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Purim 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
The Gemara in Megillah 7B teaches in the name of Rava מיחייב איניש לבסומי בפוריא עד דלא ידע וכו'. There is a mitzvah to drink on Purim to the point where one doesn’t know the difference between Mordechai and Haman. The Gemara doesn’t state that one needs Read more...
Pesach 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
At Leil HaSeder, during the Magid section of the Hagaddah, we mention the four different types of sons alluded to in the Torah. The wicked son asks, מה העבודה הזאת לכם; why are you bothering yourselves with all these mitzvos? And the response to this son is preceded with an admonition Read more...
Shabbos Shuvah 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
The Gemara in Yoma 86B brings a contradiction between two statements of Reish Lakish. One states that if one does Teshuvah, then his sins committed with full intent and awareness, מזיד, are considered as having been done by mistake, שוגג. The other one states that if one does Teshuvah, his s Read more...
Shabbos Chanukah 5783
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha that the שר המשקים remembers Yosef two years after his release from prison. He tells Pharaoh after hearing his dreams (Chapter 41, Pasuk 9), את חטאי אני מזכיר היום; I am reminded and mentioning my sins (plural) today. The Read more...
