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Kechu (Rav Shmuel Brazil)

Kechu (Rav Shmuel Brazil)

by | Sep 10, 2021 | , , ,

The words in our selichos and our prayers for forgiveness this time of year are certainly very powerful. We may even recite them with profound feelings of remorse. However, and it might be just me, but when we return to the world outside of shul, we may forget the anguish we just felt for having behaved improperly. Therefore, the navi Hoshea (14:3) gives us the remedy, and cautions us in this week’s haftorah – קְחוּ עִמָּכֶם דְּבָרִים וְשׁוּבוּ אֶל ה׳ – That we must take these words with us – even after we have left shul – and work to transform our sincere tefillos into genuine actions of repentance.

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Im Yihyeh (MBD)

Im Yihyeh (MBD)

by | Sep 3, 2021 | ,

Moshe Rabbeinu is telling us that, today – as we find ourselves standing before Hashem, about to experience the ultimate encounter with the Melech Malchei Hamlachim during the Yomim Noraim – we must know there is no Yid beyond redemption – that there is no such thing as being “hopelessly lost.” What incredible chizzuk! No matter how far one may have fallen, no matter how far one may have strayed, Hashem will be there to take him back home.

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Kan Tzipor – 1974

Kan Tzipor – 1974

by | Aug 17, 2021 | ,

When something happens to us – when we “chance upon” a scenario in life – we have to realize that it was not by chance at all. On the contrary! Hashem is giving us a handpicked, finely tuned, personal opportunity to elevate ourselves towards our fullest spiritual potential. We must train ourselves to be aware of this concept at all times, even when things are made to look as if they are merely “happenstance.”

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Ma Nuvi (Yiddish Nachas)

Ma Nuvi (Yiddish Nachas)

by | Aug 13, 2021 | ,

“Ma navu al heharim…” Prophecies such as this one have sustained us throughout millennia more or less filled with much discouragement and suffering. Klal Yisroel’s national existence has always been brightened by the knowledge that Hashem is nearby, longing for us to let Him bring the Mashmia Shalom, the Mevaser Tov, the Mashmia Yeshuah.

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Ki Nicham (Tzlil V’Zemer)

Ki Nicham (Tzlil V’Zemer)

by | Jul 30, 2021 |

This week, both our parsha and haftorah remind us of this: It was Hashem’s bris with our forefathers that brought us out of Mitzrayim and to the foot of Har Sinai. It was our treaty with Hashem, “Na’aseh V’nishma,” that merited us becoming recipients of His Torah. And very soon, it will be the combination of the two that will bring us back home once and for all. Oh, how sweet it will be…

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Yerushalayim (Journeys)

Yerushalayim (Journeys)

by | Jun 4, 2021 |

The Jewish people have a legacy of well over three thousand years of continuous love and longing for Eretz Yisroel. This supernatural connection has remained strong, and will remain strong, until Moshiach draws every Yid from even the most forsaken corner of the earth into its borders and we see the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash – the terrestrial palace of the King of all Kings.

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