All Blog Posts Tagged 'hamelech' (6)

שבת טעם החיים וירא תש"ע Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Vayeira 5770 King Dovid can be found in Sodom Introduction I have found my servant, David. And where did I find him? In Sodom (Bereishis Rabbah 44:1) In this week’s parasha we learn how HaShem was prepared to destroy the ancient city of Sodom and its surroundings on account of the decadence of the inhabitants. Avraham prayed on behalf of the people of Sodom, hoping that HaShem would acknowledge that there were some righteous people in the city, in… Continue

שבת טעם החיים פרשת פינחס תשס"ט Shabbos: Ta’am HaChaim Parashas Pinchas 5769 Ignoring the media Introduction This week commences the period known as the bein hametzarim, the Three Weeks. What is the significance of these three weeks? We know that on the seventeenth of Tammuz, Nevuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, breached the walls of Jerusalem, and this siege culminated with the destruction of the first Bais HaMikdash on Tisha Baav. Thus, we are in a period of mourning for the loss of The Divine… Continue

דורש טוב: שבועות תשס"ט Doreish Tov Shavuos 5769 The holiday of plenty Introduction The holiday we are celebrating is referred to as Shavuos, which means weeks. While in the simple sense the holiday is thus called because of the seven weeks of the counting of the Omer that precede the holiday, we must understand why the holiday itself is referred to as Shavuos. Rashi (Yechezkel 45:21) writes that Pesach is referred to as Shavuos because it is on Pesach that we begin to count the weeks towards Sh… Continue

תפילה: ברום עולם Tefillah: Birum Olam: Prayer stands at the Pinnacle of the World Volume I Issue 19 Tefillah Thoughts Praying on Chanukah It is said (Tehillim 18:7) batzar li ekra HaShem viel Elokai ashaveia yishma meiheichalo koli vishavasi lifanav tavo viaznav, in my distress I would call upon HaShem, and to my G-d I would cry [for salvation]. From his abode He would hear my voice, my cry to Him would reach His ears. The Medrash (Medrash Tehillim §18) states that the various expressions of… Continue

Doreish Tov on Medrash Rabbah Parashas Haazinu 5769 10:2 The Medrash cites the verse that states (Koheles 3:14) yadata ki kol asher yaaseh HaElokim hu yihyeh liolam ala vain lihosif umimenu ain ligroa vihaElokim asah sheyiru milfanav, I realized that whatever G-d does will endure forever: Nothing can be added to it and nothing can be subtracted from it, and G-d has acted so that [man] should stand in awe of him. The Medrash states that the reason that there are contradictions to this idea that… Continue

Tefillah: Birum Olam: Prayer stands at the Pinnacle of the World Volume I Issue 6 In this series we will be exploring the meaning of prayer, and more specifically, of how to pray. In this issue we will examine the way one should pray and how one should conduct himself inside the shul. Tefillah Thoughts The Rebbe Reb Meilech from Lizhensk writes in his Tzetel Katan that one should accustom himself to pray with all his strength and with a voice that arouses concentration. This will enable one to… Continue