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Posted on March 7, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein | Series: Be’er Moshe | Level: Advanced I will sanctify the Ohel Moed and the mizbe’ach…I will dwell among the Bnei Yisrael…that they shall know that I am Hashem their G-d Who took them out of the land of Egypt to dwell among them.[2] There…

PURIM IS THE least straightforward holiday of all of them. There are some who treat Purim as a time to let go and have a blast, while others look at it as holy of holies. Some go no further than the Megillah’s childlike story to understand the holiday’s basis, while others see Purim as an…

This week we read the parsha of Tetzaveh and then move into the holiday of Purim. This week also marked the end of the shloshim {the thirty-day period following the loss of a close relative} for my father, hk”m. As I had the opportunity to speak on the shloshim both in the community here and…

BS”DVolume 39, No. 208 Adar 5785March 8, 2025 Sponsored by Mrs. Rochelle Dimont and family on the yahrzeit of mother and grandmother Ida Tarshish (Chaya Feiga bat Harav Chaim Halevi a”h) A significant part of this week’s Parashah deals with the Bigdei Kehunah / Priestly Garments. R’ Avraham Dov Auerbach z”l (Chief Rabbi of Teveryah,…

“…Its sound shall be heard when he enters the Sanctuary before Hashem…” (28:35) The Torah relates that the Kohein Gadol wore a robe with bells attached to its hem to insure that before he entered the Sanctuary his presence would be announced. The Rashbam cites this verse as the source for the practice of Rabbi…

Posted on March 6, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Naftali Reich | Series: Legacy | Level: Beginner Few sights were more spectacular than the Kohen Gadol, the High Priest, resplendent in full golden regalia, his vestments formed from the finest fabrics, precious metals and rare jewels. It was a vision of pure artistry and unimaginable beauty….

There are certain character traits which a person is forbidden to accustom himself in, even in moderation. Rather, he must distance himself to the opposite extreme. One such trait is haughtiness … So too is anger an exceedingly bad quality; one from which it is proper that one distance himself to an extreme. A person…

Posted on February 28, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Label Lam | Series: Dvar Torah | Level: Beginner And HASHEM spoke to Moshe saying; “Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for (Li) Me (TERUMA) a portion, from every man whose heart motivates him, shall you take My portion. (Shemos 25:1-2) Take for…

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: … (28) being loved, (29) loving G-d… This week’s qualities are clearly related, referring to the affection both the Torah scholar has for G-d and others…

Posted on February 28, 2025 (5785) By Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein | Series: Be’er Moshe | Level: Advanced You shall make an aron…and you shall make a gold crown surrounding it[2] Everyone knows that there are three crowns regally placed upon the Jewish people. Or are there four? The familiar Mishna[3] lists three attainments of distinction:…