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Toldos 5783

OS-Toldos-5776.mp3
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OS-They-Called-Him-Esav-5779.mp3
OS-Al-Y_dei-Kuf-Brochos-5779.mp3
Ben-Ish-Chai-5775-Toldos.mp3

In Depth Discussion

Hands On Judaism

Leil Shishi Jam Session

Toldos Jam

ChaiLight for בני עלייה

Rishon | Sheni | Shlishi | Revii | Chamishi | Double

Rav Chaim on the Parsha

Stuff Your Face | Patriarchal Patterns | Esav’s Plan | Ish Tam | Esav’s Work Clothes | The Real Esav

Open teaching

Text

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Eliezer was eager to perform his task faithfully.

However, in the process, he violated a primary tenet of Avraham and Yitzchok Avinu’s reality.

Which tenet did he violate?

One word can answer the question…

Shabbos Shalom

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Video

Noam Elimelech Chayei Sara

או יאמר ויהיו חיי שרה כו׳, ע"ד דאיתא בגמרא "חייב אדם לברך מאה ברכות בכל יום, מקרא מה ה׳ אלהיך שואל מעמך כו׳ אל תיקרי מה אלא מאה", ויש לומר הפירוש דעיקר השורש לאדם שיהיה בהכנעה גדולה ושפל בעיני עצמו ובמה נחשב, ואז יכול לפעול במעשיו כמו בזמן המקדש, וזה הרמז מאה ברכות נגד מאה

Open teaching

Yeshivas Rashbi

Chatzos Kollels have become popular in recent years. Only the Zohar emphasizes the importance of this practice. It’s repeated there dozens of times.

 

With the haskama of Rav Moshe Shapiro zt”l I encourage people to learn this way themselves whenever possible.

 

When we can’t, next best is to sponsor someone who can. The ideal subject of learning after chatzos is Kabbala.

 

$1500 will sponsor a talmid chochom learning kabbala in Yeshivas Rashbi for a month.

Stealth Kollel

Twenty years ago a colleague in the Mir discovered a number of talmidei chachomim struggling financially who refused to receive tzedaka. He outsmarted them.

 

They were invited to join a Shabbos kollel paying them nicely for learning they were doing anyway wherever they want. Donors don’t know the recipients, and the recipients don’t even know they’re receiving tzedaka. This is the Stealth Kollel.

 

Stealthily supporting thirty world class talmidei chachomim learning in Yerushalayim. The most ideal form of tzedaka, as stipulated in Bava Basra 9a.

 

There are no expenses and no advertising. 100% tzedaka.

 

Sponsoring one avrech for a month is $1000. But donations of any size are warmly welcomed.