Thursday, August 30, 2012

Toras Chesed: Reflections on the Daf: Brachos 17a By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

(PLEASE LEARN THIS FOR THE REFUA SHELAMA OF HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein Shlita-Yitzchok ben Rochel RAV CHAIM KANIEVSKY-Rav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Pesha Miriam,Rav Shteinman - Aaron Yehuda Leib ben Gitel Feiga, Rav Weiss - Yitzchak Tuvia ben Rikal, Rav Yosef - Yaakov Chai ben Margalit Harav Shlomo Leib Ben Miriam - HaRav Shlomo Brevda Harav Yeshaya Yaakov Ben Raizel - HaRav Yeshaya Yaakov Portugal Harav Meshulem Fish Ben Tziril - The Toshe Rebbe Rav Yerachmiel Shlomo Hakohen ben Raizel. -Rav Yerachmiel Shlomo Rothenberg, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva of Mountaindale Rav Shaul ben Pasha-Gavaad Zurich, Switzerland and rav of Beis Medrash Agudas Achim for a refuah shleima b’soch kol cholei am Yisrael.)(AND L"N RAV YOSEF SHALOM BEN RAV AVRAHAM(RAV ELYASHIV ZT"L)Discovering Your Real Self On Daf 17a, we encounter the following passage, quoted in the name of Rabbi Yochanan, who made this statement when he concluded his study of the book of Job: "Ashrei..., fortunate is he...who grew up with a good name and who took leave of the world with a good name..." We must understand why a good name is so important. Does our reputation really matter? Why should the opinions that other people have of us be of such significance? One of the lesser known commentaries on Maseches Brachos is penned by the famous Chassidic rabbi, Zvi Elimelech of Dinov, known by his major work, Bnai Yissaschar. The title of his two-volume commentary on our Maseches is Magid Ta'alumah.

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