Synopsis of Toldot Third Reading The king of Philistia, fearful of Isaac’s growing economic influence, asked him to leave. Isaac settled nearby, and then began his life project: digging wells to provide sources of water for new towns and villages. Uncovering Hidden Potentials Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a ell of…
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Haftorah – Erev Rosh Chodesh
Parshas Toldos Haftorah – Erev Rosh Chodesh SHMUEL1, 20:18by Rabbi Dovid Siegel This week we read a special Haftorah portion in light of the fact that this Shabbos is Erev Rosh Chodesh. This particular segment deals with the heartbreaking separation of Yonason from his dearest and most beloved friend Dovid and Dovid’s secret escape from…
Parshas Toldos
Parshas Toldos Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: Yitzchak is 40 years old (2088) when he marries Rivkah. After 20 years, Esav and…
New AZAMRA Parshah Toldos
UNIVERSAL TORAH: TOLDOS By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Gen. 25:19-28:9. Haftara: Malachi 1:1-2:7. “AND THESE ARE THE GENERATONS OF ISAAC” In the holy structure built by the patriarchs to reveal HaShem to the world, Abraham is the initial thesis: expansive energy, revelation, kindness — CHESSED. Isaac is the antithesis: restriction, control — GEVURAH, while…
CHAIYEY SARAH
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CHAIYEY SARAH XXIII. And the days of the life of Sarah were an hundred and twenty and seven years, the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kiryath Arba, which is Hebron. [JERUSALEM. And Sarah died in the city of the giants.] And Abraham came from…
HAYE SARAH: חיי שרה
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MAQAM OF THE WEEK- HAYE SARAH: חיי שרה והמלך דוד זקן חיי שרה מקאם חג’אז נגונים אתוהי כמה רברבין נשמת רוכב עבים שועת מרומי ברך ההודאות נדה אני קדיש בואי ברנה חג’אז שמחים שמח נפשי ממצרים שיך סלאמה חג’אזי נקדישך אתה צורי פזמון ספר תורה On Shabbat Haye Sarah…
Dvar Torah – Parshas Vayera
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Parshas Vayera Actual Angel Food And he took cream and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and he placed [them] before them, and he was standing over them under the tree, and they ate. (Breishis 18:8) Okay, Avraham fed some guests and they ate. Whats the big…
Haftarah of Parshas Chukas
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BS”D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Judges Chapters 11-12 Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov JUDGES CHAPTER 11 * * * Judges 11:1-33 is the Haftarah of Parshas Chukas, Leviticus 19:1-22:1 * * * GOOD INTENTIONS Like Avimelech, Yiftach (Jepthah) son of Gil’ad, the Tenth Judge of Israel, was also the…
Haftorah – Parshas Vayera
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Parshas Vayera M’lochim 2 4:1 This week’s Haftorah reveals to us an incredible dimension of faith and its astounding result. Out of deep appreciation to a Shunamite lady’s hospitality the Prophet Elisha promised that she would bear a son. This startling prediction raised major concern due to her elderly…
Shulchan Aruch
Chapter 33 – OTHER CHAMETZ LAWS Grain, even if it has been roasted, should be kept from contact with water because it may become CHAMETZ (463:3), and the same is true for grain shells (see 465:1-3). On keeping grain from contact with liquids see 466:1-3; on what to do with flour or grain that may…
Parshas Vayera
Parshas Vayera Vayera, 5632/33 The Sfas Emes begins this ma’amar with a quotation from the second paragraph of Medrash Rabba on this parsha. That Medrash Rabba, in turn, cites a pasuk in Iyov (19:26): “Ve’achar ori nikfu zohs; umibsari echezeh Eloka.” (ArtScroll: “After my skin was stricken, they pierced me; and I see the judgment…
Parshas Vayera
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Parshas Vayera Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: The three angels appear to Avraham and foretell the…
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