וַיָּ֧שֶׁב ה’ עֲלֵהֶ֖ם אֶת־מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָֽלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּֽם And Hashem brought the waters of the sea back upon them, and the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea. Chazal stress the importance of protecting the brachah of our bris by ensuring that it is not misused or wasted. The Gemara teaches that…
הִתְיַצְּב֗וּ וּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַ֣ת ה’ אֲשֶׁר־יַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם Stand FIRM and see Hashem’s salvation that He will do for you today Why do Chazal refer to the area of kedushas habris as yesod, “foundation”? The foundation of a building supports the entire structure and makes it possible for every part of the building to function properly. Although it…
וַיִּקֹּ֥ד הָעָ֖ם וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲוֽוּ And the people kneeled and prostrated themselves. The Zohar teaches that one who vanquishes his yetzer hara in matters of kedushah is granted a gift from Heaven — the ability to daven warm, heartfelt tefillos and to experience true spiritual pleasure when standing before his Creator in tefillah. Those who have an appreciation for tefillah and invest sincere effort in…
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְכוּ֙ עִבְד֣וּ אֶת־ה Go! Worship the Lord Harav Ahron Feldman Shlit”a, in the forward to the book “From Boys to Men”, writes: Our society celebrates gratification as the goal of life and the guarantee of happiness. It is unfortunate that society portrays this image, for the truth is the direct opposite. Submitting to…
לֹ֤א נִשְׁאַר֙ אַרְבֶּ֣ה אֶחָ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֥וּל מִצְרָֽיִם Not one locust remained in all the borders of Egypt Fortunately, Hashem gave us the strength to resist urges, and we do this all the time – whenever acting on an urge is not an option. This can include everything from craving a non-Kosher treat to having…
כִּ֚י מִמֶּ֣נּוּ נִקַּ֔ח לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת ה’ אֱלֹקינוּ Because from it (our cattle) we will take to worship Hashem our G-d We’ve probably all asked ourselves, “Why did Hashem give us such strong desires for things He doesn’t want us to have?” The answer is that Hashem wants to give us the opportunity to give…
בְּעֶ֨צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה יָֽצְא֛וּ כָּל־צִבְא֥וֹת ה’ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם On that very day all the legions of Hashem went out of the land of Egypt. What gave Yosef the strength to withstand the great test of Eishes Potifar? The Medrash says that the image of Yaakov’s face appeared to him. Not only that, but it…
לֹֽא־רָא֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אָחִ֗יו They did not see each other Our sages call Kedusha YESOD, which means Foundation. A foundation is underground, it’s the part of us that no one sees, yet it holds up our entire spiritual structure. When Yosef faced his greatest nisayon the Torah emphasizes, “There was not a man of the household there…
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֩ עַבְדֵ֨י פַרְעֹ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו עַד־מָתַי֙ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה זֶ֥ה לָ֨נוּ֙ לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ And Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this be a stumbling block to us?” Some might mistakenly believe that only small and weak people need filters and other such gedarim. They feel that it is much more impressive to learn how to be “responsible”…
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