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בס״ד בס״ד Learning from our Leaders Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America R’ Tzvi Pesach Frank had a beautiful custom One time a poor woman came with a treif chicken. when checking the kashrus of a chicken… Oy, this is definitely I cannot find a PIRCHEI treif, and I know this way to pasken this as woman would be insulted Agudas Yisroel of America kosher. Please take this Rebbi, if I gave her money. What Vol: 4 Issue: 28 - ב' סיון, תשע"ז - money and buy yourself thank you May 27, 2017 should I do? another chicken. so much! פרשה: במדבר הפטרה לשבת: והיה מספר בני ישראל כחול הים... )הושע ב:א-כב( דף יומי: בבא בתרא קכ״ה אבות פרק ו' 64 ימים לעומר שבועות יום א: אקדמות, שמות יט:א-כ:כג; יום ב: רות, דברים טו:יט-טז:יז הלל שלם - ב׳ ימים, יזכור יום ב׳ דשבועות דף יומי: בבא בתרא קכ״ט, ק״ל TorahThoughts בֵית to the בִ כּ וּ רִ י ם is the time we brought up our שָׁ בוּעוֹת remind us that שָׁ בוּעוֹת .שָׁ בוּעוֹת specifically associated with מִ צְ וֹ ת There are no The shochet came this The shochet was Gevaldig! Please give for all the goodness that we merited after we ד׳ We thank] . הַ מִ קְ דָׁ ש that מִ ו צְ ָׁ ה and there is no distinctive , תּ וֹ רָׁ ה celebrating יוֹם טוֹב morning. Hm… I wonder me a chicken… I’ll wrap is the [. תּ וֹ רָׁ ה itself. However, there is a special accepted the תּ וֹ רָׁ ה other than the , תּ וֹ רָׁ ה just here. Did you represents if the chickens were start preparing the it up, and throw this because מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג reasons that we have this ר ' ַי ֲע ֺק ב מִ עֶ מְ דִ י ן is a מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג A .שָׁ בוּעוֹת customs, of , מִ נ ְ הָׁ גִ י ם importance attached to the cooked yet. chickens? one in the garbage. יוֹם טוֹב are the same as flowers offer a pleasant aroma and therefore will enhance the מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג The letters of the word . תּ וֹ רָׁ ה protection for the No, not yet, it ,יוֹם טוֹב the protector. environment. Even though this reasoning is applicable to any , הַ מָׁ ֵ ג ן Excuse me. I need but why- says that all agree that one גְ מָׁ רָׁ א as the שָׁ בוּעוֹת hint, based on five applies even more so to , רֶ מֶ ז to go into the kitchen The Vilna Gaon offers an interesting .יוֹם טוֹב Introductory must have physical enjoyments on this — אַ קְ דָׁ מ וּ ת :They are .שָׁ בוּעוֹת of מִ נ ְ הָׁ גִ י ם where there is more of the popular is to remind us about the מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג says that this אַ ְ ל שִ י ״ ְך reading the story of The — רוּת ,eating dairy products — חַלָׁ ב ,ה׳ light. praise of יִ שָׁ שכָׁ ר and , תּ וֹ רָׁ ה is the tribe that represents יִ שָׁ שכָׁ ר .יִ שָׁ שכָׁ ר children of — ַתיקוּן placing greenery around the home and shul and — ירק ,רוּת רְ א וּ ֵ ב ן a kind of flower) that) דוּדָׁאִ ים The first letters of each word was born after an exchange of .תִּ יקוּן לֵיל שָׁ בֻעוֹת learning all night from . בעֶרֶ שָׁ בוּעוֹת is always referred to as brought home on תּ וֹ רָׁ ה end. The — אַ ֲ ח רִ י ת spell out the word ֺמ שֶ ה is to remind us about מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג explains that this מַ לְ בִ י ״ ם are performed The מִ נ ְ הָׁ גִ י ם beginning, and these very diverse , רֵ א שִ י ת His mother was able to hide him for .ז׳ אַדָׁ ר who was born on , רַ ֵ ב י נ וּ and are similar to תּ וֹ רָׁ ה together. They represent the protection of the , ֺמ שֶ ה an outer protective covering (the end). three months without anyone asking questions. She then took of flowers. placed him in a basket and hid him in the flowery reeds. This episode מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג Various reasons are offered to explain the . ןמַתַּ תּוֹרָׁ ה the day of ,ז׳ סִ יוָׁן of took place on יוֹם טוֹב Each one provides another insight into appreciating the demostrates the מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג suggests that this בְנ ֵ י יִ שָׁ ש כָׁ ר The .שָׁ בוּעוֹת and all the other nations, based on the כְּ לַ ל יִשְ רָׁ אֵ ל explains that placing greenery around the home difference between רַ מָׁ ״ א The like a rose between the thorn bushes. The — כְּ שוֹשַ נָׁה בֵין הַ חוֹחִ ים :פָׁ סוּק A miracle occurred at . מַ תַּ ן תּ וֹ רָׁ ה and in shul reminds us of the events of נַ ֲ ע שֶ ה said כְּ לַ ל יִשְ רָׁ אֵ ל but , תּ וֹ רָׁ ה was covered with greenery. [Our shul and other nations refused to accept the הַר סִ ינַי : מַ ןתַּ תּ וֹ רָׁ ה I must check I examined this the time of .unconditionally תּ וֹ רָׁ ה and accepted the ִ וְנ שְ מָׁ ע that represent the beauty of accepting מִ קְ דָׁ ש מְ עַ ט this one by the chicken by the light our home are the [. תּ וֹ רָׁ ה of the kitchen window. the window… Rebbi, This chicken is Kosher שַ ילִ טָׁ " א by R’ Zev Leff שִ ע וּ ר of greenery is to Adapted from: A מִ נ ְ הָׁ ג suggests that the מָׁ ג ֵ ןאַ בְ רָׁ הָׁ ם thank you The L’Mehadrin. so much! of Yahrtzeits our Gedolim Gedolim Glimpses the , זַ צַ ״ ל R' Chaim Elazar Shapira of Munkács was born in Stryzow, Munkácser Rebbe, placed great ר׳ ַח ִּיים ֶא ְל ָע ָזר ַש ִּפי ָרא ַז ַצ״ל ב׳ סיון ; בַ עַ ל דַ רְ כֵ י תְ שוּבָ ה עַ ל יוֹרֶ ה דֵ עָ ה) ר׳ צְ בִּ י הִּ י רְ ש Poland, to 5697 — 5632 He . פ תְּ ל ִ ָּ ה emphasis on learning and 1937 — 1871 אֶ סְ תֵ ר and ( ר׳צְ בִּ י אֶ לִּ י מֶ לֶ ְך ,בְ ינֵ יִּ שָ שכָ ר great-grandson of the to rise early חַ סִ י דִ י ם of Munkács in encouraged his רָ ב Horowitz). He learned under his father and became the) before davening. He גְּ מָּ רָּ א every two and learn יְ רוּשַ לְמִּ י and שַ ״ ס בַ בְ לִּ י From his youth, he completed the .1914 בְּ נֵ י יִ שָּ ש כָּ ר years. He was a prolific writer. In addition to his 6-volume magnum opus, would say in the name of , גְּ מָּ רָּ א that through the learning of . פ סְ ָ רִּ י ם among other ,אוֹת וְשָ לוֹם and ִּנמוּ ֵקי אוֹ ַרח ַח ִּיים he wrote ,מִּ נְ חַ ת אֶ לְ עָ זָ ר with the שָּ מַ יִ ם go up to תְּ ִ פ ל וֹ ת which attracted hundreds of students. our ,יְשִּ יבָה דַרְ כֵי תְ שוּבָה R’ Tzvi Pesach was born in Kovno, Lithuania, to R’ Yehuda Leib and Malka Frank. As a young He opened boy he was acquainted with R’ Yisroel Salanter, who would often visit, and the Kovno Famous as a ‘Wonder Rabbi,’ he was visited by many world leaders, and ר ַּ פָּ אֵ ל , מ ַּ י כָּ אֵ ל , ג ַּ בְּ רִ י אֵ ל of מַ לְּ אֲ כֵ י ד׳ Rov, R’ Yitzchok Elchonon Spector. He learned in the yeshivos of Slabodka and Telz and The first letters of the name of each .אוּ רִ י אֵ ל ,was a close talmid of Rav Itzele Ponevetzer, Rav Shimon Shkopp and Rav Eliezer Gordon. such as the Czechoslovakian President and Queen Wilhelmina of Holland .ג ַּמַָּרָ ַּא spell the word מַ לְּאָכִ ים of these . בְ רָ כוֹת s advice and’ רָ ב R’ Shmuel who sought the .ירושלים in ישיבת עץ חיים In 1893, he immigrated to Eretz Yisroel, and learned in recognized the young prodigy and in 1907 appointed him ,ירושלים Salant, Chief Rabbi of ,for nearly 60 years בית דין He served on this .עדה החרדית of the בית דין in the דיין as a לע״נ ר׳ ישראל בן אברהם ז"ל He was considered one of the leading Dedication opportunities are available. 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