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A gitten erev Shabbes! This weeks parsha is Parshas VaYikra. This parsha contains all the mitzvos pertaining to the korban chatos and korban oshom (two forms of sin offerings, for those unfamiliar). This can seem to be quite discouraging at first, especially for someone who has, rachmono litzlon, done a lot of aveiros, as theContinue reading “VaYikra 5780”

Considering how much people want to be back in the batei midrashim and davening with a minyan, yours truly included, I have decided to post a short excerpt from a project of mine in relation to kavono in tefilah and kedushas beis hamidrash: Hashem should make my words acceptable to all, and heard completely withoutContinue reading “Kavonno in Tefillah, Excerpt from Kuntress Oros Shel Daas”

Today is Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, which means it’s time to start cleaning up and getting ready for Pesach right quick, if you haven’t started yet! All half-jokes aside, this is a pretty wonderful month all said and told. We’re coming into the month of geulah, as on Pesach Hashem rescued us from Mitzrayim. ItContinue reading “Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5780”

In light of this most recent plague that has come upon the world, I was assailed by thoughts before mincha the other day. Chazal say in the gemoro in Brochos through a very long list of examples of stars and galaxies that Hashem loves Klal Yisroel so much He created all these things just forContinue reading “Beginning of COVID 19 5780”