כה תאמר לבית יעקב ותגיד לבני ישראל...אלא הדברים אשר תדבר לבני ישראל (19:3,6)
When one examines Rashi’s interpretation of these two P’sukim it is clear that they convey a somewhat puzzling message, namely, that when Moshe gives over the Torah to Yisroel he must repeat verbatim the words he hears ...
Visiting the Shiva House of the late Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Nosson Tzvi זצוקללה"ה
At the Shiva House of the venerable Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel זצו"ל, his illustrious brother, Rav Gedalya Finkel שליט"א told me that he saw in a sefer by Rav Yehonasan Eyebeschuetz that when a tzadik is nifter, all of his middos tovos become hef...
Why
the
rooster?
Why in Birchas Hashachar is the first brocha thanking the rooster for understanding the difference between day and night?
Why is it a brocha we say every day and why is it first and therefore the most important?
The rooster crows when it is still dark. To the human eye ...
Shabbos – pikuach nefesh:
Horav Yissachar Frand, Shlita, tells the story of the Z'vilerRebbe, Horav Gedaliah Moshe Goldman, who was interred in a Siberian labor camp during World War II. It was a miserable, back-breaking experience, but at least the one solace was that it was not a Nazi extermination camp. One Shabbos, the commandant summoned...
For many years I suffered from excruciating back pain, rarely letting up for more than a half an hour of sitting still. In truth, it was not so terrible, especially when I was on my feet, but let’s just say that it affected my life in a big way. A few years ago I visited a back specialist who rigorously tested every muscle on my body and finally con...
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*The following segment is a brief outline of tefillas for the wedding day. Please print this out and use it for the Big Day to focus on the Prayers that will be the foundation of your future lives* On your wedding day Hashem listens to all your prayers. Heavens gates are opened to your prayers so ask for anything and everything! (Speak in English to ask...
On the posuk “The wise man has his eyes on his head”[1] one can ask an obvious question, is it just the wise man who has eyes on his head? Everyone has eyes on their head, even animals! To understand the meaning behind this cryptic posuk the Zohar explains that a man is not permitted to walk four amos without a head covering since the Shechina, He...
Watch renowned Rabbi Yechiel Emanuel giving a few minute dvar Torah especially for ShortVort.com. Rabbi Yechiel Emanuel came to London age 8 after having spent his first years in South Africa. From there he went on to study in the Gateshead and Mir Yeshivos. In 2000 together with Nechama, he moved to Israel for six and a half years. During this...
I was taking a journey many of you have taken. A quick, simple 5 hour flight from Israel to England. The only thing was that this time it was not quick or simple and it was a trip that I will never forget. On Thursday August 6th my family and I were on the Jet2 plane that made an emergency landing in Budapest after a cabin pressure problem. Word...
During the Holocaust, a large group of Polish women were rounded up to be sent to the gas chambers. As the group gathered their possessions to take with them into the camp the evil Nazi officers called out to all the villagers who were standing by watching, “Anything that these Jews leave behind you may take for yourselves, because for sure they will not be coming back to collect them!” Two Polish women who were standing nearby saw a woman towards the back of the group, wearing a large, heavy, expensive coat. Not wanting to wait to see if others got the coat before them, they ran to the woman and knocked her to the ground, grabbing her coat and walked away. As the Jewish women were being led away, these two Polish women lay down the coat to divide the spoils of what was hiding inside. As they rummaged through the pockets, they discovered .... READ MORE
Marriage
The following are brief notes ideally for a choson and kalla before their wedding so that the day can be more meaningful. Please also see the other vort in this section for a list of things to daven for...
- Marriage gives every person a chance to start with a pure soul.
- Every Choson and Kallah begins marriage with a clean slate, just as Adam and Chava did when they were married
For many years I suffered from excruciating back pain, rarely letting up for more than a half an hour of sitting still. In truth, it was not so terrible, especially when I was on my feet, but let’s just say that it affected my life in a big way. A few years ago I visited a back specialist who rigorously tested every muscle on my body and finally confirmed that my pain was being caused by a curved spine that was putting a lot of pressure on my lower back when I sit. In fact, this diagnosis made an even greater impression on me since the long and scary name given for my ‘condition’ was
How does the dicitionary define freedom? “The condition of being free of restraints.” Free from restrictions, no limitations, The ability to do or say whatever I want, whenever I want and with whomever I want. If we did a survey in the high street of any city or town this is probably what most of the general public would answer. But we wouldn't tell our child that... Read More
Family
How many years do we owe our parents?
"Yaakov lived in Mitzrayim for 17 years; and the days of Yaakov, the years of his life were 147 years".
We know from Parshas VaYigash (47:9) that Yaakov was 130 years old when he came to Mitzrayim. Once the pasuk informs us that he lived the remainder of his life in Mitzrayim, it is not necessary to state that he remained in Mitzrayim for 17 years. Obviously, if he lived until the age of 147, he had to be in Mitzrayim for 17 years? Daas Zekainim MiBaalei HaTosfos answer, the pasuk is stressing that Yosef repaid the kindness which Yaakov had bestowed upon him in his youth. ...Read More
Mussar
20/20 Hindsight
Many have the question, why do bad things happen to bad people. While there is no easy answer, here is a helpful insight. We say every day in Ashrei, "Shomer Hashem et kol ahavav, ve'et kol har'shaim yashmid" - G-d protects all those who love Him, and all those who are evil, he destroys. This is written in a strange way. As you can see, the verbs are at either end of the pasuk. If someone was to come into shul late....Read More
Bris Milah
Baby Vort
Rashi explains that Hashem went to visit with Avraham on the 3rd day after his Bris Milah, circumcision. Hashem appeared to Avraham in Mamre’s territory because "Shenasan Lo Eizah Al HaMilah". Mamre was one of three people Avraham had gone to with questions on the Bris Milah. Mamre was the only one who gave him positive information.
Shmerel went to borrow a horse from his neighbor, Berel. "Sure, you can borrow my horse," replies Berel. "But one thing you have to know about this horse. He is trained to start when you say 'Baruch Hashem' (thank God) and he stops when you say 'Shema Yisrael'." So Shmerel gets on the horse and practices. "Baruch Hashem" he says, and the horse breaks into a trot. "Shema Yisrael" he announces, and sure enough, the horse stops. After practicing a few times, he feels confident and begins his journey. As he is riding along a road, he sees that the road...Read More
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How does the dicitionary define freedom? 
Rashi explains that Hashem went to visit with Avraham on the 3rd day after his Bris Milah, circumcision. Hashem appeared to Avraham in Mamre’s territory because "Shenasan Lo Eizah Al HaMilah". Mamre was one of three people Avraham had gone to with questions on the Bris Milah. Mamre was the only one who gave him positive information. 
