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.                   Dedicated by Rabbi Refoel and Sharon E. Pearl Auman               in memory of our parents,  Rabbi Leonard and Jean E. Pearl  הרב יהודה ליב בן הרב בן-ציון ז״ל  and   טויבע זעלדע בת ר׳ זאב ע״ה  and in memory of our son,  Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Auman   הרב שמואל אליהו ז״ל בן הרב רפאל נ״י and in memory Rabbi Auman's father, Reiner J. Auman,  יונה בן צדוק ז״ל, whose yahrzeit is כא טבת Parsha Dedication:  In loving memory of my husband, Allen Nussbaum, אשר בן אליעזר, and in admiration of Rebbitzen Dr. Adina Shmidman, her assistants and teachers. Learn the 5781 parsha cycle with the OU Women's Initiative A weekly 10-15 minute audio shiur designed to fit any schedule Click here to listen to this week's shiur on Parshat Vayechi with Mrs. Michal Horowitz  Special Shiur on Completing Sefer Bereishit by Michal Horowitz Sefer Bereishis: Reflections and Ideas On The Blueprint For Life  January 6, 11:30 am EST If you received this email as part of the Torat Imecha program, you will receive the link on Tuesday, January 5. Mrs. Michal Horowitz holds a Bachelor of Science from combined studies at York University, Toronto, and Brooklyn College, and she holds a Master of Science from Brooklyn College, NY. She offers weekly shiurim in her home community of the Five Towns, NY, and in the greater NY area. Michal is a speaker at Yeshiva University's Midreshet Yom Rishon and has been a featured speaker for the last four years at the RIETS Shavuos Yarchei Kallah program. At the OU, she is a featured speaker on the Speakers Bureau of the OU, and most notably, taught Sefer Yehoshua to over 5,000 women across the globe as part of the Torat Imecha Nach Yomi program of the OU Women's Initiative. Michal presented Rosh Chodesh, Selichot Night and Nach Yomi Siyum shiurim and taught a new interactive in-depth course at the Women's Initiative ALIT Virtual Summer Learning Program.  She has been a guest lecturer and scholar in residence in schools and communities, both nationally and internationally. A selection of her recorded shiurim are posted on OUTorah.org, YUTorah.org and TorahAnyTime.com. Michal lives in Woodmere, NY with her husband and children. Like what you hear?  Support the OU Women's Initiative ou.org/women Share this message on: Facebook | Twitter You're receiving this because of your affiliation with our website. Follow us on: OU.org/women

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Zephaniah – Chapter 1

Zephaniah – Chapter 1
Not Looking Forward to This G-d spoke to Tzefanya (Zephaniah), a descendant of Chizkiyahu (the righteous King Hezekiah), during the reign of Yoshiyahu (Josiah, a king who repented and became righteous). G-d said that He would eradicate the inhabitants of Israel, from man and beast to fish and fowl. (This is an overstatement for emphasis; they were not completely destroyed, but they were seriously reduced.) G-d will exile those people who are not killed. He will destroy the idols of the land and there will be no trace of Baal worship left in Judah or Jerusalem. G-d will do away with the idolatrous priests, those who worship both Him and others, and those who refuse to seek Him or follow His word. The day is near – it will be like a slaughter for a feast and the invading armies are like the invited guests. On the day when G-d punishes people for their actions, He will punish the officers of the land for oppressing the people and worshipping idols. They went so far as to jump over the threshold of the temple of Dagon where the idol was felled way back in I Samuel chapter 5. When G-d acts, there will be a cry from the gate of Jerusalem called the fish gate and mourning from the next gate (the fowl gate, Rashi says). Woe to Tiberias because the people who inhabit the land they inherited from the Canaanites have been cut off, because their deeds now resemble those of the Canaanites. G-d will scrutinize the people's deeds, as if searching with candles and He will pay back those complacent people who claim that He neither rewards nor punishes deeds. Their wealth will be worthless and their houses will be empty. They won't get to enjoy their homes and crops. This day is rapidly approaching; mighty men will cry out in pain. It will be a day of darkness and gloom when the enemies press their attack. The people will have no idea how to end their troubles. Their lives will be worth nothing and easily cast aside; their corpses will be piled in heaps like dung. Their money and power won't save them from this onslaught. G-d's anger will make a sudden end of things. By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz Listen to the shiur from Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein on OU Torah Listen to the shiur from Batyah Brander on Torat Imecha Share:     Facebook    Twitter
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