C h a p t e r S e v e n t e e nThe Great Benefits for the Entire JewishNation Resulting from every Individual’sCautiousness in Areas of Sanctity andModesty (Tzniut )Part 1 In areas of sanctity and modesty, halachic detail is broughtat length in halachic and ethical works, as well as the greatobligation…
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DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 16
C hapter S ixteenMesillat Yesharim ־ C hapter 25 In Mesillat Yesharim chapter 25, he writes how to acquire ahigh level of fear of Hashem. The way to acquire this awe is tocontemplate two very true things. The first is that the Presenceof Hashem exists in every place in the world and He himselfwatches over…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 15
CHAPTER FIFTEENTHE GREAT OBLIGATION TO BE AS BUSY AS POSSIBLEWITH THE HOLY T ORAH The Nefesh Hachaim writes in sha’ar 4: chapter 15 how wehave been commanded from the mouth of Hashem Himself withan awesome warning, “This Torah scroll must never leave yourmouth and you must toil in it day and night.” [Joshua 1:8]. TheZohar…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 14
CHAPTER F OURTEENPRAYERPart one: Awakening to the importance of prayerand it’s details. In the gemarah in Brachot (6b) it says, “One of the Rabbissaid to R’ Bayvo Bar Abaye, and some say that it was R’ Bayvo toR’ Nachman Bar Yitzchok, ‘What thing is very elevated and yetdegraded by people?’ [Meaning that it says this…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 13
CHAPTER THIRTEENSACRIFICE FOR TORAH STUDY AND SURRENDER OFTHINGS WHICH PREVENTS VIGILANCE IN TORAHSTUDY The gemarah in massechet Brachot (71b) says, “Once thewicked ruling kingdom decreed that Yisrael may not involvethemselves with Torah. Rebi Akiva came, gathered groups ofpeople and publicly taught them Torah… it was but a few dayslater that they caught Rebi Akiva and…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson12
CLOSENESS TO HASHEM CHAPTER TWELVETHE GREATNESS ACQUIRED THROUGH TORAH STUDYPart 1: A major feature of Torah study is that everyword one studies, one fulfils a positive mitzvah andmerits awesome reward. In the book ‘Shenot Eliyahu’ of the Vilna Gaon [which is anexplanation to the mishnayot, printed in at the back of someeditions] on massechet Peah…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 11
CHAPTER ELEVENMITZVOT BETWEEN MAN AND HIS FELLOW Mitzvot between man and his fellow are of the basics ofJudaism. This means to endeavor to benefit another, and to takecare not to cause suffering to one’s fellow, as it says in thegemarah in massechet Yevamot that mercilessness and lovingkindnesses are the purpose of Yisreal – see inside…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 10
CHAPTER TENANY TORAH STUDY AND MITZVAH PERFORMANCEJOINS THE SOUL WITH HIS CREATOR AND BRINGS ASPIRITUAL AND HOLY BOUNTY FROM HASHEMAN ANSWER FOR THOSE WHO CLAIM THEY DON’TFEEL THIS It is written in numerous places in this work how for bit ofTorah that a person learns, and through every mitzvah that aperson performs, a spiritual bounty…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 9
CHAPTER NINETHE WORDS OF THE BACH (OHR HACHAIM 47) ON THEMITZVAH OF TORAH STUDY In massechet Nedarim, R’ Yehuda and R’ Mai say, “Who is theman who is wise and will understand this? And (with whom will)the word of Hashem will speak to him and tell him why the landwas destroyed? This matter was asked…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 8
Closeness to HashemC h a p t e r E ig h tT h e N o t En t ir e l y Err o n e o u s D e s p an ir ofD e v o t in g O n esel f to T o r a h St…
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 7
CHAPTER 7
PARENTS DUTY TO ENABLE THEIR CHILDREN TO LEARN
AND LIVE TORAH LIVES AND THE ROLE OF PARENTS
PRAYERS IN THEIR CHILDREN LEARNING TORAH
SUCCESSFULLY
DIVREY YA’AKOV Lesson 6
THE ENTIRE EXISTENCE OF THE WORLD IS FROM THE
POWER OF TORAH
Yeshua Centered Judaism 
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