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Amidah-Tenth of Tevet-Kibutz Galuyot-Gathered in Honor

“Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise the banner to gather our exiles and speedily gather us together from the four corners of the earth to our Land.” The opposite of being gathered in a besieged city is the ingathering

Tags: 17th of Tammuz, Asarah BiTevet, Babylonians, Jerusalem, Kavanot, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Siege, Spiritual, Tenth of Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Tenth of Tevet-Redemption In Exile

Immediately after the chapter in the Torah concerning the destruction of Amalek, there follows the law of the sanctity of the Temple site. So our Sages declare, “The people of Israel were instructed in the performance

Tags: 17th of Tammuz, Asarah BiTevet, Babylonians, Jerusalem, Kavanot, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Siege, Spiritual, Tenth of Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Protecting Our Prayers

Prayer which is not wholehearted is pursued by numbers of destructive Angels, according to the verse, “All her pursuers have overtaken her (Lamentations 1:3).” Therefore, it is good advice to preface prayer with the verse,

Tags: iPraise, Kavanah, Kavanot, Pesukei d'Zimrah, Praising God, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Singing to God, The Foundation Stone

Vayechi-High and Low Stations

“Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and forty-seven. When the time drew near for Israel to die (Genesis 47:28-29).”

Tags: Bible, Chumash, Parsha, Portion of the Week, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone, Torah

Tenth of Tevet:-Expand!

Rabbi Yehuda holds that he who ascends from Babylon to the Land of Israel transgresses a positive commandment, for it is written, “They shall be carried to Babylon, there shall they be until the day that I remember

Tags: 17th of Tammuz, Asarah BiTevet, Babylonians, Jerusalem, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Siege, Spiritual, Tenth of Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Pesukei D’Zimrah-God Empowering Us to Empower Him

“Render might to the Lord, Whose majesty hovers over Israel and Whose might is in the clouds. You are awesome, Lord, from Your sanctuaries, Lord of Israel; it is He Who grants might and power to the people, blessed

Tags: iPraise, Kavanah, Kavanot, Pesukei d'Zimrah, Praising God, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Singing to God, The Foundation Stone

Vayechi-Jacob Alive in Death

Regarding the idiom used by our Sages to signify the passing of a tzaddik, “He has left life for all the living (Berachot 61b).” For “A tzaddik lives by his faith (Habakuk 2:4),” and by “the awe of G‑d [which leads] to life (Proverbs 19:23),”

Tags: Bible, Chumash, Parsha, Portion of the Week, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone, Torah

Vayechi-Two Types of Service

“And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them close to him. But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s

Tags: Bible, Chumash, Parsha, Portion of the Week, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone, Torah

Tenth of Tevet-War!

The world is full of strife. There are wars between the great world powers. There are conflicts involving different localities. There are feuds between families. There is discord between neighbors. There is friction within

Tags: 17th of Tammuz, Asarah BiTevet, Babylonians, Jerusalem, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Siege, Spiritual, Tenth of Tevet, The Foundation Stone

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Turning To God

“The eyes of all look to You with hope and You give them their food in its proper time; You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing (Psalms 145).” All living beings wait upon, and lift up their eyes to the

Tags: iPraise, Kavanah, Kavanot, Pesukei d'Zimrah, Praising God, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Singing to God, The Foundation Stone

Spiritual Tools-Transforming Study Into Prayer

It is also good to transform Torah into prayer; when you study Torah or hear a Torah discourse from a righteous person, make it into a prayer. Beseech and plead with God that you will merit the fulfillment of everything

Tags: Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Vayechi-Death Unreal

In truth, Jacob the patriarch did not die, for death derives from the world of falsehood, which dissembles and does not endure (Ta'anit 5b). Jacob is the source of the quality of truth, wherein death cannot exist; as the Talmud

Tags: Bible, Chumash, Parsha, Portion of the Week, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, The Foundation Stone, Torah, Vayechi

Tenth of Tevet-My Part of the Messiah

The Baal Shem Tov taught: Every Jew must rectify and enhance the aspect of the “full stature,” Komah Sheleimah, of the Messiah that is related to his own individual soul. As is known, the name Adam is the acronym

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Pesukei D’Zimrah-Releasing the Imprisoned

“God releases the bound (Psalms 146).” What does the verse say regarding Joseph? “The King sent and freed him; the ruler of peoples, and set him free (Psalms 105:19).” Does that not imply that it was the king, Pharaoh, who

Tags: iPraise, Kavanah, Kavanot, Pesukei d'Zimrah, Praising God, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Singing to God, The Foundation Stone

Parsha Mitzvot: Vayechi: Mitzvah 264 – Concept 587

“And he ordained a seven-day mourning in Goren HaAtad.” (Genesis 50:10) It is a positive commandment to mourn for one’s close relatives, as implied by the verse, “Were I to partake of a sin offering today, would it find favor in God’s eyes?” (Leviticus 10:20) According

Tags: Chassidic, Commandments, commentaries, Kabbalah, Midrash, Mitzvot, Mourning, Parsha, Portion of the Week, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Talmud, Taryag, The Foundation Stone

Shabbat Prayers-Vayigash-Psalm 90

“Pharaoh asked him, ‘How many are the days of your life?’ (Genesis 47:8).” Rather than ask Jacob how old he was, or, “How many are the years of your life,” Pharaoh asked him, “How many are the days of your life?” This

Tags: Kavanah, Kavanot, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Sabbath, Shabbat, The Foundation Stone

Amidah-Vayigash-Forgiveness

“Then Judah approached him and said: ‘Please, my master, let me speak a word to my master. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself’ (Genesis 44:18).” A guilty person can deal with his guilt

Tags: Amidah, God, i-Attach, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shmone Esrei, Tefillah, The Foundation Stone

Shema-Vayigash-Without a Battle

“And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers’ (Genesis 47:9).” There are 2 possible

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

Amidah-Vayigash-Gathering the Joy

“Israel’s sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to transport him (Genesis 46:5).”

Tags: Amidah, God, i-Attach, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shmone Esrei, Tefillah, The Foundation Stone

Spiritual Tools-Vayigash-Torah Study

“I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes (Genesis 46:4).” Clearly, when we speak of the Divine Presence, we must distinguish between

Tags: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth, Tzitzit

Amidah-Kedusha-Vayigash-Becoming Magnets

“‘I am the Power, the Lord of your father,” He said. ‘Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there’ (Genesis 46:3).” I must preface by quoting a tradition we have in the name of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai:

Tags: Amidah, God, i-Attach, i-Pray, Prayer, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Shmone Esrei, Tefillah, The Foundation Stone

Spiritual Tools-Vayigash-Anger

“Then Judah approached him and said: ‘Please, my master, let me speak a word to my master. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself’ (Genesis 44:18).” Anger inevitably leads to mistakes

Tags: Anger, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Religion, Serving God, Spiritual, The Foundation Stone, Tools for Growth

Jeremiah-Historical Background Part Twelve

An explosion was narrowly averted in Zedekiah's fourth year. During the previous year, there had been an uprising in Babylon in which some of the deported Jews, incited to disorderly acts by the wild promises of their “prophets,”

Tags: Bible, Jeremiah, Prophets, Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, Tenth of Tevet, The Foundation Stone, Tisha B'Av

Battling the Siege-With Wisdom

“There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city

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Battling the Siege-Battling Helplessness

“All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater. Look at your troops — they are all weaklings. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies;

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Morning Blessings-Tenth of Tevet-Akeidah Meditation II

And it is said: “Despite even this, when they will be in the land of their enemies, I will not have despised them nor have abhorred them to destroy them, to annul My covenant with them, for I am God, their Lord (Leviticus 24:44).”

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Morning Blessings-Tenth of Tevet-Akeidah Meditation

"Master of the Universe! Just as Abraham our forefather suppressed his mercy for his only son in order to do Your will wholeheartedly, so make Your mercies suppress Your anger from upon us and may Your mercy overwhelm

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Amidah-Tenth of Tevet-Kibutz Galuyot-Gathered in Honor

Tenth of Tevet-Redemption In Exile

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Protecting Our Prayers

Vayechi-High and Low Stations

Tenth of Tevet:-Expand!

Pesukei D’Zimrah-God Empowering Us to Empower Him

Vayechi-Jacob Alive in Death

Vayechi-Two Types of Service

Tenth of Tevet-War!

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Turning To God

Spiritual Tools-Transforming Study Into Prayer

Vayechi-Death Unreal

Tenth of Tevet-My Part of the Messiah

Pesukei D’Zimrah-Releasing the Imprisoned

Parsha Mitzvot: Vayechi: Mitzvah 264 – Concept 587

Shabbat Prayers-Vayigash-Psalm 90

Amidah-Vayigash-Forgiveness

Shema-Vayigash-Without a Battle

Amidah-Vayigash-Gathering the Joy

Spiritual Tools-Vayigash-Torah Study

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Spiritual Tools-Vayigash-Anger

Jeremiah-Historical Background Part Twelve

Battling the Siege-With Wisdom

Battling the Siege-Battling Helplessness

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