidden on Shabbos if it's likely to cause hairs to fall out? 1:02:42 How can one see Hashem's kindness when there is undeserved suffering? 1:08:01 What are the differences between Kelm, Slabodka, and Novardok? 1:20:40 Can one carry a tracking device on Shabbos? 1:21:50 Should one seek to disable a non-Jewish rodef? 1:24:37 Would Hashem hold accountable an abusive Jewish father married to a non-Jewish woman? 1:29:34 What are the origins of all those havdalah wine minhagim? 1:30:39 Why does Moshe need Yisro to tell him to set up courts? 1:32:38 Does Hashem need to 'make up for' excess suffering caused to the Jewish people, according to the Ramban? 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

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Noach - Lessons in Chesed From the Teivah

Meaningful Ideas on the Parsha

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 9:37

In these times my Rabbeim are advising that we increase in our Achdus and Chesed as a Zechus for Acheinu Bnei Yisrael. Perspectives on Chesed from the Alter of Slabodka, and lessons to learn from Noach's Chesed in the Teivah. See the greatness of devotion to Chesed, Chazal even tell us lessons Avraham Avinu took from Noach's behavior in the Teivah. May it inspire us to follow in their ways. Besuros Tovos and a meaningful Shabbos

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Breaking Free from Immoral Impulses: Lessons from Slabodka

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 4:52 Transcription Available

Why do people sin, and what drives us to commit immoral acts? Discover the concept of "ruach shots" - a temporary state of foolishness that can lead individuals astray. By understanding this fleeting impulse, we can become more intelligent, wiser, and more elevated individuals, transcending the pull of ruach shots and embracing a life of holiness.In this enlightening episode, we discuss the teachings of Slabodka and the importance of rising above temporary foolishness to resist temptation. We also share insights from the Rambam on how studying Torah and becoming wise can help us ward off immoral thoughts and actions. Join us on this journey to elevate ourselves and learn how to let these tempting winds of stupidity pass like clouds in the sky, ultimately leading to a higher, more spiritual existence.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#parsha #shortdvartorah #thetorahpodcast #motivationalmussar

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Don't Get Better; Get Higher | Alter of Slabodka

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 4:01 Transcription Available

This Dvar Torah from the Alter of Slabodka gives us a revolutionary understanding of life. He states that each of us is king and queen, part of a kingdom of holy priests and a holy nation. We must never forget this fact and use it to guide our lives. He encourages us to live with regality, strength, and courage - as befits royalty. It's easy to get caught up in the mundanity of day-to-day life and forget that we carry an inherent power that gives us special status within ourselves. However, by taking the time to contemplate these teachings, we can reawaken those feelings of greatness that lie dormant. 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#parsha #shortdvartorah #thetorahpodcast #motivationalmussar

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At What Cost?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 3:11

In today's short Torah talk: A shocking and sobering insight from the Alter of Slabodka about our obligation to perform acts of kindness.Follow our Podcast Channel!Torah, Chochmah, U'Mussar Podcast NetworkSUBSCRIBE to The Torah Podcast for a weekly Dvar Torah on the Parsha, and follow us on WhatsApp for even more Torah content.(WhatsApp "greatness" to 757-679-4497 to subscribe).The Motivation Congregation is a Torah class with words of Chizzuk and Mussar often based on this week's Torah portion or Parsha of the week.Find T.M.C. on the new Jewish music and podcast streaming platform 24six!Consider sponsoring a podcast by making a donation to help fund our Torah outreach and content distribution. Your partnership makes it possible.Click here to donate.Questions or Comments? Email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com

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Why Was Lot Saved? (Lone Wolf)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 2:25

A truly fascinating insight from the Saba of Slabodka brings us to one crucial vort in our Avodas Hashem. What saved lot from perishing along with Sodom and Gomorra, leads us to a remarkable Torah idea.Check out our other content!SUBSCRIBE to The Torah Podcast for a weekly Dvar Torah on the Parsha, and Follow us on WhatsApp for even more Torah content.The Torah Podcast for ALL Jews!Consider sponsoring a podcast by making a donation to help fund our Torah outreach and content distribution. Your Partnership makes it possible.Click here to donate. Questions or Comments? Email me @ michaelbrooke97@gmail.com

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From Young Rosh Yeshiva to Senior Sage: Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 39:48

Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953) was a great Torah leader of the 20th century, whose life story spanned eras and continents. As a young teenager he studied in the vaunted Volozhin Yeshiva, then married into the prestigious Frank family of Kovno, where he subsequently was appointed rosh yeshiva of Slabodka. This was followed by his departure for Slutzk where he remained as rosh yeshiva and later as communal rabbi for decades. Following the formation of the Soviet Union and the challenges of maintaining religious life therein, he immigrated to Palestine in 1925. There he assumed the leadership of the Eitz Chaim yeshiva and served in several leadership positions in both the yishuv and later in Israel, where he oversaw the growth of the emerging Torah community. To dedicate an episode in the Jewish History Soundbites ‘Jewish Saviors of the Holocaust' series, please contact Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com Jewish History Soundbites is coming to NY! Register here for the upcoming tour of the Mt. Judah cemetery with Yehuda Geberer on July 29, 9:30 am For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

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From Slabodka to Slutzk: Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer Part I

Stories You Should Know by Rabbi Andrew Brenner

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 35:45

Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953) was a great Torah leader of the 20th century, whose life story spanned eras and continents. As a young teenager he studied in the vaunted Volozhin Yeshiva, then married into the prestigious Frank family of Kovno, where he subsequently was appointed rosh yeshiva of Slabodka. This was followed by his departure for Slutzk where he remained as rosh yeshiva and later as communal rabbi for decades. Following the formation of the Soviet Union and the challenges of maintaining religious life therein, he immigrated to Palestine in 1925. There he assumed the leadership of the Eitz Chaim yeshiva and served in several leadership positions in both the yishuv and later in Israel, where he oversaw the growth of the emerging Torah community. To dedicate an episode in the Jewish History Soundbites ‘Jewish Saviors of the Holocaust' series, please contact Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com Jewish History Soundbites is coming to NY! Register here for the upcoming tour of the Mt. Judah cemetery with Yehuda Geberer on July 29, 9:30 am For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

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The Uniqueness Of Each Student- Why The Alter Of Slabodka Rebuked Rav Yerucham

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 1:48

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Rabbi & Educator: Rav Avigdor Miller Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 34:45

Rav Avigdor Miller assumed the rabbinate of Walnut Street Shul in Chelsea, Massachusetts in 1939, and would remain there for six years. Seeking better educational opportunity for his children, he moved to East Flatbush, Brooklyn in 1945 and would remain there for the next three decades. He assumed a position as mashgiach in Yeshiva Chaim Berlin in Brownsville, and began educating his young charges with the values he had brought from Slabodka. At around the same time he was hired as congregational rabbi at the Young Israel of Rugby, where he would have a decisive impact on generations of congregants. Following his departure from Chaim Berlin in 1965, he expanded the scope of his activities with his involvement in other Brooklyn Yeshivos such as Netzach Yisroel, Mir and Eastern Parkway. In addition, he gave classes to the girls of Bais Yaakov in Williamsburg and Boro Park. For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

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Baltimore meets Slabodka: Rav Avigdor Miller Part I

Five Quick Divrei Torah on the Parashah

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 34:49

Rav Avigdor Miller (1908-2001) was a unique and influential rabbinical leader on the American scene of the 20th century. With his life spanning most of the tumultuous 20th century, his life story is somewhat a microcosm of Jewish life during historic times. Born in Baltimore into a home of immigrants, he went to study in RIETS in New York and eventually made the courageous decision to cross the ocean to study in the Slabodka Yeshiva in Lithuania. It was there under the tutelage of his rebbi Rav Isaac Sher and other great mussar personalities that would come to define him and his teachings for the rest of his life. It was also there that he married his wife Chana Etel Lesin, the daughter of Rav Yaakov Moshe Lesin the rabbi of Neishtat-Sugind. After spending six years in Slabodka, he returned home in late 1938, at the cusp of a long career where he would transmit the legacy of the past to generations of students and congregants. For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

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Five Quick Divrei Torah on Tazria 5782

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 7:19

by Rabbi Gil Student of TorahMusings.com. In less than ten minutes: 1) Rav Shlomo Wolbe on the the role of Torah in creation, 2) Chasam Sofer on proper behavior during pregnancy, 3) the Alter of Slabodka on the power of Shabbos, 4) Meshech Chochmah on the central role of kohanim with Tzara'as, 5) Sha'arei Simcha on pure white. Subscribe to Five Quick Divrei Torah on Parashah on your preferred podcast player.

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The alter of slabodka

Everythingology

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 0:37

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Five Quick Divrei Torah on Vayikra

Five Quick Divrei Torah on the Parashah

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 7:57

by Rabbi Gil Student of TorahMusings.com. In less than ten minutes: 1) Rav Ya'akov of Lissa on Hashem's pauses, 2) Maharam Schick on independence and guidance, 3) Taz on the benefits of a sinful leader, 4) the Alter of Slabodka on the lesson from a sinful soul, 5) Rav Yechezkel Abramsky on the source for saying a blessing before eating. Subscribe to Five Quick Divrei Torah on Parashah on your preferred podcast player.

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Five Quick Divrei Torah on Ki Sisa 5782

Five Quick Divrei Torah on the Parashah

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 9:29

by Rabbi Gil Student of TorahMusings.com. In less than ten minutes: 1) Rav Ya'akov from Lissa on the when the Jews can be counted, 2) Kesav Sofer on why Moshe saw a fiery coin under the heavenly throne, 3) Rav Shimon Romm on how money can be holy, 4) the Alter of Slabodka on the essential nature of sin, 5) Rav Yechezkel Abramsky on a leader's abilities. Subscribe to Five Quick Divrei Torah on Parashah on your preferred podcast player.

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Greatness of Man - Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, The Alter of Slabodka (1849-1927) - 29 Shvat

Kesher L'Tzadik - Connecting to Our Tzadikim

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 12:11

Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel (1849-1927), better known as the Alter of Slabodka, had a great impact on the development of the yeshiva world both in his own day and beyond. Incorporating the ideals of the mussar movement into the yeshiva curriculum, he furthered the growth of both mussar and yeshivos by sending his students to existing yeshivos and by opening new ones. His philosophy of 'gadlus ha'adam - greatness of man', became the byword of his yeshiva in Slabodka, and eventually to the Land of Israel when he transferred the yeshiva to Chevron. Yehuda Geberer is a historian and tour guide of Jewish historical sites, and is the host of the Jewish History Soundbites podcast. Twitter - @JSoundbites https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAi9mPBhCJARIsAHchl1wDcp7GnWTqIFLesCByqu077lv5eLAB5SdODnkXaOkVsCfSQQdoSV8aApxZEALw_wcB

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The danger of reading everyone's opinion on social media

The Rabbi Yaakov Harari Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 19:33

Based on the words of the Sabah of Slabodka in Parashat Vaera

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More than One Thousand Korbanot

Daily Emunah Podcast - Daily Emunah By Rabbi David Ashear

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021

The Midrash on the pasuk in Hosheya, כי חסד חפצתי ולא זבח, says Hashem told us the chesed we do for one another is more beloved to Him than all of the thousand korbanot that Shlomo HaMelech offered to Him. And because chesed is so valuable, it does wonders for our neshama . Rav Dov Yafeh was involved in a chesed project and saw that it was taking much more time than he thought. He asked the Chazon Ish if he should stop since it was taking away from his Torah learning. The Chazon Ish told him, “Torah is not like any other wisdom. Our understanding of Torah depends on our spiritual level, and if someone is involved in doing chesed , his neshama become more elevated, and that will give him a much better understanding of Torah and he'll be able to grasp that which he wouldn't have been able to had he not done the chesed .” When the Saba from Slabodka was sick, he gave his name to many tzadikim to pray on his behalf. And he also asked to give his name to a person who was known to be a baal chesed . When his students asked him about it, the Rabbi replied, “It says in the Menorat HaMaor that a baal chesed has a special power of tefila . And of course, we know when we do chesed for others Hashem does more chesed for us. Very often, we see a direct correlation between the chasadim that we do and the help that we get afterwards. Rabbi Biderman told a story that a hotel owner in Bnei Brak related to him. A little less than two years ago, a woman came to stay at his hotel, and she paid in advance for a two week stay. After the two weeks were up, she continued staying there and the hotel managers did not realize until two weeks after that. She was asked to pay the 3000 shekels that she owed, and she said she didn't have it. Immediately she was told to get her belongings and leave the hotel. One of the hotel owners was present at the time and watched as this woman carried out all her stuff, leaving the hotel in tears. He felt bad for her and went outside asking her to explain herself. She said she had a great job as a nurse in the Sha'arei Tzedek Hospital, but she got into an accident and needed surgery on her knees. She was told she was going to need 4-6 weeks of rehab after she gets out of the hospital from the surgery. She was paying rent month to month and now that it appeared that she wouldn't be back for at least two months, she told her landlord she was leaving. In the end, she was in the hospital for just two weeks after the surgery and they told her she didn't need any rehab. She wasn't feeling up to going back to work yet, but she had no place to live. She found the closest hotel and gave them all the money she had which covered her for two weeks. She was hoping to go back to work and get a new apartment, she just wasn't able to yet. The hotel owner felt bad for her and told her she could stay in the hotel for longer, and he would give her work to do in the meantime so that she could afford the stay. He also owned a nursing home in the same complex and said the following week he would have a job available for her to do there. She was very appreciative and took her suitcases and went back to her room. Just a few hours later, this hotel/nursing home owner received a phone call from the health department saying someone in his nursing home was diagnosed with Covid and therefore the entire staff had to be quarantined for 2 weeks. Now he was stuck with 50 patients and no staff. He went back to this nurse staying in his hotel and asked her more about her credentials. Turned out she was one of the head nurses in the intensive care unit at the hospital in which she worked and had years of experience. He asked her if she could single handedly take care of his nursing home, as it was an emergency. Baruch Hashem, she was perfect for the job. The man later said, “I thought I was being a baal chesed by helping her out, little did I know she was going to save my entire nursing home.” Chesed is wondrous. It helps us spiritually and has side benefits as well.

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The Chant of Torah: The Life of Rav Naftali Trop

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 32:36

Having gained fame as the Radin Yeshiva, as well as immortality through his Torah which is still studied worldwide, Rav Naftali Trop (1871-1928) was an important Torah leader who left an impact on the pre war yeshiva world of Eastern Europe. A product of Slabodka and Kelm, he brought Talmudic scholarship as well as the mussar movement to his students. Imparting life lessons by personal example, Rav Naftali was a caring individual who took responsibility for others beyond the walls of the yeshiva as well. Though his untimely passing in his 50's brought an end to a life of teaching Torah, his family and students continued his legacy for years to come. For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

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1.3,4 - With Guilt vs. Without

Chofetz Chaim Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 4:16

The definition of a Ba'al Lashon Hora is given as someone who views Lashon Hora with complete disregard. If one learns the laws of proper speech, he may stumble but it will be on his radar and he wont derive as much pleasure from it. The Alter of Slabodka spends time with an older irreligious man for the sole purpose of evoking feelings of wanting to join him in his aspirations. Hilchos Lashon Hara 1:3, 1:4 כָּל זֶה, אֲפִלּוּ אִם רַק בְּמִקְרֶה סִפֵּר גְּנוּת חֲבֵרוֹ, אֲבָל אִם, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, הֻרְגַּל בְּעָוֹן זֶה בִּתְמִידוּת, כְּמוֹ אֵלּוּ (ה) שֶׁרְגִילִין תָּמִיד לֵישֵׁב וּלְסַפֵּר: כָּךְ וְכָךְ מַעֲשֵׂה פְּלוֹנִי, כָּךְ וְכָךְ עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתָיו, כָּךְ וְכָךְ שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלָיו, וְהוּא דְּבָרִים שֶׁל גְּנוּת, אֲנָשִׁים כָּאֵלּוּ הֵם נִקְרָאִין בְּפִי חֲזַ"ל בְּשֵׁם בַּעֲלֵי לָשׁוֹן הָרָע וְעָנְשָׁן הַרְבֵּה יוֹתֵר גָּדוֹל, אַחֲרֵי שֶׁבִּשְׁאָט נַפְשָׁם וּזְדוֹן לִבָּם עוֹבְרִין עַל תּוֹרַת ה', וְנַעֲשָׂה זֶה אֶצְּלָם כְּהֶפְקֵר, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמְּבֹאָר לְעֵיל בְּסוֹף הַפְּתִיחָה, וַעֲלֵיהֶם נֶאֱמַר בַּקַּבָּלָה: "יַכְרֵת ה' כָּל שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקּוֹת לָשׁוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלוֹת" (תהלים יב, ד). אָמְרוּ חֲזַ"ל: עַל שָׁלש עֲבֵרוֹת נִפְרָעִין מִן הָאָדָם בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וְאֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה וְגִלּוּי עֲרָיוֹת וּשְׁפִיכוּת דָּמִים, וְלָשׁוֹן הָרָע נֶגֶד כֻּלָּן. וְהֵבִיאוּ חֲזַ"ל עַל זֶה רְאָיָה מִן הַכְּתוּבִים, וּפֵרְשׁוּ הָרִאשׁוֹנִים, דְּהַכַּוָּנָה עַל אֵלּוּ שֶׁהֻרְגְּלוּ בּעוֹן זֶה בִּתְמִידוּת, וְאֵין מְּקבְּלִים עַל עַצְּמָם לְהִשָּׁמֵר מִּמֶּנּוּ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה הדָּבָר אֶצְּלָם כְּהֶתֵּר. Chofetz Chaim, Preface עוד ימצא תועלת גדולה מלמוד ענינים אלו, שעל ידי זה לא יהיה דבר זה בעיניו כהפקר, ואז אפלו אם יהיה, חס ושלום, נכשל בזה לפרקים, איננו בכלל בעלי לשון הרע, שעל זה אמרו חז"ל בערכין, ששקול כנגד ג' עונות החמורות, ואינם מקבלין פני שכינה, וכיוצא מענשין החמורין, כמו שמוכח מדברי רבנו יונה ב"שערי תשובה" ומדברי ה"כסף משנה" ברמב"ם בפרק ז' מהלכות דעות רק כשאר לאו דעלמא. גם על ידי זה ידע בנפשו שחטא לפני ה', וכמו שאמר הכתוב (ירמיה ב, לה): "הנני נשפט אותך על אמרך לא חטאתי", ויראה לפיס את חברו עבור זה, או לפחות שלא לדבר עליו עוד הפעם, מה שאין כן אם ישליך, חס ושלום, את הדבר אחר גוו, ואינו חושבו לעון כלל. (הגהה) Please send any feedback for any of the episodes to ekuritsky1@gmail.com

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63 - Walking in Hashem's Ways (3)

Chofetz Chaim Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 5:19

The Alter of Slabodka asks how can we expect a weak human being to be similar or emulate to Hashem? The Mishna in Avos teaches us that a person is precious because he was created in the image of Hashem. All the philosophers have never accurately assessed the uniqueness of man since the only way to measure its value is based on an understanding of Hashem's perfection and that a person is imbued with those "virtues". All of the lofty traits that a person is expected to develop is not just the potential to become "that person" rather this is innately what he was born for and with all the tools needed. By removing the negative we will be able to be close to Hashem since we naturally have that connection and our job is only to remove the interference blocking it. Ohr Hatzafon - Tzelem Elokim ״הוא היה אומר: חביב אדם שנברא בצלם. חבה יתירה נודעת לו שנברא בצלם, שנאמר: בצלם אלהים עשה את האדם״ (אבות ג:יד). חיבה יתירה זאת הנודעת לנו, היא היא המגלה לנו גדולת האדם וערכו, חשיבותו כלפי עצמו, וחיבתו אצל בוראו יתברך שמו, כי כשנתבונן בשימת לב, בטיבו וערכו של תואר צלם אלהים, ונחקור לדעת עד היכן הדברים מגיעים, אז נמצא, כי באמת עולה הוא לאין שיעור וערך על כל טוב ונעלה, שישנם ונמצאים בכל המציאות כולה, בכל מעמקי ומסתורי הבריאה של רום ותחת. ואך אז נבין, כי חקירת כל חכמי לב החוקרים מימות עולם, לדעת ולמצוא סגולת נפש האדם, והולכים ומודדים בחכמתם גדולת האדם וערכו, לא תגיע מדתם והכרתם אף לעקבה של אותה הגדולה, של צלם אלהים, שהאצילה התורה להאדם, כי הרי כגודל הערך וההכרה שאפשר להעריך ולהכיר ברוממותו הבלתי משוערת של האלהים בורא העולם יתברך שמו, הוא גודל ערך התואר המתואר בו האדם בהתדמות מה להבורא יתברך כי אז נכיר ונדע, כי אין מצוה זו של של ההליכה בדרכי ה׳ - אך גזירת מלך הגוזרת על האדם, להיות מה שהוא אינו כלל, כי אם, המצוה הגדולה הלזו, אך מתאימה היא, עם הידיעה והחיבה יתירה הנודעת לנו, בדמותו וצלמו של האדם, כמחייבת את האדם, שיהיה מה שהוא ראוי להיות באמת מראשית יצירתו, ולהוציא אל הפועל מה שיש בו בכוח, להתדמות אל מה שדימהו יוצרו. Eicha 2:19 ק֣וּמִי ׀ רֹ֣נִּי (בליל) [בַלַּ֗יְלָה] לְרֹאשׁ֙ אַשְׁמֻר֔וֹת שִׁפְכִ֤י כַמַּ֙יִם֙ לִבֵּ֔ךְ נֹ֖כַח פְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְׂאִ֧י אֵלָ֣יו כַּפַּ֗יִךְ עַל־נֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ עֽוֹלָלַ֔יִךְ הָעֲטוּפִ֥ים בְּרָעָ֖ב בְּרֹ֥אשׁ כׇּל־חוּצֽוֹת Please send any feedback for any of the episodes to ekuritsky1@gmail.com

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Mussar Makes a Mir Debut

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 33:01

The Mussar Movement was promulgated by Rav Yisrael Salanter in the mid 19th century, as an attempt to bring ethical standards of conduct to the forefront of national consciousness. In the closing decades of the century, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the Alter of Slabodka, incorporated the ideas of mussar into an educational philosophy which would become part of the curriculum of the great Lithuanian style yeshivos. In 1907, the Mir Yeshiva decided to associate with the mussar movement and hired its first Mashgiach, Rav Zalman Dolinsky. In the years leading up to World War One, Rav Yerucham Levovitz served a first stint in the position as well. Following the Yeshiva's return from its imposed exile, it continued to be associated with the ideals of the mussar movement and hired mashgichim to oversee the ethical growth of its student body. A loose association developed into the essence of the Yeshiva's identity with the return of Rav Yerucham in 1924. It was then that the yeshiva entered its 'Golden Age', and Rav Yerucham's charismatic personality and unique mussar philosophy made the yeshiva central to the mussar ideals in the years preceding the Holocaust. For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

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21 - Build don't Break! (1)

Chofetz Chaim Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 7:38

Many times a person will put down his friend while with him about previous mistakes, family issues, not being so learned, etc. This will overwhelm him and he will be unable to respond, even if there are no others around it's a transgression of "And you shall not wrong, one man his fellow". The Sefer HaChinuch tells us that if there was a hanging in a family, we need to be sensitive not to even mention the word 'hang' to him in any context. The Gemara says that a sincere smile is greater than giving a glass of milk, the Alter of Slabodka depicts this in a scenario where its sweltering outside and the person is salivating for a refreshing cold cup of milk, yet still the respect that is given over with a smile and acknowledgement that I'm happy to see you is worth more. We should also note how it doesn't cost us anything to perform this kindness and it is still worth so much. Chofetz Chaim, Introduction (Lavin) וּפְעָמִים הַרְבֵּה מָצוּי עוֹד לָאו אֶחָד, וְהוּא לְפִי מַה שֶּׁרְגִילִין הַרְבֵּה פְּעָמִים לְבַזּוֹת לַחֲבֵרוֹ (יג) בְּמַעֲשָׂיו הָרִאשׁוֹנִים אוֹ בִּפְגַם מִשְׁפָּחָה אוֹ בְּמִעוּט חָכְמָתוֹ בַּתּוֹרָה אוֹ בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ, כָּל אִישׁ לְפִי עִנְיָנוֹ, אֲשֶׁר נֹאמַר לוֹ דְּבָרִים, אֲשֶׁר יַכְעִיסוּהוּ וְיַבְהִילוּהוּ, וְלֹא יוּכַל לְהֵעָזֵר מֵהֶם, אֲפִלּוּ אִם הָיָה הַדָּבָר בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין עַצְמוֹ, עוֹבֵר עַל לָאו (ויקרא כ"ה י"ז) דְּ''לֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת עֲמִיתוֹ'' דְּאַיְרֵי בְּאוֹנָאַת דְּבָרִים, כִּדְאִיתָא בְּבָבָא מְצִיעָא (דף נ"ח:), וְקַל וָחֹמֶר אִם הָיָה זֶה בִּפְנֵי אֲנָשִׁים. וְנִמְצָא לְפִי זֶה, שֶׁהַמְגַנֶּה לַחֲבֵרוֹ בֵּין בִּרְכִילוּת וּבֵין בְּלָשׁוֹן הָרָע בְּפָנָיו וּבִפְנֵי אֲחֵרִים, מִלְּבַד שֶׁיֵּשׁ עָלָיו לָאו דְּלָשׁוֹן הָרָע וּרְכִילוּת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַבְנוּ לְעֵיל, עוֹבֵר גַּם כֵּן בְּלָאו זֶה. Sefer HaChinuch 236 ובפרוש אמרו (ערכין טו ב) בלשון הרע. שממית האומרו והמקבלו [ו] שנאמר עליו, והמקבלו יותר מכלן, והזהירו הרבה עליו עד שאמרו דרך משל (ב''מ נט ב): מאן דאית [ליה] זקיפא בדקתיה, לא לימא זקוף ביניתא Kesubos 111b דאמר ר' יוחנן טוב המלבין שינים לחבירו יותר ממשקהו חלב שנאמר ולבן שנים מחלב אל תקרי לבן שינים אלא לבון שינים Ohr HaTzafon - HaMelachas Chaver Please send any feedback for any of the episodes to ekuritsky1@gmail.com

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The Life of Rav Aharon Kotler Part I: Origins of Greatness