Preparing for Selichot with Rebbe Michel of Zlotshov
* based on a shiur given on Motza’ei Shabbat 26 Elul 5773 Notes taken during class, not reviewed nor edited by HaRav Ginsburgh 1....
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Parashot Nitzavim and Vayeilech are connected with Rosh Hashanah both because of the time of year they are read (this year, the week before Rosh...
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Akavya the son of Mahalalel would say: Reflect upon three things and you will not come to sin. Know where you came from, where you...
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He [Hillel the Elder] also saw a skull floating upon the water. He said to it: “Because you drowned others, you were drowned; and those...
Pirkei Avot 1:6 Even the Wicked can Become Great
Joshua Ben Perachia and Nitai the Arbelite received from them. Joshua Ben Perachia would say: Assume for yourself a master, acquire for yourself a friend,...
Gematria Shorts for Shoftim 5783
Two of the main topics in parashat Shoftim are the appointment of judges and of a king. Shoftim is the 48th parashah of the Torah....
Pirkei Avot 5:7 The Right Questions
There are seven things that characterize the imbecile, and seven that characterize the wise man: His questions are on the issue at hand, and he...
