MAZEL TOV DAF YOMI FINISHED MAKKOS YESTERDAY and IS STARTING SHEVOUS TODAY

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Yeshivat Har Etzion‏ @atthegush Check out a slideshow of pictures and video from today's English Daf Yomi Siyum at the Kotel!

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OU TORAH NAALEH.COM and YU TORAH Reuven’s Reality By Shira Smiles

Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein We are told that when parents name a baby, they are endowed with a touch of prophecy, and the name they bestow on their infant will somehow embody his essence. Parshat Vayetze encompasses the birth and naming of eleven of the twelve sons of Yaakov that would constitute the twelve tribes of Israel. The first of those sons was Reuven. When he was born, the Torah tells us “[Leah] called his name Reuven, as she had declared, ‘Because Hashem has discerned my humiliation, for now my husband will love me.’ “

OU TORAH Vayetze 5778 By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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YU TORAH Toronto Torah: Vayetze 5778

Toronto Torah for Vayyetze 5778 includes articles on the parshah, Ben Gurion Airport, the nature of Galut, Rabbi Gershon Henoch Leiner, Torah sheb'al peh and more!

RABBI WEIN ON VAYETZEI 5778

Our father Yaakov now embarks on a long, tortuous journey that represents the story of his life. In recounting his story before Pharaoh, when he descended to live in Egypt, he was brutally frank in assessing his life: “My years compared to those of my ancestors have been few, and they have not been good ones.”

RABBI WEIN ON BALANCE

As I thankfully and somewhat less then gracefully age, my sense of physical balance has weakened, gradually but inexorably. When one has imperfect physical balance one is markedly more prone to fall, and all falls carry unknown consequences with them. There are physical supports such as canes and walkers that are recommended for use and in many cases they are truly mandatory for safe living. Nevertheless, it takes psychological and social courage to use these supports for it is an admission that we are no longer physically the person that we were for most of our previous lives.

OU TORAH What’s In a Name? By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

“Who am I?” This is the most powerful question that a person ever asks himself. For many of us, there are no easy answers to that question. We are uncertain of our own identities. Social scientists believe that this question is typically asked by adolescents. After all, it is legitimate for young people to be unsure of who they are. The task of the adolescent is to begin to define his or her identity, to formulate tentative answers to the question, “Who am I?”

OU TORAH Out of the Depths Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

What did Jacob add to the Jewish experience? What is it that we find in him that we do not find to the same measure in Abraham and Isaac? Why is it his name – Jacob/Israel – that we carry in our identity? How was it that all his children stayed within the faith? Is there something of him in our spiritual DNA? There are many answers. I explore one here, and another next week in Vayishlach.

RAV KOOK ON Vayeitzei Part 2: The Rivalry between Rachel and Leah

acob did not have an easy life. He loved Rachel, but was tricked into marrying her sister Leah. And when he finally married Rachel, his home suffered from rivalry between the two sisters. This strife was not limited to Jacob’s household. It continued on in future generations: in the struggle between Rachel’s son Joseph and Leah’s sons; and in the conflict between King Saul, a descendant of Rachel, and David, a descendant of Leah. Why did Jacob need to endure so many obstacles when setting up his family — complications that would have such a long-term impact on future generations of the Jewish people?

RAV KOOK ON VaYeitzei Part 1: The Prayers of the Avot

According to the Talmud (Berachot 26b), the Avot (forefathers) instituted the three daily prayers: Abraham — Shacharit, the morning prayer. Isaac — Minchah, the afternoon prayer. Jacob — Ma’ariv, the evening prayer. Is there an inner connection between these prayers and their founders? Rav Kook wrote that each of these three prayers has its own special nature. This nature is a function of both the character of that time of day, and the pervading spirit of the righteous tzaddik who would pray at that time.

Aneinu Please Daven Procedure Today

Please daven for a Chicagoan, the father of an Aneinu member, Avraham Dovid ben Devorah who is having an important medical procedure today.

Aneinu Please Daven Surgery Today at 1:00 Pm

Please daven for Chicagoan, Moshe Dovid ben Gittel Leah, who is having surgery today, Tuesday at 1:00 PM.

Aneinu Please Daven

Please daven for a former Chicagoan now living in Israel, Golda Shira bas Yenta Ruchel, who is in need of a refuah shlema.

Aneinu Please Daven For Baby Surgery Now

Please daven for the baby of a Chicagoan, Chaviva Raizel Bas Esther Brocha, who is in surgery now.

OU TORAH Nach Yomi Calendar for Dec. 2017- Jan. 2020 By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

Download a PDF of The OU’s Shoshana Grossman Nach Yomi Calendar for Dec. 2017- Jan. 2020.

MAZEL TOV OU'S NACH YOMI 5TH CYCLE FINISHED DIVREI HAYAMIM 1 YESTERDAY AND STARTED DIVREI HAYAMIM 2 TODAY

So join Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Rabbi Jack Abramowitz Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb for Divrei Hayamim 2 part 2 of the last Navi of Navi today.

OU TORAH NAALEH.COM YU TORAH Fruitful Fragrance By Shira Smiles

Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein We are all familiar with the subterfuge through which Yaakov Avinu received the blessing of the of the firstborn from his father Yitzchak Avinu. When Yaakov Avinu enters his father’s presence, Yitzchak Avinu “smelled the fragrance of his garments and blessed him. He said, ‘the fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of the field which Hashem had blessed. – And may God give you of the dew of the heavens…’

OU TORAH Toldos 5778 By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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YU TORAH Toronto Torah: Toldot 5778

Toronto Torah for Toldot 5778 includes articles on the parshah, Megiddo, violence in pursuit of Zionism, Don Isaac Abarbanel and more.

RABBI WEIN ON TOLDOT 5778

Our father Avraham was, according to the Mishna in Avot, tested ten times and overcame all of them. It is interesting that most of the commentators that describe and enumerate these ten tests do not identify Avraham as being the son of Terach as one of these tests. One can easily think that this perhaps would have been one of the major tests in his lifetime. But the Torah takes into account a fact of human nature that, in one way or another, every generation strives to be different than the one that precedes it. Sometimes this is for good and sometimes not.

RABBI WEIN ON ONE-HUNDRED YEARS OF COMMUNIST RULE

1917 was a year of momentous events for the world and for the Jewish people. It was the year when the Balfour Declaration was issued by Great Britain and the year of America’s entry into World War I. It was also the year that the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia and created the first Communist government and society in the world.

YU TORAH Toldos 5778 By Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

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OU TORAH What Mystery Pervades a Well! By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

One of the great benefits of visiting communities where I once lived and taught is the opportunity to meet people who were my students long ago. I enjoy reconnecting with them and am occasionally amazed by how much they remember of my lectures and sermons. I recently returned to one of my former communities. I was approached by a participant in a short course that I gave over twenty years ago. It was an introductory course to the Bible. My former student asked if I would meet with him individually, and we arranged a time to do so. After a few moments of catching up on each other’s careers and families, he told me that he frequently reminisced about my course, especially during the time of year when the weekly portions are to be found in the book of Genesis.

OU TORAH Why Isaac? Why Jacob? By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Why Isaac, not Ishmael? Why Jacob, not Esau? These are among the most searing questions in the whole of Judaism. It is impossible to read Genesis 21, with its description of how Hagar and her son were cast out into the wilderness, how their water ran out, how Hagar placed Ishmael under a bush and sat at a distance so she would not see him die, without feeling intensely for both of them, mother and child. They are both crying. The Torah tells us that God heard Ishmael’s tears and sent an angel to comfort Hagar, show her a well of water, and assure her that God would make her son “a great nation” (Gen. 21:18) – the very promise he gave Abraham himself at the start of his mission (Gen. 12:2).

RAV KOOK ON Toldot Part 2: Jacob Rescued Abraham

According to an intriguing Midrash (Tanchuma Toldot 4), Abraham would not have made it out of his hometown of Ur Casdim alive were it not for the intervention of his grandson Jacob. King Nimrod ordered Abraham to be thrown into a fiery furnace because of Abraham’s rejection of idolatry. But Jacob came to the rescue, as it says: “So said God to the House of Jacob who redeemed Abraham: Jacob will not be ashamed, nor will his face become pale.” (Isaiah 29:22)1 Even given the poetic license of Midrashic literature, Jacob could not have literally rescued his grandfather in an incident that took place before Jacob was born. Rather, the Sages wanted to teach us that Abraham was saved due to some special merit or quality his grandson Jacob possessed. What was this quality?

RAV KOOK ON Toldot Part 1: Harnessing the Power of Esau

We know little about the birth of most Biblical personalities. Yet, the Torah describes in detail the birth of Jacob and Esau and their respective naming. “The first one came out reddish, hairy all over like a fur coat. They named him Esau. His brother then came out, his hand grasping Esau’s heel. He named him Jacob.” (Gen. 25:25-26) The name Esau means “made” or “completed.” From day one, Esau was full of strength and energy. The name Jacob (Ya’akov) refers to the fact that he was holding on to Esau’s heel (ekev). Later on, Jacob is named a second time; here too, his name refers to his relationship with his brother Esau. The night before meeting up with Esau, he struggles with a mysterious stranger. This stranger — according to some, Esau’s guardian angel — informs him: “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel. You have struggled with angels and men, and you have prevailed” (Gen. 32:29). What is the inner meaning of Jacob’s names? What is the significance of his grasping on to Esau’s heel? Why does he have two names?

Ywn Aneinu Hospital: Maran Rav Shteinman Has Lost Consciousness

According to a report from Mayanei Yeshua’s Professor Moti Ravid, speaking with Ronen Katz of Kol Berama Radio a short time ago, HaGaon HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita has lost consciousness. Maran’s condition is “very serious”. Yeshivos and kollels worldwide are reciting Tehillim as are chareidi radio stations in Israel. Yesterday, it was reported the rav’s condition was stable, and he remained for observation but it now appears he has taken a turn for the worse. Earlier today, doctors reported the rav was moved to an ICU and he was not informed of the petira of his daughter, Rebitzen Rochel Devorah Berlin A”H, whose levaya will take place soon. The rebitzen was the oldest daughter of the rav, 72. Ponevezh Rosh Yeshiva HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita has stopped regular limudim in the yeshiva for the recitation of Tehillim for Rav Shteinman. HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita is quoted calling on all yeshivos and talmidei torah to stop their regular limudim for the recitation of Tehillim for the Rosh Yeshiva Shlita. HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen Shlita, head of the Shas Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael, has called on all affiliated yeshivos and talmidei torah to interrupt their regular schedule to recite Tehillim for Maran Rav Shteinman. In the following video, we see MKs who have stopped their day to recite Tehillim for HaGaon HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita in the Knesset shul. The tzibur is urged to be mispallel for Rav Aharon Yehuda Leib ben Gitel Feiga bsoch cholei yisrael.

CHABAD.ORG JEWISH.TV Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries 5778(2017) Archived

Join over 5,000 Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries and their guests as they celebrate at the annual banquet, the culmination of a five-day International Conference of Emissaries.

Aneinu Please Daven Fall

Please daven for an Aneinu member, Golda Rivka bat Leah. On the way to Israel she fell down, broke her arm and two teeth.  There are some complications and she is in a lot of pain.

Aneinu Please Daven Treatments Today

Please daven for the husband of an Aneinu member, Shlomo Moshe ben Udy that his treatments should go smoothly today and accomplish what they need to do without harm.

Ywn Aneinu TEHILLIM – Vishnitzer Rebbe of Monsey Placed On Respirator; Critical Condition

Click here. Please be Mispallel for the Vishnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, who was placed on a respirator on Shabbos afternoon. As YWN reported on Friday, the Rebbe was not been feeling well the past few days, and was complaining of general weakness. He was taken to Good Samaratain Hospital near Monsey on Thursday morning, and transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on Thursday night. Sources tell YWN that on Friday night and Shabbos morning the Rebbe was feeling better and was stable. Unfortunately, on Shabbos afternoon the situation worsened and the Rebbe was placed on a respirator. The Rebbe, Hagaon HaRav Mordechai Hager Shlita, is the elder of the admorim today. The Rebbe, who is around 95-years-old, is known for his devotion to learning Torah: He learns around 18 hours a day and asks his Chasidim to study at least two hours every day. He has thousands of Chassidim around the globe. Please be Mispallel for Mordechai ben Margulia. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Aneonu Please Daven for Terror Victim

URGENT: Please pray for Ebenezer ben Malka, a Bnei Menashe father of 5 young kids who was badly wounded by a Palestinian terrorist this morning. He has a subdermal hematoma (bleeding in the brain) and is currently in surgery @shaveiisrael

Aneinu Tefillos Requested Surgery Today

Chicagoan Chaya Rachel bat Leah, is having surgery today.  Please daven that the surgeon and staff will be matzliach and the choleh will have a refuah shleimah.

Aneinu Please Daven Surgery Today

Please daven for Aneinu member, Rivka Fradel bas Chaya Asna who is having surgery today, Friday at 12:00 Noon.  Daven that the doctor should be a good shaliach, and she should have a complete, smooth refuah with no complications.

OU PRESS The Light That Unites: A Chanukah Companion

Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider illuminates on the much beloved but oft-under examined holiday of Chanukah. The first of its kind, this book offers a teaching for each candle of Chanukah gathered from the most beloved and esteemed sages and masters: Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, and other luminaries. Anyone seeking the true spirituality of Chanukah will find a new appreciation for Chanukah’s message of light and unity. ~An engaging teaching for every candle of Chanukah ~Chanukah Blessings with insights and interpretations ~Additional prayers and Psalms to enhance the lighting experience ~The Grace After Meals with an enhanced commentary Beautify your Chanukah candle lighting experience with powerful teachings that will enhance all eight nights with meaning and joy. Each thought is concise and accessible, perfect for sharing with family and friends.

COLLIVE.COM Fund In Memory of Shua Polonsky

A fund has been set up to support the family of Shua Polonsky OBM, beloved husband to Simi and father of 2 beautiful daughters, with a third baby on the way.

OU TORAH DAF B'IYUN MAKKOT 2 Power of Rabanan to Define Dorayta By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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OU TORAH THE DAF IN HALACHACHA MAKKOT DAF 2 Introduction to Masechet Makkot By Bais Havaad Halacha Center

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OU TORAH THE DAF IN HALACHA SANHEDRIN DAF 113 Proper Care for Holy Artifacts By Bais Havaad Halacha Center

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OU TORAH THE DAF IN HALACHA SANHEDRIN DAF 113 The Coming of Moshiach: In It's Time I Will Hasten It By Bais Havaad Halacha Center

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OU TORAH Chayei Sarah 5778 By Rabbi Shalom Rosner

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OU TORAH YU TORAH NAALEH.COM Beautiful “Badekin” Blessing By Shira Smiles

Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein After the death of Sara Imeinu, Avraham sets about finding a wife for their son Yitzchak. He sends his servant Eliezer back to his home town to find an appropriate shidduch. With Hashem’s help, Eliezer finds the perfect girl, Rebecca. Rebecca suggests Eliezer come to the family home where there is plenty of food for him and for his animals and even sleeping quarters. Eliezer goes to their home and negotiates with Rebecca’s father Betuel and her brother Lavan to allow Rebecca to return with him to marry his master’s son, Yitzchak. When the negotiations are complete and Rebecca is about to set off for a new life as the wife of Yitzchak, Lavan blesses her saying, “Our sister, may you come to be thousands of myriads, and may your offspring inherit the gate of its foes.” This blessing, along with, “May God make you as Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel and Leah,” has become part of the ritual blessing given to a bride before she enters her own wedding canopy.

RABBI WEIN ON CHAYEI SARAH 5778

Avraham and Sarah have a loyal and devoted trustworthy servant named Eliezer. His abilities and nobility of character enable him to be entrusted with the most personal and sensitive of assignments and missions. His name has been used by Jewish families for thousands of years as an honorable name for their sons.

RABBI WEIN ON A CENTURY OF BALFOUR

In November 1917, amidst the then stalemate and endless carnage of the Great War –World War I – the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour sent a letter to Lord Rothschild in London offering official governmental support for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine. This letter has become enshrined in Jewish history as the Balfour Declaration.

YU TORAH Toronto Torah Chayei Sarah 5778

Toronto Torah for Chayei Sarah 5778 is dedicated to the Torah of Rabbi Yisrael Rosen z"l, founder of Machon Zomet.

YU TORAH Chaya Sara 5778 By Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik

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OU TORAH Sarah, Esther, and the Sleepy Students By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

Jews live their lives within the framework of the Jewish calendar. At this time of year, we identify strongly with the narratives contained in the weekly Torah portions that we read in the synagogue. Our thoughts are with the biblical characters of the current parshiyot. We live in the company of Abraham and Sarah, Lot, Hagar and Ishmael, and Isaac and Rebecca.

OU TORAH The World’s Oldest Man By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

On 11 August 2017, the world’s oldest man passed away, just a month short of his 114th birthday – making him one of the ten longest-lived men since modern record-keeping began. If you knew nothing else about him than this, you would be justified in thinking that he had led a peaceful life, spared of fear, grief and danger.

RAV KOOK ON Chayei Sarah Part 3: Rav Kook and Hebron

“Sarah died in Kiryat Arba, also known as Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her.” (Gen. 23:2) A somber gathering assembled in Jerusalem’s Yeshurun synagogue. The large synagogue and its plaza were packed as crowds attended a memorial service for the Jews of Hebron who had been killed during the Arab riots six months earlier, on August 24th, 1929.