[Aneinu] CCHF Tonight! Live! 8:30 pm (7:30 pm Chicago time) call in to hear the annual Teshuvah Drashah.

Aneinu Please Daven

Please daven for Eliyahu Nosson ben Shaindel, who is having multiple medical issues. Thank you.

Nachum Got a United Hatzalah Update and Concert Preview with Eli Beer

Nachum welcomed Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah of Israel back to JM in the AM this morning to discuss the vital work of United Hatzalah. and to invite everyone to their historic Succos concert featuring, for the first time ever, Avraham Fried, 8th Day, Benny Friedman, Eli Marcus and Simcha Friedman. From the United Hatzalah website: “Our mission is to support the lifesaving efforts of United Hatzalah of Israel. United Hatzalah of Israel is the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Services organization that provides the fastest and free emergency medical first response throughout Israel. United Hatzalah’s service is available to all people regardless of race, religion or national origin.”

Nachum Hosted OHAD Live at JM in the AM

Nachum welcomed Jewish music superstar OHAD to the studio during this morning’s JM in the AM to preview the upcoming Jerusalem in New York concert starring OHAD, Itzik Dadya and More. They were joined by Yossi Green for a great conversation about OHAD’s music and this historic Chol Hamoed performance taking place on October 9. To watch the interview on the NSN Facebook page click HERE.

OU TORAH The Most Personal of Festivals By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

A thought for Yom Kippur from the Koren Sacks machzor The day is intense. The process of preparation and prayer began forty days ago on Rosh Chodesh Ellul with the blowing of shofar and the saying of Psalm 27 [L’David Hashem Ori]. It gathered pace with the saying of Selichot. It became a courtroom drama on Rosh Hashanah with the shofar proclaiming that the heavenly court is in session and we are on trial for our lives. The case for the defence has been made. We have neither denied nor made excuses for our sins. We have confessed our guilt, individual and collective, and we have appealed for mercy and forgiveness. The trial is now in its final hours. The court is about to rise. The verdict, signed, will soon be sealed.

Aneinu Please Daven Surgery Thursday

Please daven for the husband of an Aneinu member, Avraham Yitzchok ben Miriam, who will be having surgery tomorrow, Thursday.

Zera Shimshon: The Sefer. The Stories. The Segulah With selections from Sefer Zera Shimshon, the classic sefer by the 18th-century Rav, Rabbi Shimshon Chaim Nachmani By Rabbi Nachman Seltzer IS AT KESHER STAM

The Segulah of the Zera Shimshon: "...and you [who learn the Torah of the Zera Shimshon] will see children, and children’s children, like olive shoots around your tables, wise and discerning, and homes filled with everything good, and wealth and honor...." ” From the Introduction to Sefer Zera Shimshon Rabbi Nachman Seltzer brings us a unique book - and a rare opportunity. Zera Shimshon: The Sefer. The Stories. The Segulah combines three elements: The Sefer: Written by the brilliant 18th century Italian Talmudic sage, Rabbi Shimshon Chaim Nachmani, Sefer Zera Shimshon brings insightful and compelling explanations of the Chumash. This volume features selections from the sefer, several short and compelling pieces on every parashah, to give the reader a taste of the spiritual delights of Zera Shimshon. The Stories: The Zera Shimshon's commentary on each parashah is followed by a true story, told in Rabbi Nachman Seltzer's inimitable style, which enhance our understanding of the Zera Shimshon's teachings, plus stories about the segulah’s power – more than 80 stories altogether! The Segulah: In his introduction, Rav Nachmani promises great blessings to those who learn his work - and in the past decades, we've seen that promise come true! Hundreds have found their deepest requests answered after learning the Torah of Zera Shimshon perhaps yours will be too!

OU TORAH NAALEH.COM and YU TORAH Victorious Vision By Shira Smiles

Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein Each year before Yom Kippur we explore one of the sins for which we confess and ask forgiveness in the al chet prayer. This year we will be discussing the sin of sikur ayin, which ArtScroll translates as “prying eyes”. We will explore both this understanding of the words as well as other interpretations.

YU TORAH Toronto Torah: Yom Kippur 5778

Toronto Torah for Yom Kippur 5778 features articles on the role of Yonah on Yom Kippur, the mitzvot of the day, the Yom Kippur War, Kapparot, and more.

RABBI WEIN ON YOM KIPPUR 5778

The sublime holiness of the day of Yom Kippur is ushered in by the declaration of the annulmemment of vows in the Kol Nidrei service. Obviously we do not want to appear before the Heavenly court with outstanding unfulfilled commitments. But attempting to discharge one’s committed, seriously undertaken commitments by cancelling those obligations unilaterally seems, at first glance, to be a slippery way of escaping one’s responsibilities.

RABBI WEIN ON HAAZINU 5778

There are two approaches to understanding much of the prophecy contained in the grand poem of Moshe that constitutes this week’s Torah reading. Rashi in fact develops both themes thoroughly in his commentary. One view is that the Jewish people and their future are the subjects of Moshe’s Divine words.

OU TORAH Yom Kippur: Of Porgies, Flounder, and the Whale By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

It was a magical summer, the kind that many of us experienced when we were very young and remember fondly for the rest of our lives. I spent that summer, as I did most of my childhood summers, with my family in the Rockaways, a beach resort in the outer borough of Queens, in New York City. It was a full year before my bar mitzvah, so I was spared the burden of preparing for that milestone. Instead, I spent the summer fishing in the company of my friend, Milton.

OU TORAH Ha’azinu: Two Songs, Two Singers By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

How does the poet get started on the process of writing a poem, or the songwriter as he sets about composing a song? Does he or she look at the environment, at what is going on in the world and seek inspiration from things external? Or does the creative artist look within, using introspection as a tool to uncover emotions out of which the poem or song can be fashioned? These questions can be asked about all creative processes, not just writing. They can be asked of the graphic artist, of the composer of music, of the sculptor.

OU TORAH Moses the Man By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

hat very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. And die on the mountain which you go up, and be gathered to your people …For you will see the land only from a distance; you will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel.”

RAV KOOK ON Ha'azinu Part 2: The Diversity of Israel

An anecdote relates how a certain Jew was stranded for many years on a deserted island. When he was finally rescued, he boasted of his many accomplishments on the island, including the construction of two synagogues. ‘Very impressive,’ responded his rescuers. ‘But why two synagogues?’ ‘This is the synagogue that I attend,’ explained the man, pointing at one structure. ‘The other one is the synagogue I refuse to step foot in.’ The joke would not be humorous if it did not contain a kernel of truth. The Jewish people often seem to be ‘blessed’ with an overabundance of infighting. Why is there so much division and conflict?

RAV KOOK ON Ha'azinu Part 1: How Do We Serve God?

“When I proclaim God’s name, ascribe greatness to our God” (Deut. 32:3). How does one go about ‘ascribing greatness to God’?

RAV KOOK ON Yom Kippur Part 2: Healing the Universe

he Sages made a surprising claim about the power of teshuvah: “Great is repentance, for it brings healing to the world... When an individual repents, he is forgiven, and the entire world with him.” (Yoma 86b) We understand that one who repents should be forgiven — but why should the entire world also be forgiven? In what way does teshuvah bring healing to the world?

RAV KOOK ON YOM Kippur Part 1 Complete Teshuvah

The focus of the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is teshuvah — return or repentance. We recite the Avinu Malkeinu prayer during this period, requesting: “Our Father our King! Return us in complete teshuvah before You.” When is teshuvah full and complete?

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Aneinu Please Daven

Please daven for a Skokie boy, Yisroel Yehuda ben Dena Sarah that there be should be good news regarding his treatment.

CHABAD.ORG Mazal tov to Jews everywhere!

Mazal Tov to Jews everywhere for completing the Rambam study cycle! B"H Mazal Tov! Today, hundreds of thousands of Jews will complete the entirety of Torah law, following a special study cycle initiated by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. A portion of Mishneh Torah—the 14-volume compendium on Jewish law by Maimonides (Rambam)—is studied every day. Today, we conclude the 36th annual cycle. Each year, more people join in this extraordinary experience of Jewish scholarship, which unites Jews of all walks of life in learning this unique work that encompasses all 613 mitzvot of the Torah. The new cycle begins tomorrow. This is the perfect time to start learning Rambam every day. There are three tracks to this study schedule, enabling everyone to join at their own pace: Those capable follow a three-chapter-per-day schedule, which completes the Mishneh Torah in slightly less than one year. For those unable to study three chapters every day, the Rebbe suggested a parallel track at a more modest pace of one chapter daily, which lasts nearly three years. For those who find even that too difficult, the Rebbe instituted yet a third track. Paralleling the three-chapter-per-day regimen by learning daily about the same commandments being studied there in detail, this one explores Maimonides’ significantly shorter Sefer Hamitzvot (“Book of Commandments”), concluding all 613 mitzvahs each year. Resources to Aid Rambam Study Hebrew texts, English translations, audio classes, video lectures and more are all available on the Chabad.org Daily Study page. Here is some of what you can find: Moznaim Publisher’s landmark translation of the entire Mishneh Torah in English by Rabbi Eli Touger is displayed neatly alongside Hebrew texts. Video classes on Mishneh Torah by the late Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon and on Sefer Hamitzvot by Rabbi Mendel Kaplan are both popular. Sefer Hamitzvot is available in versions geared for both kids and adults. You can receive Rambam and Sefer Hamitzvot via email. If you an app person, the “Hayom” app has daily Rambam, along with other components of the daily study regimen and other handy information. You may also enjoy using the “Rabbi Gordon” app. And if you are a consumer of audio, especially podcasts, rest assured that we’ve got you covered. In addition to Hebrew and English texts, you can also study via audio, video podcasts and even sign up to receive daily emails. Find out more about this special study and celebration, and to join the new cycle (which begins Wednesday!):

Aneinu Please Daven

Please daven for a Chicagoan, Yaakov Rachmiel ben Sheva, who needs a refuah shlema.

New Music Alert! Nachum and Michoel Pruzansky Debut “Shootin’ for the Moon”

Nachum brought in 5778 with a great New Music Alert Monday featuring Michoel Pruzansky and his new CD, “Shootin’ for the Moon.” Nachum hosted Michoel live in the studio this morning for the official debut of his 5th CD, playing and discussing several of the new songs. They also discussed Michoel’s upcoming concert schedule for Chol Hamoed Succos. You can watch the interview on the NSN Facebook page HERE.

Aneinu Please Daven Critical

Please daven for the grandfather of a Chicagoan, Chaim Chanoch ben Rivka who's life is in the balance.

Aneinu Tehillim Gathering Tonight at Mikor Hachaim

Tehillim Gathering Tonight  There will be a Tehillim Gathering TONIGHT  for men and women as a zechus for Shimona bas Daniella and all the cholim in Chicago and Klal Yisroel at Beis Medrash Mikor Hachaim (2849 W. Chase) at 6:45 PM. Mincha- 6:10 PM Maariv- 7:09 PM Fast Ends- 7:34 PM       Beis Medrash Mikor HaChaim - 2849 West Chase Ave, Chicago, IL 60645

Aneinu Please Daven

Please daven for a refuah shlema for a young Chicago woman, Shimona bas Daniella.

[Aneinu] Additional Segulah for Rosh Hashana

From Rabbi Zwecker it's a known Segulah to say and have in mind the zechus of Rav Levi Yitzchak Ben Sora Sosha( Berditchver Rebbe Kedushas Levei)while blowing and listening to the Shofer.

[Aneinu] Segulos for Rosh Hasahana

/2017, 10:38:24: Batsheva Haim: 🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯SPECIAL SEGULOS FOR ROSH HASHANAH, AS TOLD BYREBBITZIN YAMIMAUV MIZRACHI:It’s vital everyday not to get angry, but in particular on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, this is the day the Jewish people are judged, the gentiles are judged on the second day. On this day there is strict judgment in Shamayim and it is amust not to get angry at all, not even to think in an angry way. Don’t invite guests that you know will ‘push your buttons’ that you will not be able to control, wait to host on the second day. Don’t get stuck in worry, anger and definitely not in sadness. The way the year begins, is the way it will flow the coming year. Don’t allow yourself to speak badly. Before sitting down at the Seder look at everyone’s eyes and bless them each individually, feel forgiveness for everyone around you. Allow love and peace to enter your heart. Everyone should say a ‘L’Chaim’ out loud and bless each other with complete simcha. The Rosh Hashanah table should be filled with abundance of colors, different types of foods. Apples and honey: use red apples, it is a segula for a zivug, to find one’s soul mate/shalom bayit and for getting pregnant. It is an eis ratzon,special holy time, before eating the apple, smell the apple and ask for whatever you want. It was at this time that Ya’akov received the blessing from his father Yitzchak. When he smelled Ya’akov he smelled the fragrance of Gan Eden, of the apple, and even though he was undeserving of the bracha, due to the fact that it was supposed to go to Esav, he still received it. Ask for anything you wish. Pomegranate and rubia: ask Hashem to bring out your potential. We all have never ending potential, do we use it all? Ask Hashem for help.. just like it’s hard to take apart the seeds, please Hashem help us realize our potential and be who we are meant to be. Leeks, beets, dates: ask Hashem to take away any feelings of resentment, anger, bitterness towards anyone. Ask Hashem to help us throw these feelings away from ourselves and remove them from our heart. Ask Hashem to enable you to be able to rebuild your feelings and relationship with these people. Fish head: ask Hashem that you should lead your household and not anyone else (like our children who tend to control us…) when looking at the fish, ask Hashem to protect you from the evil eye. All throughout the seder, ask Hashem to make your home a palace: you the queen and your husband the king, your children the prince/princesses. Ask Hashem to make you all children of the King, this requires us to act like children of the King, meaning again: DO NOT GET ANGRY, WORRIED, DISTRESSED, be royal. Get up early on Rosh Hashanah; this blesses the coming year with ease. A year that your wishes will be fulfilled quickly. Try to postpone your afternoon rest until after 1:00 pm. It is vital to daven for parnassah on Rosh Hashanah, according to Rav Dessler ztk’l. This proclaims that we trust in Hashem and know that everything is from Him. Ask to be a giver of tzadakah. Very important to dress festively, even wear white and be HAPPY Before hearing the shofar accept upon yourself: v’Ahavta L’Reiacha Kamocha (Love your neighbour as you love yourself). If you hold a grudge towards someone in the shul, the shofar will not be able to ascend and sweeten the judgments. During the shofar: think of the following: resurrection of the dead, that Hashem can revive anything that has ‘died out’ in you be it physically and spiritually. Don’t talk during the shofar blowing. Think about all that you want to be. We are being reborn! Very important to shed a tear during the shofar and to wipe the tear over your forehead (to wipe away transgressions {AriZal zt’l}). This serves as a shield for the entire year against any bad things i.e. illness. Whoever is able to shed a tear then can be rest assured that she is being judged at that moment and if she comes back to teshuvah at that point, she will be blessed with a good year. During the first blow of shofar, take one particular transgression that you did and ask for forgiveness. During the second blows of the shofar, the shevarim, hurt/cry for those who are in pain and in sorrow, i.e. the families of terror victims, the families that lost their loved ones, those who are ill…. During the next set of blows accept upon yourself a new mitzvah: tznius, tefillah, tzedakah… The intention should be in your heart without uttering a word. During Mussaf prayer when the chazzan says the word: ayeh, you can ask for one of three things, whisper to yourself: 1) Parnassah 2) Ruach Hakodesh 3) Righteous Children Once we hear the shofar on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the judgments are lessened and sweetened and there is less stringency in Shamayim. Don’t eat anything sour or spicy on Rosh Hashanah, only sweet foods. Everything that you do makes an impact on the entire year. Don’t use walnuts or black grapes. OTHER SEGULOS: 1) Prepare the seder table early in the afternoon, it is a segula that no troubles will come upon you the entire year, B’H. 2) Try to do ta’anit dibur, not to speak, the morning of Rosh Hashanah (speak only words of Torah). If possible fast as well; this way 1/3 of your transgressions will be wiped away. This comes out on Wednesday morning. 3) Candles for Rosh Hashanah: before lighting give 18 of ‘something (coins, bills) to tzedakah: 18 cents, 18 dollars, etc.. This serves as a pidyon nefesh. Ask Hashem that if something bad c’v is supposed to happen, let the tzedakah stand as a protector against it. 4) Buy a new knife and use it on Rosh Hashanah eve to cut open the challah and apple. It is a segula for a long life and for parnassah. 5) Bake challahs: bake it in the shapes of a circle. 6) Bircat Hamazon: the first one said on Erev Rosh Hashanah say it with enthusiasm and joy, it is a segula for an abundance of parnassah. 7) Recite the following perakim of TehillimAlef, Beit, Gimmel and Daled before sleeping on both nights to prevent bad dreams. 8) Buy a new dress/clothing for Rosh Hashanah. Intend on this new article when reciting the bracha of She’hechiyanu DO NOT FORGET ERUV TAVSHILIM THIS YEAR…. ALSO IT IS THE YAHRZEIT OF SARAH IMEINU ON THE FIRST DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH, LIGHT A CANDLE AND DAVEN IN HER ZECHUT THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE ZOCHE TO BE WONDERFUL WIVES AND MOTHERS AS SHE WAS A TRUE TZADEKES…ויהי רצון מלפני אדון כלהנשמות ריבון כל המעשים שתתחדש בחסד וברחמים ברכת רבי ישמעאל בן אלישעכהן גדול :יהי רצון מלפניך שיכבשורחמיך את כעסך ויגולורחמיך על מידותיך ותתנהגעמנו לפנים משורת הדיןHAVE A WONDERFUL CHAG ANDGEULAH BEKAROV TO AHM YISRAEL!! 🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯🍎🍯

[Aneinu] Please Daven - Critical

From an Aneinu member: Please say Tehillim for my uncle. Its matter of time now. The Dr. can't do anything. John Yochanan ben Leah Lulu.

MAZEL TOV OU'S NACH YOMI 5TH CYCLE FINISHED MEGILLAS ESTHER (THATS ALL 5 MEGGILAS) THIS WEEK AND IS STARTED DANIEL THIS WEEK

So join Rabbi Eric Levy and Rabbi Jack Abramowitz for Daniel today.

New Music Alert! Nachum and Avraham Fried Debut “Kama Tov Shenifgashnu”

n celebration of the release of his new Israeli CD, Nachum welcomed the legendary Avraham Fried to this morning’s JM in the AM for the official debut of “Kama Tov Shenifgashnu.” They discussed the CD and played several of the new songs. They also talked about the exciting Chol Hamoed Succot concert benefiting United Hatzalah of Israel that will star Avraham Fried, 8th Day, Benny Friedman, Eli Marcus and Simcha Friedman. You can watch the interview on the NSN Facebook page HERE.

OU TORAH YU TORAH NAALEH.COM Assessment and Accountability By Shira Smiles

The mishna says we pass before Hashem (in judgement) like “bnei maron.” The Gemara gives three explanations of this phrase. Why do we need three different metaphors to explain the same idea? Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the most striking images in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy is a line in the Nesaneh Tokef borrowed from Mesechet Rosh Hashanah: “And all mankind will pass before You kivnei maron, like a shepherd pasturing his flock, making sheep pass under his staff…” What does kivnei maron mean? The simplest and most obvious translation is, as ArtScroll translates, “Like members of the flock.” Rabbi Leff in Festivals of Life explains this phrase as each sheep being counted separately. But he continues to cite two additional metaphors the Gemarrah uses for this phrase. There was a narrow pass up to Beis Maron through which people could ascend only in single file. Perhaps this was what the phrase refers to. Finally, perhaps the phrase refers to the soldiers in King David’s army who would pass before him for inspection individually. How does each of these metaphors add understanding to kivnei maron? While the metaphors strongly suggest individual assessment, they also allude to communal responsibility. How can these metaphors together help us in our search for teshuvah, for return to our root purpose, the theme of the Day of Rosh Hashanah?

OU TORAH YU TORAH NAALEH.COM Glorious Gathering By Shira Smiles

Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the most awe inspiring events of Jewish ritual must have been the mitzvah of Hakhel. Once every seven years, at the end of theshemitta/Sabbatical cycle, during the Succot festival, “When all Israel comes to appear before Hashem, your God, … you shall read this Torah before all Israel… Gather together the people – the men, women, small children, and the stranger who is in your cities – so that they will hear… and learn… and fear Hashem. And their children who do not know – they shall hear…”

OU TORAH Selichos 5777 By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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OU TORAH NItzavim Vayelech 5777 By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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YU TORAH Toronto Torah: Haazinu 5778

oronto Torah for Haazinu 5778 is a mini-edition, with articles on the parshah, Rosh HaShanah, and Rabbi Aharon Soloveichik on the role of secular Zionists.

YU TORAH Toronto Torah: Netzavim-Vayelech 5777

Toronto Torah for Parshiyot Netzavim and Vayelech 5777 includes articles on the parshah, Ahad ha'Am, the Hurva synagogue, Rabbi Soloveitchik on studying Torah at night and more.

YU TORAH Rosh Hashanah By Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

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RABBI WEIN ON ROSH HASHANAH

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of a reflective period in the Jewish calendar year. At one and the same time we look back at the accomplishments and failures of the past year and we also look forward to our lives and hoped for achievements in the coming good year now dawning upon us. The prayers of Rosh Hashanah represent this duality of outlook.

RABBI WEIN ON NITZAVIM – VAYELECH 5777(Next time 5778)

Ah! The covenant once more. The basis of the relationship between the Jewish people and their Creator is the covenant that exists between them. The covenant is central to the story of the Jewish people. Our father Avraham entered into and created the terms of this eternal covenant. The covenant was embodied in his flesh itself and sanctified by the sense of sacrifice that the historical narrative of Avraham and Yitzchak reinforced.

RABBI WEIN ON SELICHOT

he custom of reciting selichot – penitential prayers – preceding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is an ancient one dating back to the period of the Geonim in Babylonia if not even to Talmudic times. There are different customs as to when to begin reciting these prayers. Most Sephardic and Middle Eastern Jewish congregations begin the recitation of selichot at the beginning of the month of Elul while European Jewish communities begin their recitation the week preceding Rosh Hashanah itself.

This Season’s Leitmotif: Return! By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

We have all been brought up to believe in the importance of progress. For the past several centuries, the goal of philosophy, religion, culture, and certainly science has been to develop ideas and practices which advance humankind beyond its present state.

Why Be Jewish? By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

In the last days of his life Moses renews the covenant between God and Israel. The entire book of Devarim has been an account of the covenant – how it came about, what its terms and conditions are, why it is the core of Israel’s identity as an am kadosh, a holy people, and so on. Now comes the moment of renewal itself, a kind of national referendum as it were.

RAV KOOK ON Rosh Hashanah: Blasts That Penetrate the Heart

“Fortunate is the nation that knows the teruah-blast” (Psalms 89:16). What is so special about recognizing the sound of the shofar? Rav Kook explained that in the shofar-blasts, one may hear the inner call of teshuvah. This idea is illustrated in the following story:

RAV KOOK ON VaYeilech: The Song of Torah

Near the end of his life, Moses commanded the people: “Now write for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites” (Deut. 31:19). This verse is the source-text for the obligation of each Jew to write a Torah scroll.1 But why did Moses refer to the Torah as a ’song’? In what way should we relate to the Torah as song?

RAV KOOK ON Elul/Nitzavim Part 2: Teshuvah for the Generation of Rebirth

“For some time I have been struggling with an inner conflict, and a mighty force impels me to speak about teshuvah [penitence]. All my thoughts are focused on this topic. Teshuvah holds a primary place in Torah and in life. All the hopes of the individual and of society depend on it.”

RAV KOOK ON Nitzavim Part 1: Two Levels of Teshuvah

The Torah portion of Nitzavim is always read before Rosh Hashanah, a fitting time to speak about reflection and repentance. Often we have a strong desire to make changes in our lives. We may want to be better parents, better spouses, and better people. We aspire to greater spirituality in our lives, to devote more time to Torah study, to be more thoughtful in our interpersonal relationships. And yet, circumstances may make such resolutions very difficult to keep. Our goals may seem unattainable, and our personality faults beyond correction.

Aneinu Please Daven Icu

From an Aneinu member: An older cousin of mine is very sick in the ICU. Please send out an email to say Tehillim for Naftoli ben Silka Leah. 

Aneinu Please Daven Test Teusday

Please daven for my aunt, Chaya Ita bat Rut, who is having a very important test tomorrow. Please daven that the test go smoothly without discomfort, and the results should be besoros tovos. Chaya Miriam

Aneinu Please Daven For Chicago Bachur

Please daven and say tehilim for Zalman Baruch Hacohen ben Yocheved Devorah, a  Chicago boy who is not well and needs our tefillos.

Aneinu Please Daven Icu

Please daven for Nechemya Aryeh Laib Peretz ben Esther Rochel. Intubated.  Transferring to icu. Unconscious, was having seizures.

[Aneinu] Please Daven & Sign Up For Tehillim & Shmiras HaLoshon

Please daven for Shaindel Rivka bas Sara, Shirley Isenberg, who started treatments this week. May the treatments accomplish what they need to do and not cause any harm. Please click on the links to sign up for shmiras haloshon and Tehillim. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cGMmXH16TCTEGqxvixKhgeuyNT7d48O1MCU3wjvxioU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1af558ISkvHQu8PrOjR0eh-SjZXRCLR2zj2WexVPfiJI/edit#gid=0

OU TORAH REALLY CLEAR DAF Which Commandments Applied to Adam? By Rabbi Shmuel Wise

The Gemara on 56b discussed this in the context of the overarching discussion of the “Seven Commandments for All Descendants of Noah.” The Gemara there brings the list of the Tana of Menasheh’s Academy and then presents an opinion that Adam was given three commandments: 1) Don’t do idolatry, 2) Don’t blaspheme God, and 3) Establish a civil court system. These are derived from the verse that relates God’s command to Adam not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge (Bereishis 2:16-17):

Aneinu Please Say Tehillim Surgery Wednesday

Please say Tehillim for Dina bat Batya Ita, a Chicagoan who will be having surgery next Wednesday, Erev Rosh Hashana.

[Aneinu] This Friday! International Yom Limud and Tefillah

Schools and Businesses the World Over to Participate in Unique Programming The Chofetz Chaim’s impact on Klal Yisrael is felt every day. Whether through his Sefer Chofetz Chaim or his sefer Mishnah Berurah, the impact of the Chofetz Chaim on our everyday life is colossal! Indeed, the yahrtzeit of the Chofetz Chaim is a special eis ratzon, a remarkably opportune time to invoke rachamei shomayim. This year, on Friday, 24 Elul/September 15, Klal Yisrael will utilize this eis ratzon by engaging in an International Yom Limud and Tefillah. Jews from all over the world will recite specific chapters of Tehillim and learn segments from the two seminal seforim written by the Chofetz Chaim, the Mishnah Berurah and the Sefer Chofetz Chaim. Uniting in Tefillah The Yom Limud and Tefillah, being held under the auspices of Dirshu and its kiruv arm, Acheinu, is designed to reach out with a message of achdus to all Jews from across the spectrum and at all levels of observance, promoting Torah learning and tefillah. There is so much strife in the world, so much danger, as countries threaten one another and natural disasters plague us. There is so much polarization and heated rhetoric. Combining sur meirah with aseh tov, the Yom Limud and Tefillah has been designated as a day when all Jews will learn the seforim of the Chofetz Chaim and make a special effort to avoid discord, lashon hara, as well as any form of gossip. Special Tailor-made Programming for Hundreds of Chadarim and Schools Hundreds of chadarim, schools and shuls as well as businesses from around the world have signed up to participate in the yom tefillah. This year, Dirshu prepared special age-appropriate material for schools that will bring the message and legacy of the Chofetz Chaim to life. According to Rabbi Ahron Gobioff, Dirshu’s North American Director, “Dirshu prepared three different booklets, designed for grades 1-3, grades 4-6, and grades 7-8, to be distributed to participating boys’ school and girls’ schools across the United States and Canada. They contain age-appropriate halachos from both the sefer Chofetz Chaim and Mishnah Berurah, as well as beautiful inspirational and educational stories about the Chofetz Chaim with age-appropriate biographical material about the Chofetz Chaim and his life’s mission.” Hundreds of boys’ and girls’ schools throughout Eretz Yisrael will be participating, as well as schools from North American communities, such as Monsey, Lakewood, Brooklyn, Toronto, Houston, Baltimore, Cleveland, Waterbury, Phoenix, Staten Island and Los Angeles. As the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrtzeit approaches, now is the time to join with Klal Yisrael in the Yom Limud and Tefillah this coming Friday, 24 Elul/September 15. Unite with Yidden of all backgrounds worldwide to beseech Hakadosh Baruch Hu to spare us from hardships and bentch Klal Yisrael with a שנת גאולה וישועה. To participate please say Tehillim perek 20 and 130, learn the sefer Mishnah Berurah, Chapter 254 from the middle of se’if gimmel until the middle of se’if hei, and learn the Chofetz Chaim’s seferTorah Ohr from Perek 1 until ‘V’isah b’Megillah. Now is the time to tap into this unique eis ratzon!Click here for Friday’s limud and tefilos.

OU TORAH YU TORAH NAALEH.COM Continuous Compassion By Shira Smiles

Summary by Channie Koplowitz Stein The Torah commands us that when we come to the land Hashem has promised us, in the third year of the shemittah cycle, we give an additional tenth of our produce to the Levite, the proselyte, the orphan and the widow. Then we are to make a declaration before Hashem that sounds very much like a confession: “I have removed the holy things from my house, I have given to the Levite… and to the widow according to whatever commandment You commanded me. I have not transgressed… I have hearkened to Your voice. I have acted according to everything as You commanded me. Gaze down from Your holy abode… and bless Your people Israel…” Because of the terminology, this declaration is indeed referred to as viduy maasrot – Confession of the Tithes.

YU TORAH Ki Tavo By Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

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OU TORAH Ki Tavo 5777 By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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YU TORAH Toronto Torah: Ki Tavo 5777

Toronto Torah for Parshat Ki Tavo 5777 includes articles on the parshah, Rav Kook's home, Rabbi Moshe Amiel on modern Religious Zionism, Rabbi Yehudah Alkalai on teshuvah, and more.

RABBI WEIN ON KI TAVO 5777

Moshe describes in horrid detail the ravages of the disaster that will befall the Jewish people towards the end of their long exile from their homeland. We no longer have to accept the descriptions outlined in the words of Moshe as they appear in this week’s Torah reading on faith alone. We have eyewitnesses, testimonies, films, official documented government records, and written memoirs that describe to us in excruciating exactitude the corroboration of Moshe’s dire prediction made over three millennia earlier.

RABBI WEIN ON DISTRACTIONS AND DIVERSIONS

We are all aware that our best laid plans and visions of our future are upset when life itself intervenes. We are always blindsided by unforeseen events. We are prone to be distracted and diverted by rather petty, small and even inconsequential events. The great issues that face and even bedevil the Jewish people and the Jewish state rarely receive the attention that they obviously deserve.

OU TORAH Ki Tavo: Walls Have Ears By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

We all have our secret lives. I don’t mean to say that each of us has a sinister side, which we wickedly act out in some deep, dark, private world. What I do mean is that we all act differently when we are alone, or with a few close intimates, than we act when we are out in public, among others. There is no one who is so behaviorally consistent that he is the same person in the privacy of his own home as he is in the workplace or marketplace.