Divrey Yaakov Class
weekly studies
The Aliya in Torah
The Aliya in Torah by the Chazon Ish zt’l The Chazon Ish, Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz (1878-1953), one of the greatest Torah luminaries of recent times, lived in Israel from 1933 until his passing. His views, actions, halachic rulings and writings continue to have a major influence on the […]
Method of Learning Torah
Method of Learning Torahby Rabbi Simcha Wasserman zt”lGuidance from one of the greatest sages of our time on how to learn Torah properly. (He was also the son of Rav Elchanan Wasserman, Hy”d a most profound talmud scholar and one of the main disciples of the Chafetz Chaim)Transcripted, […]
Parashat Vayetzei
Rashi on Genesis 28:10:2ויצא [AND JACOB] WENT OUT—It need have written simply “And Jacob went to Haran’’; why then does it mention his departure from Beersheba? But it intends to tell us that the departure of a righteous person from his city makes an impression. As long as […]
CLOSENESS TO HASHEM
How do you come closer to Hashem?
Text of Elohai Netzor
This meditation recited at the close of the Amidah comes from the Talmud. BY MJL Elohai Netzor is a meditation added after the conclusion of the formal Amidah. The Talmud records several meditations that the ancient rabbis would recite after the conclusion of the communal prayer. This one is […]
1 Kislev 17th November 2020
The Torah reading of RoshChodesh: A. Weekday RoshChodesh: When: On RoshChodesh the Torah is read during the Shacharis prayer immediately after Hallel, Kaddish Tiskabel [and Shir Shel Yom].. Amount of Aliyos: There are a total of four Aliyos read from the Torah on RoshChodesh. One may not add or subtract to these Aliyos. Haftorah: There […]
ADV Parsha Vayetze
ויצא בס” ד There is no פתוחות or סתומות in Parshas ויצא which is a רמז that Yaakov is going into Galus. At the end of the Parsha, Yaakov is coming back, and in the middle of the Parsha, Yaakov is dealing with Lavan. This is the place in the […]
ADV Toldos/Chanuka
תולדות בס”ד The תקוני זהר says that the first twenty four days of Kislev are כנגד the twenty four letters of the ברוך שם כבוד, and Chanuka on כה כסלו is כנגד the twenty five letters in שמע ישראל.. Therefore we see that the entire month of כסלו is connected to […]
Parashat Toldot / פרשת תולדות
Parashat Toldot / פרשת תולדות “Generations” “Now these are the records of the generations of Isaac…” Torah Portion: Genesis 25:19-28:9 Haftarah: Malachi 1:1-2:7 B’rit Chadash/New Covenant: Romans 9:6-31 The traditional blessing pronounced before reading the Torah is as follows: Bar’khoo et Adonai ham’vo’rakh (Congregation responds) Ba’rookh Adonai ham’vo’rakh […]
ADV Parashat Chayei Sara
חיי שרה בס”ד Usually Parshas חיי שרה falls on the Shabbos that precedes חודש כסלו, כס the hidden light, the אור הגנוז, that was lit for לו, thirty six hours. In this Parsha, we encounter גן עדן. The זוהר חדש, the ילקוט ראובני and the מגלה עמוקות all say that the […]
What’s New
New weekly study DIVREY YA’AKOV – PIRKEY MACHSHAVA This book is definitely one of the best books I’ve ever read when it comes to learning about the truth, it certainly helps you grow closer to the higher world and prepares you clearly understand your role and role of […]
