Rabbi Mizrachi – Shares the counter-intuitive view of effort expended is not necessarily proportional to additional results. Our trust in Hashem as the ultimately results determiner is the proper view.
Rabbi Alon Anava – Within this lecture starting at the 35:41 mark, Rabbi Anava explains the progressive strategy of the four historical anti-Semites as the Midrash explains: Esav, Pharaoh, Haman, Gog. Esav learned from the mistake of Cain who killed his brother (Abel) in the beginning of Bresheit (Genesis), Pharaoh learned from the mistake of Esav who wanted to kill the Father of the Jewish people (Jacob), Haman learned from the mistake of Pharaoh who wanted to kill all Jewish males, and lastly Gog learned from the mistake of Haman who wanted to exterminate the entire Jewish people. Gog wants to take the fight directly to Hashem (chas ve shalom). Gog’s path is playing out before our eyes today and Rabbi Anava shows specific examples of this in current events. Our prophets comfort us and tell us that Gog will not succeed in his plans.
Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky – During this video Rabbi Orlofsky shares a heartfelt understanding on how much we should show our appreciation to Hashem for the recent events He has orchestrated to put down our enemies. Awareness of the miracles we have been bestowed upon by Hashem is nothing short of breath-taking.
Rabbi Breitowitz – It is appropriate to answer lachiam after savri maranan during kiddush? Rabbi Breitowitz answers the difference between Sefardi and Ashkenazi for this topic.
Rabbi Avraham Meyer Zajac – In the begging of today’s Daf Yomi shiur Rabbi Zajac explains the days of the week and the associated planetary object associated with it and the difference between the way non-Jews and Jews celebrate their own festivals and the limits our Sages gave the Jews in doing business with non-Jews around their festivals and why.
Rabbi Asher Baruch Wegbreit – Shares how we can “activate” our morning prayers particularly by becoming the “minister” or representative of helping the Jewish people through one’s prayers. By first internalizing the mitzvah of loving your fellow Jew both religious and secular and being that messenger to help them even when they don’t or can’t help themselves.
The date the gezera of Haman harasha was nullified. And Mordechai was given the go ahead to write whatever he wanted re the Jews. So too we can pray to nullify all evil decrees that were even sealed by the King and write what good decrees we want for ourselves that the King will seal on in this day. Give tzedzka and light a candle for Mordechai and one for Esther, read the relevant parts in the Megila. Chapter 8 passuk 8 & 9:
A friend posted a Whatsapp video explaining the source of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “attack” naming and the deeper meaning behind the name, the source in the Torah, and the timing.
Rabbi Breitowitz – Explains how to find out purpose without the benefit of prophets and how 90% of our purpose has already been shown to us through the Torah.