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Parshat Ki Seitzei 5780
Rabbi Jablinowitz

We read in this week’s parsha the mitzvah of Ha’Shavas Aveidah, the mitzvah of returning a lost object. The Torah obligates us to retrieve an object that was lost and keep it with us until the owner claims the object. The words of the pasuk are (Chapter 22, Pasuk 2) Va’Asafto el To Read more...

Parshat Ki Savo 5780
Rabbi Jablinowitz

We read in this week’s parsha the Tochacha, the terrible events which would result from not keeping the mitzvos. One of the things described is (Chapter 28, Pasuk 29), V’Hayisa Memashesh Ba’Tzaharayim Ka’asher Yemashesh Ha’Iveir Ba’Afeilah. You shall fumble midday Read more...

Parshat Nitzavim Vayelech 5780
Rabbi Jablinowitz

We read in the first pasuk in parshat Nitzavim, Atem Nitzavim Hayom Kulchem, you are all standing here today. Rashi explains (in pasuk 12) on the words Atem Nitzavim, that since Moshe was passing Bnei Yisrael over to Yehoshua, Asah Osam Matzavah. Moshe stood Bnei Yisrael up in assembly. What was the Read more...

Parshat Devarim 5781
Rabbi Jablinowitz

The Gemara in Gittin 55B relates the story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza and the eventual destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. The Gemara relates that after Bar Kamtza was thrown out of the party he had been mistakenly invited to, he went to the Roman Cesar and told him the Jews were rebelling against him. Read more...