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BS”DVolume 39, No. 2222 Adar 5785March 22, 2025 Sponsored by the Katz family on the yahrzeit of aunt Hannah Yeffman (Chana bat Yaakov Shulim a”h) Nancy & David Broth and Rona & Aaron Lerner in memory of their father Alvin Cohn (Avraham ben Yaakov Hakohen a”h) Mr. and Mrs. Jules Meisler in memory of Jules’…

This week we read the parsha of Vayakhel. “Vayakhel Moshe {And Moshe gathered} the entire congregation of the children of Israel. [35:1]” The Ramban explains that Moshe gathered them to tell them about the Mishkan {Tabernacle}. Moshe had been commanded about the Mishkan before the ‘chait ha’egel’ {sin of the golden calf} and the subsequent…

The Story Dovid and Yossi were leaving their shul with their mother on Shabbat morning, in order to prepare for lunch. Suddenly, the rabbi approached them. “Dr. Rosen, I just got word that Mrs. Cohen is having some difficulty breathing. She lives a block away from here. Could you help out?” “Absolutely” replied their mother….

“Moshe assembled the entire assembly of Bnei Yisroel”(35:1) In Parshas Terumah, Tetzaveh, and Ki Sisa the Torah relates Hashem’s instructions to Moshe concerning the construction of the Mishkan. In Parshas Vayakheil and Pekuday Moshe relays these instructions to Bnei Yisroel. Why did the instructions that Moshe gave to Bnei Yisroel require assembling them all together?…

Torah is greater than priesthood and kingship, for kingship is acquired with 30 qualities, priesthood is acquired with 24, whereas the Torah is acquired with 48 ways. These are: … (32) loving uprightness… This trait, “ohaiv es ha’maisharim”, relates to the word “yashar” — straight, referring to straight or upright behavior. A scholar is “straight”….

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1241 The Case of the Mishloach Manos That Was Delivered to the Wrong Person. Good Shabbos! The Symbolism of the Half Shekel Donation – Part One Parshas Ki Sisa begins with the mitzvah of Machatzis…

A person should always accustom himself to keeping silent (lit., ‘should increase his silence’). He should speak only of matters of wisdom or matters pertaining to his living needs. It was said regarding [the Talmudic scholar] Rav, the student of our holy teacher [R. Yehuda haNasi], that he never engaged in idle chatter his entire…

Purim is called by the name Yom HaKippurim… Zohar Purim and Yom Kippur, two seemingly opposite days, are really related to each other, according to the Zohar. The letter CHOF, as a prefix, which means “like”, would indicate that Yom Kippur is compared to Purim. We would say that a child resembles his father and…

Posted on March 12, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Pinchas Winston | Series: Pirkei Avos | Level: Beginner AT FIRST IT might not seem that there is very much connecting this week’s parsha and Purim, other than the fact they are both on the same day this year. Until, that is, we recall that the Machtzis-Hashekel…

Melachim I 18:1–39 Hashem’s Boundless Mercy We know that Hashem’s attributes of mercy and compassion reach far beyond our human comprehension. Chazal cite proof to this from Hashem’s re-acceptance of His beloved nation even after its shameful participation in the infamous golden calf that we read about in this week’s Parsha. Chazal learn from this…