Avoid wicked speech !
What is that ?
Leitzonus & Loshon Hora
Ridicule & gossip.
The key to life is
Gaurd your tongue.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Speech Improvement
The Rambam explains that learn how to avoid Tzoraas / leprosy --
Avoid wicked speech !
What is that ?
Avoid wicked speech !
What is that ?
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
7 Basic Laws
These fundamental obligations apply to every Human -
# Not to worship idols
# Not to worship idols
# To honor Hashems name
#. Not to murder
# not to commit immoral acts
# not to steal
#. To maintain & uphold law & order
# Not to eat portions of live creatures.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Fw: Good Job!
To share some feedback.
If you would like a copy of the book please send us your address.
If you would like a copy of the book please send us your address.
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From: Jonah Sinowitz <jgsinowitz@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:57:39 -0700 (PDT)
To: <rabbig@sakar.com>
Cc: Daniel Fishman<daniel.fishman@alcatel-lucent.com>
Subject: Good Job!
Dear Rabbi Goldberg:
I am writing to express my gratitude to you for taking the time and effort to write Good Job: Successful Strategies for Devoping Your Work Potential.
Not only is it wonderful to see an explication of the various Pirkei Avoth that are so often quoted, and reviewed during the summer months, but also to have a practical discussion of those many Avoth that can be applied to work.
I have already personally gained a great deal from reading the book, but will also suggest that it be shared with the organizations that help Jews to find jobs (OU [NYC], Agudah PCS [Brooklyn & Lakewood], Project Chizuk [Passaic], Jewish Vocational Service [East Orange, NJ])
At one time many of the practical issues you address were a part of both Jewish and American corporate culture. B'EH, we should all incorporate the values and attitudes you explain so clearly and be moved to learn the practical halakhoth which apply from Seder Nezikin.
Respectfully,
Jonah G. Sinowitz
Passaic, NJ
I am writing to express my gratitude to you for taking the time and effort to write Good Job: Successful Strategies for Devoping Your Work Potential.
Not only is it wonderful to see an explication of the various Pirkei Avoth that are so often quoted, and reviewed during the summer months, but also to have a practical discussion of those many Avoth that can be applied to work.
I have already personally gained a great deal from reading the book, but will also suggest that it be shared with the organizations that help Jews to find jobs (OU [NYC], Agudah PCS [Brooklyn & Lakewood], Project Chizuk [Passaic], Jewish Vocational Service [East Orange, NJ])
At one time many of the practical issues you address were a part of both Jewish and American corporate culture. B'EH, we should all incorporate the values and attitudes you explain so clearly and be moved to learn the practical halakhoth which apply from Seder Nezikin.
Respectfully,
Jonah G. Sinowitz
Passaic, NJ
7 & 11 of the 613
Tazria has 7 official Mitzvos
* 3 relating to childbirth
* 3 relating to childbirth
- The new mother has to stay apart from her husband for awhile.
- She needs to refrain from certain Holy foods.
- She needs to bring certain offerings.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
4 Greatest Gifts
What are the 4 greatest gifts we hope Hashem will grant us ?
Hint - 2 are in this weeks Parsha.
The Talmud , Nedorim 64b , says 4 are considered as dead - a poor person , leper , blind or one without children.
Tosfos explains we always need to pray to Hashem that we should not suffer from any of these.
We also need to keep thanking Hashem for all of His favors.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Question
Was Adam Horishon permitted to eat meat. ?
Tosfos Sanhedrin 56b says yes but only if the animal died by itself.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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17 of 613
There are 17 official Mitzvos in Parshas Shmini -
4 on how to behave in the Holy Temple.
10 Kosher food laws
3 laws of Tumah
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The Day After
We are taught to increase a bit our eating & drink the day after the holiday to show that we regret that it is over.
Mitzrayim means Egypt but it also means narrow confinement. Hashem keeps on saving us from all types of challenges.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Fw: URGENT FOR TODAY
Thank you
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hakhel MIS <hakhelusa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 14:42:08
To: <hakhel@hakhel.info>
Subject: URGENT FOR TODAY
B"H
The Rubashkin-Pesach petition you signed last week is not being used per the recommendation of community leaders, but they ask you to please sign this new petition ASAP, and to ask at least 10 contacts to sign!
It's urgent that you sign the NEW PETITION available at www.justiceforsholom.org
even if you already signed the Pesach petition!
It's critical that we have 50,000 signatures by Sunday - so that we can take the campaign to the press IY"H. Please get 10 friends to sign the petition! Don't rely on someone else...response has been poor...please take a minute now and do it.
Please also voice your concern by sending an email to Department of Justice:
oipl@usdoj.gov and copy pr@justiceforsholom.org
Check below to find a message you can forward to friends.
Time is of essence! The Prosecutor has to make their recommendation for sentencing on April 9th. It's imperative they know that Americans nationwide are deeply disturbed. Please act Now!!!! Thank you!
-----------------------------------------------
To all friends and constituents of Agudath Israel:
We have been working closely with Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin's lawyers and other organizations and askonim concerned about his incarceration and his upcoming sentencing, currently scheduled for April 28. This tragic case is at a critical juncture right now, and demands our attention and action even as we are all busy with Pesach.
In issuing this call to our friends and constituents, we are in no way condoning any criminal conduct. However, as detailed in the memo available at http://tinyurl.com/yj372kj prepared by a lawyer familiar with the case, it is clear that the federal government has been overly zealous in pursuing Mr. Rubashkin and has submitted him to considerably more severe restrictions and potential punishment than others in similar cases. The memo is quite an eye-opener, well worth reading despite its length.
The bottom line is that Mr. Rubashkin is being kept in jail pending sentencing, and is not even being allowed to go home for the Pesach sedorim next week, despite his willingness to post a large bond and hire a full-time guard. With respect to the sentencing, he faces the possibility of a very lengthy sentence - upward of 20 years, Rch'l - far beyond the sentences imposed on others whose crimes were significantly more severe than anything Mr. Rubashkin may have done.
We are therefore asking you, our friends and constituents, to take a few minutes during this zman cheiruseinu to communicate your respectful concern over the handling of the Rubashkin case, his incarceration pending sentencing, and the excessive sentence being considered.
Please make your concerns known to the Justice Department's Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison at 202-514-3465 or oipl@usdoj.gov . Also, if you are able, please sign the online petition available at www.justiceforsholom.org ; this petition will be forwarded to the U.S. Attorney's office in Iowa, which is prosecuting the Rubashkin case. We are hopeful that this expression of public support will have a positive impact on the case.
Many thanks. Best wishes for a chag kasher v'someiach. May we share besoros tovos.
--------------------------
Hakhel MIS
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Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hakhel MIS <hakhelusa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 14:42:08
To: <hakhel@hakhel.info>
Subject: URGENT FOR TODAY
B"H
The Rubashkin-Pesach petition you signed last week is not being used per the recommendation of community leaders, but they ask you to please sign this new petition ASAP, and to ask at least 10 contacts to sign!
It's urgent that you sign the NEW PETITION available at www.justiceforsholom.org
even if you already signed the Pesach petition!
It's critical that we have 50,000 signatures by Sunday - so that we can take the campaign to the press IY"H. Please get 10 friends to sign the petition! Don't rely on someone else...response has been poor...please take a minute now and do it.
Please also voice your concern by sending an email to Department of Justice:
oipl@usdoj.gov and copy pr@justiceforsholom.org
Check below to find a message you can forward to friends.
Time is of essence! The Prosecutor has to make their recommendation for sentencing on April 9th. It's imperative they know that Americans nationwide are deeply disturbed. Please act Now!!!! Thank you!
-----------------------------------------------
To all friends and constituents of Agudath Israel:
We have been working closely with Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin's lawyers and other organizations and askonim concerned about his incarceration and his upcoming sentencing, currently scheduled for April 28. This tragic case is at a critical juncture right now, and demands our attention and action even as we are all busy with Pesach.
In issuing this call to our friends and constituents, we are in no way condoning any criminal conduct. However, as detailed in the memo available at http://tinyurl.com/yj372kj prepared by a lawyer familiar with the case, it is clear that the federal government has been overly zealous in pursuing Mr. Rubashkin and has submitted him to considerably more severe restrictions and potential punishment than others in similar cases. The memo is quite an eye-opener, well worth reading despite its length.
The bottom line is that Mr. Rubashkin is being kept in jail pending sentencing, and is not even being allowed to go home for the Pesach sedorim next week, despite his willingness to post a large bond and hire a full-time guard. With respect to the sentencing, he faces the possibility of a very lengthy sentence - upward of 20 years, Rch'l - far beyond the sentences imposed on others whose crimes were significantly more severe than anything Mr. Rubashkin may have done.
We are therefore asking you, our friends and constituents, to take a few minutes during this zman cheiruseinu to communicate your respectful concern over the handling of the Rubashkin case, his incarceration pending sentencing, and the excessive sentence being considered.
Please make your concerns known to the Justice Department's Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison at 202-514-3465 or oipl@usdoj.gov . Also, if you are able, please sign the online petition available at www.justiceforsholom.org ; this petition will be forwarded to the U.S. Attorney's office in Iowa, which is prosecuting the Rubashkin case. We are hopeful that this expression of public support will have a positive impact on the case.
Many thanks. Best wishes for a chag kasher v'someiach. May we share besoros tovos.
--------------------------
Hakhel MIS
--------------------------
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message with the word "remove" or "subscribe" in either the subject line or
body of the message. You may also send an email to postmaster@hakhel.info
with either of these words. Please DO NOT send blank emails.
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and an archive of emailed notices, visit Hakhel's website at
http://www.hakhel.info
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Unique Holy Days
The in between holy days are unique in many ways.
The Mishna Avos 3:11 lists 5 entities that ensure ones eternal rewards in the World to Come.
On of the the 5 are to honor & sanctify these special days.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Friday, March 26, 2010
All of the Offerings
How can a person gain the merit of bringing all of the possible offerings ?
By developing true humility.
Sanhedrin 43b
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Shabos Connection
Why is every Shabos also considered a reminder of leaving Egypt ?
Tosfos in Pesochim 117b explains that in Mitzrayim the Jews had to work at hard labor in all 39 categories of Melacha on Shabos.
Thus we celebrate every Shabos to be free from it.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
8 Mitzvos
The Rambam teaches that there are 8 Torah prescribed Mitzvos that we get to fulfill for Pesach -
- To discard our Chometz before
- Not to eat Chometz the afternoon before the holiday
- Not to eat any all 8 days
- Not to eat a mix that contains some of it
- Not to see any of it in your property.
- Not to find any of it
- To eat Matzo Pesach nite
- To tell the Story.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
New Booklet
We have a new booklet called
10 Benefits
Of Giving
A Tenth
If you would like a copy , please e mail us your address
Thank you
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
18 of 613
Parshas Tzav contains 18 of the 613 Mitzvos of the Torah.
The first 3 are for caring for the Mizbeach
* Clean off some ashes every morning
* Put new wood on daily
* Never extinguish any of the fire.
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Greatest Korban
Which is the greatest of all korbonos ?
The daily Tamid offerings.
See Rashi Sanhedrin 36a
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
2 Dangers
We learn by the offerings how to come close to Hashem.
Do not bring any leaven or any honey
What do these represent ?
Avoid arrogance & avoid the desires that can lead one to stray from serving Hashem.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Matza all year round
Who ate Matza all year round ?
All of the Mincha flour offerings at the Beis Hamigdosh and the Lechem haponim were all Matza. Thus Kohanim had them all year round.
We are on that level Pesach time.
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Always Speak Positive
Never say never.
Pesochim begins with the Light of the fourteenth - and the obvious question is its really the night ?
We learn to always speak in positive ways.
Say Good Morning even at night.
Say have a great day.
Don't open up your for the Satan , the Talmud teaches.
Al tiftach peh lsatan.
Thanks to Joseph Benjamin for this insight , may it be a merit for his success in all of his endeavors.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Candle at a Bris Milah
Where is the source to light a candle ?
Tosfos Sanhedrin 32b.
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