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Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto V

All our hopes and aspirations are for God to reveal His Unity to the entire Creation, when all will see and acknowledge God as King of the Universe. Baruch Sheim is the expression all the

Tags: Prayer, Shema, Vayechi

Shema-Tenth of Tevet-Prayers That We Are Still Free

Why do we spend so much time in the blessings of the morning Shema describing and praising the Angels?

When

Tags: God, i-Love, i-Pray, Kavanah, Kavanot, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shema, The Foundation Stone

Vayechi-Sefer Chasidim: Escorting the Dead 2

Reuven hated Shimon. When he heard that Shimon had passed away, he said, “I don’t want to go to his funeral and escort him to the cemetery.” Hearing these harsh words, an old man said, “It will be

Vayechi-Sefer Chasidim: Escorting the Dead

Care should be taken, when a deceased person in carried out of the house, that no one should walk in front of the coffin, as this is extremely dangerous. (Ethical Will of Rav Yehuda HaChasid *8)

Chelkat Yehoshua: Psalm 125 & Asarah B’tevet

The 5th of Tevet is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yerachmiel Tzvi Rabinowitz, the Biala-P’shischa Rebbe (2003). Born ~1923, the first-born son of the previous Biala Rebbe, the Chelkas

Tags: Jerusalem, Tehillim

Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto IX

We recite “Blessed is the Name of His glorious kingdom for all eternity,” whenever we may have recited God’s Name in vain. We even recite this verse after reciting the blessing

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The Tenth of Tevet II: Divine Protection

“Jerusalem has mountains round about her, and God is round about His people from this time forth and forever.” (Psalms 125:2) Even as the mountains round about Jerusalem convey

Tags: Tehillim

Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto III

When we mention God’s Name we are describing what we limited human beings can understand about God, Who is Infinite. In this verse, we describe God’s “Kavod,” or Glory, only

Tags: Prayer, Shema, Vayechi

Vayechi-Honoring the Deceased: One

The Sages describe the Mitzvah of escorting and burying the dead as Levaya – which is related to the word Malveh – one who lends money or an object to another. The Malveh – lender – expresses

Tags: Chesed, Escorting the Dead, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone, Trust

Tenth of Tevet III

“They that trust in God shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abides forever. Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains, and God surrounds His nation, from now and

Tags: Isaiah, Tehillim

Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto VI

“Whoever offers his evil inclination and confesses his sins, has honored Me in two worlds.” (Sanhedrin 43b) On Yom Kippur we recite ten confessions, and, in our abstaining from

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Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto IV

“And Jacob called his sons, and he said, “Gather and hear.” When Jacob asked them to gather, he was referring to physically gathering. When he asked them to hear, he was addressing

Tags: Mishpatim, Prayer, Shema, Vayechi

Vayechi-Escorting the Dead: Eternal Company

“So I praised enjoyment.” (Ecclesiastes 8:15) Rabbi Yonah taught that we cab build a conceptual structure from this verse adds, “this will accompany him in his toil, during the days of his

Vayechi-Escorting the Dead: The Power of Our Actions

Escorting the dead teaches us that there is a powerful relationship between life and death, the living and the dead. The actions of those who live affect the deceased. When we realize this, we have

Tags: Escorting the Dead, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Rav Kook, The Foundation Stone

Tenth of Tevet IV

“A Song of Ascents: They that trust in God shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abides forever. Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains, and God surrounds His

Tags: Isaiah, Tehillim

Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto II

The Rabbis say, when Moshe ascended to heaven he heard the ministering angels saying to God, “Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever.” Moshe brought this

Tags: Prayer, Vayechi

Haftarah: Vayigash: Wholeness

Ezekiel 37:15-28: Exiles, outsiders in a strange land, cling to each other and remember their past. “It seems so clear now”, the exiled people said to Ezekiel. “We can trace the beginning

Tags: Ezekiel, Haftarah, Redemption, Vayigash

Divrei Yechezkail: Vayigash I

The 6th of Tevet is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam, the Shinover Rav (1815-1899). He was born in Rudnick, Galicia, eldest son of Rav Chaim of Sanz. He was an ardent

Tags: Parsha, Portion of the Week, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Spiritual Growth, The Foundation Stone

Haftarah Discussions: Vayigash

“Now you, son of man, take yourself one wooden tablet and write upon it, ‘For Judah and the Children of Israel, his comrades.’ Take another wooden tablet and write upon it, ‘For Joseph,

Tags: Ezekiel, Free will, Haftarah, Man's Soul, Redemption, Shelach, Vayigash

Thoughts on Vayigash

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Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Four

“Neither the dead can praise the Creator, nor any who descend into silence; but we will bless the Creator from this time and forever (Psalm 115:18).”

Tags: Chanukah, God, Hallel, Hannukah, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Rosh Chodesh, Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraphs Five & Six

In this paragraph and the next, King David is expressing gratitude for deliverance. When he thought he was at death's door, he cried out to God. He expresses his gratitude through the medium of praise in the presence of an

Tags: Chanukah, God, Hallel, Hannukah, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Rosh Chodesh, Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet: Third Paragraph Kavanot

The Theme of this paragraph of Hallel is Trusting God: See “Hallel Rosh Chodesh Tevet: Paragraph Three” “Trusters” and “Chanukah Hallel Paragraph Three: Becoming Trusters.” “Let all those who put their trust in You rejoice (Psalms 5:12),” because You took vengeance upon Babylon (Tenth of Tevet);...

Tags: Chanukah, God, Hallel, Hannukah, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Rosh Chodesh, Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Hallel: Rosh Chodesh Tevet Paragraph Seven

“Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The Lord of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; in your hands He has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever

Tags: Chanukah, God, Hallel, Hannukah, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Rosh Chodesh, Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Spiritual Tools: Tzitzit: From Chanukah to the Tenth of Tevet

Tzitzit are always associated with light; they are even described as Clothes of Light. In this, they are also associated with Hanukkah, the Festival of Light. When we hold our Tzitzit during the Shema, we hold all four corners

Tags: Chanukah, God, Hallel, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone

Blessing 13-Vayigash-Jacob’s and Joseph’s Trust: Part One

Let us first examine this through Jacob’s perspective. Jacob is going down to Egypt after he has just been told that Joseph is alive. Imagine the scene; one day, he sends Joseph to see how his brothers are doing. And then, Joseph disappears for twenty-two years. For twenty-two years,

Shemah: Chanukah Kavanah

“How great are Your works, God, You make them all with wisdom, the world is full of Your possessions (Psalms 104:24).” Rabbi Akiva said, “Indeed, everything that the Holy One has made can teach us deep lessons,

Tags: God, i-Love, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shema, The Foundation Stone

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Chelkat Yehoshua: Psalm 125 & Asarah B’tevet

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The Tenth of Tevet II: Divine Protection

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Vayechi-Jacob’s Farewell-Baruch Shem Kivod Malchuto VI

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Vayechi-Escorting the Dead: Eternal Company

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Blessing 13-Vayigash-Jacob’s and Joseph’s Trust: Part One

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