The way our calendar is structured, Rosh Hashana cannot begin on a Sunday, Wednesday or Friday. The Ashkenazic custom is for us to begin reciting the Selichos – penitential prayers – on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashana, provided that Rosh Hashana begins on a Thursday or Shabbos. If Rosh Hashana begins on a Monday …
Category: Devorim
Aug 31
Drawings!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
The other day I visited an elderly woman who is confined to a bed. However, she is sharp minded and amazingly upbeat. She asked me if I had anything special to tell her. Pointing to the window, I said it was a magnificent sunny day. She said that does not really help her since it …
Aug 24
Rhythm!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
The Medrash quotes a verse from Proverbs, “For they are a wreath of grace,” and explains that it refers to Mitzvos that accompany a person wherever he goes. Reb Pinchos begins with a Mitzva that is included in this week’s Parsha. When you build a house, the Torah tells us to build a safety fence …
Aug 17
Graphic Image!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
The Torah instructs us to appoint honest and wise judges in each city, stating, “Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof – You shall surely pursue righteousness.” Based on this, the official stamp of the great sage Rabbi Akiva Eiger had a picture of a scale with the aforementioned verse underneath. The signet of the great kabbalist, Rabbi Avraham …
Aug 10
Remarkable Dividends!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
The Torah clearly and repeatedly prohibits any type of idol worship. In our Parsha, Moshe details the laws of a false prophet or dreamer who performs a sign or wonder, and based on it will say, “Let us follow other gods that you do not know, and we shall worship them.” The Torah instructs us …
Aug 03
Our Leader!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
The devotion of our leader Moshe to the Jewish people was unparalleled. Moshe loved life and he pleaded with G-d numerous times to keep him alive. Moshe did not pray to G-d because he craved life’s experiences. Rather, he desired life, for only when one is alive do they have the opportunity to serve G-d. …
Jul 26
Rebuild!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
When our forefather Yaacov was leaving the land of Israel to look for a wife, the Torah relates that he stopped at a ‘place’ where he prayed and then went to sleep. Our Sages teach us that he established the nightly Maariv prayer. That night he had a prophecy of a ladder which stemmed from …
Sep 29
Book are Open!
- By Dovid Saks in 5783, Devorim
From the beginning of Rosh Hashana until the conclusion of Yom Kippur, there are ten days, which are called Aseres Yemai Teshuva – The Ten Days of Repentance. Our Prophets tell us that during these days G-d is very near to us and yearns for us to move closer to Him through repentance and by …
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