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Jewish Law (Halachah)

Rabbi Avraham Meyer Zajac !Short Clip!

Shulchan Aruch, Shelo L’vareich K’she’eivarav Ro’im Es HaErvah 74:7

Rabbi Avraham Meyer Zajac – The Rabbi explains when you are allowed to say the Shema and Shmonei Esrei in regards to how others are clothed near us and also the meaning of yarmulke (head covering).

https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/4020547/jewish/Shulchan-Aruch-Shelo-Lvareich-Ksheeivarav-Roim-Es-HaErvah-747.htm

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Shabbat

Successful People are Unaccomplished By Rabbi David Aaron

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the Lord. (Exodus 35:2)

During the forty years that the Israelites wandered in the desert they carried with them a portable temple referred to as the Tabernacle or the Mishkan. The creative acts that are forbidden on Shabbat are those acts similar to the skills that went into building or assembling the Mishkan. The Talmud outlines 39 different categories of such creative acts that are forbidden to do on Shabbat. They represent our ultimate power of creativity which is to build a temple that accommodates the presence of G-d on earth. Of course we know that G-d does not literally dwell in the Mishkan, however, the Mishkan symbolizes our ability to serve G-d and infuse every moment and every place with the presence of G-d. In other words the greatest accomplishment of a human being is to serve to make manifest G-d’s presence in the here and the now.

The building of the Mishkan represents the greatest accomplishment that we could ever imagine to accomplish in our lives. G-d created the world for you and me and our joy, task and service is to take this world and build it into a sanctuary for the presence of G-d. The greatest accomplishment that we could ever do is to do something for G-d. This is one of the most amazing ideas in Torah tradition, that we human beings can do something for G-d. It is human nature to feel great when we can do something for an important or famous person. Torah teaches that we can even do something for He who is the greatest — G-d. This is one of the most mystical ideas in Jewish tradition–G-d created work for us to do for Him. When I act on my own behalf it is no great shakes but when I act on G-d’s behalf it takes me beyond myself and connects me to G-d.

we build the Mishkan we are creating a space for G-d to become present in this world and this is the greatest human accomplishment imaginable. Why then are we commanded to refrain on Shabbat from the greatest act of human creativity and accomplishment? To ensure that we are truly doing it for G-d’s sake. Otherwise it could be just another ego trip.

Now imagine it is Friday afternoon, it’s the dawn of the sixth millennium, six thousand years we have been waiting for the Messiah and finally he has come and we are building the tabernacle. Within minutes we complete the ultimate accomplishment we have been dreaming of but Shabbat is coming soon. We need just ten more minutes to complete the temple and infuse this world with the complete presence of G-d — but Shabbat is starting in five minutes. Would we stop? Could we stop? Are we willing to let go of the greatest service to G-d, the ultimate accomplishment humanly possible? Are we going to blow the rectification of the universe for five minutes of Shabbat and wait 25 hours to resume?

But this is exactly the message of Shabbat and the blessing it bears.

If we are really building the Temple for G-d than if the Boss says stop we stop. The goal is not to finish the temple rather the goal is to infuse very moment with the presence of G-d through service. If you cannot stop then you were building the temple for yourself.

In summary: What is Shabbat all about? Shabbat is a time to stop. And when we stop that retroactively affirms that everything we have done until now is truly in service to G-d. If the boss closes shop and doesn’t want us to work why would we even want to do work? Otherwise we are confused and think we are self-employed. Shabbat reminds us that we just work here in this moment, in this moment, in this moment. Shabbat teaches us that the future that we are looking forward is not any more important than this moment right now in our service to G-d. Only the now is real and only now is the time to bring G-d’s presence into the world. Shabbat empowers us to stop, chill out, beat the rush and be at peace now.

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Torah Learning

What Happens When Torah is Learned for The Wrong Reasons

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – Important video explaining how important it is to be a good person before Torah (aka derech eretz lifnei torah) which exemplifies how our forefather Yaakov Avinu lived. Also those you are new to religious observance have an important role to play not only to learn but to teach in their own way.

Newsletter – Rabbi Kalmus’s organization, Tzion Breslov Project, also started a newsletter that comes out before Shabbat – you can sign up for that free here as well:

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/1fNmycvso?languageTag=en#/main

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!Short Clips!

Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi !Short Clips!

Here are several !Short Clips! from some recent lectures by Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi. Some are serious and some are quite funny. Hope you enjoy them.

How To Work On Your Emunah:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VFTX14668Ms?start=7230&autoplay=1

Mercy For Health:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VFTX14668Ms?start=5400&autoplay=1

Dead Dog Airport Story (funny):
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VFTX14668Ms?start=1750&autoplay=1

Laziness Lack of Emunah:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VFTX14668Ms?start=4600&autoplay=1

Can’t Take It With You:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/k-pdi_ohwz8?start=5600&autoplay=1

Petach Tikva Story:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0S9t8ZNu8DU?start=7220&autoplay=1

Leaving Egypt – Holocaust:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0S9t8ZNu8DU?start=4027&autoplay=1

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Personal Growth

To Conquer Your Spiritual Enemy, You Must First Recognize His Main Strategy

Rabbi David Yisrael Kalmus – Great short video on how to fight the Yetzer Hara (evil inclination) from taking our life away from us through some simple efforts to re-focus our life on meaningful spiritual things that have substance today and in the future that nourish our souls and give us fullness.

Newsletter – Rabbi Kalmus’s organization, Tzion Breslov Project, also started a newsletter that comes out before Shabbat – you can sign up for that free here as well:

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/1fNmycvso?languageTag=en#/main

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General Torah Hebrew Letters

Seventy Faces – Dividing Words

Rabbi Trugman – Shares really interesting word re-arrangements from existing words in the Torah and Tanach. For example, one name for Pesach (Passover), which is coming up shortly, is “Chag Aviv” (Holiday of Spring). If you take the first letter of the word Aviv which is Alef (one) that represents Avraham, the second letter which is Beit (two) represents Yitzchak and Yaakov, the last two letters Yud and Beit (twelve) are the twelve tribes. This all is the start of the Jewish people which happened in the first month of Nissan in Egypt where we became a nation. Additionally, the same word Aviv can be divided the first two letters Aleph plus Beit or Av which means father and the last two letters Yud and Beit which means twelve equals the father of the 12 or the first of the twelve months of the Hebrew calendar which is again the first month of Nissan where the Jewish calendar started as a nation in Egypt. Many more neat examples in the video.

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General Torah

Kavanah L’Mitzvos: What is even Greater than Serving Hashem B’Simcha?

Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares some nice illustrations on how to connect with Hashem and four examples of when the opportunity to connect is at its highest.

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Weekly Torah Portion

The Oral Torah is the Interaction Between Hashem and Israel

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – This past Shabbat’s weekly parashah can come off as a bit dry and complex – but the Rabbi reveals the deep valuable lessons contained therein that are relevant in today’s day and age.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwd_5P2_hGVNkQfScEmP_w

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General Torah

Q&A: End of Days War of Gog & Magog, Zionism, Army Drafting, Black Hats, Who is Amalek, Suicide

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz – Lots of interesting questions and answers in this regularly occurring Q&A with the Rabbi. Lots of great information and straightforward answers to some commonly asked but sometimes complex questions about Judaism.

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Hebrew Months Jewish Holidays

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein: The Month From the Days of Moshiach – Something FISHY about Adar

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein – The Rabbi starts his class at about the 5:00 minute mark of the video after a relatively lengthy introduction. Great explanation about the month of Adar and the Purim story and how it relates to remembering the Beis Hamikdash’s destruction. First time posting a video of Rabbi Glatstein – the depth of the discussion was fascinating.

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