Tu B’Shvat Announcement

Don’t let this holy day slip by unnoticed!

1-Bring home the widest variety of fruit and nuts you can.

2-Make a festive friutfest with the family.

3-Israeli produce preferable (careful with the kashrus)

4-Wine/Grape Juice a must

5-Daven for esrog in your own words, and using the Ben Ish Chai’s tefilla

6-Check out Tu B’shvat shiurim posted on LT

7-Tune in tonight 9pm EST to the Calgary chabura. We’ll be covering Tu B’shvat be’H.

8-Blow the shofar, of course!

Brochos Imbroglio

Chazal teach, eating without a brocho is stealing.
Goyim aren’t allowed to steal.
We can’t cause them to steal either.

All their eating is forbidden?
We can’t feed them either?

Shabbos Shalom!

Tehillim of the Week

You want your voice to be heard.
Especially as the Mitzri menace bears down on your people.

The Gaonim prescribe kapitel 124 for just such an occasion!

Watch out for these features:
Korban Pesach
Looming Danger
Disappearing Acts
Deep Water
Animosity
Salvation
Shimon ben Yochai
Esav Transformed

Who Killed the Bechoros?

The Zohar and friends clearly say it was Hashem Himself.

Most people leave the world via the Malach HaMavess.
Only tzaddikim are priveleged to graduate upwards via Hashem Himself.

The bechoros were tzaddikim?

Shabbos Shalom!

Basic Judaism!

You cannot go through parshas Bo without experiencing this Ramban.

Called “the most famous Ramban in the Chumash”.

Rav Moshe zt’l would say it must be reviewed “tamid”.

Learn it with a chavrusa, with the Artscroll Ramban, or bring it up in our shiurim.

Don’t miss Yetzias Mitzrayim!

Ramban on Exodus 13:16

Tehillim of the Week!

In honor of Yetzias Mitzrayim…
Let’s say/learn/live kapitel 78.

It’s a long haul (just like the golus), but well worth it.
Gaonim say reciting this kapitel 24 times renders miraculous dividends.

Watch out for key features like:
Hearing
Four Worlds
Sippur Yetzias Mitzrayim
Bitachon
Makkos Details
Rashbi
Miraculous Survival
Relationship With Hashem
Gratitude
Eretz Yisroel
Bilvavi
Ultimate Redemption

The Baal Shem Tov Asks A Kasha!

Posuk 7:5 says Hashem’s intention is to educate the Mitzrim.
That’s the point of the makkos?

Editor’s note: Consider posuk 6:7. Does it contradict the kasha?

Feedback always welcome and responded to…

Shabbos Shalom!

Shemos Shayla

How does the name “Shemos” capture the essence of this parsha or this entire sefer called “Shemos”?
You’re tempted to respond, “How is Vayikra any better?”.
Let’s hear a more sophisticated answer!
Besides, Vayikra actually has a nice approach…

Shabbos Shalom!

Leil Shishi Parsha Challenge!

You’re all cordially invited to our…

Leil Shishi Parsha Challenge!

Come bearing arms.

Kashas in your right, tirutzim in your left!

Face off with friends and foes.

Victory celebration sponsored by BACKYARD BBQ!

9pm EST @ lnegditamid.com

Tehillim of the Week

Let’s chew on kapitel 1!

As we descend into the Egyptian golus, Dovid HaMelech advises:
Sitting right
Walking right
Right of way
Hasmada
Stability
Consistency
Focus on frailty of evil
Daas Hashem