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Biurei Tefila: Shemona Esrei - A Jewish Adventure Mobile!

Rav Tuvia Goldstein Zt"l once said, when a Goy wants to go on trip he must tend to all the tedious details and make travel arrangements, arrange a hotel, get in his car and go. Not so a Jew....read more

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Parshas HaShavua Quick Vort
Parshas VaYakhel: A Mishkan With a Broken Heart

The pasuk (36:7) says that after all the donations were made to the Mishkan they had enough (Dayam). At the end of this pasuk it says "V'Hoseir" and there was even more than...read more

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Halacha Tshuvos
Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: Making Private Phone Calls From Work

If a person is an employee in a [government] office may he make private calls from his office phone? Rav Shlomo Zalman is quote as saying (Aleihu Lo Yibol CM 28) that it is permissible to make...read more

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Avodah Chanoch L'Naar
Parshas Vayakhel: Take Along Junior For The Ride

"Heivi'u Bnei Yisroel Nidava Lashem", Bnei Yisroel brought a Nidava to Hashem (Vaykhel 35:29). Heivi'u is a plural Lashon. They did not come alone. But who did...read more

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Stories Story Corner
The Brisker Drasha - Quick & Short, No Time To Nap

The Brisker way was to say short Drashos. As the Brisker Rov would say, the goal is to reach the truth, which can be done quickly with few words. At the wedding of the Brisker Rov's...read more

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Halacha Tshuvos
Rav Moshe Shternbuch: Naming Your Child After A Grandfather Who Was A Michalel Shabbos

Rav Moshe Shternbuch (1:606) writes that he was asked many times about giving a child a name of a grandfather who was Michalel Shabbos. He answers that the gemara Yuma (38b) says we erase the...read more

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Avodah Ahavas Yisroel
The Smooth Road To Rock Bottom

"HaBa Litaher Misayim Lo HaBa Litamei Pos'chin Lo", if someone comes to purify himself Min Hashamayim they help him and if he comes to make himself unclean the gate of tumah are...read more

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Stories Mashal
Dubno Maggid - Why Hashem Can't Look Shabbos In The Eye

We find that the mitzva of Shabbos is both highly praised when we keep it. When we don't, Hashem says (Yeshaya 1) "Chodsheichem UMoadaichem Sanah Nafsi" my heart despises your...read more

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Revach Lists
17 Clauses Of The Tzetil Katan - The Legacy Of Reb Elimelech Of Lizhensk

One of the legacies of the great tzaddik and one of the original leaders of all chasidim, the Rebbe R' Elimelech of Lizhensk, is his "Tzetil Katan", literally small note, the 17 point...read more

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Halacha Tshuvos
Shevet Hakehosi: House Arrest and Birchas HaGomel

A person who is released from prison makes a Birchas HaGomel. What about if someone was placed under house arrest with an electronic monitoring system, would they make a Bracha after being...read more

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Stories Gedolim Biographies
The Rebbe Reb Melech - Reb Elimelech MiLizhensk, The Father Of Modern Day Chasidus

While the Rebbe Reb Melech was the third generation leader of the Chasidim after the Ba'al Shem Tov and the Magid of Mezritch, Chasidus today is more of a reflection of the Rebbe Reb Melech...read more

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Parshas HaShavua Numbers & Letters
Parshas Ki Sisa: Vilna Gaon - After The Eigel The Dalet and Reish Get Smaller

In Pasuk 34:14 it says "Ki Lo Sishtachaveh L'El Acher"; do not bow to a foreign god. The letter Reish in the word Acher is big. Chazal say since the Dalet and Reish look similar,...read more

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Avodah The Smooth Road To Rock Bottom Post Purim Sobering Afterthought Parshas Titzaveh: Netziv - Higher Than A Kohen Gadol Martin Grossman O"H - Special Zchusim, Special Lessons Parshas Mishpatim: Rav Nachman MiBreslov & Rav Chaim Volozhin - Your Business Deals Are All In The Torah	Parshas HaShavua Parshas Ki Sisa: Vilna Gaon - After The Eigel The Dalet and Reish Get Smaller Parshas Ki Sisa: Chasam Sofer - Chait HaEigel, Because Aharon Made It Parshas Ki Sisa: Rav Meir Auerbach - Forgive Now, Forgive Later, Forgive Again And Again! Parshas Ki Sisa: Rav Isaac Sher - Making The Eigel Was Not An Aveira Parshas Ki Sisa: The Chofetz Chaim To Rav Shimon Schwab - Answer The Call!
Taryag Mitzvos Vilna Gaon - Mitzvos Aseh Are Not Extra Credit Because "Hi" Is Not "Sholom" The Chazon Ish's Succah Walls Vilna Gaon - The Hardest Mitzva In The Torah Shirei Mitzvos Part 1: Rav Yehonoson Eibushitz - A Song Of The Taryag Mitzvos	Stories Dubno Maggid - Why Hashem Can't Look Shabbos In The Eye The Rebbe Reb Melech - Reb Elimelech MiLizhensk, The Father Of Modern Day Chasidus Rav Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld - The General Of Eretz Yisroel The Yesod V'Shoresh HaAvodah: Holy Above All - Rav Alexander Ziskind Rav Yitzchok Shlomo Zilberman: The Zilberman Derech, Charting a New-Old Path
Halacha Shevet Hakehosi: House Arrest and Birchas HaGomel Parshas Para - Is It Min HaTorah? What About Women? Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: Medical Intervention Is Patient's Decision Alone & Not Their Children's Binyan Tzion: Is it Permitted to Embarrass Someone in Public for the Purpose of Saving Your Life? Rav Moshe Feinstein: Two Bar Mitzva Boys And One Haftorah	Tanach Eicha: Bnei Yisaschar - When A Jew Sins Rav Yechezkel Abramsky On Boaz's Very Timely Death Megilas Rus - Rav Itzele Volozhin - Naomi Kept Her Eye On Rus's Every Step Yirmiyahu Part 6: Yirmiyahu Is Attacked And Sent To Jail Yirmiyahu Part 5: Shabbos Is Up There With The Rest
Moadim Rav Yehonoson Eibshitz - One Appearance And Two Parties Later, Why Did Esther Keep Pushing Off Her Confrontation With Haman? Megilas Esther: Meshech Chochma - Daniel's Sudden Demotion After Haman's Decree Megilas Esther: Brisker Rov - Mordechai's New Wardrobe Signals A Real Change Megilas Esther: Rav Chaim Volozhin's Purim Secret From A Mysterious Guest Purim: Meshech Chochma - Klal Yisroel Rejoices In A Different Kind Of Victory	Ask Cleaning Help On Tisha B'Av? Ya'aleh V'Yavo Or Ritzei For Seuda Shlishis Shabbos Erev Rosh Chodesh? Question & Answer For Purim - Was Mordechai Active In The Drive To Rebuild The Bais HaMikdash? Halacha Answer Of the Week: Esrogim From Eretz Yisroel Halacha Answer For Tisha B’Av: Can You Ingest Hunger Relief Products On Shabbos Before The Fast?
Seforim Story Of Purim: Pirsumei Nisa - No Matter How Old Or Wise You Are This Sefer Will Surprise You Rav Chaim Zaitchek - Refracting The Light Of Novhardok Rav Mordechai Neugershal: Tough Questions, Real Answers A Tribute To The Book That Was Never Written Orchos Shabbos - Defining Hilchos Shabbos For A Generation	YourRevach Hashem Promises Gavriel, Yidden Will Always Be Moser Nefesh Shabbos War Strategy From (General) Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman Parshas Mikeitz: Vilna Gaon - The Connection Between Mikeitz And Chanuka - Submitted By Reb Avraham Malthete - Paris An Early Motza'ei Shabbos In Manchester Rav Chaim Shmulevitz Reveals The Secret Of The Mir Yeshiva's Survival
Hanhagos Adar & Purim - Covering Aveilus With Simcha Greeting Protocol For Hoshana Rabba The Divrei Chaim Is Happy Being a "Hedyot" And The Brisker Rov A "Boor" Rebbi Akiva Eiger Vies To Be The Caretaker Of The Mikva Kol Nidrei Night With The Brisker Rov	Daily Reminder Be A Nerd - Just Sit Very Still, Don't Move Or Even Twitch Parshas Bireishis: Beware Of The Friendly Neighborhood Snake Bireishis All Over Again Hold On Tight To The Feeling Of Kol Nidrei Night Looking For People? Hashem Has Connections!
Galus & Geula The Great Cheer For The Hidden King Rav Naftoli MiRupshitz - Even When It's Lights Out, The Lights Are On Parshas Vayichi: Rav Yaakov Kaminetzky - The Silence Of The Chachomim Before The Chashmana'i Kingdom Parshas Vayigash: Rav Shimshon Pincus - When Yosef & Binyomin Were Finally Reunited Maoz Tzur - Enough Of The Yeshuos!	Shabbos Shalom Aleichem... Tzeis'chem L'Shalom - Where Is Everyone Going? V'Yiten Licha - Rav Menachem Mendel MiRimanov's Lesser Known Segula For Parnasa Menucha V'Simcha - Shabbos, A Collection Of Special Moments Late Lunch Shabbos Morning? Ben Yehoada: How Shabbos Can Make Your Dreams Come True
Daas Torah Parshas Titzaveh: Rav Shimshon Pincus - The Sweet Smell At The End Of The Avodah Who Cares About Olam Haba? Parshas Yisro: Rav Shimshon Pincus - Only Hashem Can Pay Back Midda K'Neged Midda Parshas Bishalach: Rav Shimshon Pincus - Fresh Bread Is Like A Moment Of Life Rav Shimshon Pincus - Don't Forget To Cash In Your Petek	Tefila Kitores: Mabit - The Secret Of The Eleventh Man Parshas Mishpatim: Rav Itzele Volozhin - Like A Widow, Go Straight To The Boss Rav Shimon Schwab - Haliluka, The Duel Between Dovid & The Frog Maggid Tzedek Of Plutzk: Hodu Lashem - Call Me By My Name Ashrei: Chasam Sofer - Keep On Kvetching!
General Bais is for Bas HaYa'ana, The Ostrich Aleph is for Adam	Tzedaka Ben Ish Chai - When Tzedaka Is Equal To All The Other Mitzvos Rav Chaim Zaitchek - Matan B'Seser, Face To Face & Heart To Heart From Shnorrer To Philanthropist Tzedaka - When It's Destined To Go, There Is No Way To Hold On To Accept Or Not To Accept, That Is The Question

Sanhedrin 24

1. Neemanus Of Migu To Pasul A Redundant Set Of Eidim

2. Toras Eretz Yisroel & Toras Bavel

3. Bavel, The Home Of Chanufa & Gasos HaRuach

4. Mishna - Unilateral Neemanus, Is It Retractable?

5. Machlokes To Maintain Chazaka Or Even To Give?

6. Machlokes Before Or After Gmar Din?

7. Kinyan Is Final

8. Mishna - Psulei Eidus

9. Stealing Or Wasting Life?

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Parshas Vayakhel: Take Along Junior For The Ride
"Heivi'u Bnei Yisroel Nidava Lashem", Bnei Yisroel brought a Nidava to Hashem (Vaykhel 35:29). Heivi'u is a plural Lashon. They...read full story

The Brisker Drasha - Quick & Short, No Time To Nap
The Brisker way was to say short Drashos. As the Brisker Rov would say, the goal is to reach the truth, which can be done...read full story

The Smooth Road To Rock Bottom

"HaBa Litaher Misayim Lo HaBa Litamei Pos'chin Lo", if someone comes to purify himself Min Hashamayim they help him and...read full story

Dubno Maggid - Why Hashem Can't Look Shabbos In The Eye

We find that the mitzva of Shabbos is both highly praised when we keep it. When we don't, Hashem says (Yeshaya...read full story

Shalom Aleichem... Tzeis'chem L'Shalom - Where Is Everyone Going?
We come home from Shul Friday night escorted by Malachim. In their honor we sing Shalom Aleichem Malachei HaShares as...read full story

The Great Cheer For The Hidden King
"Yismichu HaShamayim V'Sagel HaAretz V'Yomru BaGoyim Hashem Malach", [when Moshiach comes] the Heavens will rejoice and the earth will be...read full story

Post Purim Sobering Afterthought

Rabba and Rebbi Zeira had a Purim Seudah together. They both got highly intoxicated as the halacha requires. So drunk...read full story

The Rebbe Reb Melech - Reb Elimelech MiLizhensk, The Father Of Modern Day Chasidus
While the Rebbe Reb Melech was the third generation leader of the Chasidim after the Ba'al Shem Tov and the...read full story

V'Yiten Licha - Rav Menachem Mendel MiRimanov's Lesser Known Segula For Parnasa
We all know the famous segula for parnasa from Rav Menachem Mendel of Rimanov to say Parshas Haman Shnayim Mikra...read full story

Chodesh Adar: Bnei Yisaschar - The Sweet Smelling Month

The Arizal says that each month represents a part of a person's head. The month of Adar represents the "nose". Sweet...read full story

Shevet HaKehosi: Can You Keep Medicine In The Bathroom?
We are noheg not to eat food left under a bed or food that was brought into a bathroom, because...read full story

Parshas Titzaveh: Netziv - Higher Than A Kohen Gadol
"V'Ata Hakrev Eilecha Aharon Achicha", Bring close to you, your brother Aharon (Titzaveh 28:1). Hashem is telling Moshe to make Aharon a Kohen. ...read full story

Parshas Titzaveh: Rav Shimshon Pincus - The Sweet Smell At The End Of The Avodah
Parshas Titzaveh discusses the Bigdei Kehuna after Parshas Truma was all about the Mishkan and the Keilim. However the Mizbei'ach...read full story

Parshas Bishalach: Rav Simcha Bunim Of Peshischa - Marriage & Money, My Way Or The Highway?
Krias Yam Suf has gone done as the greatest Nes in the annals of history. Chazal tell us that two...read full story

Perek Shira: The Trees Sing - Will There Be Newspapers When Moshiach Comes?

An older fellow once explained to me that newspapers are probably here to stay. They are a wonderful medium to...read full story

Tehilim Perek 139: Hashem Is Here, Hashem Is There
"Im Esak Shamayim Sham Ata V'Atzia She'ol Hineka", If I ascend up to heaven, you are there. If I make...read full story

Vilna Gaon - Mitzvos Aseh Are Not Extra Credit
It is brought from the Vilna Gaon in Even Shleima (5:9) that not performing a Mitzvas Aseh is worse than...read full story