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י Three Steps to Father's House
בס“ד Parshat Bo 8 Shevat, 5777/February 4, 2017 Vol. 8 Num. 22 This issue of Toronto Torah is dedicated by Rochel and Jeffrey Silver נ“י in honour of the birth of their granddaughter Faigy Rivka Three Steps to Father’s House Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner Over a two-week period our ancestors To Father’s House works on several Seen in this light, the Exodus requires were told how to prepare for our levels, one of which is a parable for our that we be identified as the rightful national Exodus. Those commands, departure from Egypt. As the Talmud heirs of Avraham and Sarah, to merit recorded in our parshah, described (Sotah 11a) describes, our labour in that return home. This is the role of three activities: Egypt was perpetual and unrewarding, the three preparatory activities outlined Designation and sacrifice of the and we shared the protagonist’s sense in our parshah: korban pesach (Shemot 12:1-6); of not belonging. Suffering made us long Circumcision was Avraham’s mitzvah, Placement of blood from the korban for the house of our Father, and we left and it became the mark of the Jew. pesach on the entrances of their in haste. (Shemot 12:11) We displayed Korbanot were a hallmark of Avraham homes (12:7, 21-23); great ambivalence, though, en route to and Sarah, who built altars each time Circumcision of all males (12:43-50). our land; we even claimed that we had they settled a new part of Canaan. been better off in Egypt. The end of the Placement of blood from the korban We could view these three activities as book of Yehoshua (24:2-4) is part of the pesach marks the structure as a elements of the korban pesach. -
Burial in the Land of Israel: Chassidic Authorities Ruled Against Burial “Rebbi Bar Kirya and Rabbi Lazar Were in Israel
MEDINA & BY RABBI SHIMSHON HAKOHEN NADEL HALACHA Mara D'atra, Kehilat Zichron Yosef, Har Nof OU Israel Faculty please do not bury me in Egypt. And I will Burial in the lie down with my fathers and you shall transport me out of Egypt and bury me Land of Israel in their grave” (B’reishit 47:29-30). Later, Yosef too makes his brother pledge to, “... bring my bones up out of here” (B’reishit n May, Israel’s Channel 12 reported 50:25). When Moshe says, “For I will die that the family of a woman who died in in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan” New York from COVID-19 paid nearly I (Devarim 4:22), Rashi (ad Loc.) comments $200,000 to transport her body on a private that Moshe is lamenting that even his plane for burial in Israel. Ignoring several bones won’t be buried in the Land of Israel Health Ministry regulations designed to (See also Sifrei, Pinchas). stop the spread of the virus, it was reported that the family accompanying the body And our Sages praise one who is buried did not go into quarantine as required for in the Land of Israel: “Rav Anan said: those arriving from abroad, held a funeral Whoever is buried in the Land of Israel is attended by about 100 mourners at Har considered as though he is buried beneath Hamenuchot in Jerusalem, while such the altar. It is written here (Sh’mot 20:21): gatherings were limited to only 50, and ‘An altar of earth [adama] you shall make then traveled to a shul in Cholon where for Me,’ and it is stated there (Devarim they met dozens of relatives and friends 32:43): ‘...and atones for the land of who were not able to attend the funeral. -
''Beth Yosef '' *** 2108 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, N.Y
Congregation ''Beth Yosef '' *** 2108 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, N.Y. 11223 *** Rabbi Aharon Farhi Mr. Eliyahu Levy, President Parashat Ekev Maqam Siga Haftarat Vatomer Sion th th 18 Av 5780 Issue # 902 August 8 2020 Candle Lighting 7:45pm * Shekiah 8:03pm * Shir Hashirim 7:00pm followed by Minha Friday Night Shaharit Shabbat 8:15am * Minha Shabbat 7:30pm * Shabbat Ends 8:44pm & Rabbenu Tam 9:14pm Time for Talit 4:40am * Seasonal Hour 81:00 * Alot Hashahar 4:24am * Netz Hachama 6:01am Weekday Minha 7:30pm * Earliest Time for Arbit 6:58pm * Tzet Hacochavim 8:39pm * Chatzot 1:01 Latest Time for Morning Keriat Shema 8:27am * Latest Time for Morning Amidah 9:48am Hatarat Elul will take place this Motzei Shabbat Parashat Ekev Tu B’Av will be celebrated this Wednesday August 5th ________________________________Please do not read this bulletin during Tefillah or Keriat Hatorah_______________________________ In this week’s Parasha, the Pasuk exclaims that death of Aharon’s sons, Nadav and Avihu, his Hashem requests of our nation only to fear heaven, progeny. We know that adult sons and daughters having Yirat Shamayim. In the Navi, the Pasuk do not pay for the sins of their parents. Rather, uses a different term than requests, rather Hashem Nadav and Avihu, the sons of Aharon, died for requires of us to be just, generous, and modest. their own sins. The Ayelet Hashahar explains: Had What is the difference between requesting, Sho’el, Aharon not been involved with the Golden Calf, and requiring, Doresh? Sho’el, as one borrows a Nadav and Avihu would have lived until after tool from his friend, Hashem is requesting that we Aharon’s death, delaying the punishment for their use this tool, known as Yirat Shamayim, to open own sins our of consideration for Aharon’s up the treasure house of blessings and abundance. -
Maran Harav Ovadia the Making of an Iconoclast, Tradition 40:2 (2007)
Israel’s Chief Rabbis II: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu R’ Mordechai Torczyner - [email protected] A Brief Biography (continued) 1. Rabbi Yehuda Heimowitz, Maran Harav Ovadia At a reception for Harav Ovadia at the home of Israel’s president attended by the Cabinet and the leaders of the military, President Zalman Shazar and Prime Minister Golda Meir both urged the new Rishon LeZion to find some way for the Langer children to marry. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan was particularly open about the government’s expectations, declaring, “I don’t care how you find a heter, the bottom line is that we have to rule leniently for those who were prevented from marrying.” By the time Harav Ovadia rose to address the crowd, the atmosphere in the room had grown tense, and it seemed at first that he would capitulate and guarantee to provide the solution they sought. His opening words were: “I am from a line of Rishon LeZions dating back more than 300 years,” he began, “all of whom worked with koha d’heteira to try to solve halachic issues that arose.” But before anyone could misinterpret his words, Harav Ovadia declared, “However, halacha is not determined at Dizengoff Square; it is determined in the beit midrash and by the Shulhan Aruch. If there is any way to be lenient and permit something, the Sephardic hachamim will be the first ones to rule leniently. But if there is no way to permit something, and after all the probing, investigating, and halachic examination that we do, we still cannot find a basis to allow it, we cannot permit something that is prohibited, Heaven forbid.”… On November 15, exactly one month after their election, Harav Ovadia felt that he had no choice but to report to the press that his Ashkenazi counterpart had issued an ultimatum four days earlier: If Harav Ovadia would not join him on a new three-man beit din, Chief Rabbi Goren would cut off all contact with him and refuse to participate in a joint inaugural ceremony. -
Israel's Chief Rabbis
Israel’s Chief Rabbis: Rabbi Avraham Elkanah Kahana Shapira R’ Mordechai Torczyner – [email protected] 1. Rabbi Avraham Shapira, 1914-2007; Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi 1984-1993 2. Rabbi Yitzchak Steinberg, Eulogy at https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/775436/, 20-22 min. Rav Shapira was the oz haTorah. His might, and the strength he had, through the Torah he learned… In Rav Shapira we felt his strength in Torah was so powerful, so strong, that he wasn’t afraid of anything. His psak halachah was clear he wasn’t afraid of people around him, of those who were usually more appreciative of – לא תגורו מפני איש .and cut him, of his circles and so on, and he wasn’t afraid of anyone from the outer circles, from those, from politicians and those who control the country. Yet he wasn’t afraid of them at all… Biography 3. http://www.mercazharav.org.il/?pg=17 In one of his first days in Yeshivat Chevron, during a lecture by the great Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein zt”l to the entire student body, he asked a great question against the entire flow of the lecture. Rabbi Epstein halted the lecture for a few seconds, thought about it, and then continued the lecture as if nothing had been asked. At the start of the next general lecture, Rabbi Epstein asked, “Where is the little one (our master was both young and short in those days) who asked the question in the previous lecture?” After he found him, he continued with a lecture which revolved around the question he had asked in the previous lecture. -
The Art of Finding a Place for Your Staff
בס“ד Parshat Korach 3 Tammuz, 5778/June 16, 2018 Vol. 9 Num. 38 This week’s Toronto Torah is dedicated by Annie and Shloimie Romberg for the yahrzeit of Annie’s father, Isidore Schindelheim, Yisroel ben Yosef v’ Malka Frimet z”l The Art of Finding a Place for Your Staff Rabbi Baruch Weintraub Parshat Korach includes one of the a meaning granted by an envisioned while the other leaders take their staffs most difficult challenges to Moshe’s goal – a telos. This meaning can change back. leadership. Moshe Rabbeinu, it seems, from person to person. In the case of is caught in a pincer movement. On Korach, the meaning may have been his This last detail is somewhat strange. the one hand, his authority is dream to lead the service in the Why there is a need to recount that questioned ‘from above’, by those who Mishkan. For Datan and Aviram it may each leader took back his staff? form the elite class of the nation – have been their journey from petty Seemingly, the only important staff in Korach and his two hundred and fifty slavery to freedom and riches. As long the story is Aharon’s! Moreover, perhaps strong group of important men. They as these stories could be maintained, it would have been better to leave the were motivated by the idealistic claim the Jews in the desert may have other staffs in the Mishkan, as a that the whole congregation is holy. On complained, but they were generally constant proof that it was only Aharon’s the other hand, he is also confronted content. -
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• The ribbon, It's America's symbol for an urgent cause. first, there were pink ond purple ribbons to support medical research. Then, as our brave troops departed for distant shores, the yellow ribbons, and the red, white and blue, appeared everywhere. To that, we add the green Cucumber ribbon to support our kin.111 troops fighting for Ooroh's vital cause - saving Jewish neshamos. So display your green ribbon with pride. It's another important way to show you care. 1. • To get your free Cucumber ribbon dial extension 6038. f you were one of the 100.000+ participants at the Eleventh Siyum HaShas of Oaf Yomi here is your chance to relive that unforgettable expe Irience through a collection of CD ROMs. capturing all of the inspiring moments of the Siyum. f you were not fortunate to attend. you can now feel that awesome expe rience by seeing and hearing the inspiring words of our gedolim. and Icapture the excitement that so many witnessed and enjoyed. This commemorative five CD ROM set encased in an attractive customized binder. has been produced by popular request and is available for $39. 99 per set (plus $5.00 per set postage and handling.) Order Now! You'll treasure this historic event for years to come. An excellent gift item - order extra sets for friends and family! To: OAF YDMI COMMISSION • AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA • 42 Broadway. New York. NY 10004 Please send me set(s) of the Eleventh Siyum HaShas of Dal Yomi Commemorative CD ROM set. Iam enclosing a contribution of $39.99 for each set ordered • (plus $5.00 per set for postage and handling [USA addresses only]). -
"Rav Avraham Shapira Zt"L: Torah and Eretz Yisrael"
Torat Eretz Yisrael: Celebrating Religious Essays from the members of the Zionists Personalities YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago and their Torah and YU Torah Mitzion Beit Midrash Thoughts Zichron Dov of Toronto RAV AVRAHAM SHAPIRA ZT”L: TORAH AND ERETZ YISRAEL BY RABBI REUVEN BRAND Rosh Kollel, YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago Rav Avraham Elkana Kahana Shapira shiurim in Yeshivat Mercaz Harav for being in the radiant glow of Rav zt”l, or simply Reb Avrum as he was over fifty years, serving as a posek and Shapira zt”l on many occasions, from known to his countless rabbinic and dayan for over thirty years, publishing davening and “duchening” with him lay disciples, was a central figure in innumerable articles and sefarim and in the Yeshiva in Jerusalem’s Kiryat the 20th-century Torah community. leading Israel as Ashkenazi Chief Moshe neighborhood to experiencing Although diminutive in size he was Rabbi from 1983–1993. his shiurim on Achronim on Motzei a towering Torah giant, delivering I had the remarkable privilege of Shabbat in his modest nearby 5 Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary • The Benjamin and Rose Berger CJF Torah To-Go Series • Yom Haatzmaut 5779 apartment. These moments gave an Rav Shapira’s emphasis on Torah American teenager the chance to learning was not limited to the appreciate a tiny glimpse of legendary confines of the Beit Midrash. In an greatness. interview while serving as Chief Born in 1913, Rav Shapira was a Rabbi, he noted that the main goal brilliant “Yerushalmi” talmid chacham of the religious community in Israel should be to expand Torah education who studied under and corresponded 2 with the gedolim of his generation, to all Jews in Israel. -
Rabbi Tzvi Yisrael Tau & Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Unity and opposites in Israel’s settler movement: Rabbi Tzvi Yisrael Tau & Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh Tessa Dawn Satherley Submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy August 2015 School of Historical and Philosophical Studies The University of Melbourne Produced on archival quality paper. 1 Abstract The thesis is motivated by the central question: can deep engagement with the nuances of contemporary settler religious discourse guide a more effective approach to negotiations with and about this group, especially regarding the future of “Judea and Samaria,” or “the occupied territories”? To address this, I investigate two key religious thinkers. The first is Rabbi Tzvi Yisrael Tau, a major religious Zionist intellectual and head of the leading mamlakhti1 yeshiva Har Ha-Mor, known for his calls for restraint in the face of anti-settlement policies. The second is Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh of Od Yosef Chai, often accused of inciting racism and encouraging aggressive protest tactics, and whose students have been at the vanguard of anti-Arab vigilante violence and the “price tag” campaign of recent years. This investigation reveals Tau’s predominantly monistic worldview, anchored in the “unity of opposites” paradigm at the heart of Avraham Kook’s teachings, and Ginsburgh’s relatively dualistic worldview, anchored in a dualistic interpretation of lurianic Kabbalah. These distinct symbolic worlds help explain the divergent political– historical interpretations, ethics, and political tactics among the rabbis’ adherents. Moreover, the analysis indicated which pro-negotiation arguments may be most persuasive among these different sectors—and which may be useless or disastrous. I show how Tau argues that settlements are a mere detail in Gush Emunim’s project, identifies Jewish unity as a supreme value, and calls for educational outreach in lieu of protests. -
Going Onto Har Habayit - Part 2 Ou Israel Center - Spring 2017
5777 - dbhbn ovrct [email protected] 1 sxc HALACHIC AND HASHKAFIC ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY 54 - GOING ONTO HAR HABAYIT - PART 2 OU ISRAEL CENTER - SPRING 2017 A] IS THE TEMPLE AREA STILL HOLY ? ohbez sjtu ohgca ka ihrsvbx hp kgu ohnu,u ohrutcu thcb p"gu lknv hp kg tkt ,urzgv kg ut rhgv kg ihphxun iht 1. /vhv lkn ubhcr vanu ',urusk uag, ifu l,ut vtrn hbt rat kff rntba th vfkv u erp vrhjcv ,hc ,ufkv o"cnr The kedusha of the Temple can only be created in the presence of a King, a prophet, a Sanhedrin of 71 Rabbis and the Urim veTumim, which were part of the Cohen Gadol’s clothing. If so, how did Ezra inaugurate the Second Temple when he was missing the King and the Urim veTumim? ohke ohase 'ohgke ihta hp kg ;t ohase hase ohkfutu ,hc ihta hp kg ;t ihchrena h,gna gauvh hcr rnt /// 2. tck sh,gk vaseu v,gak vase vbuatr vausea 'vnuj ihta hp kg ;t hba ragnu u vban j erp ,uhusg ,fxn vban uhagnc tk vaga tuv iurfz ,usu, h,a trzg vaga vzu rund ause iht vzv rsxfu ukt kfc vagb tka ouen kf 3. ashe tuva vnka vasea vbuatr vausec vase,b vncu 'ohnu,u ohrut tku lkn tk oa vhv tka ouenv ase,b tku uz thv unmg ,rcx t"t /vnka vasea vbuatr vausec :s"ctrv ,dav /tck sh,gk iasheu i,gak ohkaurhu vrzgv hbta tkt sug tku h"t rtak ohkaurhk asen ihc ekj tk tck sh,gk vase tk vbuatr vause s"nk tnkt //// uk ihtn h,gsh vhva hpk rnt tk asenku ohkaurhk kct h"t rtak tkt rnt tk tck sh,gk vase vhhba vause rnts hxuh hcrk ukhpta rnut lfhpk uhtrhk wv suxn hk vkdb lf okugk h"h sucfc hnkug rjt aushe ase,vku ,ub,avk ohsh,g ohkaurhu asenva trzg gsuh ,rf uc iht oa v,g xbfbv sh vfkv u erp vrhjcv ,hc ,ufkv o"cnr The position of the Rambam 1 (12C) is that Shlomo Hamelech invested the Temple with a kedusha which was never nullified, even after the Temple was destroyed. -
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What Was the Zealots' Alliance?
Israel’s Chief Rabbis II: Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook R’ Mordechai Torczyner - [email protected] Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu (continued) 1. The Knesset Website, What was the Zealots’ Alliance? The Zealots’ Alliance ("Brit Hakana-im") was the name of a radical religious underground that operated in Israel during the years 1950-1953. Their goal was to force Jewish religious law on Israeli citizens and to establish a state based on Jewish law. The General Security Service received information that this group was going to cut the electricity and toss a smoke bomb into the Knesset Plenum during a Knesset debate on the recruitment of women into the armed forces. On May 26, 1953, two members of the group were apprehended when they were on their way to placing a bomb at the Ministry of Education building in protest over the public school system. Among the Zealots’ Alliance were included Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu (later the chief Sefardic Rabbi), and MK Shlomo Lorincz of Agudat Yisrael, who was later the chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee. 2. Quotations from Knesset Debate of May 21, 1951, https://yated.com/menachem-begin-call-israeli-laws-nazi-laws/ “I don’t believe you when you say that illegal weapons were found,” Begin said, “and I do not believe you when you try to declare yourself a judge. A weapon was found somewhere, but no one knows to whom it belonged. The judge will decide whose weapon it was; you will not decide that. I do not believe you or your secret police. Do we have judges here in Israel, or don’t we?” Later in his speech, Begin said, “You should not be shocked by the accusation that was mentioned here by MK Nurock, that the prisoners were tortured.