Sodium is a poisonous solid; chlorine is a poisonous green gas.
When they are joined together , they are transformed into - salt ! A white essential food. The technical mechanics are they share one electron in the outer orbits of the two original atoms.
The Universe Testifies by Rav A. Miller par. 351.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
Amazing secret of salt
Salt consists of 2 ingredients which by themselves are poison but together they are beneficial & it serves to preserve & enhance the food.
Thus it serves as a symbol of two people waiting for each other thinking are we going to join together in a positive way to perform mitzvos & share Torah or not. We need to learn from Hashems salt to always bring some taam (good flavor ) to the table.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Thus it serves as a symbol of two people waiting for each other thinking are we going to join together in a positive way to perform mitzvos & share Torah or not. We need to learn from Hashems salt to always bring some taam (good flavor ) to the table.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Salt Connection
There is a mitzva to bring salt to the table before a meal ( see Orach Chaim 167 : 5 ).
Why ?
Because eating is considered as a Korban which needs salt.
Tosfos Brochos 40a. Explains that since people may be waiting for each other at the table without Mitzvos we need salt protection. ???
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Why ?
Because eating is considered as a Korban which needs salt.
Tosfos Brochos 40a. Explains that since people may be waiting for each other at the table without Mitzvos we need salt protection. ???
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Pesach
There are 3 issues we must mention to fulfill our obligation :
Pesach - Hashem passed over us to spare us.
Matzo - He rushed us out to redeem us.
Moror - the Egyptians embitered our lives.
How does this third item follow the first two ?
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Pesach - Hashem passed over us to spare us.
Matzo - He rushed us out to redeem us.
Moror - the Egyptians embitered our lives.
How does this third item follow the first two ?
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Fw: Weekly Mitzvah - 30: Safety and Prevention
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:05:12
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Subject: Weekly Mitzvah - 30: Safety and Prevention
Mitzvos Relating to Our Fellow Man
30: Safety and Prevention
Build a fence for your roof... (Devarim 22:8)
It is a mitzvah to put up a sturdy guardrail at least ten tefachim high
(about forty inches) wherever there is a danger of someone falling. One
also may not keep a dangerous animal in his home (Kesubos 41a).
Checking on safety measures regularly is an ongoing fulfillment of this
mitzvah (Sefer HaMitzvos HaKatzar, aseih 75).
The Sefer HaChinuch explains that although everything is in Hashem's
hands, we are obligated by the Torah to live in a healthy and safe way.
One may not act recklessly and risk danger.
The Rambam calls this section of halachah "The Laws of Murder and Guarding
Oneself" because a lack of safety is a form of carelessness which can lead
to murder, chas veshalom. Just as one is forbidden to murder others, one
may not allow dangers that can lead to people suffering. (See our book
Treat Yourself Right [Targum / Feldheim, 2001] on this topic.)
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Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:05:12
To:weeklymitzvah@torah.org
Subject: Weekly Mitzvah - 30: Safety and Prevention
Mitzvos Relating to Our Fellow Man
30: Safety and Prevention
Build a fence for your roof... (Devarim 22:8)
It is a mitzvah to put up a sturdy guardrail at least ten tefachim high
(about forty inches) wherever there is a danger of someone falling. One
also may not keep a dangerous animal in his home (Kesubos 41a).
Checking on safety measures regularly is an ongoing fulfillment of this
mitzvah (Sefer HaMitzvos HaKatzar, aseih 75).
The Sefer HaChinuch explains that although everything is in Hashem's
hands, we are obligated by the Torah to live in a healthy and safe way.
One may not act recklessly and risk danger.
The Rambam calls this section of halachah "The Laws of Murder and Guarding
Oneself" because a lack of safety is a form of carelessness which can lead
to murder, chas veshalom. Just as one is forbidden to murder others, one
may not allow dangers that can lead to people suffering. (See our book
Treat Yourself Right [Targum / Feldheim, 2001] on this topic.)
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Monday, March 19, 2007
Hagada preparation
Tuesday is Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Thus we begin to prepare the study of the Hagada.
Why do we include a study of 4 types of people at the beginning of the story ?
We have a mitzva to tell the story to all in a way that will make a most powerful impression. Thus we need to prepare with thoughts of who will be at my seder so that I know what approach to focus on in our words.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Why do we include a study of 4 types of people at the beginning of the story ?
We have a mitzva to tell the story to all in a way that will make a most powerful impression. Thus we need to prepare with thoughts of who will be at my seder so that I know what approach to focus on in our words.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
How to think
The second portion of Rashi on vayikra explains how a person can develop their ability to think.
By taking time to think things over. This is the key to greatness as Rav A. Miller ztl taught.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
By taking time to think things over. This is the key to greatness as Rav A. Miller ztl taught.
Now may be a good time for a gem of Torah study.
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