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Reb Akiva Egers interesting question about the mitzvah of Benching

Reb Akiva Egers interesting question about the mitzvah of Benching

Reb Akiva Egers interesting question about the mitzvah of Benching

ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 6, 2020Ekev

Gevaldig pshat from Bnei Yisoschor on 'עקב לא תשמע בקול ה

Gevaldig pshat from Bnei Yisoschor on 'עקב לא תשמע בקול ה

Gevaldig pshat from Bnei Yisoschor on 'עקב לא תשמע בקול ה

ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 6, 2020Ekev

ואכלת ושבעת וברכת - if someone is full from eating a tiny amount of bread thats less than a Kezayis is he obligated to bench - Haflooh and Chasam Sofer

ואכלת ושבעת וברכת - if someone is full from eating a tiny amount of bread thats less than a Kezayis is he obligated to bench - Haflooh and Chasam Sofer

ואכלת ושבעת וברכת - if someone is full from eating a tiny amount of bread thats less than a Kezayis is he obligated to bench - Haflooh and Chasam Sofer

ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 6, 2020Ekev

The Rebbes fascinating insight into how the Mon kept us hungry

The Rebbes fascinating insight into how the Mon kept us hungry

The Rebbes fascinating insight into how the Mon kept us hungry

ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 3, 2020Ekev

He tormented you and starved you and fed you the Mon - interesting pshat of the Sfas Emes

He tormented you and starved you and fed you the Mon - interesting pshat of the Sfas Emes

He tormented you and starved you and fed you the Mon - interesting pshat of the Sfas Emes

ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 3, 2020Ekev

Beautiful pshat of Reb Nochum of Tshernobel about the teaching of our Sages that the Torah can be sustained only in someone who sacrifices himself for it

Beautiful pshat of Reb Nochum of Tshernobel about the teaching of our Sages that the Torah can be sustained only in someone who sacrifices himself for it

Beautiful pshat of Reb Nochum of Tshernobel about the teaching of our Sages that the Torah can be sustained only in someone who sacrifices himself for it

ParshaEli SilbersteinJuly 27, 2020Chukas

Another profound insight into the halachic concept of inheritance and its spiritual application to our relationship with Torah

Another profound insight into the halachic concept of inheritance and its spiritual application to our relationship with Torah

Another profound insight into the halachic concept of inheritance and its spiritual application to our relationship with Torah

Parsha, HalachaEli SilbersteinJuly 27, 2020Pinchas

Amazing pshat of the Baal Akeidah on the statement of Chazal that if one sees a Sotah in her decadent state he should consider becoming a Nazir

Amazing pshat of the Baal Akeidah on the statement of Chazal that if one sees a Sotah in her decadent state he should consider becoming a Nazir

Amazing pshat of the Baal Akeidah on the statement of Chazal that if one sees a Sotah in her decadent state he should consider becoming a Nazir

ParshaEli SilbersteinJuly 23, 2020Naso

Were the Germans descendants of Amalek? Remarkable comments we find from the Talmud, the Rebbe Rashab, Reb Chaim Brisker, and others

Were the Germans descendants of Amalek? Remarkable comments we find from the Talmud, the Rebbe Rashab, Reb Chaim Brisker, and others

Were the Germans descendants of Amalek? Remarkable comments we find from the Talmud, the Rebbe Rashab, Reb Chaim Brisker, and others

Holidays, ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Purim, Ki Setzei

A profound lesson for our times from Noam Elimelech's teaching on Parshas Vayakhel

A profound lesson for our times from Noam Elimelech's teaching on Parshas Vayakhel

A profound lesson for our times from Noam Elimelech's teaching on Parshas Vayakhel

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Vayakhel

The powerful impact Aharon Hakohen had on the souls of every single Jew through kindling the Menorah in the Mishkan

The powerful impact Aharon Hakohen had on the souls of every single Jew through kindling the Menorah in the Mishkan

The powerful impact Aharon Hakohen had on the souls of every single Jew through kindling the Menorah in the Mishkan

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Behaloscha

The Or Hachaim's fascinating explanation of the power of the Sotah water

The Or Hachaim's fascinating explanation of the power of the Sotah water

The Or Hachaim's fascinating explanation of the power of the Sotah water

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Naso

The Maharal's incredible explanation as to why the Jews cried in the Midbar over incestual restrictions in the Torah

The Maharal's incredible explanation as to why the Jews cried in the Midbar over incestual restrictions in the Torah

The Maharal's incredible explanation as to why the Jews cried in the Midbar over incestual restrictions in the Torah

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Shlach

The Maharal's and the Rebbe's parallel ways of interpreting Hashem holding a mountain over our heads

The Maharal's and the Rebbe's parallel ways of interpreting Hashem holding a mountain over our heads

The Maharal's and the Rebbe's parallel ways of interpreting Hashem holding a mountain over our heads

Holidays, ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Shavuos, Yisro

Devotion to Hashem that is based on a sense of obligation and lack of choice, as opposed to an inspired devotion, finds expression in a halacha

Devotion to Hashem that is based on a sense of obligation and lack of choice, as opposed to an inspired devotion, finds expression in a halacha

Devotion to Hashem that is based on a sense of obligation and lack of choice, as opposed to an inspired devotion, finds expression in a halacha

Holidays, Parsha, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Shavuos, Yisro

The fiery words of the Piaseczno Rebbe in the Warsaw Ghetto regarding the connection between the Akeidah and the Holocaust

The fiery words of the Piaseczno Rebbe in the Warsaw Ghetto regarding the connection between the Akeidah and the Holocaust

The fiery words of the Piaseczno Rebbe in the Warsaw Ghetto regarding the connection between the Akeidah and the Holocaust

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Vayeira

The Alter Rebbe's interpretation of the dual meaning of Krias Yam Suf

The Alter Rebbe's interpretation of the dual meaning of Krias Yam Suf

The Alter Rebbe's interpretation of the dual meaning of Krias Yam Suf

Holidays, ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Pesach, Beshalach

The Alter Rebbe's amazing pshat on the first directives Hashem gave Moshe soon after Matan Torah

The Alter Rebbe's amazing pshat on the first directives Hashem gave Moshe soon after Matan Torah

The Alter Rebbe's amazing pshat on the first directives Hashem gave Moshe soon after Matan Torah

Parsha, HolidaysEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Yisro, Shavuos

Remarkable insight of the Tzemach Tzedek on the death of Aharon's sons

Remarkable insight of the Tzemach Tzedek on the death of Aharon's sons

Remarkable insight of the Tzemach Tzedek on the death of Aharon's sons

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Shmini

Geshmaker vort from Shelo Hakodosh and Shevet Sofer

Geshmaker vort from Shelo Hakodosh and Shevet Sofer

Geshmaker vort from Shelo Hakodosh and Shevet Sofer

ParshaEli SilbersteinJune 29, 2020Naso