<p>Let’s begin with the following story told over by Rav Yitzchok Hutner zt”l which happened many years ago. There was a young Rabbi in Eretz Yisroel attempting to institute some liberal innovations into certain aspects of Hilchos Shabbos, especially for those serving in the army. However, when he presented some of these leniencies to Av Beis Din of the Eidah HaChareidis Rav Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky zt”l, the Rav was not impressed. The young Rabbi persisted in offering various proofs to his approach

Soroh Imeinu - Free From Sin!

<h3>א וועלט פון אמונה. א לעבן פון בטחון</h3>
<p>דערציילט מיר א איד: מיין פינף-יעריג יונגל איז געלעגן אין שפיטאל אויף באהאנדלונגען. כדי דאס קינד זאל נישט זיין אליינס אין שפיטאל, האבן מיר עלטערן איינגעטיילט צווישן זיך ווער און ווען מ'ווייט וויילן נעבן זיין בעט. יענע נאכט, איז געווען מיין רייע צו שלאפן אין מיין קינד'ס צימער. אבער דעמאלטס האט דאס קינד אנגעהויבן זיין טעגליכע היסטעריע: וויינען און פארפירן פונדאסניי אז ער וויל אהיימגיין און שלאפן מיט מאמי.</p>
<p>געווענליך ווען דאס קינד האט אנגעהויבן ו

ס'שוין נישט קיין ווערטל – ס'איז א פאקט!

<p><em>By Naama Green</em></p>
<p>Let’s be honest: not everyone finds it easy to enjoy the quiet of Shabbat. If you are accustomed to moving constantly from one task to the next, organizing, cleaning, answering messages, and always finding something else that needs to be done, Shabbat can suddenly feel like a very long day. And when you do not have Shabbat observant friends nearby or anywhere to go, the hours can pass especially slowly.</p>
<p>If that sounds familiar, do not be discouraged. Shab

Bored on Shabbat? 10 Meaningful Ways to Enjoy the Day

<p><em>By Rabbi Moshe Hirschberg</em></p>
<p>Reb Avraham Yehoshua Mendlowitz, from Kiryas Yoel, lived a tragically short life. Yet in the years he was given, he accomplished an extraordinary amount. He supported numerous tzedakah causes and was always looking for opportunities to help another Jew.</p>
<p>One day, Reb Avraham Yehoshua was standing in a crowded pharmacy. Ahead of him in line was Reb Chaim Yosef Gottlieb, an older man who had come to pick up a medication he needed.</p>
<p>When Reb 

Nine Years

<h3>Questions</h3>
<ol>
<li>In what way did the B’nei Cheis show respect for Soroh?</li>
<li>If Rivka would have refused to marry Yitzchok where would Eliezer have gone to find a Shidduch for him?</li>
<li>Why did Eliezer run to Rivka?</li>
<li>How long did it take for Eliezer to travel from Avrohom’s house to Aram Na’Harayim?</li>
<li>What did Eliezer give to Rivka’s mother and brother?</li>
<li>Why was Avrohom afraid to bless Yitzchok?</li>
</ol>
<h3>Answers</h3>
<ol>
<li>By closing their busi

Questions & Answers on the Parsha

<h4>השגחה עליונה</h4>
<h3>סיפורי אמונה וביטחון מצדיקי הדורות זי"ע</h3>
<p>יאר: תרצ"ג. ארט: א באהאלטענע דירה, ערגעץ אין לאדזש. די פחד וואס האט ארומגענומען די פינסטערע צימער, האט מען געקענט טאפן מיט די הענט. די געהיימע אסיפה איז געווארן פלאנירט מיט די גרעסטע מאס פארזיכטיגקייט, ווייט פון לאקערנדע אויגן פון די פאליציי און זייערע שפיאנען. בלויז זעקס מענטשן זענען געווען אנוועזנד.</p>
<p>ביים טיש איז געזעצן דער הייליגער 'בית אברהם' פון סלאנים זצ"ל, און נעבן אים זיין זון און שפעטער ממלא מקום, רבי שלמה ד

'טבע' – ס'איז נישטא אזא זאך!

<p>QUESTION: The minhag of giving a diamond ring by an engagement stems from what source?</p>
<p>ANSWER: The minhag of a diamond ring stems from the jewelers.</p>
<p>Now there is a minhag — and not only a minhag; it’s an instinct — when a chosson is proud and happy with his kallah, he tries to express it in some way. And usually, it’s in the form of a gift. But that there should be a stereotype that there must be a diamond ring — and unfortunately, an expensive diamond ring — this is a minhag as

Rav Avigdor Miller On The Diamond Ring

<p><em>Rabbi Moishe Yosef Engel</em></p>
<p>I was born with a hole in my heart — otherwise known as an atrial septal defect — where a fissure exists in the wall separating the heart’s two upper chambers. This defect was discovered when I was two years old, but it was not lifethreatening and the complicated surgery — which would be necessary in the future — could wait until I was a teenager.</p>
<p>The time finally came when I was seventeen. Back then, an operation to repair a hole in the heart w

To Beard or Not To Beard

<h4>One hundred years and twenty years and seven years, were the years of Sara's life (Genesis 23:1)</h4>
<p>The commentator Rashi explains, "The years of Sara's life - they were all equally good." But a question begs to be asked: Weren't the majority of Sara's years filled with hardships, longing for children, living in exile, imprisoned at the hands of Pharoah and Avimelech? How can we say that all of her years were equally good? During her entire life, concerning everything that was seemingly

Thoughts that Count For Our Parsha

<p>The Baal Shem Tov, zt”l, once davened Mincha in the forest with great fervor. An astonishing scene occurred: all the animals stood on their hind legs and seemed to join in prayer to Hashem.</p>
<p>The Baal Shem Tov explained this through the verse when a person prays to Hashem, it inspires all creation to praise Him as well. He connected this to even the animals were affected by the corruption of man. When people are corrupt, the world around them is also negatively influenced.</p>
<p>Similar

For all Flesh had Corrupted Its Way Upon the Earth.

<p><em>From the Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Zt”l</em></p>
<p>This week's Torah portion is called Chayei Sara, literally "the life of Sara." It begins, however, with the passing of our first matriarch: "And Sara died in Kiryat Arba, which is Hebron, in the Land of Canaan."</p>
<p>According to the primary Jewish mystical text, the Zohar, Sara symbolizes the body while Abraham is symbolic of the soul. In this context, the Zohar explains that the verse descri

The Greater Aspect of the Body Over the Soul

<p><em>Rabbi Yechiel Spero</em></p>
<p>As Refael and Chani Mendlowitz were flying over Connecticut on their return trip from Eress Yisrael, they sensed that something was terribly wrong. The stewardesses were whispering and running to the front of the cabin. What the passengers didn’t know was that most of the Northeastern United States was in the same panic; a huge blackout had struck many states, and most citizens were sure that this was another terrorist attack.</p>
<p>The passengers’ frantic

Let There Be Light

Chayei Sarah

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