Fw: Why?

Great lesson

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From: Gutman Locks <gutman1@013.net>

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:40:01 +0200

To: Gutman Locks<gutman1@013.net>

Subject: Why?

 

Why?

 

     Yesterday I asked a soldier to put on tefillin. He was a nice guy, but he refused. I tried all of my standard tricks, but none of them worked. I have a fairly new one that I use with soldiers. I call out, “Smole! Yamin! Smole! Yamin!” (Left! Right! Left! Right!) It is the command that they are given when they march, and I “command” them to march over and put on tefillin. They usually smile, but it rarely brings them over to put on tefillin. I tried a couple of other things, but he wouldn’t budge. He said, “I put on tefillin at my bar mitzvah, and that was enough.” He smiled, and walked off.

 

     I went back to my cart and started to help someone else. To my great surprise, the soldier walked over, rolled up his sleeve and waited for me to help him. I quickly put tefillin on him and gave him a copy of the Shema to read. When he finished, and also prayed for his family, I took the tefillin off and had to ask, “What made you change your mind?”

 

     He said, “My grandfather would never forgive me if I came to the Kotel and didn’t put on tefillin.”

 

     What do we learn from this nice story? Well, we see that love for the family can bring someone to some amount of Torah observance, but we already knew that. Here is something different to think about: Nothing I said or did actually brought him over. It was clearly his grandfather who gets the credit for that. But, if I had not walked over to him and tried, he would never have thought of his grandfather’s love of the Kotel and the mitzvah of tefillin.

 

     What’s the point? We (you and I) have to reach out to help. It is only then that G-d decides if we are going to succeed.

 

     “Open for me (an opening the size of) the sharpness of a needle, and I will open for you the upper gates.”[i]

 

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[i] Zohar, Leviticus 95, Exodus 39:33 Rashi, Shir Hashrim Rabbah 24

4 Viewpoints

One can see a glass half full of water -

A pessimist - its half empty
An optimist - its half full
A giving person - who is thirsty ?
The Talmud - water represents Torah!
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Do you Know ?

The message in this weeks Parsha which happens to be in Chapter 24 verse 7 ?

It is the acceptance of the Torah with naaseh venishma - we will do & we will listen. - this applies in our lives 24/7. !
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Rules of Presentation

We have Torah guidelines for how to teach & present Torah teachings. Rashi explains As one sets a table with delicious food , prepared in an enticing way for people to eat.

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4 in 1

Which 4 of the 10 Commandments are placed in one verse & what do they have in common ?

They are all forms of hurting people which the Torah teaches are considered some of the worst crimes ever.
Murder
Adultery
Stealing &
Testifying falsely against someone.
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Tree Connections

What is the link between
Aitz - a tree
Etzem - a bones , from the same root word
&
Aitzo - advice.

All 3 root words mean a structure for growth.
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10 Mitzvos you can do in the next 5 Minutes

Be nice
Smile
Say something nice
Compliment someone
Make a friend
Take responsibility
Trust Hashem
Don't Worry
Be happy
Thank Hashem.
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Fw: Glass of Milk

How to listen- someone asks for water - but you hear MILK.

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From: Zvi Goldberger <zvig@bhphoto.com>

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:39:12 -0500

To: rabbig@sakar.com<rabbig@sakar.com>; MILAN<thedane@013.net>

Subject: FW: Glass of Milk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 11:58 AM
Subject: FW: Glass of Milk

 

 

 

Subject: Glass of Milk

 

 

 

 

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.

 

He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

 

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water! . She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it so slowly, and then asked, How much do I owe you?"

 

You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."

 

He said ... "Then I thank you from my heart."

 

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

 

Many year's later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.

 

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

 

Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

 

Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once.

 

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case.

 

After a long struggle, the battle was won.

 

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words ...

 

"Paid in full with one glass of milk"

 

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.

 

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."

 

There's a saying which goes something like this:

 

Bread cast on the water comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?

Question on the Parsha

Why does this parsha that contains the 10 Commandments begin with the teaching that Yisro listened ?
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4 lessons to Say

We are taught to review the

Akeida
Parshas Hamann
10 Commandments
& Korbonos

Why are these 4 grouped together ?

Is Parshas Hamann in the same league as the other 3 ?

The Mishna Berura says that we learn that extra hishtadlus does not help at all.
This is a form of mesiras nefesh - that's how it fits in.
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This is also Good

Our Sages teach that we should always say - this is good !

But we can ask - why dosent everything work out exactly right ?

The answer is - there is a Good reason. Because than we would not have a strong desire & determination to change & improve.
Negative things prompt us to pray to Hashem for help & to improve which are both very good.

Be grateful for the wake up calls so that we can get to the party.
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Train your Tongue

The Talmud teaches us to train ourselves to say regularly - - I don't Know. This includes all forms of statements that show humility & our understanding that we have many limitations.

Better say I will be there about 2 o clock. Rather than at 2.
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Who was Greater ?

Moshe or Aaron ?

Rashi 6:26 says they were equal.

Aaron was 3 years older but they both fulfilled their missions with the greatest of respect to each other.

This is a lesson for all of us to develop our unique potential for greatness.
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Don't miss out

On saying today -

Gam Zu Ltova
& thanking Hashem for it !
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The Truth

When we look into Rashi we see it was the same donkey that Avraham had used was now used by Moshe. It will also be used by Moshiach.

Pirkei dRebbi Eliezer also explains that this donkey was born to the donkey that was created on the first friday , the one that spoke to Bilam.
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Names

Why is the second Sefer of the Torah the book of Exodus , called Names ?
Why is Shaim for name also Shom for there ?

A persons hebrew name defines the potential essences of what's there !
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Food Control

How can a person train oneself not to over indulge in eating food ?

Pirkei Avos teaches one of the frequent sayings of the great Hillel - The more flesh , the more worms !

Imagine the Mitzva of repeating that phrase of the Mishna 10 times when considering to eat more.
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The Greatest Blessing

What is the greatest form of Blessing ?

See 49:28
Rashi says to develop each persons potential.
Thus learn to
Be Yourself -
What are you good at ?
Which type of service to Hashem do you enjoy most ?
Do you fulfill the Mishna in Avos to love your work ?
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Fw: A Moment with Rabbi Avigdor Miller Z"L # 65 (Television & The Aged)

Worthwhile lesson.

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From: "Avrohom Tikotzky" <tikotzky@gmail.com>

Sender: "Avrohom Tikotzky" <tikotzky=gmail.com@mcsv48.net>

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 10:10:13 -0500

To: Rabbi Goldberger<rabbig@sakar.com>

ReplyTo: "Avrohom Tikotzky" <tikotzky@gmail.com>

Subject: A Moment with Rabbi Avigdor Miller Z"L # 65 (Television & The Aged)

Tape 485 @ 1:25:04             Parshas Vayigash 5771

This email is transcribed from questions that were posed to Harav Miller by the audience at the Thursday night lectures. To listen to the audio of this Q & A please dial: 201-676-3210

QUESTION:   Would watching television be permitted for old women in nursing homes who have no other interests?

ANSWER: And the answer is, old women in nursing homes, would it be right for them to drink poison if they have nothing else to do? You have to realize that drinking poison is much more beneficial than watching television, especially for old people. A young person who watches television ruins his mind, it ruins his Neshama, but still there’s some hope left, maybe before he dies he'll repent and maybe he'll learn a lot of Mesilas Yeshorim and erase from his mind part of what he listened to, what he saw.     But old people just before they die, they have to purify themselves most, and when they pollute their minds in their last days, that's what they take with them to the Next World. They take all the Arayos, all the wickedness with them in the Next World. Not because they'll practice it, they’re too old to practice immorality, but they have it in their heads. Immorality in the head of an old man is the very worst thing.     Here's an old man, he can't go out in the street, you go to visit him in his house, he's sitting and looking at the television. Gevald! Gevald! His children are murdering him. He should say Tehillim in his last days, he should speak to Hashem in his last days, he should prepare himself. He's reading something that's dirty, or looking at dirty magazines, that the children brought up for the old folks to enjoy before they die. He's taking all that garbage with him in the Next World.      Old people especially have to prepare, and that's why television for old women in the nursing homes, is the very worst thing you can do to them. Good Shabbos To All

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