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"Whoever studies Torah for its own sake, merits a multitude of things" (Aboth 6:1). Whoever studies Torah for its...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012/Siwan 2, 5772
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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers that "Exile comes to the world on account of idolatry, adultery, bloodshed...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012/Iyyar 23, 5772
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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers: "Who is the one who is mighty? The one who subjugates his inclination. As it...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012/Iyyar 16, 5772
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Look at ... where you are going -- a place of dust, worms and maggots (Aboth 3:1). When a person...
Monday, April 30, 2012/Iyyar 8, 5772
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עשה רצונו כרצונך. כדי שיעשה רצונך כרצונו. "Do His will as if it were your own, so...
Monday, April 23, 2012/Iyyar 1, 5772
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The Mefarshim say that this Masekheth (tractate) is entitled "[Pirqei] Aboth" (Ethics of the Fathers), because the...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012/Nisan 25, 5772
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Everyone has experienced the feeling of having to act under pressure. Perhaps others around us are pressurizing us...
Sunday, November 6, 2011/Heshwan 9, 5772
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ויהי רעב בארץ וירד אברם מצרימה "And there was famine in the land and Abraham descended to...
Thursday, November 3, 2011/Heshwan 6, 5772
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One should not feel that Teshubah (repentance) only applies to those sins which involve an action, such as immoral...
Monday, September 19, 2011/Elul 20, 5771
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אמר רבי יהושע בן לוי. בכל יום ויום בת קול יוצאת מהר חורב ומכרזת...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011/Iyyar 28, 5771
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"Asarah Nissim Na'asu LaAbothenu Bebeth Hamiqdash" (Ten miracles were wrought for our forefathers in the Temple)....
Wednesday, May 25, 2011/Iyyar 21, 5771
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הקנאה והתאוה והכבוד מוציאין את האדם מן העולם "Jealousy, desire and honor,...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011/Iyyar 14, 5771
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מעשרות, סיג לעשר "Tithes are a fence for wealth". Even though the human mind tells us that a person...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011/Iyyar 7, 5771
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Our Rabbis of blessed memory tell us that just as we are commanded to say something that will be heard...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011/Nisan 30, 5771
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"Let your house be wide open and let the poor be members of your household." This instruction comes to teach us...
Thursday, April 28, 2011/Nisan 24, 5771
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"The Sages taught in the language (style) of the Mishna".
Pirqei Aboth (Ethics of the Fathers) comprises,...
Sunday, May 9, 2010/Iyyar 25, 5770
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10 things were created on 'Ereb Shabbath Bein Hashemashoth (at twilight). One of them was the manna. Why was the...
Sunday, May 2, 2010/Iyyar 18, 5770
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There is a story about a king who asked his deputy, "What is your net worth, including all the money and land that...
Sunday, April 25, 2010/Iyyar 11, 5770
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A woman must be careful during pregnancy concerning what foods she eats. The wrong foods can harm the baby...
Sunday, February 21, 2010/Adar 7, 5770
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Imagine a mighty king, a ruler of a most powerful country, and on the other hand of the scale two women - a mother...
Thursday, January 7, 2010/Tebeth 21, 5770
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'Asarah Nissim Na'asu La-abothenu Bebeth Hammiqdash (10 Miracles were wrought for our forefathers in the...
Thursday, May 14, 2009/Iyyar 20, 5769
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Ben 'Azzai says you should run to perform a smaller commandment, just as you would run to do a major one.
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Friday, May 8, 2009/Iyyar 14, 5769
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"Habibin Yisrael, SheNittan Lahem Keli Hemdah" (the Jewish people are much beloved, because a valuable item...
Thursday, April 30, 2009/Iyyar 6, 5769
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It says in the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirqei Aboth) that Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, received the Torah from Sinai...
Friday, April 17, 2009/Nisan 23, 5769
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