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Table of Contents Torah Wellsprings - Vayakheil - HaChodesh Protection and Blessings .................................................................................................4 Hints to the 100 Brachos ..................................................................................................5 How to Say the Brachos ..................................................................................................6 Brachos on Food ...............................................................................................................7 Shabbos HaChodesh .........................................................................................................7 Chodesh Nisan .................................................................................................................8 Starting Again ...................................................................................................................9 Growth from Struggles .................................................................................................11 To Help Your Fellow Man ............................................................................................14 Ahavas Yisrael.................................................................................................................15 No One Can Take Away Your Parnassah .................................................................16 Words of Chizuk in these trying times .......................................................17 - ה׳ לי לא אירא Torah Wellsprings - Vayakheil - HaChodesh This week's parashah discusses the one The Prishah explains, " Dovid Hamelech hundred adanim, the silver foundations of instituted that we say one hundred brachos the Mishkan. As it states in the passuk (38:27), every day to stop the deaths… Dovid taught The the secret of reciting one hundred brachos to" ,ויהי מאת ככר הכסף לצקת את אדני הקדש... מאת אדנים one hundred kikar of silver should be used the Sanhedrin, so that they should institute to make the holy adanim – one hundred brachos as they see fit. They established the adanim…" brachos with their wisdom…" How does the recitation brachos stop כנגד תקנו ק׳ ברכות ,The Baal HaTurim writes ?The chachamim established one death" ,בכל יום hundred brachos every day corresponding to the one hundred adanim that there were The Levush explains that the plague came in the mishkan." due to a lack of gratitude that the yidden displayed towards Hashem’s kindness. They The Torah is eternal, applicable in every were taking for granted all the abundant generation. The Chidushei HaRim zt'l says kindness that Hashem constantly showers that the Mishkan in our generation is, upon His world. Dovid HaMelech understood potentially, every single Yid. In the midbar, that this was the source of the plague;\, a Hashem resided in the Mishkan, and today lack of expressing gratitude. The solution Hashem resides among the Yidden. The was to praise Hashem. It proved to be correct original Mishkan had one hundred adanim and effective, because "from the time Dovid as its foundation. The foundations of today's made this takanah, the plague ceased." Mishkan are the one hundred daily brachos ,because We are living in a time when once again אדנים that we say. They are called through them we become aware that Hashem there is a mageifah, a plague, in the world. the Master of the world.1 Perhaps it hasn't reached the severity to be ,אדון is the called a mageifah, nevertheless, it is a source of concern, r"l. Perhaps, now too, the solution Protection and Blessings is to praise Hashem with one hundred brachos each day. The sefarim write that just The Tur (Orach Chaim 46) writes, "Every as one hundred daily brachos saved us in the day, one hundred people of Bnei Yisrael past, they continue to grant protection in all were dying, and they didn’t know why this generations. was happening. Dovid HaMelech investigated and understood through ruach Additionally, we must train ourselves to hakodesh, that Klal Yisrael should say one get into the habit of recognizing Hashem's hundred brachos every day. Therefore, the kindness. We should focus on all the good chachamim established the birchas hashachar that is bestowed upon us and praise Hashem [the brachos said in the morning at the with our brachos, and also with our own beginning of the tefillah]…to fill the daily words. Through this practice, we will attain quota of one hundred brachos…" kindness from Above. 1. During the weekdays it isn't difficult to get to one hundred brachos. If you daven three times a day, and wash twice for bread, you will reach one hundred brachos. On Shabbos, when Shemonah Esrei is shorter, the Shulchan Aruch (290:1) states, "One should eat fruit, sweets, and smell besamim to complete the quota of one hundred brachos." Torah Wellsprings - Vayakheil - HaChodesh 5 Tzaddikim taught us that when we thanks Hashem's will, and Hashem gives the soul Hashem for the goodness He bestows upon one hundred keys..." The Zohar explains that us, Hashem says, "Do you think this is good? the keys are the one hundred brachos that we I'll show you what good is!" and Hashem say daily. These keys open the doors for all sends much more kindness his way. blessings. However, when one complains about his The Zohar adds, "When a Yid recites a life, Hashem says, "Do you think this is bad? brachah, there are no doors or angels that I'll show you what bad is",chas veshalom. will stop it. They proclaim, 'This is a gift for the King!' And the brachah brings blessings." Reb Shimshon Pinkus zt'l explained the concept of saying one hundred brachos daily with the following mashal: Hints to the 100 Brachos When two people don’t get along with The Tur (Orach Chaim 46) writes, "It states 'על Dovid established' ,הוקם על ,(each other, chalilah, the problem can often (Shmuel 2, 23 ".is gematriya one hundred על easily be resolved when one of them decides and to greet his fellow man with happiness and ,לך לך... ואברכך ואגדלה שמך והיה ברכה ,with friendship. It is hard to bear hard It also states feelings toward someone kind to you. Dovid "Go…and I will bless you…" The Zohar (vol.1, .is gematriya one hundred לך לך HaMelech realized with his ruach hakodesh 76:) notes that one ,והיה ברכה ,that there's a need to appease Hashem, By reciting one hundred brachos keviyachol, to improve the 'relationship', to merits receiving Hashem's brachos. stop the deaths. He realized that the brachos ,הנה כי כן יברך גבר ,(bnei yisroel will recite have the power to It is written (Tehillim 128:4 turn the situation around. When we praise "So will be a man blessed …" The Sefer is gematriya one כי כן Hashem joyously and thank Him for HaManhig teaches that everything He does for us, His love will once hundred, because by reciting one hundred again be openly revealed. brachos daily, he is blessed with all types of blessings. The Zohar (vol.1, 76:) calls the one hundred brachos "one hundred keys." They open up The Torah lists ninety-eight curses for Hashem's treasury of goodness. We are those who transgress the Torah, and the fortunate to have the keys in our hands; we Torah adds another two. As it states (Devarim Also, (1) all diseases" ...גם כל חלי וכל מכה ,(just have to use them. 28:61 and (2) all plagues, [which are not stated in Compare this to a person who has the Torah, Hashem will bring them up onto permission to take whatever he wants from you, until you are destroyed]." Together, the king's treasury. The king also gave him there are one hundred curses. The one the keys to open the treasury. When the man hundred brachos nullify these one hundred arrived and found the treasury locked, he curses.The Baal HaTurim writes, "The tagin stands outside and cries. Why doesn’t he implies that ,ובקומך (on the kuf of (Devarim 6:7 open the doors? He has the keys! He can when one awakens in the morning, he should receive so much: he just needs to open the is gematriya one ׳ק] say one hundred brachos doors! means 'when you wake ובקומך hundred and A person who doesn’t take advantage of up']. And then he will be saved from the the one hundred daily brachos is acting in ninety-eight curses, plus two others, inferred ".…גם כל חלי וכל מכה ,(the same way. in the pasuk (Devarim 28:61 The Zohar writes, "When a soul is about The Levush writes, "This is the meaning What does' ,מה ד׳ אלקיך שואל ממך …to descend to this world, Hashem makes it of the pasuk swear that it will keep the mitzvos and do Hashem ask from you?' Chazal say don’t 6 Torah Wellsprings - Vayakheil - HaChodesh that Hashem is asking to get it over with. Instead, he should say ,מאה read it ,מה read it for one hundred brachos…" the brachah serenely, without rushing to finish it.4 One of the benefits of the one hundred brachos is to help us remember Hashem. As The Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah the Rambam (Hilchos Tefillah 1:3) writes, "The (HaAshmuros 2) writes, "The wisest of all men Chachamim established many brachos…so [Shlomo HaMelech]…with his brilliant אל תבהל את פיך ולבך אל ,(we can remember the Creator, always." words tells us (Koheles 5:1 Don’t be hasty and' ,תמהר להוציא לפני האלקים So, we see the wonderful benefits that can be gained by reciting one hundred impulsive with your mouth and heart to say brachos daily.2 They rouse Hashem's love to something before Hashem…' Therefore, us, they open up His treasury, they remove beloved brothers and friends, before you the one hundred curses, they help us [say a brachah] think about before Whom remember Hashem, and so much more. It you are speaking.” was Dovid HaMelech's insight, and they "Remember this rule for every brachah: help us today, just as they did in Dovid 'Blessed are You' ,ברוך אתה ,When you say HaMelech's time.3 imagine that Hashem is before you and you are speaking directly to Him. That is the Think this every time . ברוך אתה How to Say the Brachos translation of Now that we've seen the importance of you speak before Hashem. Don’t say any saying one hundred brachos each day, it is prayer by rote, chas veshalom. You are time to study how one should recite a brachah. speaking directly to Hashem, whose presence fills the world.
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    THEG~EATE~SM BANKING MADE GREATER PAUL GOTA GREATER CHANCE THE GREATER STUDENT LOANS Paul Clive of Manhattan needed assistance to get his Doctorate in Musical Arts. And what The Greater had to offer was music to his ears: • Stafford Loans • Supplemental Loans for Students • Parent Loans for Students To see how The Greater New York Savings Bank can help out with your education, or for information about our many other types of Joans and accounts, come on in to any Greater branch or call us at 1-800-333-4787. THEG~EATE~,M BANKING MADE GREATER MEMBER FDIC © 1989 The Greater New York Savings Bank ) _ifil9fMJ;~~"'-"'-·"'·;;;;o"'-;;·""·-=·::"';:;'"'"'=-~------~ ' '~ TORAH SCHOOLS FOR ISRAEL ~m···\,- CHll'IUCH ATZ!llAI , .. K~ 'Kl'.JY)l>I l1ln'1 TY1l'.l \ / ...... 40 EXCHANGE PLACE. B l'IEWYORK. l'l.Y. 10005 212·248-6200 CHJNUCHAIZMAI DI wish to know more about the D Enclosed is my gift for the 42,000 Adopt-A- City program children of Chinuch Atzmai in Israel. 0 $7200 sponsors a class for a year 0 $360 sponsors a child for a year D $JOB sponsors a child for 3 months 0 $36 sponsors a child for a month D $18 sponsors a child for 2 weeks 42.000 CHILDREN OF CHll'IUCH ATZMAI WISH YOU A SWEET NEWYEAR. Not ,Mst a cheese, a tra01t1on... ~~ Hao lam, the most trusted name in Cholov Yisroel Kosher Cheese. Cholov Yisroel A reputation earned through 25 years of scrupulous devotion to quality and kashruth. With 12 delicious varieties. Haolarn, a tradition you'll enjoy keeping.